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1. |
The Runaways
03:55
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Verse1
I'm gonna start at the beginning
It's where the story ends
The only thing they could believe in
Was we could not be friends
And all the mis-believers
Were caught in their minds eye
They were looking for a problem
So we just ran away
Chorus
We ran away (we ran away) x3
Because we could
We ran away (we ran away) x3
Because we could
Verse 2
We ran to make our living
We ran to find ourselves
We ran from the beginning
To break out of our shells
When we thought they couldn't find us
We stopped and drew our breath
But they were always searching
So we'll run till no one's left
Chorus
We ran away (we ran away) x3
Because we could
We ran away (we ran away) x3
Because we could
Bridge
We shouldn't have to run
We shouldn't have to hide
We shouldn't have to run
Until the tide it turns
Until the bigots learn
We'll just stay away
Chorus
We'll run away (we'll run away) x3
Because we can
We'll run away (we'll run away) x3
Because we can
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2. |
Voyager
04:39
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Verse 1
On a rocket I will fly
Into heavens way up high
As the earth it falls away
Beneath my feet I pray
I'll be back again someday
I'll be back again someday
Someday
Link
And I know my journey's long
But I have to carry on
Chorus
I am a voyager
I am a traveller
I am a lone investigator
A messenger, disseminator
And if I ever do return
Will I find the planet burned
And if I ever do return?
Will I find the planet burned?
Verse 2
On a rocket I will fly
The universe will pass me by
I will take my message far
I will take my message wide
In the hope that I will find
Someone new, not too unkind
To return with me someday
To see the earth again
Again
Link
And I know my journey's long
But I have to carry on
Chorus
I am a voyager
I am a traveller
I am a lone investigator
A messenger, disseminator
And if I ever do return
Will I find the planet burned
And if I ever do return?
Will I find the planet burned?
Bridge
There's only so much I can do
The universe it holds the truth
There's only so much I can do
Chorus
I am a voyager
I am a traveller
I am a lone investigator
A messenger, disseminator
And if I ever do return
Will I find the planet burned
And if I ever do return?
Will I find the planet burned?
And if I ever do return
Will I find the planet burned
And if I ever do return
Will I find the planet burned
And if I ever do return
Will I find,
Will I find the planet burned
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3. |
Instant world
04:42
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Verse 1
All the stories never told
All the lies that we unfold
All the times we've never had
All the good times and the bad
All the lives we'll never lead
All the hunger and the greed
All the strangers that we'll meet
All the lovers that we'll keep
Link
I will never turn around
i will never let you down
I will never let you burn
Chorus
In our instant world
our instant world
Verse 2
All the pictures that you see
All the nights that you cant sleep
All the fires that rage inside
I will be right by your side
All the oceans you can't swim
That sinking feeling settles in
All the messages belie
This is your life that's rushing by
Link
I will never turn around
i will never let you down
I will never let you burn
Chorus
In our instant world
our instant world
Bridge
And as your screen it fades away
And we all fade to grey
You'll realise, but oh so late
That a life it must be made
It must be something that you do
And not something just to view!
Link
I will never turn around
i will never let you down
I will never let you burn
Chorus
In our instant world
our instant world
In our instant world
our instant world
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4. |
Build no walls
04:26
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Verse 1
Wandering through these alleyways can't find me a home
rain runs off my shoulders and gets into my bones
Link
I can't see no light in front of me
I can't find no peace of mind
Chorus
I throw no stones
Try not to fall
I walk alone
And through it all
I build no walls
Verse 2
it takes a lot of water to wash away my pain
i cant fight this feeling and I cant beat the rain
Link
I can't see no light in front of me
I can't find no peace of mind
Chorus
I throw no stones
Try not to fall
I walk alone
And through it all
I build no walls
Verse 3
Where are all the angels when the devil rings his bell/
Living on these mean streets drags me into hell
Link
I can't see no light in front of me
I can't find no peace of mind
Chorus
I throw no stones
Try not to fall
I walk alone
And through it all
I build no walls
Bridge
Oh lord
set me free
Stop this rain drowning me
Can't you change my destiny?
Link
I can't see no light in front of me
I can't find no peace of mind
Chorus
I throw no stones
Try not to fall
I walk alone
And through it all
I build no walls
I throw no stones
Try not to fall
I walk alone
And through it all
I build no walls
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5. |
Life is for living
04:33
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Verse 1
Eyes wide open eyes wide shut, what is it that you see?
Is the colour red the same, for you as it is for me?
Are you the real thing or just somebody else's dream?
can we stay together, what is it that you believe?
Link
I just don't know, do you know?
I just don't care, do you care?
I just believe, do you believe?
