1. |
Blossom of the East
03:26
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As a young man came to Shanghai
My fortune to be found
They said that life was wild there
There's riches all around
And when I came across the sea
We gathered for the feast
That's where I met my Meihua
The Blossom of the East
The time was full of rivals
And I defeated every one
Gunshots rang on the streets at night
Till the risin' of the sun
My heart grew cold. A hardened man,
I lived just like a beast
But never cold for Meihua
The Blossom of the East
Way down in churchyard shady grove
(Ah!)
I held her body fair
Her thin pressed lips, her almond eyes
Her coal black trailing hair
We made our love in silence
So we wouldn't wake the priest
But my heart would cry for Meihua
The Blossom of the East
But soon the times began to change
(No! No!)
Revolution in the air
We foreigners all had to go
There was no stayin' there
And when I got upon that ship
My brow was solemn creased
For my crying Meihua
The Blossom of the East
I've lived my life so far away
Back home inside The West
I've lived my life a lonely man
On that I can attest
And though those days are long ago
My love has never ceased
For my lovely Meihua
My Blossom of the East
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2. |
Living on the Run
02:29
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Sleazy expat voyeur,
You rouge rancid raconteur,
Away and alone so far away from your home,
No wife or friends,
Bad delirium tremens,
Nowhere, no-one to call your own,
Glassy-eyed gaze,
Your mind all in a haze,
The hours turn to days,
Because life is so much fun,
Living on the run.
With such delights,
We spend our nights,
Just a simple man, stuck down in his mind’s eye,
IN SHANGHAI!
Drinking whisky galore,
Even now you’re old and poor,
Nowhere and no one to call your own,
The birds they fly,
Against the grain,
We never die,
And we stay the same,
But we be so insecure,
So self-assured.
The birds they fly,
Against the grain,
We never die,
And we stay the same,
But we be so insecure,
So self-assured.
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3. |
Dark Eyes
03:59
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Hey there, Dark Eyes
Don't you cry
'Cause you know that
I'm by your side
And even if
I go away
Then just smile on
Because those eyes will stay
With me
Just like Homer's
Odyssey
You'll be my
Penelope
And even if
I'm on a different shore
All those sirens
Can never lure
Me away
Some people are only one-eyed
See like cyclopses
Walk around with blinders on
Desire takes their knees
But not me
Dark eyes are all I see
So bring on the wtiches
And their brews
Because none of them
Enchant like you
Bring on the lotus
Bring on the storm
Because in your eyes
I"m always warm
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4. |
Peripheral Thought
04:12
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He looked down at his gold watch
He couldn’t believe the time
If only he had remembered
Life was far from sublime
The air was crisp against his face
Rocks crumbled beneath his feet
He stumbled on a crooked path
Next time he’ll do it differently
The belief that time heals all wounds
Is only but a myth
One thing we should learn too soon
Is a little forgiveness
He tried to focus on the path
Counting cracks on his walk
Using past experiences
And peripheral thought
Car horns, traffic, and bus stops
Birds, bugs, children, and tree leaves
Are things he used to stop
And take his time
Take his time
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5. |
Spring Roll
04:35
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My baby dances so nice and sweet
Pretty from her head down to her feet
I say baby let's take a stroll
I wanna show you my spring roll
My baby loves the Shanghai style
Shops Nanjing Street by the mile
Loves the skyline, loves the power
Especially likes my Pudong Tower
Do the spring roll
Do the spring roll
My baby don't always like what I say
Says she wannna take it all away
I saw baby, what you gonna take?
She says my little West Lake
Do the spring roll
Do the spring roll
My baby dances so nice and sweet
Pretty from her head down to her feet
I say baby what you want to do?
This little spring roll's for you
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6. |
Take A Step Back
01:56
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-Instrumental-
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7. |
Prodigal Son
04:05
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The lights of the city, man
They sure shine bright
When your brain's bogged down with beer
I lost my money, man
I lost my sight
And the things I hold so dear
It's Tuesday night
Shot clear of 1am
And the bars are moving slow
The rain is pourin
From where I don't know when
Oh man, I gotta go
I wanna see the sun across my shoes
As the bus begins to go
I wanna see the trees fall in tune
Along the dusty streets I know
I'm going home
I'm going home
It's been so long since I gone away
Would you still know my face?
