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Ice Age
04:33
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Ice Age
Is this how it winds up,
with a frozen mind and frozen heart?
Is it too late to say we’re sorry,
Is it just too late to make a start?
Everything I’ve been
and everything I am
and everything I will be
says no.
Frosty little fingers,
send icy shivers down my spine
is it true that, there’s no hope left,
It’s gone too far, we’re out of time?
And everything I’ve been
and everything I am
and everything I will be
says no
The wind chill of indifference
Is cold enough to take your breath away,
they say that, you can’t stop progress
there’s no point standing in the way.
And everything I’ve been
and everything I am
and everything I will be
says no
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2. |
Resistance
04:31
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Resistance
300 facing
an army of thousands,
we offered our lives
in the great sacrifice
to the God of the Mountain
the one who has no face
shelter us between
the rock and a hard place
Resistance
They came in the morning
Masada has fallen
We offered our lives
In the great sacrifice
To the God of the Mountain
the one who has no face
Shelter us between
the rock and a hard place
Resistance
Somethings got to give
Somethings got to give
But it ain’t me
We fought with the Marquis
at Tulle and at Gueret
we offered our lives
in the great sacrifice
to the God of the Mountain
the one who has no face
shelter us between
the rock and a hard place
Resistance
And at Treblinka
we rose up in anger
we offered our lives
in the great sacrifice
to the God of the Mountain
the one who has no face
shelter us between
the rock and a hard place
Somethings got to give
Somethings got to give
But it ain’t me
We occupied Madrid,
Wall Street and London
we offered our time
In the great sacrifice
to the God of the Mountain
the one who has no face
shelter us between
the rock and a hard place
They cannot win
If we never give in
So we offer our time
In the great sacrifice
to the God of the Mountain
the one who has no face
shelter us between
the rock and a hard place
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3. |
Hammer and Hand
03:07
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By hammer and hand
By hammer and hand
Do all things stand
He takes the good red earth
With iron in it’s soul
And heats it till it’s blood runs free
Amongst the burning coal
By hammer and hand
Do all things stand
He whistles up a wind
And fans the flame still higher
from straw to blue
it changes hue
In the heart of the fire
By hammer and hand
Do all things stand
Every nail and shoe
Every ball and chain
The smith he makes the soldiers toys
To play their bloody game
By hammer and hand
Do all things stand
Then water covers all
And quenches every flame
And the smith he turns the tools of wars
Back into ploughs again
By hammer and hand
Do all things stand
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4. |
Iron in the soul
02:57
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Iron in the Soul
My father was a blacksmith
Like his father was before
They kept the fire burning
In the years before the war
Then Beaching took our railways
And Thatcher took our coal
But we’ve got Iron,
We’ve got Iron in our Soul
The Hammermen of England
Forged a chain across the land
Kept this country working
by the power in their hand
When you hear the anvil ringing
And feel the bellows blow
You’ve got Iron
You’ve got Iron in the Soul
Our heart’s become the anvil
Our breath, the bellows blow
Our fists, the blacksmths hammer
And fire’s burning down below
They can take away our living
For a lifetime on the dole
But we’ve got Iron,
We’ve still got Iron in our Soul
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5. |
Solitary
03:54
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Solitary
(for Richard Wurmbrand)
Do you know what it feels like to be alone
Do you know, does it show, can you feel it?
Do you know where the empty hours go?
Do you know where they go, can you believe it?
I used to be a man of God
Now I’m hardly a man at all
Is there much further to fall?
Do you know how I have to spend my time
In this cell, here in hell, can you feel it?
Do you know what it’s like to preach out loud
To a crowd in your head, can you believe it?
I used to be a man of God
Now I’m hardly a man at all
Is there much further to fall?
How does anything get to be alright,
How does anyone get to sleep at night.
Did you know that there’s something left behind
When you’ve lost your mind, can you feel it?
Did you know that you can still be heard
Without saying a word, can you believe it?
I used to be a man of God
Now I’m hardly a man at all
Is there much further to fall?
Did you know there’s a place I go to hide,
deep inside, something died, can you feel it?
It’s a place that only God can know
Would you know where to go, if you need it?
I used to be a man of God
Now I’m hardly a man at all
There’s nowhere else I can fall
How does anything get to be alright,
How does anyone get to sleep at night.
