Adam Turk

We've all got crosses to bare

We've all got mistakes unshared

We've all got things hidden and unburnt

We've all got things regretted

We've all got things unashamed to admit

Where does that leave us?

Alive on the same planet

To deal with things that we transgressed

To cope with sins that we shared

To heal us all of the things that tortured both parties

That tortured both parties

Because we are all God's children

We've all got a point of view

We've all got opinions of you

We've all got to stay strong

Stand upright

Don't waver

We've all got lightbulb moments in our minds

We've all got ambitions and dreams

We've all got positives, negatives, and well-balanced neutrons

We've all got common sense

If only we can use it!

If only we could use it!

If only we use it!

We've all got the ability to judge

But we never judge ourselves the way we judge you

Because we don't want to be reminded of you

We've all got crosses to bare

We've all got thoughts unsaid

We've all got things undeclared

We've all got crosses to bare

We've all got unprecedented moments of trauma in our lives

That hinder us

Creates misery and unhappiness

We've all got crosses to bare

We've all got crosses to bare

We are all God's children!

Repeat

The world is on the rails

The world is on the rails

The stock market crashed

Trying not to drown

Fearing their jobs lost

The economy going down

The world is on the rails

The rails have fallen down

The Twin Towers have tumbled down

Share prices have gone down

The Banks are not at a loss

People's lives have been lost

Scattered minds

Scattered bones

Cluttered offices with devalued paper notes

Nothing real

Just fake

Wanna jump in a lake

To help take the heat off

Be forgotten

But not loved

Be forgiven

So, you're not hated

The world is on the rails

The rails have fallen down

Until the world is in a better state of affairs

Can't look at the evil that stares

At Mankind every second of everyday

Until the path and (road to hatred has passed) hatred has passed

And gone away forever

The world is on the rails

The rails have fallen down

(Repeat to fade)

Middle class culture

It will waste you

Narrow minded views

Open-up those delicate eyes

See life

Breathe fresh air

In the beautiful countryside

Gain knowledge

Through life

That you see through your eyes

How people survive

Throughout the world

Don't waste your senses

Unfair societies

Unfair rulers

In an unfair world

Tell people what they want to hear

Show people what they ought to see

A book is not just its cover

It has chapters

As the reader will discover

The lives of lies

Don't make me write

Another chapter

Why?

Because I may be right!

Propaganda tells us lies

We lose our senses

Making us puppets

Slaves of the fake iron fire place

Where the wheels of the world burn

Take us the ashes

When its chewed and took it all away

See the latest crazy

Homeless living on the street

Signs written from the mud off the road

The crazy has past this world

Will all of you lovely middle class pay for the morgue and a service that no-one will attend

Middle Class culture

Will numb your senses

And blind your eyes

The Fool

Crazy like you

Look at yourself

Like you look at myself

Take my head-off

Rip my flesh out

Let vampire blood flow

Pull me from inside

Replace me with something else

Try?

Why?

Take my hand

Check out my palms

Live beyond your life span

Expectantly

Exceptionally

Build of smoke

Into your field of face

Waterfall mist

White cliffs of Dover

Sea beating upon the pebbles

I must be crazy

I never wanted to be normal

Spiritualisation

Indian way of life

Growing-up with roses

Round my head

Petals falling on my neck

Sitting opposite you

Peace and making romantic gestures at you

Am I being sincere?

Of course, dear

When my body is used

My spirit not abused

I will ascend to a world

Where evil does not exist

We say things go trip-hop

Then they go pop!

With our laid-back attitude

We live in the urban

But not as far as suburban

With the ghetto life

We're packed-in too tight

For what we like

We want our Freedom!

We want it now!

We want our Freedom!

We want it now!

Trippin' with the Hop!

Then things go pop!

We live in the urban life

We've got to be intelligent

Not ignorant of our environment

Don't be selfish

Think of you're fellow Human Being

Instead of thinking about number one

Trippin' with the hop

Then things go pop!

Repeat!

Be outspoken

Express your point of views

Show respect

Of your view

Trip-hop don't stop!

Repeat!

We want our Freedom

Not more years of boredom

We are tired of our ghetto life

As the lines are showing under our eyes

We say thinks go trip-hop

Then they go pop!

Trip-hop don't stop!

