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Start with the sound.
Don’t let it follow.
Let it lead.
Committed and speechless.
Viewing time has recommenced.
What’s the difference?
Useless feelings we don’t fight against.
Trauma, trauma! Lost the signal.
My eyes are starving man.
Remember the promise
In the song from the ice cream van?
Here it comes!
Twinkling down the road where you were born
Here it comes!
Lost in an image? Start with the sound.
Lost in an image? Start with the sound.
New program on the telly.
Looks like dreams you’d like to have.
Wide awake on jelly.
Could be sleeping in your own dreamland.
Cliché cliché! A brick wall. X rated and undebated.
Focus focus! Don’t miss the call.
Greedy Guts gets saturated.
Here it comes!
Sparkling down the road where you were born
Here it comes!
Lost in an image? Start with the sound.
Lost in an image? Start with the sound.
Don’t let it follow. Let it lead.
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Super Connected
04:42
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They sent a message
To Mama
Said I was messing
With my own karma
But I'm cool
In my room
Don't need school
I'm about to listen to my billionth tune
But I get this feeling
There's something I've left behind
And don't you get a feeling
That nobody really minds?
I shouldn't stay in bed all day but you know
I'm super connected!
I should be dancing in the sunshine but you know
I'm super connected!
I see daylight
In Retina display
Took a course in quantum physics
Learnt it all in a day
But the white coats won't
Leave me alone
Don't want your do's and your Dont's
Stop telling me that
I shouldn't stay in bed all day but don't you know?
I'm super connected!
I should be dancing in the sunshine but don't you know? I'm super connected!
I'm super connected!
You can have my soul for free
I'm super connected!
So you can sell it back to me
I'm super connected!
You can have my soul for free
I'm super connected!
So you can sell it back to me
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You Like My Pictures
03:43
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Pop it, don’t crop it,
She play to the fans that build her
Pop it, don’t crop it,
She post from coast to coast, no filter
You like my pictures
I know you do
You don't like it when I give you
Phrases born of pretty words
You don't like it when I sing to you
And that's when I begin to hurt
You don't like the common comment
Is there a leader to set us free?
You don't like passionate campaigning
For the rights of the likes of you and me.
You like my pictures. I know you do
And so do all your funny friends.
They like my pictures too
You like my pictures. I know you do
You liked them on 18 difference platforms.
I got the message, toodaloo
You don't like a real emotion
If you do, cat got your tongue
You don't like my own devotion
It's choking somewhere in my lung
You don’t like the cards I sent you
I made inside a photo booth
You don't like anything that matters
You don't like me telling the truth
You like my pictures. I know you do
And so do all your funny friends.
They like my pictures too
You like my pictures. I know you do
You liked them on 18 difference platforms.
I got the message, toodaloo
Pop it, don’t crop it
She play to the fans that build her
Pop it, don’t crop it
She post from coast to coast, no Filter
If you pop it, know where to crop it.
Gotta try not to blow the share
She can’t stop it, just can’t drop it,
Each time there’s more to bare
If you pop it, know where to crop it.
Gotta try not to blow the share
She can’t stop it, just can’t drop it,
Each time there’s more to bare
No filter
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The Touch Of A Screen
04:16
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Wondering why it’s this hard to connect
It’s not like the old days when we were the best
But we’re not the only ones
Everyone I ever met moved on
Am I old fashioned to think there’s a chance
Someone might book a reunion dance?
I’d wear my best suit
But maybe that look in your eye has gone
Still you don’t feel anything
Now that you’re touching everything
You heard it on TV
So that’s what you think
You come to life at the touch of a screen
I told you I suffered a coma inside
With my mouth shut I shouted words we tried to hide
And all the time you thought I was fine.
I had forgot myself.
Up on the billboard a hundred feet tall
Slogans appear about sharing it all
Head down and buried in nothing much
I didn’t hear your call
Still you don’t feel anything
Now that you’re touching everything
You heard it on TV
So that’s what you think
You come to life at the touch of a screen
Come to life for me
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Start A Conversation
04:37
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I see your fingers fiddling again
When there’s somebody soulfully
Searching beside you
So girls, boys, put down the toys
Shut out the noise and listen to what’s inside you
And start a conversation
It’s easier than you know
Start a conversation
Nobody should feel, nobody should feel alone
Nobody should feel, nobody should feel alone
Do you remember how we locked eyes
From spring to the summer to fall
And all of the winter?
