1. |
A Better Way Than This
03:25
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Verse 1
No one does a crime
Without a reason from their life
They can do the time
But it’s all for nothing if
You don’t look behind
Their choices made to not resist
You gotta help solve, ‘Why?’
Rather than punish and restrict -
The temporary fix
Chorus
There’s gotta be a better way than this
Gotta find a better way to fix
Gotta stop pushing up the risk
Gotta get to the root of it
Verse 2
Tell me, what’s the use
Of sitting still and killing time?
Emotional abuse
And degradation of the mind
Already beat -
What do broken people do?
They’re gonna be released -
Start walking in their former shoes
With nothing left to lose
Chorus
Bridge
The ancient way
Of locking up the ones you hate
Inflicting pain
It’s vengeance by another name
So many crimes
Are the legacy of circumstance
So start fixing minds
Begin to heal from damaged pasts
Chorus
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2. |
Heartstrings
04:50
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Verse 1
I love the way you move and groove
Tappin’ the rhythm with your shoes
Baby, you got all the moves
You got me too
I’m taking in the view of you
My eyes are stuck on you like glue
As you’re dancing to the tune I wrote for you
Pre-Chorus
As the music changes tone
It’s just you and me alone
We’re connected, in the zone
Our hearts synchronised
And they’re drumming out the beat
Chorus
My heartstrings – they are playing notes and chords
With a melody that’s saying, ‘I love you’
My heart sings, ‘Oh, my baby, I am yours’
Keep on dancing just the way you do
(‘Cause you’re tugging my heartstrings too)
Verse 2
I dedicate this song to you
I wrote it yesterday, it’s new
Just to put you in the mood
To show your moves
Shake your body free and loose
Show the people what you do
As I keep the harmonies and rhythm smooth
Chorus
Bridge
Making music while you dance along
Got the feeling that we both belong
The energy of our love in a song
Bound together with these chords of love
We’re wrapped up tightly; we are one
We let the flowing tempo overcome
‘Cause you’re tugging my heartstrings too
You’re tugging my heartstrings
You’re tugging my heartstrings too
You’re tugging my heartstrings
Chorus
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3. |
Beyond Horizons Known
04:33
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Verse 1
On the road, driving into the unknown
No restrictions - I’ll go where I will go
Leaving home, rush hour traffic moving slow
Heading outbound, I’m going against the flow
Pre-Chorus 1
Passing the suburbs and the way begins to clear
I’m on the highway with the shadows to my rear
I’m on my way to get away from here
Chorus 1
My destination lies beyond horizons known
Where the sunrise glows
I’m riding on the open road, driven by hope
To the unknown
I have to go
Beyond horizons known
Verse 2
In the air, flying into the unknown
Some preconceptions – my anticipation grows
New land below – somewhere I’ve yet to get to know
Secret places and hopefully a home
Pre-Chorus 2
The plane’s descending with some turbulence of air
Is this the beginning or the end of my despair?
Do I still care? Had to get away from there
Chorus 2
My destination lies beyond horizons known
Where the sunrise glows
I’m flying in the open air, driven by hope
To the unknown
I have to go
Beyond horizons known
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4. |
You're A Wonder
04:55
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Verse 1
You’re a wonder to me
A misty-white galaxy with billions of stars
To discover inside your heart
You’re a mystery to me
A constellation of feelings tugging my heart
Ever closer into your arms
You are my energy
You’re the light – the light of a supernova, baby
Your smile and your eyes are all that I need
Chorus
Under night skies
I see the starlight in your eyes
Shooting stars fly
But all I see is your delight
As you gaze up into the night
The Milky Way is glowing bright
But I can only gaze at you
And marvel at the sight
Verse 2
You’re amazing to me
A sea of tranquillity
Your face lights the night with its beauty
And everything’s right
You’re perfection to me
A sphere of blue chemistry that’s teeming with life
You’re the only one of a kind
You are my gravity
And your pull is stronger than a singularity
I’m caught in your grip, don’t wanna be freed
Bridge
You’re a wonder to me
A comet in the sky for the whole world to see
You’re a wonder to me
My universe, my life, my infinity
You’re a wonder
You’re a wonder
You’re a wonder
You’re a wonder
Chorus
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5. |
Inside of the Bars
03:50
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Verse 1
My whole world is made of brick and of concrete
The wall is where it all ends
It is like there’s nothing beyond the limits
Just memories in my head
What I no longer see can only exist
As fantasies in the mist
Recollections of a life I once lived
Of places, faces I miss
Chorus
Living in a world with nowhere to go
Inside of the bars
All the things outside are now in the past
Inside of the bars
The only thing that’s real is what I know here
Inside of the bars
The other side is far from in my grasp
Inside of the bars
Verse 2
Television is my window to heaven
Showing a world far away
Imagination’s all I got to remember
How things were back in the day...
