12 STONE TODDLER

LYRICS

‘SCHEMING’ ALBUM LYRICS

Batten Down The Hatches

Wind powers our sails
But if it should fail,
Shall we get the motor running?
Need the fuel to run the engine,
To give unto us light.
So we can make a new invention, right?

Batten down the hatches,
Something’s coming,
Something big and ugly.
Better go and lock the door.
Something’s coming . . .

When you hear the battle cry,
Come in with the tide,
You know there’s trouble coming.
The temperature starts to rise
And cannons will fire.

Fire up the machine, get a head of steam,
Working with the cogs and pistons.
We’ve detected a disturbance,
Bigger fish to fry,
So no-one try to be a wise guy.

Batten down the hatches,
Something’s coming,
Something big and ugly.
Better go and lock the door.
Something’s coming . . .

When you hear the battle cry,
Come in with the tide,
You know there’s trouble coming.
The temperature starts to rise
And cannons will fire.

This Suit

I dreamed I would play in the movies.
They gave me a moment to shine.
The script‘s written, how could they do this?
Don’t have any lines.

I’m stuck in the role of a monster,
I have to come out of a hole.
Could do so much better,
I want to play the starring role.

This suit just won’t fit me,
This suit just won’t fit me.
I’ve got to get into my skin.
Don’t think I can take it, I need to be naked.
The outside is trying to get in.

I don’t want to sleep in pyjamas,
I won’t go to work in a tie.
I’m breaking, I’m having a drama,
I’m too young to die.
The scenery’s started collapsing,
And soon there’ll be nowhere to hide.
A fish out of water,
I’m gasping, tried to fight the tide.

This suit just won’t fit me,
This suit just won’t fit me.
I’ve got to get into my skin.
Don’t think I can take it, I need to be naked.
The outside is trying to get in.

I’m feeling so strange, it’s too late to change.
I’ve got to get into my skin.
All eyes are on me, in purgatory,
The outside is trying to get in.

Under The Weather

Ba - ba ba ba ba ba
Ba - Ba -Ba - ba oh ba

I will be here,
My monument will stand.
I have conquered a mountain,
I hold it in my hand.

Ba - ba ba ba ba ba
Ba - Ba -Ba - ba oh ba

I can see clear,
From a great height I stand.
I will run through the clouds
And float back down to the land.

Ba - ba ba ba ba ba
Ba - Ba -Ba - ba oh ba

I won’t stay under the weather,
I will risk burning my feathers.

Drowning A Witch

Don’t stop doing what you do,
‘cos someone is bigger than you.
The devil is drowning a witch,
A captain goes down with his ship.

Does it feel like we’re sinking?
Watch the bubbles rise.
Is that water crawling up my thighs?
Is it time?

Man over, man overboard.
Man over, man overboard.

Dont stop doing what you do,
‘cos someone is bigger than you.
The devil is drowning a witch,
A captain goes down with his ship.

Come sing along, sing along,
long, long,
Bang a drum, bang a drum, bang a rum pum pum.
Sing along, sing as loud as you want,
want, want.
And then start it again from the front.

Dont stop doing what you do,
‘cos someone is bigger than you.
The devil is drowning a witch,
A captain goes down with his ship.

Kick Me A Little Bit

Never know what tomorrow brings,
To second guess is to wishful think.
What’s ahead and what’s in the rear-view mirror,
It’s much the same when you get right near.

I am scared to be safe,
‘cos I know it can break.
Better off afraid.
I am down on my luck,
‘cos it’s less of a drop,
When I fall again…
Kick me a little bit.

Don’t believe in too many things.
What you’ve put in might get back again.
What makes you think you can escape the curse,
You fool?
It’s the only thing that’s inevitable.

Never get too comfortable,
Grow roots below if you stay too long.
What’s ahead and what’s in the rear-view mirror,
It’s much the same when you get so near.

