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Entropy Drag
04:08
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-Entropy Drag-
Three score years and ten,
That’s all we have until the end,
That’s all the time we have,
My friend…
(You know); I’d really like to stay here,
You picked me up when I felt bad,
I’d really love to stay here,
But time moves on; no going back…
So drag me in to that good-night,
Drag me by my teeth my nails my sight,
So drag me in to that good-night,
‘Cause I won’t go willing,
No; I won’t go willing,
In to the dying; of the light…
Three score years and ten,
That’s if our luck hold out ‘til then,
That’s all the time we have,
My friend…
You were the best thing that I had,
You made my heart my soul feel glad,
You taught me how to love,
When I was hateful; I was mad…
[Repeat chorus.]
And who knows what tomorrow brings,
So hold on tight to all your dreams; ‘cause,
When that fat lady sings,
The end is closer than it seems…
Song lyrics: “Entropy Drag” by E.P Emsley 2015.
Copyright©2015 Edward Phillip Emsley. All rights reserved.
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Until Then
03:33
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~ Until Then ~
Until the twelfth of never,
Whenever that shall be,
Until the stars in Heaven; all,
Fall down in to the sea…
Until the choirs of Angels,
Start singing from the sky,
Until the final Judgement Day,
I want you to be mine;
And; I’ll tell you when
We reach the end,
When my glass is full; but I’m,
Feeling empty and I,
Just can’t pretend…
I’ll tell you when,
We reach the end,
When my glass is full; but my,
Heart is shattered and,
The pieces they won’t mend.
Until the sun has run its course,
And only embers remain,
Until the horse of the apocalypse,
Has whinnied and neighed…
Until the vineyards grow no more,
And the grape dies on the vine,
Until the locust plagues the Earth,
I want you to be mine;
[Repeat chorus]
Until then; until then,
Stay with me until the end,
Until then; until then,
Stay with me…
Until then; until then,
Stay with me until the end,
Until then; until then,
Stay with me…
Song lyrics: “Until Then” by E.P Emsley 2014.
Copyright© 2014 Edward Phillip Emsley.
All rights reserved.
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~Waiting for You, (Death It Called out Your Name)~
Death; it hung by a thread,
On a spinneret spider web,
As your life it flowed and ebbed,
Like the tide by the river edge…
Holding each breath in our chest,
We gathered around your bed,
Prayed and wished you the best,
All our love; in peace may you rest…
And then it called out your name,
As a master calls to a slave,
We sat watching you slip away…
And I could be a guru,
If I only knew what to do,
But I; I’m just a fool…
Waiting in line; waiting for you,
Waiting for you,
Waiting for you; waiting for you.
Death it feels like today,
In flowers that bloom and decay,
In seeds of love as I pray,
By the head of your resting place;
And I just can’t turn away; now,
I have to face each new day,
‘Cause life goes on anyway,
Anyhow; it’s getting too late…
[Repeat Chorus]
Oh; oh; oh; what a feeling,
Oh; oh; oh; now you’re leaving,
Oh; oh; oh; what a feeling,
Oh; oh; oh; my mind is reeling.
Song lyrics: “Waiting for You, (Death It Called out Your Name)” by E.P Emsley 2014.
Copyright© 2014 Edward Phillip Emsley. All rights reserved.
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4. |
Queen Nefertiti's Dream
03:30
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Instrumental...
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~ Hey Ho, (Ain’t That the Way It Goes) ~
What goes around comes around,
Ain’t that the truth?
What you put out in to this world,
Comes back at you…
And what you own; one day,
Will own you in the end,
And what you want ain’t always,
What you need my friend…
Everybody knows you always,
Reap what you sow…
Hey ho; hey ho,
Ain’t that the way it goes?
If we could see ourselves,
As aliens might see,
If we could put aside,
Our difference for peace…
And if we saw our world,
Was struggling to breath,
If we just turned away,
Say; “it’s not up to me”…
[Repeat Chorus]
Now is the time for signs,
And wonders to behold,
Now we are waiting,
For the future to unfold,
Now we must face the facts,
That led us to this place,
Now is forever and,
Forever is our fate…
[Repeat Chorus]
Everybody knows; you always,
Reap what you sow…
[Repeat Chorus]
Hey ho; hey ho,
Ain’t that the way it goes?
Hey ho; hey ho;
Ain’t that the way it goes?
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Song lyrics: “Hey Ho, (Ain’t That the Way It Goes)” By E.P Emsley.
Copyright© 2015 Edward Phillip Emsley. All rights reserved.
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6. |
Viva Revolution
03:34
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~ Viva Revolution ~
Don’t; don’t you believe them,
The words that they say,
Soft spoken in candour; then,
They turn and betray…
And don’t; don’t you forgive them,
The times they made you a slave,
‘Cause yours; yours is the future; and,
Theirs is to fade away,
Fade away…
Watch; watch as they fall,
Come one; come all,
Watch; watch as they fall,
With their backs to the wall;
Don’t; don’t put your faith in,
The promises of a man,
For kings; queens and rulers; they,
All work to a different plan…
And don’t; don’t lose your freedom,
For their protective hand,
‘Cause theirs; theirs is the road; that,
Leads not to the Promised Land,
The Promised Land…
[Repeat Chorus]
I choose freedom,
Viva revolution,
I choose wisdom,
Viva revolution…
Don’t; don’t you forgive them,
The times they made you a slave,
‘Cause yours; yours is the future; and,
Theirs is to fade away,
Fade away…
Song lyrics: ‘Viva Revolution’ by E.P Emsley 2015.
