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Flint & Steel
05:07
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My last pair of jeans has a hole in it
my friends want to hang but I can't afford the gas
my pain meds give me night sweats and I really need a drink
but hey, I still got my fire
I'm a bouncer at a Frozen party
and today I had an accident with a drill.
I think I'm hitting bottom, and I really need a friend
but hey, I still got my fire.
(Chorus)
I've got my flint and steel — I'm ready to roar
Fierce as they come, to build it back.
I've got my Flint and Steel — I'm moving towards more
Giving it air to build it back, to build it back, to build it back
My jacket needs duct tape to keep the feathers in
I have a ten dollar haircut and one dirty pair of chucks
Nowhere to wear my white three piece suit and I really need some touch
but hey, I still got my fire.
(Chorus)
I've got my flint and steel — I'm ready to roar
Fierce as they come, to build it back.
I've got my Flint and Steel — I'm moving towards more
Giving it air to build it back, to build it back, to build it back
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2. |
Leave Him
03:58
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You’re my friend and I love you
But you need to heal from the terrible cards you were dealt
You have, always been amazing,
But you choose the type of men who burn you down to the ground
When will you realise what a catch you are
If that’s what you settle for, that’s what you’ll be getting now
When will you see all that you are within?
If that’s what you put up with, that’s what you’ll be stuck with.
(Chorus)
Baby, you want a baby
But we hope that, instead, you’ll leave him.
Cause I said, he has, no he’s never been ready
He’s a baby, just like the one you want
Woman, you’ve got it all
But he has nothing for, the kind of life you could build
You have fallen for his potential
Well we’ve all been there my friend, but you deserve so much more
When will you decide on no more second chances
Instead taking the risk to find a real man who romances
When will you stop investing so much into him
Kicking him to the curb your real love can begin.
(Chorus)
Now baby, you want a baby
But we hope that, instead, you’ll leave him
Cause I said, he has, no he’s never been ready
He’s a baby, just like the one you want
We hate to see you in such pain
Wringing your hands over a man who disrespects you this way
We know, you’re a woman so many would want
Who would never put you through, the kind of crap he slings everyday
When will you recognise he’s snuffing out your light
You deserve so much more than just a bloody parasite
When will you reconcile that he just ain’t enough
We’ve given up on hoping that he just might grow up.
(Chorus)
Now baby, you want a baby
But we hope that, instead, you’ll leave him
Cause I said, he has, no he’s never been ready
He’s a baby, just like the one you want
Well, he’s a baby, just like the one you want
Yeah, he’s a baby, just like the one you want
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3. |
Fumes & Love
04:11
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Oooh oooh oooh
You appeared at a time when I knew I was done with the broken birds
No I could not rescue them - I had me to focus on
You roared into the Corner Bar, heart-full, fierce and intelligent
Despite the grief you were standing tall,
Strong and solid in your skin
(Chorus:)
Oh baby baby you are lighting me up
Got me running on fumes and love
Got me running on fumes and love
Oh my sweet darling, all these flames of fire
Got me running on fumes and love
Got me running on fumes and love [and love, and love]
Verse Two:
You ignited the fuel inside me, detonated what I thought I’d want
Took a risk to go all-in all-the-way, and lit the wildfire in me
So moved by your earnestness, so unlike anyone I've known
No you didn’t play it cool, you were just bringing the real
(Chorus:)
Oh baby baby you are lighting me up
Got me running on fumes and love
Got me running on fumes and love
Oh my sweet darling, all these flames of fire
Got me running on fumes and love
Got me running on fumes and love [and love, and love]
Now we’re driving that long sleek road, taking in all the radiance
Engine of us purring along, as we learn the ways to head
Must remember how felt, the routes to strike the match
Complacence is not for us, let’s keep the spark ablaze
(Chorus:)
Oh baby baby you are lighting me up
Got me running on fumes and love
Got me running on fumes and love
Oh my sweet darling, all these flames of fire
Got me running on fumes and love
Got me running on fumes and love [and love, and love]
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4. |
Lothario
05:03
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You run around this rock like you’ve got it made
You pluck her from the corner of your stage
You’re trying to make yourself feel better?
You strut around this town and flaunt your shit.
Another to obliterate and you’re getting it.
Trying to forget about your pain, eh?
(Chorus)
Why do you do this to them?
Think you’re the magic man?
Uprooting all these flowers around you, can’t you help yourself at all?
Your music burns with bleakness and despair
Falling for her neck, and for her, the short hair.
Helps you forget about your pain, eh?
Your ego feasts on their lonely souls
Smart and beautiful but under your control
Another notch on your bedpost?
(Chorus Two)
Why do you do this to them? What are you proving, man?
Annihilation of all these hearts, resounding.
Can’t you help yourself at all?
Her eyes are dry, when she’s on parade
Another taker for your escapades!
Trying to make it your own way?
You call it quits when she gets too hard.
Take and run is your calling-card.
You got nothing left to say, eh?
(Chorus three)
Why do you do this to them?
Think you're the magic man?
Hunting all, these foxes around you?
Can’t you help yourself at all?
Can you help yourself?
Can't you help yourself?
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5. |
Light My Candle
02:41
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You come around light up my candle, but I, melt every time
You come around put winds in my sails and I, lift into the skies
You come around and co-write my novel and I, eat up every line
You come around dig at my jewels and I, open up the mine
(Chorus)
Oh but you don’t know, know what you’re doing to me
And oh my honey, it's just too lovely
How you’re affecting to me
You come around and hold my umbrella, but I, get drenched every day You come around and spice up my curry, and I, eat it up no delay
You come around and shine my stilettos and I’ll dance in your cabaret
You come around and mix all my colours and I’ll paint you that Monet.
