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Love Me Tinder

by Simon Thomas

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1.
LOVE ME TINDER VERSE 1 There’s no one new around you means that no one else has found you Means that no one else on Tinder likes your face I’ve done a lot of typing and I’ve done a lot of swiping But I’m not quite sure that Tinder is the place I open up my radar, if there’s someone new around me ‘cause I’m looking if there’s someone I can catch Your eyes are shining bright, so I swipe you to the right My screen is full of hearts, we have a match CHORUS I’m in app based love Oh I’m in MacBook love App based love with all the pretty people I have seen I’m in App based love I’m in Tinder love App based love, I’m fallin’ for a picture on my screen VERSE 2 I find you out of Facebook and I go and have a good look To see what kind of person you may be You’re liking what I’m liking and you have a page on hiking And I’m hoping that you might have noticed me I’m looking at your wall, clicking anything at all And I’m writing little comments on your posts You’re checking out my photos and you’re sending me emojos And you’re writing LOL to all my jokes CHORUS 2 I’m in app based love Oh I’m in MacBook love App based love with all the pretty people I have seen I’m in App based love Oh, I’m in Facebook love App based love, I’m fallin’ for a picture on my screen VERSE 3 Although I never met you, I am sure I won’t forget you And all the many girls you could have been You might have been a tripper or you might have been a stripper And you might have been a duchess or a queen In my imagination you are way beyond creation You love me and you treat me like a czar So don’t you go a changing and don’t you go estranging You know I love you just the way you are CHORUS 2
2.
All Good 03:36
ALL GOOD (SIMON THOMAS) VERSE 1 Three thousand ten Ways I love you and then One hundred four Ways I love you some more One million one, Times I missed you since you’ve been gone One hundred three Reasons you’re coming back to me CHORUS Then I hold my breath and count to three and you're standing right in front of me With your heart wide open and you’re looking like an angel on the earth you materialise and you mesmerise with the sun in your hair and the moon in your eyes And you make me realise the world of my world is all good Ah, it’s all good, it’s all good With you in my life, the world of my world is all good INSTRUMENTAL VERSE 2 Now it’s easy to see, since you came home to me That you blow me away, and I want you to stay When we walk by the sea, when I hold you to me When we swim in the bay, I want you more every day CHORUS
3.
DO IT ALL AGAIN (Simon Thomas) VERSE 1 I was so alone when you met with me, like a ship at sea I could not have known what I would get with you That was just the moment that you cast your eyes on me CHORUS And you bowled me over and you rolled me over and you left me lying in a patch of clover Like a fallen rover with a bad hangover If I had it over I would do it all again VERSE 2 You were not around to find a man for you, not a man like me I just caught your eye across the crowded room That was just the moment that you cast your spell on me CHORUS BRIDGE You burst into my lifetime with your laughter and your dreads And your pink and purple rucksack and your worn-out hippy threads You burst into my lifetime like a Bartok symphony Like a dolphin from the ocean, like an orca from the sea INSTRUMENTAL VERSE 3 Now I sit at home and think enough of you, you’re so far away When will be the time I can catch up with you? That’ll be the moment that you take my breath away CHORUS
4.
Chocolate 04:28
CHOCOLATE VERSE ONE Not everything that’s brown is chocolate, not everything that’s red is rose Not everything that’s yellow is urine, not everything that’s black is crows Not everything that’s blue is heaven, not everything that’s green is pot Not everything that’s rain is purple, it’s not, it’s not it’s just not CHORUS Life appears before me like a rainbow in the sky Like a dream like a vision, like a dream like a vision, like a dream If you can see the beauty that’s in your beholder’s eye Then things will never turn out the way they seem VERSE 2 Not everything in boats is seamen, not everything that’s hard is maths Not every kinda music’s gonna make you wanna groove it, not everyone around me are psychopaths Not everything that’s wet is fruit juice, not everything that’s pussy is cat I once had a girl and I thought she was a pearl, but I don’t want to talk about that CHORUS BRIDGE You’re at the beginning and it feels like you’re winning and you think you have things all in your hand But you find it surprising as events are arising and the universe has got its own set of plans VERSE 3 Not everything that smells is perfume, not every kind of rock can roll Not everything that’s nutty is fruit cake, not everything you score is a goal Not everything you think is certain, not everything you see is true Don’t let your delusions overcome your illusions, the only thing that matters is what you say and do CHORUS
