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PLEASURE THRU TEARS

by Penknife Glides

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1.
SOUND OF DRUMS 04:30
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It's a narrow line that we have walked on Braver men than I have talked on pavements lit at dawn Decisively our world is torn torn torn torn Listening to the sound of drums listening to the sound of drum Beat those rhythms wave those arms Listen to the sound of drums To the sound to the sound to the sound to the sound of...drums To the sound of drums Feel the time retracing steps we took on shallow sand have All but washed away Ever watchful as the creeping tide consumes the land And here we stand stand stand stand Listening to the sound of drums listening to the sound of drum Beat those rhythms wave those arms Listen to the sound of drums To the sound to the sound to the sound to the sound of...drums To the sound of drums You've got to listen to the sound of drums You've got to listen to the sound of drums It's all but washed away Decisively our world is torn torn torn torn Listening to the sound of drums listening to the sound of drum Beat those rhythms wave those arms Listen to the sound of drums To the sound to the sound to the sound to the sound of...drums To the sound of drums
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PLEASURE THRU TEARS 03:59
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Put your mouth where your money is There's no doubt we will find a way Voices in the distance Turn your back on what they have to say You know our dreams won't last forever You've got to pick it up and seize the moment Don't let it slip away Pleasure thru tears as we march thru the years Oh pleasure thru tears as we march thru the years Waiting that's no fun at all It won't take long to waste your youth away Don't ever dwell on things to come Live your life like it's the only one You know our dreams won't last forever You've got to pick it up and seize the moment Don't let it slip away Pleasure thru tears as we march thru the years Oh pleasure thru tears as we march thru the years Pleasure thru tears as we march thru the years Oh pleasure thru tears as we march thru the years You know our dreams won't last forever You've got to pick it up and seize the moment Don't let it slip away Pleasure thru tears as we march thru the years Oh pleasure thru tears as we march thru the years Pleasure thru tears as we march thru the years Oh pleasure thru tears as we march thru the years Pleasure thru tears oh pleasure thru tears
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HEATWAVE 03:50
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Two thousand years from now I count down with every hour Each minute that transpires will bridge the gap a million miles The message loud and clear fades faster year by year No more sorrow no more pain will see tomorrow come again Ooh ooh... Oh satellite in space no matter where you are Across the USA to USSR In English and Chinese we're filling the airwaves The language of love hits me like a heatwave Ya' hit me like a heatwave yeah yeah yeah Ya' hit me like a heatwave yeah yeah yeah Ya hit me like a ooh ooh... Give me a sign you've seen give me a sign you've heard Send it out in code and back across the world In English and Chinese we're filling the airwaves The language of love hits me like a heatwave Ya' hit me like a heatwave yeah yeah yeah Ya' hit me like a heatwave yeah yeah yeah Ya' hit me like a heatwave yeah yeah yeah Ya' hit me like a heatwave yeah yeah yeah Ya hit me like a... Can't help this mood i'm in caught in this groove we're in You hit me like a... Can't help this mood i'm in caught in this groove we're in You hit me like a... Ya' hit me like a heatwave yeah yeah yeah Ya' hit me like a heatwave yeah yeah yeah Ya' hit me like a heatwave yeah yeah yeah Ya' hit me like a heatwave yeah yeah yeah Ya hit me like a...
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PRESSURE ME 05:01
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I am the odd man out til' someone else gets hurt I am the one in doubt let someone else get hurt And I don't get my kicks by talking bout these things I've seen it all before I'm not doubting anymore I was reading Tolstoy when you were swinging from trees You must be out of your mind don't try to pressure me Cos' I suit myself yeah I suit myself Don't pressure me pressure me Don't pressure me pressure me You're just like shit on my shoes I can't live with the smell A nation on its knees we're up in arms we're up in hell I was reading Tolstoy when you were swinging from trees You must be out of your mind don't try to pressure me Cos' I suit myself yeah I suit myself Don't pressure me pressure me Don't pressure me pressure me I'm under pressure i'm under pressure I was reading Tolstoy when you were swinging from trees You must be out of your mind don't try to pressure me You're just like shit on my shoes I can't live with the smell I'm gonna bring you to your knees Hell we're up in arms we're up in hell... Hell we're up in hell we're up in hell... Cos' I suit myself yeah I suit myself Don't pressure me pressure me Don't pressure me pressure me Don't pressure me pressure me Don't pressure me pressure me I'm under pressure I'm under pressure I'm under pressure I'm under pressure I'm under pressure
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SILHOUETTES 04:10
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We're lying horizontal in our long narrow room watching silhouettes And you're asleep beside me while I'm still wide eyed Lights from the food bar sign blink thru the blinds Awake some sort of tension excitement anticipation anticipation As the lights from the food bar sign blink thru the blinds It's 3.30 in the morning and I'm still wide eyed Lights from the food bar sign blink thru the blinds Silhouettes larger than life shapes without detail Staccato sound from the pinball machine in the background Awake some sort of tension excitement anticipation anticipation As the lights from the food bar sign blink thru the blinds Someone is listening in the crowd head in the clouds countdown Voicing opinions to shape our future pawns on a concrete playground Push her aside start again look for the years wasted You'll never know brothers sisters how I spend my time face it Awake some sort of tension excitement anticipation anticipation As the lights from the food bar sign blinks thru the blinds Lying horizontal in our long narrow room... watching silhouettes
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DISCIPLINE 04:08
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I've seen my name in lights I've had this vision Give me the benefit of your doubt close this division So where does this lead to now we don't do this for love We're not hear to be used by you not miscellaneous junk Listen to the discipline - listen to the discipline And the beat beat beat - goes on and the beat beat beat - goes on And the beat beat beat beat beat beat beat goes on It's a matter of principle to keep malevolence seen To cause an Angel to scream and shout But don't object when we're kicking So where does this lead to now cos' we don't do this for love We're not here to be used by you not miscellaneous junk Listen to the discipline - listen to the discipline And the beat beat beat - goes on and the beat beat beat - goes on And the beat beat beat beat beat beat beat goes on Yeah I've seen my name in lights I've had this vision Give me the benefit of your doubt close this division Listen to the discipline - listen to the discipline And the beat beat beat - goes on and the beat beat beat - goes on And the beat beat beat beat beat beat beat goes on It goes on and on and on and on It goes on And the beat goes on...
