All Your Friends 

Lyrics:

Playful looks, clever hooks
Drama done in style
Got the talent on the books
And data loaded in your file
Pretty pictures say a lot
But not a dot is true
There's so much junk to edit out
And all your friends
Are just like you

Here it is, the life
You dreamt about
Everybody paid to see
Listen to the mob
They scream and shout
They dig your personality
Pearls of wisdom turn to dust
Your bottom line, an offshore trust
Hearts and minds snap to on cue
And all your friends
Are just like you

Iconic fate, perfect date
It isn't what it seems
Precious people dedicate
Their waking hours
And killing dreams
So walk among us when you care
And share your point of view
But no one doubts you're well aware
That all your friends
Are just like you

Love and peace is what we do
These words have meanings
That are new
If you don't buy it, that's on you

Hate and war, the sick and poor
These things are problems too
The answers we're all looking for
Are on your list of stuff to do
So let us fix our gaze upon
The brightest of the few
Some people that you brought along
They're all your friends
And just like you

Here it is, the life
That brought you low
Everybody paid in kind
Listen to the mob
They love you so
Even though you rob them blind
All the money in the world
The trash and baubles
That you're due
A Nobel prize, just give the word
And all your friends
Will get one too

Royalty, conspiracy
Rackets that pay well
There's content here
For all your needs
To liven up the road to hell
The blackest angel of them all
Stuck with you through and through
But now you're lost like many souls
And all your friends
Are just like you

Here it is, the life
You dreamt about
Everybody paid to see
Listen to the mob
They scream and shout
They dig your personality
Pearls of wisdom turn to dust
Your bottom line, an offshore trust
Hearts and minds turn off on cue
And all your friends
Are just like you

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 High Society 

Lyrics:

Silken ties and velvet threads
Greasy hands and sticky beds
Charity for sale inside
And pockets that are deep and wide
She's a picture of grace and style
He's a thug with a winning smile
High society on the town
Shaking everybody down

Don't ask what they're up to
And don't look over there
You think this is your land
So brightly unaware
Happy stories on your TV show
And we're all in this thing together
Hide our faces
From the modern world
And we live like this forever

City swank and country life
Vicious husband, brutal wife
Big donations and hearts and prayers
And armaments and weapons fairs
She's a highly respected source
He's a fan of excessive force
Top professionals on the make
And friends and family on the take

It's our very special place
We hide away here

Don't ask what they're up to
And don't look over there
You think this is your land
So numbly unaware
Happy stories on your TV show
And we're all in this thing together
Hide our faces from the ruling class
And they live like that forever

Golden braid and jewellery
Defenders of democracy
Secret agents who kill and lie
Dirty laundry piled high and dry
She's a valued authority
He's a mess of conspiracy
Selfless servants, the good and great
And rich rewards for those who wait

Welcome to your special place
We built it all for you

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Take Back Control 

Lyrics:

Creaking imposters
Waiting for you
Waiting to take
You far from the truth
This is the way
The way of the world
Reality is somebody's dream
Campaigning is
All politics needs
Governing right
Is for the bees
This is the way of the world
Reality, somebody's dream

Keep on hoping and
Don't feel down
Keep on trying and
Never frown

We all know there's
A bond which exists
More that unites
Than cuts us in bits
It's time that we took
Took back control
Dug politics
Right out of its hole
Everyone can
They can do their bit
This is a job
Where everyone fits
Come on let's take back control
Lift our world out of its hole

Keep on hoping and
Don't feel down
Keep on trying and
Never frown

There is a land, a land
A land for which I long
Of tolerance, tolerance
The power of singing
Together in one song

So next time you hear
The masters of fear
Trying to say
You'll lose all that's dear
Then this is the way
The way of the world
Reality is somebody's dream
Don't you give in
To their venal sin
Remember to cherish
The world you live in

Come on let's take back control

Keep on hoping and
Don't feel down
Keep on trying and
Never frown

Come on, let's take
Let's take back control
Stand up as one
And show them we're whole

There is a land, a land
A land for which I long
I long

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Unity 

Lyrics:

The world was a place
With threat all around
Poverty and fascism
Were gaining ground
Some people saw
The power of you and me
And created the theatre of Unity

A black man came walking
Into Somers Town
A man with a mission
To keep no man down
Theatre and music
Were his weapons of choice
But strongest of all
Was his powerful voice

People do best
When we work together
Stand in unity, show we care
Robeson came
And sang for us all
The lives we lead
And the hopes we share

Almost an outlaw
In his homeland then
Got no parts
To sing to other men
Off he travelled
Seeking friends abroad
In Somers Town he found them
And they struck a chord

"Plant in the Sun"
Shows how we can unite
Coming together
For a common fight
Don’t let the bosses
Keep you far apart
Strength comes from
Unity of mind and heart

People do best
When we work together
Stand in unity, show we care
Robeson came
And sang for us all
The lives we lead
And the hopes we share

He was large in stature
And spirit as well
Humble and respectful
Those who knew him tell
Sweeping up floors
He was happy to do
But his voice was his gift
How he told what’s true