5.
Love Over Fear We were standing on the edge of a precipice, It was just you and I We were hand in hand, heart to heart, cheek to cheek and eye to eye We were standing on the edge of a precipice, we were ready to fly We could not know what would happen below But were ready to jump in the blink of an eye CHORUS And I just can't believe we'd get no reprieve I just can’t believe that you’re not here I never thought we'd lose Not once we lit that fuse 'Cause I just thought we’d choose Love over fear. BRIDGE And your hair was blown in the rising wind like the feathers of a bird in flight And your lips were soft and round and pink and the touch of your hand was oh so light The smell of your breast put a chill in my spine made my throat lock up all tight and your eyes the shone like daggers or like stars in the darkest night. Verse 2 We were standing on the edge of a precipice, it was just you and me Were we mystified, were we petrified, were we starry-eyed Or too blind to see? We were standing on the edge of a precipice as we stared down the wall Were we glorified, were we dignified, were we justified, Or were we just afraid to fall? CHORUS
6.
FLAMES OF MY REMAINS Tired of the dancing To the rhythm of another man's drum Tired of just chancing Chancing on the luck of my arm Tired of the eating Eating at the days of my life Tired of the fleeting Moments like the flash of my knife CHORUS Time to stoke the flames of my remains Before they're cold Time to feel the blood within my veins Before I'm old Tired of the walking Walking in another man's shoes Tired of the talking Talking of another man's news Tired of just faking Faking what I think I should know Tired of just taking Taking what I need until I go CHORUS
7.
WHO PUT THE BUDS? (In My Boogie Board bag) VERSE 1 I went to Bali in a big jet air plane Been before, now I come back again The dude down in customs, he says “Man, you're insane Come into my room, I expect you to explain. Your boogie board bag, it has a big lump Looks to me like a dromedary hump And then my mind, it started to jump And my heart began to bump and thump and I say CHORUS Who put the buds in my boogie board bag? Who put the buds in my boogie board bag now? Been here too long and I want to go back Who put the buds in my boogie board bag? VERSE 2 The man he say that I must go to court No bail or bakshish, nothing of the sort I said to him man, I do not smoke or snort He said I'm sorry but it seems you've been caught My mum she come just to show that she care I say yeah well that's fair but don't stand there and swear But in the court room she scream and she shout She go crazy and she wave her hands about she say CHORUS BRIDGE Oh for a padlock A small Chinese one with a brass key Oh I am having such bad luck Why did this have to happen to me? So then I land in a lonely Legian lock up All because of some Melbourne gang drug deal cock-up And now they put me out on parole but they won't let me go and still I'd really like to know CHORUS
8.
In The Flesh 01:57
//IN THE FLESH I'd like to see you in the morning when the day is born To see you lying in the silver light of early dawn I'd like to free you when your mind is running every way And take you with me to a place that we can play all day I'd like to see you I'd like to see you in the flesh I'd like to see you I'd like to see you In the flesh I'd like to show you to a secret place I only know And lie together there and breathe the air and feel the glow I'd like to know that you are lying with me in the night And feel the ether of the flame that keeps the heart alight I'd like to see you I'd like to see you In the flesh I'd like to see you I'd like to see you In the flesh I'm searching. I'm looking around Cold turkey, undercover. But you are nowhere to be found I'd like to seat you in the garden on a starry night And talk together drinking wine around the firelight I'd to meet you in the bathroom or a passageway I'd like to see you but I know that you're so far away I'd like to see you I'd like to see you In the flesh I'd like to see you I'd like to touch* you In the flesh * Actually, when I did the recording, I forgot to say touch at the end and was reminded a little too late by my friend Kim. So these are the correct words.
