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Pressure Makes Diamonds - Volume 1 & 2

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The Year of the Snake

Had a little trouble with myself
I'm kinda lost sometimes
But your lovin' pulls me through
You make it all worthwhile

Found my way back home to you
For the millionth time
In the land where they fear God
Somehow it just feels fine

You can say thirteen is a bad luck sign
Can call it what you want

The year of the snake gave me life
It gave me death, gave me love without regret
The year of the snake gave me life
It gave me death, to remember and forget

Don't need a compass or a guide
I will find you blind
Like the moon you keep pulling me
Like the water and the tides

We're together like virtue and vice
It's a bond for life
We took the 8 for infinity
Got the gold and let it shine

You can say thirteen is a bad luck sign
Can call it what you want

The year of the snake gave me life
It gave me death, gave me love without regret
The year of the snake gave me life
It gave me death, to remember and forget

Fallen King

It's the red, white and blue ripped apart
A sour memory on the tip of your tongue

What was it all about
Where did it all go wrong
Or has this been this way all along

A bigger gap growing day by day
We kinda lost it somewhere along the way

All hail a fallen king
When kingdoms fall a new one rises again
All hail a fallen king
When kingdoms fall we're blaming everything but ourselves

When all the weapons are down, hands are high
Castles burned down to the ground
They claimed they fought for glory of the righteous men
But they know they were wrong, oh so wrong

A barren ground needs a fertile plan
So we can start all over again

All hail a fallen king
When kingdoms fall a new one rises again
All hail a fallen king
When kingdoms fall we're blaming everything but ourselves

Stars Align

Love is like money
You never have enough
Some think you can buy it
But the real stuff is hard to find

Trust is like a good wine
It should take a lot of time
But it can taste so bitter
When you thought the grapes were ripe

What does it take to find
What does it take to find
What does it take to find, find, find
To find a night where the stars align

Hope is like a mountain
From below too steep to climb
At the top the view is breathtaking
The persistence made you climb so high

What does it take to find
What does it take to find
What does it take to find, find, find
To find a night where the stars align

What does it take to find
What does it take to find
What does it take to find, find, find
To find a night where the stars align

Next Night Flight

Don't forget your overcoat
We're already here too long
We're on the move through countryside

No time for hesitation
Oh, don't you keep me waiting
We gotta move into the night

It's a rush, but lonely feeling
Fidget, agitation
A discomfort being here, alright

Let's take the next night flight and leave
Let's run and be free

I know I ask too much
But what I want from you
Is take my hand and come with me

It's unconditional
I know it can come true
Let's love, hope and belief

And take the next night flight and leave
Let's run and be free
Let's take the next night flight and leave
Come on and run with me

Come get your overcoat
We're already here too long
We're on the move through the countryside

No time for hesitation
Don't you keep me waiting
We gotta move into the night

It's a rush, but lonely feeling
Fidget, agitation
A discomfort being here, alright

Let's take the next night flight and leave
Oh, come on and run with me

Stop anticipating
Avoid what we're delaying
It's not that we have got all night

Don't you take too long
Leave your things and just come on
We're running out of time

I know I ask too much
But what I want from you
Is take my hand and come with me

It's unconditional
I know it can come true
Let's love, hope and belief

And take the next night flight and leave
Let's run and be free
Let's take the next night flight and leave
Come on and run with me

Let's run and be free
Let's fly in the night
Come on and be free

Honey South

I got a real sweet honey, waiting for me down South
I got a real sweet honey, waiting for me down South
She gives me real fine lovin', like a junkie I can't do without

Well, she's ready for me every night and day
Well, she's ready for me every night and day
She makes me blush sometimes, I forget what I wanted to say
She's gets me high in the morning, I'll forget who I am
Love drunk in the evening, shows me I am her man
I got a real sweet honey, waiting for me down South
She gives me real fine lovin', like a junkie I can't do without

Ooh honey south
Ooh honey south
Ooh honey south

She's my little navigator, guiding me through life
She's my little navigator, guiding me through life
She is cool as a mother, but a devil in the night

