1. |
Man From The City
02:37
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Man From The City
Verse 1
Well you had me on the ropes
By the first line
Said I’d look you in the eye another time
For luck
And if looks could kill I’d kill you
So I wouldn’t want to be you right now
Say you don’t see it
When you don’t feel it at all
Verse 2
So you went out with the man from the city
Holding hands and making plans for two
I woke up in the night feeling shitty
Wondering what’s happening to you
Middle Eight
And the world closes in
And it’s right on time
Blame it on the boys
And the crooked lines
Verse 3
I looked out from a single bed
The sky at night was black but for the moon
Wrap the covers around my head
The man in the shop was asking after you
She went out with the man from the city
Holding hands and making plans for two
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2. |
Modern Living
03:05
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Modern Living
Verse 1
There was a man he knew me well
Thought me to get high and start howling at the moon
There were no fast trains, leaving from Euston
So I’ll be an hour away
Verse 2
Left down the alley I felt the sickening poke
Head bowed over granite I choked as the skin broke
He might be her she might be him
There are no more revolutions
Verse 3
There was a girl she knew me well
Hung me out to dry as I howled at the moon
There were no fast planes going to Berlin
So I am two hours away
Verse 4
Her words were ethereal her place filled divine
Head bowed over granite we laughed at the same time
I am with her but she’s not with me
There are no more revolutions
So take it back to your institutions
Chorus
I’ll see you in spring
This is modern living we’re in
This is life in the fast lane
I don’t mean to scream
Chorus repeat
And I’ll see you again
This is modern living my friend
This is life in the fast lane
I don’t mean to scream
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3. |
Nine Liner
03:27
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Nine Liner
Verse 1
You have burned a bridge
And held a flame to all that I hold dear
A yellow goddess she dressed in bureaucracy
And she’s spitting hate and fear
Verse 2
I’m London I got punched and bribed
As the satirical elite they hide
And another day goes by
And I’m slipping beneath the water line
Verse 3
I have burnt a bridge
And held a flame to all that you hold dear
A yellow god he's dressed in hypocrisy
And he's spitting hate and lies
Middle eight
The balance is all wrong
While the pleasure it is gone
And the dance is out of time
And we’re slipping beneath the water line
Chorus
Fixed bayonets boys were going to war
She came in autumn just as the dawn broke
She’s down by the river
Call in a nine liner
What have we done, we are strangers
I’m heavy weight and it’s dangerous
I have held your hand and kissed your cheek
A yellow god he’s dressed in bureaucracy
Chorus
Don’t worry boys we’ll be come home soon
She came in spring just as the dawn broke
He’s down by the river
Call in a nine liner
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4. |
Playing Away From Home
02:57
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Playing Away From Home
verse 1
If you take, a bit for yourself
It might be easier to see
In front of your face and not
Just the back of me
Your friends they all know
And I know, that you’ve been playing away
From home
But don’t let it stand in your way
I know that you think it’s bad luck
That follows me around
I’m pretty sure that I’m just
Stating facts are facts
Should I stay or leave you in piece
Make a bee line for the door
Dally flat in my face a cure for the night before
Your friends they all know and I know
That you’ve been playing away from home
But don’t let me stand in your way
I know that you think it’s bad luck
That follows me around
I’m pretty sure that I’m just
Stating facts are facts
And these stains are just stains
And the lies are just lies
Like I said before till I’m blue
In the face from drugs
I slipped up again I thought it be easier
To breath
And call out your name but you turned your back on me
The curtains were closed and I know
That you’ve been playing away from home
But don’t let me stand in your way
Or you could ask me to stay
Me on the left you on the right
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5. |
She Was A Runner
02:38
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She Was A Runner
Verse one
You knew she was a runner
And she ran away
You knew the day was coming
When memories fade to grey
I don’t need you to tell me what this leads to
Verse 2
She moves like a boxer
She puts you on your side
And now the war is over
You got swept off with the tide
I don’t need you to tell me that she bleeds to
Chorus
And now I’m scraping from the barrel
I move my fingers to your face
I’ve shaken all the rattles
Surviving at this place
You see I’ve treasured every insult
Serves you better if you loose what you win
Made a list of my failures
They’re written on my skin
Verse three
So why do we shun
What we’ve begun
And now the war is over
Lovers always run
I do need you to tell me what this leads to
Chorus
Sets fire to the hoops that you jump through
I won’t listen she won’t wait
Didn’t need eternity
But you tell me it’s too late
You see I’ve treasured all the insults
Serves you better if you loose what you win
Made a list of my failures
They’re written on my skin
So why do we shun
What we’ve begun
And now the war is over
Lovers always run
And now the war is over
She’ll be running back some day
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6. |
Dead Man
02:28
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Dead Man
What put you to sleep
How long have you lain
Under the covers
Of another man’s name
It’s long ago now
Since you left for the edge
To seek out another
Look what you became
But you just take
It all in your stride
The world will provide
Just take what you steal
And feel what you feel
Your aires and your graces
Seem so genuine now
They belong to another
Like the sweat on your brow
But you just take
It all in your stride
The world will provide
Just take what you steal
And feel what you feel
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7. |
Northern Line
03:11
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Northern Line
Verse 1
I’ve been thinking of you
Those who lead those who succeed
Those who need
Then I lost my nerve on the northern line
Like a seed in the soil
I sought the sunshine
Now I’m not sure I want to be
The other half of anyone
I liked it better on my own
It’s getting me home
Chorus
Turn don’t leave your lover waiting
Turn can we stop the hating
Turn why’s your belly aching man
Verse 2
I think that we fit
You say not one bit
And that’s so funny
Cause we like where we’re living
We lie by the river
and we talk like we’re lovers
Then I’m walking you home
Can’t do it alone
Middle 8
Self help lives and faith is dead
No one cares what’s in my head
Don’t waste your breath it’s all been said
But she’s the best friend that I ever had
Repeat 1
Then I lost my nerve on the northern line
Like a seed in the soil
I sought the sunshine
Now I’m not sure I want to be
The other half of anyone
I liked it better on my own
It’s getting me home
Chorus
End
How does it feel at the end of the day
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8. |
Give Up My Love
03:05
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Give Up My Love
Verse 1
She looks for her way down through the trees
Give up my love there’s bending in this breeze
We spat it out without tasting nothing
Now we are bound and broken
So give up my love
Verse 2
Blood in eye muck on leather
Give up my love we brought this down for pleasure
That preacher's preaching at three in the morning
While the sea makes bread with the sand
Middle eight
Now love becomes the dream
Regret an artery
At three in the morning
Repeat verse 1 and chorus 1
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Albert Hogan London, UK
Albert Hogan is an Irish singer songwriter. Painting in the dark hues of Leonard Cohen and the solarized optimism of The
Velvet Underground, Albert has coloured venues across the world with songs of love, loss, hope and honesty.
After a stint in New York where Albert worked with producer JP Bowersock and Mark Dann, Albert now works on his songs with producer Francis Gorini in London.
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