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Good Luck
03:15
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GOOD LUCK
Bridie/Mountfort
The traveler wanders alone in the town
Never mind the consequences
Good Luck, Good Luck
She walks along Chinatown the restaurants are closed
They all share the same name it's Good Luck, Good Luck
And if you're searching for hope in a two-dollar gift shop
If you think that your fortune is just round the bend
If you think all this torture is just in your head
A break from the past
Good Luck, Good Luck
If you're seeking out hope in a two-dollar gift shop
If you think that the sun in the sky always shines
If you're hoping that pillows will soften your fall
And lead your comforting
Good Luck, Good Luck
Good Luck
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2. |
Lighthouse Keeper
04:10
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LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER
Bridie/Phillips
Let me be your Lighthouse Keeper
Protect you from the angry seas
In the storm in times of trouble
When there's no visibility
When you can't see out past the first wave
To what lies behind the flying wall
There's a bright light spiraling round tonight, tonight
Turn turn
Come and be my Lighthouse Keeper
protect me from the kitsch parade
Come shelter me when all around
is hollow plastic and ready-made
When you can't see out past the first wave
To what lies behind the flying wall
There's a bright light spiraling round tonight, tonight
Turn turn
You can be my Tusitala, my storyteller of the sea
Come bring me tales of sheer excitement
Love and all of it's mystery
When you can't see out past the first wave
To what lies behind the flying wall
There's a bright light spiraling round tonight, tonight
Turn turn
You can be my Lighthouse Keeper
Come and be my Lighthouse Keeper
You can be my Lighthouse Keeper
Come and be my Lighthouse Keeper
You can be my Lighthouse Keeper
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3. |
Salt
04:54
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SALT
Bridie/Phillips
The blinding glare on the dry cracked skin
White heat on the open wound again
The swollen tongue and the blistered soul
You've lost your way and you're untouchable
Layers of rock peel like an onion skin
Can you believe in a secret order of things
The night's so coloured, so faint and dead calm
You're miles away from your long lost home
I don't want to go no further
You can if you want to
I don't want to go no further
You can if you want to
I don't want to go no further
You can if you want to
Salt
The way that you're walking and the look in your eye
Tells of your horror and untold desires
From the jump up country to the shimmering sky
Try to find the river but the river is dry
I don't want to go no further
You can if you want to
Salt, Salt
I don't want to go no further
You can if you want to
Salt, Salt
I don't want to go no further
You can if you want to
I don't want to go no further
You can if you want to
I don't want to go no further
You can if you want to
Salt
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4. |
100 Flowers In Bloom
02:45
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5. |
The Kitsch Parade
03:41
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THE KITSCH PARADE
Bridie/Mountfort
Hey ho I'm raring to go,
the pantomime has come to town
Join the procession the great kitsch parade, everyone come gather round.
And if you're coming from the other side of town
Just cross the river if you're feeling kind of down
Come to the party even if you're on your own
We'll all be waiting for the show
That's it I've had it I hate to be dramatic,
But we'll all go down disgracefully
The circus and drinking,
It's bound to stop you thinking, stick your head and come and see
And if you're coming from the other side of town
Just cross the river if you're feeling kind of down
Come to the party even if you're on your own
We'll all be waiting for the show
Hey ho I'm not letting go, we're all going down disgracefully
We're having a fine time the time of our lives,
The kitsch parade is on a slide
They tell you they warn you about the Emerald Empire,
Its going to rot from the inside
That's it I've had it I hate to be dramatic,
But we'll all go down disgracefully
And if you're coming from the other side of town Just cross the river if you're feeling kind of down Come to the party even if you're on your own Around the mulberry bush we're dancing round and round And if you're coming from the other side of town...