She makes me hot in the winter, cool in the sun
Blowing me kisses in spring, summer, autumn
She's a real sweet honey, waiting for me down South
She gives me real fine lovin', like a junkie I can't do without

Ooh honey south
Ooh honey south
Ooh honey south

I got a real sweet honey, waiting for me down south, yes I do!
I got a real sweet honey, waiting for me down south
She gives me real fine lovin', like a junkie I can't do without

Well, she's ready for me every night and day
Well, she's ready for me every night and day
She makes me blush sometimes, I forget what I wanted to say

She's gets me high in the morning, I'll forget who I am
Love drunk in the evening, shows me I am her man
I got a real sweet honey waiting, for me down south
She give's me real fine lovin', like a junkie I can't do without

Ooh honey south
Ooh honey south
Ooh honey south

Bo-utiful

Fight like the Hurricane
Dance like a butterfly
Sting like a bee
Gentle as a baby

Act like you're innocent
In and out of trouble
Romantic Valentino
Hiding all your sorrow

You were Bo-utiful
In your own magic way
You were Bo-utiful
And no one, no, no one could take that away

Riding like a Brando
Crazy as a Hopper
Easy as a rider
No one could stop you

Blood, sweat and tears
You gave it all your heart and soul
No one could know
That it was your last show

You were Bo-utiful
In your own magic way
You were Bo-utiful
And no one, no, no one could take that away

With the view of the city
You tasted the bullet
Everyone gathered as they carried your body down
Down in to the ground

Fight like the Hurricane
Dance like a butterfly
Sting like a bee
Gentle as a baby

You were Bo-utiful
In your own magic way
You were Bo-utiful
And no one, no, no one could take that away

Every Time

When the curtains close
The dimmed light makes it harder
To sit next to each other
'Cause there ain't nothing left of tenderness

When the curtains close
His mind is with the bottle
But he knows that it won't solve
All his problems and his bitterness

But when thoughts wonder off again
There's that inner dark side, getting darker, it's taking over you

So that every time you feel
And every time you see
And every time you hear
You think what's happening to me

When the curtains close
While he is walking offstage
His fake smile is replaced
By all tears that he can't hold inside

Just like a clown without his fake nose
Afraid that it might show
How the insecurity grows
Now there's only pain that will remain

But when thoughts wonder of again There's that inner dark side, getting darker, it's taking over you

So that every time you feel
And every time you see
And every time you hear
You think what's happening to me

But when thoughts wonder of again
There's that inner dark side, getting darker, it's taking over you

So that every time you feel
And every time you see
And every time you hear
You think what's happening, what's going on with me

Oblivious Desire

I was from the outside
Was from the outside looking in

I craved a warmer feeling,
I craved a warmer feeling

Just like the ocean needs the shore
You know I've always wanted more

But I'll keep on waiting
Keep on waiting on
I'll keep on waiting
Keep on waiting on the day that sets my heart on fire
To redeem my oblivious desire

Just like a flower
Just like a flower in the snow

You know I tried to follow
You know I tried to follow

Oh that tiny ray of light
'Cause winter sun just ain't so bright

But I'll keep on waiting
Keep on waiting on
I'll keep on waiting
Keep on waiting on the day that sets my heart on fire
To redeem my oblivious desire

I need the patience of the wind
That carves a pillar out of rock
And the current of a river
So I can't be stopped

But I'll keep on waiting
Keep on waiting on
I'll keep on waiting
Keep on waiting on the day that sets my heart on fire
To redeem my oblivious desire

But I'll keep on waiting
Keep on waiting on
I'll keep on waiting
Keep on waiting on the day that sets my heart on fire
To redeem my oblivious desire

Pressure makes Diamonds

Pressure makes diamonds, not silver or gold
It breaks to pieces the hardest of stone
And it shines brighter than the stars that you know
Pressure makes diamonds and hard work pays off

Pressure makes diamonds, no giant can hold
He thought he could carry this world on his own
But even the strongest can't do it alone
Pressure makes diamonds and hard work pays off

You have to sharpen the edges, smoothen the surface
It'll take you some time 'cause it's rough and it's tough

