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The Man Who Calls The Shots

by Groovy Uncle & Miss Modus

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1.
The Man Who Calls The Shots He lies while the facts are burned Laughs when he's alone He hides in the cracks and turns every heart to stone He'll take all you have to give Everything you've got You wake up to find you're with The man who calls the shots Every time you read and understand the meaning of his words They softly and mysteriously blind you When the signs that lead you by the hand to take you from his world That's when he'll easily find you Every time you read and understand the meaning of his words They softly and mysteriously blind you When the signs that lead you by the hand to take you from his world That's when he'll easily find you You'll swear he's there Beware of the games he plays They'll tie you up in knots You'll live every word he says The man who calls the shots
2.
Hedging My Bets I hardly recognise or understand - oh oh You and I these days are just like strangers holding hands I don't know if this is just as well - oh oh There are times I think we stand a snowball's chance in hell I've found someone who's good for me but I haven't told him yet I don't know if this is love So I'm hedging my bets Happiness is something I just found - oh oh But I'm going in this time with both feet on the ground I could take the nearest exit out - oh oh Or try to find a way to get the best of both worlds now Cos I've found someone who's good for me but I haven't told him yet I don't know if this is love So I'm hedging my bets I'll keep my options open and the same goes for my mind Nothing damaged, nothing broken, nothing left too far behind I'll keep my options open and the same goes for my mind Nothing damaged, nothing broken, nothing left too far behind I hardly recognise or understand - oh oh You and I these days are just like strangers holding hands I don't know if this is just as well - oh oh There are times I think we stand a snowball's chance in hell I've found someone who's good for me but I haven't told him yet I don't know if this is love I don't know if this is love I don't know if this is love So I'm hedging my bets
3.
Soup 02:45
Soup I’m in a soup and it plays on my mind I’m in a soup and it plays on my mind I’m in a soup and it plays on my mind I’m in a soup and it plays on my mind Lo and behold, I am worth dissolving in the afternoon So, unbeknown to the earth, I dig a hole on Wednesday Sky made up of what I’m told and everything I’ve ever known Speak now or forever hold on to my now and then day I’m in a soup but I don’t feel inclined To shatter illusions that play on my mind I’m in a soup and the world’s not a friend It’s time to reboot, better turn off and turn on again Breeze whispering in my ear how I could be a better man Please just let me disappear into my hole called Wednesday Clouds made mist of everything and nothing I have ever known Now call this from here on in, my time to make amends day I’m in a soup but I don’t feel inclined To shatter illusions that play on my mind I’m in a soup and the world’s not a friend It’s time to reboot, better turn off and turn on again I’m in a soup and it plays on my mind I’m in a soup and it plays on my mind I’m in a soup and it plays on my mind I’m in a soup and it plays on my mind I’m in a soup but I don’t feel inclined To shatter illusions that play on my mind I’m in a soup and the world’s not a friend It’s time to reboot, better turn off and turn on again I’m in a soup but I don’t feel inclined To shatter illusions that play on my mind I’m in a soup and the world’s not a friend Time to reboot, better turn off and turn on again I’m in a soup and it plays on my mind!!!
4.
Magic Happens There was a time when I believed in nothing life gave me There was a time when I believed nobody could save me Now I believe in you and me Because that's where magic happens I never knew that you were through with living a cliche I recognised the me in you who gave up on these days But now I know the way to go Because that's where magic happens I've been caught between the devil And those deep blue eyes, I mean It's like you know me well, inside out And I'm under your spell ------------Break--------------------------------- I've been caught between the devil And those deep blue eyes, I mean It's like you know me well, inside out And I'm under your spell There was a time when I believed in nothing life gave me There was a time when I believed nobody could save me Now I believe in you and me Because that's where magic happens Because that's where magic happens
5.
Guitardis 02:23
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God On A Bike Five minutes late I missed the bus I’ve never been one to make a fuss Everything else will have to wait I can be good I can’t be great I need more room I must have heard All of your thoughts and every word You’re not too spatially aware And you don’t especially care I like dreaming I like dreaming I sip a cup of piss in which I drown The best antithesis to my surround Then I reminisce and roam the town That only proved to be my falling down I don’t feel right I don’t feel right I can’t take this lunacy When all I’ve got’s this tune, you see I gave up hope for you not me You can say what you like I may have time when I get home To call you on the telling bone And only then I’ll make it known I saw God on a bike Under my skin (Got no more time to waste) Don’t let him in (I need a hiding place) Bringing you down (Already off his face) God on a bike! God on a bike! God on a bike! I don’t feel right I don’t feel right Under my skin (It’ll be fine, you said) Don’t let him in (We’ll have a good time, you said) Bringing you down (I should’ve stayed in bed) God on a bike! God on a bike! God on a bike!
