Sam Three

Please don't moan, stifle your screams, when I come rolling home, a knife to my throat, I know where I’ve been, It just keeps me going, you don’t need a stone, to throw in the sea, searching for love, dance with my ghosts, happy as a queen, toast me a lot, if you love alone, is that what you mean, to hurt the most, with your glass groans, you once used to tease, my roaring soul, I haven’t come to atone, for busted schemes, I’ve no more to give, clean out of dreams.

Sam Two

Dance in poor dad’s shoes, sing songs on the wire, always pay your dues, if no one 'phones, don’t burst a tyre, you know where to go, each little bit of you, faced with their crying, finds out some truth, life isn't a stone, you leave in the fire, no one gets by alone, it's your choice of ruin, sings louder than a choir, love’s just a shoo-in, know in your bones, when others conspire, there's always a home, to bring you the news, tell who's for hire, gives life some pre- view, who says it’s fair ?

Sam

A flower at your side, just a little token, held with great pride, ribbons in your hair, stuff that you know, will shine clear, stupid to ask why, you've been chosen, your turn to fly, deny all the hurt, memories not golden, outside of the fair, a wounded heart's cry, shrunken or coaxed, you will never deny, all that you are, warm in your soaking, pale sunlight flares, sing those favourite lines, know that love's spoken, a cloud sails the sky, you are unbroken.

Fion Three

Memories of your face, so eager so sweet, the state of your grace, you recoil at my thunder, my very conceit, a man fixed by number, they called me too late, eager to squeeze, the life where you lay, a path uncluttered, my insides heave, my storm-tossed lover, you went out one day, while I was asleep, my dreams fall away, such a conundrum, wreaths, stones, grave, who splits who asunder, I hear you say, just walk and smile easy, just break away, now you’re released.

Fion Two

Brilliant bones sculpture your face, Spring’s in full flow, you want to be free, it’s always the same, how to stay happy, to dance on the blow, sail full time to fame, others will follow, taste salt by the sea, fools leave the game, if it's their creed, to number each crumb, or circle each day, only say when it’s done, stones and glass pieces, drunken oblates, sing like the priests, as if they don’t know, how to share blame, will they fly like crows, into the rain ?

Fion

Hail all who come by, laugh and joke with kids skip along in sunlight, I keep a cheerful home, occasionally bang the lids, always on the go, live life on the fly, don’t cry for what’s missed, some waste all their lives, others walk the stones, searching for a kiss, like I've done before, forget the bitter times, truth sailed out like ships, bars, rain, days of tides, dreams we can’t postpone, beads of rain in mist, a path you can’t go down, whoever owns the night, or the way we list, it makes you wonder why, love's a spinning disc.

Kenny Three

I live life by drops, no poem or big sea, the blue light holds, your words only serrate, my lousy needs, my gormless games, latticed with coughs, just a wheeze, no one knows whose top, in someone else’s’ name, bound by greed, but you'll find a way, to show who’s boss, everyone else squeezed, like a kitchen cloth, golden moments can't delay, my fight to please, the need to get away, give it all to love, you wouldn't believe, I cared a jot, but you’re not me

Kenny Two

In darkness and grain blue, she gives me a sign, release this stupid fool, it’s not she’s gone cold, at the break of light, others that have known, they should weep for you tears just ask me why, what I’ve got to lose, when nothing’s left to hold, at this sudden news, makes me feel old, my eyes in constant flight, care is not an issue, when you run from life, it’s always what we sow, can never wire the fuse, no one loves alone, I would die for you, bells ring out the night, they ring of life anew, wouldn’t it be nice?

Kenny

My lips twist like knives, I am not forgiving, eyes scan the river wide, what else is new, the wind bites when skipping, the waves of secret venues, my mother says stay wise, make sure you love her, many a long night, our course is never smooth, she’s tobacco blonde and with it, maybe it's true, maybe Ma’s right, skinned alive and swimming, sunlight, water, sky, she walks down any avenue, laughter's for the giving, eyes bright blue, I only have my smile, her frame’s locked into winning, I dance in the tide, it's my new beginning?