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POWER AND LIES 04:45
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Pick me up until I drop cos I don't want to have to stop I hear you come in loud and clear Have you heard it tell me can you hear Just like the rhythm from the beat of drums I've got to pass this message on With touch and smell and sight and sound Can you feel the pulse move underground Now I'm the soul of discretion And I'm blinded by the state of elation yeah The soul of discretion Lies...power and lies Lies...power and lies Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lies I'm putting on my overcoat I'll never leave you alone without material things Cos' money gets what money wants I believe in you but that's not enough And can't you see my hands are tied When your promises are promising lies I'm living free but flying blind A search for something we'll never find Now I'm the soul of discretion And I'm blinded by the state of elation yeah The soul of discretion Lies...power and lies Lies...power and lies Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lies Now I'm the soul of discretion And I'm blinded by the state of elation yeah The soul of discretion Lies...power and lies Lies...power and lies Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lies Lies...power and lies Lies...power and Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lies Power and lies Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lies Power and lies Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lies
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ACTIONS 04:39
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Popularity demands we each bite the dust But I can't leave these things undone With so many problems out of place Keep your hands away hands away hands away Don't you fiddle with my books or fade without a fight They write so many angry words too late to put things right Let actions speak - louder than words Oh let actions speak - louder than words React to the business in hand not to the bullshit you hear Oh react to the business in hand not to the bullshit you hear Speak actions speak - louder than words Speak actions speak - louder than words The fat cats an' bureaucrats push any line they please And everybody's welcome to the fun Come take a turn as the butter churn churns Keep your hands away hands away hands away You promised me the moon I was aiming for the stars A constellation drive by thru a hundred hotel bars Let actions speak - louder than words Oh let actions speak - louder than words React to the business in hand not to the bullshit you hear Oh react to the business in hand not to the bullshit you hear Speak actions speak - louder than words Speak actions speak - louder than words React to the business in hand not to the bullshit you hear Oh react to the business in hand not to the bullshit you hear Speak actions speak - louder than words Speak actions speak - louder than words Speak actions speak - louder than words Speak actions speak - louder than words React to the business in hand not to the bullshit you hear Oh react to the business in hand not to the bullshit you hear
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SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE 03:30
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Pack my bags I'm moving on since you don't care no more Swear to God I've done you wrong beggin' you to stay on When I'm face to face with love it's you I'm thinking of Ask me why that is I'll say cos' I like it that way Won't nothing change my mind Got this feeling' babe won't nothing change my mind Deep in the shadow of your smile Tears start burnin' heaven help this child In the shadow of your smile A thousand footsteps walk a thousand miles In the shadow of your smile shadow of your smile Build a wall of brick an' stone around your heart around your home Isolate the one you love with this life preserving drug from this drug And I might as well be gone from here waste no sentimental tears Ask me why that is I'll say because I like it that way Won't nothin' change my mind Got this feelin' babe won't nothin' change my mind Deep in the shadow of your smile Tears start burnin' heaven help this child In the shadow of your smile A thousand footsteps walk a thousand miles In the shadow of your smile shadow of your smile So build a wall of brick an' stone around your heart around your home And isolate the one you love with this life preserving drug Deep in the shadow of your smile Tears start burnin' heaven help this child In the shadow of your smile A thousand footsteps walk a thousand miles In the shadow of your smile shadow of your smile
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MONEY FOR LOVE 04:27
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If I took time to fantasize things wouldn't make much sense The things in life that I hold dear I think you'd be surprised The power of persuasion rings and pulls me to my feet The magic in moments like this are hard to beat Ooh yeah you don't need it - Ooh yeah so just leave it I'm telling you - I'm telling you You get your money for love You'll get your money - you'll get your money You get your money for love You'll get your money - you'll get your money yeah So don't get caught out on the streets of Soho Red light siren flashing neon logo Let's take a ticket and we'll catch the last train home I'm gonna take ya' home If you could shake away that skin with power over mind Underneath a coat of many colours shines Imagine you can feel vibration sensitive to touch Now i'm sensing my emotions much too much Ooh yeah you don't need it - Ooh yeah so just leave it I'm telling you - I'm telling you You get your money for love You'll get your money - you'll get your money You get your money for love You'll get your money - you'll get your money yeah So don't get caught out on the streets of Soho Red light siren flashing neon logo Let's take a ticket and we'll catch the last train home I'm gonna take ya' home Money for love yeah money for love I'm taking you home now it's half past midnight Money for love yeah money for love I'm taking you home now it's half past midnight Money for love yeah money for love I'm taking you home now it's half past midnight

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Originally released in limited CD format - 2013.
Included in this release are 2 added live bonus tracks

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released July 27, 2023

Mix and Mastered by Cliffhanger Productions
SW1 Studios Sydney Australia

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With the cut and thrust of British pop and a slice of pork pie, the talented song writing team of Penknife Glides have re emerged from the ashes of the 80’s. Join them here by exploring through their extensive back catalogue of hits, myths and beyond.

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