I’m losing touch with the world as it was
My fading memories, lost
But I’m concentrating on surviving because
I’m promised one day I’ll cross from…
Chorus
Bridge
There is nothing out there
Only visions on a TV screen (my window to the unseen)
I could day-dream I’m there
But this cage is my reality
Chorus
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6. |
Infamous
03:53
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Chorus
Infamous
Didn’t wanna be, didn’t wanna get so infamous
The wrong kind of fame
Notorious
Didn’t think I’d be, didn’t wanna be notorious
This ain’t a game I wanna play
(This ain’t a fame I wanna face)
(This ain’t the way to know my name)
Verse 1
I never thought that this would be how my life
Would turn out before I got to forty
I never knew when I was growing up
That the path was being laid to infamy
Look at me and tell me what you see
Is it friendliness or criminality?
Can I be remembered for my good deeds
Or does this have to be my legacy?
Chorus
Verse 2
Can I have another chance to show you
That I got something to offer the world?
Something that can make a difference to you
Something that’s as precious as a pearl
Take a breath. Put my past behind you
And close your eyes and listen to this song
And just let my music overtake you
And wash away the things that I did wrong
Chorus
Bridge
I got to break away
From all the past mistakes
I got to clean the slate
From all the darkest stains
I got to play this game
I got to take this fame
I got to change my fate
And try to separate from the past
Chorus
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7. |
Don't Give Up
04:10
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Verse 1
There is pain
Every day you feel like it will never go away
And you’re trapped deep underground
In a cave
You can only feel your way around the dirt and bones
There’s no light and hardly a sound
There’s a weight
Crushing you so hard that you can barely even breathe
You feel lost, will never be found
No escape
But just because you cannot see the way toward the light
That don’t mean you won’t get out, no, no
Chorus
Don’t give up, no, no
You can make it through this and one day you’ll have won
Don’t give up, no, no
Things don’t last forever, you can overcome
Don’t give up, no, no
Death is not the answer, you can win the fight
Don’t give up, no, no, there’s hope
Don’t ever give up
Verse 2
You’ve lost hope
There can’t ever be a way to make it over this
You exist, but don’t feel alive
You’re alone
Nobody around could possibly know how you feel
Every day you fight to survive
You don’t know
What the answer is, but do not tell yourself a lie
One thing’s sure and certain in life
That this won’t
Last forever; things don’t ever stay the same for long
You can cope, just keep on trying, yeah, yeah
Chorus
Bridge
Stop! Take a breath and listen here
Someday this darkness shall pass
Stand up, now, tell yourself that you are strong
The future has you in its grasp
Chorus
Outro
Don’t give up, no, no
Don’t give up, no, no
Don’t give up, no, no
Don’t give up, no, no
Don’t give up
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8. |
Four Seasons At One Time
04:38
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Verse 1
Irresistible; a natural miracle
I can’t believe that you’re my girl
A face so beautiful and a heart of purest gold
A vision of a perfect world
Pre-Chorus 1
A billion years in the making
The natural world’s been waiting
For evolution’s best creation yet
I’ve spent my lifetime craving
That one and only lady
To give me all four seasons at one time
Chorus
Eyes like springtime
Smile like summer sunshine
Hair like autumn in the wind
Velvet skin like
A winter coat to warm the night
You’re four seasons at one time
Verse 2
From summer’s bright delights to winter’s darkest nights
Our love will stand the test of time
Our destinies aligned; we’re physically entwined
Riding the waves of our desires
Pre-Chorus 2
Our beating hearts are racing
No longer hesitating
The both of us are chasing dreams of bliss
Our cells are celebrating
The union that we’re making
We’re feeling all four seasons at one time
Chorus
Bridge
You’re the energy of spring
Awaking all the new things hidden deep in me
You’re the light of summer sun
Radiating good times and everything that’s fun
You’re a breath of autumn air
Blowin’ away the dead leaves; blowin’ away my cares
You’re the fallin’ winter snowflake
Melting on my skin like my heart within
Interlude
You’re spring, summer, autumn, winter
Spring, summer, autumn, winter
You’re spring, summer, autumn, winter
Spring, summer, autumn, winter
Chorus
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9. |
Hotel Leuven
03:54
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Verse 1
Six-thirty in the morning, get a wake-up call
If y’not already woken at five in the morn’
No knock, but they open the door
To see if you’re alive because they wanna be sure
The staff on day-shift are mostly alright
Though every couple o’weeks they go on strike
The security is always tight
‘Cause they lock you up at night
Chorus 1
Staying overnight inside the Hotel Leuven
Trip Advisor doesn’t recommend
All the meals are included at the Hotel Leuven
Please enjoy your ten-year, long-term stay
You shall pay
Verse 2
Got a bigger-than-a-minibar fridge and TV
Pool table, darts and the use of a gym
You can order a book or CD
Takes three months, but delivery’s free
You gotta shit in the same place you eat
Suppose you might say the toilet’s ‘en suite’
Free food, a room key
They provide the things you need
Chorus 1
Verse 3
There’s a lotta different people stayin’ in this place
And everybody’s got a story ‘bout how they were chased
People boast about their money and material gains
But ninety-nine percent of what they say is a fake
Nearly everyone is innocent
Nobody’s deserving of their punishment
Am I alone in this establishment?
