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Isn't This Just Fabulous?

by Honey Hunters

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Fabulous Wonderful 02:45
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There was a country wedding, I’d be an honoured guest A four hour drive to the celebration, so I headed west My car had seen much better days it was somewhat on the edge I’ll fix you up sometime old friend was what I’d always pledge Hot as Hades just outside, the engine it was too I watched the needle, I saw the steam, I tried to push on through When I pulled over I popped the hood and saw the ugly truth Didn’t take a mechanic, I didn’t need to be a sleuth Well isn’t this just fabulous? Isn’t this wonderful? Well isn’t this just fabulous? Isn’t this wonderful? I left the car with the hood up and tried to thumb a ride But not a person picked me up so westwards I did stride Walked 5k to a little town and bought the thing I’d need With a lift straight back the other way it seemed my luck had changed indeed The driver even gave me tips on how I should repair But no amount of leverage would get the thing on there There was only one conclusion out here in Western High and Dry I was sold the wrong damn fan belt, and I screamed this to the sky Well isn’t this just fabulous? Isn’t this wonderful? Well isn’t this just fabulous? Isn’t this wonderful? Well isn’t this just fabulous? Isn’t this wonderful? Well isn’t this just fabulous? Isn’t this wonderful? Did I reach my destination, did I see them wed? I’ll have to tell you in another song, somewhere up ahead Goodbye now
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Listen To The Timber 03:37
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Listen to the timber – it will save you We need the iron for the war Listen to the timber – be the man Who gets through 1944 Three is the number, hey son, that’s you Called up and sent down, it’s what we must do, young man People are shouting – they see the coal dust They’re cursing at you in the street People are shouting – they think that you must Be a conchy or a cheat Eight is the number, hey son, that’s you Called up and sent down, it’s what we must do, young man Now I know you never asked for this fate At least you won’t be blown apart Put it aside son, it’s getting late And get some more coal in the cart Time it keeps turning – 50 years on now Until there was a mention from the Queen Time keeps turning – and another 12 somehow Makes 62 years since you were eighteen Four is the number, hey son, that’s you Called up and sent down, it’s what we must do Six is the number, hey son, that’s you Called up and sent down, it’s what we must do, young man Listen to the timber
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Clear Air Turbulence 05:00
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Another bright sunny day, where will I make my way? As far as the eye can see, there’s nothing in front of me Nothing but cool clear air, I could go anywhere Horizon is beckoning, working by dead reckoning I should be somewhere soon, perhaps even hit the moon But then I drop two thousand feet, I get tossed out of my seat Stuff is flying everywhere, what the hell happened to that cool clear air? Problems I banish you, worries and troubles too Devils can stand aside, darkness nowhere to hide My chakras are all aligned, everything will be fine Time to pick up the pace, get to my special place But then I drop two thousand feet, I get tossed out of my seat Stuff is flying everywhere, what the hell happened to that cool clear air? In this unforgiving minute there is much to curse about This heartless world and all those in it, seem good cause to scream and shout As I rest myself and sorrow there will always be tomorrow Dust myself off again, this is not if but when Forwards relentlessly, nothing will dare stop me Marching to my own drum, always to overcome Quick check of the map, here on the final lap But then I drop two thousand feet, I get tossed out of my seat But then I drop two thousand feet, I get tossed out of my seat But then I drop two thousand feet, I get tossed out of my seat Stuff is flying everywhere, what the hell happened to that cool clear air? I will get there one day.
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Hey Mister 04:04
