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A Short Course in Long Term Happiness

by Gamma Ray Sam

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1.
A romantic hanging 03:57
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A romantic hanging in the rain Everyone from the village came A truncated tale of loss and gain From all smiles to 'what a shame' There will be mistrust and mystery There will be love There will be someone suddenly There will be love Clear distinctions never should be made Unless you've got it on a plate Dissapointments rarely can be saved Bitterness with the day will fade There will be judgements instantly There will be love There will be moments of clarity There will be love Proposition is looking for yer There will be moments of clarity There will be love There will be someone suddenly There will be love
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Singing to Myself 03:21
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It wasn't long from evensong When I heard a knock I looked at the clock Standing in the doorway was A last chance of mine We had some fun She pulled a gun Down came the rain She couldn't aim Rolling down the runway with A wing and a tyre Singing to myself - (Singing to myself) Singing to myself - (Singing to myself) Now heres the thing Love is the king And nothings real Accept the way you feel Walking from the train I felt it all again Singing to myself - (Singing to myself) Singing to myself - (Singing to myself) Singing to myself - (Singing to myself) Singing to myself - (Singing to myself)
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Household Tales 05:03
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Been looking everywhere It's there already Caring not to care Its gone already Wall to wall the sound An off-white ballad A new gun in town Lets get enamoured I will always be in her gravity Sweeter than a fairy tales end She's every colour in the city Sweeter than a fairy tales end She's every colour on a friday And you bet she knows it She holds the atmosphere In her manner Her looks stroke the room Its not glamour A mirror never lies And she's not asking Is it in the eyes Its not everlasting I will always be in her gravity As the jokes hit the ground She comes around and the night is on Sweeter than a fairy tales end She's every colour in the city Sweeter than a fairy tales end
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Awkward situation No.20 05:01
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Is this big enough for you You know that its killing me too My feet and fingers play A meaningless thing to say It shouldn't be so hard From just a little word Comes a fear so absurd What if tongues do wag What if it never comes back It shouldn't be so hard To say Like bullets from a Gun I used the conversation To shoot my way out of there Pretending I didn't care Now what should I do Carry regret for two Just turn your flames up higher You can't misread a fire It shouldn't be so hard To say
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Melody is not the enemy 04:59
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Melody is not the enemy All along it's been a part of me
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Emma & Anne 05:20
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Emma & Anne at home with there man How pretty life can be Out of the Sea onto the sand That's how it all began All the twists that hang from a line He read them all as clear as the light There's nothing here you haven't seen Tropical days were the colours amaze Running out of the trees When he returns he still feels it burn The same wind carries the seeds All the twists that hang from a line He read them all as clear as the light There's nothing here you haven't seen Would you ever believe, in such a happening Of all the wonders I've seen I'll take what's here with me As if I needed to see, you proved it so cruelly Emma & Anne at home with there man How pretty life can be Guilt is the cross I nail to my loss Fate was asking for me All the twists that hang from a line I read them all as clear as the light All I have is here at home with me Now that he's gone, his words carry on The world's a little bolder with Heaven's greatest soldier
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She's on the Money 02:45
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She moved like nothin I ever did saw There's a hole now where my jaw hit the floor Every morning when I open the door She's on the Money I could be wrong, I could be feeling unwell She'll have you sinning your way straight down to hell Round the fire I'm chanting her magic spell She's on the Money Heaven knows I gotta care Someone help me, pull me out of this place I cant see my hands in front of my face Spare me nothin, I'm a total disgrace She's on the Money She's on the Money She moved like nothin I ever did saw There's a hole now where my jaw hit the floor Every morning when I open my door She's on the Money She's on the Money
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The thought that counts 05:30
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'Well I feel so lonesome' he sang it like he meant it Well every eye in the house was dry Sometimes they just don't get it Well this will be my moment of truth, but the sand is so warm Then it suddenly hit me, like a meteor storm Nothing's worth dying for Set this heart aflame Well they can see both ways at once Two faces are better than one I hope you choke on your joke Burn him if he floats Well this will be my moment of truth But I'm dirt on a dirt floor Then it suddenly hit me, like a media storm Nothing's worth dying for Set this heart aflame I really want to itch my trigger finger But nothing's worth firing for Set this heart aflame
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Can't cry for tears 04:42
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Feel it blow in on September's wind Could be no more clear it's the end of the year Will every night break with my falling awake Even when I try I can't cry for tears Brought down to size by the lights in the sky You never mistook the days I gave up Even when you ask me I can't cry for tears If these are the wheels which turn as you go If this is what carries you home Why don't you wear it Down I'll cover my eyes you run and hide Lets look together, lets say where we are Out of the race by a decimal place Even when I crawl, I can't cry for tears You light up the room don't leave so soon I know when I see her I couldn't be freer I know I don't say what keeps me this way Even when you ask me I can't cry for tears If these are the wheels which turn as you go If this is what carries you home Why don't you wear it Down
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I don't know what 03:29
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I don't know what to think Humiliation is good for the soul Real desperation lets everyone know Signals are flashing but nothing that's green Looking for something that's stuck out between And I don't know what to think I don't know what to think And I don't know what to think
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No such thing 04:00
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I am full of no ambition How I could I turn from this, feeling less than bliss Borrow from a sacred vision When you look in your heart I am full of no ambition Emptiness there's no such thing I am tethered to this giving No one blames the truth, answer when you choose Nothing comes without derision But when you feel you're apart Love is real the rest is fiction Emptiness there's no such thing Take this hand and be forgiven All the common grief could fly away and leave There will be no opposition And when I look in my heart I am full of no ambition Emptiness there's no such thing
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A fate worse than nothing 04:33
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In the last light of the day - she cut her hair Wondering if her sweetheart would be there Even though she didn't know his name She took his smile to mean there was a flame It all goes around At best its a doubt Or a fate worse than nothing In the last light of the day - he made for home Returning the goodbyes that he'd been thrown Even though he didn't know her name He thought about the girl who met his gaze It all goes around At best its a doubt Or a fate worse than nothing A measure of grace In the thrill of the chase May help you save face But it can't replace What you might of gained If you had remained True to your heart In the last light of the day She gathered up the hope she'd thrown away Even though she didn't want him here She couldn't bring herself not to care It all goes around At best its a doubt Or a fate worse than nothing In the last light of the day He thought of all the things that he could say Even though he knew he wouldn't dare He walked to where she stood and met her stare When it came around He jumped off the ground And caught a chance for the taking

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Recorded and Produced by Dom Bryan. First released on Uncleslack Productions 2006

"A Short course in long term Happiness deserves to put Gamma Ray Sam in the same leagues as Richmond Fontaine, Wilco and Lambchop. Yes, its that good. One of those records that manages to sound like an instant classic the moment you first hear it, A SHORT COURSE IN LONG TERM HAPPINESS is an album that demands your attention. A brilliant debut from a band you owe it to yourself to listen to” – UK Music Search

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released May 14, 2013

The Players : Bobby Kewley | Paul Tsanos | Pete Muldoon | Tom Sumnall | Ian Williams | Gregg Hall | Martin Smith | Stan Ambrose

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Gamma Ray Sam Liverpool, UK

Dom Bryan is the singer/songwriter with gamma ray sam, an alternative outfit, propelled by a long but rewarding list of collaborators

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