Tom McRae
Tom McRae : Just like blood (2003)

1. A day like today
Welcome back
Says the voice on the radio
But I never left
I was always right here
In your hand all the colours
You thought were kings
At the turn of a card
Can just disappear
I wish I could comfort you
If love is our defence
It's alright I can comfort you
If you let me I could love you to death
Need to see
Need to say
Need to be
Something beautiful
I can't get today
Out of my mind
Need to say need to call
To love someone beautiful
A day like today
Has stained my eyes
All I ever say
And all i ever do
Is just a message to you
And all i ever play
Are the cards you gave me
It's just my version of the truth
All I ever say
And all i ever do
Is just a message to you
And all i ever play
Are the cards you gave me
It's just my version of the truth
I wish I could comfort you
If love is our defence
It's alright I can comfort you
If you let me I could love you to death
If you let me I could love you to death
Says the voice on the radio
But I never left
I was always right here
In your hand all the colours
You thought were kings
At the turn of a card
Can just disappear
I wish I could comfort you
If love is our defence
It's alright I can comfort you
If you let me I could love you to death
Need to see
Need to say
Need to be
Something beautiful
I can't get today
Out of my mind
Need to say need to call
To love someone beautiful
A day like today
Has stained my eyes
All I ever say
And all i ever do
Is just a message to you
And all i ever play
Are the cards you gave me
It's just my version of the truth
All I ever say
And all i ever do
Is just a message to you
And all i ever play
Are the cards you gave me
It's just my version of the truth
I wish I could comfort you
If love is our defence
It's alright I can comfort you
If you let me I could love you to death
If you let me I could love you to death
2. You only disappear
Close my eyes I'm moving still
Magazines and dollar bills
And you wake up to a fall of snow
Your telephone your radio
Baby I'll call up a storm
Keep you safe from harm
But you only you only disappear
You only you only disappear
I can live with my regrets
Still raise a smile, still raise my head
And a stranger God can be so cruel
And a holy fool is still a fool
But this is all I can say
I have lost my way
But you only you only disappear
You only you only disappear
With a word with a line
With a smile that says goodbye
Baby says goodbye
Baby says goodbye
It's raining now
On Royal Street
And I'd walk to you
If I could trust my feet
Magazines and dollar bills
And you wake up to a fall of snow
Your telephone your radio
Baby I'll call up a storm
Keep you safe from harm
But you only you only disappear
You only you only disappear
I can live with my regrets
Still raise a smile, still raise my head
And a stranger God can be so cruel
And a holy fool is still a fool
But this is all I can say
I have lost my way
But you only you only disappear
You only you only disappear
With a word with a line
With a smile that says goodbye
Baby says goodbye
Baby says goodbye
It's raining now
On Royal Street
And I'd walk to you
If I could trust my feet
3. Ghost of a shark
I'm gonna leave any minute
See the skyline disappear
Head out of the city
Burn my clothes bury my fears
Oh you will never know I was here
Tell me now is there difference
Between a shark and the ghost of a shark
'Cause all I have are secrets and memories of the dark
Oh rip away the skin burn my heart
I'm gonna leave any minute
Another skyline disappears
Sunlight in the mirror
Blinding me all these years
Oh am I coming back
I'll never leave
Oh am I coming back
I'll never leave
See the skyline disappear
Head out of the city
Burn my clothes bury my fears
Oh you will never know I was here
Tell me now is there difference
Between a shark and the ghost of a shark
'Cause all I have are secrets and memories of the dark
Oh rip away the skin burn my heart
I'm gonna leave any minute
Another skyline disappears
Sunlight in the mirror
Blinding me all these years
Oh am I coming back
I'll never leave
Oh am I coming back
I'll never leave
4. Stronger than dirt
Somebody wake me up
The dream is growing cold
And the night is all we have
Left to hold
Somebody sail this ship
Navigate this crowd
For what I once saw as land
I see as cloud
But I am stronger than you
And I am braver than you
And I will still be here
When the dust has cleared
Sometimes nothing is
The better hand
And you throw it all for this
I understand
But I am stronger than you
And I am braver than you
And I will still be here
When the dust has cleared will you
Will you, will you, will you
And I will still be here
When the dust has cleared
And I will still be here
When the dust has cleared
Will you
You will never get close to me
You will never get close to me
This is who we are
This is who we are
You will never get close to me
Who we are...
You will never get close to me
Who we are...
The dream is growing cold
And the night is all we have
Left to hold
Somebody sail this ship
Navigate this crowd
For what I once saw as land
I see as cloud
But I am stronger than you
And I am braver than you
And I will still be here
When the dust has cleared
Sometimes nothing is
The better hand
And you throw it all for this
I understand
But I am stronger than you
And I am braver than you
And I will still be here
When the dust has cleared will you
Will you, will you, will you
And I will still be here
When the dust has cleared
And I will still be here
When the dust has cleared
Will you
You will never get close to me
You will never get close to me
This is who we are
This is who we are
You will never get close to me
Who we are...
