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Life Is Talkin' Misery

by MoOt

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1.
It's a beautiful day I'm front-page in the London News Today On a missing list ... I got to know more "Have you seen that man?" That face is quite familiar to my old mind She hopes I'm doing fine, wishes me well, Would like to know where I am I failed to drive a responsible life I let myself go, I took the big dive Now I ask for a penny and a bottle of wine I'm waiting for something that money can't buy Happy and smiling ... I feel God is a child Playing hide and seek with our lives Testing how deep is our faith and love How much do we trust in something above No turning back, my hopes and dreams are paint in black I'm an empty soul, I've been denied Now I ask for a penny and a bottle of wine I'm waiting for something that money can't buy Belonging and smiling ... I wish that I could get back to life To have a job, a home and some plans With loving children and beautiful wife Someone to dry the tears from my eyes ____
2.
Dancing nowhere We're into the breach Shivers as we Stand on the brink Out of nowhere, On the verge of tears Can you feel my heart beat? It will echo through the years Moonlit lakes and the misty shrines Of Dead Poets and mischievous sprites You'll dance naked as a possessed witch Drink that old green fairy And get some poetry out of it Love is a reason to live Love is a reason to live You're so beautiful You're so beautiful to me Dancing nowhere You got to believe Embraced by God Bombed with magic Love is a reason to live Love is a reason to live You're so beautiful You're so beautiful to me ____
3.
Last call for Liverpool, just grab a cab, don't miss your flight Why not dial 351, and ask for Mighty Mighty Dan? Fasten your safety belts, the best trip you'll ever have Be left in no doubt you'll get the feeling Things are not going to be alright Sunny in, sunny out He rules the roost, he's the one in charge Why Mighty Dan ? Why is your crown made of bitter lies? You may be thinking That he's only kidding joking but this is not a test He can just throw you out When he's got the chance The plan is simple and clear, the longest route from A to B You'll be sorry when you see you have to pay an extra fee You're so in, I'm so out I don't deserve your grace, please be my guide In the darkness help me to find my way Or say the word and I'll just go away And though he only knows what's playing on his radio He's always pleased to give to you his artistic point of view You're so big and I'm so small Just sit and watch your kingdom fall You may feel so terribly bad To do me very best I’ve tried, I’ve tried Mighty Mighty Dan, just dial 351 ____
4.
One for the money, two for the show Three for the party, we're outta control You've got the chance, buried wishes from yesterday Take a deep breath, something magic is in the air Wind of change, take a good look around Cause you're on a stage Now that you hit the time, the whole world crumbles A glass of Jack would help you to feel better One for the money, two for the show Three for the party, we're outta control So you get the chance to break the chains of yesterday You wanna change, oh no, for something grand Forget the bad days, it's only fair, you've got the chance And we all know this time it's now or never Oh can't you feel it getting louder and louder One for the money, two for the show Three for the party, we're outta control This Instant, now’s the time One for the money, two for the show Three for the party, we're outta control And we all know there is nowhere better And we all know there is nowhere better And we all know there is nowhere better One for the money, two for the show Three for the party, we're outta control Bobby Boy's got a brand new gun He's gonna spread a lot of fun ____
5.
Clara Meyer is a Merry Prankster She needs to find someone to love Modern preaching, she's a visionary In a perverted society Time is bending, her mind is expanding Swim with dolphins of the seven seas Psychedelics, hallucinogenics I admit I don't get half of All the things she said, the truth is I don't care All the things she said, the truth is I don't care Clara Meyer used to be mysterious She knows how to turn you on You'll love meeting new colorful buddies Get the clues to the eternal youth "Pass the acid", that's the way you do it I must say, I don't get half of All the things she said, the truth is I don't care All the things she said, the truth is I don't care And if you fly somewhere nearby A millions stars fall from the sky Clara Meyer used to be a Prankster Until she found someone to love Dedicated to the community Until she found someone to love All the things she said, the truth is I don't care All the things she said, the truth is I don't care ____
6.
There's a lovely place I know Where memories get to grow And there's nowhere left to go Our fate is sealed in stone For there's nowhere else to go Introspecting my soul There we used to be happy There we turned to be enemies Ooooh ... and so it goes So we choosed two different roads Got lost out in the cold And in the middle of it all D'you hear me when I call? Did I tell you I'm sorry? How much I miss your friendship ... oh sorry so I shouldn't have a doubt I shouldn't have a doubt My friend ... To the best times that we've known The magic that's to come Do remember my old bro' Cherry trees bloom in Fall Our paths will meet again I'll be waiting for that day ... my twin and friend I've never had a doubt I've never had a doubt I've never had a doubt ____
7.
So I met my fate on a sunny afternoon I’m exposed, I’m getting confused Cause Mama, I’ve something to confess I’m afraid I fell in love again I know what this feeling is It’s building up once more inside of me I’m glad I’ve found what I’ve been looking for I’m a lucky guy, love is at my door So unreal, love is at my door So unreal, love is at my door There’s no desert I can’t cross, there’s no mountain I can’t climb There’s no limit to the sky just as long as she’ll be mine Like the wind in trees she whispers in my ear Words of comfort, lovely things that heal I don’t need an oracle and fake interpretation I can clearly see the light that will guide my way through the dark If the stars could speak, they’d tell you boy That the world shines bright when love is at your door So unreal, love is at my door So unreal, love is at my door So unreal, love is at my door ____
8.
Hold Me 03:46
