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What happened to the future?
Does anybody know
The road still stretches out ahead but
There’s nowhere to go.
What happened to the future?
I turned to ask my friend
Do you think it’s the beginning of the end?
I think it’s the beginning of the end
What happened to the sunshine
What happened to the rain
it's not just about the weather
But things seems a little strange
What happened to the future, standing in the rain?
Waiting for the sun to shine again,
Do you think the sun will shine again?
Do you think it’s the beginning of the end?
This is the beginning of the end
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2. |
Graves For You And Me
03:38
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I see a torch flickering in the dark
they look for bodies near the railway line
I hear a train approaching from afar
they're digging graves for you & me tonight.
It's a perfect day & I don't care if it's the end
let's resurrect before we die 'cause there's no time to cry
I see their boat shining lights at night
seismic waters waves by the lakeside
I hear a voice call out our names from far.
I guess they come to drown us here tonight.
The sun beats down upon my head
My skin of sweat & sand
They're turning me so numb again
my only friend, the end
It's a perfect day & I don't care if it's the end
let's resurrect before we die 'cause there's no time to cry
I see a torch flickering in the dark
they look for bodies near the railway line
I hear a train approaching from afar
they're digging graves for you & me tonight.
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3. |
Underground
03:49
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Streams keep on flowing
Under all we see
Something keeps moving
Though you think it all stands still
It is not what you see
Not what you think you see
Angels come walking
On the crowded street
Nobody sees them
Bringing the sun and sweets songs
It is not what you see
Not what you think you see
Something keeps stirring
From underground
Something keeps moving
Though you think it all stands still
It is not what you see
Not what you think you see
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4. |
The World Is Falling
05:29
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The world is falling
but you're tired of wondering why
The world is falling
but you cannot even try
they gather all the pieces of what is left behind
but they fall down
They come running
as you castle is burning down
They come running
you gave up, can't even cry
Rain starts falling
falling on the scattered ruins of time
And you call her in the rain
but she doesn't answer, no more.
Still you call her in the rain
and you know she's gone, gone alone,
along a different road and she's not going to turn back, no more!
The world is falling
but you seat there looking down
the walls start crumbling
and they crack right in your mind
you seat there by your dead flowers
as you can hear them scream
running down
falling down
well, you think the world is falling
yeah, you know the world is falling
like water down the drain, passing like a train, gone away.
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5. |
Soul Of Nature
03:01
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I'm the soul of nature and
I find it hard to breathe
metal, glass and chemicals on me
I get buried everyday by everything you build
Can't you hear
Can't you hear
when I scream?
Can't you see you're killing all my dreams?
Can't you see you're killing all my dreams?
I can feel all different kinds of waves around the air
taking me away from who I am.
All this modern life I see
All crazy sounds I hear
drive me mad
and it's sad
can't you see?
Can't you see you're killing all my dreams?
Can't you see you're killing all my dreams?
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6. |
The Shadow
04:42
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You always see a shadow by your side
It won’t go, no, no.
You hope that with the sunrise
You will turn to see it gone, gone, gone.
For a moment everything is fine
But from behind you something is not right.
It’s the same damned shadow coming back on & on, on, on.
When you came across her in the street
Your mind runs, runs, runs.
You jump from past & future
To realise now she's gone, gone, gone
You cross the road and into the crowd
With that sense of desolation inside
Once more it’s that shadow by your side
Dark and long, long, long.
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South 42 Westerly
03:55
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I remember yesterday, feeling close and far away
and what I said I couldn't say anymore
I was lost and out of town
The South was up, the North was down
But when you called I came around to your door
And you said "Didn’t you think to tell me where you’d been
You’re like an actor in a film that no one’s ever seen
You could be living underneath a rock, you disappeared
You been as silent as a clock that stopped a thousand years
You said tell me how you feel , let me in , don’t conceal,
'cause you know that I can deal with anything
But like a fool I stopped to ask
If this love was meant to last
So If I call you from the past just let it ring.
And you said "Didn't you think to tell me how you feel?"
The final page in a murder mystery revealed
Is it easier to tell the truth or to pretend?