The ‘only guilty man in Shawshank’
Chorus 1
Bridge
It is free, but it costs you everything
You’ll stay, no escaping
Till the Management say you’ve paid
But until that day…
Chorus 2
You are welcome here inside the Hotel Leuven
Trip Advisor doesn’t recommend
All the meals are included at the Hotel Leuven
Make the most of every single day
Enjoy your stay
Enjoy your stay
Enjoy your stay
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10. |
Solution
04:28
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Chorus
Start a revolution, find a new solution
To the problems dealing with the prosecutions
Always retribution
How about we try to mend the situation?
Find a solution
(Oooh, gotta rehabilitate, yeah)
(Don’t just lock people away)
(It ain’t the solution)
Verse 1
Broken lives are gonna lead to broken actions
Broken actions lead the way to pain
On all sides there are many strong reactions
But we all are try’na stop the crime wave
Just lockin’ up ain’t gonna make a lotta difference
It only breaks a broken person even more
The only answer’s rehabilitation
If you treat the wounded, you can win this war
Chorus
Verse 2
People gotta try to see the bigger picture
One day the prisoner is gonna walk out free
Punishment can calm the anger for an instant
But what is gonna happen when they get released?
With no money and without an education
Family gone and friends have run away
Further on the fringes of the population
After years inside they’ve learned the new tricks of the trade
Chorus
Bridge
Gotta help not hate
Keep them on the straight
Rehabilitate
Find a solution
Gotta educate
And the mediate
Help them through their pain
Find a solution
Chorus
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11. |
Every Day
04:03
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Verse 1
Each and every day our world here gets smaller
The walls, they get taller
We’re under water
Cut off from the land and air
And each and every day we gotta fight through boredom
We’re forced to take a pause and
Think about the cause and
All the trouble and despair
Chorus 1
Every day the faces that we see, they never change
Every day the outside world’s a million miles away
Every day the corridors and walls remain the same
Every day, every day
Verse 2
Each and every day we’re moving ever forward
We’ve turned a new corner
Our sentence gets shorter
Heading to the other side
And each and every day we overcome the torment
We look past the former
Things that were important
They no longer have a price
Chorus 2
Every day the faces that we see, they never change
Every day the outside world’s a million miles away
Every day the corridors and walls remain the same
Every day, every day
Every day we’re working our way closer to the end
Every day we’re getting stronger with every twist and bend
Every day we’re changing and we’re making our amends
Every day, every day
Bridge
As evening draws in, we stop
The doors shut and we’re locked up
The beat of the clock, tick-tock
And another day is done
The calendar square’s marked off
Twenty-four hours has gone
But every day we’ve lost
Is added to the sum
Chorus 2
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12. |
Dawn
05:43
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Verse 1
Rubbing the sleep from my eyes
Saying goodbye to the night
You’re laying asleep by my side
And my heart is satisfied
Is this just a dream where I find
The impossible love of my life?
I pinch myself just one more time
To be sure that I’m alive
Pre-Chorus
Planting a kiss on your cheek
So I know that you’re real
I’m not dreaming
I whisper, ‘Good morning’
So grateful that you’re here with me
Can it be you’re the one that I’ll ask, ‘Marry me’?
