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When the Penny Drops **DEMO**

LAND ON MARS - FINAL mastered

Copyright Nigel Mines 2022

Sunrise, sunrise
Open wide, burns my eyes
I have lived in the dark
For too long
Far too long

Bang! Bang!
The walls come tumbling down
Bang! Bang!
The doors fly open wide
Bang! Bang!
You’re dead and I’m alive

I have served, I have served my time
I have stood, I have stood in line
I have waited for what’s mine
For too long
Far too long

Bang! Bang!
The walls come tumbling down
Bang! Bang!
The doors fly open wide
Bang! Bang!
You’re dead and I’m alive

I have begged, I have borrowed
Here today, gone tomorrow
You have stayed, you have hung around
Time to go
Jericho

Bang! Bang!
The walls come tumbling down
Bang! Bang!
The doors fly open wide
Bang! Bang!
You’re dead and I’m alive

Jericho **Demo**

A great version of one of my songs (http://soundcloud.com/nigel-mines/crutch/), with main vocal provided by the great Vi Vi (http://soundcloud.com/vi-vi) 

Crutch - Nigel Mines - Vocals by Vi Vi

I know, I know, it's not like me to do a cover, but I love this song so thought I'd give it a go.



Going To A Town - Rufus Wainwright cover

Oldish song, sang it on FromeFM at the weekend, decided to do a quick'n'dirty lo-fi recording of it.

Boolean Rhapsody - Nigel Mines

This song is inspired by the Stop the Traffik charity, working to try to stop people trafficking and help the victims of this activity across the world.
http://www.stopthetraffik.org/default.aspx

Slow Blinking Light (Stopping Distance)

Is 75 feet enough?
Is 75 feet enough?
75 feet at 30 miles an hour
Is a thousand feet enough?
A thousand feet enough?
A thousand feet of train track
A thousand feet to impact
It’s coming through the tunnel and it’s not goanna stop

Enough is enough
If we don’t stop now, how we ever goanna stop?

Does anybody care?
Is anybody there?
They promised me the world then tied me to a chair

It’s 30 dollars and up
30 dollars and up
30 for a daughter
30 for a son
They're waiting in the car with the engine started up

Enough is enough
If we don’t stop now, how we ever goanna stop?

Enough is enough
Enough is enough
Enough is enough
When there’s nowhere to hide
And there’s nowhere to run
And that slow blinking light is my only sun

Is 75 feet enough?
Is 75 feet enough?
75 feet at 30 miles an hour
Is a thousand feet enough?
A thousand feet enough?
A thousand feet of train track
A thousand feet to impact
It’s coming through the tunnel and it’s not goanna stop


Stopping Distance (Slow Blinking Light) **DEMO**  - Nigel Mines

Crazy. I'm not crazy
About maybe, oh but lately
Things have been crazy, I'm in a daydream
I thought you'd hate me, turns out you saved me

And I was just thinking aloud
and I would not leave you to doubt
That I'm not bailing out

Think. I'm not thinking
Do something, (do something), just do something
To keep me from drowning, keep me from sinking
'Cos I'm in a tailspin, crashing and burning

And I was just thinking aloud
and I would not leave you to doubt
That I'm not bailing out

In, out, in, out, in, out, in, out

After all the years of waiting I decided
It was time that I need to decide if I am

In, out, in, out, in, out, in, out

Crazy (In:out) demo - Nigel Mines

Crumble

Something died, something good
Deep inside understood
We couldn’t save it if we tried

Is it a sin, is it bad?
We didn't care for what we had
Too busy chasing what we couldn't have

And down in your soul
When truth is the last card you play
And some words are so hard to say
Just don’t let it crumble away.

Don't say a word, just be still
Don't make a mountain of this hill
Don't suck the sweet taste off this bitter pill

And down in your soul
When truth is the last card you play
And some words are so hard to say
Just don’t let it crumble away.

