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Swings 'n Roundabouts

by FistFight

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1.
Next day, you walk into the school Never thought that you would be the fool They stare at you from the top stair And as you take your icy throne You look up and see your telephone ...number slide from the back of the door to the floor, for a good time call me Crazy little girl You wear your Halo as a Hula Hoop and he took it out for a twirl Next day as you head back to work Never though that you would be the jerk To knock another notch in the bedpost And now she’s crying on the floor Wondering how many you have had before The world is a vampire, for a good time call me Crazy little boy You let her play in your sandbox and now she treats you like a toy Crazy, crazy, crazy Crazy, crazy, crazy
2.
Sixteen 03:28
Hey John, it's three sixteen and nothing else matters We got the bride dressed up like a beauty queen The tiara doesn’t fit Hey man, itʼs not a dream, and itʼs never gonna shatter So get out of bed, get it in your head That the world is getting better I started writing this song to You, but the words didn’t fit Into my mind, into the world, onto this page Now I am doing as I feel I should have all long Avoid the lines, avoid the pay
3.
Hopscotch 03:45
Oh, the cracks in my life just let the light shine through Out of me, into you, a rainbow is piercing through The broken spout just lets the river flow Then the trees will grow, and the springtime blooms Throw the stone and skip to one It's all the appearance of having fun But throw again and move ahead There’s more to this than once was said Getting in was hard enough No turning back, ahead looks rough The pebble skits and hits the six The rules have changed, I’ve met with tricks A childhood game, with all to gain Who thought that it would end in pain? I slip and fall, I scrape my knees Sneering eyes deny my pleas A Manga trip, a chalky line A fattened lip as my head hits lime Are you there? Pull me to seven? Please take me home, I’m just eleven
4.
Cut away the fences, burn down the city gates Throw away one hundred faces, face your own prowling fate Stand up from your crouching claws, retract your lashing talons Lean back into the ocean tide, let her wide arms hold your weight Tune out from the static haze, fall in love with songbirds Beat that copper plate to fashion, cymbals symbolise the sound Swing the strings of heartsong, heavy strike the chord Burst your chest wide open for them, souls in one accord Eat Sleep Fight Repeat You fight the mirror, glass cut hands You reject the herald, cupping your ears You hate the face the lake will paint You skip a stone and shatter worlds Get up and Eat Don’t go to Sleep Get up and Fight Now you Repeat
5.
He sets the sky alight with dreams of movement Sailing through the clouds, treetops flying by His soul it knows that he is lost without you Still he's flying high, higher till he finds you One light a prism split One wind is chased about One man to bring a message One way to get it out He runs the tracks that lead him up the mountains The very tops of the snow caps call him home And when he stops, he knows that if you're not there He'll come right down and start to search again
6.
Hurt 05:57
Hurt people hurt people Loved people love Love people Love hates hurt Hate hurts people Hate hurt Love Love people People love people Love People Love Love people People love people Hurt people shrivel back like a withered hand Loved people reach out with wide open arms Hurt people crush beneath the world above Loved people move the ground with vanquishing love
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I took a long, long walk in the city I went for a night out on the town I followed the edge of her skirt in a ditty I just had to follow that sound Township Girl, the brass on your fingers Township Girl, the smile in your eyes Township Girl, the straps through your toes Township Girl, the ring through your nose I heard the bustle and clinking of night life I felt the warmth of the starlight on my brow Then I felt electricity Magnetism, gravity and sound I caught your eye across the ballroom floor Your pretty face through a curtain of braids You were already the girl in the red dress to me Now I have to take my place The cooling night, the sobering air A breath of reality, I saw you there At the ripple-road side, my heart just sighed Will she know, my bride, my bride, my Township Girl
9.
You set me running Put the world beneath my feet I can see the finish line I hear you coming I hear your steps behind me I know who sent you It’s a race, a marathon Everybody's running Who will get to the end? You set me running Put the world beneath my feet I can see the finish line Meet me, meet me at the finish line Meet me, meet me at the finish line I know you're mine I hear you coming I hear your steps behind me I know who sent you It's a race, a marathon Everybody's running But who will get to the end? I may fall way behind And I may be last in line But you are my direction Will you meet me at the finish line? Meet me at the finish line?
10.
Wolves 03:59
I wake up in your arms, your heart against my ear You’re talking with the others, I am safe with you I don’t mind being a number, a number behind you I know you see me lover, you see me in the crowd Run, run, run, run I hear the wolves They’re ghosts in the mists Run, run, run, run I hear the wolves They’ve come to find me The green lands love me, the waters rush me round There’s a gust of hope that spins me, that sets me on the ground I’m dizzy from the capture, mind a bubbling sound I feel so happy, want to run the mountain ground I’ve never been so alive, never felt such love Fighting to come home again, meet me at the finish line? I’m racing up the green lands, I'm punching through the rain Someone’s locked the gate?! I’m stung in pouring pain (Silence) and a still small voice says ‘hi’ (Shedding) and my heart is filling light (Touching) my fingertips make a moment with yours (Closer) your arms open, your gravity hounds me
11.
Break In 02:36
12.
I’m knocking on the same door I’ve knocked on it a hundred times before I’m a lunatic to think that you won’t hurt me again It’s the whole of you that beats me Not the pieces in between So I’ll keep my distance, just never know you A heart is flesh, it’s a bloody mess When it's broken it's over I cannot fix it But neither can you I walk beside you, (I want to hold your hand) I feel the sunlight (I want to hold your hand) But I’m certain that you’ll hurt me, so I pull back I’ve taken the chance again, I’ve convinced myself I’ll give you my heart again, from the dusty shelf I’ll see my face in your eyes, I’m warm You’ve burnt me down You set my world on fire, and then you walked away You've kindled my desire, and then you walked away You’ll always be a liar, you’ll always walk away But I’ll keep trying
13.
Reprise 02:50
As he's been told, there's a promise of a new world Where girls and boys will be forever free And in his dreams of rainbow colours painted He sits alone sometimes, "Is it for me?"

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Likened to a pizza with 'the works' on it, Swings 'n Roundabouts contains an electrifying fusion of multiple musical styles, excellent musicianship and deep lyrical and thematic content, with a pervading sense of fun and passion.

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released May 10, 2013

FistFight is: JoJo, Paul, Jakes, Clive and Simon

All songs written by Paul Elliott and JoJo Wegerle
'Hurt' written by Paul Elliott, JoJo Wegerle and Nick Explicit

A G-Force House Production • Produced by Graham Smith • Recorded at G-Force House, Johannesburg

Recorded and Mixed by Graham Smith at G-Force House, Johannesburg

Guest Artists:
Graham Smith on 'Hurt', 'Break In', and 'Reprise'
Nick Explicit on 'Hurt'
Zack Jordaan and Greig Wegerle on 'Eat Sleep Fight Repeat'
Carey Dowse on 'Eat Sleep Fight Repeat' and 'Sixteen'

© 2013 FistFight
℗ 2013 FistFight

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FistFight Johannesburg, South Africa

A 5-piece indie jazz rock band from Johannesburg, South Africa, who are inspired by real-life ups and downs; the swings and roundabouts of life. They enjoy a vast array of music styles, and have devoted two years towards the making of their album.

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