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B Sides:
Bare With Me
Bye Bye (transcribed by me, there might be some mistakes..)
Hotel Splendide
It's Alright (transcribed by me, there might be some mistakes..)
More Than I Thought
My Domain
Souvenir
The Sea


Rarities:
Tremble
70 Miles




70 Miles
words and music: Bernard Butler


You'll see us collide so close to the water's edge
70 miles from where the others head
TV nights alone but no firm address
Still sifting the sand
Cold feet oh and barely dressed

Amber lights glow deep inside
While the melodies fuel the fire
And we collide for 70 miles

I hear noises in the night
You say "Let 'em go, oh just let 'em go
For there is always someone taking you for a ride
You know"

Amber lights glow deep inside
While the melodies tingle our spines
And we collide for 70 miles

Still stuck on those amber lights inside
While the memories just describe
Precious moments, drunken fights
Oh yes we collide
We collide



Bare With Me
words and music: Bernard Butler


Bare with me
I'm almost there, up those stairs
I've learnt my lines, combed my hair
I've rolled the dice, once or twice
I drew a blank
Now I'll take me share

Bare with me
I'm almost there, god knows where
I called my man, my only fan
He cools the air, such an eery affair
Now I'm in need, well I've taken heed
That no one needs such a lonely head

I've taken every avenue open-hearted
And this is how I've paid
I've ended every avenue open-hearted
And this is how
This is how

Bare with me
I'm almost there, up those stairs
But I've got my man (...he's my only fan)
He cools the air
...Such an eery affair



Bye Bye
words and music: Bernard Butler


[..] inside
Feel the warmth and keeps me satisfied
Well, I'm not afraid
Well, I breath the fire that keeps you dazed

Now I don't feel the same
I don't feel the same way now
No I don't feel the same
I don't feel the same way now

Bye bye love
Bye bye [to this]
Hello everyone that lives
So bye bye bye love
You won't be missed
Come on [give me more than this]

[Love her to ..]
I'm sure the one supposed to keep me satisfied
Hold on tight
Well, I pull the [rings] from which you're tied

Now I don't feel the same
I don't feel the same way now
No I don't feel the same
I don't feel the same way now

Bye bye love
Bye bye [to this]
Hello everyone that lives
Bye bye bye love
You won't be missed
Come on give me more than this

Bye bye bye love
Bye bye [to this]
Hello everyone that lives
Bye bye bye love
Everybody I got [live]

Bye bye love
Bye bye [to this]
Hello everyone that lives
Bye bye bye love
You won't be missed
Come on give me more now than this

Bye bye bye love
You won't be missed
Hello everyone that lives
Bye bye bye love
You won't be missed
Everybody I got [lives]
Gotta live
Gotta live
[Heaven knows you're the one to live]
Gotta live
Gotta live
[Heaven knows you're the one to live]



Hotel Splendide
words and music: Bernard Butler


On the corner I pass by dreaming
At the end of every street
There's a house I whisper gently
And its where I'll rest my feet
As I step in through the doorway
I turn and hesitate
Will he follow me in my boldest dreams
Or is it already too late?

Should I stop by for just a little while
Or hurry past with speed?
Should I mention all my heartache
Or turn the other cheek?
Should I mention what I've been doing?
Did you notice how I speak?
Did I tell you what you did to me?
Did I tell you I'm in deep?

He's seen me coming now

On the corner I pass by dreaming
At the end of my old street
There's the house I whisper gently
and I call it Hotel Splendide
Did you notice what I did to you?
Did you notice where I've been?
Did I tell you how I've changed my mind?
Did you notice how I speak?

He's seen me coming now



It's Alright
words and music: Bernard Butler


It's alright
Push all your troubles aside
Each one's so fresh in my mind
But it's alright, you are mine

It's alright
Push all these people aside
Make me feel wanted inside
But I feel you, every time

Now that you know again
Will it all feel the same
Now [you're/your ..]
Will it all mean the same
Keep on trying
You [move] me every time

Yeah you go
[Brushing] your clothes to the bone
Changing your stance and your tone
But I chose you
So you are mine

Yeah it's alright
Peel off your clothes at night
[I've been/Hiding] away out of sight
Cos this is right, you are mine

Now that you know again
Will it all feel the same
Now [you're/your ..]
Will it all mean the same
Keep on trying
You tease me with every [laugh]

Now that you know again
Will it all feel the same
Now [you're/your ..]
Will it all mean the same
Keep on lying
You [..] me every night



More Than I Thought
words and music: Bernard Butler


It'll take more than I thought
Just to get close to you
It'll take more than I thought
To kid you, kid you I'm close to you
It'll take more than I thought
Just to get used to you
And it'll take more than I thought
To refuse you... refuse you the warmth you're due

Where does it go?
This language I've known?
The stories I've told?
The heart and the soul?
Well, I'm told we pour it back into the songs

It'll take more than I know
Just to get close to you
And it'll take more than I know
To confuse you
You know I'm confused by you?
And it'll take more than I know
Just to assure you
And it'll take more than I know
'Cos now I believe in you

But where does it go?
This baggage I hold?
The stories I've told?
The heart and the soul?
Well, I'm told we pour it back into the songs
(pour it back)

But it's gonna take some time
It's gonna take some time
...more than I get from you
...more than I get from you



My Domain
words and music: Bernard Butler


Desert winds flying across the land
Waterfalls running through my hands
We never touched the ground
No, just skimmed the ancient mounds
Nature's scenery does nothing for me

When will I see my domain?
Will I see my domain?
Will I see my domain?
Once more?

A change in the weather that seals the plight of a rose
We drew the blinds where the sun refracts the road
But we never came to terms
With the sun that caused those burns
Nature's scenery's no good for my soul

Will I see my domain?
Will I see my domain?
Will I see my domain?

When will I see my domain?
Will I see my domain?
Will I see my domain?
...Once more?



The Sea
words and music: Bernard Butler


This city's come between us, our hopes and all our plans
They flew a line of banners that I don't understand
So we shuffled slowly sideways-said we'd leave it all to chance
This city means more than just plans

I came across a photo-it fell into my hands
And there you stood before me, a model to my plans
So as though I'd always known you, I began to understand
That this city means more than I can

And I can hear you calling me to the sea
Oh I can hear you calling me
Right to the sea

This city's come between us, our hopes and all our plans
It's likely no-one's seen us swing the truth between our hands
And it may not hold you dearly, or make you feel romance
But this city means more than I can
This city means more than I can



Souvenir
words and music: Bernard Butler


Give me a reason
Just a souvenir of your love
A tune that I can whistle
Maybe borrowed from above
Your thoughts all in a capsule
Just a piece of your mind
Or if you want to save some time
Just wrap your arms around me

Give me a reason
Your attention's not enough
I don't need forthright gestures
Just to let me know you're so tough
Through the days we can wander
But the nights, they get too rough
So if you want to save some time
Just wrap your arms around me
If you don't want to waste my time
Just wrap your arms around me



Tremble
words and music: Bernard Butler


The morning's first light
Sends the sun through my lies
Until I wake by your side
And feel you tremble again

In the evening I jest
Through all the day's regrets
I applaud your good sense
But will I tremble again?

Cos all the warning signs
That you just cannot hide
But the road we must hide
Just to tremble again

So just watch these old hands
Draw the words in the sand
[I'm blessed the moment I stand]
And then I tremble I again

Oh, I tremble again
Oh, I tremble again

Oh, until I'm on the mend
Oh when i tremble again
Until I tremble again
Until I tremble again

Oh, until I'm on the mend
Oh when I tremble again

You were right my friend







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