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Monkey In The Machine
03:26
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There's a monkey,
There's a monkey,
There's a monkey in the machine... Monkey in the Machine!!
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Syndicate A
05:30
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Make way
For Syndicate A
Get with the program Or get out of our way
I don't care
Who you voted for
A waste of time
It don't count no more
Left, middle, right Who cares?
It's all the same to us We got big ideas
We're in charge
Or didn't they say? The Brave New World Is on its way
Make way
for the Great Reset We're Syndicate A But it's a secret
We are WEF, We are WEF...
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Money Talkin'
05:53
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Left my job
I'm sitting in the road
Dunno why I feel so cold
Cannot be believed
Cannot be heard
I dunno why she looks at me so absurd
But it's cool, cool beans
I'm in the right
That's why I'm going on the town tonight
It's all come on top
I don't understand
A year ago I knew how to play my hand
But now it all looks as if
It's all gone crazy
Don't even mind if I bit old lazy
The boss said get out, so I did
I walked up to town and I flipped my lid I don't know if it's good
But it don't even matter
I'm just gonna give her another patter
That's money
That's money talkin'
Get what you want
Do what you want to do... That's money
That's money talkin'
Get what you want
Do what you want to do...
I did all my dough down at that Casino It would have been best
If it was called “CasineYes”
I don't even care if it don't even pay
I just don't wanna go there for another day
But I can bet all the way
To the people who are best
Don't care anymore now it's all gone west
I had some money, what did I do?
Gave it away to the bookie or two
Couldn't care if I wasn't broke
But I don't have a pot and I don't have a choke
And I couldn't give more for another damn
It's all gone away and It's all been a damn for slam
Well look out bro' it could happen to you
It could happen to anyone in a stew
It could happen to them when alone on a night
I know that it's just a face on a plank
I don't care that it's all gone West
It's all gone and I just don't give a dime anymore
Not a dime any more
That's money
That's money talkin'
Get what you want
Do what you want to do... That's money
That's money talkin'
Get what you want
Do what you want to do...
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C'est La Vie
03:48
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There's somethin' just not right here Count to three
We could not get it right from here Well I know that I should tell you But I just don't give damn
Look at me
What is going on here
It's plain to see
There is something wrong my dear
I could not tell you I was going wrong Couldn't fight
I wasn't strong
(It was all down to C'est La Vie)
Maybe we
Could be a little smarter Then we'd see
We'd be a mother and father..
I could not tell you I was going wrong Couldn't fight
I wasn't strong
(It was all down to C'est La Vie)
What is going on here?
There is something wrong my dear
I could not tell you I was going wrong Couldn't fight
I wasn't strong
(It was all down to C'est La Vie)
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Easy??
04:49
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Well it's easy to say we ain't no good It's easy to do the things we can't do Why must we look up to you all
When it's easy to see that you ain't too tall
Why can't we go with everybody else It's plain that we can't fight them
You know we weren't born yesterday Why should we do these things that you say?
Mother's out drinking with kids in bed Father’s pulling all the hair from his head Well the room's too small with no heat at all
The floorboards creak and the pipes all leak
I ain't got a job 'cos the factory's dead We can hardly breathe 'cos the air is lead The lights don't work 'cos we ain't paid the bill
And the daughter can't live so she has to steal
Yes it's easy, easy, easy to change your way Well it's easy, easy but an easier thing to say
One son's inside while doing his time The other's out of work 'cos he ain't got a line
Queues for some money every Tuesday morning
It's raining hard and his feet are getting wet
Hair's soaked through and he don't know what to do
Waiting for the man in the BMW
Said his hair's soaked through and he don't know what to do
As he stubs out his cigarette...
Yes it's easy, easy, easy to change your way Well it's easy, easy but an easier thing to say
A dusty reflection she can hardly see Nor remember what she used to be When the social worker calls she looks round in despair
Lends mother a comb to straighten matted hair
The bread's so low that it ain't gonna go Round and round, around again
Gives her advice which is all very nice But... What do they know?
What can we do, must we live this life? Poverty ain't freedom, say what you like If things don't change well they stay as they are
I'm gonna get a house and a big fast car We can't afford a licence for the television set
But he's down the bookie shop and he's having a bet...
Yes it's easy, easy, easy to change your way Well it's easy, easy but an easier thing to say...
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Bright Light!
03:36
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Bright light, it's alright
What's going on here tonight?
