1. |
Breakfast to Bed
03:03
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Floating around in my mind
Thoughts of a miserable
An unkind kind
“I tried so hard,
Seems I wasted my time!”
“I never saw it coming,
Well, I must’ve been blind!”
Racing around in my head
The words that you said
Still make me see red...
Oh, I torture myself
From breakfast to bed
Floating around my consciousness
Worry and fear and struggle and stress
Had a bellyful of nodding
And just saying, “yes!”
How can I have more
When I’m obsessed with less?
Whirling and swirling in my head
“Gotta do it now
‘cause soon I’ll be dead!”
Oh, how I torture myself
From breakfast to bed
Be careful what you wish for
Be mindful what you do
‘cause whatever you give your attention to
It’s comin’ right back to you!
“I just want to be happy”
I would hear myself say
“I just want to be carefree
Please take my worries away”
And “I just want to be peaceful
So please let me be free”
And “I just want to live lightly
Let me be me!”
Floating around in my mind
Seems I’m learning to be patient
Seems I’m learning to be kind
I’m looking for things
That I really want to find
If it’s dragging me down
Well, I’m leaving it behind
Racing around in my head
Rather than depressed
Well, I’ll be blessed instead
Why did I torture myself
From breakfast to bed?
Be careful what you wish for
Be mindful what you do
‘cause whatever you give your attention to
It’s comin’ right back to you!
Oh, be careful what you wish for
Be mindful what you do
‘cause whatever you give your attention to
It’s comin’ right back to you
It’s comin’ right back to you
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It’s comin’ right back to you
It’s comin’ back to you!
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2. |
Dig
03:24
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When you are righteous
(I told you so)
And blameless
(It wasn’t my fault)
And perfect
in every respect
Dig!
We only see you
As you’d like to be
It’s not the real you
We’re all two people you see
But you’re not lying
Simply trying
Dig!
Let’s hope they you throw you a ladder
Let’s hope they throw you a rope
Before you dig any deeper
It’s getting steeper
That slippery slope!
What do you do
When you’re up to your elbows
What do you say
When you’re up to your ear’oles
Better pack, Jack
There ain’t no way back
“You couldn’t match me
I’m so healthy and wise
You wouldn’t catch me
Eating pizzas or pies
I live on lentils
Environmentals…"
Dig!
We’ll forgive you
Then forget...
All about you!
Let’s hope they you throw you a ladder
Let’s hope they throw you a rope
Before you dig any deeper
It’s getting steeper
That slippery, slippery, slippery
slippery, slippery, slippery slope!
What do you do
When you’re up to your elbows?
What do you say
When you’re up to your ear’oles?
Better pack, Jack
There ain’t no way back
What do you do
When you’re up to your elbows?
What do you say
When you’re up to your ear’oles?
Better pack, Jack
There ain’t no way back
What do you do
When you’re up to your elbows?
And what do you say
When you’re up to your eyeballs?
You better pack, Jack
‘cause there’s no way back
Better pack, Jack, there ain’t no way back!
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3. |
Into the Wild
03:13
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For quite some time you span me ‘round
(Dormida, despierta, la cabeza me da vueltas)
An endless merry-go-merry-go-round
(Soñando, perdida, despierta, dormida)
You had me in a proper tizzy
(Que loca que estoy)
That kept me feeling rather dizzy
Then I woke up
(Y desperté)
And now I read you like a book
(Y desde entonces comprendí)
Then you let me go...
ʻcause I let you
I let you let me go
ʻcause I let you
I let you let me go
(Libre...)
Into the wild
(Queriéndo un beso, no te tinca un momento)
For quite some time you had me guessing
With all your changing and your messing
(Pensando, dudando, no sé dónde voy)
I only ever thought of you
I lost myself and so did you
Then I woke up
(Y desperté)
And now I read you like a book...
Then I let you
I let you let me go
Then I let you
I let you let me go
Let me go free
(A la eternidad...)
ʻcause I let you
I let you let me go
ʻcause I let you
I let you let me go
Let me go free
Into the wild
(Salvaje ...)
Into the wild...
(Perdida ...)
