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The Interrogation
03:50
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The Interrogation (Lyrics and music: Tim Hunter)
We always come for you at night
And wake you up with blinding lights.
Our faces never smile
There are no witnesses, no trials.
You’re wiped out, vaporised
And your existence is denied.
Then it’s Room 101, comrade
If you survive.
But the lucky ones always die.
It was your daughter who betrayed you
She was listening at the keyhole.
You were talking in your sleep
And she told the patrols.
You’re a stain that’s gotta be wiped clean
A flaw in the machine.
In Room 101 comrade,
No one can hear you scream.
Do you know what I mean?
It was only a matter of time
Before we found out your crime
We’re always watching you
Should you step out of line.
We’ll torture you until your mind
Is just a hollow, empty shell.
We’ll crush you and torment you
Really put you through hell.
You’ll confess to everything
And you’ll betray everyone.
Then you’ll be ready for Room101.
Room 101.
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Brainwashed
02:18
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Brainwashed
Sometimes I dream about life outside this hell
Sometimes I dream about life outside this cell.
My mind is under a spell
Just what’s going on I can’t tell
My mind is under a spell.
Sometimes when these four walls are all that I can see
That’s when I wonder what it must be like to be free
My mind’s in chains
Don’t even know my own name
My mind’s in chains
I’ve been Brainwashed, Brainwashed, Brainwashed
Don’t know how long I’ve been locked away
Don’t know anymore if it’s night or day.
I told them everything and I betrayed all my friends
Now I’m sitting around just waiting for the end
I’m going insane
My mind’s been drained
I’m going insane
I’ve been Brainwashed, Brainwashed, Brainwashed
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3. |
Mr Clean
01:42
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Mr Clean (Lyrics and Music : Tim Hunter)
Well Mr Clean is always seen with a toothpaste advert smile
Mr Clean is so smooth all that could offend has been removed.
Always sings those stupid love songs all about life in a world of sugar and spice
Where the sun always shines and everything is so nice
Well he lives a life of ease and never ever sees the darker side
Where some people are down and at the end of the line
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The Key
03:07
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The Key (lyrics and music: Tim Hunter)
Somehow I know I’ve been here before
A long time ago I set foot on this shore
Still don’t know what brought me here
So scared , so full of fear
I’ve stumbled on the door to an ancient time
And I’m not too sure just what lies behind
Something lost in another life
Something lost inside
Isolation , trapped forever more
A prisoner in there
And I hold the key to the door
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New Horizon (Tim Hunter: lyrics and music)
From the ashes of this Burnt Out Crazy life
Spread your wings and fly into the misty night
New Horizon, New Tomorrow, as the sun sets forget the sorrow
Watch the sun go down then you’re free at last
Take a journey through the past
New Horizon, New Horizon
A broken mind that only time is gonna mend
From the ruins of a life close to the end
New Horizon, New Tomorrow, as the sun sets forget the sorrow
Watch the sun go down then you’re free at last
Take a journey through the past
New Horizon, New Horizon
Standing at the crossroads can’t decide which way to go
You can’t turn back that’s the only thing you know
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Freedom
03:29
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Freedom (lyrics and music : Tim Hunter)
Woke up with the rising sun
Got to be on my way
The new day has just begun
Everything I own is packed in my bags
Still a long way to go
No time for lookin’ back
There’s so much to see and so much to do
Life is so short soon another day is through
I escaped from the dark side of life
Freedom - each day is something new
Out here time moves so slow
Burning in the heat out on this lonely road
Lookin’ out standing on this beach
A long way across the waves there’s a place I’m trying to reach
Everything I own is packed in my bags
Still a long way to go
No time for lookin’ back
There’s so much to see and so much to do
Life is so short soon another day is through
I escaped from the dark side of life
Freedom - each day is something new
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Put Your Music Where Your Music Is
(Lyrics and Music: Tim Hunter)
You say you’re gonna be a star
But I know you’ll never get that far
‘cos you’ll never do it
Just talk about it
So Put Your Music Where Your Mouth Is
Don’t say listen to my tape
I say son you’ll have to wait
‘cos you’ll never do it
Just talk about it
So Put Your Music Where Your Mouth Is
It ain’t just the music it’s everything else
It’s everybody it ain’t just yourself
Survive get yourself a gig
Play live if you want to be big
‘cos you’ll never do it
Just talk about it
So Put Your Music Where Your Mouth Is
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The Stakes Are High
02:07
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The Stakes Are High (lyrics and music: Tim Hunter)
I’m a gambler and I loose more than I can afford
I’ve spent everything and now no-one will lend me more
I’ve sold everything even sold my diamond ring
Can’t you see the mess I’m in?
The letter said I’d better get right out of town
I owe so much money now they’re gonna gun me down
I just got divorced she left because I spent it all on a racehorse
You don’t mess round with these guys
when you owe them cash they cut you down to size
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Vintage Years
03:22
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Vintage Years (Lyrics and Music: Tim Hunter)
On a Saturday I like to go and watch the local brass band play
Or I might go and watch the village cricket team
Going for a stroll weed the garden or I’ll have a game of bowls
Or play croquet out on the village green
Sundays are grand, shake the vicar’s hand or chat for a while to his wife
Creamcakes and tea sat on the setee this is the life
Vintage Years are coming back to me
Monacle in my eye still wear the old school tie
Eton Oxbridge Education sure to get me by
I still remember the Vintage Years
Kettle’s on the boil if you want a cup of tea
Let’s chat about how it used to be
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Dreams
02:28
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Dreams (Lyrics and music: Tim Hunter)
Forgotten place an unknown place
The Dream world is so strange
Nothing makes sense so meaning less everything is so insane
And there’s no one to explain – open your eyes meet the sunrise
And the dream will be gone.
Chorus
Trying to hold on to a dream is like trying to catch hold of the wind
As it blows
Catch hold of a moving stream
We’ll never know it seems what goes on in our dreams
You dream you’re trapped and you’re scared and the fear seems so real
You can’t escape but then you wake but what did it all mean
What did it reveal. open your eyes meet the sunrise
And the dream will be gone.
Chorus
Just a memory of a dream
And no-one knows what it means
When you wake it won’t be long
The memory of your dream will be gone
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Strategy Is England, UK
Re-worked archive material from Tim Hunter's early recording projects from the 1970s onwards.
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