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Conduit
02:01
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(Instrumental)
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Give The Void Its Colours
Trick yourself with empty words like love
Throw them down for others to pick up
Looking for a reason to care?
Give the void its colours or pray
Paint yourself to perfection for a loss
Hang it proudly like a crucifix in your loft
Looking for something to break?
Give the void its colours or pray
Dress your thoughts in brightly coloured cloth
And keep your memories warm
They’re all you’ve got
Trick yourself with empty words like love
Throw them down for others to pick up
Looking for something to say?
Give the void its colours or pray
Give the void its colours or pray
Give the void its colours or pray
Looking for a reason to care?
Give the void its colours or pray
Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2022
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Sinkhole
03:11
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Sinkhole
I built my house on a collapsing piece of land
Now I’m sinking deeper underground
I feel the water in my lungs
I feel the dirt scratching
The back of my filthy, uncontrollable mouth
Now the maggots are beginning to twitch
The worms are licking their lips
The flies are celebrating
The ants are salivating
One body rots
Somebody else gets rich
While I sink others are rising up
I gorged myself on the illusion of wealth
I got fat on debt and silly shallow dreams
Now I’m easy fodder for every greedy bug and predator
For every low-life, scavenger and thief
While I sink others are rising up
Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2022
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Verena In The Mornings
03:36
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Verena In The Mornings
Verena only dreams in the mornings
The crack of dawn ignites the spark
That lights up the relief that's inside her
She says she can't dream in the dark
She says she can’t dream in the dark
Verena only dreams in the mornings
Verena only dreams in the mornings
She says she can’t dream in the dark
A lullaby of flies on her breakfast
Buzz in time with what's on TV
She can’t see the dirt when she’s dreaming
She can’t see the filth when she sleeps
She can’t see the filth when she sleeps
Verena only dreams in the mornings
Verena only dreams in the mornings
She says she can’t dream in the dark
Verena only dreams in the mornings
Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2022
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Big Mistakes
02:46
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Big Mistakes
I don't waste time with complications like
Small fails or slights or minor oversights
When I fall from grace it's from a higher place
When I crash you taste
The acid in the tears of the public outrage
I just can't stop giving in to life’s unforgivable sins
My compulsions always win
I just can't stop myself...
I just can't stop myself from making...
Big mistakes
I only make the big mistakes
Big mistakes
I only make the big mistakes
I don't mean little things like breaking porcelain
I don't mean shattering glass or dreams or foolish aspirations
And I don't mean burning food
I don't mean dirty looks
I don’t mean sleeping in
I don't mean being late
And I don't mean cursing
I just can't stop giving in
To inexcusable sin
My obsession always wins
I just can't stop myself...
I can't stop myself from making...
Big mistakes
I only make the big mistakes
Big mistakes
I only make the big mistakes
Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2022
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Think Of A Number
02:38
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Think Of A Number
Think of a number
Any number you want, but it has to match mine
Think of an answer
There is one correct response and many wrong replies
Your delusion of choice gives more power to me
Your delusion of choice gives more power to me
Think of a number
Think of a number
Think of a saviour
Paint a pretty vivid picture
And make it look like me
Think of dependence
Without me you are nothing
Without me you are free
Your delusion of choice gives more power to me
Your delusion of choice gives more power to me
Think of a number
Think of a number
Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2022
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New Best Thing
04:10
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New Best Thing
I’ve got a new best thing
It makes it hard to think
It’s hard concentrating
With my new best thing
I feel it under my skin
It’s more a pain than an itch
It’s like a disease but I’m not sure which
I’ve got a new best thing
It’s in the water I drink
It’s in the air I breathe in
It’s in the food I digest
I’ve got a new best thing
It’s in every pill that I take
It’s in every penny I never make
It’s in every bit of dirt that I rake
I’ve got a new best thing
My new best thing has taken over again
My new best thing has taken over again
My new best thing has taken over me again
It’s in every desire
It’s in everyone I admires
In every crime… in every lie
I’ve got a new best thing
It’s in every loss every win
In every reoccurring dream
I can’t float, sink or swim
I’ve got a new best thing
My new best thing has taken over again
My new best thing has taken over again
My new best thing has taken over me again
I’ve got a new best thing
I’ve got a new best thing
It’s taken over again
I’ve got a new best thing
Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2022
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Unbreakable Codes
02:40
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Unbreakable Codes
Each face is a test of my own failure or my success
Each day is a race to undress
What came before and what might happen next
They said they were unbreakable codes
I made them breakable
They said they were unbreakable codes
I made them break
Each crease in their skin
Is the key to unlocking their sin
Each week that passes without end
Is a preface to starting again
They said they were unbreakable codes
I made them breakable
They said they were unbreakable codes
I made them break
They said they were unbreakable codes
I made them breakable
They said they were unbreakable codes
I made them break
Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2022
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Lonely In Your Dreams
06:27
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Lonely In Your Dreams
Evenings taunt me with impossibilities
They seduce me to sleep
They know when I'm weak
They capture me
They conquer me
Then they leave
Is it normal to feel lonely in your dreams?
Unforgiving histories
Reliving every awkward scene
I've ever found myself in
And will be found in again
They hold me
They make promises
Then they leave
Is it normal to feel lonely in your dreams?
I'm bound by a strong will to feel clean
I'm bound by exits I can’t see
I look around…I can't see anyone
I look around…I can't see anyone
I look around…I can't see anyone but me
The mornings creep in
Like they've been filmed in slow motion
I've been living for so long
For the cradle of the dawn
To hold me
Console me
And never leave
Is it normal to feel lonely in your dreams?
Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2022
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The Penny Black Remedy London
The Penny Black Remedy are a London based band renowned for their energetic live shows and for their unique musical fusion of many different genres, including Folk, Americana, Punk and Ska. At the band's core is Keith M Thomson and Marijana Hajdarhodžić. TPBR have released three albums and plan to release the first of two compilations of acoustic recordings, studio outtakes and demos in Oct 2020. ... more
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