You will never get close to me
Who we are...
5. Overthrown
We fall
Through water
Unsung unseen
And days
Thought endless
Lose more
Light and heat
So let the dead bury the dead
I should leave
For I am
For I am overhtrown
Confess to me now
Confess to me now
Half in sunlight
And half in shade
Words in collision
I bend to your shape
I see the skull beneath the skin
I see it all
For I am
For I am overhtrown
Confess to me now
Confess to me now
For I am
For I am overhtrown
Confess to me now
Confess to me now
Confess to me now
Through water
Unsung unseen
And days
Thought endless
Lose more
Light and heat
So let the dead bury the dead
I should leave
For I am
For I am overhtrown
Confess to me now
Confess to me now
Half in sunlight
And half in shade
Words in collision
I bend to your shape
I see the skull beneath the skin
I see it all
For I am
For I am overhtrown
Confess to me now
Confess to me now
For I am
For I am overhtrown
Confess to me now
Confess to me now
Confess to me now
6. Walking 2 Hawaii
Falling feels like flying
Until you hit the ground
And everything is beautiful
'Till you take a look around
So let it go
Turn the bow into the wave boys
I feel a storm coming in
And every bridge we build we burn
And never learn to swim
No we never learn to swim
So let it go
Lead me to the edge and watch
See how far we both can drop
Let it all just slip away
Let it fade
We'll walk to Hawaii
A final sunset on the waves
The perfect girl the perfect place
To watch the world go down in flames
Wouldn't that be a shame
So let it go
Lead me to the edge don't stop
Beauty always had a cost
And as the air slips from our lungs
We'll sing songs of love
Oh love, oh love...
Until you hit the ground
And everything is beautiful
'Till you take a look around
So let it go
Turn the bow into the wave boys
I feel a storm coming in
And every bridge we build we burn
And never learn to swim
No we never learn to swim
So let it go
Lead me to the edge and watch
See how far we both can drop
Let it all just slip away
Let it fade
We'll walk to Hawaii
A final sunset on the waves
The perfect girl the perfect place
To watch the world go down in flames
Wouldn't that be a shame
So let it go
Lead me to the edge don't stop
Beauty always had a cost
And as the air slips from our lungs
We'll sing songs of love
Oh love, oh love...
7. Mermaid blues
Ice has formed
And there's snow between the tracks
And I have seen the surface tear and
I can't look back
And cool low sun
Has blinded you for days
From horizon to horizon
Can I dream this all away
But over the water
Over the water
Over the sea
There's you shining bright
In a sea of fools
Oh I can sing you out of this
Can shake your mermaids blues
Come with me
For alone I fear the tide
It's calling me and dragging me
And I think it's time
But over the water
Over the water
Over the water
Over the sea
Shape your mouth
To fit these words of war
I see the arrows falling backwards
Burning for a cause
I'll swim with you
Until my lungs give out
Oh I can raise you from the deep
Or drown with you in doubt
But over the water
Over the water
Over the water with you
With you, with you ...
And there's snow between the tracks
And I have seen the surface tear and
I can't look back
And cool low sun
Has blinded you for days
From horizon to horizon
Can I dream this all away
But over the water
Over the water
Over the sea
There's you shining bright
In a sea of fools
Oh I can sing you out of this
Can shake your mermaids blues
Come with me
For alone I fear the tide
It's calling me and dragging me
And I think it's time
But over the water
Over the water
Over the water
Over the sea
Shape your mouth
To fit these words of war
I see the arrows falling backwards
Burning for a cause
I'll swim with you
Until my lungs give out
Oh I can raise you from the deep
Or drown with you in doubt
But over the water
Over the water
Over the water with you
With you, with you ...
8. Karaoke song
Pull me close look into my eyes
Smile at me when you stick in the knife
We're bleeding into a cup when we've got enough
We'll just paint the walls
And we don't care how much it hurts
You think you're cursed it's what you deserve
'Cause you're talking rock and roll
Walking karaoke soul
I can see you desperate to please
Let me treat you for your disease
Between angels and ropes babe what would you chose?
As you kick the dust from your perfect shoes
Your wolf suit is wearing thin and your real skin looks like it never bleeds
And you're playing to the crowd as the ship goes down comforting me
'Cause you're talking rock and roll
Walking karaoke soul
If you see me falling sleep
Please don't wake me from this dream
Yeah you're talking rock and roll
Walking karaoke soul
If you see me falling sleep
Please don't wake me from this dream
Yeah you're talking rock and roll
Walking karaoke soul
I can see you desperate to please
Let me treat you for your disease
Faith is gone and love is gone
Your disease
And fear is stronger now
Your disease...