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Dreamers
There is nothing in this whole wide world
That I love more than birds and bees–o
And the flowers of the field in all of their glory
And a nice bit of bread and cheese-o
Hold tight to the things you believe in
How ever crazy they seem
Leave the sensible people to worry
And leave the rest of us dreamers to dream
All of those good folks in their fancy houses
Spend thousands on painting their walls-o
If you ask me its as plain as can be
It’s a right load of farrow and balls-o
There’s people who judge a man by his skin
And quote you the chapter and verse-o
And I tell you whats more,
They will lock up the door
If they get to the pearly gates first-o
If you are a dreamer then you’re in good company
Just think about who’s gone before-o
Buddha and Jesus, ET and Top Cat,
And we could name millions more-o
They say we are dreamers and live in our heads
And don’t understand reality-o
But peace and prosperity
Justice and liberty
Will always be more real to me-o
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7. |
Martini adverts
02:07
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Martini adverts are OK
they can make all of the bad news go away
it's paradise on a palmy beach
as long as you can afford to pay
You can always go one better
if you've got class
they say live life to the full
cos it won't last
but if God helps those who help themselves
them may God help you
In the real world there's danger
there's so much you ave to learn
hunger, pain and suffering
which ever way you turn
It's the right one, it's free
you can stick your martini
We've all got that little axe to grind
it's hard to see the truth if you're still blind
so polish up those glasses
and just see what you can find
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8. |
Revolution
04:25
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Revolution
I grew up in the ‘60’s
when change was round every corner
nothing ever seemed to stay the same
My Dad got his first car
and Mum got her first job
seemed everyone was playing their own game
The revolution’s waiting
but the workers are few
so why do still sit here
when there’s so uch left to do
We had to pull together
to keep the house from total chaos
so sort that out before I count to 10
decide whose turn it is
to do the washing or the drying up
don’t make me have to come in there again
My Mum cleared off to find herself a better life
and my old Dad and us three stayed at home
My little Sis was all of 10
but she became the mother hen
and tried to keep us going on her own.
My Grandad fought a world war
so we could pray to old Macdonalds
burgers and fries five times a day
and as our minds grew fatter
the things that always really mattered
got shoved aside as we went out to play
And as I grow older
I wonder what we were thinking
flushing all our history down the drain
We are nothing but children
sitting on our Mothers shoulders
and its time we stood on our own feet again
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9. |
Hope and Glory
02:21
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Hope and Glory
In this land of hope and glory
Where we live day after day
There’s true equality
At least that’s what they say
You’re free to speak
Cos you know no-one will hear
Complaints about the rates
Or gnats piss in your beer
We’ve run right out of ppills my dear
We’re making guns instead
Perhaps you’d like to try a bullet in the head
It’s a game
It’s a paradise for fools
It’s fun
But only if you break the rules
Rule Brittania, Brittania rules the waves
But so what
Trident missiles
Were once worth quite a lot
Now the rag and bone man
As honest as the day
Would give a fiver
To tow them all away
The price of gold has fallen
Facts must be faced
Why not put your money into nuclear waste
And now the tories
They say they really care
And if we vote for them
They’ll make our country fair
A firy tale decending into farce
The sun won’t ever shine
From any tories arse
And there’s that fat bloke
Who flys in air force one
His only policy
Is look after number one
And half the world
Seems to thinks he’s got it right
While all the rest of us
Get ready for a fight
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10. |
Who'll be there
02:05
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Be there
They came for the Jews,
no-one spoke out -
Who’ll be there for you when you need them?
Then they came for the commies,
and no-one spoke out
Who’ll be there for you when you need them?
Then they came for the unions,
no-one spoke out
Who’ll be there for you when you need them?
All kinds of people
Need all kinds of people
Who’ll be there for you when you need them?
They came for Steve Biko.
No-one spoke out
Who’ll be there for you when you need them?
They came for Mandela,
No-one spoke out
Who’ll be there for you when you need them?
They came back for you
there was no-one left
Who’ll be there for you when you need them?
All kinds of people
Need all kinds of people
Who’ll be there for you when you need them?
Pastor Martin Niemöller (adapted)
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Tony Phillips UK
Award winning singer-songwriter and community activist, Tony has been performing and promoting live music for 4 decades as a
soloist and with the Doghouse Collective. Find out more at:
www.rollingon.org
www.cluzionmusic.co.uk and tonyjphillips.org.uk
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