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6. |
Vandorlo
03:31
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7. |
Talk About Love
03:06
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TALK ABOUT LOVE
Bridie
The moon falls on the railway yard
We walk together arm and arm
Faith and blind devotion
Come glide upon the rusted edge
Never question straight ahead
Right out in to the darkness of the hours that life can bring
I'll stand beside you hold you close
When you're in need of comfort most
Especially when you make no sense
This is what we mean
When we talk about love
This is what we mean
When we talk about love
I've found myself a Hinterland
Its perfect for a short time
I think you'll find it likeable
Please wait your hurry
Not too fast
Just hold out while the moment lasts
I know I used to wander
But I promise you that I'll stay
And if you make some strange mistake
Fall down hard and break your neck
I'll hang in here just right beside you
This is what we mean
When we talk about love
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8. |
Sirens
05:49
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SIRENS
Bridie
It seems like this summer's never ending
Can you feel the hot wind blow
It comes at the same time every year
We stay out half the night to hide
from sleeping in our homes
It's the North wind
Here come the Sirens
Hear them roar... Once more
I lay back in my room with dark red curtains
Wake up to the trucks outside my door
Short of sleep
And the sky tonight it's a deadly one
It hardly lets us breathe
Like Ash Wednesday
Here come the Sirens
Hear them roar... Once more
And when I'm hot I like the fast songs
But when I'm tired and I can't sleep
Play them slow
Way down
Here come the Sirens
Hear them roar... Once more
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9. |
Cello Song For Charlie
03:13
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10. |
Your Ship Has Gone
03:09
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YOUR SHIP HAS GONE
Bridie
Your ship has gone
way out to sea
Past the volcanoes
at Talasea
This time I've missed it
One day you'll see
Well I'll wait for my ship to come back in again
And I'll wait till I'm tired and they'll say what a fool to be waiting
at a loose end
If this is the rock
At the end of the road
With no way to go past it
Then this must be home
If this time I've missed it
Then forever I'll roam
Well I'll wait for my ship to come back in again
And I'll wait till I'm tired and they'll say what a fool to be waiting
at a loose end
Look down from Mt. Warning
And wait for your ship to come in
Well there's all kinds of treasure
And your luck it will change with the wind
So be patient
I always fall over
It's just a simple thing
I lose concentration
When the social hour begins
But I'm up and I'm leaving
I'm off with the wind
Well I'll wait here in vain I've got nothing to lose
And I'll wait till I'm tired and they'll say what a fool
This ship has been gone for one hell of a while
When it goes out of sight then it goes out of style
I'll wait for my ship to come back in again
I'll wait till I'm tired then I'll wake up again
Well I'll wait here in vain I've got nothing to lose
And I'll wait till I'm tired say what a fool to be waiting
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11. |
Young Girls
02:29
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YOUNG GIRLS
Bridie
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12. |
Algeria...
02:24
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ALGERIA...
Carswell
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13. |
Can't Find Love
03:10
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CAN'T FIND LOVE
Bridie/Prendergast
I've been looking
I've been searching
I've been seeking
But I can't find love
I've been driving endless hours
There's nothing doing
I can't find love
On cold mornings
Sun drenched evenings
Through restless dreamings
Everywhere
In the papers
On those talk-back television shows
Asking all my friends
Even they don't know
I've been looking
I've been searching
I've been seeking
But I can't find love
In the stories
That I've been reading
Then repeating
Over and over again
In that dead space
Behind your pretty sky blue eyes
Wishful thinking
There's nothing there
I've been looking
I've been searching
I've been seeking
But I can't find love
I've been looking
I've been searching
In my own heart
But I can't find love
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14. |
G-B
02:02
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My Friend The Chocolate Cake Melbourne, Australia
Their name alone should have ensured a quiet life. No one dreamed of ARIA awards, two years of sold-out Edinburgh Festival dates or the kind of ageless and eternally devoted audience. Somewhere within the unlikely union of kitchen sink piano tales, vivid chamber orchestration and hell-raising instrumental shenanigans, the Melbourne band has carved out a 20 year, seven album history. ... more
My Friend The Chocolate Cake recommends:
The Wisdom Line
by David Bridie
The latest solo album by the Cake's David Bridie.
go to album
Through The One Last Door
by Not Drowning, Waving
A great introduction to Not Drowning, Waving...
go to album
The Persephone Project
by Helen Mountfort/The Persephone Project
Helen and Hope's latest musical project...
go to albumIf you like My Friend The Chocolate Cake, you may also like:
The Hour Between Us
by Anna Smyrk
A long-distance relationship is the main theme of this sprawling third EP from the Australian indie-rock artist.
go to album
We Come From The Same Place
by Allo Darlin'
Album #3 from Anglo-Australian, indie-pop, 4-piece is a rockin', joyous and charming celebration of love & life.
go to album
Wyndow is a collaboration between musicians Laura J. Martin and Lavinia Blackwall who self-describe their work as "musical postcards".
go to album
