Pete Josef - Giants
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Night Eyes
05:31
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I rise with the birds these days, much earlier and it pays
From a night owl to a daylight seeker, appreciator
As the sun casts light and shade, from the right and cuts the haze
All the early valley rays, it calls me, draws me out of night eyes
But I still love, love..
The vibe when it’s getting late, that secret night opaque
When your minds mysterious ways will take you over, over
The consciousness it fades, in the half time sleep awake
So tired my eyes all glazed and falling under, under night eyes
(But I still love, love)
Oh the sounds in the maze
All our losing our way
All the bright lights flash and blaze
All the night, night time days
Then I retreat from play, for a while but not to stay
I’ll return to the melee in time, in sweet time
Forgotten but not laid to rest my friend of age
You’ll last forever more you’re with me, black and sparkle night eyes
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Friend On The Line
04:03
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My favourite stone has broken in two
Led in a pile next to you
My whitest thoughts have turned all to blue
Darkened by the question I put to you
Why shut me out, when I was your pillar
Bastion of hope; friend on the line
We had a tree, it blossomed in springtime
Fruited till the frost, bowed out and lost
Not as you’d wish for, but then that’s the lesson
Care for it when it’s green, or say ce la vie, la la..
Friend on the line, whiter than white
Brothers in arms when put out to fight
Why shut me out, when I could be your pillar
Bastion of hope; friend on the line
You’ve got me all wrong, if I was your killer
I’d hide in the long grass, but I’m by your side
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Some of us have to move before we all can stand tall
Standing on the shoulders of the giants that have come before
Some of us have to move before we all can be talking
Hit the ground and change the mindset
Never have I seen so many evil eyes
Put our lives in the hands of tyrants
Never was one for believin’ dirty lies
Bleed ‘em dry and leave ‘em none the wiser
We will rise to see the day
Where there’s a will there’s a way, so they say
Now, come together in Tao
Make a pledge, make a vow, take em down
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Mainframe
05:48
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Tell it to the bee’s, tell ‘em I won’t be long
Tell ‘em I’m going to come and sing them a song
You see someone’s getting married and someone has died alone
It’s the cycle of life, it’s the way of the world
Nature’s connection, it’s a cruel world if you’re a bug or made into a rug, but we got it good
You and I, me and you, got good heads on our shoulders, so we can be the beholders..
Of the whole world, the whole world
And everything in it, got to be in it to win it
Take yourself to the next phase, expand the mainframe
Travel light, pack your sins in a secure tin with a match and some lint, cause someday your gonna burn them with ten hail Marys and a bottle of gin
I can’t change everything, I think I’m believing that, but I wanna keep hold of some of the younger man
Not in a photo frame, but at some meeting with the exec, and I quit, and I say I’m off to see the whole world..
That’s life, and it ain’t all bad
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Lavender
05:00
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Baby I can’t resist your body glow, or the velvet in your eyes, telling me when to come and go
Tell me why I respond to everything, though like you I am my own, am I just high on the moment or is this the way it goes
I’m tailoring phrases to impress you though all I wanna say Is I’m nervous when I’m round you, the way you look that seems your aim
Don’t wanna steal each waking moment, don’t have the time to spare, but then there are the times I’d like to share
Caught at a sweet time in our lives, when we’re loving being single with passion in our eyes, and serious thoughts leave us
And Lavenders sweet smell in the air when it suits us to be there
Where do you find these super feelings from, those that rule you through and through, where you relate to others near you through a mindset made for two
I couldn’t give as much of my time to the world outside I know, cause when I’m caught by that sweet thing it doesn’t let me go
So it would seem while I’m resistant, I am missing out on those things that most think are loneliness healers
But I am happy being one man and enjoying days like these
As long as I’ve enough I’ve all I need
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Happy Is The Day
04:08
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Happy is the day that cost one cold seasons stay
Breaking summer haze
Happy is the day
If I describe the feeling, how it lights my world
The positivity of morning when that air comes around
A day when all conspiring forces are abound to bring this elation to our life on earth
Happy is the day we lost, some magic found and caught
Happy is the day you accompany my thoughts
Happy is the time we find in peace, in awe, in love
Ever wondrous ways, happy is the day
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Must Be In Love
04:41
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I’ve been waiting all this time
Lady love has gone and caught my eye
I been runnin’ over in my mind
All the faces, all the signs
It must show every day, ah the silliest smile I wear right now
I just glow like an angel every time I see you around
I’d be made up as a little lamb with a skip in my step
If this state of mind I’m feeling now says anything there’s no doubt that I..
Must be in love, oh I must be in love, oh I think that I’m in love again
Someone new just like the dawn of the day
High like the cirrus, beautiful and true
Is it someone like you? But how’d I get to be with you?
It would be a brighter landscape
Is it someone else’s dream, something out of reach of me
But I feel like I’ve seen it in the flicker of her
I’d be made up as a little lamb at the birth of new spring
If she’d only recognise I’m head over heels, I know now that I..
Must be in love..
So it seems I’m walking down that road again
I want you now until the end
I know you better now by far
In you I’ve found my one, my star
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Snatching Time
04:19
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Make a time for the ones you love, just of late I’ve heard them say
Tell him when we see him next he can stay for the whole day
Your snatching time you see, and your offending regularly
Is it that you, you like me are busy in life and don’t seem to see the precious people who’ll save you when your stuck in the seams, cause you might be in need of a light to lead you
Tell a tale to the ones you love, you should share your life joy, as your fortunate will change its course at some point you will need to employ..
All compassionate eyes and ears, for your never stronger alone. And how ever many answers you find, it’s support that’ll bring you home
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The Hard Yards
04:53
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One such moment changes all of it
Pearls and diamonds couldn’t pay for it
Making moments, taking chance of it
Clear as crystal
You can go miles and miles just to meet in the middle
You can go miles and miles just to make a good start
Airborne moments, breathing life to it
Hard of hearing, so busy thinking
Time in motion, but I’m still not blooming
So help me go again and I’ll do the hard..
Miles and miles just to meet in the middle
You can go miles and miles just to make a good start
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This Sun
04:01
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Seven days of a year pass all too soon. For me living ours out in lands of reddened sunsets is a dream I would like to sleep on, in dull days it lights me, the scenes of heavenly..
Saints in stony chariots alive in this sun, where all around you catches the eye, in this sun
Why do we remain, all we ever work for’s away in the bright azures of sea views, a scene change from the dull blues
Such philosophy engrained into our minds cannot be wise and I put to you a question of live to work, or work to live and take a chance with the..
Saints in stony chariots alive in this sun, where all around you catches the eye, in this sun
It’s a place where all your dreams can come to life, and a sure fire way to lift your spirits to heights, in this sun
Go discover the hill top, white washed places in valleys of far off nations
Days come easy, no rat race, simple living is all and it feels like heaven
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Pete Josef Bristol, UK
Pete Josef has always been a soul boy at heart, but his Multi-instrumental skill's have led him into some interesting situations. He has for years been recording and playing live with with Roni Size and Reprazent, and fronts and co-produces the lo-fi house duo White Lamp with Darren Emerson (underworld). As album two is already bubbling in his mind, his focus now will be his new live trio. ... more
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