9.
SWEET SWYAMBHU SUNRISE VERSE 1 Bells ringing, girls singing, incense and sandalwood smells in the air Priest praying, kids playing, monkeys and monks walking round everywhere CHORUS It's a sweet Swyambhu sunrise Just around the stroke of dawn And I look into your eyes And I look down at your form And time flies beneath Swyambhu skies And I gaze into sweet Swyambhu eyes VERSE 2 Lamps burning, prayer wheels turning People walk round here with beads in their hands Chanting lama teaches Dharma I feel like I've come to an ancient old land CHORUS BRIDGE Statues and stupas and temples and places to pray Pictures and postcards and posters and bowls that you play And I stand and stare out at the view And I soak in the sunlit scene with you VERSE 3 Day gets going, people flowing Women in saris put paint in their hair Babas blessing, men confessing Offerings of flowers and food everywhere
10.
DEWATHANG DITTY VERSE 1 Went down to a town called Dewathanga Where the days are long and the nights are longer Where the chang is strong but the chanki’s stronger If you drink too much of that then you're gonna be a goner VERSE 2 You get a good view but the air is kind of smoky It hangs in your lungs and your voice gets really croaky The night life there is rather low key Unless you like momos and karaoke CHORUS And there was rice for dinner and rice for tea Rice for lunch with hot chilli Rice in the morning and way too soon A little sweet rice in the afternoon. VERSE 3 Went down there to try and build a composting dunny But it went so slow it really wasn’t funny And it took so long that it nearly drove me witless Nobody used it, they were all bored shitless CHORUS BRIDGE B – O – R – I – N – G Bad place to be if you are an injee T - E – D – I – O – U – S If want to have fun, go back to the U S VERSE 4 Didn't know what to do when I ran right out of beers So I tried to install 21 chandeliers That bamboo scaffold's not as strong as it appears Not a good look when you're 48 years VERSE 5 Well there ain’t no secrets in Dewathang, yeah Everyone in town seems to have a tongue And the tongues wag loud and the tongues wag long It doesn’t really matter if the rumour’s right or wrong CHORUS VERSE 1
11.
TANTRIC SEX BLUES Let me be your daka tonight I'll fill you up with rainbows and light Let me be your daka today We'll drive all our delusions away Let me be your daka some place We'll try to go beyond time and space I've got the tantric sex blues, I feel like I am going insane I'm trying to be Hevajra I can feel it in my vajra Threw a tantric sex party but nobody came Let me be the yub to your yum while taking special care of our kham You can be the yum to my yub And give our secret places a rub Let me be your daka tonight I'll fill you up with rainbows and light Got the tantric sex blues I feel like I am going insane I'm horny like a pony I'm feeling like a phony I want you to be my one and only yoni Tantric sex blues, driving me right out of my brain Tantric sex blues, tantric sex blues Don't wanna get born again and again and again You can be my sweet dakini The fangs and sculls they don't bother me You can be my sweet dakini Yeah the fangs and sculls they don’t bother me. Be my sweet dakini tonight And fill me up with rainbows and light Got the tantric sex blues, I feel like I am going insane My eyes are glazed over My heart it is a flutter I hope that's the dawning wisdom Tataghata Tantric sex blues Tantric sex blues Tantric sex blues
12.
TROMBONE FANNY VERSE 1 Trombone Fanny blows like a hurricane Trombone Fanny blows it again and again Trombone Fanny I can't get her out of my brain VERSE 2 Trombone Fanny knows how to pucker her lips Trombone Fanny ooh the sway of her hips Trombone Fanny between her drinks she takes sips VERSE 3 Trombone Fanny slipping her hand on the slide Trombone Fanny makes you feel good inside Trombone Fanny takes you on a wild ride BRIDGE Well she wears short boots and she wears tight skirts And she knows how to run a tight ship She plays round town with a lot of different men And she beats them into time with a crack of her whip VERSE 4 Trombone Fanny loves to toot on the bone Trombone Fanny can't leave that damn thing alone Trombone Fanny she's in a class of her own VERSE 5 Trombone Fanny blows like a hurrican Trombone Fanny blows it again and again Trombone Fanny I can't get you out of my brain Trombone Fanny I can't get you out of my brain yeah Trombone Fanny, I can't get you out of my brain.

