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Last Of The Rain 05:56
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LAST OF THE RAIN Heard You Were Looking For A Master One Who Would Recognise Your Wounds Heard You Were Trying To Get Past The Stage Of Jumping To Conclusions Too Soon And So I Recommend That You Hold On And That You Learn To Hesitate And I Assure You That Before Too Long It Will Be Worth The Wait Now You’ve Listened To The Last Of The Rain Watched Days go by That Will Never Come Again Asked Yourself Where Is The Key To Get Out Of Here Asked Is It Them Or Is It Me That’s So Insincere But There’s A Time When There’s No More To Be Said And A Sign Lights Up In Your Head And Who’s Gonna Stop You Now Who’s Gonna Stop You Now Who’s Gonna Stop You Now Who’s Gonna Stop You Now Who’s Gonna Stop You Now I Heard You Were Hanging Out In Hackney Bars Expressing Dubious Views I Heard You Were Lacking In Self-Confidence But Knew Exactly What To Do Now You’ve Listened To The Last Of The Rain Watched Days go by That Will Never Come Again Asked Yourself Where Is The Key To Get Out Of Here Asked Is It Them Or Is It Me That’s So Insincere But There’s A Time When There’s No More To Be Said And A Sign Lights Up In Your Head And Who’s Gonna Stop You Now Who’s Gonna Stop You Now Who’s Gonna Stop You Now Who’s Gonna Stop You Now Who’s Gonna Stop You Now
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It Doesn't Have To Be Like This 05:31
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IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS Did You Run Did You Run Did You Run Run Into Confusion Did You Come Did You Come Did You Come Did You Come To No Conclusion Did You Go Did You Go Did You Go Did You Go To Great Lengths Just To Show To Show To Show To Show You Believe In Common Sense Until One Day You Opened Your Eyes And Finally Realised It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This It Doesn’t Have To Be, Have To Be This Way It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This Did You Feel Did You Feel Did You Feel Did You Feel Under Pressure To Kneel To Kneel To Kneel To Kneel For Someone Else’s Pleasure Did You Ride Did You Ride Did You Ride Did You Ride To The Ceiling Just To Hide To Hide To Hide To Hide Every Fear And Every Feeling Until One Day You Opened Your Eyes And Finally Realised It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This It Doesn’t Have To Be, Have To Be This Way It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This Did You Run Did You Run Did You Run Run Into Confusion Did You Come Did You Come Did You Come Did You Come To No Conclusion Until One Day You Opened Your Eyes And Finally Realised It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This It Doesn’t Have To Be, Have To Be This Way It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way It Doesn’t Have To Be Like This
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2BYR1 04:55
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2BYR1 BA BA BAH BA BA BAH How Come I Wanted You To Stay Forever Near When You Just Wanted To Take The Stage Then Disappear How Come I Made Mistakes And Lost Along The Way While You Just Played For Breaks And Had To Have The Final Say Let Me Be The One To Help You See Let Me Be The One To Set You Free Cos There’s No-One Better In This World Underneath The Sun To Be Your One To Be Your One To Be Your One To Be Your One How Come You Made Me Think That Love Was Here To stay Just To Break The Link And Let It Slip Away Let Me Be The One To Help You See Let Me Be The One To Set You Free Cos There’s No-One Better In This World Underneath The Sun To Be Your One To Be Your One To Be Your One To Be Your One And If You Want I Can Promise I Will Be Your Friend If You’re Looking For Someone To Stay ‘Til The End There’s No-One Better In This World Underneath The Sun To Be Your One To Be Your One
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I Did You Wrong 05:18
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I DID YOU WRONG This Is A Song For The Lonely Nights When The Dark Frightens You This Is A Song That Tells Wrongs From Rights And The False From The True Cos I I I I I I Did You Wrong Did You Wrong I I I Did You Wrong I I I I I Did You Wrong So Wrong Did You Wrong Did You Wrong Did You Wrong Did You Wrong This Is The Voice Of A Man Who Sinned Against Unwritten Laws This Is The Sound Of An Ocean Wind Blowing Far From The Shore Cos I I I I I I Did You Wrong Did You Wrong I I I Did You Wrong I I I I I Did You Wrong So Wrong Did You Wrong Did You Wrong Did You Wrong Did You Wrong I Wouldn’t Say I Wanted It This Way Ain’t Choosing The Shade Of Our Blues How Could I Ask Your Forgiveness If This Wasn’t True This Is A Song For The time of Day When The Hours Turn Slowly When You May Long For A Golden Day When You no Longer Know Me Cos I I I I I I Did You Wrong Did You Wrong I I I Did You Wrong I I I I I Did You Wrong So Wrong Did You Wrong Did You Wrong Did You Wrong Did You Wrong
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Bitterness 04:06
