One Nil Album
1. The Climber 2. Rest of the Day Off 3. Hole in the Ice 4. Wherever You Are 5. Last to Know 6. Don't Ask Why 7. Secret God 8. Turn and Run 9. Elastic Heart 10. Anytime 11. Driving Me Mad 12. Into the Sunset
- The Climber (Neil Finn) (4:15)
- Beside me now are strangers to my eyes,
They might be getting crazy might be wise,
We’re stranded either way,
In such a lonely place,
I’m looking out for you,
Among the flies that wait in line for days on end,
And nights so cold and always so intense,
I try to reach the top most every day,
In hope I turn my face up to the sky,
The cover hangs so low,
I see no sign of life,
Nothing springs to mind,
Among the flies that wait in line, For days on end and nights so cold,
It’s always so intense,
And here we are,
There’s a smile between us and its going on,
You and me have always gotten through,
Anyone can tell you that it’s true,
You feel it every time you drive away from home,
The headlights hypnotize and they take you off towards the sea,
Into the night you run away with thoughts you cannot hide,
Vacant eyes can’t describe my hunger,
For your billowing arms,
Mother I can’t help thinking of you,
Take this dull ache away
- Rest of the Day Off (N. Finn, W. Melvoin, T. Blake) (3:57)
- Totally wired and the game is up,
I’m under the table,
You carry my heart in the palm of your hand,
As the clouds roll in, the party was rained out,
Open up to find a man made home,
And by four o’clock when the sun came out,
We were beside ourselves,
Taking the rest of the day off,
Lying out the back,
Slung in a hammock,
Gathering reams of space and time,
Two eyes that surrender,
The call might come,
Fire my anger and spoil the whole thing,
It’s not much fun when the pressures on,
And your luck has gone, But you squeeze my hand,
We’re taking the rest of the day off,
We like to climb the rock,
Before we have lunch,
And we’ll turn our backs on the whole damn bunch
You find the answer walking the dog,
Down the south of Piha, it’s over and done,
Not a lot to say when the man calls up,
The line goes dead and you’re yesterday’s news,
I couldn’t care less now I’m here with you,
We’re the only ones left and we’re flat on our backs,
Taking the rest of the day off,
And you find it don’t add up to much,
When you’re wrapped in a blanket of stars,
With the one you love,
Like two shiny dogs,
With the one you love
- Hole In the Ice (N. Finn, L. Coleman) (4:06)
- Take it down, mess it up,
Light a match, make a fire,
Walk away as the money burns,
It might just save your life,
I play the happenstance,
I see my fortune fly,
Every time you lift the cup,
And another long day goes by
And I won’t travel into the straw daylight desire,
I wrote that, some Eskimo gave me the line,
Sit back and watch the money burn,
Five days in a hot house hell,
Once you’re gone there’s no return,
And they’re never gonna let you lie,
I want my love to burn,
Hotter than a comets tail,
I want my bed to cry,
I never wanna let you down,
And I won’t travel into the straw daylight desire,
I wrote that, some Eskimo gave me the line
And all I ever do is therapy one on one, one on one,
And you and I we might want the same thing one on one, one on one,
I don’t want a teacher to remind me, one on one, one on one,
How to get something better out of my life,
I play the happenstance,
I see my fortune fly,
Every time I lift the cup,
And another long day goes by,
And I won’t travel into the pale moonlight desire,
I wrote that, some Eskimo gave me the line,
Your freedom is so precious that it makes me hurt,
I learned that, my teachers were my loneliness,
Their wisdom can be passed on by the one who’s left,
Your freedom is so precious that it makes it work
- Wherever You Are (Neil Finn) (4:42)
- Wherever you are,
It's 3 a.m. and I’m awake,
Imagine the light,
Upon your blue transparent face,
Through coloured glass,
It filters down to warmest red,
I’m the one who reads your mind,
See my life in your design,
True companion at your side,
- You’re gracious and good,
When all around is turning bad,
Restless and brave,
When laid upon suburban grass,
Your timing is right,