Then you will find what you're looking for
They'll appear like a falling star
Shake off the dirt and let it shine

Pressure makes diamonds, a long heavy road
First the weight on your shoulders, it's crushing your bones
And then it gets darker than the blackest of coal
Then pressure makes diamonds, 'cause hard work pays off

You have to sharpen the edges, smoothen the surface
It'll take you some time 'cause it's rough and it's tough

Then you will find what you're looking for
They'll appear like a falling star
Shake off the dirt and let it shine

Pressure makes diamonds, not silver or gold
It breaks to pieces the hardest of stone
And it shines brighter than the stars that you know
Pressure makes diamonds and hard work pays off
Pressure makes diamonds and hard work pays off

Roller Coaster

Here we go
On this roller coaster life we know
With those crazy highs and real deep lows
I really don't know why

And I will go
To farthest place on earth I know
I can travel all the roads, you see
'Cause I know you're there with me

You don't have to slow me down
'Cause I will always be around
I will find my way back home
Where Magnolia grows
Where Magnolia grows

But I guess you know
Why I do what I do and where I go
I try to fill that empty space inside
But I can't do that without you

You're even with me in my dreams
I see us sail the 7 seas
I will try to find a way
You're always there tomorrow
You're always there tomorrow

Here we go
On this roller coaster life we know
With those crazy highs and real deep lows
I really don't know why

And I will go
To farthest place on earth I know
I can travel all the roads, you see
'Cause I know you're there with me

You don't have to slow me down
'Cause I will always be around
I will find my way back home
Where Magnolia grows
Where Magnolia grows

Here we go
On this roller coaster life we know
With those crazy highs and real deep lows
I really don't know why

And I will go
To farthest place on earth I know
I can travel all the roads, you see
'Cause I know you're there with me

Here we go
On this roller coaster life we know
I can travel all the roads, you see
'Cause I know you're there with me
'Cause I know, ooh I know you're there with me

Pompadour Hippie

I'm a pompadour hippie with a lot on my mind
And the way things are going make me mad from time to time

Just like a singing bird I'm singing my songs,
And I preach the word of love
Wherever I may roam

I don't need to tell you what's wrong or right
But I can't ignore what's bugging me and just step aside

I don't take advantage of the role that I play
Do you get what I'm saying?
We just can't walk away

So, please stop the: hatred, violence, pollution, corruption, destruction, ignorance, conquer and divide
And stop the racism bullshit, cutting of the forests, the nuclear rubbish, the greed and the hunger, the chemical warfare and stop messing with our minds, stop messing with our mind

I'm a Pompadour Hippie
And I won't step aside
No, I won't stop believing
No, I won't stop believing
No, I won't stop believing, we will change in time

I'm a Pompadour Hippie
And I won't step aside
No, I won't stop believing
No, I won't stop believing
No, I won't stop believing, we will change in time

So, please stop the: hatred, violence, pollution, corruption, destruction, ignorance, conquer and divide
And stop the racism bullshit, cutting of the forests, the nuclear rubbish, the greed and the hunger, the chemical warfare and stop messing with our minds, stop messing with our mind

I'm a Pompadour Hippie
And I won't step aside
No, I won't stop believing
No, I won't stop believing
No, I won't stop believing, we will change in time

I'm a Pompadour Hippie
And I won't step aside
No, I won't stop believing
No, I won't stop believing
No, I won't stop believing, we will change in time

Born Again

Cry me a river
Cry me a sea
Let all this rain fall on me
It washes away the hurt and the pain
I feel like I'm born again

Over the mountains
Over the sea
I know there's a land
Where the sun shines on me
It burns away the hurt and the pain
I feel like I'm born again

Born again
A new light in my eyes
Born again
I got wings now I'm flying to you

No more will I wander
No more will I roam
No more shall I look for a place I call home
Often you look for what's already there
I feel like I'm born again

Born again
A new light in my eyes
Born again
I got wings now I'm flying to you

No more will I wander
No more will I roam
No more shall I look for a place I call home
Often you look for what's already there
I feel like I'm born again