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Unfortunate Soul
Post Traumatic
Black Horizon
Virtual Cartoon
Uncle Remus
Not Born 2 Share
Beg & Steal
Asking the Gods
Sunflower Eyes
Murder in a small town
Take allegience
Zero degrees
Homicidal Cannonball
Brand New Crucifix
Unpleasent Taster
Alcohol Sea
Tiger Sprout
The Sun and Moon
 
Unfortunate Soul
Words and music by John Bassett

(intro)
Come out and play, the devil awaits you, under a blanket of snow, Sweet valentine swears that he's blinded, what an unfortunate soul, hold yourself down and drink from the river, what an unfortunate soul
(verse)
My reputation is coming undone, yet my hands are tied, your corporation has struck a new deal to bury me alive
(chorus)
Im falling, your crawling, you laugh as our world comes tumbling down, tumbling down
Quit staring, stop caring, you call me your poor unfortunate soul, unfortunate soul
(verse2)
Need more conviction, i'm just to blind too the truth, create a world where I don't have a worry, where mother natures not cruel
(chorus)
Im falling, your crawling, you laugh as our world comes tumbling down, tumbling down
Quit staring, stop caring, you call me your poor unfortunate soul, unfortunate soul
(chorus)
Im falling, your crawling, you laugh as our world comes tumbling down, tumbling down
Quit staring, stop caring, you call me your poor unfortunate soul, unfortunate soul

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Post Traumatic
Words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
She's automatic, she's on a roll, she's post traumatic, give her a call, i'll allways follow wherever she may be, when she bites, she's through to the bone, she could suck blood out, blood from a stone, I allways follow
(chorus)
Stop accusing me, Stop accusing me
(verse2)
She's automatic, she's on a roll, she's post traumatic, give her a call, i'll allways follow wherever she may be, please wipe your feet as you leave by the door, with me you really wiped up the floor, she allways follows, wherever she may be, bringer of sorrow
(chorus)
Stop accusing me, Stop accusing me
(chorus)
Stop accusing me, Stop accusing me
Stop accusing me, Stop accusing me

 

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Black Horizon.
words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
Get your coat and tails,get your head in gear,get your life in order girl the trap doors very near.
Married in the summer,happy life awaits,have a nice house and some kids well aint this life so quaint.
(chorus)
You are the one for me,black horizon
The futures dark indeed,black horizon
(verse2)
Another on the treadmill,round and round we go,retire when i'm sixty-four and be bored out of my skull.
(chorus)
You are the one for me,black horizon
The futures dark indeed,black horizon
(chorus)
You are the one for me,black horizon
The futures dark indeed,black horizon

 

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Virtual Cartoon
Words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
You, your missleading the jury, I, I caught you sucking on sleaze
(bridge)
You think your worldly wise a gift from above, you like to line your pockets looking for love
(chorus)
I know, I know, your mothers after cheating, I know, I know your virtual cartoon
(verse2)
You, you'd make a saint turn to crime, here, heres a predictable rhyme
(bridge)
You think your worldly wise a gift from above, you like to line your pockets looking for love
(chorus)
I know, I know, your mothers after cheating, I know, I know your virtual cartoon
(chorus)
I know, I know, your mothers after cheating, I know, I know your virtual cartoon

 

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Uncle Remus
Words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
With all thats come between us, don't count on uncle remus, he say's he's gonna make you a star, you'll go far, look after one another, he'll call himself your brother, until he's got you just where he wants, where he wants...
(chorus)
New in town, head underground, do you need a little money dear, look now he's caught ya
In the red and now in debt, with nothing left here to sell except your soul
(verse2)
He loves to treat you badly, yet you run back so gladly, and once he has you, you won't go far, won't go far, and in your darkest hour, he'll tell you there's no other, he'll make you believe no one wants you, but I do..
(chorus)
New in town, head underground, do you need a little money dear, look now he's caught ya
In the red and now in debt, with nothing left here to sell except your soul
(spoken bridge)
The steely gaze of a dead black eye, looking down at me through the cold night sky, is it too late now can I change my ways, will this cold black bird ever hold my gaze, when the seasons change will it not turn south, or am I to turn, I have my doubts, I could run at the mist, let the cold night howl, but it does me no good, this stone is cast now, this stone is cast now, this stone is cast....
(chorus)
New in town, head underground, do you need a little money dear, look now he's caught ya
In the red and now in debt, with nothing left here to sell except your soul

