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Lately they hate me
02:40
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Lately they hate me
Have you seen their faces lately?
I’m not sure but I think they hate me
It took so long, so long, so long
To get it wrong
It’ll take some time, some time, some time
To put it right
You always get it wrong
I always put it right
It only ever happens in the dead of night
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The Devil's hand
03:28
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The Devil's hand
The Devil led the way and I obeyed
He didn’t offer much
He didn’t need to explain
He said, “Boy you can use my name
When the mob come looking and they’re laying the blame.”
Devil led the way and I obeyed
Didn’t offer much, there was little parlez
He said, “Boy you should feel no shame.
You’re not the first to have played my game.”
Whoah, going to make this man a mountain,
It’s a miracle, it’s a miracle
Devil led the way and I obeyed
Didn’t offer much, there was little parlez
He said, “Boy you should feel no shame
You know this crime, it kind of fits your face.”
Don’t tell me that you understand
Until the Devil dealt your cards and you played his hand
I know a man who will make you a mountain
It’s a miracle, it’s a miracle
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The man with the answers
02:26
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The man with the answers
Got away but you didn’t move
You told a lie and then you told the truth
You said to me, things will improve
But you’ve got to move, you’ve got to move
You took a chance on a different girl
You lost the weight but you kept the world
I’m only repeating the things I heard
But you’ve got to move, you’ve got to move
You are the man with the answers
I don’t know what you think I said
I reassure you it’s all in your head
You don’t know you’re living until you wake up dead
What did you say, you made a mistake
Heaven help the people who will get in your way
You got away but you didn’t move, you’ve got to move
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Finish line
03:58
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Finish line
You’ve got your friends in the city, that I don’t know
They fill your head with big ideas and big time woe
They said the icebergs wouldn’t melt, they said they’d glow
You’ve got your friends in the city, that I don’t know
I can’t let go, I need control.
I need a finish line in sight, I need a finish line in sight,
I need a finish line in sight, I need to know, we’ll get this right
You’ve got your friends in the country, that I don’t know
They fill your head with pretty colours, that’s pretty low
They said the trees will never die, they said they’ll float
You’ve got your friends in the country, that I don’t know
You’ve got your friends by the sea, that I don’t know
They fill your head with talk of waves and watch them go
They say they’ll never stop they’ll always flow
They say I’ll never stop, I need control
I need to know, there’ll be a line
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Crush
03:01
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Crush
You said stay away, for both our sakes
I’m not listening to you.
You said don’t come in, you’ll probably wake him
I know what you’re saying is true
But is it really asking too much, I’m too old for a crush
For a crush
You said turn around, as you pulled your top down
We shouldn’t be doing this
But can we really wait, for the time it will take
It’s not that much of a risk
I’m too old for love,
Not too old for lust
You said I’m still not sure, as we laid on the floor
I think you should probably go
I’m forty-five not twenty-nine
I think I’m the one that’s old
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Safe in the middle
04:21
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Safe in the middle
Safe in the middle
You’re safe in the middle
You’ve got a beating heart that needs a restart
And you don’t know how ‘cause you’re too little
I know it hurts, yeah I know it hurts
Ah yes it hurts and it’s getting worse
So cancel the taxi, call me a hearse
It’s not easy when you’re knocked down
But you feel the sun rise
I need to get home, I need to get home
I need to get home so I won’t be alone
And you’ll be there to bury my bones
I’m afraid of the dark, I’m afraid of the dark
There’s a piece of my heart,
It doesn’t seem to work when we’re apart
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Music for people who don’t like music
Music for people who don’t like music
Happy to buy it and never choose it
Music for people who don’t like music
They know your weak spots they’re going to abuse it
Music for people who don’t like music
Keeping it simple they think your stupid
Statistics that will lie to a future generation
On the hopes and the dreams of the pop population
Well they lied to you, like they lied to me
They lied to everyone it seems
Music for people who don’t like music
Here is a noose, we expect to you to use it
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In Moscow somewhere
04:54
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In Moscow somewhere
I’m your dirty little secret, I’m your blackened soul
I’m the bloodstained carpet, the buried bones
You can try to deny me, try to make your escape
But I’m always in the corner and I’ve already cut the brakes
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
I don’t know where it goes
I’m your every waking nightmare, I’m your living hell
The ice in your veins, I know you don’t feel well
It must go somewhere, in Moscow somewhere
Just not in there
I’m your dirty little secret, I’m your blackened soul
I’m the blood on your tongue, as you start to choke
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Your answer for everything
You think you’re holding all the cards
Oh yeah you probably are
You think you’ve got me all worked out
Well it’s not that hard
You think you’re acting really smart with your quick retort
But when you see the world like you do
Things can distort
But I’m going to leave, because I don’t believe
What you’re telling me any more
Let’s get it on and get over it
Is that your answer for everything?
You put yourself at the top of the list
On which there’s only one
And when you came to read it, out all your friends had gone
And I don’t like the way your friends are always around
I don’t appreciate you putting me down
I find your thoughts just a little too loud
I know you think you’ve got me all worked out
Yeah it’s not that hard
But here’s just a little piece of advice
I’m holding all the cards
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You know love
05:38
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You know love
I feel like a boy, when what you need is a man
I feel like the chaos, when what you need is a plan
I feel like the ocean, when what you need is the sand
I feel like the river, when what you need is the land
I did what I could, to change what I can
But you know love
Yeah you know love
I feel like the light, when what you need is the dark
I feel like the bite, when what you need is the bark
I feel like a boy, I feel like a boy,
I feel like the chaos, I feel like the chaos,
I feel like the ocean spray, I feel like the ocean spray,
I feel like the river run, I feel like the river run
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You've got me all wrong
02:16
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You’ve got me all wrong
You’ve got me all wrong, ‘cause I’m not that strong
And I’ve been a fool, the way I treated you
I said life’s too quick, so don’t worry
I said life’s too short, so don’t hurry,
Just hold on to me
And I took you for a ride, anytime I liked
And I cannot say why, there’s something wrong inside
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Instant Species Huddersfield, UK
Well done, keep it quiet, don't get too over excited... you are one of the few clever people to find the hiding place of
Instant Species.
Instant Species are a band not a brand and since 1997 we’ve made music we love, played gigs to entertain people and released records with an enormous sense of pride. It's more than a hobby but it's far from a career and it's always fun.
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