THE JESUS SONG

VERSE 1
Jesus came and sat me down
He told me to stop telling lies
He said if you don’t stop messing around
You won’t have a very good life.

VERSE 2
Jesus came and sat me down
He told me to stop being mean
He said if you throw your weight around
Your grass will never be green.

Chorus
Jesus said he didn’t wanna be so good
He said he didn’t wanna be just a piece of wood
On a wall anymore.

VERSE 3
Jesus came and sat me down
He said he was so very worried
He said he just wanted to clown around
He’s tired of saving the world.

VERSE 4
Jesus came and sat me down
He said it was nearly Christmas
He said they’ve run it right into the ground
So now it’s virtually useless.

CHORUS

BRIDGE
He said he didn’t want to be treated like a God
If you put him on a pedestal it’s too easy to fall off
And you can blame it on the early church,
With their unreasonable expectations,
Their incantations, and all the Stations of the Cross.

REPEAT V1 and V3
Jesus said he didn’t wanna be so good
Said he didn’t wanna be just a piece of wood
Jesus said he didn’t wanna save the world
He said he just wanted to meet a nice girl and live somewhere

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THE NUMBERS

VERSE 1
There are ten to the power of eighty atoms In the universe
A thousand million stars are shining down on all of us.
There are six or seven thousand million people in the world
And there’s at least a thousand million beautiful girls

1st CHORUS
but I can only count up to one oh yeah
alone among the numbers
you rise above the numbers

VERSE 2
have you ever tried to count the grains of sand upon the beach
or catch a ride on every wave that rolls in from the sea
do you know how many particles are burning in the sun
or how many bullets you can fire from a gun

2nd CHORUS
I can only count up to one
And I can only count one of you oh yeah
Alone among the numbers
You rise above the numbers

BRIDGE
Too many people here there and everywhere
Why do I feel so lonely?
Too many vehicles driving round in circles
Who could ride in ‘em all

REPEAT VERSE 1
But I can only count up to one
And I can only count one of you
And you can always count on me oh yeah
Alone among the numbers
You rise above the numbers
One two three four five six seven eight etc.

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QUIET NIGHT

VERSE 1
I walked into the garden
I could hear the night-birds singing
And the moon was rolling through the sky.
I couldn’t hear a car horn
Or the noisy neighbours drinking
It was such a quiet night

VERSE 2
I walked into the garden
I could hear the wind whispering
And the stars were rolling in the sky
I could hear a heartbeat
I could hear the willows weeping
It was such a quiet night

1st CHORUS
Oh happiness yeah happiness
You don’t know that you’ve got it
Till it’s gone.

VERSE 3
I thought I heard a car-horn
As it came around the corner
But it was just a trick of the mind
I thought I heard you call my name
I thought I heard you murmur
This is such a quiet night

2nd CHORUS
Oh happiness yeah happiness
You don’t know that you’ve got it till it’s gone
Oh happiness yeah happiness
You only know you’ve got it when it’s gone.

BRIDGE
I never realised that you were getting bored
With all my aimless friends and their endless aimless talk
About nothing much at all

REPEAT VERSE 1

2nd CHORUS
Oh happiness yah happiness
You don’t know that you’ve got it till it’s gone
Oh happiness yeah happiness
You only know you’ve got it when it’s gone.
and the stars were rolling through the sky
and it was such a quiet night
I thought I heard you whisper goodbye

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THE GUN SONG

VERSE 1
Johnny lay down your gun
Johnny get off your gun
Put your hands up you don’t need it
And we don’t need to be shot at

VERSE 2
Don’t worry about the Indonesians
They’ve got troubles of their own
They’re not gonna come down here
And take your happy home
Anyway you’ll need a tank
If you’re gonna fight the government

VERSE 3
Johnny lay down your gun
Johnny get off your gun
Get your dolls out they’re more fun
Throw them guns away
Try going to the ballet

BRIDGE
Yes that’s right Johnny
You’d better pack your bags and get out of town
They don’t want you round here no more Johnny
If you’re gonna keep them guns in the house
Better throw them guns right out

REPEAT VERSE 1

VERSE 4
Johnny be nice to your neighbours
And treat your Momma good too
She don’t wanna hear about the bad things that you do
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

REPEAT BRIDGE

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AKHENATEN

VERSE 1
Saw the world before his eyes
Upside down, don’t need to cry
He saw his world turn upside down
All his tears fall underground

