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The Recipe

by Jimmi Carr

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1.
Blind Eye 04:04
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You cannot take my love from me You cannot break my destiny I will not be manipulated Turn out the lights, but my eyes still see I won't turn a blind eye a blind eye a blind eye a blind eye You cannot shake my soul desire You cannot break my mind with lies And if you set my house on fire Instead I'll sleep beneath a starry sky I won't turn a blind eye a blind eye a blind eye a blind eye
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Filling the Hole 03:13
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I will sign the form today to give my life away And hand in my resignation from the excavation of my soul There's just one thing I need to know How much dirt will it take to fill the hole Cos we're all just trying to fill the hole We're all just trying to fill the hole I will shake the hand today that once led me astray And start to forget the world I knew when I never played no roles There's just one thing I need to know How much dirt will it take to fill the hole Cos we're all just trying to fill the hole We're all just trying to fill the hole There must be something in the water supply today All the people's faces are turning grey They fade into one another to form a great grey wall of silence And they're all just trying to fill the hole They're all just trying to fill the hole Cos we're all just trying to fill the hole We're all just trying to fill the hole I will sign the form today to give my life away And hand in my resignation from the excavation of my soul There's just one thing I need to know..
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Kind of Lies 03:17
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I can see it in your eyes Burning, just like shallow pools of fire Don't even try to use the truth as your disguise I am not blind I've seen these kind of lies I can smell your sex across the room Oozing. just like cheap perfume Oh, don't explain Words don't mean a thing Falling on out feet again Don't explain Words don't mean a thing Feel the gentle rain Putting out the flames I can feel it just beneath my skin Burning, just like that thing that you call sin I can see it in your eyes Burning, just like shallow pools of fire Oh, don't explain Words don't mean a thing Falling on out feet again Don't explain Words don't mean a thing Feel the gentle rain Putting out the flames
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Music Man 03:21
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La, la la la la, la la la love (x 4) I've dreamed about a day when we are woken from our sleep And we're so fucking happy we don't even have to speak We're so fucking happy we don't even have to speak I've dreamed about a day when all our fears are put to sleep And we're so fucking honest our tears are flowing down the street We're so fucking honest our tears are flowing down the street So give it up for the music man He tries so hard to make us understand Makes us feel alright when we're feeling sad And remember everything for which we're glad I've dreamed about a day Oh yeah, when we all realise That we're so fucking lucky, life's a beautiful surprise We're so fucking lucky, life's a beautiful surprise So give it up for the music man He tries so hard to make us understand Makes us feel alright when we're feeling sad And remember everything for which we're glad He makes us feel (la la la la la la la la la) love (x 4) I've dreamed about a day when we are woken from our sleep And we're so fucking happy we don't even have to speak We're so fucking happy we don't even have to speak So give it up for the music man He tries so hard to make us understand Makes us feel alright when we're feeling sad And remember everything for which we're glad (x 2) He makes us feel (la la la la la la la la la) love (x 4)
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Mobilise 04:08
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Take a step, don't hesitate Set the wheels in motion, Mobilise Send your dream out on the breeze And Bring your demons to their knees Take a risk, don't underestimate The power of a choice, a new sunrise Send your wishes on the wind And let the dream of life begin These words once a wise man said If you want to get paid you've got to get out of bed If you want to get down, spread the love around If you're not going to live then you're better off dead Taste the un-forbidden fruit Understand, and grab your soul the loot No need to make a getaway No-one can steal your dream today These words once a wise man said If you want to get paid you've got to get out of bed If you want to get down, spread the love around If you're not going to live then you're better off dead (x 2) Mobilise (x 4)
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The Bridge 03:41
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Suspended high above my disbelief On a bridge, walking to relief Clothed in a cloak of soft blue love And naked underneath The birds that fly around my head Guide me with the words they say I figure on the solid ground ahead Shines a torch to light my way The river flows beneath my feat Writhing like an angry snake Out into the open sea Never to return upstream Evil spirits on the cliff behind Sending whispers on the wind Only waiting to cut my lifeline Just as my bridge to life begins Do not look back Do not look down Grinding, shining, blinded Towards that sacred ground, that sacred ground Towards that sacred ground The river flows beneath my feat Writhing like an angry snake Out into the open sea Never to return upstream (x 2)
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Between the Slime and the Sublime 03:52
