[Instrumental introduction]
(chorus)
Trying to break the pattern,
Throwing away the mould;
Trying to split the atom,
Turning it into gold.
(verse)
I've been looking through my window,
Many days, many years;
Having one or two
Nice ideas!
Poetry, a Symphony, the Ballet, Opera;
The doors are closed to every one.
"The novel is dead!"
So they said...
Your attitude is rather IMHO negative,
We're not going to get too far with that attitude!
(chorus)
Trying to break the pattern,
Throwing away the mould;
Trying to split the atom,
Turning it into gold.
[Instrumental break]
(verse 2)
Poetry, a Symphony, Watercolours, Lithography;
The doors are closed to every one.
"Photography's dead!"
So they said...
Your attitude is rather IMHO negative,
We're not going to get too far with that attitude!
(final chorus)
Trying to break the pattern,
Throwing away the mould;
Trying to split the atom,
Turning it into gold.
© Jonathan FeBland
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So Often
So often life can seem a tragedy,
Can you tell me why we've all these troubles in society?
A calmer way to live so easily,
Living day by day in perfect peace, that's my philosophy.
Author's Comments
Chorus only in C minor repeats three times with instrumentals in between.
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Quarter to Three
Well I woke up this morning at a quarter to three
You know that’s far too early far too early for me
So I went back to bed until a quarter to four
Until I thought I heard somebody knock at the door
People I heard a rumour sleeping is good
Woke up this morning at a quarter to five
The neighbours threw a party and they’d started to jive
So I went back to bed until a quarter to six
How I wish I’d made my room out of a million bricks
People I heard a rumour sleeping is good
Woke up this morning at a quarter to eight
I wondered if that train I caught was gonna be late
So I went back to bed until a quarter to nine
I knew that all my worries would all turn out fine
People I heard a rumour sleeping is good
I woke up this morning at a quarter to ten
I thought I heard the voices of a couple of men
So I went back to bed until a quarter to Noon
I slept right through an Earthquake that was felt on the Moon
People I heard a rumour sleeping is good
Don’t wake me up
Don’t wake me up
Don’t wake me up
Don’t wake me up
People I heard a rumour sleeping is good
Don’t wake me up
Don’t wake me up
Don’t wake me up
Don’t wake me up
People I heard a rumour sleeping is good
Author's Comments
The music is sung to a 12-bar blues.
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Manner of Speaking
Can be a struggle
To just get out of bed one day
Can be a struggle
To just get out of bed one day
In a manner of speaking
It's a matter of feeling good!
In a manner of speaking
It's a matter of feeling good!