VERSE 2
He could never understand
Why they would not take his hand
He was just too different
They saw him kiss another man
Caught him coming home from work
Kicked him till he couldn’t talk

CHORUS
Akhenaten don’t go
Akhenaten you’re the pharaoh

VERSE 3
They had no hair on their heads
They didn’t wanna look like girls
Didn’t matter what he said
They didn’t want him in their world
doin what their daddies taught
what the bible told em

CHORUS
VOCAL CHANT

REPEAT VERSE 1

He could never understand
Why they would not take his hand
He was just too different
They saw him kiss another man
Caught him coming home from work
Kicked him till he couldn’t talk
doin what their daddies taught
what the bible told em

Akhenaten don’t go
Akhenaten you’re the pharaoh
Akhenaten don’t cry
Akhenaten you’re too young to die

VOCAL CHANT X 2

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MONKEY TANK

VERSE 1
I don’t want you to go away
I don’t want you to go
They’re coming round again those men
Takin you away

CHORUS
to the mansion on the mountain
They put you in the monkey tank
How can I feel my happy heart against your hands

VERSE 2
You know I’d do anything
I’ll do anything
I’ll do anything to stop this
Happening again

CHORUS
in the mansion on the mountain
They put you in the monkey tank
How can I feel my happy heart against your hands

BRIDGE
I looked out through those monkey eyes
That see nothing real
And nothing is real
When you have nothing to feel

VERSE 3
Every time you go outside
And I can see you smile
I wonder when you come back in
Will you still be here

CHORUS
Or in the mansion on the mountain
They put you in the monkey tank
How can I feel my happy heart against your hands

REPEAT VERSE 1

I’ll do anything to stop this happenin again
In the mansion on the mountain
They put you in the monkey tank
In the mansion on the mountain
They put you in the monkey tank
They put you in the monkey tank

END
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THIS WAITING GAME
(Peter O’Doherty)

Suddenly you said
Now what we going to do
Suddenly you turned
Now your words are ringing true
Each team is in your hands
The crowds are in the stands
This waiting game

We turn and twist and weave
A hundred different ways
And what I didn’t see
Is what you didn’t say
I’ve turned off all the lights
Shut down for the night
This waiting game

Don’t take anything for what it seems
For every little thing you haven’t seen
Is low down underneath and in your dreams

One I’ve got the sun
Two I’ve got the clouds
Three you’re in the wind
Walking through the flowers
There’s a melancholy song
But that bird has got it wrong
This waiting game

Don’t take anything for what it seems
For every little thing you haven’t seen
Is low down underneath and in your dreams
In your dreams
This waiting game

Drums - Jess Ciampa
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SLOW DOWN
(Peter O’Doherty)

Climbing up trees, listening to the wind
Never grow old, never give in
No-one gets tired, never make a scene
Never break your word, or ever get mean
What was that you said
Maybe we should slow down

Bottle these tears or dry them in the sun
A woman would know
She’ll tell you son
We’ll get there in the end
If we hurry up and slow down
It’s not that far
It’s not that far

Weaving through the traffic
Dialling through the static
Trying to hear the tune
Shooting on a rocket
Someone let me off it
We’ll get there too soon
It’s not that far
It’s not that far
It’s not that far

Slow down
Slow down

Drums - Andy Travers
Double Bass - Jonathon Zwartz
Violins - Lara Goodridge
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RED ROOF SUNSETS
(Peter O’Doherty)

In the year of washing cars and mowing lawns
When all of the Kylies and Jasons were born
Bicycle tearing around the back streets
Salt in our hair and sand on our feet
With a transister radio I’d wait at your corner
Playing ‘Come Back Again’ to ‘Instant Karma’
‘What is Life’, I love her madly
And the sun within your heart and skin

Daydream windows, summer skies
Red roof sunsets, Christmas tides

In the year of R.S.L.’s on Friday nights
In the parks watching surfies and sharpies fight
I’ll never know now what I didn’t know them
Or be within your heart and skin

Daydream windows, summer skies
Red roof sunsets, Christmas tides
May you never drink alone
May you always find your home
And when you get there
Don’t forget your keys or memories

In the year of bad backs and silvering hair
You might complain but the kids don’t care
But you hold my hand as we watch the television
On Sunday night, Monday to Sunday night
And you’re here within, my heart and skin