Danitza Three

You laugh at silly fate, when you’re wearing red, say that life is great, is this is all you do, forever stay ahead, smile like a fool, know the latest rate, even from your bed, singing it's too late, give money to schools, always have the cred, who knows what’s true, if you carry weight, nothing you can’t best, lilac’s to your taste, when you sing the Blues, no one hits the sheds, quite like you, cold white rage, no place in your head, rather tell the tales.

Danitza Two

We snatch at desperate news, set a passage clear, nothing else will do, carry heartache home, it might cost us dear, we drag it all alone, nothing left to rue, a course of different years, no one thought we knew, if this makes you groan, think what else you fear, no matter who telephones, there’ll be other rules, to bring our vision near, golden domes unused, take another loan, put perfume on our ears, on such paths we're torn, slake our need for fuel, we’ll ride the bitter jeers, no need to be cruel, prayers instead of tears.

Danitza

Haven't you heard, I'm shaping to leave, are you scared, shoals of dreams spin away, can't you see, they’re frightened of the day, I can’t share your hurt, that song of the sea, doesn’t really fit here, say It’s not too late, as if I need, to make you feel great, you tut when I slur, know the might have beens, as if you care, I won't need to pray, for some kind of ease, nights off the rails, with unwashed hair, I need to bleach, will hope get us there, will other beliefs?

Anna Three

Keep an eye for trains, your body cold as stone, let me show the way, forget what's on your mind, this’s about your soul, you're not the lonely kind, crying makes you create, a song all your own, hands across your face, don't take fright, or fall like a dope, for any bum you find, go against the grain, stay out there alone, don't worry about the freight, your tune makes them smile, when they’re far from home, stems the fear inside, this railroad’s always late, all your life’s on show, nothing has to change, sing it like you know.

Anna Two

When you want to phone, don’t kick the can too far, love is just a joke, trials are all we use, clinging to the spar, flames dance like fugues, Saints reveal their bones, then leave the door ajar, they have passion alone, we don't need a feud, at some crowded bar, to know what to do, drink and foam, our tongues going Ga Ga, we have no home, head for the blue, wave at the stars, get someone else’s view, ours is a part-time start, salted on the blow, other stuff departs, we circle in the zone

Anna

We share jokes and put, hopes on those disappeared, geese rise among the just, no one owns a crown, to be ushered in here, put others down, those of us fussed, we'll always hold dear, forget what's been lost, in our Ocean town, everyone else is clear, there is no sound, someone to trust, who walks like the deer, with no trace of musk, the one with the show, brushes away fear, says you’re never alone, laughs at failing years, each night is a must, to bathe in happy tears, dance before the dusk.

Stevie Three

My eyes shine dominate, in rooms where flowers grow, champagne cognac women to chase, wads of cash we blew, still the need to know, keeps us from the news, we’re always just too late, picking up the ‘phone, to live with what remains, we never seem to use, how we spent the dough, it’s no longer our perfume, why worry about the grains, at supper chide the groans, whistle off our pain, say it’s all a ruse, dreams have gone and flown, so much a taste of you, show them that we're great, live our life and show, how to embellish the tales, take them on the road.

Stevie Two

Don't lie in the rain, swear upon your mother, stuff you can't fake, hope she can use, costs that you smother, a place without refuge, see that portrait, on a life style cover, it’s got your name, whatever you lose, don't curse or bother, who pays the dues, whisky fires the brain, it’s good without trouble, blazing away, no book or dawn curfew, masks the thunder, bury the feuds, gains that you'll make, fly like new lovers, a spirit on the causeway, fills you with wonder.

Stevie

Fire and evening light, when you play those tunes, don’t even have to try, looking for my phone, I don't have Bluetooth, just a Nokia monotone, the beach comes to life, cool grains soothe, above us Freeway lights, bring ease to our bones, accept all that we do, even when stoned, a return to paradise, we never make the news, just a better life, to shelter all that's gone, something we can glue, instead of being alone, it’s not always nice, to blurt out the truth, scan newspaper files, what it is to lose.

Katie Three

Why dredge the malls, sit down in the rain, hover at the hospital’s door, you are never at home, it’s just a shame, cool stuff makes you roam, what am I saying this for, there’s nothing much to gain, while you run with whores, can't you be alone, dance around my pain, recognise that love has croaked, you know the tone, your face in savage shade, eyeballs on the bone, don't spit on the floor, or cry out my name, I’m not with you anymore, when you slip you’ll fall, I never want to say, this time is too raw, face myself again.