Working at the Unity
Was close to his heart
Saying what he wanted
Through his talent and art
Clearly at home
Enthralling all around
The beauty of his voice
Bathing all with sound

People do best
When we work together
Stand in unity, show we care
Robeson came
And sang for us all
The lives we lead
And the hopes we share

Performing here
Was a great success
Awards and good reviews
All over the press
They even went to parliament
To gain more support
The lives of working people
Had the focus they ought

The artist must
Take sides you know
To fight for slavery
Or freedom oh
My father was a slave
How can I forget
My scripts champion equality
Which I don’t get

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Victory 

Lyrics:

Promised land in a restless sea
Stood alone so famously
Songs and stories
Make us happy
How come we all feel so crappy

Golden people and all true blue
Exclusive access, but not for you
Gather round, here's your local pride
Lost and found, taken for a ride
But sign your name for victory
There's nothing else
For you to see here
Time to take the garbage out
There's nothing else to do about it

Heart of stone sinks in a sewage sea
While darkness falls so quietly
Myths and legends
Make us feel good
Much more so than real life could

Sketchy people but all true blue
Rank corruption, but not for you
Gather round, here's your pretty flag
So small minded, what a drag, still
Sign your name for victory
There's nothing else
For you to see here
Time to take the garbage out
There's nothing else to do about it

Such a sweet capitulation

Rotten people and all true blue
Socialism, but not for you
Gather round
Here's your classy friend
A party that will never end
So sign your name for victory
There's nothing else
For you to see here
Time to take the garbage out
There's nothing else to do about it

Sign your name for victory
There's nothing else
For you to see here
Time to get the message out
There's nothing you can do about it

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Kentish Town 

Lyrics:

Should I wonder who you are
Perception left this door ajar
The night alarms you
Life becalms you
Sometimes
The street befriends you
Fear upends you
Thought crimes

Battered down but not resigned
Kentish Town was a state of mind
Reality is something somebody said
History is hiding under your bed

Scruffy little maisonette
I hope you haven't forgotten me yet
War engaged you
Love enraged you
Back then
New devices
Same old vices
Once again

Rotten floorboards
And window frames
Unholy people playing games
Peeling wallpaper left behind
Kentish Town, you lost your mind
Reality is something inside your head
History is hiding under your bed

Pretty flowers
Tombstone towers
Sat for hours

Pleased to know now why you came
And Kentish Town is not to blame
Long dead loves and
Hands in gloves and
Cold now
Frosty window
Don't you feel so
Old now

Pretty flowers
Sat for hours

Kentish Town, you broke my heart
We never should have grown apart
Chilly stairs and broken lights
Silly charming lovers' fights
Reality is freaking out in my head
History is dying under my bed

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Angels 

Lyrics:

Your voice of reason
your playful touch
All playing God
But not too much
Supernatural and super cool
A theory of everything
It all adds up
But here’s the thing

All the lovers
Night and day
Under covers
Make the angels go away

Your sleep of reason
Your gothic fear
All by the book
There’s no one here
Mathematical pathways
To a theory of everything
That’s all there is
And here’s the thing

All the lovers
Night and day
They’re under covers to
Make the angels go away

Keep your guard up

Demon haunted
Petrified
None of the facts
Are on your side
The shadows in the cave
Are talking
So turn the TV on
Heavenly light
The threat is gone
Take your little magic pills
And say a prayer or two
One day the truth
Will come for you

All the lovers
Night and day
Under covers
Make the angels go away

All the lovers
Night and day
They’re under covers
They made the angels go away

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 North And South 

Lyrics:

Summertime seems made for love
Encouraging ideas above
The station that I have in life
Exclusion cut back with a knife

I see your smile and
Have to look back
You aren't supposed
To do it like that
The world you have
Is far from my hopes
You stand in the middle
Whilst I'm on the ropes

And yet it doesn't seem to matter
You are you and I am me
When our words are shared together
Somehow one and one make three

So we move along again
Finding more and losing them
We seek our way carefully
We can't alert the enemy

You are rich and I am not
Your Hampstead house
A wealthy spot
Where people come from many lands
Eating dinner and shaking hands

But me, I live in a council flat
With Arsenal fans I drink and chat
But together we know who we are
We treasure that so we'll go far

What can we do, no one would see
Compatible when we are free
The people who live there inside
Are not tied by petty pride

We know our love
We know that we care
We take the time to be there
We listen hard, we share the load
We work as one and take this road

There are no secrets to our passion
It passes through the barriers there
The people we are is what matters
Not the place where our parents are

So on we go, enjoy the scenes
Never think of differences
It seems we have more in common
Love each one, having fun

You are rich and I am not
Your Hampstead house
A wealthy spot
Where people come from many lands
Eating dinner and shaking hands

But me, I live in a council flat
With Arsenal fans I drink and chat
But together we know who we are
We treasure that so we'll go far

As time goes by we build a life
Things go well, we battle strife
The two sides of the lives we lead
Are reconciled, help when we need

It seems we thought
The worst of them all
But people came
When their children called
The rich and the poor
The good and the bad
It seems they're both
In your mum and dad