Smile at me when you stick in the knife
We're bleeding into a cup when we've got enough
We'll just paint the walls
And we don't care how much it hurts
You think you're cursed it's what you deserve
'Cause you're talking rock and roll
Walking karaoke soul
I can see you desperate to please
Let me treat you for your disease
Between angels and ropes babe what would you chose?
As you kick the dust from your perfect shoes
Your wolf suit is wearing thin and your real skin looks like it never bleeds
And you're playing to the crowd as the ship goes down comforting me
'Cause you're talking rock and roll
Walking karaoke soul
If you see me falling sleep
Please don't wake me from this dream
Yeah you're talking rock and roll
Walking karaoke soul
If you see me falling sleep
Please don't wake me from this dream
Yeah you're talking rock and roll
Walking karaoke soul
I can see you desperate to please
Let me treat you for your disease
Faith is gone and love is gone
Your disease
And fear is stronger now
Your disease...
9. Line of fire
I confess
I confess I was wrong
Tasted blood tasted blood and was gone
Suddenly suddenly you were warned
Shooting stars in flight from the dawn
I'm the breath on your face
You think you are safe
I am watching you
I'm the voice that you hear
When no one is near
I am watching you
'Cause you're in the line
Line of fire
Southern skies
Southern skies shrink my world
This should end but I can't let you go
I'm the breath on your face
You think you are safe
I am watching you
I'm the voice that you hear
When no one is near
I am watching you
'Cause you're in the line
The line of fire
'Cause you're in the line
The line of fire
Faded away you have faded away
You watch and you stil don't know
And I've fallen alone
You can't feel it alone
You know you can't say
You can't say
I'm the breath on your face
You think you are safe
I am watching you
I'm the face that you see
You wake from your dreams
I am watching you
Faded away you have faded away
You watch and you still don't know
And I've fallen alone
You can't feel it alone
You have said you don't know
You can't know
I confess I was wrong
Tasted blood tasted blood and was gone
Suddenly suddenly you were warned
Shooting stars in flight from the dawn
I'm the breath on your face
You think you are safe
I am watching you
I'm the voice that you hear
When no one is near
I am watching you
'Cause you're in the line
Line of fire
Southern skies
Southern skies shrink my world
This should end but I can't let you go
I'm the breath on your face
You think you are safe
I am watching you
I'm the voice that you hear
When no one is near
I am watching you
'Cause you're in the line
The line of fire
'Cause you're in the line
The line of fire
Faded away you have faded away
You watch and you stil don't know
And I've fallen alone
You can't feel it alone
You know you can't say
You can't say
I'm the breath on your face
You think you are safe
I am watching you
I'm the face that you see
You wake from your dreams
I am watching you
Faded away you have faded away
You watch and you still don't know
And I've fallen alone
You can't feel it alone
You have said you don't know
You can't know
10. Human remains
The picture is burned at the edge
And you're looking away
Looking for what's next
And strange how through time we look the same
Your eyes and mine looking away
Too scared to see human remains
And soon enough soon enough
This will all be a memory
And soon enough soon enough
This will fade like the photograph
Of you and me
Our history is just in our blood
And history like love is never enough
And I recognise so much of you
In these eyes always so blue
Why always so blue
And soon enough soon enough
This will all be a memory
And soon enough soon enough
This will fade like a photograph
Those things that I've lost and things that I've sold
This case is now closed the trail has gone cold
And your sticks all are snakes i throw them aside
They twist 'til they break but they never die
This is not enough this is not enough
This is not enough this is not enough for me
This is not enough this is not enough
This is not enough for any of us to be
The picture is burned at the edge
And you're looking away looking for what's next
Tell me what's next
And you're looking away
Looking for what's next
And strange how through time we look the same
Your eyes and mine looking away
Too scared to see human remains
And soon enough soon enough
This will all be a memory
And soon enough soon enough
This will fade like the photograph
Of you and me
Our history is just in our blood
And history like love is never enough
And I recognise so much of you
In these eyes always so blue
Why always so blue
And soon enough soon enough
This will all be a memory
And soon enough soon enough
This will fade like a photograph
Those things that I've lost and things that I've sold
This case is now closed the trail has gone cold
And your sticks all are snakes i throw them aside
They twist 'til they break but they never die
This is not enough this is not enough
This is not enough this is not enough for me
This is not enough this is not enough
This is not enough for any of us to be
The picture is burned at the edge
And you're looking away looking for what's next
Tell me what's next