I am scared to be safe,
‘cos I know it can break.
Better off afraid.
I am down on my luck,
‘cos it’s less of a drop.
When I fall again…
Kick me a little bit.

Broken Hearts & Battle Scars

Flip a coin to decide,
Watch it hang in the sky.
I have chosen my side,
Will you choose me this time?
Read the stars, ask the tarot cards
What’s in store for me?
Tell me what could be.

I don’t believe,
I’m on the winning side — I can’t believe
I keep grinning with my winning smile
I don’t believe,
I’m such a lucky guy — I can’t believe
I keep grinning with my winning smile

There’s a fork in the road,
Knife on the kitchen floor.
Magpie flies overhead,
Left my hat on your bed.
Broken hearts and the battle scars,
There is no such thing as an easy win.

Go on try, you might find it’s easy
And if you fail, try it again.
Take a breath and give it a good squeeze.
Take a punch and roll up your sleeves.
Do you want it?
Do you really, really want it?

Apple From The Tallest Tree

Sometimes things they happen suddenly,
Grow from a seed into a tree.
When conditions are in harmony,
There’s a blossoming amongst the leaves.

A farmer digs his field up with a plough,
But he cannot control the drought breaking.
Could end up buried in the barren ground
And I’m praying for a rain cloud.

The first bite is with the eye,
The first taste in a long time.
The first bite is with the eye
And my appetite is coming back to life.

I dont want the supermarket chain,
Where everything is on dispay.
All the fruit it seems to look the same,
Everything else has lost its taste.

Like a flower that’s amongst the weeds,
I want to take you home with me.
I pick an apple from the tallest tree
And I know its gonna taste so sweet.

The first bite is with the eye,
The first taste in a long time.
The first bite is with the eye
And my appetite is coming back to life.

The stars are out tonight,
The moon is full and bright
But I promise I wont bite.
Stay up until sunrise,
We’ll watch the seagulls fight,
As we rub our tired eyes.

Death in the Zoo

I can see your spirit dying
And the tears you’ve never cried.
In the way you walk in circles,
The wind that howls around in the sky.
I know you dream of freedom
But you’re locked up in a zoo.
Want to be the one who frees you
But I’m inside it too.

The key to freedom, the key to freedom,
Can’t seem to find it, can’t seem to find it.
We’re locked inside here, just animals in a zoo.

Same old record keeps revolving,
There’s a memory in your head.
Same old message keeps repeating,
You long to hear what’s never been said.
You know I would dearly love to touch you,
But I’m in a different cage.
And it’s not for want of trying,
I’ve been here for an age.

The key to freedom, the key to freedom,
Can’t seem to find it, can’t seem to find it.
We’re locked inside here, just animals in a zoo.

We are the jailers, we’re our own jailers.
We are spectators, our own spectators.
Can’t seem to help it, we’re animals in a zoo.

There’s a flutter in the birdhouse,
There’s a crying in their song.
There’s a thumping in the ape house,
Look through the bars to see what’s gone wrong.
The keeper’s in a panic, he’s afraid to break the news.
We must redirect the public, a death inside the zoo.

Scheming

I know what you’re scheming,
You have been privately dreaming.
Eyes soon will be streaming,
Room full of jewels, quietly gleaming.
Know what you are thinking,
I must have been drinking.
I know what you’re scheming,
I caught you dreaming.

Were you at the door?
Thought you were knocking,
I couldn’t be sure.
I sit on the floor, quietly rocking,
You’ve seen it before.

Smoke, know where the fire is,
I read all your diaries.
Feeding the flames, pouring on water,
Running away but now I caught ya.
Dragged kicking and screaming,
I must have been steaming.
I know what you’re scheming,
I caught you dreaming.

Were you at the door?
Thought you were knocking,
I couldn’t be sure.
I sit on the floor, quietly rocking,
You’ve seen it before.

It (Was Such A Beautiful Thing)

Shining jewel in the night,
Was a glimpse of the Divine.
My heart leapt into my mouth,
Knew I had to make it mine.