The colours in my mind all fade to black and white
You make my strings unwind to find my way back home
When all the words have flown
I don’t know where to start
My head says ‘Let it end’
My heart says ‘Start again’

When truth is the last card you play
And some words are so hard to say
Just don’t let it crumble away 
Down in your soul
When truth is the last card you play
And some words are so hard to say
Just don’t let it crumble away.


Crumble - Nigel Mines

Me - Acoustic Guitar, Lead and Backing vocals
Paul Doman - all other instruments, recording/engineering, mixing and production (not mastered)

Funeral (In the Morning)

I’m hatching a plan now
I’m happy to stand out
Everything’s gonna be alright in the morning

You were always so helpful
Poison by the spoonful
And you can sing at my funeral in the morning
	
I’m hatching a plan now
I’m happy to stand out
Everything’s gonna be alright in the morning

You were always so beautiful
Loyal and dutiful
And you will sing at my funeral in the morning

We all have a cross to bear
A thorn in our side
And we all have a mask to wear
To keep it all inside
All the smiles are all a fake
A house of cards that we make
And all it takes is one mistake
And it comes crashing down…

I’m hatching a plan now
I’m happy to stand out
Everything’s gonna be alright in the morning

You were always so beautiful
Loyal and dutiful
And you will sing at my funeral in the morning


I’m hatching a plan now
I’m happy to stand out
Everything’s gonna be alright in the morning

You were always so spiteful
The architect of my downfall
And you can sing at my funeral in the morning

We all have a cross to bear…

And at the end of days, you’ll lie in your bed and say a prayer
Like someone might still be there when you close your eyes

Funeral in the Morning - Nigel Mines

Wisdom Trees (Burn Down)

I was talking to a man with a wisdom seed
He planted it and let it grow
He’s been living in the tree for all his life
He said there’s nothing that he doesn’t know
I asked him to explain about my pain
And was it ever gonna go
He said he had a plan then he took my hand
He said he’d show me everything that he knows

From the top of the tree everything that you could see was very beautiful
And living in the tree were the birds and bees and everything was very peaceful
And no-one was in pain, no-one was afraid and everything was good
But as he surveyed everything that he’d made
Little did he know that one day they would…

Burn down, burn down, burn down that wisdom tree, they would
Burn down, burn down, burn down that wisdom tree

I asked him what his secret was and he began to sing
Then the angels came and they did the same, proclaiming that their god is king
I asked him why the other trees were singing a different song
He said that god would bring them to their knees ‘cos they were wrong and he would…

Burn down, burn down, burn down their wisdom trees, he would
Burn down, burn down, burn down their wisdom trees

I asked him if he could give me something to satisfy my need
He said that I should worship now the god of avarice and greed
I climbed down from his tree, I said “I haven’t learned a thing
Except that I would rather burn down here in hell than up there in your fucking tree and I’ll…

Burn down, burn down, burn down your wisdom trees, I will
Burn down, burn down, burn down your wisdom trees

Wisdom is the truth, wisdom is a lie
Wisdom for the stupid, wisdom for the wise
Wisdom for the weak, wisdom for the strong
Wisdom for the right and wisdom for the wrong
Wisdom is the goal, wisdom is the prize
Watch it disappear before your very eyes
Wisdom for the nutter, wisdom for the sane
Wisdom in the gutter running down the drain


Wisdom Trees

Bile - Nigel Mines

Ok, it's ALL YOUR FAULT. You suggested I added more stuff so I did. I never claimed to be a multi-instrumentalist! Electric guitars are a bit old skool but best I could do under the circumstances (these being a lack of ability/skill).

Added bass and vocal harmonies.

Tell me if it's sh*t

**New version uploaded with harmonies on first chorus**


Prison II (Unleash the Demons) - Nigel Mines

Last Moment Robot - Nigel Mines

A song about saying goodbye to a loved one
Copyright OneCatBroke 2020
Recorded in one take on my phone

No Novacaine

Singer/Songwriter based near Bath, UK. Looking for opportunities to play live, and collaborators/fellow musicians who want to join me on my journey. If you like what you hear then become a fan and tell the world!

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