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The World Is Ice
03:39
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The World Is Ice
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
In a bleak attack
Cold November rain
I was feelin' aback, feelin' the lack
Feelin' the pain
Rain lash my face
Rain lash my heart
Empty my space, leave no trace
Pull apart
Look in the void
Look in my soul
Try to avoid, unalloyed
Sinking hole
Can't call it back
I can't deny
Just call it black, brave the flak
Can't be shy
The world's on fire
The world is ice
The winter's dire, full of ire
It will suffice
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2. |
Rough and Tumble
03:20
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Rough and Tumble
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
Hate is the devil's sauce
Dips his dainty pinky in
Don't care, he don't give a toss
Whatever, boys, it's a sin!
Fight fire with a firefighter
Hot mess is the style now
Fuel needs a good igniter
Been ready for a while now
Flame on, rough and tumble
Flame on, clean with fire now
Flame on, don't be humble
Flame on, light the pyre now
Fear sets a good example
Keeps suckers all in a line
Fear the other, the hate is ample
Don't you know it's gonna come out fine?
Flame on, rough and tumble
Flame on, clean with fire now
Flame on, don't be humble
Flame on, light the pyre now
One hand washes the other
One hand behind your back
One hand holds the dagger
One hand makes another attack
Flame on, rough and tumble
Flame on, clean with fire now
Flame on, don't be humble
Flame on, light the pyre now
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3. |
A Wicked Thought
03:16
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A Wicked Thought
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
I had a thought just now, a-walkin' on the road
It was a wicked thought and it pricked me like a goad
Now my sins are piling on, getting heavier every step
Wish I knew just what to do 'cause I'm way out of my depth
La La La La
This world is a nasty place just full of nasty folk
And I needn't add myself as the butt of this whole joke
But my skin is electrified and my hair it stands on end
I'm full of righteous wrath and I got nowhere to send
La La La La
Now I feel like an idiot just full of idiot words
Spill them out like poison seeds if the phrase weren't so absurd
I fill my bucket full of ire and pour it on the coals
And it raise a cloud of steam and I'm better in my soul
La La La La
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Far as the Heart can Bear
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
Truth/The honest truth
Just truth/Ruthless hammer
Truth/Just say the truth
Just truth/Pitiless laser
Far as the eye can see
Far as the ear can hear
Far as the hand can touch
Far as the heart can bear
Fire/Flesh scorching fire
Just fire/Burning burning
Fire/World burning fire
Just fire/Just a fire
Far as the eye can see
Far as the ear can hear
Far as the hand can touch
Far as the heart can bear
Love/All conquering love
Just love/Oceanic
Love/ Just burning love
Just love/Drowning panic
Far as the eye can see
Far as the ear can hear
Far as the hand can touch
Far as the heart can bear
Fear/Just cringing fear
Just fear/All consuming
Fear/Just honest fear
Just fear/Loving hammer
Far as the eye can see
Far as the ear can hear
Far as the hand can touch
Far as the heart can bear
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5. |
That's Guaranteed
03:28
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That's Guaranteed
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
All of the forty thieves
And Ali Baba too
Couldn't drag me from your side
Nothing they could do
There's no force on God's green earth
Or flyin' in the sky
That can pry me away from you
Couldn't even try
That is the truth
That's guaranteed
That is the truth
So you better heed
Send in your dragon slayers
Send in your clowns
Send in the toughest punks
From all the toughest towns
No matter what gets sent
I'll send 'em back all broke
I'll send 'em runnin' back with lightning flame and smoke
That is the truth
That's guaranteed
That is the truth
I go where you lead
There is no point in tryin'
Some trick that's gonna fail
I'll sink your battleships
Blow out your gales
I am one stubborn son
I know how to wait
And I'll be waitin' for you
At the pearly gate
That is the truth
That's guaranteed
That is the truth
You're what I need
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6. |
Away, Far Away
03:20
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Away, Far Away
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
Away, far away
Where the stone tigers prowl the day
Away, far away
Where the syndicate culls the prey
Ah the Forbidden Circle
Issues edicts and insights
Promulgates tepid wisdoms
Looking inside and outside
Afar, long afar
In the cinnamon spiced bazaar
Moons, Double moons
With an eclipse that comes too soon
With the breath of the Ancients
And the skin of the Serpent
Lay down intricate maxims
Causing passion unswerving
Long, long ago
When our ancestors ran the show
Long, long ago
When the demons were sealed below
Deep in comfortable mansions
Full of dancers and wizards
full of incense and daydreams
Now they're crawling with lizards
Fire, hot desire
Naked bodies writhe in the mire
Rain, the cooling rain
Monsoons lash in the brain
Of the twelve holy virgins
Some saw mystical visions
Some had bleeding stigmata
Some made complex elisions
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7. |
Fly Tonight
03:54
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Fly Tonight
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
I'm going to follow the raven
I want to run through the clouds
Float like a mote in the heavens
Look down below at the crowds
Fly tonight - fly tonight
Fly tonight - won't you fly tonight
Oh send me a note in a moonbeam
Code your love in the stars
I'll pour out my heart in a grand theme
You'll laugh and say it's too far
Fly tonight - fly tonight
Fly tonight - oh won't you fly tonight
Now is the time of the season
Now is the best place to be
Love dances far beyond reason
Know that love dances for thee
Fly tonight - fly tonight
Fly tonight - Oh let's fly tonight
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8. |
Not For the Wicked
03:49
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Not For the Wicked
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
Alteration, altercation
Situation or flirtation?