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Yes I am awake And I seem to be lying in a poison lake No I aint no fake Its time to shake my last mistake Yes this is my time Between the slime and the sublime Living in a life of limbo How low can you go I've been asleep so long I've been asleep so long Yes I am awake And I seem to be bit by a poison snake No I aint no fake I'm smiling while I sweat and shake Yes I know the way Between the light and dark decay Between salvation and despair The brightest white, the dullest grey I've been asleep so long I've been asleep so long Yes I am awake And I seem to be lying in a poison lake No I aint no fake Its time to shake my last mistake I've been asleep so long I've been asleep so long
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I Owe (All I Own) 02:47
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Slapped in the face by silence There must be something missing here I need to feel you next to me And breathing in my ear So have you got a discount For my five fingers I've got no cash, I've got no love I don't have time to stand around and bleed I owe all I own, all I own To you (x 4) Is there a miracle for me Suddenly the earth is very small My bubble just burst And what is worse, it's not the first It's time to apply the grease to the wheels We don't care how anybody feels We'll be laughing as you slide and squeal And then go and line up for the next best deal I owe all I own, all I own To you (x 4)
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Little Wonder 03:23
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Sleep now my restless child The world will wait for you And shine upon your precious wonder Little wonder Listen now my universe I'm shedding tears and don't know why Though small am I, I know you hear me cry It's little wonder Half the world will suffer And half the world will shine Cos I am the other side of you, and you are mine Little wonder Somehow I know we'll find We'll find a way to find our feet And find the peace where restless children sleep Little wonder Half the world will suffer And half the world will shine Cos I am the other side of you, and you are mine Little wonder (x 2) Sleep now my restless child The world will wait for you..
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Love and Oxygen 03:10
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I am not a man of sweet seductive promises I'm a stranger in a world of bright light I am not a boy who's needs are your concern I am asking only for love and oxygen I have slapped the face of mercy I shut my eyes and slowly sank I'm not familiar with the light of day And I only have my self to thank If I show you my pain, will you take it away If I show you my lies, will you make them truth If I threaten to leave, will you ask me to stay If I give you my love will you show me the proof I am not the man that you have known Don't ask me why but change has come She's spread her wings and I am holding on This life is surely strange and sweet for some If I show you my pain, will you take it away If I show you my lies, will you make them truth If I threaten to leave, will you ask me to stay If I give you my love will you show me the proof I am not a man of sweet seductive promises I'm a stranger in a world of bright light I am not a boy who's needs are your concern I am asking only for love and oxygen
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The Recipe 02:56
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How's it going, are you feeling really great mate I've got a mind. a soul, a body I'm not needing to sedate If there is a nerve inside your mind on which I grate Ask yourself why is it, stop and think and contemplate How do you define yourself, your place, your state if mind itself Is it with the clothes you wear, the crew your hanging with, your hair Do not get me wrong I'm only sending out vibrations in the air It's just a bunch of thoughts, bouncing out from here to there I'm just trying to define myself by who I am By the love I show my kids and how I treat my fellow man I can't be stereotyped, is that so fucking hard to understand Like a hippy in a hotrod or an honest politician We've got all the ingredients we need We just don't seem to have the recipe So you ask me how's it going, Well I'm feeling pretty strange to tell you the truth, if that's any use Cos I can't be defined by my substance abuse Or the clothes on my back, or the sign on my shoes And it can make for a lot of confusion And just a little disillusionment As to who I'm s'posed to be and how my money should be spent Feed myself and pay the rent I'm just trying to define myself by who I am By the love I show my kids and how I treat my fellow man I can't be stereotyped, is that so fucking hard to understand Like a hippy in a hotrod or an honest politician We've got all the ingredients we need We just don't seem to have the recipe I'm just trying to define myself by who I am

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Jimmi's first full length album. The Recipe received airplay nationally on Triple J and set the blue print for Jimmi's style. This album has been out of print in hard copy for many years. Included for the first time digitally is the original album cover as well as a bonus track (only available with purchase), originally included on the hard copy version but never before digitally. Pete Drummond produced the album with help from Jimmi, and pulled off an almightily huge drum and bass sound which is the backbone of the album.

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released January 1, 2004

All songs written by Jimmi Carr
Engineered and mixed by Peter Drummond
Produced by Peter Drummond and Jimmi Carr
Mastered by Tim Grieg

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Jimmi Carr NSW, Australia

Jimmi Carr is a singer/songwriter from the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. He has released 6 albums and an EP under his own name and 2 releases with Innamech. Jimmi's music moves through Folk Alt-Country, Funk and Rock. It could be described as somewhere between Wilco, Ben Harper and Beck. For Innamech go to innamech.bandcamp.com ... more

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