Thinking about it,
Can’t live without it.
Was such a beautiful thing.

Like a moth into a flame,
Battered helplessly around.
Didn’t feel any pain,
Cinders fell down to the ground.

Thinking about it,
Can’t live without it.
Was such a beautiful thing.

It’s the sun down from the sky,
Or the moon caught in a lake.
I’ve been hunting all my life,
How much longer must I wait?

Thinking about it,
Can’t live without it.
Was such a beautiful thing.

Autumn Song

Won’t stay for long,
Feel the autumn light.
Summer’s gone,
The sky begins to cry.
It carries on ’til way into the night.
Carries on ’til the red raw eyes of dawn.

From a drip to a drop,
Drizzle, showers, cats and dogs.
You stamp your feet in puddles
And hold my hand when thunder rolls,
My dear.

Won’t stay for long,
Feel the autumn light.
Summer`s gone,
The sky begins to cry.
It carries on ’til way into the night.
Carries on ’til the red raw eyes of dawn.

From a drip to a drop,
Drizzle, showers, cats and dogs.
You stamp your feet in puddles
And hold my hand when thunder rolls,
My dear.

Seasick

I lie awake and I am haunted by the water,
I toss and turn, I’m at the mercy of the sea.
The wild wind that fills the sails of an armada,
Could tear this ship apart and be the death of me.

So strapped into the bed I struggle like a hurricane,
The hurricane that is the nightmare of the sea.
I fear under the ship a monster waits to swallow me,
Holding the treasure to my heart I grit my teeth.

Every single day, I hide away, I try to pray,
Nothing to say, the final day, come quickly.
Letters I can’t send, oh how I crave my journey’s end
And I don’t even have a friend, please take me home.

Adventurer who tried to touch forbidden treasure,
A hungry man wasn’t invited to the feast.
A drunken man who tries to reach the final bottle,
A prisoner begins to make the final plea.
But there’s no currency can bribe this executioner,
The stolen gold is sinking deep beneath the sea.
The voices ringing in the wind I hear, accusing me,
The tentacles that drag their victims underneath…

Every single day, I hide away, I try to pray,
Nothing to say, the final day, come quickly.
Letters I can’t send, oh how I crave this journey’s end
And I don’t even have a friend, please take me home.

Pitch Black

How will I ever know if you don’t tell me?
How can I know what’s on your mind?
How will I ever know if you don’t tell me?
Trouble that’s undefined
Put to the test, I make a mess
Knowledge I lack, pitch black
How will I ever know if you don’t tell me?
Leaving me far behind

How will I ever know if you don’t tell me?
Don’t be the first one to attack
How will I ever know if you don’t tell me?
How can we get it back
Want to get back, cut me some slack
Knowledge I lack, pitch black
How will I ever know if you don’t tell me?
Stretching me on your rack

How will I ever know if you don’t tell me?
Tell me, no need to be afraid
How will I ever know if you don’t tell me?
Break down your barricade
Can’t I persuade you to feel safe?
Knowledge I lack, pitch black
How will I ever know if you don’t tell me?
Tell me what’s in your brain

‘DOES IT SCARE YOU?’ ALBUM

Come Back!

Tomorrow’s suddenly today
Next week turns into yesterday
One year is just a breath away
The golden years get here quickly

The older I get the more difficult
The longer it takes to get things to work
The smarter I get the more stupider
The further I get less I want to go

When I was young the afternoon would never end
Break up from school, the month of June seemed much longer back then
I’m turning into my Daddy
He turned into my Granddaddy
Then someone will turn into me
Is there an end to this story?