Remove the sad persistent thought,
Hold the course,
I’m the one who reads your mind,
Sees my life in your design,
True companion at your side,
- I’ll give you something,
for when I’m not around,
to make you smile,
and if you think it then it must be true,
if only I could make it through,
climb into my bed,
wherever you are,
wherever you are,
- your timing is good,
remove the sad persistent thought,
hold the course,
I’m the one who reads your mind,
Sees my life in your design,
True companion at your side,
I’ll leave you something for when I’m not around,
To make you smile,
Outside that wasteland,
And if only I could make it through,
If you think it then it must be true,
Wherever you are
- Last to Know (N. Finn, W. Melvoin) (2:59)
- Way down the track, made the wrong turn,
Finished up where I started,
You noticed a change come over me,
Fell in love with my own reflection yeah,
How does it feel beneath your own wheel,
Feels like an accident waking up,
Under a bus with my fingers crossed,
Now is the time we could make it up,
So you lost the fear it wasn’t that bad,
Left to your own devices yeah,
Still a young girl eyes on the clock,
Tick like a motor running out,
Magnets and words up on the fridge,
Speak to the poet in all of us,
I missed the page that you thought about,
Drew in the frost on the windowpane,
But who I wonder could fail to notice,
The aching silence came down,
I’m humble now,
I hope you might come back,
In your own time,
Left to your own devices,
And so, that’s how it goes,
Never the first,
Always the last to know
- Don't Ask Why (N. Finn, W. Melvoin) (3:54)
- I never been to heaven but it feels alright,
And I woke up this morning with a permanent smile,
I walk in through your door,
Hit the lights and get ready,
As we hit the floor let our fingers do the walking,
And the yellow pages will be flying through the sky
Maybe someone shook her leg,
On a sailboat south of China,
But you don’t’ ask why,
Got my picture on your mirror,
Got my number on your notice board,
And you don’t ask why,
Got my heart where I want it,
Breathing heavy on her sinker lips,
And you don’t ask why,
Sometimes life is getting better,
And it happens on its own,
It’s beyond my control
Don’t get to fast don’t get too slow,
Your messing with the beat like a samba meets a salsa baby,
Error gorilla know what I mean,
You get the biggest effect from the smallest machine,
Who’s that playing like Krupa on her fingertips
And you don’t ask why,
Got my picture on your mirror,
Got my number on your notice board,
And you don’t ask why,
Got my heart where I want it breathing heavy on her sinker lips,
And you don’t ask why,
Somehow life it getting better,
And it happens on its own,
Where does love come from I don’t know,
So come on baby you’re the chosen one,
You know exactly what I need,
You know exactly when the time has come,
Here we go again
- Secret God (N. Finn, W. Melvoin) (5:24)
- Let's go climb up on the roof
In the twilight 360 degree view
As we lie down
Watch the fading light turn into stars
There you are
Secret god
Breath my name
Secret god stir up the dust
Whisper my name
This reminds me of another place
Lonesome wolf comes down from the hills
And he's walking in circles howling at the moon
In another life
He will be enchanted by a woman
Secret god stir up the dust
Breathe my name
Secret god stir up the dust
Whisper my name
I see a man collapse
In the doorway of a restaurant
And I'm holding my hand out
The first one there to help him up
Secret god stir up the dust
Whisper my name
Secret god stir up the dust
Breathe my name
Time on hand stir up the dust
Breathe my name
Secret god whisper my name
- Turn and Run (Neil Finn) (3:41)
- There’s a light overhead, overhead,
In the sky overhead, overhead,
And I’m with you now in body and music and mind,
And we’re silent and still,
Everything’s so out of control tonight,
In a plane that’s flying fast,
At a speed that makes me cry,
Have you left me now,
To trouble that won’t let me lie,
I’m awake all the time,
You know where I stand,
Holding my plastic gun,
So turn and run,
You cold killers of innocence,