There's a guy, on the door
Says 'come in boys, you know the score'
Pushed my way to the bar
Inside, can't move
But I can really feel the groove We got the fags, we got the beers Got the fags, got the beers
Got the music in my ears
Band free
So tight
The way they got it on here tonight So clear, so good
Never been misunderstood, oh yeah
This is what we live for
Don't need, any vinyl or a dance floor
Bright light, bright light Another round all right
This is what we live for
Don't need, any vinyl or a dance floor...
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Shadows
05:44
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Saw you standing in the corner
Thought you might like to buy me beer
D’you wanna talk about old times
Now that I'm here?
Well your old lady's fine
I guess she still misses you
Get along so well
Though she don't love me it's true
Somewhere in the shadows
There's somebody she can see Somewhere in the darkness
There's somebody fighting me Somewhere in the corner of her mind There's something that can't be seen Is she still in love with you
Or am I dreaming..?
You ain't been touching your beer boy
Well I guess you're feeling pretty sick
She ain't going around with you no more
No, she's hanging around with me
"Well I still think about her In everything I do and say
...Get along so well"
Somewhere in the shadows
There's somebody she can see Somewhere in the darkness
There's somebody fighting me Somewhere in the corner of her mind There's something that can't be seen Is she still in love with you
Or am I dreaming..?
Walking in those shadows
Saw you standing in the corner
Thought you might like to buy me beer
D'you wanna talk about old times?
Somewhere in the shadows
There's somebody she can see Somewhere in the darkness
There's somebody fighting me Somewhere in the corner of her mind There's something that can't be seen Is she still in love with you
Or am I dreaming..?
She can still see, see in those shadows...
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No Time To Cry
04:54
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This is no time to cry, my friend Gotta be strong
Get you to the end
Been sold a lie
You gotta keep moving Hide the grief away Don't let them know About how you feel How you feel
There is nowhere to run Nowhere to hide
They close the door and jump To the other side
They don't want
Any free thinking
Because it wouldn't fit
They don't give a shit
About how you feel
How you feel
No time to cry
No time to cry my friend
Where have they gone? Still waiting
Still hoping
To stay away from you
No time to cry
No time to cry my friend
No time to run, hide away They can do what they like Don't do what they say It's all benign
It's all unusual
If you don't understand Someday you'll see the light..
No time to cry
No time to cry my friend...
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Don't Throw It All Away
05:26
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An old man sits in his rocking chair Never smiles or says a word
But you can see behind the eyes What in is mind
It all seems absurd
Like a clock ticking on the mantelpiece Always running out of time
Throw the key away
It'll stop some day
But it won't seem unkind
Old man don't throw your life away From the people you know and love today Don't go with a broken heart
Wasting away's tearing you apart...
People you love
People you’d like to know
Places you've been and
Places you'd like to go...
Never before have you closed the doors On all you own,
And I'm telling you
Please don't go...
Well he starts to weep
As he goes to sleep
Turns the covers into clouds
But the powers that be
They will never see
To throw away the key
He's looking at you but he can't understand
Understand the time of day
Perhaps a rest from the pain is best...
People you love
People you like to know
Places you've been and
Places you'd like to go...
Never before have you closed the doors On all you own,
And I'm telling you
Please don't go.
Don't throw it all away
Old man don't throw it all away...
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Here we stand
The test of time
Our fate is in their hands... Apathy
Will keep us there
Together with their plans... No escape
Overkill, an understatement The power of hate...
And the Earth's getting closer All of the time and
The Earth's getting closer
I'm losing my mind
Insanity
Well who are we
To blame?
Who are we to blame?
Blame, who are we to blame..?
One Big Bang!
Is the theory of
How our world may have began But will history my friend Teach them absolutely nothing In the end...
And the Earth's getting closer All of the time and
The Earth's getting closer
I'm losing my mind
Insanity
Well who are we
To blame?
Who are we to blame?
Blame, who are we to blame..?
It's all fine
On the TV
They just smile
Appeal to you and me
They have the power to change...
And the Earth's getting closer All of the time and
The Earth's getting closer
I'm losing my mind
Insanity
Well who are we
To blame?
Who are we to blame?
Blame, who are we to blame..?
Wise men
With no brain
Rattle their sabres
While playing with the button
Then they tell us all
They're not insane
While we're being sold down the river again...
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TemperToo London, UK
TemperToo is two people - Steve Hubbard (vocals, keys & bass) & Ian Ormiston Stables (electric & acoustic
guitars).
Gigged around London as TemperTemper in the 80s. The band lost touch for 30+ yrs, until Ian located Steve on Facebook in 2018. Started writing and recording as TemperToo.
“Telegraph Road” album released May 2021.
“Monkey In The Machine” album released Jan 2024.
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