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Whole Lies & Half​-​Truths

by Robin Tymm

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1.
Breathe 03:57
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I'm made of bone, so broke and brittle It's a wonder I can stand at all The medication helps a little But heaven help me if I fall CHORUS Oh, it only hurts when I breathe This air's like poison to me They say the pills are gonna give me life but none can help me sleep Oh, it only hurts when I breathe I'm made of skin, so soured and sallow I've looked for signs of life beneath This radiation rots the marrow And kills the cells that bring relief CHORUS Oh, it only hurts when I breathe This air's like poison to me They say the pills are gonna give me life but none can help me sleep Oh, it only hurts when I breathe CHORUS Oh, it only hurts when I breathe This air's like poison to me They say the pills are gonna give me life but none can help me sleep Oh, it only hurts Yeah, it only hurts when I breathe © 2006 Robin Tymm
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Telephone Line 03:58
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I made a big mistake when I let you go If I could find you know I would let you know But you could hardly wait to pack your things and leave this place If I could find you now it wouldn't change things anyhow CHORUS So if it's not too late can I change your mind? And that one last chance, gonna need it one more time I don't know if I can reach you down this telephone line I can't go fighting against my destiny No matter what my friends all say to me I find it hard to sleep, these tin-pot jobs are hard to keep I’m drinking far too much but it doesn't substitute your touch CHORUS So if it's not too late can I change your mind? And that one last chance, gonna need it one more time I don't know if I can reach you down this telephone line CHORUS So if it's not too late can I change your mind? And that one last chance, gonna need it one more time I don't know if I can reach you down this telephone line I don't know Can you hear me down this telephone line? © 1993/2006 Robin Tymm
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Whole Lies & Half-Truths 04:00
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So it didn't mean anything And you promise to never see him again It was a one-time-only, just a small mistake It's the kind that any single one of us can make I've been deceived and I've been fooled All I believed has been betrayed by you Oh, you say your lines, you're so well rehearsed Is it the lying or the cheating that hurts the worst? CHORUS So what's left when we remove The whole lies and the half-truths? You talk of love but what does that prove? When you're full of whole lies and half-truths So I'm through with trusting my memories Of every word that you have ever said to me You're admitting this one time 'cause you got found out But how many others are there that I know nothing about? CHORUS So what's left when we remove The whole lies and the half-truths? You talk of love but what does that prove? When you're full of whole lies and half-truths BRIDGE If you can do it this one time you can do it again And maybe someday you'll end up on the receiving end Of those little lies to what they become And you'll finally see the damage that gets done CHORUS So what's left when we remove The whole lies and the half-truths? You talk of love but what does that prove? When you're full of whole lies and half-truths © 2006 Robin Tymm
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Vicariously 04:20
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I’d like to claim as my own all these thoughts in my head But I stole them from every film that I’ve seen And all the books that I’ve read There might be something for real in maybe some of these lines But most of it's here for the way that it sounds and the fact that it rhymes CHORUS So why live a life when you can live it for me? I’ll spend my time vicariously I have not been in love so I could hardly fall out It's just one more part of this whole human nature I know nothing about Oh, I get no buzz from the bees and the birds So I’m forced to imagine what it must be like from the things that I’ve heard CHORUS So why live a life when you can live it for me? I’ll spend my time vicariously It’s just the way that I am You may not understand But I enjoy the experience more if it comes second-hand CHORUS So why live a life when you can live it for me? I’ll spend my time vicariously Yeah, I'll spend my time vicariously © 2006 Robin Tymm
5.
Hope 03:50
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If there is a light At this dark tunnel's end I pray to God it's just around the bend But here comes disappointment One more false alarm You say the darkest hour's before the dawn CHORUS So should I hope? Should I dream? Should I wish for everything? Is the power of thought enough to make it so? If I just wish and I just dream I’ll not end up with anything But empty promises are all that’s left to show If I just hope All these desperate people Good luck's in short supply There’s never quite enough to satisfy So I’ll just sit here waiting All my fingers crossed I know how much I’ve paid but at what cost? CHORUS So should I hope? Should I dream? Should I wish for everything? Is the power of thought enough to make it so? If I just wish and I just dream I’ll not end up with anything But empty promises are all I’ll have to show If I just hope If I just hope © 2006 Robin Tymm