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Not Born 2 Share
Words and music by John bassett

(verse)
They say lifes a joke, I say lets sit back and laugh at them all, not born 2 share, can you lend me some rope, yes i'll understand if you two elope, not born 2 share
(chorus)
You said i'm strange and kinda offbeat, we used to meet up by cherrydown street, we walked through the town, held each others hand, loving me whilst you made other plans
(verse2)
In my lucid dreams, I search for you through another crime scene, not born 2 share, at the end of my road, a widescreen tv shows my highs and lows, not born 2 share
(chorus)
You said i'm strange and kinda offbeat, we used to meet up by cherrydown street, we walked through the town, held each others hand, loving me whilst you made other plans
(chorus)
You said i'm strange and kinda offbeat, we used to meet up by cherrydown street, we walked through the town, held each others hand, loving me whilst you made other plans

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Beg or Steal
Words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
Roll up now and get your name and number, sacred shroud, on the brink of monumental blunder, kitchen sink
(bridge)
You took away the warm sunlight, when you left me here hanging out to dry, you tried to steal my lust for life, cause you can't afford what you want to buy
(chorus)
Lot no 4 has no sex appeal, heres mud in your eye, lets beg and steal
(verse2)
Oval fair, an easy to get roller, going spare, playing coy in neverending colours, null and void
(bridge)
You took away the warm sunlight, when you left me here hanging out to dry, you tried to steal my lust for life, cause you can't afford what you want to buy
(chorus)
Lot no 4 has no sex appeal, heres mud in your eye, lets beg and steal

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Asking the Gods
Words by John Bassett & Paul Toman, Music by John Bassett

(verse)
Evil Visions are dragging me down,people like demons are all around, there kicking and screaming and calling my name, trying to infiltrate and make me face, make me face the blame
(chorus)
Asking the gods, throw your best shot at me, Im just asking the gods, throw your best shot at me, Asking the gods, throw your best shot at me, Im just asking the gods, throw your best shot, your best shot at me
(verse2)
Volcanic matter is all that I need, or give me a couple of kilo's of speed, evil eyes, they tear out my soul, i'm trying hard to find a way to get, to get me out of hell
(chorus)
Asking the gods, throw your best shot at me, Im just asking the gods, throw your best shot at me, Asking the gods, throw your best shot at me, Im just asking the gods, throw your best shot, your best shot at me
(outtro)
Its hard to walk through heaven in my shoes, screaming out i've nothing left to lose, its you and me who knows i've done bad, its you and me who knows i've done bad, walking through the heavens in my shoes, its you and me who knows i've done bad, its you and me who knows i've done bad, its you and me who knows i've done bad, its you and me who knows i've done bad

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Sunflower Eyes
Words and Music by John Bassett

(verse)
She walks on water, so sublime, so knowing, so glowing, she's making waves, she knows her mind, she knows what it's like to be unkind
(bridge)
A lullabye, she leaves you wanting more, she's the only note, she makes the sweetest chords
(chorus)
Have I really lost, my place in your hall of fame, all I see sunflower eyes
Is there nothing more, left for me to say to you, all I see sunflower eyes
(verse2)
I wonder, hope and prey within, for you now, to help me, to break out from this world within, I need for you to cleanse all my sins
(bridge)
A lullabye, she leaves you wanting more, she's the only note, she makes the sweetest chords
(chorus)
Have I really lost, my place in your hall of fame, all I see sunflower eyes
Is there nothing more, left for me to say to you, all I see sunflower eyes

 