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BITTERNESS Lyrics - Paul O’Kane If You’ve Been Knocked Right Down And Wiped Off The Floor If You’ve Been Left And Left Lonely With Nothing In Store If You’ve Been Wronged Too Long Been Strung Along Strong Feelings You Keep Inside Grow Deep And Wide Until You Can’t Hide What They Call Bitterness Bitterness If you’ve Been Framed Because They Changed All The Rules If You’ve Been Left On The Shelf And Made To Look Like a Fool If You’ve Been Back And Forth East, West, South And North Evading Something Inside So Sore That You Just Can’t Ignore That’s What They Call Bitterness That’s What They Call Bitterness Bitterness Bitterness Bitterness If You’ve Been Robbed And Left With Nothing At All If You’ve Been Caught In The Rain And Called In Vain For The Ball If You’ve Been Drowned Ground Down Been Run Out Of Town If You’ve Grown Tired Of The Sound Of The Hunter As He Hunts You Down That’s What They Call Bitterness That’s What They Call Bitterness Bitterness Bitterness etc.
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Show Me The Way 04:52
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Show Me The Way Ever since I Came To This Town I’ve Been Going Around and Round In Circles Show Me The Way I’ve Been Waiting Oh So Long For Good Luck To Prove Me Wrong So Please Show Me The Way Did I Climb To The top Of The Wall Only to Fall? (Ooooh! Would You Let Me Fall?) Show Me The Way Show Me The Way You know I’m Not The Searching Kind So give Me just A Word Or a Sign And Please Show Me The way Did I Climb To The top Of The Wall Only to Fall? (Ooooh! Would You Let Me Fall?) Show Me The Way Show Me The Way Show Me The Way Show Me The Way Paul O’Kane © 2008
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Shame On You 05:07
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SHAME ON YOU Did You Laugh At The Old Photographs Showing How The West Was Won Did You Even Shed A Tear When You Saw Your Empires Melt In The Sun Did You Order The Loss Of The Jobs Of A Thousand Men While Your Own Salary Was As Safe As A Pig In A Pen Shame On Shame On Shame On Shame On You Shame On Shame O Shame On Shame On You Shame On Shame O Shame On Shame On You Shame On Shame O Shame On Shame On You And All The Dirty Things That You Do Were You Wise To The Lies That Decided The Loser’s Fate Did You Hide From (Avoid) The Eyes Of The Hungry Whose Food You Ate Did You Move From Commitment To Compromise Into A Pact Did You Wait At The Gate When Fate Commended You To Act Shame On Shame On Shame On Shame On You Shame On Shame On Shame On Shame On You Shame On Shame On Shame On Shame On You Shame On Shame On Shame On Shame On You And All The Dirty Things That You Do Did You Shrug When The Government Thugs Silenced Each And Everyone Did You Stand While A Man Had His Hands Broken By The Butt Of A Gun Did You See The Inhuman Exception And Treat It As A Matter Of Fact Did You Stand With Your Hands In Your Ears While Machine Guns Went Rat Tat Tat Tat Tat Tat Tat Tat Rat Tat Tat Tat Tat Shame On Shame On Shame On Shame On You Shame On Shame On Shame On Shame On You Shame On Shame On Shame On Shame On You Shame On Shame On Shame On Shame On You And All The Dirty Things That You Do
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One Small Step 05:29
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ONE SMALL STEP Doo Bab Doo Bab Dooo Oo When You’ve Shaken Hands With The Undertaker Looked Life In The Eye Prepared To Meet Your Maker That’s When You’ll Find (That’s When You’ll Find) Just When You Think You’re Losing Your Mind You’ll Find A New Emotion When All The Books You’ve Read Go To You Head And Turn Your Back Against The Wall Uncertain After All When The Night Closes In And The Candle Burns Down That’s When You Come To Accept Things That You Can And Cannot Change And It’s Just One Small Step To All That Still Remains When You’ve Shaken Hands With The Undertaker Looked Life In The Eye Prepared To Meet Your Maker That’s When You’ll Find (That’s When You’ll Find) Just When You Think You’re Losing Your Mind You’ll Find A New Emotion A New Emotion A New Oo Oo Oo A New Emotion A New Oo Oo Oo A New Emotion When Are You Gonna Learn To Take Your Turn And Let The Wise One Lead The Way Before You Have Your Say And Maybe Once In a While Listen To Love That’s How You come To Accept Things That You Can And Cannot Change And It’s Just One Small Step To All That Still Remains When You’ve Shaken Hands With The Undertaker Looked Life In The Eye Prepared To Meet Your Maker That’s When You’ll Find (That’s When You’ll Find) Just When You Think You’re Losing Your Mind You’ll Find A New Emotion A New Emotion A New Oo Oo Oo A New Emotion A New Oo Oo Oo A New Emotion Doo Bab Doo Bab Dooo Oo A New Emotion A New Emotion A New Emotion Doo Bab Doo Bab Dooo Oo A New Emotion A New Emotion A New Emotion
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No Turning Back 08:06
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NO TURNING BACK You’ve Got All The Answers But That Don’t Change The Facts There’s No Second Chances And No Turning Back No Turning Back No Turning Back No Turning Back No Turning Back Nobody Would Believe The Story That You’ve Written In My Eyes But Look Close And You’ll See Things That Might Come As No Surprise You’ve Got All The Answers But That Don’t Change The Facts There’s No Second Chances And No Turning Back No Turning Back No Turning Back No Turning Back No Turning Back Can You Apologise For All You Put Me Through This Is An Occasion To Which You Surely Must Rise Or Else What You Gonna Do? You’ve Got All The Answers But That Don’t Change The Facts There’s No Second Chances And No Turning Back No Turning Back No Turning Back No Turning Back No Turning Back