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Burning Bridges 03:59
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I’ve been busy burning some bridges Laying little mines in the road Not that I expect you to follow But you never know You never know So I’m sticking to a path that's less travelled Taking care to cover my tracks I think that I move faster without you And you're holding me back Are you holding me back? CHORUS Oh, I’m frozen, I dare not move 'cause I’m so scared to fall You can watch as I tumble down and crash land on the floor But thank God for you all Better leaving something’s behind me Finding ways to lighten my load History was teaching me nothing I didn't already know But all the things I don't know CHORUS Oh, I’m frozen, I dare not move 'cause I’m so scared to fall You can watch as I tumble down and crash land on the floor But thank God for you all INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS Oh, I’m frozen, I dare not move 'cause I’m so scared to fall You can watch as I tumble down and crash land on the floor But thank God for you all But thank God for you all © 2006 Robin Tymm
7.
Annie & Me 02:56
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There’s something about Annie and me That’s not for the whole world to see We’re keeping ourselves to ourselves It’s not the business of anyone else It’s not like we’ve something to hide It’s just safer and cleaner and warmer inside And we figured out sometime before That we’d shut all the windows and lock all the doors Now there’s only the two of us here The friends we once had, one by one, disappeared We were cast out to sea And since then it’s just Annie and me CHORUS We live in our own little world Talking in whispers so we won’t be heard Holding our breath for fear that we might be disturbed You can’t make up something like this The touch of her hand or the taste of her lips It’s easy to see that there’s something about Annie and me Now time may have taken its toll With the disintegration of bodies and souls But some things will always remain Like this lump in my throat when I mention her name CHORUS We lived in our own little world Talking in whispers so we won’t be heard Holding our breath for fear that we might be disturbed There’s something about Annie and me That’s not for the whole world to see © 2006 Robin Tymm
8.
The Trouble With You 04:27
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Yeah, the trouble with you Is that you're not like me But if you were like me I guess you wouldn't be you And if you were like me Perhaps I wouldn't like you It would be better by far For you to stay as you are Yeah, the trouble with you Is that you can't believe There's no place else That I’d rather be 'Cause you're all I should want And you're more than I need So why am I desperately searching and searching For a reason to leave? CHORUS 'Cause the trouble with me Is that I find a way to bring out the worst that's inside everyone Yeah, the trouble with me Is that I’m thinking ‘bout how this will end before it's even begun Yeah, the trouble with me Is I can sometimes only say how I’m feeling through the words of a song I can't change so easily And that's the trouble with me But the trouble with you Is that you just can't see How much you could lose Being someone like me Such a high price to pay For a life so free I’ve only one thing to say Don’t be someone like me REPEAT CHORUS I won’t change so easily That's the trouble with me © 1998/2006 Robin Tymm
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Tearing The Neighbourhood Down 03:59
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Yesterday I took a drive Where we're going I don't mind I just let the car decide We left the city far behind The destination soon 'came clear Though all along I must have known It's been more than twenty years Since I last called this place my home CHORUS But now they're tearing the neighbourhood down And the house where we once lived has been raised to the ground Is this the last time I'm coming back to my home-town? Now they're tearing the neighbourhood down I used to come back all the time To visit family and my friends But everyone either moved away or died And now there's no-one left CHORUS So now they're tearing the neighbourhood down And the house where we once lived has been raised to the ground Is this the last time I'm coming back to my home-town? Now they're tearing the neighbourhood down BRIDGE Our old house stood tall and proud Though there were strangers in there now Sometimes I’d park out on the road And think about when we were boys and girls And these few streets were all the world It seems so very long ago CHORUS And now they're tearing the neighbourhood down And the house where we once lived has been raised to the ground Is this the last time I'm coming back to my home-town? Now that they're tearing......... tearing the neighbourhood down © 2006 Robin Tymm
10.
Missing You 03:42
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Oh, we let it slip and we let it slide We let too many precious years go by Is it too late for us? Are we out of time? Or can we just pretend for a while? That we're right back there, in the blink of an eye Before we let half of a lifetime go by We somehow missed the chance to change our minds CHORUS I’ve been missing you for the longest time It’s a simple truth that cannot be denied I’ve been growing old and I’ve been wasting time And that hundred miles don't seem so far to drive I have looked for you, I have called your name And I’ve thought of what I’d do if I could do it again In the fading light, in this empty room I’m still searching for the words to fit this tune CHORUS I’ve been missing you for the longest time It’s a simple truth that cannot be denied I’ve been growing old and I’ve been wasting time And that hundred miles don't seem so far to drive BRIDGE ‘Though the world's been getting smaller It don't help to change the fact To be in the same place at the same time What are the chances of that? CHORUS I’ve been missing you for the longest time It’s a simple truth that cannot be denied I’ve been growing old and I’ve been wasting time And that hundred miles don't seem so far It don’t seem so far to drive It don’t seem so far to drive © 2006 Robin Tymm
