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Coming In To Land

by TV Smith

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1.
Worn Once 03:31
Shattered streets, shattered town Boarded up, shuttered down Bad loans, broken homes Then a phoenix arises Pouring scorn on the crisis There’s credit We’re ready, let’s jump But the things you rely on Aren’t like clothes you just try on Then dispose of Worn once Shattered dreams, shattered lives Easily satisfied If you believe the publicity An instant high is all you need You can spend without thinking But the ship is still sinking And you know when it comes to the crunch That the things you rely on Aren’t like clothes you just try on Then dispose of Worn once Cold calls, store wars They’ll give you something for nothing Best buys, star prize But the lower the prices The more compromises You can’t shrug off Worn once These throwaway values They will hold you Then have you Disposed of Worn once
2.
Out of town where there’s nothing around Except white puffy clouds We live on farms, no burglar alarms Just the sheep, pigs and cows Forget the losers, we’re the producers And God speeds the plough Unlike the rest we know we know best And you’ll never change us now, no We’re the true believers, we’re the true believers There’s a gulf between us And you’ll never reach us And the dinosaurs, they roam But the kids are safe at home And you’ll never change that, no Up in the hills with the suicide pills We sing round the village pump Enforce the lesson with a rack full of weapons And an ammunition dump Versatile, fertile, give us some dirt And we’ll make the green fields grow The next generation is ready and waiting And you’ll never change that, no, no We’re the true believers, we’re the true believers There’s a world between us Where temptation leads us We have no desire to go Because we walk a narrow road And you’ll never change that, no Though we’re carved from the same flesh We turned out so different Now the beaten and the bruised, the morally confused They’re queuing up to invest As we upset the balance between God and Mammon And advance our own interests, yes We’re the true believers, we’re the true believers There’s a gulf between us And you’ll never reach us And the dinosaurs, they roam But the kids are safe at home And you’ll never change that, no We’re the true believers There’s a war between us For a thousand reasons Like the oil and guns and gold And the seeds that can’t be sold By your local farmers, no We’re the true believers And you’ll never change us, no
3.
Probably 03:22
All night spent at the circus At the end you still have to bow down before the clowns Even though the mean streets have been purged And we laugh at danger now Stick around Who let the lions out of their cages? Like laughter, fear is contagious Probably - we’re probably as safe as we’ll ever be Because the world is wild and free And there is no certainty So probably you’re better off taking a ride with me At least it breaks the monotony Probably I heard a joke that my guardian angels Are really total strangers who track my moves Every aberration is frowned on The searchlight shines down On those who choose to break the rules Well, some of us make ’em, some of us break ’em Excuse me, but if I’m not mistaken Probably - we’re probably as safe as we’ll ever be Because the world is wild and free And there is no certainty So probably you’re better off taking a ride with me At least it breaks the monotony Probably Even though we’re bored and sedated There’s a chance we could get creative There’s a chance we’ll rise up and look down Upon the clowns Ever since I joined that trapeze act My feet haven’t touched the ground And now probably – we’re probably as safe as we’ll ever be Because the world is wild and free And there is no certainty And probably - there’s probably more than the eye can see To this state of security Probably And probably they’re exploiting our vulnerability And our need for stability To force us into compliancy So probably you’re better off taking a ride with me To an unknown destiny At least it breaks the monotony Probably
4.
This circular came through my door It was square So I complained I followed the sign marked “nowhere” But never got there I complained My red rose tattoo turned blue I didn’t know what to do Or who to blame So I called up you And I complained And I know that dreams come true Later, later And the sun comes shining through Later, later But when the big parade Turned the other way I complained I couldn’t get fit, I didn’t fit And I felt like shit So I complained My rose-tinted lenses became overlaid With visions of horror and pain I complained My burning questions fizzled out Like cigarettes in the rain I didn’t know what to do Or who to blame So I called up you And I complained And I know that dreams come true Later, later And the sun comes shining through Later, later But when the bailiffs came On my holiday I complained I compromised and complied But relations stayed strained I complained I watched the whole thing But after sixty minutes The mystery remained unexplained I complained I rang the emergency services But they didn’t know what to do Or who to blame And said they didn’t rate my case As an emergency anyway So I put the phone down on them And I called up you And I complained And I know that dreams come true Later, later And the sun comes shining through Later, later But when I returned to find An empty space Where my bicycle had been chained… I complained Yes, I know that dreams come true Later, later And the sun comes shining through Later, later But there are still dark days When I lose my way Slow down Sit around And complain
5.
Man Down 03:19
MAN DOWN I heard there was a time before my time When there was no crime No slums or tower blocks Everyone left their doors unlocked Now I look around and all I see Is a vision of brutality Where justice is lost in the edit Truth’s gone as fast as they can shred it And oh, if you’re down on your luck Oh no, they’ll never notice you Everybody’s looking up They’ll never notice you Man down in Martinho, man down! While all the rest of them were just standing around Man down in Martinho, man down! I was swallowed by traffic, no place to turn around No one’s slowing down ‘cause that’s a lot to ask When your throat stings and your stomach churns And the roads are choked with cars All making last-minute turns You can ask - they never answer Where would they start? Which piece do you pick up first When the whole world’s falling apart? And oh no, in a concrete shanty town Oh no, they’ll never pick you up Everybody walks around They’ll never pick you up You can ask - they never answer At least, not the truth, you think they do But oh no, when you’re down on your luck Oh no, they never notice you They’re too busy cleaning up They never notice you
6.
Us & Them 04:20