Repeat to fade

A Real Man

Goes out to work

Provides for his family

A Real Man

Is thoughtful and respectful

A Real Man

Has patience and tolerance

A Real Man

Will go quiet

Until he works things out

A Real Man

Don't do crime

Chooses life

To set a good example

And be ample with kindness

And be the Lord of his Kingdom

Yeah, life is tough

But you didn't learn that at school

Why, because it's something you must learn while navigating your purpose in life

Yes, hard work sometimes doesn't pay but it's better than looking over your shoulder, the other way

Or thinking of the police

Getting into trouble is easy but staying straight is the hardest

A Real Man

Is a pillar of the community

Correct and Righteous

Standing with power and responsibility

Coupled with respect

Because a Real Man is the best!

If you want to become a Real Man

You can become a Real Man

Just needs a little bit of training

To become the best of the best, of you!

Even when you're resting your presence is overpowering

But not overwhelming the people around you

Because you're certain of your abilities

You're well-groomed of your sensibilities

Surviving the best

In your life starting Westwood

Even if you go Eastwood, Southwood, or even Northwood

You bring people inwards

Shaking hands in peacefulness

Bringing the best out in humanity

This is a Real Man

Come and join the movement

A Real Man

Is a Real Man

Repeat to fade out

Lines of abuse on the homeless face

Greasy hair

Missing teeth

Pores blocked

Of filth and dirt

From pollutes of the day

While pollen drifts across cardboard city

Chattering in winters dawn

Bag lady soaked in the rain

Tramps shaking the blues away

Begging bowl goes unnoticed

Fills up with the leaves of the beginning of autumn

Snow drops on the tips of the homeless frozen nose

Cold drizzle cuts right through to the core of the bones

Mental despair of the disappeared

The homeless are invisible to society

The homeless are undesirable in society

Wondering the streets

With no purpose in sight

Greasy hair

Unclean skin

Pores blocked with grit and dirt

From the streets of the city

Welfare money

Don't last with smoke and beer

Or gambling of blackjack and cards

Homeless women selling precious

While their pimps are smoking their earnings on joints

Thus homeless

Rotten teeth

Frizzled mind

Cannot see straight

Doesn't matter cos I'm Homeless in my Youth

Rats jumping out of the sewer

To feed on the homeless

Flies feeding off wasteful matter from the doorways

The homeless and the foxes

Sharing crumbs out of the rubbish bin

Mental illness

Alcohol, drugs even the penitentiary is our way of abusing the homeless

Homeless

Homeless in my Youth

Frustrated

With this way of life

Repeat to fade

Interesting people I met

While I had no roof over my head

No money

No threads

Dreaded rainy days

Stuck in homeless hostels

But still hungry

Homeless

Homeless in my Youth

Frustrated

With this way of life

Repeat to fade

The welfare payment

Only lasts for an hour

Drinking is the only thing

You crave for

While others abuse medical and other substances

To pass the time

With no hope

Of a better chance

For a brighter future

Homeless

Homeless in my Youth

Frustrated

With this way of life

Repeat to fade

People drop like flies

Being hit by frozen drops

People in society

Do not see you

But only see the glitter of shop lights

Spending money on delights

Homeless

Homeless in my Youth

Frustrated

With this way of life

Repeat to fade

Behind each song

Sins

The harsh reality is that we've all got them and we've all committed them, and this song deals with this reality, and why there is so much pain within us and within the world.

London City

Growing up in my capital city of London and things I saw and experiences, which I had to navigate throughout my early years and has served me well in living a better life.

Buzza

Our lovable bee rogue getting up to his tricks and skills in trying to evade the fuzz!

We've All Got...

A similar themed song to Sins this is also what we've got in common - making mistakes, and hopefully we learn from them and try and live a more constructive healthy life.

The World is on the Rails

Believe it or not, this is quite an old song and yet in recent years it is still relevant with conflict, war, economic upheaval, people not trusting one another in this at times chaotic world we live in.

Culture

The different classes oppose each other, while have a suppressing element to them at the same time.

Crazy Fool

Those that deemed eccentric are often deemed too crazy, and this song deals with that and the final end of having no-one turn up to the funeral once the eccentric person has passed away into the afterlife.

Trippin' with the Hop

Quite a rap/trip-hop influenced tune, deals with life and the frustration of being put into ghettoes and having freedoms and rights suppressed or taken away.

Real Man

With all of the qualities of what makes a man is in this song, and hopefully it is helpful to those that are blessed to listen to it.

Homeless in my Youth

Yes, I was homeless several times in my younger days, and this is a raw take on what happens within this, sometimes unseen part of society.

The whole album was programmed using Cubase and various plug-in instruments of drums, percussions, keyboards, synthesizers, and using effects to make the sounds more interesting or helping to set the sonic mood to convey the song's message more effectively.