(Chorus)
Oh but you don’t know, know what you’re doing to me
And oh my honey, it's just too lovely, how you’re connecting me
You come along and pop off the cork, and I will drink all your wine
You come around and spend all my money and I give you every dime
You come around and eat all my honey and I’ll be your Queen on the line
You come around light up my candle, but I, melt every time
(Chorus)
Oh but you don’t know, know what you’re doing to me
And oh my honey, it's just too lovely, how you’re respecting me
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6. |
Scaredy Cat
03:35
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I know you like it
So why you hiding
Come out and show your face
You can’t deny it
I won’t forget it
Come here, do that again
(Chorus)
Scaredy cat
Well I thought you were braver than that
You’re a scaredy cat
Why you running away?
You’ve heard about it
My wild reactions
Who cares it’s just a game
So have your ego
Take your false presumptions
Have your cake and eat it too
(Chorus:)
Scaredy cat
Well I thought you were braver than that
So you’re a scaredy cat
Why you running away?
You're just a scaredy cat
Well I thought you were braver than that
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7. |
Volatile
03:33
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A spring loaded and it’s ready to pop,
A champagne cork that cant be stopped
Everyone walks on eggshells around you
A volcano rumbling from below, a backdraft that’s about to blow
Wondering when you might lose it, for good
(Chorus)
You are so volatile it seems. Your moods are like a scalding cup of tea.
You want to take everyone down so you can be on top, that’s not how it works, no not at all, you’re volatile
A detonator about to be pushed, tender prey virtually ambushed
What can anyone say that won’t offend you?
A roaring river 'bout to break the dam, a renegade tank in a traffic jam
I’m so exhausted with this endless competition
(Chorus)
You are so volatile it seems. Your moods are like a scalding cup of tea.
You want to take everyone down so you can be on top, that’s not how it works, no not at all, you’re volatile
A firework just before the flare, a lose wire on an electric chair
Your tantrums are doing my head in
A tornado grazing my front door, molotov lobbed in liquor store,
Everybody walks on eggshells around you
(Chorus)
You are so volatile it seems. Your moods are like a scalding cup of tea.
You want to take everyone down so you can be on top, that’s not how it works, no not at all, you’re volatile
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8. |
Insomniac
03:50
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You call me when you’re drunk, wake me up and come around
And put me down.... before you turn the lights out
And my friends tell me... you’re bad for me, well
Don’t I know it?! But I’m gonna stick it out
(Chorus):
Was an insomniac when I met you
But next to you I sleep
I sleep
With you I found peace
You call me when you’re stoned, and pick me up and take me home
And tear me down... before you leave me on my own
And my friends tell me you’re bad for me, well
Don’t I know it?! But I’m gonna stick it out
(Chorus):
Was an insomniac when I met you
But next to you I sleep
I sleep
With you I found peace
You call me when you're low and say you need my help to talk it out
and pull me down
before you disappear for weeks
And my friends say you're too bad for me, well, don't I know it.
But I'm gonna stick it out.
(Chorus):
Was an insomniac when I met you
But next to you I sleep
I sleep
With you I found peace
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9. |
Pick Me Up
03:40
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Loving what we have and digging it
Going with the flow and floating in
I’ve never been a patient woman
But you’re making me want you to know
Chorus:
That I won’t let you down
No, I won’t be the one, to mess you up this time.
No I won’t be the one, to break your heart next time.
Cause I know, you’re good man.
And I know you want what’s best for me
And I know, you’re gonna pick me up, lift me up, and I know
That we’ll be the two, to make it right this time.
Learning all about the way you think
Recognising the complexity
Knowing what we have is gonna stick
Making me want you to know....
Chorus:
That I won’t let you down
No, I won’t be the one, to mess you up this time.
No I won’t be the one, to break your heart next time.
Cause I know, you’re good man.
And I know you want what’s best for me
And I know, you’re gonna pick me up, lift me up, and I know
That we’ll be the two, to make it right this time.
Well my insecurities won’t get the best of me
Treating each other like a king and queen
Feeling peace like never before
It’s making me want you to know....
Chorus:
That I won’t let you down
No, I won’t be the one, to mess you up this time.
No I won’t be the one, to break your heart next time.
Cause I know, you’re good man.
And I know you want what’s best for me
And I know, you’re gonna pick me up, lift me up, and I know
That we’ll be the two, to make it right this time.
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10. |
You Must Stay
05:46
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You called me on the roof tonight
Ready to end it all
I didn’t know what I could say
That would stop your fall
Chorus:
So just hold out
Your burn out
Certain problems
Resolve themselves one day
Hold out
Your hurt now
You can hold on
Please turn and walk away
You’ve got a lot to figure out
But you’ve got a lot to give
You don’t have to fix it now
You just have to live
If I could clear the clouds for you
I’d do it every day
Cause we all believe in you
Brother you must stay
Chorus:
So just hold out
Your hurt now
Certain problems
Resolve themselves one day
So just hold out
Your burn out
You can hold on
Please turn and walk away
Brother I can’t visualise
A world without you here
Life is hard for you right now
One day it will repair
Thank you for calling me
Asking for my help
And anytime that life gets hard for you
Gimme another yell
Chorus:
So just hold out
Your burn out
Certain problems
Resolve themselves one day
Hold out
Your hurt now
You can hold on
Please turn and walk away
Brother you must stay, Brother you must stay, Brother you must stay, turn and walk away.
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The Rocky Bay Midnights Auckland, New Zealand
The Rocky Bay Midnights (The RBMs) are a group of musicians from Waiheke Island who love to make music with soul, an all-
original soul-rock-jazz-psychedlic extravaganza.
The RBMs are Kyla Dyresen (keyboards) Meredith Wilkie (vocals & percussion), Simon McDowell (drums), Dione Denize (bass) and Julion Wright (guitar, saxophone).
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