I. PARACHUTES
1. Don't Panic
bones sinking like stones
all that we fought for
homes places we've grown
all of us are done for
and we live in a beautiful world
yeah we do, yeah we do
we live in a beautiful world
bones sinking like stones
all that we fought for
homes places we've grown
all of us are done for
and we live in a beautiful world
yeah we do, yeah we do
we live in a beautiful world
and we live in a beautiful world
yeah we do, yeah we do
we live in a beautiful world
oh all that I know
there's nothing here to run from
'cos yeah everybody here's got somebody to lean on
2. Shiver
so I look in your direction
but you pay me no attention, do you?
I know you don't listen to me
'cos you say you see straight through me, don't you?
but on and on
from the moment I wake
to the moment I sleep
I'll be there by your side
just you try and stop me
I'll be waiting in line
just to see if you care
oh, did you want me to change?
well I'd change for good
and I want you to know
that you'll always get your way
I wanted to say...
don't you shiver
you shiver
singing loud and clear
I'll always be waiting for you
so you know how much I need you
but you never even see me, do you?
and is this my final chance of getting you?
but on and on
from the moment I wake
to the moment I sleep
I'll be there by your side
just you try and stop me
I'll be waiting in line
just to see if you care, if you care
oh, did you want me to change?
well I'd change for good
and I want you to know
that you'll always get your way
and I wanted to say...
don't you shiver
don't you shiver
I sing it loud and clear
I'll always be waiting for you
yeah I'll always be waiting for you
yeah I'll always be waiting for you
yeah I'll always be waiting for you
for you, I will always be waiting
and it's you I see
but you don't see me
and it's you I hear
so loud and so clear
I sing it loud, and clear
and I'll always be waiting for you
so I look in your direction
but you pay me no attention
and you know how much I need you
but you never even see me
3. Spies
I awake to find no peace of mind
I said how do you live
as a fugitive
down here, where I cannot see so clear
I said what do I know
show me the right way to go
and the spies came out of the water
and you're feeling so bad 'cos you know
that the spies hide out in every corner
but you can't touch them no
'cos they're all spies
they're all spies
I awake to see that no-one is free
we're all fugitives
look at the way we live
down here, I cannot sleep from fear, no
I said which way do I turn
oh I forget everything I learn
and the spies came out of the water
and you're feeling so bad 'coz you know
that the spies hide out in every corner
but you can't touch them no
'cos they're all spies
they're all spies
and if we don't hide here
they're gonna find us
and if we don't hide now
they're gonna catch us where we sleep
and if we don't hide here
they're gonna find us
and the spies came out of the water
and you're feeling so good 'cos you know
that those spies hide out in every corner
they can't touch you no
'cos they're just spies
they're just spies
they're just spies
they're just spies
4. Sparks
did I drive you away?
I know what you'll say
you say oh, see one you know
I promise you this
I'll always look out for you
yeah that's what I'll do
you say ah...
I say ah...
my heart is yours
it's you that I hold onto
yeah that's what I do
I know I was wrong
I won't let you down
oh, yeah I will, yeah I will, yes I will
I say ah...
I cry ah...
yeah I saw sparks
yeah I saw sparks
and I saw sparks
yeah I saw sparks
singing out
la la la la la la (x4)
5. Yellow
look at the stars
look how they shine for you
and everything you do
yeah they were all yellow
I came along
I wrote a song for you
and all the things you do
and it was called yellow
So then I took my turn
oh wh at a thing to have done
and it was all yellow
your skin
oh yeah your skin and bones
turn into something beautiful
and you know
you know I love you so
you know I love you so
I swam across
I jumped across for you
oh what a thing to do
'cos you were all yellow
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
oh what a thing to do
and it was all yellow
and your skin
oh yeah your skin and bones
turn into something beautiful
and you know
for you I bleed myself dry
for you I bleed myself dry
it's true
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine
look at the stars
look how they shine for you
and all the things that you do
6. Trouble
oh no, I see
a spiderweb is tangled up with me
and I lost my head
and thought of all the stupid things I'd said
oh no, what's this?
a spiderweb and I'm caught in the middle
so I turned to run
and thought of all the stupid things I'd done
and I never meant to cause you trouble
and I never never meant to do your wrong
ah, well if I ever caused you trouble
oh no I never meant to do you harm
oh no, I see
a spiderweb and it's me in the middle
so I twist and turn
but here am I in my little bubble
singing and I never meant to cause you trouble
and I never meant to do you wrong
ah, well if I ever caused you trouble
oh no I never meant to do you harm
they spun a web for me
they spun a web for me
they spun a web for me
7. Parachutes
in a haze, a stormy haze
I'll be round, I'll be loving you always
always
here I am and I'll take my time
here I am and I'll wait in line always
always
8. High Speed
can anybody fly this thing?
before my head explodes
before my head starts to ring
we've been living life... inside a bubble
we've been living life... inside a bubble
confidence in you
is confidence in me
is confidence in high speed
can anybody stop this thing?
before my head explodes
before my head starts to ring
we've been living life... inside a bubble
we've been living life... inside a bubble
confidence in you
is confidence in me
is confidence in high speed
in high speed
high speed
and high speed you want
and high speed you want
high speed you want
high speed
9. We Never Change
I wanna live life
and never be cruel
and I wanna live life
and be good to you
and I wanna fly
and never come down
and live my life
and have friends around
we never change, do we?
no, no
we never learn, do we?
so I wanna live... in a wooden house
I wanna live life
and always be true
and I wanna live life
and be good to you
I wanna fly
and never come down
and live my life
and have friends around
we never change, do we?
no no
we never learn, do we?
so I wanna live... in a wooden house
where making more friends would be easy
oh and I don't have a soul to save
yes and I sin every single day
we never change, do we?
we never learn, do we?
so I wanna live in a wooden house
where making more friends would be easy
I wanna live where the sun comes out
10. Everything's not lost
when I counted up my demons
saw there was one for every day
with the good ones on my shoulders
I drove the other ones away
so if you ever feel neglected
and if you think that all is lost
I'll be counting up my demons, yeah
hoping everything's not lost
when you thought that it was over
you could feel it all around
and everybody's out to get you
don't you let it drag you down
'cos if you ever feel neglected
if you think that all is lost
I'll be counting up my demons, yeah
hoping everything's not lost
if you ever feel neglected
if you think that all is lost
I'll be counting up my demons, yeah
hoping everything's not lost
singing out ah ah ah yeah
ah ah yeah
ah ah yeah
and everything's not lost
so come on yeah
ah ah yeah
come on yeah
and everything's not lost
ah ah yeah
ah ah yeah
ah ah yeah
and everything's not lost
so come on yeah
ah ah yeah
ah come on yeah
come on yeah
ah ah yeah
come on yeah
and everything's not lost
sing out yeah
ah ah yeah
come on yeah
everything's not lost
come on yeah
ah ah yeah
sing out yeah
and everything's not lost
11. Life Is For Living
now I never meant to do you wrong
that's what I came here to say
but if I was wrong, then I'm sorry
I don't let it stand in our way
'cos my head just aches
when I think of
the things that I shouldn't have done
but life is for living, we all know
and I dont wanna live it alone
sing ah
sing ah
and you sing ah
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