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Chance of Rain

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by Sam Nabi

 

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Daylight 02:46
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Convicts 03:25
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The City of Lovers and Friends 02:34
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Here Life Comes 03:59
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Things We'll Never Need 04:34
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Staring Contest 02:26
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Absolutely Crazy 03:18
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A Day in the Life 04:01
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Paris 1793 04:37
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Ode to a Security Camera 02:56
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'Chance of Rain' blends passionate political commentary and quirky, off-the-cuff tunes - a lyrical roller coaster ride against the backdrop of Sam Nabi's acoustic folk-rock sound.
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released 13 June 2009
Sam Nabi
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Track Name: Daylight
These washed-out greys and blues
Become the dreariest of hues
When I look up at the constant rain
It paints the landscape one again
The windswept city heaves a sigh
At all the rain clouds passing by
And thunderclaps in all the peoples’ minds
Eclipse the hope of better times, better times

All this rain, this dreary atmosphere
It calls my name, I want some daylight here
All this rain, this dreary atmosphere
It calls my name, I want some daylight here

These washed-out greys and blues
Become the dreariest of hues
And all the colours seem to wash away
And all emotion falters, like today
The jaded poet heaves a sigh
At all the dreary people passing by
As thoughts of inspiration crowd his mind
But then are all extinguished by the time
Track Name: Convicts
For a good man
One might possibly give his life
To be remembered in the end
For a villain
One might possibly give a damn
Depending on the circumstance

We are all convicts
Numbers without names
Those who have seen the light
Can see the balls and chains
But there is a power
Beyond these concrete walls
A higher purpose
To anyone who calls

In a moment
I might possibly have the strength
To call out once again
To the poet
Who might possibly give an ear
If I stop with my demands

To anyone who calls
We are the ones who initiate the fall
We are the ones who call beyond these walls
And I know that there is hope for all

When the shackles
One might possibly have endured
Are broken and forgotten
Love resembles
Quite possibly all the things
That we had never thought could exist
Track Name: The City of Lovers and Friends
The city is a minefield
People swallowed up behind the wheel
Tearing up the urban fabric
As evidenced by cracks in the pavement

Gridlock is warfare
Fierce competition against the enemy
Each one, the sole commander 
Of a lumbering, gas-guzzling SUV

Oh-oh, oh, ooh oh oh oh oh
Oh-oh, oh, ooh oh oh oooh
Oh-oh, oh, ooh oh oh oh oh
Oh-oh, oh, ooh oh oh oooh

Pedestrian casualties abound
Every day, fewer are seen
As they slowly die away
Disappearing in a puff of gasoline

Forget the damned motor-car
And build the city for lovers and friends
Track Name: Here Life Comes
One week to go and I don’t know if I can
Take the torch alone, on my own
One more goodbye and I will have to leave
Before I start to cry, this is goodbye

I’m undecided, I don’t know where to run
But ready or not, here life comes, here life comes

I am running round in circles
Under water, over hurdles
I did not want to leave my life behind
But I can’t reverse time
I am standing at the threshold
Waiting for my life to unfold
I will never know if I am
Ready or not, so here life comes

Let’s play charades so I won’t have to say
I’m gonna miss this place, let’s pay charades
I’m leaving town with one hand holding on
The other in the air, yeah, you take care

I’m at the starting gate, ready to run
Because ready or not, here life comes, here life comes
Track Name: Things We'll Never Need
We live in excess of the things we’ll never need
And we will regret this when the world falls to its knees
We are the poorest when it comes to sympathy
‘Cause we live in excess of the things we’ll never need

Not everybody wants the good life
What’s the good life anyway?
Settle down and find a good wife
House and job with lots of pay
Automatic tinted windows
On the Cadillac you drive
Who’s to say you’re at your best
If you need these things to keep your ego high?