Chorus
Like the call of the morning songbird
You awaken my soul
Like the dawn as the orange sun bursts
You’re a joy to behold
As you wake by my side
We lie face to face with our eyes to eyes
And the rising sun is aglow
It shines through the window
And gives you a halo
Verse 2
The clouds in my mind start to clear
‘Cause I know that you’re still right here
I hold you and hug you so near
And whisper my love in your ear
I’ll protect you and keep you from fear
Never letting the world steal your cheer
Just stay here beside me, my dear
And we’ll grow ever closer each year
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Another dawn, our love’s reborn
You’re mine, I’m yours
A new day’s opportunities to explore
There’s a promise of more
With the one that I love and adore
Outro
Watching the breaking of dawn
As it rises, I fall ever deeper
I thank the Lord every morning
I can call you my own
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13. |
Sorry
07:31
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Chorus
I’m sorry
I never should have done the things I’ve done
I’m sorry
I’ve given you a burden you don’t want
I am sorry
I wanna see you swiftly overcome
Oh, I’m sorry
I was wrong
Verse 1
I’m sorry that I put you in the story you are living in
And all the worry that has risen from my choices and my sins
Unintended, but I know that doesn’t really mean a thing
Can’t undo it, can’t repair or give this tale a different end
Chorus
Verse 2
No excuses, no forgiveness, but I hope you’ll move ahead
You can beat this, change your sorrow into lasting joy instead
In this story I’m the villain fallen deep into disgrace
I treated you poorly, now I pray your sadness quickly fades away
Chorus
Interlude
If only I could rewrite this book; delete all the bad
You’d be the hero and I would never make you sad
I would give and I’d never take
I’d do nothing to get in your way, no
If only I could go back
Bridge
I took things for myself not thinking ‘bout the consequence
I didn’t treat you right, caught you in a web of lies
I didn’t listen to the warnings, I thought I knew best
Was deaf as well as blind, wrapped up in my selfish pride
I never thought about the effects of what I was doing
I never considered anything other than myself
Oh, what have I done? I can’t believe all the things I did
No, no
Chorus
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14. |
You Got A Super Power
04:15
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Verse 1
You don’t know your abilities
Your touch ignites a fire within the heart of me
Your smile disarms hostilities
Your eyes can hypnotise and they’re controlling me
Pre-Chorus 1
You can make a minute last for many hours
You can lift me up to fly among the clouds
‘Cause you are stronger than you know
You got power in your soul
Chorus
Oh, oh, you don’t know
The things that you do to me inside my heart, my head
You pull me in sideways, twist me, fold me inside out
Oh, oh, you don’t know
The power you got over me
Somethin’ I just accept
‘Cause you fill the hole inside my soul, the perfect fit
Verse 2
You got a super power in you
When you’re mad you breathe out ice into the room
When you’re sad I feel it too
But you are strong enough to lift me when I’m blue
Pre-Chorus 2
You can make me forget worries and regrets
Seems like you decide if it’s sunny or it’s wet
‘Cause you are stronger than you know
You got power in your soul
Chorus
Bridge
You consume my thoughts with a telepathic super-force
Never felt this before
You can break down walls within my heart and open locked doors
Outro
You got, you got, you got a super power in you
You got, you got, you got my heart
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15. |
2018
04:29
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Verse 1
Out there in your world years are rushing forward
In here that isn’t true
The days are blurred, can’t see around the corner
Time doesn’t seem to move
It feels to me like it’s still twenty-eighteen
And someone stopped the film too soon
Disaster movie playing out before me
Frozen till they hit resume
Chorus 1
Two-thousand-and-eighteen
I’m stuck there and waiting
For the film to start again
The movie stopped playing in two-thousand-eighteen
Don’t know how it ends
Two-thousand-and-eighteen
Verse 2
The movie paused just as the comet landed
And split the world in two
And now I’m waiting, wond’ring what the plan is
How will I see it through?
There ain’t a way to get the picture to play
I still don’t know how it concludes
I’m trapped in twenty-eighteen, I’m stranded
Praying I can start anew
Chorus 2
Two-thousand-and-eighteen
I’m stuck there and waiting
For the film to start again
The movie stopped playing in two-thousand-eighteen
Don’t know how it ends
Two-thousand-and-eighteen
I’m stuck there and waiting
For the film to start again
The picture is hazy, please somebody save me
I’m still living way back there
In two-thousand-eighteen
Bridge
As Einstein predicted
Time is relative
You gotta move to feel it
With nowhere to visit
There’s no perspective
My inner clock’s stopped ticking (ticking, yeah)
Chorus 2
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CELL(R) Leuven, Belgium
CELL(R)'s album EVERY DAY was entirely recorded in the Central Prison of Leuven.
The name CELL(R)
refers to the music cellar in Leuven Central, a place where inmates can enjoy their love for making music away from the camera's and control.
All songs were written, played and recorded by inmates. The artwork was also made by an imprisoned artist.
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