How did we get here?
How did we miss the moment
We actually started to splinter?
So start a conversation
It’s easier than you know
Start a conversation
Nobody should feel, nobody should feel alone
Nobody should feel, nobody should feel alone
Nobody should feel, nobody should feel alone
‘cause don’t you wanna sing?
La la la la la la la la
Don't you wanna sing la la la la
Along with me?
‘cause don’t you wanna sing?
La la la la la la la la
Don't you wanna sing la la la la
Along with me?
Don't you wanna sing la la la la
Along with me?
Don’t you wanna sing?
Don’t you wanna sing?
Don’t you wanna sing?
Don’t you wanna sing?
La la la la la la la la
So don’t you wanna sing?
La la la la
Along with me?
Don’t you wanna sing?
La la la la la la la la
Don't you wanna sing la la la la
Along with me?
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Are you getting everything you expect from sound? Is music just not touching your imagination in the way it used to? In the United States alone, over 150 million people suffer with S.I.D – Sonic Imagination Deficit.
We hear sounds, but our minds are closed to the opportunities they once offered.
In Homer's Odyssey, Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds provided Odysseus with music that touched the hearts and imaginations of everyone.
The sound changed people’s lives, until one day, the music simply stopped.
But the good news is, we’ve created something new to help you enjoy sound once again, just like old Odysseus. We’ve achieved this by allowing you to experience sound through that other sense that still works.
Looking. Watching. Viewing.
Yes, our aural imagination may have become infertile, but we’ve gone one better than imagination.
We’ve created the iHead, a portal into a new world that reclaims and revives the enriching power of sound.
To qualify for a free iHead, pop in to your nearest store, try one on for size and 21 days later, we’ll send you your very own iHead.
‘Picture Sounds’. T’s and C’s apply.
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Everything Entertains
03:41
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Stimulation’s superseding
Imagination – receding
Can’t call a doctor to make it right.
Everyone is doing it they do it day and night
Seduce me and use me
I’m turning on at the touch of a screen.
I can’t help it
But I’m cancelling out
Cancelling out my dreams
‘cause everything entertains me
Don’t wanna sleep tonight
There’s nothing don’t fascinate me
And it don’t feel right
‘cause everything entertains me
And it pains me. All right?”
All right
Temptations we danced and died in
Corporations joy riding
Is there an angel watching me?
Let me into heaven
I’ll crawl it on my knees.
Die the hero or live long enough
To be the villain,
To never switch off.
I’ve kissed a million but can’t feel the
Can’t feel the, can’t feel the, can’t feel the,
Can’t feel the love!
'cause everything entertains me
Don’t wanna sleep tonight
And none of it elevates me
No it don’t feel right
‘cause everything entertains me,
Yes it’s changed me,
When all I ever needed was a guiding light.
When all I ever wanted tonight
Was you, all of you, oh you, just you and I
But everything entertains me tonight
Yes everything entertains me tonight
But everything entertains me tonight
Yes everything entertains me tonight
Everything entertains me tonight
Is that all right?
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Send More Light
04:17
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Don’t be hard on yourself
Wondering where love is
Left on the shelf?
There’s not one life passes by
I know it’s hard to find the missing part
The candle burnt down
Did it leave you in the dark?
Send more light. So I can see the love
Send more time. I haven’t got enough
Send more life into mine. I just need a little spark
I never knew, I never knew I’d be in the dark
I never knew, I never knew I’d be in the dark
When the city is loud and nobody’s hearing
Your sound in the crowd don’t strike that chord
They think they know you, and words are just a mask
I wish I’d told you I was too afraid to ask you to
Send more light. So I can see the love
Send more time. I haven’t got enough
Send more life into mine. I just need a little spark
I never thought, I never thought I’d be in the dark
Don’t be hard on yourself.
Wondering where love is
No one’s left on the shelf.
There’s not one life passes by
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The Complete Solution
05:51
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Good afternoon Sir, how can we help?
You look like you could do with an upgrade or two?
If you don’t mind me asking what business it is?
No I’m not on commission, I’m here to assist
An excellent choice you won’t regret
Are there any new accessories you’d like to get?