It could be me, it could be you, it could be love will never end
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8. |
In The Blink Of An Eye
03:11
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Sometimes things are all pink
but they sink slowly down.
All this ink can dry quick in the blink of an eye.
We all know that once we're outside we want to get in.
We must try to forget how we started
and don't think about the end.
I found links to the way that you think
and I cry.
I saw you're both the suspect and doubt in my crime.
We all know the proof we extract might soon turn to dust.
We might find that no one was born and nobody here will die.
Sometimes things are all pink
but they sink slowly down.
All this ink can dry quick in the blink of an eye.
We all know that once we're outside we want to get in.
We must try to forget how we started
and don't think about the end.
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9. |
What Can I Do ?
03:40
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Well, what can I do?
things just don't look right
everybody's moving
But I close my eyes.
Well, what can I do now? you're all sighing
Everybody is going round & round. it's all blurry.
Everything around me fades away.
Well, what can I say now?
Nothing's on my mind
Everything's been said now
and my mouth gets dry.
Well, what can I say now? You're all talking
and that makes my mind go blank. I am yawning.
Time for me to go. So long.
Goodbye!
Anything that you do doesn't really make me change my mind,
Stop trying.
Anything that you say is so hard to understand.
it drives me crazy.
So the story ends for me here
My dear friend please go
Leave me here.
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10. |
The Cry Of The Wind
03:42
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On a cold misty night I see moonlight as silver
calling me, it's a blur, a ghost in my eyes
In the stillness I feel hidden souls in the wind,
Hear them breathe, hear them breathe, hear them breathe.
I hear voices chanting from far in the dark
Getting near, getting near, getting near
Walking down silent streets
Wind blows cold on my face. Now it’s whispering.
Turning round, I hear words that no one else hears
Something glows in the dark
It comes near and goes far.
There are voices nobody can hear.
If you stop here and listen, you might hear them speak
As the wind cries aloud through the trees.
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11. |
Swearing At The Moon
03:31
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Such a wasted night
I will erase it from the day.
I can't cope with staring at the wall.
I will never fall asleep with planets spinning 'round
Nothing calms me down
Nothing calms me down
Swearing at the moon
to take me away
or sing me electric tunes at sunrise today.
Swearing at the moon
to take me away
All I want is to sleep
I'm wide awake.
Still I try, I can't sleep,
I'm wide awake
Airplanes passing
Stars all sparkling
I see them from my bed
with wide open eyes and messed up mind.
Down the spiral of my doubts
the abyss of my soul
Nothing calms me down
Nothing calms me down
Swearing at the moon
to take me away
or sing me electric tunes at sunrise today.
Swearing at the moon
to take me away
All I want is to sleep
I'm wide awake.
Still I try, I can't sleep,
I'm wide awake.
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12. |
The Sun Goes Down
04:11
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The sun goes down as I’m waking up
From the timeless dream in my mind
I slowly rise with wide open eyes maybe it’s time for me to get out
I’m hearing something distant and loud
Like electric guitars, they fill the night sky
Then call me and scream "go, get out"
It’s hard to trust anyone
But I have been stuck in here for too long
So slow and lazy, gradually crazy
But I can’t take it no more
I hear the neighbours move up & down
And I keep turning around.
Meanwhile the night falls
It screams at me "go, get out"
The sun goes down & I feel alright
I’ve been wrapped in dreams for while
The moon comes full creeping in my skull
Maybe it’s time for me to get out
I’m hearing something distant and loud
Like electric guitars, they fill the night sky
Then call me and scream "go, get out"
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Free drive on the road we're going
Feel your heart at the speed of sound
It's your turn
The sun will burn
On these rocks
We leave it all.
Crush it to the ground.
Crush it to the ground.
Cracks on walls
Bridges fall
Rain or snow
Fast or slow
Can you feel the sound?
Can you feel the sound?
Free drive on the road we're going
Feel your heart at the speed of sound
It's your turn
The sun will burn
On these rocks
Our problems gone
Crush it to the ground. Crush it to the ground.
