Songs From Then

by The Machine Breakers

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The Rolling Stone (2022) 05:13
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They met in the back of a bus in the old town She looked at him and she felt all the walls fall down She said don’t you stare at me boy like a great big fool So he’s turning red and she’s feeling cool I live on the council estate on the lower side Designed by a dick with no glasses alone in the night I’m sick and I’m tired of bending to please when it never does Why don’t you hold me now Through the night I can be the rolling stone and you can be the soldier home I can be the only one to say to you that love is king I can be the pouring rain and maybe be yours tonight You know I would not say these words to anyone And all I wanted was a friend All I wanted was a friend He works in the back of a bar it’s a long night Kissing the arse of a boss he’s a soap sud sight There’s nothing to do just to stare in her great big eyes And so he’s a fool well what a surprise I know I’m no Liverpool girl but I can be the best I sit on the edge of this life with a twelve written on my vest I’m sick and I’m tired of bending to please when it never does Why don’t you hold me now Through the night
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Two Small Hands 04:13
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Somewhere in the night you leave the day behind Standing by the long bar talking to the hoboes and assorted men He said he was king He knew your father well Fallen is the angel fallen from the grace into a bitter land And you know It takes two small hands to pray For the rain It only takes two small hands to pray Another cigarette he's coughing deeper now Many be the tragedy but I was never seen or ever found He said he was the lord My tea is colder now Standing by the long bar talking to the hoboes and assorted men And you know It takes two small hands to pray For the rain It only takes two small hands to pray But you know Two strong arms Will save the world Two small hands it takes two small hands to wipe your tears away Two small hands it takes two small hands to hold on tight With all your might To your life Let's pray For any other day Let's pray Two small hands it takes two small hands to wipe your tears away Two small hands it takes two small hands to hold on tight With all your might To your life Let's pray
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Hell There Must Be Something 04:00
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Sometimes when I touch you you don't want this any more Another bill from someone One more heartache on your floor I promised you the world if you would love me but it never came You look at me and say I took the best years but it never came It's just the same Hell there must be something Saying drive in the rain I want you back again Hell there must be something Turning dark eyes blue Tell me if it's true There must be something There must be something from above There must be some big thing called love But it gets you down I promised you the world if you would love me but it never came You look at me and say I took the best years but it never came It's just the same Hell there must be something Saying drive in the rain I want you back again Hell there must be something Turning dark eyes blue Tell me if it's true There must be something There must be something they call, something they call love There must be something they call, something they call love There must be something they call, something they call love Call it love
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The State of the Nation (2022) 05:15
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I stood with my old dad it was the morning of my life He said god is all around and god is taking sides and I knew The whitehorse would stand as I grew Staring at the photographs of Dragon and the beacon bright Hiding in your mother's cloak and drinking in the night And I knew The Whitehorse would stand as I grew And I walk around this land Yes this green and pleasant land Well god has done a bunk It's like the picture and the frame Gaps are all he's ever left and it'll never be the same and why We're walking along to the wall And I walk around this land Yes this black and ugly land And I don't know what to say This is the state of the nation This is the state of its heart heart heart This is the state of the nation This is the state of its heart heart heart I walk around into the room Into the morning light This is the state of the nation It's just a heart beat They'll give you twenty eight They'll give you thirty nine and for four Cause greed is all you'll ever want And greed is what you're for And why we're walking along to the wall And I walk around this land Yes this black and ugly land And I don't know what to say This is the state of the nation This is the state of its heart heart heart This is the state of the nation This is the state of its heart heart heart I walk around into the room Into the morning light This is the state of the nation It's just a heart beat

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A dip into the past here with new versions of the Rolling Stone and the State of the Nation plus two new tracks.

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released May 16, 2022

Many thanks to James Parkinson for lead guitar on the Rolling Stone and State of the Nation. Also thanks to Nat Hayes for piano on Hell There Must Be Something.

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The Machine Breakers Oxford, UK

The Machine Breakers' work is critically acclaimed: Sea Green described as ‘a masterpiece’, The Bells Ring Anyway nominated for a U.S. Indie Acoustic Award.
Julian Pollard’s songwriting has won plaudits from many a diverse quarter, including Mike Harding, Ray Davies and Steve Winwood.
The band have been played on the radio throughout the country, including Mike Harding's Show on BBC Radio 2. ... more

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