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We are Vaguely Artistic
03:36
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That’s right! We’ve turned up in our shiny new trousers
That’s fine! We’ve waited here for hours and hours
That’s cool! We’re happy to wait, but oh you should know
That we get the bit between our teeth and we never ever ever let go
Can you feel the earth shaking?
No time for hesitating.
Don’t stand and stare, you should just be aware that
When push comes to shove it’s all love, it’s all love, yeah!
We are Vaguely Artistic
and we’re here to save the world
We are Vaguely Artistic
and we’re here to save the world
The giants are coming!
The people are running!
The fear is stunning!
How to defeat them when they can’t be beaten?
When push comes to shove rise above, rise above, yeah!
We are Vaguely Artistic
and we’re here to the world save
We are Vaguely Artistic
and we’re here to the world save
That’s right! We’ve turned up here in our shiny new trousers
That’s fine! We’ve waited here for hours and hours.
That’s cool! We’re happy to wait, but oh you should know
That we get the bit between our teeth and we never ever ever let go
We are Vaguely Artistic
and we’re here to save the world
We are Vaguely Artistic
and we’re here to save the world
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2. |
Social Eyes
03:47
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Hello?Hello.
Is there Anybody out there?
mmm yes.
I’ve forgotten how to socialise
oooh me too
What do we do now? - do you want a cup of tea?
Reaching out to far and wide
Forgot how to socialise
Reaching out to far and wide
Forgot how to socialise
Hello?
Oooh. Hi
So what - what have you been up to?
Ooh... nothing
Do you want to come to my zoom quiz later?
Ooo ...no
Yeah, me neither - but what can you do?
CHORUS
Reaching out to far and wide
Forgot how to socialise
Two steps forward and two metres back
Somebody waves and that’s a heart attack
Hello?
Hello.
Can’t think of anything to say
Ooh me neither
I’m used to talking to my cat
Ooh...meow
Cat’s don’t talk back - hey that rhymed
Give me help and give me time
Forgot how to socialise
Two Steps forward and two metres back
Forgot how to socialise
Hello?
Do you have any small talk?
Tiny talk?
Extremely tiny talk?
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3. |
What Level Are We On
03:01
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Level one
This is no longer fun
Level two
Don’t put on shoes, because slippers will do
Level three
Er...two meters please
Level FourI don’t know what that’s for
Level 5Test Your Eyes
Level 6This is getting ridics...
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
1, 2, 3 or 4?
Level One
just try and wipe your bum
Level Two
Watch the news, then get confused
Level Three
It’s simple really - you can meet two people outdoors, if one of them is on a bike
Level Four
I forgot level 4
Level Five
Test Your Eyes - (Drive a long way to a castle)
(silence)
I can’t hear you - you’re on mute.
Press the button
You’re on Mute!
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
1, 2, 3 I DON’T KNOW
(Bridge)
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
1, 2, 3 I DON’T KNOW
Level one
This is no longer fun
Level two
Don’t put on shoes, because slippers will do
Level three
Er...two meters please
Level FourI don’t know what that’s for
Level 5Test Your Eyes
Level 6This is getting ridics...
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
WHAT LEVEL ARE WE IN?
1, 2, 3 or 4?
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Brave
02:01
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You’ve got to be brave
Brave
Show them that you’re strong, yeah
You’ve got to be brave
Brave
A hero all along
You’ve got to be brave
Brave
Believe it and stand tall, yeah
You’ve got to be brave
Brave
There’s a hero in us all
Hercules was bring and strong
Rosa stood when the rules were wrong
Emmeline helped women count and
Nye helped every body out to be brave
Brave
Show them that you’re strong, yeah
You’ve got to be brave
Brave
A hero all along
Brave
Brave
Believe it and stand tall, yeah
You’ve got to be brave
Brave
There’s a hero in us all
Brave
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5. |
Moving On
03:51
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I got a message the other day
Something’s coming my way
Didn’t know what to think or to say
Pack my bags, I’m moving away
[CHORUS]
Moving on, towards the light (Moving on)
Moving on, it’s going to be alright (Moving on)
Moving on, it’s going to be alright (Moving on)
Moving on, it’s going to be alright (Moving on)
I don’t mind being alone
Gives me freedom, the freedom to roam
I don’t care whether it’s right or wrong
Whatever happens, I’ll be moving along
I won’t look back
I’m on my way
There’s nothing here to make me stay
[CHORUS]
Moving on, towards the light (Moving on)
Moving on, it’s going to be alright (Moving on)
Moving on, it’s going to be alright (Moving on)
Moving on, it’s going to be alright (Moving on)
I won’t look back
I’m on my way
There’s nothing here to make me stay
[CHORUS]
Moving on, towards the light (Moving on)
Moving on, it’s going to be alright (Moving on)
Moving on, it’s going to be alright (Moving on)
Moving on, it’s going to be alright (Moving on)
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6. |
Whose Got the Sunshine?
