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Graceful Mistake
03:25
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You made the most graceful mistake
It’s like you had the whole world on your plate
You took a ship to the shore
To make damn sure you found the war
All we lost is time
Because all of the stories are the same
He won’t fall into line
Because all of his ghosts still remain
You made the most critical of errors
We were left to live our lives in terror
You drowned your sorrows out at sea
Now all that comes to pass will be
All we lost is time
Because all of the stories are the same
He won’t fall into line
Because all of his ghosts still remain
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2. |
Bella
05:09
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She left a bound book full of notes
Lying there on my bedside table
She left a small bag full of ropes
Hiding there underneath my pillow
She left all her last regards
With the reddest roses lined with lead
She said all her last remarks
Then she left me lying in her bed
Oh Bella
Oh why Bella
She wrote her name onto my arm
Then she left me with her finest blouse
She said all her last demands
Then she left me with my thoughts for hours
Oh Bella
Oh why Bella
She left a bound book full of notes
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3. |
A Thousand Voices
03:20
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All the diamonds and the rubies and the gold
Would never measure up to the worst of your faults
And all the wishing and waiting that comes with the change
Would never be the same as our golden days
I would write a thousand words
If I knew everything I’d said you’d heard
And if you said you still felt the same
I would lead a thousand voices singing out your name
All the footprints and the seams in the road
Would never hide our tracks once the sun has shown
And all the broken bones that come with the cold
Would never stop our hands once the truth was told
I would write a thousand words
If I knew everything I’d said you’d heard
And if you said you still felt the same
I would lead a thousand voices singing out your name
I would lead you to the rocks
And we could wait until our hearts learnt to stop
If everything we knew changed in a day
Then we could see the signs
and we would know that we are on our way
All the daimonds and the rubies and the gold
Would never measure up to the warmth of your hold
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4. |
Don't Be Offended
03:51
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We said don’t break a sweat
So he bet all that he had on it
We said don’t loose your temper
So he burnt the only thing that he knew
I said don’t be offended
I only meant that you’re in such demand
And we said don’t take it to heart sir
Because the answer is written in the sand
We can’t steal your right
To turn your back and fight
We can’t fake your crime
Because we can’t turn back time
We said don’t loose your step man
Because they can say you look ordinary at night
And we said don’t fuck it up
Because they’ll round up somewhere out of sight
We can’t steal your right
To turn your back and fight
We can’t fake your crime
Because we can’t turn back time
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5. |
Loaded Gun
02:39
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She was played into his arms
She knew it wasn't right
She was raised without a shield
So she'd never stand and fight
He was stolen from his nest
He was taught to run away
He was born without a voice
So he'd never have his say
She will know it's gone because the rules they never change
She has done her time but she knows the truth remains
He won't call the shots his game was played out in the dark
He has found the line but he knows he's missed the mark
She had grown up far too young
She was forced into a cage
She was made to learn his way
By staring at a cold blank page
She had led him to the rocks
When she knew it was the time
He had fought this all his life
So he'd learnt to walk the line
He will know it's gone because the rules they never change
He has done his time but he knows the truth remains
She won't call the shots her game was played out in the dark
She has found the line but she knows she's missed the mark
He told a lie to shift the blame
He left his loaded gun out in the rain
She followed all the rules and still lost his trust
And watched her wounded heart slowly turn to dust
She will know it's gone because the rules they never change
She has done her time but she knows the truth remains
He won't call the shots his game was played out in the dark
He has found the line but he knows he's missed the mark
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6. |
The Sword
04:01
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Well I told her I won't waste anymore of her time
And then I heard her say that she had been way out of line
Then I forced her to be more than she thought she could be
And then I warned her that he might not be all she could see
I know he's not worth all he wrote
I saw a sword at his throat
I know her thoughts are gone with the rain
Because he's not always the one to blame
I finally taught him the only way to use a gun
And then I saw him pull the trigger on his only son
I know he's not worth all he wrote
I saw a sword at his throat
I know her thoughts are gone with the rain
Because he's not always the one to blame
He got his sword stuck in stone
He'll have to back down from his thrown
Well it might loosen when he’s grown
But for now he'll have to find his way
I know he's not worth all he wrote
I saw a sword at his throat
I know her thoughts are gone with the rain
Because he's not always the one to blame
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7. |
Bible Learned
03:34
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The final curtain’s drawn and all the votes are in
The puppets have stopped dancing because we've lost all of the strings
We played our final hand to find ourselves left down and out
While the girl spent her last penny to wish away all of her doubt
Now the tables turned we didn't think before we spoke
We are bible learned but we never got the joke
We have lost the end we didn't read between the lines
And now the truth won't mend we never learnt to see the signs
Well once the sun was gone and all the cards were drawn
We danced the night away until the table tops were worn
And the keys have rusted to leave us locked between these walls
The glass has turned to sand because this house was built to fall
Now the tables turned we didn't think before we spoke
We are bible learned but we never got the joke
We have lost the end we didn't read between the lines
And now the truth won't mend we never learnt to see the signs
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8. |
Broken Road
04:16
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Well she said 'hello'
He would always know she had changed his way
And where does time go
He could hear her voice like it was yesterday
Well she skipped this town
He would always feel like he had let her down
And he lost his way
He would look for fault in all she had to say
If she breaks the line she might hear him say
She has found the night he has lost the day
And if he loses time he might one day know
She will always be his only broken road
Well she danced alone
He could see she’d worn her most expensive dress
But she heard his tone
And from that she thought he could not care less
If she breaks the line she might hear him say
She has found the night he has lost the day
And if he loses time he might one day know
She will always be his only broken road
Hey yeah
Well he heard her say
Well she said 'hello'
And he will always know he will always know
If she breaks the line she might hear him say
She has found the night he has lost the day
And if he loses time he might one day know
She will always be his only broken road
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9. |
Saved By The Bellé
03:36
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I was hung out to dry
Tied by my ankles and lifted up so high
My screams were gone with the wind
Counting clouds I knew that I could never win
I was left there to die
Left hanging high and dry and I knew it
But I was saved by the bellé
The girl from the war said that she would never tell
And I was saved by the bellé
As one ship sinks another sets sail
I was thrown from the tracks
Bashed and bruised I knew that I could not get back
I was fed to the wolves
Torn apart I knew I'd played by the rules
I was left there to cry
Reading signs in the sky and I knew it
But I was saved by the bellé
The girl from the war said that she would never tell
And I was saved by the bellé
As one ship sinks another sets sail
I fought the fool and I lost it
I saw the line and I crossed it
I broke the chains and I blew it
Nothing to gain and I knew it
But I was saved by the bellé
The girl from the war said that she would never tell
And I was saved by the bellé
As one ship sinks another sets sail
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10. |
Too Busy Digging
03:59
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The blind man is watching
And the dogs they are howling at you too
The polaroid is fading
While the hour-glass is slowly falling through
The pocket watch is ticking
You sent the letter but forgot to mark the seal
The deaf man is singing
While the rats they are scrounging their last meal
Did you know that the birds they are knocking?
You can't hear them because you're too busy digging
Did you know that the big cats are crying?
You can't see them because you're too busy fighting
The cavalcade is crashing
You flooded the fire and you fell right into it
The beggar man is giving
You lost your glory and know you're drowning yourself in it
Did you know that the birds they are knocking?
You can't hear them because you're too busy digging
Did you know that the big cats are crying?
You can't see them because you're too busy lying
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Tomas Strode & The Tour Guides Melbourne, Australia
'Graceful Mistake' is the debut album from Melbourne indie/alternative folk outfit Tomas Strode & The Tour Guides.
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