1. |
Electric Dirt Road
03:40
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An electric sense of hope
Baby I keep thinking I'm crashing
Is this what loves feels like?
You and me on a mattress in the back of your car?
Chocolates and cigarettes at the service station
Keep on driving I can feel you breathing
We drive past an old dry creek
The birds fly overhead
An electric sense of hope
Baby I keep thinking I'm crashing
Is this what loves feels like?
You and me on a mattress in the back of your car?
Drive down this old dirt track
10,000 lines from where I met you
We drive past an old dry creek
The birds fly overhead
Is this what love feels like?
Keep on driving I can feel you breathing
The birds fly overhead
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2. |
Shorebirds
03:25
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Car lights coming home
Down the coast
Dry sand in your eyes and I am home from this flight
In this city near the coastline
Halfway station
Train ticket still valid and I am home
Leave your past behind
Float like light
Shorebirds fly in
On their white wings
Grey sails catch the wind go hunting
Join the dots
Migration lines
These hearts these beats for you and for me darling
Conversation draws you in
So you can only go this way forward home
I hope you read my love letters to the future
I hope they reach you, permanent tattoos
Migration paths, hunting, home.
Written down on the earth as in the sky
Shorebirds fly in
On their white wings
Grey sails catch the wind and I am home from this flight
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3. |
Gold Coins
03:32
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Oh oh your flirtatious words
I imagine blouses lowering on skinny girls
Oh oh I wish you'd write one for me
Big boned, hopeful, sometimes pretty
Hardly a stunner, kind of average to look at...
But
This thing, this untouchable
Gold coins in a pocket all at once
Suddenly I see you
And I've known love before
So here's hoping, here's hoping...
I write songs too, I wrote one for you
Like a camera, a photo, a gift
I put love in, I hope you feel it
Maybe you'll steal it into your house
On a dark night
This thing, this untouchable
Gold coins in a pocket all at once
Suddenly I see you
And I've known love before
So here's hoping, here's hoping...
Tiny attic, blazed by the sun
It's cosy at night
This thing, this untouchable
Gold coins in a pocket all at once
Suddenly I see you
And I've known love before
So here's hoping, here's
This thing, this untouchable
Gold coins in a pocket all at once
Suddenly I see you
And I've known love before
So here's hoping, here's hoping...
Here's hoping...
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4. |
Flood Song
03:30
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Been raining now for a week or more
Hasn't rained this heavy since '74
They say the dam's gonna overflow
Better pack my bags, it’s time to go
The water's rising
The water's rising
The water's rising
Gotta get out of here
Gotta get out of here
Gotta my friends shoving stuff into their cars
Got the fridge, got the TV, got my guitars
I'll stop for a scotch, but I'm way too slow
Policeman says it's time to go
The water’s rising
The water’s rising
The water’s rising
Gotta get out of here
Gotta get out of here
They say up to the roof will flood
Anything left is for the mud
What is lost may not be found
Better get ourselves to higher ground
The water's rising
The water's rising
The water's rising
Gotta get out of here
The water's rising
The water's rising
The water's rising
Gotta get out of here
The water's rising
The water's rising
The water's rising
Gotta get out of here
The water's rising
The water's rising
The water's rising
Gotta get out of here!
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5. |
Blue Dress
04:54
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Sometimes I cry but you don't
You're like a goddess high and dry
The waves rush in
I daydream on the beach
I see you in your blue dress
Some goddess on the beach
Dancing on the cliff
Dancing in the drift
Like a story being told
As I watch you unfold
Howling bells and sea shells
Whispered stories like a goddess high and dry
The rain comes down
Atop the ocean
I see you sailing off effortlessly
Some goddess on the sea
Dancing on the deck
Dancing in the drift
Like a story being told
As I watch you unfold
Sometimes you fly but I don't
You're like a goddess high and dry
The snow falls down
Atop the mountain
I see you waving in the distance
Some goddess on the snow
Dancing on the cliff
Dancing in the drift
Like a story being told
As I watch you unfold
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6. |
Lines
04:09
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We drive for miles, leave the smoke behind
The lines on his face slowly come alive
He's going home
Back to where he belongs
And the lines,
They tie him to his song
We cross the bridge, he calls aloud
The lines of the earth show him sacred ground
It's the way
Those before him have gone
And the lines
They tie him to his song
He only wants his culture's dues
That their future's theirs to choose
The journey's end, the dust has settled down
By the lines of his blood he is surrounded
It's plain to see
His family makes him strong
And the lines
They tie him to his song
And the lines
They tie him to his song
They tie him to his song
They tie him to his song
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7. |
Hourglass
03:45
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This wine brings in the clouds
Makes the city look grey and clear
Fall in love with the argument
And the chance to differ
I'm still caught up with these old loves in my head
I guess they're safe
They never blow away 'til today
Withdraw replace
Oh love send me a line
You didn't go back, you didn't go through
What's calling you?