Candles On The Cake

Some people say
We’re not getting older
We’re just getting better

The wine will age much better than the face
The candles on the cake seem to spoil the taste
The smile is thin, the skin is thick,
The hands are like a pair of bricks

The wrinkled eyes and the worry lines
The out of date and out of style
And now the out of time
The aches and pains
All the mistakes and all the who’s to blame

Some people say
We’re not getting older
We’re just getting better

The tired legs and the out of breath
The final trip to bed
To drink the final dregs
Shaky and old
The Varicose
The hand on the remote control.

Twang

Do it in the north do it in the south
Do it with your hands do it with your mouth
You can do it really quiet you can do it loud
Do it by yourself do it with a crowd

If something can make you feel great
Then why don’t you just go right ahead?
Don’t worry if you make a mistake
A hot moment how we got here today
Be Rude With You

Do it once or twice do it all the time
Do it ’til you giggle do it ’til you cry
You can do it with a wiggle you can do it shy
Do it technicolour do it black and white

Were gonna have, have a mighty twang
All by ourselves or maybe even in a gang.

Daddy Was A Bad Mother

Buried the money, out by the big old church,
He gave me a funny look: these were his dying words…
Life isn’t funny when you don’t get the work,
Can push a man to the edge,
Come smashing down to earth.
Take care of your mother,
Love her with all my heart.
Please tell her I’m sorry son
And now ya run along

Daddy was a bad mother
My daddy was a bad mother

Drive very slowly. A shovel and a sack.
A picture of me from school with a map on the back.
The ways that I will spend, already in my head.
A rush of adrenaline. Quietly panicking.

Daddy was a bad mother
My daddy was a bad mother

Dug like a loony. Eyes were raw and dry.
Was up to my neck in dirt. They snuck up from behind.
End of the story, lay in the hole I made.
The minute I get to hell,
I’m gonna make him pay.

Daddy was a bad mother
My daddy was a bad mother.

The Rabbit

Everything you want, wave the magic wand.
I will pull a trick, wave the magic stick.
Maybe the hand is quicker than the eye,
You might know things but might not know why.
Magic, you don’t always get it right,
Hoping that the well won’t run dry.

I pulled a rabbit out the hat
How in the hell did I do that?
I pulled a rabbit out the hat

Everything we need, got it up my sleeve.
Only just begun, the best is yet to come.
Maybe the hand is quicker than the eye,
You might know things but might not know why.
Magic, you don’t always get it right,
Hoping that the well won’t run dry.

I pulled a rabbit out the hat
How in the hell did I do that?
I pulled a rabbit out the hat
How in the hell did I do that?

Precious Cargo

I’m watching the wreck through rose-tinted specs
I prepared for the trip
So long to go.
Run out of road.
Lose control or grind to a halt.

Start clearing the mess, the bits and pieces of what’s left blow away
Don’t want to play
These jigsaw games puzzle me.
Maybe should be driving slowly.

If we should crash hang on to me
Superhero that I can be
I’ll take your hand and lead the way
From the fire we can escape
So we live to see another day.

Balloonatics

The big fat bastards eating all the pie
Blow up the balloons
Suck the air out of the sky
Balloons in suits inflating all the time
Corporation ball
Suck the air out of the sky

Show me when to laugh, making children cry
Show me how to live, making lots of people die
(They’re making all the lovely people die)

Balloons with grins, they’re bobbing down the hall
Corridors of power
It’s the corporation ball

The skin and bones, they’re toiling in the fields
Dreaming all the while
Of a lovely big meal
My kingdom for a tiny piece of pie
Snatch it with a hand
With my teeth I won’t be shy

I will be your friend, anything you like
Just a little taste, but no matter how I
Crawl and beg, I’m never getting any from the

Big fat bastards eating all the pie
Show me how to live
I’m so hungry I could die

“Cry in my shadow while above you I loom
I’m getting richer, I’m a laughing balloon”

Balloons are brightly coloured to be sure
Float them in the air
But they end up on the floor
A Toddler comes and pricks it with a pin
Go out with a bang
Shall we let the fun begin?