Hold me, honey, hold me And build a love defense, encircle me I’m lying under blue seas They tried to hurt and break the child in me Hold me, honey, hold me It’s heavier than it seemed It’s over burdening me Tell me, honey, tell me So tell me, tell me, why are we so blind to see? It’s cold here, need a love shield Never break the spell protecting me I can feel it breathing There’s a monster and he’s made of pains and tears Hold me, honey, hold me It’s heavier than it seemed It’s over burdening me So blind to see Hold me, honey, hold me The future still looks good for you and me Hold me, honey, hold me And never let me go, please never let me go There’s a new day rising Please come take my hand Our plans are taking shape Kiss me as the sun hits Can’t you see that open road so deep? In front of we
9.
Life is good without you I wish I could stretch out that day And I’m glad, don’t you? I’m glad, it’s true I’m not gonna find you everywhere Each day makes me complete The pain has gone, I feel relieved So many questions and so few answers In the end, lots of contradictions Life is new without you Fear is in every move I make And when the day is nude, I ask myself Where did we make the first mistake ? Life’s so new without you And that’s a different point of view Should try to look at it objectively And I’ll soon get back on my feet When tears and sadness ruin your mood When your journey’s rude There’s only one thing you can do Raise your fist and rock that uke ! Damned I’m good without you I heard you spitted on my name And in a week or three, I’ll heal that shit I’m not gonna find you everywhere Life is good without you I think I’ll ring Stu, Mark & Beth I hope you’ll understand If I’m not calling you … Damn I’m good without you Try my best to stretch out that day And I feel wild, don’t you ? I thank God for that day, for that Holy Day ____
10.
Julia Ann 02:55
Julia Ann, you mean a lot to me Be the death of me Do you remember the days? When we were carefree kids Heads were full of dreams I was yours, you were mine Our first kiss forever last Julia Ann, the fire in the sky is burning at your sight When you wear your smart blue dress, We know we hit the time to keep the promise we made I was full of nostalgia Then we kissed and never said goodbye Under the porch of your auntie’s house It took us by surprise Julia Ann, under the drizzle rain Sliding along your blonde hair Wish you were my Carol Gerber My Jenny Curran, my smart girl I want our love to survive To the dangers infiltrating our hearts Under the stars near your father’s farm It took us by surprise Want our love to survive To the dangers infiltrating our hearts Under the tree of the old schoolyard, Julia Ann My honey Julia Ann ____
11.
That bad mistake Keeps me awake Anything's cool We have come to an end And troubles everyday Back to these Days you used to be So well and sane Now when I ring your bell You want to know my name Darling, there are so many words to say But no one's there, you've just run away Valentine, you're stepping out of time You came across as a devil That bad mistake Drives me away I'm wrong again Why do I always date schizophrenic girlfriends? But that's the deal Exactly what I feared I always make such bad mistakes Darling, there are so many words to say But no one’s there, you just go away Valentine, you're stepping out of time You came across as a devil You can't let me be so lonely, ‘cause I’m so in love with you You can't let me be so lonely, ‘cause I’m so in love with you You can't let me be so lonely ... Well you can’t let me be so lonely ... You can't let me be so lonely, ‘cause I’m so in love with you ! ____
12.
How does it feel to walk the line? Just like standing trapped in a crowd? Desperately searching for a clue That obviously will never come true I'm just a boy, struggling too much Action is sometimes better than words Though I feel like I'm alive I'm also suffocating inside This time I'm gonna make you mine I need some help I'll keep the promise I made I will always, I will always If Mrs. Chance is not around I'll deal with Miss Perseverence I sometimes feel I’m out of my mind I sometimes feel I'm out of my time What if I fall, dead in the crowd? Laying down, my face to the ground Who would be lending me a hand? Who'll recue me before it's too late? This time I'm gonna make you mine Just need some help To keep the promise I made How can I come closer, closer to you? For it is just the same old line And then tomorrow I’ll have another try This time I'm gonna make you mine I need some help Is it leading me somewhere? Cause I'm in love, well I'm in love with you ____
13.
Misery 04:39
Life is talkin’ misery Changing our mood as it please I would love to make you panic I would love you to hide away I ain't talkin‘ misery Not the Trojan Horse on Antique Greece Trash the place, everyone's waiting You can throw it all away You make me feel as if Something's got to give Unlock the doors, then prove me wrong Cause I can't cover you all along ! You make me feel just like I can't live for real Why don't you go and shoot me down ? Me down ... me down ... You're just talkin’ misery Planting seeds on dirty grease Watch them fade for it's so easy When you're the one who's not to blame You make me feel as if Something's got to give Unlock the doors, then prove me wrong Cause I can't cover you all along ! You make me feel just like I can't live for real Why don't you go and shoot me down ? Me down ... me down ... ____

credits

released May 15, 2009

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All songs written by Matthieu Maurel (Moot)

Featuring:
Matthieu Maurel : Piano, organ, bass guitar, electric guitar, 6 and 12 strings acoustic guitar, tambourine, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, string arrangement & conducting, shaker, brass arrangement & conducting, electric rhodes piano, sitar loops, flute, harmonium, drums, mellotron, floor tom, glockenspiel, vocals

Additionals:
Alan Fatras - Drums
Anne Stephenson - Strings
Ludovic Fecamp - Brass
Rebecca Handley - Cello
Thomas Schaettel - Piano solo on “Rock That Uke”
Victoria Maurel - Glockenspiel & Tambourine on “Rock That Uke”
Matthieu Batteau - Accordion on “Closer To You”

Cover Photo by Nomie

Recorded & engineered by Matthieu Maurel (August 2007 - February 2009) @ Chooko Studio, Le Havre, France
Mixed & Masterized by Mick Mayeu
Written & produced by Matthieu Maurel

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