In My Time on Earth

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The Waterboys

The Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York, and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a number of different styles, but their music is a mix of Celtic folk music with rock and roll. After ten years of recording and touring, they dissolved in 1993 and Scott pursued a solo career. They reformed in 2000, and continue to release albums and tour worldwide. Scott emphasizes a continuity between The Waterboys and his solo work, saying that "To me there's no difference between Mike Scott and the Waterboys; they both mean the same thing. They mean myself and whoever… more »

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Do you see that young pretender 
with the tearmarks on his face
Do you see his dark eyes 
burning when he talks
I knew him in his splendour
I've known him in disgrace
who'll cut him down from this rock

He says bring me my horses, 
my symbols and my wheels
and we'll speak with our souls for a while
for I'm sick and I'm torn 
and I long to be healed
and the truth's been too long out of style

In my time on this earth
I will speak the secret
In my time on earth
I will tell what is true
In my time on earth
I will say what the heart knows
In my time on earth 
I will say I am you

I'm so tired of the sound 
my old fingers make
as they tease and torment my guitar
and the man on my screen 
is an actor and a fake
yet he preens like a golden superstar

I cried in her arms 
when the darkening day was done
and I smelt the burning city in her hair
and the word on the tip 
of a thousand million tongues 
went unspoken 
while a lie sped everywhere

In my time on this earth

Now November is here 
with its carpet of leaves
and the songs of the dead fill my ears
all the champions are fallen
all the heroes are deceived
and the world they made has disappeared

So let's tell it like is, man
let's nail it on the line
let's be clean with our tongues from here on in 
for we're deep in the heart 
of the enemy's design
just waiting for the breakout to begin

In my time on this earth

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