Show me when to laugh, making children cry
Show me how to live, everybody has to die
And there are no exceptions, not even the

Big fat bastards eating all the pie
Show me how to live
I’m so hungry I could die.

Fingers In The Till

A man with an eye for a bargain he could sell you a star in the sky
Take the weight of the world off your shoulders just to get to the shirt on your back
Silver coin for your eye its an offer
Keep the other so you can still cry
Stick your finger in to test the water
Buried up to your neck at low tide

Fingers in the till. You can shout the bill
Falling up that hill. Forgot you in my will

Burning a hole in your pocket
Better bank it as quick as you can
It’s what glimmers in this world of darkness that awakens the demons in man

Ten Thousand Miles Away

Cannot leave the home without spending dough
Don’t go to the city. Everything must go
Everything goes up. Doesn’t come back down
Beans burn in the kitchen. Traffic slows me down

So now that winter’s on its way
Cold winds blowing
Give me a reason why I ought to stay
‘Cos there is nothing here for me. I’ll get going

I’m gonna go ten thousand miles away
Moment I get up, working for peanuts
‘Cos the streets are busy.
Costs a lot to shop.

Living A Lie

Truth is in front of me
Before my eyes
Truth is inside of me
Beneath this disguise
Lost my identity
Memory fried
Don’t know how to do it, but I can’t carry on
Living a lie

I woke in the lower world, under my home
Draconian faces, they wouldn’t leave me alone
They said pick a number but I couldn’t decide
I screamed for the Doctor and then he dropped me a line

Take off this monkey suit
It keeps me confined
Feel my self is swelling
I’m on the rise
Don’t know what’s stopping me
Coming alive
Monkey skin is splitting ‘cos I’m getting so big
Living a lie

I woke in the lower world, under my home
Draconian faces, they wouldn’t leave me alone
They said pick a number but I couldn’t decide
I screamed for the Doctor and then he dropped me a line

I’ve got to peel my skin
Fetch me a knife
Staring in the mirror
Self-hypnotise
Watching my body melt
Don’t analyse
Tripping through the tunnel of my multiple lives
Living a lie

I’m hanging here between the sun and the moon
Wings of redemption come break my cocoon
Flying to paradise, I still believe
Drunk on my genius, won’t be deceived
You know I want to be part of it, born in the day
Working so hard at it, got to be saved
You know I’m hanging here before you, take my mortal remains
So come on Jesus, won’t you break these spiritual chains

Living a lie, been living a lie.

Tragicomedy

The devil on my shoulder says go right ahead if you want it
There’s no harm in a little kiss but a little kiss is where it started
The poison and the remedy they’re in cahoots you see, running a racket
Listen to this cacophony and wait impatiently for the tonic

I’m from this planet but feel like I’ve just landed
Invited to a tragic comedy
There’s no word for it. I ain’t got no category
Is this the place that I’m supposed to be?

What you do when you’re on your own, when you close the door behind you
What’s hiding in your bottom drawer or beneath the floor in the back room.

Ballad Of Al Coholic

Fell off the wagon
I lost my grip upon the reins
Time is dragging
I think I need a drink again
No one sees me
Live between heartbeats and my
Breathing is shallow
I was depending on them
My two white horses
Need them to pull me along the road
See them racing
Escaping way beyond control
Their blood runs quicker than my soul
They left me gasping in the cold
And now I’m broken by the road

I think I need a drink, so

I hit the bottle
Think of my friends and lovers too
Play some music
Unlock the cages in the Zoo
No one sees me
Live between heartbeats and my
Breathing is shallow
I need some company
I think I hear voices
I call them in because I can
Call the demons
They come to help me in my plan

Back on the wagon
Smoking a pipe and wearing a hat
Got a nagging
Feeling I’m growing old and fat
No one sees me
Live between heartbeats and my
Breathing is shallow
I’m independent, riding
Into the sunset
Watching the shadows stretching
I’m on the wagon
Hoping I won’t fall off again.