about

A mischievous memoir of music and myth!

With echoes of Bowie, Morrison and Tim Curry, Simon's theatrical, musical travelogue chaperones you from the temples of Tibet to tawdry tales of tinder. Witty, poetic and deeply reflective, the music traverses rock, blues and folk, while the lyrics explore the challenges, humour and joy of living in our crazy, modern world.

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released July 19, 2017

ALBUM CREDITS

APP BASED LOVE (Thomas)
Drums: Jason Banister
Bass: Luke (Fergo) Ferguson
Guitar: Simon Thomas, Brett Hamlyn
Vocals: Simon Thomas, Parissa Bouas
Horns: David Stephenson
Keyboard: Brett Hamlyn

ALL GOOD (Thomas)
Drums: Jason Banister
Double bass: Mark Bromley
Guitar: Simon Thomas
Vocals: Simon Thomas, Parissa Bouas
Banjo, violin: Gareth Bjaaland
Lapsteel, Markus Patterson
Keyboard: Brett Hamlyn

DO IT ALL AGAIN (Thomas)
Drums: Jason Banister
Bass: Mark David
Guitar: Simon Thomas
Vocals: Simon Thomas, Parissa Bouas
Horns: David Stephenson
Keyboard: Brett Hamlyn

CHOCOLATE (Thomas)
Drums: Jason Banister
Bass: Mark David
Guitar: Simon Thomas
Vocals: Simon Thomas, Parissa Bouas
Horns: David Stephenson
Keyboard: Brett Hamlyn

LOVE OVER FEAR (Thomas)
Drums: Jason Banister
Bass: Mark David
Guitar: Brett Hamlyn, Simon Thomas
Vocals: Simon Thomas, Parissa Bouas
Horns: David Stephenson
Keyboard: Brett Hamlyn

FLAMES OF MY REMAINS (Thomas)
Drums: Marley Berry-Pearce
Bass: Raphael Bowen
Guitars: Brett Hamlyn, Stirling Bowen
Vocals: Simon Thomas
Horns: David Stephenson
Keyboard: Stirling Bowen


WHO PUT THE BUDS? (Thomas)
Drums: Jason Banister
Bass: Mark David
Guitar: Simon Thomas, Stirling Bowen
Vocals: Simon Thomas, Odette Nettleton, Jessica McElroy
Keyboard: Stirling Bowen

IN THE FLESH (Thomas)
Drums: Jason Banister
Double bass: Mark Bromley
Guitar: Simon Thomas
Vocals: Simon Thomas,
Banjo: Gareth Bjaaland


SWEET SWYAMBHU SUNRISE (Thomas)
Guitars: Simon Thomas
Vocals: Simon Thomas
Recorded at Desmond O’Flattery Studios, Kathmandu

DEWATHANG DITTY (Thomas)
Drums: Jason Banister
Bass: Mark David
Guitar: Brett Hamlyn, Simon Thomas
Vocals: Simon Thomas, Parissa Bouas
Banjo, violin: Gareth Bjaaland

TANTRIC SEX BLUES (Thomas)
Drums: Jason Banister
Bass: Mark David
Guitar: Brett Hamlyn, Simon Thomas
Vocals: Simon Thomas, Parissa Bouas
Horns: David Stephenson
Keyboard: Dan Brown

TROMBONE FANNY (Thomas)
Drums: Marcus Schintler
Double bass: Mark Bromley
Guitar: Brett Hamlyn, Simon Thomas
Vocals: Merella Curtis, Simon Thomas, Parissa Boaus
Horns David Stephenson

Special thanks to Brett & Johanna Hamlyn, and Merella Curtis for countless contributions.
Cover art Bridie McKelvey
Sweet Swyambhu Sunrise recorded at Vinapa Studios. Kathmandu, Nepal. All other songs recorded and produced at Deva Studios, Kyogle NSW Australia
Sound engineering: Brett Hamlyn
Production: Brett Hamlyn, Simon Thomas
Mastering Paul Gomersall, Byron Bay

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