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I Love You, But
03:39
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We were much more than friends
A higher connection
You were my love, my trust, my blood
But then a shadow crept across your face
You chose the way that led to your disgrace
Chorus:
So tied up, don’t know what to do ‘cause I
I love you, but I really don’t like you
Said sorry, but you know it’s true that I
I love you, but I really don’t like you
I love you, but I really don’t like you
I love you, but I really don’t like you
I love you, but I really don’t like you
I love you, but I really don’t
I wish that we could turn
Back to the beginning
But time does not reverse, I’ve learned
Because a shadow crept across your face
You chose the way that led to your disgrace
[Chorus]
And if I didn’t care
Well, then it wouldn’t hurt this much
I wouldn’t be torn up and bleeding
I really, truly swear
Yeah, you will always have my love
But I’ve got to let you go
‘cause I’m so, so, so, so, so
[Chorus]
But I really don’t like you
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Just a Show
04:28
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Columns and posters of glamour
Bright neon lights from the fast food chain
Glittering eyelids, luxurious lashes
Here we go again
High heels precariously perching
Ripped off with relief when the night is done
The feathers, the finery, fantastic fiasco
The battle’s lost and won
Chorus:
It’s just a show
Give them what they came for
Make them all smile and send them all home
Where they’ll sit in the TV glow
Right now they will never know
It’s just a show
Columns and pillars of grandeur
Two gladiators have locked their blades
Glittering armour, malevolent lashes
Play your ace of spades
The emperor nods his approval
Spectators applaud when the fight is done
One man lies cold in a river of blood now
The battle’s lost and won
[Chorus]
We’ll make you laugh and cry; we’ll make you grimace and smile
We’ll entertain you, yeah, we’ll go the extra mile
[Chorus]
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Moderation
03:06
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There’s religion versus science, creationism, atheism
Say it’s black and white, who is right? My ism not your ism
We are prisoners of each extreme
Each one believing that they are supreme
Working class against the wealthy, capitalism, communism
Left against the right, all the shades divided by the prism
We are prisoners of each extreme
Each one indoctrinating their own scheme
Chorus:
Don’t wanna swing the pendulum
Why can’t we find moderation, that is moderation?
Don’t wanna swing the pendulum
Why can’t we find moderation, that is moderation?
The oppression of the masses, unbridled liberty
You see, it’s all disunity, polar ends of equity and justice
We are prisoners of each extreme
Can we escape from each excessive scheme?
[Chorus]
Quench this cacophony
We just need some harmony
Don’t want uniformity
We just need some balance
[Chorus x2]
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Pass It On
03:05
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You have a smile, you have a minute, you have a dollar
That someone else may need
Could you
Just take a while, reach out and give it, no thought for honour?
‘cause you might plant a seed
And one day we may see
The seed become a tree
Chorus:
Can you pass it on? Can you spread your light?
Can you ignite another fire from your flame?
Can you pass it on; let it out of sight?
Can you ignite another fire from your flame?
Can you set the world ablaze?
If everyone ignored the drive for compensation
Giving without the strings
Then we could start up everywhere a chain reaction
To change the world we’re in
And that day we may see
The seed become a tree
[Chorus]
You don’t have to be a somebody to make a change
What you do today could make the ripple that becomes a wave
So pave the way
[Chorus]
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Shameem Perth, Australia
Shameem is an Aussie of Chinese-Malaysian and Iranian descent, whose unique fusion of 90s R&B, 70s soul and a subtle twist
of jazz is imbued with personal stories and socially conscious lyrics.
Shameem keeps a busy performing schedule, having supported such artists as Michael Bolton, George Benson, Ronan Keating and Belinda Carlisle, and toured in Australia as well as the USA and Canada.
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