Against us there’s no defense,
Your flash and your wickedness,
You can’t break our love,
Tie my hands behind my back,
Put a gag on top of my mouth,
But I won’t give you up,
Till silverware’s covered in dust,
And my shoes fall apart,
And the tumbleweed runs,
Over my desert heart,
So turn and run,
You cold killers of innocence,
Against us there’s no defense,
Your flash and your wickedness,
Will surely bring you down again,
Somehow we must stay afloat,
we won’t give in to the undertow,
Something’s you will never know,
But you can’t break our love,
You can pull us down, but you can’t break our love
- Elastic Heart (Neil Finn) (4:00)
- Spring back elastic heart,
We are not angry now,
Somehow we both dissolve,
All our weight is gone,
And tenderness,
Is ours again,
Can we forget the past,
Find us an open road,
Picture the two of us,
Window caravan,
Silhouette against the sky,
As we spin around with our arms entwined,
Delirious,
In love,
Spring back elastic heart,
We are not angry now,
Picture the two of us,
With our arms entwined,
We should be thankful then,
For our disgrace,
Delirious in love
- Anytime (Neil Finn) (3:23)
- I see a dog upon the road
Running hard to catch a cat
My car is pulling to a halt
The truck behind me doesn’t know
Everything is in the balance
Of a moment I can’t control
And your sympathetic strings
Are like the stirrings in my soul
I could go at anytime
There's nothing safe about this life
I could go at anytime
Find the meaning of the act
Remember how it goes
Every time you take the water
You swim against the flow
The world is all around us
The days are flying past
And fear is so contagious
But I’m not afraid to laugh
I could go at anytime
There’s nothing safe about this life
I could go at anytime
Anytime (come without warning)
Anytime (it could be so easy)
A walk in the park (or maybe when I’m sleeping)
Anytime (see the clouds come over)
Rain or shine (I make you so unhappy)
Lets make it right
I feel like I’m in love
With a stranger I’ll never know
Although you’re still a mystery
I’m so glad I’m not alone
And I won't let go
Of the first clear moment I saw you (remind me)
Make it so easy to fly in the night
I could go at anytime- There's nothing safe about this life.
I could go at anytime
- Driving Me Mad (Neil Finn) (3:56)
- Deadlines again,
Feel like hiding out,
No sign of comfort yet,
Have a nap while no ones looking,
Bring some inspiration to the man,
In my head,
A namesake out of reach,
Strange days upon us now,
we leave the dust of conversation,
Hanging in the light above the bed,
Leave me now,
Cuz tonight its driving me mad,
I guess I’ll be all right,
But tonight it’s driving me mad,
- Year after year,
Demons always come,
Fail to materialize
Way beyond my understanding,
Find my only comfort in your hands,
Hold me now,
Cuz tonight its driving me mad,
This dream can fill you up,
But tonight it’s driving me mad
Hey diamond girl,
Restless in my head,
Say what lies between us,
A host of everyday distractions,
But most of all its music taking me,
It’s driving me mad,
Still I can’t refuse,
Even when it’s driving me mad,
I guess I’ll be all right,
When tomorrow brings some relief,
This dream can fill you up,
So put it out and find what’s underneath
- Into the Sunset (Neil Finn) (4:12)
- Here lies a place,
Won’t let me languish,
Hears all my footsteps and waits,
Watch how she fades into the sunset,
A vision spectacular in grace,
Hunger for the world travel,
Stimulating discussion lift me,
Faster into the weakness,
Off the wall into blackness,
Gifted.
Red eyes reflect,
Open the suitcase,
Spread all your clothes on the floor,
Much like it was,
Ten years ago,
Time on the clock,
I don’t want to waste it,
Watch how she fades into the sunset,
A vision spectacular in grace,
Hunger for the world travel,
Stimulating discussion lift me
Faster into the weakness,
Off the wall into blackness,
Gifted.
And I’m away from home,
And it’s a way of life,
And I’m flying high,
And I’m a wheeling gull,
Here now I come to rest,
Under a lion rock,
Over marine parade,
Maybe this time,
Here I’ll stay
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