Go get a life Or a job in the mall Trading orders up Wiping the tables down At Shopper’s Rest Where the customer is right To treat you like a slave Who’s paying anyway? You think, why is this happening? Why the breakdown in communication Between us and them? Greet them with a smile Show them the way Compliment them on The choice they think they made Hand back the credit card Pack their luxuries away The firm likes your loyalty Next customer please! You think, why is this happening? Why the breakdown in communication Between us and them? They’re just more work for you You’re nothing to them They’re just money passing through You to the management This is not a life It’s a marketing trick Devised by businessmen And psychologists Down at Shopper’s Rest Where the customer is fleeced You spout the formula They don’t know or care You think, why is this happening? Why the breakdown in communication Between us and them? What’s so wrong with some communication Between us and them?
7.
I walked into battle And I knew my cause was just I still felt like a hero As I dropped down in the dust But as the lies grew bigger Something tripped my trigger And a conflict arose That I could not resolve Even though we’re fine Upstanding and strong Most of us don’t even know Which side we’re supposed to be on Deactivate autoslave Let them hear what you’ve got to say Don’t wait one more day Deactivate autoslave And walk away I walked like a winner With a blindfold round my head My hands tied behind me And my jackboots filled with lead Set to automatic And attracting the static And relinquishing hold Of what I could not control Even though we’re bold Bombastic and strong Most of us don’t even know Which side we’re supposed to be on Deactivate autoslave Let them hear what you’ve got to say Don’t wait one more day Deactivate autoslave And walk away We’ll do anything to fit in And to feel we belong But most of us don’t even know Which side we’re supposed to be on
8.
Headhunters 03:55
Here’s something that will spoil your day You will never win This trophy is a live grenade You just pulled my pin I’ve had enough of you snapping at my heels I’m hurting now But I will heal Hey, all you headhunters I’m with the beasts Just waiting for release None of you headhunters Can hold me One day I will escape And I will be what I want to be You wanted something wild and strong Locked inside your cage Someone to force your will upon Someone you could tame And so you got me hanging on display I look harmless now But I’m not safe Hey, all you headhunters I’m with the beasts Just waiting for release None of you headhunters Can hold me One day I will escape And I will be what I want to be I could end up breaking out of your zoo Burning down your slaughterhouse And coming after you Hey, all you headhunters I’m with the beasts Just waiting for release Hey, all you headhunters I’ve been asleep But one day I will awake And I will be what I’m born to be A headhunter
9.
Outside satisfied Isolated inside Sitting on the sidelines Losing control of your life And you want to be somebody else Trophy bride To the network tied You’ve been living in a pop-up paradise They’ve been pushing all your buttons You’ve been ringing their bells You’re a trouble, a trouble A trouble to yourself You’re a trouble, a trouble to yourself You’re a trouble, a trouble No one else can help You are a trouble, a trouble to yourself So life streams on Like an irritating song That plays automatically Every time you log on Until you can’t hear anything else The kids are In fat camp Hubby got a wheel clamp All the ironing, cleaning and the tidying Left you like the dishes Washed up and on the shelf When you count your mistakes No direction you take Makes sense It’s a world full of fakes That you can’t medicate against Hanging on a meat hook Don’t recognise your own facebook Scrolling through pages and pages And pages But never get to yourself You went from rapture To the shock of capture The outfit’s a uniform Time’s rushing at you You can message all your friends But none of them are coming to help
10.
Someone show me a sign That I’m on the right road And haven’t spent half my life in darkness The rest with one eye closed Give me some light So I can see what I write Distract the boss I’ll climb down off this cross Through the garden I’ll stroll Far away from my foes But you know how it goes You lean in to the rose… Slammed into by a cannonball Smashed up against the wall It could have been so wonderful Goodness knows The dawning of false hopes Yes, you know how it goes It ebbs and it flows But the odds on your survival Are more than you dare hope I could not find my use In this sea of abuse Where a lifeline’s a noose Then the truth cut me loose! And I swam for the shore With the wind at my back And the tide on my side There was no shark attack And the crowd cheered me on As I crawled up the beach Then I got to my knees And I started my speech… Slammed into by a cannonball Smashed up against the wall It could have been so wonderful Goodness knows The dawning of false hopes It could have been so wonderful Then the sun rose On the dawning of false hopes
11.
The edge of a revolution That’s exactly where we stand And though we could seize the moment We aspire to wear the brand And we take our place in a profane state With the common herd, the beautiful and damned I’ve had enough of this grey sky thinking I’m coming in to land Crippled by indecision The chance slips from our hands I put in a call for guidance But the frequency was jammed Feel like I lost my way in a bad screenplay The jokes are old and the laughter’s only canned I’ve been circling round for too long now I’m coming in to land So we head for annihilation And the route’s already planned It’s a lesson in subjugation But the malls are always crammed I drift up here in this atmosphere So thin that I can barely even stand I’ll be leaving this lazy orbit soon I’m coming in to land Clear the runway I’m coming in to land
12.
Unbelievable Still we believe it Impossible to withstand Still we stand for it What if your guru lied Everything dies And you’re left here alone In that ridiculous disguise No message please Let me stay outside and freeze No message please I’d rather some obscure disease No message please Unacceptable Still we accept it Impossible to sustain But we don’t complain about it What if your guru lied And won’t be waiting on the other side It’s a fine line between seeing straight And being taken for a ride No message please I’m already on my knees No message please Simply entertain and tease No message please It’s a steep and narrow way And these twenty-five hour days Leave no time to turn around And find out how things got this way No message please That’s the last thing that I need No message please Go on, just put me at my ease No message please

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released September 18, 2013

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