You got to go forward, you got to go in
Friendship is like a forcefield
Do something darling
Get a picture for her
Of the kind of boy you want to stare at across a crowded room
Other people or no
7 days is 2 years fall in love like a sparrow
The sun hits you, you fall in love
Suddenly I surrender, compassionately going in to bat
Withdraw replace
Oh love send me a line
You didn't go back and you didn't go through
What's calling you?
You got to go forward you got to go in
Friendship is like a forcefield
Do something darling
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8. |
Le Gâteau
03:17
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You say you like me
Honey, I like you too
Why don't you come a little closer?
I'll ice you white, red and blue
You say you'd like to cook for me
A recipe from down the south
I think that would be nice but
I know butter wouldn't melt in your mouth
You say you like me
Honey, I like you too
Why don't you come a little closer?
I'll ice you white, red and blue
I like to cook with wine
Sometimes I put it in the food
I like to watch the naked chef
Especially when he comes up to my room
You say you like me
Honey, I like you too
Why don't you come a little closer?
I'll ice you white, red and blue
Let's go to Room 60
After dinner in the park
We'll drink some wine and eat Gruyère
And then make poetry in the dark
You say you like me
Honey, I like you too
Why don't you come a little closer?
I'll ice you white, red and blue
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9. |
Little Mista
02:23
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The thought of your smile
Keeps running around in my mind
The spark in your eye
I swear you're driving me wild
I know when you're around 'cause
You’re making my heart pound
I'll steal you away and in your ear I'll gently say
Slide over here (little mista)
I want you near (little mista)
To hold you tight (little mista)
You're mine tonight
You bounce through my life
Making all the past wrongs right
When you hold my hand
I want to hatch a plan
To get you alone
And let our fingers roam
Let's fly, let go today; in your ear I'll gently say
Slide over here (little mista)
I want you near (little mista)
To hold you tight (little mista)
You're mine tonight
Hey!
Slide over here (little mista)
I want you near (little mista)
To hold you tight (little mista)
You're mine tonight
Slide over here (little mista)
I want you near (little mista)
To hold you tight (little mista)
You're mine tonight
One! Two! One two three FOUR!
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10. |
30 Years
06:21
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It's been so long now, since I held you tight
The joy of our days is lost, in this long, long night
Now I lie alone, and I dream of the past
Living in memories, where I'm not the last
I remember the days, from across the sea
You broke all the rules, just to be with me
Now there's no desire, that can bridge this divide
No river of tears, bring you to my side
30 years, 30 years, 30 years alone, my heart full of tears
Longing for your smile, longing for your touch
30 years is far too much
Oh those glory days, when you were my other half
When you held my hand, you held my heart
But your warm embrace, has left my life
The cold has set in, I can longer fight
30 years, 30 years, you left me here for 30 years
I know it was your pride, I don't blame you as such
But 30 years is far too much
It was your life, I agree, But where did that leave me?
30 years, 30 years, 30 years alone, my heart full of tears
Longing for your smile, longing for your touch
30 years is far too...
30 years, 30 years, you left me here for 30 years
I know it was your pride, I don't blame you as such
But 30 years is far too much
I can't take it any more
Lord, I'm tired
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11. |
Road Dirt Electric
01:14
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G'day Tiger!
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Tigers and Emperors Brisbane, Australia
Tigers and Emperors is a Brisbane-based alt-folk-blues-country band.
Our music blends
beautiful harmonies and layered instrumentation with poignant lyrics, creating a sound which is quite unique, and ends up full of sunshine and happiness, drama and joy.
Most of the songs have been written at different outdoor jamming locations around the Brisbane River.
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