I miss the birds, I miss the lake
Lord, I gotta get back to that place
I'm going home
I'm going home
I hear those bottles, man
I hear them calling, here them calling me
Come back to me
I'll never stop
Come back to me
And when I get up there upon that hill
I'll know I've made my way around
I'll get an urge and a sudden chill
At all them beautiful things I've found
I'm going home
I'm going home
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8. |
Town
03:23
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His first stop in a small town
An old friend passed his word
Slow trains and snow covered ground
Thinking things had changed was just absurd
Over bridges and into castles
Frozen ponds where children have played
Clock towers have stood the ages
Unsure at first, he was happy he stayed
Almost in an instant, worlds collide
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9. |
Valentina Zhou
03:21
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Dandelion flowers in your hair tonight
I met you there by the neon lights
With a smile so pretty it could burn for days
Bringing light to his foggy haze
Of this Shanghai land, with passions great
We had ourselves a dancing date
And when the crowd go up and it was time to go
Who knew that I'd kiss you there so slow
Valentina Zhou
You came out from Italy way
A land of love or so they say
In that Florence town you called your home
You brought the lights to the Duomo dome
And when the moonlight shone on Tuscan skies
You'd steal the light from Botticelli's eyes
Because Uffizi halls can never know
How your smile charms oh so slow
Valentina Zhou
Stop all your plans and stay right here
Don't catch that flight
Stop everything and run away with me
Come on make it right
And though the world will twist and turn
But still my dirty heart will burn
For those rooftop movies where we'd play
And how you might come back someday
To this Shanghai land of loving dreams
Wild promoters and business schemes
I'll sing this song to let you know
Next time round we won't go so slow
Valentina Zhou
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10. |
A Moment in the Moment
04:07
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He heard his door creak
What he needed he took
He took nothing more on his walk
And he stopped a slow brook
He heard the distant cheer
A smile he did not break
He kept his gleam inside
All for his own sake
Target in sight
This is what they live for
A moment in the moment
The opponents drew near
And they shared a glance
With the upmost respect
They took their stance
His opponent had first shot
Shot middle, center ring
He was the favorite
Hero Han, Guo Jing
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11. |
Space Wars
04:16
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This spaceship's starting to shake
The walls all rumble and quake
It's aliens, man
Our beacon they've ignored
Now they've come to settle the score
It's aliens, man
We flew to sector 12
Where no one wants to delve
It's aliens, man
They're such a sight to see
Two heads and razor teeth
It's aliens, man
Whoa!
Now they've come and breached the ship
Arm ourselves up to the hip
Get those aliens, man!
The laser fire is ringing loud
But we'll hold our positions proud
Get those aliens, man!
The crew are dropping like flies
Can't hit those glowing eyese
It's those aliens, man!
The leader's got me now
Gonna use me for his chow
He's an alien, man!
Whoa!
Was it all a dream? Am I trippin'?
Pinch myself, I'm caught slippin'
Singin' at the side for the road
Folks, listen
In my mind, I'm on a mission
But as I open my eyes
I'm gonna cope with the lies
Brain fried, a bit hurt
What's the time?
I've been lookin' at my watch
For the last five minutes
Spacin' it out
Like I blazed five phillies
Could've sworn
That I was runnin' from The Horde
I'm a bit lost
As if the dream was a bit thorn
Between reality and fiction the bit call
Contrast is a bitch and the bitch falls
Guess I'm kinda awake now
What is fake and what is takin' the piss how
Illusion and life for a sign
How vivid was the vision in my mind
Undefined
It's a bit a weird
How the image an ET
With the keys to my thoughts
Shifted each gear
I won't repeat here
I saw some ill shit
Whatever y'all wanna preach
I'm a kill the beat here
Looks like it all was a dream
Nothing was quite as it seemed
My heart was beating fast as it can
It was those aliens, man
Get out of bed and turn on the light
Put away that fear and the fright
But now it's bright, what do I see?
It's an alien, man
And he's standing over me
Whoa!
Oh, my god! I'm being eaten by an alien!
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你的爸爸不爱我
因为我没有房子
你的妈妈不爱我
因为我的工资不够
可是我爱你
我疼爱着你
我爱你
我爱你一辈子
你的姐姐不爱我
因为我不会说上海话
你的妹妹不爱我
因为我没有上海户口
可是我爱你
我疼爱着你
我爱你
我爱你一辈子
你的爸爸妈妈
不喜欢我的爸爸妈妈
因为
因为
我不知道为什么你的爸爸妈妈不喜欢我的爸爸妈妈
可是我爱你
我疼爱着你
我爱你
我爱你
一辈子
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