Copyright© 2015 Edward Phillip Emsley. All rights reserved.
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7. |
Blue Skies 2020
04:28
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~ Blue Skies 2020 ~
I was blue; just as blue as a man can be,
And every day was a cloudy day for me,
Then one day you came a-knock-knocking at my door,
And since I met you I just don’t feel blue no more…
Blue skies; smiling at me,
Nothing but blue skies do I see…
Bluebirds; singing a song,
Nothing but blue birds all day long…
And should I care if the wind blows east or west,
Should I fret if my worries they weigh less?
And would you mind if my life I shared with you?
And we could smile at the birds singing their tunes…
Bluebirds; singing a song,
Nothing but bluebirds all day long…
Never saw the sun shining so bright,
Never saw things going so right,
Noticing the days hurrying by,
When you’re in love; my how they fly…
Blue days; all of them gone,
Nothing but blue skies from now on…
[Repeat mid-section.]
Blue skies; smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies do I see,
Bluebirds; all singing a song
Nothing but bluebirds all day long,
Blue days; all of them gone,
Nothing but blue skies from now on…
Song lyrics: ‘Blue Skies 2020’ by E.P Emsley/Irving Berlin.
Based on the original ‘Blue Skies’ lyrics ©Warner/Chapell Music, Inc.,
Universal Publishing Group, IMAGEM U.S.LLC
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~ Ballad of the Disappeared ~
1.) She packed her bags in the darkness,
Slipping out in the morning air,
Stacey waits at the station,
With a ticket for no-where,
Years of silent frustration,
A prisoner to despair,
Stacey disappeared…
His back-pack has given him scabs,
But he keeps heading; for the shore,
Jimmy walked a hundred miles; and,
He’ll walk a hundred more,
Mentally scarred since he was a child,
He walked out the door; and,
Jimmy disappeared…
She walked the streets of the city,
With her fate stuck in her veins,
Miranda she was a hooker; but she,
Never planned it that way,
Then one night he took her,
That creep said he never pays,
Miranda disappeared…
[CHORUS]
Missing persons’ pictures,
In the papers every day,
If you see them call the number,
At the bottom of this page,
Yesterdays’ news discarded,
Pictures fade away,
[In the rain]
2.) He planned to start a family,
But all the while he knew he was gay,
Tony married his sweet-heart,
In a chapel just a mile away,
The guilt finally tore him apart; and,
He knew he just couldn’t stay,
Tony disappeared…
Prescription medications,
They kept her feeling numb inside,
Lisa spent her days at home,
Too afraid to step outside,
She found it hard to cope alone when,
Her dear mother died,
Lisa disappeared…
Song lyrics: “Ballad of the Disappeared” by E.P Emsley.
Copyright© MMXIV Edward Phillip Emsley. All rights reserved.
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9. |
Rabbit Hole
03:30
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Instrumental...
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-Decades-
Here are the young men; a weight on their shoulders,
Here are the young men; well where have they been?
We knocked on the doors of Hell’s darker chamber,
Pushed to the limit; we dragged ourselves in…
Watched from the wings as the scenes were replaying,
We saw ourselves now as we never had seen,
Portrayal of the trauma and degeneration,
The sorrows we suffered and never were free…
Where have they been?
Where have they been?
Where have they been?
Where have they been??
Weary inside; now our hearts lost forever,
Can’t replace the fear; or the thrill of the chase,
Each ritual showed up the door for our wanderings,
Open then shut; then slammed in our face…
Where have they been?
Where have they been?
Where have they been?
Where have they been?
Song lyrics: “Decades” by Ian Curtis/ Peter Hook/ Stephen Morris/ David Paul/
Bernard Sumner. Copyright© Universal Publishing Group.
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11. |
My, my
04:02
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~ My, my ~
My - my; the river’s high,
Lapping at my windows; it’s on the rise,
My - my; took a look outside,
There ain’t nothing but the sea for many a mile…
There ain’t nothing but the sea for miles and miles;
My - my; my - my,
My – my; my – my…
My – my; how the heavens’ cry,
I never saw it rain so hard in all my life,
My – my; someone throw me a line,
I don’t think I’m gonna make it out alive…
I don’t think I’m gonna make it out alive:
My – my; my – my,
My – my; my – my; [someone throw me a line.]
My – my; the world’s capsized,
Here comes another storm another; high tide,
My – my; heed the warning signs,
Some say it’s global warming; some say it’s moonshine…
And some say it’s just a matter of time;
My –my; my – my…
My – my; the water’s high,
Lapping at my windows; it’s on the rise,
My – my; took a look outside,
There ain’t nothing but the sea for many a mile…
Nothing but the sea,
Nothing but the sea,
There ain’t nothing but the sea,
No; nothing but the sea,
Nothing but the sea,
There ain’t nothing – else- to- see.
Song lyrics: “My, my” by E.P Emsley 2014.
Copyright©2014 Edward Phillip Emsley.
All rights reserved.
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EP Emsley UK
Currently residing in Bradford, Yorkshire, U.K, Edward Phillip Emsley has had a keen duel interest in both music and science
from an early age.
A self taught musician, his main instruments are the acoustic guitar and keyboard.
All the songs here were recorded between February 2011 and August 2013 .
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