You’ve put razor wire on the chain link fence
You built around your heart
Bulletproof glass to keep you safe
And keep you in the dark
You don’t trust no one
You’re a self-made man, oh yes you are
It’s too bad you didn’t make yourself
With an ounce of compassion

News flash on the radio
As you step in your car
Category five just hit
The southern tip of Myanmar
But it makes no difference
Traffic’s blocked and all you see is red
It’s too bad you didn’t make yourself
With an ounce of compassion

Evacuate, we’re running out of time so hurry up
It’s not too late to gather up your things before the flood
Another day, just waiting for some other help to come
It’s not the same when all that you can do is turn and run

Please excuse my ignorance, but how
Can a world get through the challenges now?
Please excuse my ignorance, but why
Does the world just stand and pass them by?
Track Name: Staring Contest
It’s rude to stare, I know
But I can’t back down now
Our eyes are locked
In a struggle between pride and privacy
I can’t take much more of this
You’ve caught me off my guard
It’s not that fair
Oh look, made you look, I win

I want to look away, want to look away but why can’t I?
I want to look away, maybe I’ll wait till you pass me by

Don’t stop, keep walking, just turn your head away
I don’t want to be the one to break this, one to break this
One to break this

It’s quite a childish game
To play with children in the street
A pair of eyes
That you seem convinced to conquer
I can’t take much more of this
You’ve caught me off my guard
It’s not that fair
Oh look, made you look, I win
Track Name: Absolutely Crazy
Oh, I’m absolutely crazy
About you, well I mean it’s
Two AM and I am
Staying up to write because I cannot fall asleep tonight
Too much, too fast
Flirting with danger every time
Hold me close again
I want to feel the rhythm of your heart beating against mine

I’ve done this waltz before
Played this game of cat-and-mouse
I just feel like I should
Take a stand and tell you I’m a starry-eyed lovestruck fool

I, I have something, something to tell you
You’re my, my best friend, I would not want to
Leave behind our friendship in the name of romance
But it’s tearing me up, I’m falling in love, I’m absolutely crazy

Oh, I’m absolutely crazy
About you, well I mean we’re
Holding hands and I am
Ten feet in the air, you know I love it when you take me there
Best friend, more than?
Flirting with you is a struggle
I’m afraid, I must say
Of shattering the “I can talk to you about anything”
Track Name: A Day in the Life
Yesterday seemed so nice now that we’re under siege
I hear the dripping rain and the screaming bombs disturbing the peace
The man across the street is hanging his shirts in the breeze
Just another day in the life of the Middle East

They say we don’t belong here, and I’m wondering
Where I can go that I wouldn’t be seen
And I don’t understand why they can’t use their words
Just another day living life at the very worst

So don’t send your infantry
It won’t mend the tragedy
Just pray we realize
That we shouldn’t have to keep living a day in the life

Don’t spend your time with me
It won’t mend the tragedy
Just pray we realize
That we shouldn’t have to keep living a day in the life
Track Name: Paris 1793
A price is on his head and they come
Running toward with burning torches
And eyes, eyes that see
In disguise, eyes

The fires shine like desert sun on
Bridges that burned, and everyone
Is surprised, all our lives
Paradise is here

Long live the free republic, people sing
In the rain, and
Citizen, now how do you do?
I’m quite alright now thanks to you
And I, I’m happy to be alive

A price is in the beds as people sleep
And catch disease
In the night, fever’s high
A battle cry tonight

You want a revolution, here it is
On the streets, the city weeps
As the sword takes control
Now you know
Track Name: Ode to a Security Camera
Hey you, yeah you, yes I’m talking to you
I can see you keeping tabs on me from around the corner
And you are so disciplined in what you do
I wonder what it’s like to be a security camera

I bet you get awful lonely watching everyone go by
Without a chance to look them in the eye
It’s not your fault, you’re misunderstood
Like everybody else that we don’t take the time to get to know well

You’re just a lonely heart like
Anyone who needs compassion
I’ll try my best to smile and wave
If it’ll make you feel alright

Feel alright by the exit light
Feel alright on and through the night