A special range of services
I could probe you all day but there’s plenty of fish
I was trying to fill in the empty spaces
Just trying to feel anything
But credit’s on hand to create illusion
So hand me the bag with The Complete Solution
I know it seems robotic. But that’s the trick.
I’ve gotta stick to company script
Somewhere inside I’m just like you, half dead
But this is how I earn my daily bread
What else are we supposed to do?
Benefits or features. What would you choose?
I’m up for a raise and a better role
I know it’s a carrot, but I’m getting old
I was trying to fill in the empty spaces
Just trying to feel anything
‘cause credit’s on hand to create illusion
So hand me the bag with The Complete Solution
I want it
The Complete Solution
Well don’t stand there looking at the time
You know there’s always something
You can do if you’re inclined
Yes you, we’ve had enough of your cockups
On the floor, start shifting product
You git, not like that
Follow up the steps of service lad
It’s what you’ve trained to be
With your faith in tact, repeat after me
Position! Permission! Probe!
It’s all about probing, going in tough
Getting all the goods,
You can never know enough
Are they married? Are there kids?
What games do they play?
Do they live nearby?
And are they gay?
Fall in, ring the bell,
Can I smell someone who doesn’t want to sell?
Sorry, wouldn’t wanna burst your bubble
But chop chop, on the double!
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Wish it was simple but you can’t blame the mob
They’re only puppets doing a job
The Emerald City don’t seem certain
There’s something else behind the curtain
You’re being robbed
There must be more to life
Then swimming through another lie
Take these slippers off
Sell a kidney to get into Disney World
Where am I in all of this?
Friends connecting without ever expecting to kiss
Where am I in all of this?
China screams for the American dream but
Where am I in all of this?
They’re data-mining for what we hold dear
Stuck in the shock shop, no torture too severe
I can’t breathe for applications,
I entertain myself to death
I’m just like you
Here in perfect isolation,
It hurts to take a single breath
What can we do?
It’s a world of innovation and chance
Where am I in all of it?
Kings and queens of the future
Locked in a dance
Where am I in all of this?
A wave of opportunity in the abyss
Where am I in all of this?
Where am I in all of this?
Where am I in all of this?
I can’t take anymore today,
We can’t fake it’s not here to stay
I can’t take anymore today,
We can’t fake it’s not here to stay,
I can’t take anymore today,
We can’t fake it’s not here
Are you getting it now?
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Act two opening
I was honoured
I can’t fathom what is going on in the world right now
Good morning
That concert changed my life
Live Now
Today’s office
Limited Edition
This
Finally Everybody’s talking
But they’re talking all at once
Finally Everybody’s talking
But they’re talking all at once
Naughty
FYI
RIP
Racism destroyed in one minute
Thank you
Food porn
This has brightened up my day no end
The latest in lady’s accessories
I Love you
Be decisive
The road of life is paved with flat squirrels
Who couldn’t make a decision
Memories
If you don’t like strong language,
Don’t watch
And now I want a miniature horse
I see your cat has got a new friend
This is great
Nice
Make your first impression a lasting one
Wow
Finally Everybody’s talking
But they’re talking all at once
Finally Everybody’s talking
But they’re talking all at once
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12. |
Make Me All Right
03:23
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I float away in my imagination
And every day’s another celebration
You believe it too
Because it’s the same for you
Didn’t know that I could star in my own story
Didn’t know that anyone looked at me that way
But look at all the likes
Ooh now, what a nice surprise
Give me love, give me light
Give me love, give me light
Give me love, give me light
Make me all right
What if all the systems disappeared forever?
What if all our messages were swept away?
Would you remember me?
Without a selfie?
You know I love you but are we connected
With notifications that we’ve selected?
Can I really tell
If you wanna know me well?
Give me love, give me light
Give me love, give me light
Give me love, give me light
Make me all right
Love is a light is a love is a light into
Love is a light is a love is a light into
Love is a light is a love is a light into
Love
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Tim Arnold London, UK
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, film-maker and social activist – Tim Arnold is a maverick artist whose work stretches the boundaries of the imagination and defies genre and category. In recognition of Tim’s constant change of musical direction, Iggy Pop compared Tim to David Bowie during their collaboration on the film 'Blood Orange'. ... more
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