The enemy becomes your friend now
Hampstead, Regent's Park alike
We can walk wherever we want to
Love it seems can cross divides

Happiness is the love we share
In fact goes out everywhere
When people see how we can be
Wealth matters not, so set them free

We know our love, we know our care
We take the time to be there
We listen hard, we share the load
We work as one to take this road

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 It's Time 

Lyrics:

Life is tougher
Like quicksand
People suffer
No cash in hand
Prices rising
More everyday
Not surprising
We struggle to pay

You can’t see what’s going on
You don’t know what’s going wrong
Stand back please
And open your eyes
See the pain, hear the sighs

It’s time to get out and
Shed your cool veneer
It’s time to find out
What it is like to live in fear

Solid insulation
Protects you from strife
Serious inflation
No threat to life
Money you spend
Is always replaced
Your share dividend
Protects your space

You can’t see what’s going on
You don’t know what’s going wrong
Stand back please
And open your eyes
See the pain, hear the sighs

You dance and swing
And show us charm
Pretend that you cause us no harm
There must be a human inside
That knows that to themself they lied

It’s time to notice
The world of Camden Town
It’s time to see those
People struggling all around
It’s time to show us
You understand the grind
It’s time to do something
For humankind

Outside your bubble
People exist
Mounting trouble
Response with a fist
Criminalisation
You know that’s right
Incarceration
Poverty out of sight

You can’t see what’s going on
You don’t know what’s going wrong
Stand back please
And open your eyes
See the pain, hear the sighs

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 Romantic Fiction 

Lyrics:

Stark prophecy to contemplate
A horror show
Some people love it
Grim calculations correlate
But freedom-lovers rise above it
What a joke, the planet's dying
Just ignore them, they'll keep trying
No mystery why life is good, and
They'd live like us if they could and

So tonight the world's on fire
Strung out on romantic fiction
Let me know your heart's desire
There can be no contradiction

No lessons learned from history
A taste of blood
Some people crave it
All bridges burned for you and me
Destroy the village now to save it
What a joke, the planet's dying
Just ignore them, they'll keep trying
No one will take our liberty
Nobody said that life comes free and

So tonight the world's on fire
Strung out on romantic fiction
You can have your heart's desire
We'll accept no contradiction

And tonight the world's on fire
Strung out on romantic fiction
Satisfy your heart's desire
Let it be your valediction

What a joke, the planet's dying
Just ignore them, they'll keep trying
No one will live except us few
That's the best that we can do and

What a joke, the planet's dying

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 The Holy Rain 

Lyrics:

The little towns
Revolt once more
So green and pleasant
Safe not sure
They only do this 'cause
They saw your face
I'm still your friend and
I'll stand in your place
Take the next bus out
Go
I'll wait there for you

Shake off the shadows
If they follow you home again and
Turn down the voices
Shouting over the airwaves when the
Power goes out and the
Network shuts down and your
Friend didn't call you back and
Now you're alone again

Wasting time
Useless charm and
Hopeless beauty
Breathless calm
I only trust you 'cause
You're all I've got
Your building is burning
You're not even hot
Take the train downtown
Go
I'll wait there for you

Shake off the shadows
If they follow you home again and
Turn down the voices
Shouting over the airwaves when the
Power goes out and the
Network shuts down and your
Friends don't return your calls and
Nobody knows you now
They rewrite our history with
Their flags and their fairy tales and
Empire clouds
Our city skies
We run before the
The waters rise
The holy rain
Is coming down

All for nothing

Tell me if you think this matters

Shake off the shadows
If they follow you home again and
Turn down the voices
Shouting over the airwaves when the
Power goes out and the
Network shuts down and your
Friends don't return your calls and
Nobody knows you now
They rewrite our history with
Their flags and their fairy tales and
Empire clouds
Our city skies
We run before the
The waters rise
The holy rain
Is coming down

Tell me if you think this matters

They rewrite our history with
Their flags and their fairy tales and
Empire clouds
Our city skies
We run before the
The waters rise
The holy rain
Is coming down

Shake off the shadows
If they follow you home again and live

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club

 There Is A World 

Lyrics:

I look at you
And I see your face
I message you
Because I see disgrace
The digital life
Is what I embrace
The virtual world
Where I've found my place
I can speak my thoughts
And I'll find support
I make death threats
And I'll never be caught there

There is a world
Where I can be
What I want to
There is a world
Where I'm free
And so are you
Let's make it real
Let's join up
Let's go to battle
You know how I feel
Drink this cup
We'll get them rattled

I post my tweet
The likes return
Do more of that
My mind is quick to learn
When I speak my views
In the Oxford Arms
People look at me
Showing faint alarm
I can feel alone
My life getting thin
When I'm on line
It's my chance to win

There is a world that can be
Really free

There is a world
Where I can be
What I want to
There is a world
Where I'm free
So are you
Let's make it real
Let's join up
Let's go to battle
You know how I feel
Drink this cup
We'll get them rattled

So I take this chance
Gather friends around
We all agree
Our ideas are sound
We decide now is time
Let them see the hounds
This COVID hoax
Will be our battleground

© ℗ 2021 - 2023 Camden Music Club