Katie Two

Sometimes I ask why, can we ever atone, when my tongue’s like ice, wouldn’t it be great, to light our bitter home, night and day, but not blessed with foresight, the wind runs cold, I pour another wine, are kids and dogs your game, your eyes look old, listen just the same, when you hear me cry, don’t ask too much of love, it's not enough to sigh, hammer shiny nails, help me with the loan, make this place a jail, no matter how we fight, or beat our yellow bones, we can do what’s right, quietly all alone.

Katie

Sad songs in my car, hot water in my tank, nothing leaves a tide mark, touched by your stupid ways, a ticking from the crank, an awful terrible waste, you steer within the dark, make even sunshine dank, scatter ashes on the bar, what is left to say, my mind is empty blank, clings to a brighter day, Oh you are a dog, a million ways to crack, split me like a log, brought me to this state, as if I was a bank, I’m bust now anyway, we never know how far, what lies down the track, to see what's going on, who we have to thank?

Raymond Three

Please don't identify, this long lonely pool, between me and the sky, tell me it’s nothing, might as well be a sewer, you never suffer, to stay for these nights, no one’s amused, what gives you the right, don’t want me to bother, shed my bad dreams too, do I look like a winner, bring sweetness to the light, laugh at my views, buttered dreams sweet fire, savour the offer, say what is true, instead of phoney proverbs, don’t ask me why, I’m always losing, you dressed all in white, this long afternoon

Raymond Two

We’ll make our mark, won’t look like shoeshines, rise early in the dark, hankering for love, most of our nights, but worry what's above, in a supermarket car park, we drink loads of wine, hang around cars, we all need a crust, anything suits us fine, we laugh at the double, never walk far, it’s just low level crime, each step more scars, we work without gloves, put ourselves on the line, Okay, when it's good, but never a star, to show us what's right, still we search, our eyes to the sky.

Raymond

Can you bring serenity, to this creature in a jar, rescued from the sea, like someone in a grave, wears a lack of spark, something you can't name, one who sets you free, like a bell from afar, back to childhood dreams, maybe it's a different age, we drive around in cars, but I still feel strange, nothing fills my need, except this salty dog, makes me want to scream, to dance by the waves, life wrapped around a spar, rid the stuff that's wreckage, the only thing real, is that far off star, shining above the jetty, I don’t half miss me Da?

Emily Three

Take a ship to France, do you want me to say, you can have another chance, act all cute, the way life is framed, but you're no fool, so you're banned, once again nailed, don’t start to dance, you’re not so cool, in your lies mere details, I won’t run smooth, don’t look askance, when I start to rail, passion can pass, shame doesn’t bother you, nothing more to say, you won’t need tunes, to slide down the scale, don’t take my hand, look at me again, say I’ve got class, call out my name?

Emily Two

Clouds unfurl in the sky, death brings no easy due, even when we die, who cares what’s at stake, it always comes for you, forever burns in your grate, something deep inside, not just any ordinary dude, makes me want to cry these brilliant barriers I create, not to look a fool, no one cares if I’m great, however high we fly, love is not immune, but always worth a try, lying low to castigate, something lost inside you, whenever you walk away, on troubled nights, we’ve had a few, spare me the questions right, blow them up the flue.

Emily

She has some spark, her lovely face lights, early as the lark, she hankers for love, most of her nights, doesn’t worry what's above, in a supermarket car park, they ask her why, she hangs around bars, says everyone needs a crust, her clothes are like wine, she doesn’t drink doubles, never walks far, to gossip is a crime, each step a lonely star, works without gloves, unlike other times, Okay, when it's good, but what never charts, hangs signs or a light, she can give some thought, maybe next time.

Kamilla Four

Can't get by the news, how you’ve slipped away, notes tell me the truth, you took a distant Metro, finished up your days, left me with the loans, I haven't got a clue, what in heaven's name, we’re going to do, everything we call home, doesn’t seem the same, the dogs howl and moan, I play hopeless tunes, trapped within their gaze, everything turns blue, you just left us alone, as if it was some game, made jelly of our bones, do I taste like bitter fruit, left upon your plate, demand why you've gone, dancing in the rain?