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Oxford (Live, Download only)

by John Wesley

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I was a child, life in your arms you hold me the fire in your eyes stopped the bleeding the love in your heart kept me breathing I feel I'm dying again. I've got nothing but hatred for my lover and friend the lion in your eyes watches me screaming the cold in your heart keeps my blood freezing Thirteen days, before you left me here staring thirteen days, before you tried to stop caring Stare into the dark the emptiness of hell comes to enfold me take a long look at your sweet creation did you get a thrill to watch my heart breaking Thirteen days, before you left me here standing alone thirteen days, before you left me to die on a phone I cannot pretend, can't find an end oh, how I miss you I was your lover and you were my friend I pray to God I never see you again Thirteen days, before you left me here waiting to hold you Thirteen days, before you forgot what I told you Thirteen days, that you gave to me only to take from me Thirteen days, before you left me here breaking
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Our Hero 03:38
Our hero lives in a box at the bottom of a Coca-Cola sign Like some great altar to God flashing messages all the time Here doesn't come here to worship, no, he comes here to live At night he crawls through the city to take whatever we don't give He used to have a little baby, but a fragile thing can soon be gone A little cold never hurt you and me, but her she didn't last long Our hero stares at the stars, watches them turn red and white Says these are men who made this, and this is not God's light Hear me, Hear me I'm at the bottom of the red and the white sign Hear me, Hear me Cause I'm coming for you Our hero can't read so he don't know what that sign says And you can be damned sure the taste of a coke never passed his lips He knows these are men who have made this and their day soon must come All the people at the bottom prayin' Lord thy will be done And they're shoutin' Hear me, Hear me I'm at the bottom of the red and the white sign Hear me, Hear me Cause I'm coming for you Like Don Quioxte chasing some dragon into the night Our hero dreams of the battle that he topples that red knight Topples that red light Our hero lays in the grass dreaming of his little sweet child He remembers holding her hands and touching her little sweet smile If a man can create this neon tower into the sky Where the hell was the God of the Coca-Cola sign the night she died Hear me, Hear me I'm at the bottom of the red and the white sign Hear me, Hear me Cause I'm coming for you
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I've grown tired I've grown cold nothing causes any harm to me hated things I hold I can't feel what you give to me see the skin's burned from my hands I remember what you promised me like some desperation Angel I come running back to you... My eye have numbed my words have died can't witness what I've become God could burn my eyes I can't bear you to look at me is there nowhere I can hide I hold on to what you promised me Like some desperation Angel I come running back to you and in desperation Angel I've come running home to you trust in me my angel you'll never know what I've been through never know what I've been through no no, never know what I've been through I'm your desperation Angel I've come running home to you and in desperation Angel I've come running back to you running back to you running back to you running back to you running back to you
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Free * 05:35
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King of 17 04:43
Your momma and daddy can't take care of themselves So I'm gonna look after of you Your daddy loves liquor and your momma needs help Cause all of her nightmares came true I got this car when my granddaddy passed So meet me just after last bell I 've got twenty dollars it'll get us some gas We won't get to far and we won't get there fast But it's twenty dollars further from hell Leave it to me cause I'm 17 Leave it to me we'll get through If' you'll be my queen then I'll play a king I'll always look after you Just leave it to me I am a king at 17 Leave it to me... I am the King of 17 We head to the east to catch up to the sun You smile as you watch it rise We come from nothing, we leave nothing behind my world is the hope in your eyes Leave it to me cause I'm 17 Leave it to me we'll get through If' you'll be my queen then I'll play a king I'll always take care of you Just leave it to me I am a king at 17 Leave it to me... I am the King of 17
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Disconnect* 04:42
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Well here we are boy and I'm through dreaming all these colors I've been flying have lost the will to keep me high and I'm not amused... So I said hey you're no a star so are you through screaming cause all this paranoia's got you hiding in the dark and I can't see you... Well shine the light and you can come on in can't you see I'm on a mission you can stay if you are wishin but I'm waiting... see my daddy hit the doorway when I was just a kid said he'd gone to find the sunshine and bring it back for me and I'm waiting waiting for the sun to shine Do you see my scars it's dark and they're glowing all these tiny little punctures are a doorway to the sun a doorway to the sun think I'll have another one I know he's in here I can feel him lookin for me I hear him laughin like he did like he did when I was young daddy's bringin me the sun and I'm waiting waiting for the sun to shine
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Ride* 03:20
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Star 03:46
