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Retro
05:52
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Can’t you tell me what I’m s’pose to say?
Won’t you show me how I oughta live?
Different people always chanting ‘this is how it’s gonna be’
But I’m so confused does it come with a guarantee? ‘cos I wanna know
Turning over pages pick a lifestyle I can use
What is the latest fad that I can call my own?
Better be damn quick now ‘cos it won’t be around too long
Maybe go retro to save yourself a load
Try to sell me what I never need
Latest model, hey better take three
Plastic crap designed to break within a week or two
Making memories before it’s all landfill, ‘cos I’ve had my fill
Turning over pages pick a lifestyle I can use
What is the latest fad that I can call my own?
Better be damn quick now ‘cos it won’t be around too long
Maybe go retro to save yourself a load
Why can’t I have opinions of my own?
Tried and tested and reviewed when I’m alone
What’s my reaction? watch my reaction now
Let me influence you
Time has come, to give it all away now, push it all away now, gonna have my say now
No more scanning pages for a lifestyle I can’t choose
Stop pushing me ideas, I wanna make my own
Gonna take my time now there’s no need to panic buy
Digging my retro, I’ve saved myself a load
Go retro
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2. |
Speed Of Light
07:13
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It’s not our fault, had no control, it’s just the time, we’re moving on
We worked a plan, no turning back, we say goodbye to all we’ve known
Somewhere up there, out in the void, there’ll be a place to start again
All systems checked, we’re good to go, countdown commenced, we’re on our way
So here we are, blasting in from this rock to the other side
And wonder what will we find?
We close our eyes, pray to all of our Gods
At the speed of light, speed of light
We leave behind the satellites and fading crackling radio waves
We’re pushing through the emptiness so far beyond our atmosphere
What will we find? are we the first? we got so many questions now
Can’t give up now, we ain’t so brave, what lies ahead? it’s all unknown
So here we are, blasting in from this rock to the other side
And wonder what will we find?
We close our eyes, pray to all of our Gods
At the speed of light, speed of light
The speed of light
Hear us now
What lies ahead?
It’s all unknown
We ain’t so brave
Can’t give up now
What will we find?
What will we find?
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Wonderful
06:24
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Slowly, but surely, the planet that we planned lies crushed and broken in our hands
All the time we thought we’d find, has just left us all behind, we’re on our own now
Maybe we’re just programmed for this, just the software, in a mainframe of tears
But if ignorance and greed are the ways that we succeed, we’re gonna use them
There ain’t no right time, there’s just right now
A chance that we can fake a way to make it home again
All this pointless wasted energy
When it’s just you and me that’s ever gonna make the change
I wanna hear feet running, I just wanna feel something wonderful
Can’t stop the future coming, so we better do something wonderful
It’s gotta be wonderful
How much further can we fall? we bought the lie that said, we gotta have it all
Why can’t we ever really find the time?
To keep a hold of what we always seem to leave behind
Tell you a secret, ok? something just came to me and I’m gonna have to say
I think about it, all seems so obvious
The time has come to make amends, we’ve only got ourselves to blame
And all that I know, is that we can’t stop the future so we better do something wonderful
How much further can we fall? we bought the lie that said, we gotta have it all
Update, replace and sedate it all
We think we’re running, the truth is we can barely crawl
And all that I know, is that we can’t stop our future so we better do something wonderful
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4. |
Shadows Fall
09:14
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Shadows fall across the room, the ending of the day
The summer’s nearly done, we’ve all come in from play
Dreaming of our yesterdays, standing proud and tall
For we were younger then, we thought we knew it all
And would we change a thing? if we had our time again, would it be so different?
All the choices we made, comments there to be made, predestined to be the same?
Looking through old photographs, faded over time
They just remind us how, our future was unfolding
Are we proud of what we’ve become? could we have done much more?
It’s too late now to feel, we could’ve had it all
And would we change a thing? if we had our time again, would it be so different?
And could we right the wrongs? if we had our life again, we can be so different
And would we change a thing? if we had our time again, would it be so different?