03:29
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Who’s got the sunshine?
Break it open, pour it over
Who’s got the summer vibe?
Time to share them all around now.
SUMMER
Who’s got the sunshine?
PARTY
Break it open, pour it over
SUMMER
OOH Sumer Party time
PARTY
Break it open, pour it over me.
LET’S GO TO THE BEACH
LET’S GET A BEER
OR A CIDER
ICE CREAM, SUNCREAM
SUMMER
Who’s got the sunshine?
PARTY
Break it open, pour it over
SUMMER
OOH Sumer Party time
PARTY
Break it open, pour it over me.
LET’S GO ON A PICNIC
WATCH OUT FOR THE WASPS
LET’S GO TO THE BEACH
LET’S STAY OUT LATE
SUMMER PARTY, SUMMER PARTY
(I say summer, you say party
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7. |
Hymn to the Lights
03:57
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When the world is dark and cold,
To thy guiding light I hold.
See, the memories up on high,
Blazing through the winter sky.
Shine, thou everlasting glow,
Shine, and let thy spirit show.
Guide me through the longest night,
Out of darkness comes the light.
As we trudge through snow so deep,
The light is the hope we keep.
No matter how dark are our days.
Look for the light's comforting rays.
When clouds eclipse the warming sun.
Enter the 'race' as it can be won.
With no more sadness, fear or pain,
In light our memories will remain.
Shine, thou everlasting glow,
Shine, and let thy spirit show.
Guide me through the longest night,
Out of darkness comes the light.
When the world is dark and cold,
To thy guiding light I hold.
See, the memories up on high,
Blazing through the winter sky.
Shine, thou everlasting glow,
Shine, and let thy spirit show.
Guide me through the longest night,
Out of darkness comes the light.
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8. |
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Round the corner,
down the road
is the house of deviants I’m told,
fabulous and miraculous
we built this house on divergence
So all you deviants out there
Come into our house
join the family
Come, come into our house
We are whoever we want to be
Come, Come into our house
join the family
Come, Come into our house
We are whoever we wanna be
Come, Come into our house
Booblicious
So delicious
powerful and fierce
Independent
take control,
Confident & beautiful
Sunshine, Shade it’s blossoming
Sweet deserts with reckoning
Deviant is what we bring
divergence is happening
So all you deviants out there
Come into our house
join the family
Come, come into our house
We are whoever we want to be
Come, Come into our house
join the family
Come, Come into our house
We are whoever we wanna be
Come, Come into our house
(We are who ever we want to be)
(Dance break, bitches!)
[Ad libs]
So all you deviants out there
Come into our house
(come, come, come, come on into our house)
join the family
Come, come into our house
(come, come, come, come on into our house)
We are whoever we want to be
Come, Come into our house
(come, come, come, come on into our house)
join the family
Come, Come into our house
(come, come, come, come on into our house)
We are whoever we wanna be
Come, Come into our house
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The turkey’s in
Gran’s on the gin
Singing Silent Night
Morcambe and Wise
Plates of mince pies
Halls are decked and bright.
So we shovel down sprouts
While everyone shouts
Joy is all the rage
And with presents unwrapped
We relish the fact
Some things never change.
Chorus
Another perfect Christmas
So we all sing
Let another perfect Christmas begin.
Two metre gaps
NHS claps
And we’re all wearing masks
Lockdowns agreed
Bubbles of three
News that makes us gasp.
So our loved ones are Zoomed
While others marooned
Ask why is this so strange?
And we’re forced to adapt
To accept the fact
Some things sometimes change.
Chorus
It’s not a perfect Christmas
But we still sing
Let a not so perfect Christmas begin.
It’s a slightly different Christmas this year
But there’s no need to hold back the cheer
’Cause with love and understanding
Our kindness keeps expanding
We come together as one family.
It’s a slightly different Christmas
But we still sing
Let another perfect Christmas begin
It’s a slightly different Christmas
But we all sing
Let the vaguely perfect Christmas begin.
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