Daydream windows, summer skies
Red roof sunsets, Christmas tides

I think I’m about to fade away
Fade away, fade away

Drums - Hamish Stuart
Percussion - Terepai Richmond
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EVERYTHING LOOKS THE SAME
(Peter O’Doherty)

I wonder what they’ll do next
Whatever they think is best
Everyone wants the same things for themselves
But when the arguments have stopped
Add what you’ve lost to what you’ve got
Averaged out together
Everything looks the same
But under a different name

Whatever we do goes round
Whatever we give comes back
Some say the best defence is attack
But when the arguments have stopped
Add what you’ve lost to what you’ve got
Keep on moving don’t stand still
Take the view from another hill
From this new perspective
Everthing looks the same
But under a different name

Never so dumb to agree
Never so smart to give in
Never get on with your neighbours,
Kith or kin

But when the arguments have stopped
Add what you’ve lost to what you’ve got
Keep on moving don’t stand still
Take the view from another hill
From this new perspective
Everything looks the same
But under a different name
Everything looks the same
But under a different name
Everything looks the same

Drums - Jess Ciampa
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DON’T WAIT TOO LONG
(Peter O’Doherty)

Sitting like a statue in the kitchen staring at the empty drinks 5
In the filthy sink
In the corner by the window where the rain beats down
Waiting for the mail, waiting for the phone to ring
For a clearer sky, clouds to go by
Motivation to get started for a reason to climb back up on my feet

You said don’t wait too long
You said don’t get me wrong
My lazy legs won’t move
Not like they used to do
No message will get through

You held the sunset in your hand
The sunset holds the night
Don’t wait too long

Listen to the sirens turn the silence of the evening upside down
This lonely sound
Reverberating down the empty streets going on and on and on

You said don’t wait too long
You said don’t get me wrong
My lazy legs won’t move
Not like they used to do
No message will get through
You said don’t get me wrong
You said don’t wait too long
You said, you said, don’t wait, don’t wait too long
Too long
Too long
Too long
Too long

Drums - Hamish Stuart
Double Bass - Jonathon Zwartz
Violin - Lara Goodridge
Viola - Tim Hollo
Cello - Peter Hollo
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IN THE MORNING
(Peter O’Doherty)

A vision of life like jarred reflections
In the rear vision mirror of a speeding car
Year by year into deep introspection
Staring right down throught your shoes at the stars
Fashionable wind blow like a sight
Standing so still while the world rushes by
Feel the autumn in the Saturday sun
Back to the bedroom gonna play for no-one
In the morning, In the morning
Many made the trip
But some never came back
Stayed to face the subsequent psychotropic attack
With your distant gaze you’re half a smile away
It’s not so simple but we wish you had stayed
In the morning, in the morning
In the morning, in the morning

Sit by the window watching the rain
Not disappear just fade away
This is that time of no reply
And things behind the sun
When all the world was young
The music had begun to play
It plays today

The shadows fade in and the picture goes hazy
Clinging to the light by long finger nails
The violin fades and the cello gets lazy
There’s just a guitar when everything else fails
In the morning ,in the morning
In the morning, in the morning
In the morning,

Violins - Amanda Brown
Keyboards - Amanda Brown
Violins - Dominique Guerbois
Viola - Anne Fanning
Cello - Heather Shaw
Double Bass - Jonathon Zwartz
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EMILY BROWN
(Peter O’Doherty)

She lives on my street
Down at the end
We nod to each other
She’s a friend of a friend
Now it’s been some time
And we’ve done some talking
I don’t think of anybody else too often
We’re mixing it up with virtue and vice
Mixing it up making everything nice
Got a hole in my pocket and no job too
But everything I have belongs to you

Emily, Emily, Emily Brown
Emily, Emily, Emily Brown

Been up all night talking too much
I watched her leaving and I cursed my luck
I cursed my friends and the whole world too
Now a weed is growing where a flower grew

Emily, Emily, Emily Brown
Emily, Emily, Emily Brown

Emily thinks about tomorrow today
She says I’m wasting my life away
So I borrow some money I buy another round
Hold me up someone I’m falling down
Different strokes for different folks
Horses for courses before the fire there is smoke
Put your hands on your hips and stand at my door
I don’t see you there anymore

Emily, Emily, Emily Brown
Emily, Emily , Emily Brown