Did we end up in the space, where we wanted to be?
Is the world a better place, that we wanted to see?
For all the times we made mistakes, repeating them again
We find it hard to understand
Can we change direction? maybe fate’s the reason that we’ve ended here
Always thought we’d planned it but our journey turned out how it’s meant to be
For all the times we made mistakes, repeating them again
We find it hard to understand
Can we change direction? maybe fate’s the reason that we’ve ended here
Always thought we’d planned it but our journey turned out how it’s meant to be
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5. |
Under The Same Sun
06:33
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People twisting turning in a trance, every victim pleads a circumstance
It’s an occupation 9 to 5, clawing like a tiger to survive
Where does it lead to my friend?
Everybody’s in the firing line, searching high and low to find a sign
Working every finger to the bone, feeling scared of being all alone
This world’s never perfect, my friends
No one’s got the will to work it out, no one seems to care
See them burning images of doubt, here’s the truth laid bare
Spinning in circles till we’re on our knees
We all live beneath the blue sky, we’re all under the same sun
Rich or poor we breathe the free air, maybe one day be as one
On an intravenous diet plan, drinking holy water from a can
Opening the doors within my mind, not exactly pleased with what I find
But nobody’s perfect, my friends
Politicians haven’t got a clue, they’re the ones that twist the knife
Face the fact it’s down to me and you to make a sacrifice
Don’t lead me in circles ‘cos I’m on my knees, oh
We all live beneath the blue sky, we’re all under the same sun
Rich or poor we breathe the free air, maybe one day be as one
If you’ve got the time to work it out, life’s a loaded dice
You can freeze images of doubt, but never crack the ice
Spinning in circles till we’re on our knees, oh
We all live beneath the blue sky, we’re all under the same sun
Rich or poor we breathe the free air, maybe one day be as one
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6. |
Merry-Go-Round
14:35
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Do you know or do you just believe? in a tale, a script you can’t perceive
Good and bad are lovers in the lane, savage games and cries for attention
They burn, burn it down, rising up, they fall
Be the change, that’s riding on the air, times are strange, away beyond compare
Hold the line and fortify the soul, love’s a remedy so give all you’ve got
Never burn, burn it down, rising up, fear over love, burn it down, rising up
No, never fear love, never look down, always look up to the stars
I can see a pale horse on the hill, could it be a sign of human will?
Babylon can sink beneath the waves, drown the tyranny before it’s too late
And we’ll fight ‘til the end, though most won’t comprehend
They derail and drive another rusty nail
If we bow, its cages into chains, where’s choice when everything’s sanctioned
They burn, burn it down, rising up, fear over love, burn it down, rising up
No, never fear love, never look down, always look up to the stars
Never look down, always search for the stars
The here and now is drifting
The narrative is shifting
Can you resolve the picture?
Down on your knees, who’s richer?
Get off the merry go round, there’s truth to be found
It’s easy to change your mind and you know
We got it wrong from the start
The absence of heart was tragic now look where we are
Your second sense is heightened
Some on the fence, some frightened
It’s only now the beast roars
No sacred vow on these shores
Get off the merry go round, there’s truth to be found
It’s only a change of mind and you know
We got it wrong from the start
The absence of heart was fatal now look where we are
We observe them as they hang out the angels
Get off the merry go round, there’s truth to be found
It’s only a change of mind and you know
We got it wrong from the start
The absence of heart is fatal now look where we are
Wake from slumber
Greet the new morning
Light the beacons
Raise the banner
Wait in silence, cease the violence now
Calm the ocean
Drop the notion
There’s no cure, no magic potion here
Bring home the boys and the girls and the fallen ones
Wars be over now
It’s never easy, it’s never easy
It’s never easy to turn away
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Kite Parade UK
Kite Parade is a rock band from the South of England and is the creative outlet for musician Andy Foster
His songs come
from a passion for all things Prog, Rock and interesting Pop !
Debut Album 'The Way Home' was released on March 1st 2022 on the White Knight label.
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