I swore, I' never be one of those Numb, vindictive, chained to a ghost Chant a worn out Mantra Today's the day, I let go Some bricks keep comin back No matter where you throw em... I stare up into the sky Pray for little light chase away the night... Hey Star, how about little light to show me where you are Hey Star, a little mercy here would go pretty far Hey Star, is this the year, the year of letting go Hey Star Losing's a part of living Something we all go through At least that's what you tell yourself when it's happening to you I Read in some book It takes about year to let go Yet some of us keep hangin on To our unbreakable ropes I stare up into the sky Pray for little light to take away night... Hey Star, how about little light to show me where you are Hey Star, how bout a little light to illuminate these scars Hey Star, This is my year...
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We sit alone together and the space begins to breathe distance seems to come alive why this emptiness between you and me Where is your compassionate smile come here take hold of me I'll stroke your hair for a little while just rest your eyes, it'll be all right you see just rest your eyes, it'll be all right you see We sit alone, together your Crystal Blues have turned to ice your heart is colder then November what is it that I've failed to recognize I could make all of this better just don't close your eyes I could make all of this better just don't close your eyes I could make all of this better please don't close your eyes
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Shiver 04:17
I'm a bit unavailable You seem a bit gone Rumors of right and wrong, assailable Delivered from tongues of those un-tamable Yet loosed Upon we See you hurt See you leave Then you shiver I watched you Shiver oh Then you Shiver till... I can not breathe any more No I can not be here alone You shiver I watched you Shiver oh You Shiver till I No shield, entirely covered us Faith, seems to crumble into dust Leaving us just ourselves to despair of Feeling the sting of the poison arrows So loosed Upon we See you hurt See you leave... Then you shiver I watched you Shiver oh Then you Shiver till... I can not breathe any more No I can not be here alone No I can not dream anymore No I can not see anymore...
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Look into the sky, you can't erase what's in your eyes Look into the sun, you cannot face what you've become Through the shopping malls, you blend into the human walls Your eyes search the faces, as you move within the places That you once moved with her, that you once knew with her When you were arm in arm showing happy to the world You were arm in arm showing happy to the world arm in arm showing happy to the world is no one happy in this world Grateful for breath, more than once you've cheated death Crushed till you scream, you can't awaken from this dream This I will pray for you, this I will promise you For every lover that's gone, another comes along And you will move in her, as if you always knew in her You will be Arm in arm showing happy to the world Arm in arm showing happy to the world Arm in arm showing happy to the world you will be happy in this world...
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Light filters into the room Beams split into multitudes Of angels, rainbows, or any dreams I make them be Got pictures of you and me Got a letter of apology Return address as far away as you can be My head keeps searching for The parts of you I adore I promise I will ignore How mean you could sometimes be, if you'd just Please come back to me Please come back to me Please come back... Healthy, relationship, words that never seem to fit need and greed have become more apropos I'm convinced there's nothing more Than the struggle that's in store For any soul brave enough to claim love Well I claim you, if you'd just... Please come back to me Please come back to me Please come back... feel the heat, you know I... feel the cuts, you know I'd... be a star that could lighten up your sky you know I'd... give you love, you know I'd fill your heart, you know I'd be a star that could sparkle in your sky if you'd just... Please come back to me Please come back to me Please come back...
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In Your Eyes 06:04
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High upon a hill Looking over the ruins burning still Where was I for all of this. Where was I for all of this. You never looked so bad she said I didn't know I could do all this she said I didn't know all this could burn with just a kiss Burn with just a kiss I didn't know You didn't notice Rome was burning You didn't notice you had the flame still in your hands Why didn't you notice Rome was burning As the passion filled your eyes You couldn't see to find the home you'd left behind Like all the lovers that live blind Lovers that live blind No you couldn't see You didn't notice Rome was burning You didn't notice you had the flame still in your hands Why didn't you notice Rome was burning

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For sale by download only.
Includes previously unreleased songs by John Wesley and features special guest, Steven Rothery of Marillion

* Previously unreleased material

John Wesley : Oxford is a solo acoustic performance that was recorded live at the Jericho Tavern in Oxford, England on June 11, 2008.

John Wesley : Oxford features 20 songs, 7 of which are the first live performance of previously unreleased John Wesley Songs. This new live release also includes 2 songs featuring special guest, Steven Rothery of Marillion.

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released February 1, 2009

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John Wesley Riverview, Florida

Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist. On tour with Vertical Horizon. Performed with Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, Fish, Sound of Contact, Big Elf, Mike Tramp. Newest album, a way you'll never be... Free music downloads at www.john-wesley.com check them out.... ... more

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