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Was It You? 03:53
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The sun is shining, baby, but it's not round And the trees are still green but they're growing upside down And the sky's no longer blue Who changed my world, was it you? The cold north wind blows warm now from the south There’s a lack of understanding for the words I’m forming in my mouth And the truth's no longer true Who changed my world now? CHORUS Was it you who turned the whole thing inside out? Was it you who made the heavens fall? Was it you who told me what to think about? Maybe it wasn't you at all Some days the moon don't rise to fill the night time sky And my island's shrinking, shrinking as the oceans grow and grow in size Now I can't find my way through Who changed my world now? REPEAT CHORUS © 1996 Robin Tymm
12.
The Last Time 04:31
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Is this the last time that I’ll look out of this window? Is this the last time that I’ll gaze upon your face? Is this the last time that we'll lie out in the garden And invent new constellations out in space? Are these the last chords that I’ll play on this piano? Is this the last song that I’ll write with my guitar? And are these the last words that won't quite tell you what I’m feeling? But they never have done and maybe now's a little late to start CHORUS Is this the first time that I’ll fail to wake from sleeping? Is this the first time there's no spark behind my eyes? It’s the first and last time that they'll say we think he must have slipped away So will the last one to leave the room turn out the lights? Is this the last time that you'll lay down here beside me? Is this the last time that your lips will brush my cheek? And are these the last thoughts that will stay with me forever And the last time that my heart will skip a beat? CHORUS Is this the first time that I’ll fail to wake from sleeping? Is this the first time there's no spark behind my eyes? It’s the first and last time that they'll say we think he must have slipped away So will the last one to leave the room turn out the lights? © 2006 Robin Tymm
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Birthday Song 03:30
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So what's all this fussing all about? I'm aware of the number, did you forget that I can count? It's not the occasion to get up to twist and shout I'm getting old but why the need to point it out? So now I'm halfway ‘round the track I'm a long way from the finish and it's too far for turning back Don't give me no more surprise parties or you'll give me a heart attack I might be smiling but you know it's all an act CHORUS And it's a happy birthday just for me I appreciate you coming, was there nothing on TV? I don't need no cake or candles but I could use some sympathy And when you leave I'll sing a happy birthday just for me I'm not the man I used to be Due to cell regeneration this is version number three So yeah, let's celebrate the birth of one who might have once been me Oh, I sure could use a little privacy Switch off the phone and lock the door It's the one day in each year it's my intention to ignore Oh, I'm surely not alone in thinking birthdays are a bore The only present that I want is not to have them anymore CHORUS And it's a happy birthday just for me I'm so glad you couldn't make it, was there something on TV? I don't need no cake or candles but I could use some sympathy And when you leave I'll sing a happy birthday When you leave I'll sing a happy birthday When you leave I'll sing a happy birthday just for me 1st September 2006
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Song #23 03:53
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Well, I’ve fast run out of words with which to regale you All my stories told, there's not much that remains Oh, these fumbled chords are getting tiredly familiar Should i stop before they all start to sound the same? CHORUS For now I am emptied and hollowed With no song left to sing I’ll beg and I’ll steal, I’ll lie and borrow Before I entertain a thought of giving in I was always gonna be here, sooner or later With these simple words and phrases refusing to rhyme Oh, how quickly spent is one imagination Can I write what just might be my final line? CHORUS For now I am emptied and hollowed With no song left to sing I’ll beg and I’ll steal, I’ll lie and borrow Before I entertain a thought of giving in © 2006 Robin Tymm

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#4.....songs on this album come, mainly, from the first time I was able to really sit down and write....before this I'd written 40 songs in 20 years...this time I wrote 24 songs in 6 months...the beginning of the new me....question: who is Annie?

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released May 29, 2007

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