Penguins & Martingales checks out for the weekend and you're welcome to join the party with a compilation of songs from our catalogue. The list also contains our cover versions of Wide Open Road (The Triffids), My Rock'nRoll Friend (The GoBetweens), Alfie (Burt Bacharach) and Poortoun (Jackie Leven). Have fun and we wish you all a happy weekend! (The songs are currently only mixed for headphones. We're working on that....)

P & M Party mix

15 Ballads

Odd ones

Stuck in the Middle (Extended dancefloor version)

And they don’t have the right to tell you how to stand uptight and fall in line 
And they don’t have the right to take your childhood and rewrite the storyline 
And they don’t have the right to make you blind with a flashlight burnin in your eyes
And they don’t have the right to make you turn back by a stop sign in a border town 
And they don’t have the right to steal your shadow and let the night cover your eyes  
And they don’t have the right to let you down like they’ve done so many times 


Once when we all belonged to the weak and strong but then you came along to change us … 



And the fool on the hill is still dreamin … 


The message on the wall … 
making us look small … 
and when the bugle calls 
and the curtain falls
we all stand alone

The Bugle Boy's Last Waltz

What have I done 
of all the kings mirrors 
I’ve just become  
the broken one 

I heard a sound 
a pair of rusty scissors 
cutting figures 
in a stoney ground 

Feeling numb
breathing trough a straw    
filled with ashes 
from a different time

With you around  
I can sense the changes
that take me back 
to a peace of mind 

Looking down 
from my ivory tower 
I’ve become 
the lonely one 


Ref:  You and I 
Finding a way together  
A second time  
Getting back together  

Bridge: Love grows where no-one knows

Getting Back Together

Beggars Can't Be Choosers (acoustic)

Where’s my cloud with a silver line
And where’s that girl who once was mine 
Getting old now -  shorter days
memories lost in a cloudy haze 

Where’s my friend from the childhood days 
no one ever took his place 
He’s all gone now – rest in peace 
lost his life in the search of ease 

Where have you been my blue eyed son 
I left your mum when you were young
So many things that I’ve done wrong 
and now I am the lonely one 
 
So save your tears for a rainy day
i'm already gone  I’m on my way 
Traveling light by dawn of day 
heading for a different place

Where's That Cloud With A Silver Line

We are the storm – breaking the norms 
to be better – than before 

I’ll keep you warm – shelter your home 
while the weather’s – turning cold 

Behind a closed door – we laid on the floor
and I kissed you – to the core 

We swore to be close - and after a pause  
we were lovers – with a cause  

Come as you are – it’s not that far 
to the memories – in our hearts

I heard your voice –  you gave me no choice 
let’s turn back to – what we had 


Ref: 
If was feeling small, 
starring at the wall
waiting for your call


Brygga: 
Come down in time I heard her say 
We’ll meet again on half the way 
This time I wanna stay with the brave

We Are The Storm

Come down to the supermarket
I’m on display at the summer sale 
I might be a real fine bargain 
You don’t even have to pay 


I’ve reached my best before date 
no longer in perfect shape
but I’m tasting way much better 
beyond the expiry date 


I’m the grape in your favorite wine 
aging well if you give me time 
And I’ll always be here waiting 
for you to come and buy 


Ref: 
Just got to look my best with a price tag on my chest

Bridge. 
Shop Shop Shop Around 
Sold with a discount

The Summer Sale

We're Not Alone (Synth)

It was just another false alarm … spread around town
So many times before  … I have lost count 
When did we stop to feel  … the fear behind 
When did our only goal become … the will to survive 
The thin line that spins between our … life and death 
Been torn to shreds and pieces and … ceased to exist 
Where is the dream that defined you … when you were a child 
What made you change your mind and … become what you are now 

Vers: What was dreaming like – when you were a child?  
Ref: Where is that dream that defined you – when you were a child

Where's That Dream That Defined You?

Architects 
with tiny hands 
building hobbit houses 
made of sand 
drawing street names 
in the coal stained snow 
making mountains out of 
cardboard rolls  
The art dealer 
selling Warhol sketches
and the  price is rising 
as the market stretches 
A Saudi sheik is
shaking down his money 
while the rest of the world
just think he's funny  
Far-right 
politicians stand 
closer than ever 
to the edge of man
increasing their powers 
day by day
while the rest of us
choose to look away  
Counting down 
the days of war 
We’ve reached 500 
and it will be plenty more 
It’s just 
another number 
It’s just 
another column 

Ref: No matter how the story goes
they will always come for more

They Will Always Come For More

It just takes one mistake … to be revealed  
And I can see that you’re a fake … nothing’s for real 
Now we could be the perfect blend … of bitter and sweet 
But instead we just taste like… something you won’t eat

Who listens to the roar … from the guy who lives next door?
When he just annoys us all … pretending to be so sure
Malfunctioning  in every way … never willing to take the blame
For the chaos and dismay … caused by his infamous game 

There’s a mountain of disbelief … between people like you and me
We tend to see what we want to see … and forget about the Wounded Knee
We never had the chemistry … and we lacked the legacy
to become a bare necessity  – or a simple mystery

Break: The more I thought about It – the more convinced I got 
If I'd Adam than you'd be Eve and the rib that I had lost

The Eden Mistake

So close to home … still on my own 
I’m glad I knew  … a better part of you  
Good times we’ve had … garnished with some bad   
And if you hold me dear … I’ll still be here

In southern France … by happenstance 
I fell in a trance … somewhat advance
Try not to be … a forgery 
Nothing’s for real … except what you feel

Beyond belief … and ecstasy
you stole from me … like a thief 
These crocodile tears … they always appear 
like a story wheel  … put on repeat 

Ref: Cold, so cold … this home has grown quiet and cold. 
Old, so old … we both have become so old.

Just Like A Truffaut Movie

Deep Down Inside (By The Sea)

True Love's In Vain – vers 2

The bottomless resonance whispers your name.
And I listen carefully to the sound of your presence.
I’m caught in between, without knowing how.
I never want to let go, just wanna be a part of you
Part of the same breath, the same thoughts and the same sensation.

A faded paper sketch reveals your face
And I can still feel the brushstroke in my hand
You're always by my side – and still you're not there 
It's all so clear to me now - I was never enough for you!
Part of the same breath, the same thoughts and the same sensation.

Catherine

Vers: 
  A marriage in April 
A break up in May 
What are the chances, she said! 

A girlfriend in Paris 
A needle in the hay
What are the chances, he said 

A match made in heaven 
more stars than desert sand 
What are the chances, she said 

A soulmate for life 
and the same time your wife
What are the chances, he said 

A trip with Columbus 
on the loveship that he sailed 
What are the chances, she said 

A quarrel in April 
A make up in May 
I’ll take my chances, he said! 


Bridge:  Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-known. 

Break: Jumping to conclusions, putting up an act, coming up with solutions, never check facts  
What are the chances… and what counts in the end

What Are The Chances, She Said?

Songwriters Willebrand & Nylund doing whatever they feel like doing – and having fun.

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