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The Breakdown

by Dan Raymond

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1.
I guess I should write these feelings out
 and hide them away until this all settles down,
 settles down. Oooh, But if this is a sign of the times, But if this is a sign of the times,
 I can’t explain without turning things ugly, 
I have to defend what I find lovely,
 Isn’t that funny?

 What do they want from me now? If this is a sign of the times, Stop for a minute,
 Wait right there,
 ‘Cus it’s a long way to heaven,
 No time for fear,
 I said wait for a minute,
 Wait for the sound of the gun, Stop for a minute, 
Catch your breath, ‘Cus it’s a long way to heaven,
 You got nothing left,
 I said wait for a minute,
 Wait for the sound of your heart What do you want from me now?
 I wanna be the man that you want, 
But what I want is a hold of my heart,
 And this is a sign of the times. Stop for a minute,
 Wait right there,
 ‘Cus it’s a long way to heaven,
 No time for fear, 
I said wait for a minute,
 Wait for the sound of the gun, Stop for a minute,
Catch your breath, ‘Cus it’s a long way to heaven,
 You got nothing left,
 I said wait for a minute,
 Wait for the sound of your heart

 I’m sure enough, 
I said I’m sure enough,
 That this is a sign of the times,
 I’m sure enough, 
I said I’m sure enough,
 That this is a sign of the times
2.
17 to 21 05:03
Forever and ever I’m waiting,
 Forever I’m waiting for you, 
To see the kingdom in your heart,
 To hate the evil that you love,
 To take this last eternal drug,
 To turn around when down is up

 Take all the nights you couldn’t sleep and
 Take your rest and take your leave and
 Take this opportunity or,
 Or you could dance forever 17 to 21, 
I guess that’s when you have your fun,
 (We stay awake till morning come)
 17 to 21, 
I guess that’s when you have your fun, (We stay asleep till kingdom come) Wasted, I wasted my whole life,
 Living outside of your love,
 Sometimes, oh sometimes it just feels so right,
 Living for a fixing of that drug, 

I want to take back what we lost,
 From 17 to 21,
 We’ll be like children in our hearts,
 Oh Lord just tell me what you want

 17 to 21, 
I guess that’s when you have your fun, 
(We stay awake till morning come)
 17 to 21, 
I guess that’s when you have your fun, (We stay asleep till kingdom come)
 17 to 21,
 I guess that’s when you have your fun,
 (We stay awake till morning come)
 17 to 21, 
I guess that’s when you have your fun, (We stay asleep till kingdom come)

 Take all the nights you couldn’t sleep and
 Remember you can always leave them
 Take this opportunity or you could, 
Or you could dance forever
3.
Homeland 05:07
Criminals on radio,
 Play that songs that make you move,
 You’ve lost control, it’s magical,
 Pouring the poison down your throat,

 Our deepest dreams and our desires, 
Everything was synthesised The televisions constant hum,
 On everyday when you were young Where’s the garden where we played?
 He’s eaten all the crumbs your laid,
 Now our work is never done, Until the sun comes

 (And it hurt) I miss my homeland (When I learnt) I miss my homeland (What they’re taking from me) I’m missing my homeland, homeland, homeland
 (And it hurt) I miss my homeland (When I learnt) I miss my homeland (What they’re taking from me) I’m missing my homeland, homeland, homeland

 And it hurt,
 When I learnt, (I’m missing my home)
 What they’re taking from me 
And it hurt,
 When I learnt, (I’m missing my home)
 What they’re taking from me

 Criminals on radio (Criminals on radio),
 Play the songs that make you move (Play the songs that make you move),
 There’s no control, it’s magic,
 And I’m at home but I’m still so homesick You run and you run away, And you run right back

 (Where’s the garden? Where?) Where’s the garden? Where?
 (Where’s the garden? Where?) Where’s the garden? Where? 
(Where’s the garden? Where?) Where’s the garden? Where? (Where’s the garden? Where?)

 Where’s the garden where we played?
 He’s eaten all the crumbs your laid,
 Now our work will never be done,
 Until the sun And it hurt,
 When I learnt,
 What they’re taking from me 
And it hurt,
 When I learnt,
 What they’re taking from me 

And it hurt,
 And we learn, (This is my home)
 And we’re falling asleep,
 And we learn,
 And we burn, (This is my home)
 And we’re falling asleep

4.
(The breakdown, the breakdown)
 It’s the breakdown,
 (The breakdown, the breakdown)
 It’s the breakdown,
 (The breakdown, the breakdown)
 It’s the breakdown,
 (The breakdown, the breakdown)
 It’s the breakdown We’ve got to break away,
 We’ve got to break it up,
 The breakdown’s coming

 And you can’t get away,
 So make yourself at home,
 ‘Cus the breakdown is coming

 (The breakdown, the breakdown)
 It’s the breakdown,
 (The breakdown, the breakdown)
 It’s the breakdown,
 (The breakdown, the breakdown)
 It’s the breakdown,
 (The breakdown, the breakdown)
 It’s the breakdown
5.
Change!