Do you ante? Do you ante?
Do you back off all flagrante?
What is happening? Why this sinner?
Why do you think you're a winner?
Right, it's leaning to the
Fight, it's ready for the
Flight, no rest for all the
Night, not for the wicked
Adoration, Ordination
Feel the sickness of the nation
Feel the darkness, feel the darkness
As you wrap on your old harness
Pushing forward in the traces
Linda Sue needs brand new braces
Right, it's leaning to the
Fight, it's ready for the
Flight, no rest for all the
Night, not for the wicked
Pay attention, pay attention
There's no honor in the mention
Where's the wonder? Where's the wonder?
There's just one more season's blunder
Fall to pieces, fall to pieces
Falling falling in the feces
Right, it's leaning to the
Fight, it's ready for the
Flight, no rest for all the
Night, not for the wicked
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9. |
Glory
03:02
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Glory
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
Glory it calls to me
Separated by insight
Glory appears to be
Unaffected by foresight
In the hands it trickles through
Leaving nothing but tender scent
A sniff transports me far away
Reminiscences prescient
In the full borne weight of day
Night thoughts seem shrunken
Cupping sunlight in my hands
Makes me giddy and drunken
In the hands it trickles through
Leaving nothing but tender scent
A sniff transports me far away
Reminiscences prescient
Ah-ha-ha - There is no precedent
Ah-ha-ha - Embodied, resident
Ah-ha-ha - Resolute, recalcitrant
Ah-ha-ha - Ultimately celebrant
Ah-ha-ha
Ah-ha-ha
Ah-ha-ha
Ah-ha-ha
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10. |
The World Inside
02:28
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The World Inside
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
When the sun came up today
I was lying in the shade
My eyes were open very wide
To pour the world inside
I was lyin' in the grass
And the moon was made of glass
And the moon was pullin' up the tide
To keep the world inside
Wonders, Forests, Cities, Angels
Leaping, Flying, Laughing, Crying
Wonders, Forests, Cities, Circles
Leaping, Flying, Laughing on
There was fire in the skies
It was keepin' off the flies
An' my heart was hopin' no one died
An' sealed the world inside
On a honeysuckle breeze
Came the shakin' of the leaves
An' my heart just leapt so hard I cried
To feel the world inside
Wonders, Forests, Cities, Angels
Leaping, Flying, Laughing, Crying
Wonders, Forests, Cities, Circles
Leaping, Flying, Laughing on
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11. |
Are You On Fire?
02:53
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Are You On Fire?
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
It's something to write on, baby
A subject to tap
You know it well enough, baby
It fell in your lap
Do you copy, did you hold on?
Are you happy? Did you go cold on it?
Are you on fire?
Do you desire?
Are you on fire? on fire? on fire?
Do you pump it higher?
Can you keep your distance, baby?
Can you keep it straight?
Are you burning to love it, baby?
Are you burning to hate?
Do you copy, did you hold on?
Are you happy? Did you go cold on it?
Are you on fire?
Do you desire?
Are you on fire? on fire? on fire?
Do you pump it higher?
Have you got your head on, baby?
Is your heart in charge?
Do you ride on emotion, baby?
Do you write it large?
Do you copy, did you hold on?
Are you happy? Did you go cold on it?
Are you on fire?
Do you desire?
Are you on fire? on fire? on fire?
Do you pump it higher?
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12. |
When the Heart Is Full
02:53
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When the Heart Is Full
by clash bowley
copyright 2019
Open up my eyes I am ready to see the horizon
Shed all the lies everything is surprising
I hope tomorrow comes I had hope for today
Give me your hand I have so much I want to say
When the heart is full a whisper means so much
When the heart is full there's meaning in the hush
Take a deep breath and smell the scent of living
Much to embrace the giving and forgiving
When the heart is full sometimes joy feels like pain
When the heart is full I just listen to the rain
My limbs are all prickly pins I have been so long asleep
My soul wants to dance my heart wants to leap
When the heart is full sometimes pain feels like joy
When the heart is full sometimes love is no ploy
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clash bowley Boston, Massachusetts
clash bowley was born, and has not yet died, thus anything he produces is worthless. Keep checking, he can't last forever!
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