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Eight thousand million jigsaw pieces we have now A puzzle I don’t think we’ll ever finish anyhow You say the clock is ticking and that everyone will die Is scaring the world half to death the way you want to fly? Hey mister, I see what you see So if you want me on your side then don’t talk down to me Hey mister, this may all be true Half the world may want to help but they’re not going to For reasons we all understand the tide is headed west We may not be nirvana but it’s clear we are the best But you just raise your hammer, give your home another hit Once you were a hippy friend now you’re a hypocrite Hey mister, I see what you see So if you want me on your side then don’t talk down to me Hey mister, this may all be true Half the world may want to help but they’re not going to It seems the kids are finding brand new ways of using glue Searching for someone or thing they can stick themselves to And if you were a learned man you’d dial the scary down But you are just a tiny man who wears a tiny crown Hey mister, I see what you see So if you want me on your side then don’t talk down to me Hey mister, this may all be true Half the world may want to help but they’re not going to Hey mister, hey mister, hey mister, don’t talk down to me Hey mister, hey mister, hey mister, don’t talk down, don’t talk down to me Hey mister, hey mister Don’t talk down to me, don’t talk down to me
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Boomtown 04:53
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Young boy, Chi boy, early life in Evergreen Way smart, so smart, what do you want to be? Briefcase, head case, Harvard destiny Way smart, so smart, what do you want to be? The clock is tick, tick, ticking, to run you down Before you can decide on your next boom town The clock is tick, tick, ticking, to crack the code Your brother turns you in before you explode again Strange man, odd man, in the neighbourhood Turn the world back, if you only could Airline, land mine, the name of Wood Turn the world back, if you only could The clock is tick, tick, ticking, to run you down Before you can decide on your next boom town The clock is tick, tick, ticking, to crack the code Your brother turns you in before you explode again What was going on in your head, twisted mister, Mister Ted What was going on deep inside, never doubting, always sure, so clear eyed Brain man, sane man, see you at the trial Christlike? Childlike is more your style Unmourned, unborn, was it all worthwhile? Christlike? Childlike is more your style The clock is tick, tick, ticking, to run you down Before you can decide on your next boom town The clock is tick, tick, ticking, to crack the code Your brother turns you in before you explode again The clock is tick, tick, ticking, the clock is tick, tick, ticking The clock is tick, tick, ticking, to run you down
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Identity 02:47
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You say you’re a what now? I need a drink It’s all got so hot now, I need a think You shout it, I hear it, word of the year You’re up in my face now, and in my ear Identity, what’s your identity? Tell it to me Shouting and screaming, mass angry youth You’re not speaking truth to power, just power over truth You’re feeling lonely, aye there’s the rub Recruiting members for your brand new club Identity, what’s your identity? Tell it to me Breathe, breathe now Your words are all mangled, what do they mean? The conversation’s gone downhill since you came on the scene Some of these letters, what do they stand for? You’ll find it all in TGA and 1984 Identity, what’s your identity? Tell it to me Identity, what’s your identity? Tell it to me Tell me your identity
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The Gentlemen 04:20
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Something’s going wrong my son you need a better head It never quits talking and you always keep it fed It’s laying traps and snares you’d best be wary where you tread Booby trap mind You’ve read all the manuals, yes you’ve read all the books You’ve tried the new procedure, not as simple as it looks The beast has got its claws in you, it’s digging in its hooks You may well find, time to rewind In the early morning come on down and take a seat Tell us of your vices, and how life has got you beat Your existential crisis is of interest to the crew The gentlemen will talk to you Wisdom has been chasing you but you’ve always run too fast Sometimes the new direction is no better than the last You talk of past escapes my friend but you can’t escape your past You need a plan When you peer into the tunnel your brain gets set to overwhelm It’s time to step up on the bridge it’s time to take the helm Time to exert dominion as you survey the realm The gentlemen know you can, be your best man In the early morning come on down and take a break Left to you own devices your enemy will quickly wake Your existential crisis is of interest to the crew The gentlemen will talk to you So tell them of your triumphs and tell them of your falls Tell them of the trenches and tell them of the walls Tell them when it’s going well and tell them when it stalls You have their ear, they’re always here In the early morning come on down and take a seat Tell them of your vices and how life has got you beat Your existential crisis is of interest to the crew The gentlemen will talk to you The gentlemen are resident, the gentlemen are in The gentlemen will triumph, the gentlemen will win The gentlemen are wise enough, they’ll always see you through The gentlemen will talk to you
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Kafka 04:00