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Murder in a Small town
Words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
Murder in a small town, some don't wanna see, an empty worthless soul in a land of poverty
Lets decorate our children with dreams they can't achieve
Lets raise a jar and drink to one and all
Don't you go outside, unless your armed to the teeth, theres a renegade warfare on the corner of your street
The gods smile down upon those who think revenge is sweet
Lets raise a jar and drink to one and all
(chorus)
The road is so long, for miles and miles i'll sing this song, tell me where did I go wrong
(verse2)
Hit below the belt, climb the ladder, turn the page, you got a pay increase, buy yourself a guilded cage, lock yourself inside with your pension for old age
Lets raise a jar and drink to one and all
(chorus)
The road is so long, for miles and miles i'll sing this song, tell me where did I go wrong

 

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Take Allegience
Words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
Well I know its nothing new, you've heard this story through and through, about how I took a chance and now i'm crying. Well it was just a second thought, and now that thinkings got me caught, don't want to be tied down oh how i'm crying
(chorus)
Take allegience, you'll be fine, but I don't stand a chance
Take allegience, you'll be fine, but I don't stand a chance
Take allegience, you'll be fine, but I don't stand a chance
(verse2)
A prod of comfort in the night, a look of love and act of spite, you'll never know how hard I've tried to stop the lieing, I spent a yearlong in the cold, I watched the winterfrost unfold, its got its arms around my world and now i'm crying
(chorus)
Take allegience, you'll be fine, but I don't stand a chance
Take allegience, you'll be fine, but I don't stand a chance
Take allegience, you'll be fine, but I don't stand a chance
(bridge)
You say you've been trying for a family once more, is it me why your crying, was the company so poor, you say not to worry, but i'm scared that i'll hurt you, you read it in a magazine and your colours turned blue
(verse3)
I planted the seeds with such care (well I know its nothing new), there should be flowers everywhere, (you've heard this story through and through), and in this garden nothing grows, (about how I took that chance), oh how i'm crying
(chorus)
Take allegience, you'll be fine, but I don't stand a chance
Take allegience, you'll be fine, but I don't stand a chance
Take allegience, you'll be fine, but I don't stand a chance

 

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Zero degrees
Words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
Stoke up the fire, call me a liar, you'll never know know, cause I walk the wire, pretend to smile, put me on file, you'll never know, but i'll win by a mile
(chorus)
But tommorrow you never can know, i'll be washed up, left out in the snow, like in this room its Zero degrees,
(verse2)
No guilders here, the campsites not near, walk on + on, don't worry my dear, travel back home, broke to the bone, theres no work here, but i'll stay by the phone
(chorus)
But tommorrow you never can know, i'll be washed up, left out in the snow, like in this room its Zero degrees,
(bridge)
Everyone says, i'm hard to please, Everyone says down on your knees
(chorus)
But tommorrow you never can know, i'll be washed up, left out in the snow, like in this room its Zero degrees,
(bridge)
Everyone says, i'm hard to please, Everyone says down on your knees

 

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Homicidal Cannonball
Words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
Anybody who knows their worth, knows what its like, its lonely
Anybody who knows their worth, knows what its like, its lonely
So give me a chance and i'll show everybody what I mean, So give me a chance and i'll show everybody what I mean
(chorus)
Look mama, what have you made, i'm a homicidal cannonball
Look daddy wears a close shave, i'm a homicidal cannonball
(verse2)
Anybody who knows their worth, knows what its like, its lonely
Anybody who knows their worth, knows what its like, its lonely
So give me a chance and i'll show everybody what I mean, So give me a chance and i'll show everybody what I mean
(chorus)
Look mama, what have you made, i'm a homicidal cannonball
Look daddy wears a close shave, i'm a homicidal cannonball

 

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Brand New Crucifix
words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
Three wheeled cars are helping me have a breakdown, pluto and mars lets drink to catastrophy,
Open those cards there may be invitations, to who knows what, too see behind the scenes
(bridge)
Bertha aims to please on that photo on my door, in her velvet jeans, she's a lot to answer for
(chorus)
Well the dentist got my dog won't let him go, he's drilling holes in his backlegs so he can't crawl
Broken hearts and crooked teeth they just don't mix, well the devils got my brand new crucifix
(verse2)
a walk in the park to help me find my muesli, hunting for gold but picking up old fag ends
pin back your ears to make your face seem younger, cutting corners don't help to make amends
(bridge)
Bertha aims to please on that photo on my door, in her velvet jeans, she's a lot to answer for
(chorus)
Well the dentist got my dog won't let him go, he's drilling holes in his backlegs so he can't crawl
Broken hearts and crooked teeth they just don't mix, well the devils got my brand new crucifix
really wanna know her name (repeat)