Then I let you go
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4. |
Catch Me
03:52
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Catch Me
I’m falling
Heed me
I’m calling
Free me
I’m tethered
Love me
And save me
From the storm
Feed me
I’m hungry
Warm me
I’m cold
Find me
I’m lost
Love me
And save me
From the storm
But my voice is unheard
All my tears are in vain
My homeland
In the name of freedom
Has neglected my pain
Clothe me
I’m naked
Shelter me
I’m homeless
Tell me
I’m wanted
Love me
And save me
From the storm
But my voice is unheard
All my tears are in vain
My homeland
In the name of freedom
Has neglected my pain
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5. |
How Long
02:56
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Trying hard to fit the mould
Keep in line, be conventional
Is that the way it should be?
‘cause that’s what the whole world tells me
And I believe you truly love me
I can see that you feel proud of me
Is that the way it should be?
‘cause that’s what the whole world tells me
But how, how long
How, how long
How, how long
Can I keep this up?
Keep smiling, keep on clowning
Don’t show that I’m actually drowning
Ooooh...turns out
My disguise is actually yours
(Not even sure who I’m wearing it for)
Ooooh...
So many unspoken words
It’s a delicate house of cards
Is that the way it should be?
‘cause that’s what the whole world tells me
And don’t upset the applecart
Things are fine the way they are
Is that the way it should be?
‘cause that’s what the whole world tells me
But how, how long
How, how long
How, how long
How, how long
How, how long
Can I keep this up?
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6. |
In Sheep's Clothing
03:16
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I used to think you’re real
And I used to think you’re kind
I once believed I was
The person you defined
Then the scales fell from my eyes!
I used to think you’re loving
(In sheep’s clothing)
I used to think you’re wise
(In sheep’s clothing)
You tell me that you care
(In sheep’s clothing)
And it’s safe for me to share
(In sheep’s clothing)
Is that sheep’s clothing that you wear?
(In sheep’s clothing)
Nobody gets to define me
Nobody gets to blame me and shame me
And put me down
Nobody gets to control me
Or mould me and hold me from breaking out
I’m free and I see
That you’re in sheep’s clothing!
I wondered why you’d change the rules
(In sheep’s clothing)
And watch me dance the dance of fools
(In sheep’s clothing)
Took too long for me to realise
(In sheep’s clothing)
That it was all a pack of lies
(In sheep’s clothing)
Then the scales fell from my eyes
(In sheep’s clothing)
Nobody gets to define me
Nobody gets to blame me and shame me
And put me down
Nobody gets to control me
Or mould me and hold me from breaking out
Nobody gets to define me
And shame me
And put me down
Nobody gets to control me
And mould me and hold me
From breaking out
I’m free and I see
That you’re in sheep’s clothing
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7. |
Dysfunctionormal
03:40
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Been trying to please you
Trying to get it right
Been trying to save you
From your self-inflicted plight
Tried to protect you
From the harm at hand
I’ve been the bad guy
So you don’t have to
Tried to decipher
Your secret code
One day it’s ‘SOS’
The next it’s ‘leave alone’
I can’t neglect you
Leave you exposed
But then you disconnect
I’ve overstepped
And the door is closed
Heaven knows I’m trying
Heaven knows that I have tried
Heaven knows it’s mystifying
Heaven knows I’m mystified
Heaven knows how I’ve stayed sane
Heaven knows how I’ve stayed calm
Heaven knows why I’ve come back for more
It’s been going on for so long
Heaven knows it’s been god-awful…
That’s why I’m dysfunctionormal!
Gone undetected
Unseen or shown
It might sound crazy
But it’s all I’ve ever known
I used to tail you
Down every fresh dead-end
Thank god for lightbulb day
(Stopped me going round the bend)
Heaven knows I am trying
Heaven knows that I've tried
Heaven knows it’s mystifying
Heaven knows I’m mystified
Heaven knows how I’ve stayed sane
Heaven knows how I’ve stayed calm
Heaven knows why I’ve come back for more
It’s been going on for so long
Heaven knows it’s been god-awful…
It's no wonder I’m dysfunctionormal!
Heaven knows I am trying
Heaven knows that I've tried
Heaven knows it’s mystifying
Heaven knows I’m mystified
Heaven knows how I’ve stayed sane
Heaven knows how I’ve stayed calm
Heaven knows why I’ve come back for more
It’s been going on for so long
Heaven knows it’s been god-awful…
Welcome to dysfunctionormal!