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I never even heard the words ready, aim, fire But before an execution shouldn’t there have been a trial And before there’s a trial there must have to be a crime committed I’ve been thinking about this very thing for a very long while I woke up this morning in the middle of a Kafka novel I’m still trying to work out how did I get here? I’m just going round in a never ever ending spiral The rules of life and logic seem to just disappear The rules of life and logic seem to just disappear Was it because of something I told you? Something I said was a little too much? It’s hard to work out because no-one is speaking but talk never seemed a problem as such I knock and I knock but no-one is answering I know that you’re there, you won’t come to the door I’m getting so tired of all of this dancing, I just can’t take this stony cold silence any more any more So I’m here to tell you that I’m already at the exit The door is wide open and straight in front of me I’ve looked at this from every conceivable angle I don’t know how you’re seeing whatever it is you see I thought we got on like the proverbial house on fire To find myself here it really is such a shame I leave it behind and hit this chapter with my eraser Then I douse this book in petrol and set it aflame Then I douse this book in petrol and set it aflame Was it because of something you’ve jumped at A shadow you’ve seen, a conclusion you’ve drawn It’s too late for a resurrection, we can never be reborn God knows I’ve never been one for book burning But I have thrown this one in the fire There’s no good reason for this Kafkan madness I don’t know you, we never met, I wasn’t here, should you enquire, should you enquire Kafka, Kafka, Kafka, I am gone
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Anywhere But Here 03:28
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If I could get away, I would get away from you If I could get away, I would get away from you There’s this constant buzz in my ear The origin of which is a little unclear But it seems to be happening whenever you’re near I wish that I was anywhere but here If I could find a place, somewhere you could never go If I could find a place, somewhere you could never go There’s this constant buzz in my ear The origin of which is a little unclear But it seems to be happening whenever you’re near I wish that I was anywhere but, anywhere but here, anywhere but here If I could disappear, I might finally find some peace If I could disappear, I might finally find some peace There’s this constant buzz in my ear The origin of which is a little unclear But it seems to be happening whenever you’re near I wish that I was anywhere but… There’s this constant buzz in my ear The origin of which is a little unclear But it seems to be happening whenever you’re near I wish that I was anywhere but Anywhere but here, anywhere but here
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Palimpsest 07:00
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Over the years, through the decades, I was written Over the years, through the decades, I was scribed I never thought much of it, the weight of deeds that marked my time One by one they were etched onto me, and for each one a bell would chime And life beat me hard, and hit me well, over and again And life beat me hard, and hit me well, over and again I was stripped right back, and I was rendered clean, and then I was new, a palimpsest, pure and white and clear and unpossessed This is the way, this is the way it is This is the way, this is the way it must be There are things I can’t remember, there are things I can’t forget There are demons I have fought with, others I have not yet met And life beat me hard, and hit me well, over and again And life beat me hard, and hit me well, over and again I was stripped right back, and I was rendered clean, and then I was new, a palimpsest, pure and white and clear and unpossessed Some of the people that I had met, I will never meet again Punished out of all proportion for their time in the sinner’s den I was one got out alive, I crawled my way clear of the debris From lost in the unforgiving desert, I found my way at last to the sea And life beat me hard, and hit me well, over and again And life beat me hard, and hit me well, over and again I was stripped right back, and I was rendered clean, and then I was new, a palimpsest, pure and white and clear and unpossessed I was new, a palimpsest, pure and white and clear and unpossessed

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released January 22, 2024

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Honey Hunters Sunshine Coast, Australia

Honey Hunters is David Smith of the Sunshine Coast in deepest, darkest Queensland, using interweaving electric guitar lines and various other instruments and a baritone voice to make complex songs about relationships - partners, friends and random blow-ins who touch your lives in one way or another. ... more

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