Chorus
Life is for living, living it is free
Life is forgiving, but forgiving you is not so easy
Life is believing, believing you believing me
Life is for living and living it is free
Verse 2
The world is flat, or so some would have us believe
God created the world, for evolution there was no need
Fake news is everywhere, in everything we see
I love you and you love me, is it another conspiracy?
Link
I just don't know, do you know?
I just don't care, do you care?
I just believe, do you believe?
Chorus
Life is for living, living it is free
Life is forgiving, but forgiving you is not so easy
Life is believing, believing you believing me
Life is for living and living it is free
Life is for living, living it is free
Life is forgiving, but forgiving you is not so easy
Life is believing, believing you believing me
Life is for living and living it is free
Life is for living, living it is free
Life is forgiving, but forgiving you is not so easy
Life is believing, believing you believing me
Life is for living and living it is free
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6. |
And so it goes
04:35
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Verse 1
And so it goes
And so it goes
Singing all the same old songs
Righting all the same old wrongs
Spinning all the same old plates
Making all the same mistakes
Link
If I could take you by the hand
If I could show you something new
If I could lead you to the promised land
would you listen to me say
Chorus
There's a better way
There has to be a better way
Step off the gravy train
No need to play the game
Verse 2
And so it goes
And so it goes
All the care and all the strife
Weighing down upon your life
In circles turning round and round
Covering the same old ground
Link
If I could take you by the hand
If I could show you something new
If I could lead you to the promised land
would you listen to me say
Chorus
There's a better way
There has to be a better way
Step off the gravy train
No need to play the game
Well money makes the world go round
And it will bring it crashing down
There's a better way
There has to be a better way
There's a better way
There has to be a better way
There's a better way
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7. |
Between the lines
04:48
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Verse 1
Nothing ventured and nothing gained
You can take a safer bet
If you don't ask then you don't get
But that has never stopped you yet
Link
And even if the girl says no
You can never let it go
Chorus
You are running between the lines
of what is wrong and what is right
You are running between the lines
Of what is day and what is night
Verse 2
Disagreements and words exchanged
Violent outbursts day by day
He can't take the blows again
He can't hide from all the pain
Link
And even if the guy says no
She can never let it go
Chorus
You are running between the lines
of what is wrong and what is right
You are running between the lines
Of what is day and what is night
Bridge
The lines are getting blurred
The lines are getting blurred
They're getting blurred
Chorus
We are running between the lines
of what is wrong and what is right
We are running between the lines
Of what is day and what is night
We're all running between the lines
of what is wrong and what is right
We're all running between the lines
Of what is day and what is night
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8. |
Day of days
04:40
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Verse 1
Today
Today
Today, oh today
Is the day of days
Verse 2
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight oh tonight
Is the night we fly
Link
And I don't know if you know
And I don't know if you care
Tonight
Verse 3
Tonight
We live
And tomorrow we may die
Today we have
And tomorrow we may not
Link
And I don't know if you know
And I don't know if you care
Tonight
Bridge
Today is the day of days
The parting of the waves
The one thing that we have
To hold on in our hearts
Is tonight
There's only one way there
Tonight tonight
There's only two way's home
Tonight tonight
There's only two ways home
Tonight
Chorus
Today is the day of days
The day of days
The day of days
The day of days
The day of days
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9. |
Houdini
04:14
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Chorus
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
Verse 1
I'm downstairs and your up in bed
I'm thinking about what you said
If looks could kill I'd be six feet under
And I'm just reeling from your latest thunder
Chorus
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
Verse 2
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words will always hurt me
The pen is mightier than the sword
And this poison ink is my reward
Chorus
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
Bridge
I've gotta get out of my baby's bad books
I've gotta get away from theses dirty, dirty looks
I can't sleep tonight and i don't want another
Hard back fight!
Chorus
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
Chorus
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
I've gotta get out
Chorus
I've gotta get out (I've gotta get out)
I've gotta get out (I've gotta make my way)
I've gotta get out (Gotta break it out now)
I've gotta get out (Whatever you say)
I've gotta get out (I've gotta get out)
I've gotta get out (I've gotta make my way)
I've gotta get out (Gotta break it out now)
I've gotta get out (Whatever you say)
I've gotta get out (I've gotta get out)
I've gotta get out (I've gotta make my way)
I've gotta get out (Gotta break it out now)
I've gotta get out (Whatever you say)
I've gotta get out
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Johnny & the Box UK
A semi-finalist in the UK songwriting competition 2020.
Jon Louth was formerly a member of the
bands
'A Thousand days' & the 'Radiofaces'
'Johnny & the Box' began as a recording experiment with the (Private distributed) debut album '15 Minutes' in 2016.
'Scapegoat' was released worldwide in 2020. 'The Runaways' was released in 2021 and a further album 'Truth and Lies' followed in 2023.
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