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Hi all,

'New Emotions' is an album that I made in 2010 and then made available as a CD.

The recording is basic, and vocals were often quietly done due to the restrictive circumstances and limited equipment/expertise with which it was recorded.

However, I came to cherish its idiosyncrasies and would like to think the songwriting, lyrics (especially), and instrumentation comes through (at a little extra volume perhaps) despite technical weaknesses.

Here I've made it more accessible via Bandcamp, and hope you might find some time to enjoy listening, and perhaps downloading for repeat listens.

As I say, despite its apparently 'poor' quality I still see this as a creative milestone, and an album that I would love to be able to return to and re-record – given all I have learned since its making; and given how great I now know these tracks could be, given the right time, help and facilities.

The title is derived from the 19th-century Parisian poet and critic Charles Baudelaire.

Special thanks to Bada Song for her inspired backing vocals!

Best wishes,
Paul x

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released August 21, 2021

All songs written and all instruments and vocals by Paul O'Kane
except for inspired backing vocals by Bada Song

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Paul O'Kane-songwriter London, UK

Seasoned singer-songwriter with a history of working in in pop, indie, soul, hip-hop and alternative musics
Four albums and three singles available as CDs and/or via steams.
Previous albums:
Our Story-Songs by Paul O’Kane (2007) www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kg02VGD7ag5UehkJPRNHD85EeHFK366-8

New Emotions (2010),
Come What May (2013), When The Stars Were Kind (2020) ... more

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