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8. |
Living On Froth
03:15
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You softly smiled when you awoke today
Wanted to hear all that I had to say
And reassured me
Blew all my fears away
You accept the person that I am
And spur me on to achieve all I can
Restore perspective
When I’m lost and have no plan
You make me feel good to be
Feeling good to be me
Thinking, feeling, touching, seeing
Being, believing, knowing, needing
Smiling, showing, trusting, learning
Being in love with you
Makes me feel good
You never speak harsh words you may regret
And welcome all ideas
With nothing ever permanently set
And generously give and yet so humbly get
You make me feel good to be
Feeling good to be me
Thinking, feeling, touching, seeing
Being, believing, knowing, needing
Smiling, showing, trusting, learning
Being in love with you
Makes me feel good
Being in love with you
Makes me feel loved
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9. |
Nobody
02:59
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If I drove a fast car
Would you notice me?
Or if I led a fast life
Would you notice me?
If I smoked 40 fags a day
Would you notice?
If I drank myself stupid
Would you notice me?
Or if I ‘did it’ with a footballer
Would you notice me?
If I had a boob job
Would you notice?
Well, it’s better being a nobody
‘cause you just do your own thing
And there is no need to worry
What other people think
There’s no slander in the papers
No intrusion in your life
No wonder you are crying
You’re a somebody
It’s a shallow world
It’s a shallow world that we live in
And if you scratch the surface
Do you like what you find?
What you’re living?
If I had a great body
Would you notice me then?
Or if I had a famous daddy
Would you notice me then?
Would you notice me
On the TV?
Well, it’s better being a nobody
‘cause you just do your own thing
And there is no need to worry
What other people think
There’s no scandal in the papers
No intrusion in your life
No wonder you are crying
You’re a somebody
It’s a shallow world
It’s a shallow world that we live in
If you scratch the surface
Do you like what you find?
What you’re living?
If I drove a fast car
Would you notice me?
Or if I led a fast life
Would you notice me?
If I had a boob job…
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10. |
Half Me
03:40
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How can you look at me?
How can you say that to me?
How can you not see
That’s half me?
Half me
Hate you have held inside
To you is justified
And you speak, speak your mind
So unfairly
Unfairly
Falling from your mouth
Pouring from your head
So oblivious
To what you have said
And the harm you do
Escapes your view
‘cause it’s not about the outside
It’s about you
How can you not know
What you do to those
Who only want to be close
To you, to you?
Falling from your mouth
Pouring from your head
So oblivious
To what you have said
And the harm you do
Escapes your view
Cause it’s not about the outside
It’s about you
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11. |
Mr Nice Guy
02:44
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It’s not getting any better
Since you knocked me off my feet
It’s not getting any better
Since you screamed me down the street
I’m not getting any wiser
As to what I do to change
I’ll have to try a little harder
Maybe that’ll stop the rage
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
Hope he stays a while
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
I might stay a while
It’s not getting any better
Since you threw me out of bed
Must be something that I said
It’s me, I’m screwed up in the head
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
Hope he stays a while
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
I might stay a while
I wish I was someone nice
Didn’t need telling twice
Wish I was someone
Who deserved you
Wish I could get it right
I always pick the fight
If I could change
I might make you happy
Make you happy
Make you happy…
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
Hope he stays a while
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
Here comes Mr Nice Guy
I might stay a while (- take out exclamation mark)
It’s not getting any better
Since Mr nice guy went away
I wish he would come to stay
I’ll just give it one more day
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12. |
Because
04:21
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Maybe the haze
Of one last cigarette
Will help to cloud the clarity
Nullify the surety
Help me to forget
Why I just can’t sleep tonight
Maybe the effect
Of the potion I am drinking
Will ease it, just a little
Tease it just a little
Stop me from thinking
Why I just can’t sleep tonight
Because what...
The world is gonna end?
Because what....
The sky is gonna fall?
Because what...
After all,
Would you die if I
Leave tonight?
Maybe the haze
Of one last cigarette
Will help to cloud the clarity
Nullify the surety
Help me to forget
Why I just can’t leave tonight
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Kafkadiva Leicester, UK
Kafkadiva is a female-fronted three-piece whose genre is 'quirky & satirical bluesy-rock-
pop'.
With influences ranging from Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Cream & Free to Portishead & Alanis Morissette, Kafkadiva present a truly unique sound which appeals to a diverse audience.
Their songs express deep sensitivity & romance as well as raw, edgy rock demonstrating both versatility and ability.
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