 Change your mind,
 I can’t change mine,
 You’re past your prime,
 You’re out, out of time

 There’s something in your eyes, 
It’s reaching me inside,
 And I just can’t unwind,
 There’s something in your voice,
 The whitest of white noise, 
You’re terrible at lying, woo!

 Change your mind, 
I can’t change mine, 
So I want you to,
 Change your mind, 
I can’t change mine,
 So I want you to change
 (We’re living on borrowed time)
 And I want you to change 
(We’re living on borrowed time) 

I’ll give you diamonds, 
It’s nothing but the finest for my love,
 I’ll give you silence,
 Just put an end to all this rock and roll, hey hey hey

 Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Oh you’re cutting up those lines, 
I think you might have crossed the line, 
I don’t want to end your good time but,
but, but, but!
 When people think I’m strange, 
 I’m hearing what they say,
 But it’s not too late to change your mind,

 Change your mind,
I can’t change mine,
 So I want you to,
 Change your mind,
I can’t change mine,
 So I want you to change
 (We’re living on borrowed time)
 Yea, I want you to change
 (We’re living on borrowed time)

 Change!
 Your mind, 
Change!
 Your mind, Change!
 Change!


6.
Worlds Apart 03:49
I feel like a different man,
 They chewed me up and spat me out,
 ‘Cus I’m better off in Your hands, 
I’ve tried every type of love,
 I’ve done every kind of drug,
 Just gimme that excommunication,
 Woo! What have I done ‘cus I’m rotting in jail,
 You changed my mind, you little serpent, you have, 
Baby, everybody’s waiting, 
I said baby, your ship is sailing away 

We used to wanna be cool, 
 They said it won’t be for long, 
I used to think that this day would never come, 
I used to want to have fun,
 Now we’re worlds and worlds apart

 What have I done ‘cus I’m rotting in hell,
 You changed my mind, you little serpent, you have,
 Ahhhh, now I’m waiting,
 Gimme that excommunication 

I made a pact with you but,
 Oh I didn’t count on this,
 Oh but baby, everybody’s waiting,
I said baby, your ship is sailing away

 We used to wanna be cool, 
 They said it won’t be for long, 
I used to think that this day would never come,
 I used to want to have fun,
 Now we’re worlds and worlds apart
 We used to speed in the rain,
 I used to turn you on,
 I never thought that this day would ever come,
 I used to want to have fun,
 Now we’re worlds and worlds apart

 We’re worlds and worlds apart,
 We’re worlds and worlds apart,
 We’re worlds and worlds apart

7.
Call On Me 04:17
I tend to use discretion,
 But a fake confession of love is all you had to offer,
 To take me in and take me out, 
I hate to be the bearer of bad news,
 But sometimes you have got to choose,
 Which of your lives you want to lose,
 Show me where you think it hurts,
 The diagnosis is much worse,
 You can’t do these things on the cheap,
 They operate while you’re asleep

 And I know that you called on me,
 That you called on me,
 That you called on me

8.
Toll House 06:16
Heaven,
 Stretch out your hands,
 There’s no where we can land,
 We’re helpless 

I’m losing my foothold, 
I’m stuck in aerials,
 God help me 

A terrifying end,
 Like poison from a friend,
 You’re helpless

 Possessions become jokes,
 Your house goes up in smokes, 
God help me,
 God help me

 There’s one for pride,
 And one for hurting,
 And every time you showed no mercy,
 When you die I’ll light a candle,
 ‘Cus you’ll see things you just can’t handle

 When your supply,
 Has just run dry, 
And you have to face,
 The morning light,
 And no one’s there to shield your eyes, 
And there’s no way to put up a fight,
 Hey!

 Ooooh,
 Ooooh,
 Ooooh 

There’s one for theft,
 And a heavy toll,
 For a man with a pornographic soul,
 So, so, so when I die, 
Please say a prayer, 
 ‘Cus I know you think that no one hears

 When your supply,
 Has just run dry,
 And you have to face,
 The morning light,
 And no one’s there to shield your eyes,
 And there’s no way to put up a fight,
 No, no 

Ooooh, 
Ooooh,
 Ooooh

credits

released November 17, 2021

Produced by Dan Raymond
Saxophone on ‘Sign of the Times' by Callum Lee
Additional mixing on ’17 to 21’ by Luke Rowell
Mastered by Z. Emerson

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