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Sugar Junkie

by Crimson Hue

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That's the trouble with sunshine Always on the move That's the trouble with sunshine Never into the groove That's the trouble with grey days They always come back Turnin' everything black Turnin' everything black Into every life A little rain must fall But it's not your fault That's the trouble with days And into every head Some ugly thoughts must form But it's not your fault If it all goes wrong It’s the trouble with days What’s the weather today? No-one can say
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Nervous 03:29
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Insulin 03:43
Sweetness, you make me blue Sugar, I’m hooked on you Honey, from a honey bee Money, comes from the money tree Strange, how no-one else can see We’re deranged, it’s very clear to me Waiting, for the penny to drop Choking, in a candy shop I was only eight years old Dip my fingers in the pot of gold Run around the corner, down the lane Been here before and I’ll be back again Junkies, that’s what we are Flunkies, presidents and movie stars (it doesn’t matter) You can take your medicine Won’t save you from the mess you’re in You’re gonna spend your life Trying to get thin It’s got something to do with insulin
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Diamond Rose 04:16
There’s no hope for me because I’m not the man I thought I was I’m a fool, driven by lust Break my heart, you won’t be the first I’m fat and I’m forty five All fucked up but I’m still alive Snore like a bear, live in a dream Shut that door and pass the Vaseline I had a good life, takin’ them calls I gave it all up for a kick in the balls She was gonna rescue me Now she won’t let me leave She’s my baby, got a gun She’s my baby, drivin’ a car She’s my baby, speakin’ in tongues She’s my baby, like a movie star Her mama won’t even look at me Too busy watchin Russian TV The baby is screaming all day long We ain’t speakin’, and it’s all gone wrong She’s getting’ colder by the minute I’m feelin’ it All I gotta do is get my papers back, And get myself back to the good old home country That’s all I gotta do. Deep in my heart, the winter is kickin’ in I bought her all those fancy clothes I even bought her a diamond rose She fixed my teeth And then she went out and bought me a funeral wreath I’m gonna skip town Just as soon as I can talk me an airplane down Gotta leave this place behind Before I go right out of my tiny mind
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One thing I’ve learned Nothing is what it seems Loveliness can burn Beauty can be obscene Every paving stone is a trap door Every shadow harbours the beast You have to take less when you really want more You can be obtuse, but you can’t be oblique Everybody is listening So listen close to me Every body is listening But are they listening to me? Saw my lover’s portrait in the fire Saw her likeness turn to smoke Hands in her pockets, I was eaten by desire Sick and tired of the same old joke Why can’t we keep quiet? Why can’t we settle down? Every crowd on the street is a riot Hung, drawn and quartered, sold by the pound The government have been taping you You’re in the party, so it’s not so bad Don’t be oppressed, don’t be blue They’re sending you a birthday card
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Democracy ain't for you Democracy ain't for me They're watching everything we do There ain't nothin' they can't see The freedoms that they take And the chains they make you buy The whole damned thing's a fake They got angels in the sky When it comes to taking your cash They put hole right in the wall They got a way to manage your stash To make sure they take it all You vote for a guy you don't know Who believes in things you don't You saw him once on a tv show He wants you to love him but you won't Don't speak up too loud You just might get a disease Be humble, don't be proud In fact, just get on your knees You got an ass to kiss If you wanna get success An opportunity you can't miss A golden chance to impress Way back in days of yore Democracy sure was great You couldn't go from shore to shore There wasn't time to participate Now they make the news Before it's even here We all got walkin' shoes There's nothing we need fear If they wanted to mobilise The vote there is a way But it's no surprise They ain't givin' the secret away The boss don't want you free He don't want you in command He stands behind the stage of democracy With puppet strings in his hand He's got stuff he wants to sell ya Got a good deal in taiwan He's only too happy to tell ya What's big this year in japan He wants to keep you happy Fat and full of joy Better get your wallet out snappy You can't take it with you, boy Some days you feel so bad You're tired of all this stuff With everything you've ever had Did you ever have enough? You gotta right to live without fear 'Cos life is sweet and short The path you gotta take is very near All you do is follow your feet We all got walkin' shoes
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I get up in the morning I go to work I hate myself My boss is a jerk I'm 44 years old Still diggin' the dirt For a pot of gold And a purple shirt I heard a song about the end of it all I heard the President say, "Let's have a ball, before the fall." I'm decadent I'm soft like cheese My anger spent I'm on my knees Philadelphia Danish blue I love the paraphernalia What's a red blooded boy supposed to do? I'm hummin' this little tune Entirely of my own devisin’ Here comes that big buffoon Straddling the horizon He's got a rocket in his pocket And game boy in his hand He's really gonna sockit to ya Right here in your home land
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Small Dog 02:39
You got me runnin' around, runnin' up and down. A small dog doesn't realise it's a small dog 'Cos they don't deal in size In it's own mind Each dog is big as any other It's the way they're designed. Imagine a dog who knew he was smaller than the rest What would he do? Would he still chase the swan for miles on the sand Knowing it might never land?
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Light Years 04:24
Half a dozen light years from here There is a place Where no-one lives in fear No-one is disgraced Fluffy clouds and angel wings Demons far below Children circle, Crosby sings "Footprints in the snow" Everyone you've ever known A million years away You are never going home You're here to stay Just around the corner in your mind There is a place Where no-one knows your name No-one knows your face For some of us it's hell For some it's paradise
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This album was recorded between April 2004 and March 2005. Remastered April 2014.

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released April 27, 2014

Crimson Hue - vocals.
Peri Urban - stringed instruments, keyboards.
Davie Robinson - bass, keyboards.
James Brodie - drums, samples and percussion.
Largy Baan - backing vocals.

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Like all musicians I wished I had the same number of limbs as an octopus. My wish was granted, but not in the way I had hoped for. My cephalopod partner is an enthusiastic volunteer from the worldwide animal charity Save Humans From Themselves. We share a special kind of love. ... more

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