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Heathen Child When the world was half awake and you were half asleep Paralysed by thoughts opaque the shallow feels so deep Stay a while heathen child Stay a while heathen child Drowning in the undertow more and more detached Where it gets you I don't know I think I've met my match Stay a while heathen child Stay a while heathen child Looking down upon a loveless world There's not enough to go round, not enough to go round Trying to find a way to love this world With not enough to go round this time Looking down upon a loveless world There's not enough to go round, not enough to go round Trying to find a way to love this world With not enough to go round this time Tell me how you get through life with your head in the sky Maybe it's because to you the rules do not apply Stay a while heathen child Stay a while heathen child
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Not A Single Word Brought down by someone I called a friend New beginnings told me it's the end A blind eye turned for many reasons Most of them would not believe a word Of anything I heard I really don't believe a single word Funny how the road took you away Here it's been a red light kind of day The signs have dragged me far and nearer To the truth but I wont hear a word Nothing seen or heard I really don't believe a single word Maybe I got confused with someone else Maybe you got mixed up with someone else Maybe you got screwed up by someone else When did you get time to be with someone else La la la la la la la la la
9.
Sounds A Lot Like Me Who gets hired, messed around and fired stopped before the start Who’s left leaning, able and well meaning/but a world apart Sounds a lot like me Sounds a lot like me Sounds a lot like me Sounds a lot like me Who says yes I know I’ll make a mess but does it anyway Who gets lied to, even when he tried to keep them all at bay Sounds a lot like me Sounds a lot like me Sounds a lot like me Sounds a lot like me You may know exactly what I look like when I smile But I don’t think you’ve ever seen me cry When I overheard you miss me by a country mile Please excuse me while I laugh before I say goodbye I know it is not my business what you think of me Another tricky subject to avoid Right now I’m not getting any sense of urgency Just a creeping feeling that I might be paranoid Broken mended, now they’re all offended find someone to blame Reprimanded, every other man did pretty much the same Sounds a lot like me Sounds a lot like me Sounds a lot like me Sounds a lot like me
10.
Insomniac's Dream Dead of night when troubles reappear Can't let go of consciousness, You're trying hard to sleep Trying hard to sleep Wishing you were somewhere out in space, Far away from thoughtless thoughts You're trying hard to sleep Trying hard to sleep Thinking how your smile can light the sky Told you so and I know why You find it hard to sleep Have you got the time for a cosmic astral ride It'll only take a minute cos the moon is parked outside Sleep will take you under and will make you mine Shivers more like thunder running down your spine Pleasure is a treasure that you'll have to keep inside. Have you got the time for a cosmic astral ride It'll only take a minute cos the moon is parked outside Sleep will take you under and will make you mine Shivers more like thunder running down your spine Pleasure is a treasure that you'll have to keep inside. Dead of night when troubles reappear Can't let go of consciousness, You're trying hard to sleep Trying hard to sleep Wishing you were somewhere out in space, Far away from thoughtless thoughts You're trying hard to sleep Trying hard to sleep
11.
Bad Again 03:13
Bad Again Someone took a shot at making me feel bad again, bad again No one gave a thought to how I might feel Bad again bad again One or two things I need to get off my chest So I’ll just leave them here and I’ll lay them to rest Weight on my shoulder, ache in my head Wiser and older, speak of the dead (Put your sad away) It no longer fits (And your mad away) I was falling to bits , yeah (It went that away) I think it stopped raining (I mean what I say) And I ain’t complaining Someone made a meal of making me feel Bad again, bad again No more shall I fall asleep at the wheel Bad again, bad again How did it take a lifetime to work it out Allowing myself to fill up my head with doubt Time for the shake up, long overdue I need to wake up and so do you (Put your sad away) I’m over the worst (And your mad away) And not for the first time (It went that away) To stop me from crying (I mean what I say) I’ll stop the denying Tried so hard to get a hit But I got sick and tired of it I’m letting go of all this shit What goes around, comes around (Put your sad away) It no longer fits (And your mad away) I was falling to bits , yeah (It went that away) I think it stopped raining (I mean what I say) And I ain’t complaining
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The 8th album from Groovy Uncle sees the welcome return of the lovely Miss Modus sharing lead vocals with songwriter Glenn Prangnell. Making their first guest appearance on a GU record are the gypsy jazz quartet Lost Revellers, who contribute with 'Sounds A Lot Like Me' and 'Return To Guitardis'. The album will be available on VINYL and CD later in 2020.

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released May 11, 2020

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Groovy Uncle Chatham, UK

Groovy Uncle is the brainchild of Medway songwriter Glenn Prangnell. GU began releasing records in 2010 and have released something every year since. In 2013 Glenn set up his own Trouserphonic Records label.Guest vocalists include Suzi Chunk, Miss Modus and Jane Wrangham. Glenn also collaborated with Mare Rozzelle on the 'New York Letters' album. The 13th album is out on 25th November 2023. ... more

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