Feel your heart
It stops & starts
slowing down & going fast
At the speed of sound
At the speed of sound
Still your turn
The sun will burn
On these rocks
Our problems gone
Crush it to the ground.
Crush it to the ground.
Feel your heart
It stops & starts
slowing down & going fast
At the speed of sound. At the speed of sound.
Free, at the speed of sound. Free, at the speed of sound.
Yeahh!
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14. |
Walking Dead Man
04:00
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Walking dead man in the sun
staggering along the path
talking to no one
he's getting closer to you boy
as you walk your dog in the park
wondering what he's shouting about
he stumbles down in the blinding sun
See the dead man getting drunk
laying down on the grass
swearing too loud now
frightening kids & mothers
with a voice that sounds like rust
now your dog is starting to bark
he stumbles down in the blinding sun
Everybody walks away
like you & me, all running for a train
Everybody walks away
long ago he was in your band
long ago somehow a happy man
Walking dead man in the sun
staggering along the path
you see him trying
the hopes he has are dying
what he has inside must get out
but we run away as he shouts and stumbles down in the blinding sun
Walking dead man in the sun.
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15. |
The Age Of Clowns
11:05
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I'm losing track of time
it could be winter, could be summer.
Ordinary town
I forgot which one I live in
There's no colour, there's no colour,
I don't know where we'll be tomorrow
I can't follow, I can't follow.
Whichever way I choose is narrow.
Here they come to rearrange every sound
Towns and green grass underground
What you used today will soon be old
Be part of the game or be gone.
The old clock tower is gone
and the electric stars are shining
it's getting clearer now
that the age of clowns is blooming
See them coming, See them coming,
The circus comes to town. They're running.
I'm sleepwalking while I'm phoning
but no here will run me over.
Here they come to rearrange every sound
Towns and green grass underground
What you used today will soon be old
Be part of the game or be gone.
In Techno Town
machines cannot hear you crying
They make funny sounds
but no one stops me from falling.
I am trying to keep calm
but there are gloomy faces hanging around
I have searched but could not find
All is changing in the age of clowns
Here they come to rearrange every sound
Towns and green grass underground
What you used today will soon be old
Be part of the game or be gone.
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16. |
Robotic Man
04:25
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After breakfast stumbling outside
you come rushing past me again
as your train comes slowly whistling
I wonder where the hell you go robotic man?
Doors slam, eat fast,
sit down for a while
Sweat like plastic
running down the underground.
Cars beep, grumpy drivers swearing,
like yourself they're out of breath.
I'm trying not to laugh meanwhile I wonder
what's now in your mind robotic man?
Deep down you now realise she's bored.
red and green lights,
clocks turning in your mind.
Alien faces from the station,
electronically they run
while you're thinking of new destinations
I wonder how you feel robotic man?
Doors slam, eat fast and sleep for a while,
losing power, slowly as the sun goes down.
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17. |
Two Minds In My Head
03:58
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I have two minds in my head
You think it's wrong?
With one I hear your music
While I write my song
With one I solve a crime
The other’s to tell lies
I’m standing by this stupid gate
The one of love & hate
Stuck right in between
And can’t think straight
With one I stay
While I run away
To get every chance I have
One keeps me tight
With the other I fly
Just to expand my mind
I have two minds in my head
To help me decide
One part of me would call you
While sending you away,
With feet still on the ground
I’ll fade away & run
I’m standing by this stupid gate
Dividing love & hate
Stuck right in between
And can’t think straight
With one I stay while I run away to get every chance I have
One keeps me tight, with the other I fly, just to expand my mind.
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Mark And The Clouds London, UK
Mark & The Clouds released 3 albums:
Blue Skies Opening(2014), Cumulus(2017)with Mega Dodo Records and Waves(2021)with
Gare Du Nord Records. Reviews on Shindig Magazine-UK, Blow Up-Italy, Ruta 66-Spain & many more.
The main nucleus of the band has songwriter Marco Magnani: vocals&guitars (formerly in Instant Flight + Arthur Brown), John O'Sullivan: bass&backing vocals,Shin Okajima:drums.
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