 

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Unpleasent Taster
Words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
Miles and miles i've travelled for you to call me fool, I listened to your stories, you judged the world so cruel
(bridge)
You just want me to toe the line, to make a jump start at the sky, leaving me here to wonder why, we never could see eye too eye
(chorus)
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
(verse2)
You slapped me on the shoulder, while I slept late last night, and all unpleasent taster from an apple I took a bite
(bridge)
You just want me to toe the line, to make a jump start at the sky, leaving me here to wonder why, we never could see eye too eye
(chorus)
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
you dont like me to understand, you dont like me to understand, you dont like me to understand, you dont like me to understand, you dont like me, you dont like me, you dont like me, you dont like me, you dont like me, you dont like me, yeah
(chorus)
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
And when the windows open, you wanna jump
And when the windows open, you wanna jump

 

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Alcohol Sea
words and music by John Bassett
(verse)
Im sound, look at me laughing, look at me crying, im the clown.
Turn round, silently yearning, quietly burning to be found
Don't wanna be the fool, don't wanna try to be someone to get close to you
Don't wanna get too old, don't wanna spend my life complaining about being cold, about being cold
(bridge)
So i'll fade away in sunny daze, look i'm dancing in a drunken haze, hold me down, cause i'm spinning round
(chorus)
Dark sheep of the family tree, you sail upon Alcohol Sea
Dark sheep of the family tree, you sail upon Alcohol Sea
(2nd verse)
Dark room, sitting down thinking, smoking and drinking until dawn
I'll paint all of this city with my graffitti, wall to wall
Don't wanna be the fool, don't wanna try to be someone to get close to you
Don't wanna get too old, don't wanna spend my life complaining about being cold, about being cold
(bridge)
So i'll fade away in sunny daze, look i'm dancing in a drunken haze, hold me down, cause i'm spinning round
(chorus)
Dark sheep of the family tree, you sail upon Alcohol Sea
Dark sheep of the family tree, you sail upon Alcohol Sea
you sail upon alcohol sea (repeat)

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Tiger Sprout
Words and Music by John Bassett

(verse)
Close my eyes, and dream in an eternal sleep, the hills around here are'nt so steep, i'm climbing up to you
Take my hand, lets walk around this pleasent land, i'm trying to make you understand, im calling out to you
(chorus)
So don't be scared, here my voice thereabouts, just call my name, i'll be there Tiger Sprout
(verse)
Close my eyes, and dream in an eternal sleep, the hills around here are'nt so steep, i'm climbing up to you
(chorus)
So don't be scared, here my voice thereabouts, just call my name, i'll be there Tiger Sprout
So don't be scared, here my voice thereabouts, just call my name, i'll be there Tiger Sprout

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The Sun and Moon
Words and music by John Bassett

(verse)
The Sun and Moon, come back too soon, the wind and rain, they shun the blame, the tarnished rules, upheld by fools, have led me here, consumed by fear
(chorus)
Is there anyone else who's feeling down, you know I can't fake it
Is there anyone else who's feeling down, you know I can't fake it
(verse)
The Sun and Moon, come back too soon, the wind and rain, they shun the blame,
the tarnished rules, upheld by fools, have led me here, consumed by fear
(chorus)
Is there anyone else who's feeling down, you know I can't fake it
Is there anyone else who's feeling down, you know I can't fake it

 

 

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all content herein including compositions, audio, lyrics and artwork is the sole property of John Bassett/KingBathmat and is protected by copyright law

©2004 John Bassett all content herein including compositions, audio, lyrics and artwork is the sole property of johnbassett/kingbathmat and is protected by copyright law