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Truckload Of Sky - the lost songs of David McComb Vol1

by The Friends Of David McComb

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Sullie
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Sullie David McComb is probably the most underated Australian songwriter. It is fantstic to hear some of his lost songs. The Triffids were part of the sound track of my youth and its so good to and some nes songs to it.
SonofaBob
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SonofaBob The McComb songbook is the gift that keeps on giving. These are good and often great songs. We owe Evil Graham Lee a debt, as well as the players on this collection. Bring on volume 2! Favorite track: Second Nature.
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barriebluebird On a scabby wet wintry day in a country where my compatriots seem to be readying themselves to vote a pathological liar as their leader, it's impossible to tell you just how elevating it is to hear a song from the ineffably excellent David McComb. Thank you, all who are responsible for this, may the sun shine on your upturned faces always X
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sorrel Thanks so much for recording this - very much appreciated!
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1.
Kneel So Low 04:50
Kneel So Low Take a leap out on my ocean Swim as far out as you can Until you lose sight of the shoreline Your feet no longer touch the sand When the white caps breaking over Are the last thing that you see Well your lungs are filled with water And may your last thoughts be with me You’re unforgettable, unlovable, unlivable I never thought I’d see You kneel so low for me Friendship become disease You kneel so low for me Begging scraps of love from me They say bygones should be bygones Judge not lest you shall be judged But you forget what I remember Yeh I’m the type that bears a grudge Just as I’m sure you had me figured Just another chapter in your life that’s gone Well I guess I’m like the kind of dream That you find you can’t wake up from It’s unforgettable, unlovable, unlivable I never thought I’d see Such perfect symmetry Love broken on it’s knees You crawl out of the sea To beg scraps of love from me Please extend all sympathy Find enclosed The blade you buried in me
2.
Kiss Him (he’s history) Kiss him and if you’re gonna kiss him Leave him gasping for air Twist him if he fits around your finger Leave him dangling there Tease him never leave him knowing If you’re going somewhere Leave him, when you come home He’ll always be there Well if you really want to know How to break his heart It’s easy as sin just listen to me And get it right from the start Kiss him, he’s history (history) Kiss him, he’s history (history) I don’t really want to know Take him, take him to the places Where the pleasure is best Make him, make him feel he’s special Just like all of the rest Drive him but if you’re gonna drive him Drive him all the way home Leave him (sleeping) When he wakes up he’s gonna wake up alone Well if you really want to know How to break his heart It’s easy as sin just listen to me And get it right from the start Kiss him, kiss him He’s history (you’re history)
3.
Second Nature Did you dream of this loneliness Or is this what we’ve travelled so far for Close your eyes, open them again Is the way things are the way things always were The way things always were Oh Jesus made a promise He kept to it as best as he could But as things turned out We didn’t burn out the way The good lord thought we would It’s second nature to hurt someone Simplest thing is to treat them like dirt Comes in the blood it’s in the water supply Second nature second nature to hurt Sleep in a little too late By the time you get to work Your boss is in such a state Turn on the radio there’s nothing going down Your lover gets his kicks just kicking you around Just kicking you around The sun upon my knees The rosary clutched in my fist I’d give all my money search my bag But it’s getting so hard to be a good woman
4.
Lucky For Some Some get branded Some get hung Some keep their hands clean Lucky for some Yeah some get loaded Some even go on the run Some keep their little mouths shut Lucky for some I heard your step On the hospital tiles And the thought of your arms around me Kept me warm for a while I heard your voice saying Baby look twice When you start seeing Shadows move by your bed Better reach for the light When you wake up No step will you hear It’s just as if no one Had ever been there Now I lie awake nights Staring up through those fan blades Warm wind in my face And my nerves sharp as pins, pins, pins Some get reckless Some take to their guns Some cover their tracks well Lucky for some Yeah some get loaded Some go on the run Some keep their mouths shut But that’s lucky for some Now here come the morning again Nothing touches my skin No one sees me move here As the sunlight creeps in Some get branded Some get hung Some keep their hands clean Lucky for some Yeah some get loaded Some go on the run Some keep their little mouths shut Well that’s lucky for some Well that’s lucky for some Yeah lucky for some Lucky for some, lucky for some
5.
So Good To Be Home My plane is descending And the ground is rushing up All the rows of cabin lights shaking As the under-carriage makes touch Thread of traffic lights on the highway Leading back to my home Green lawns are cut so neatly You feel the skin tight against your bones Well well you feel the skin Tight against your bones Cool breeze comes off the river Blowing into my face All the streets are just as clean as I left When I left I didn’t leave a trace No when I left I didn’t leave a trace And they’re pouring out of the house to greet me Greet me as their son They’re all keen to know exactly What is is I’ve done since I’ve been gone What is is I’ve done since I’ve been gone Where it is I’ve gone Since I’ve been gone All night long staring at the ceiling All night long the same damn feeling Such a fine, such a fine feeling And the feeling, and the feeling goes like this Well its so good to be home Crawling up inside my old bed Pulling up the sheets around my head Crawling up inside Take it easy now Its so good to be home
6.
Look Out For Yourself I want you to look around the room you’re in Tell me do you see someone else And if there’s someone you can turn to now In your sickness and you health Look out for yourself Nobody else will Look out for yourself Take time for yourself Don’t look over shoulders Find out for yourself You know your number baby Why look up my name You know how bad it feels when you fake it I want you to turn off everything Feeding into your veins Just listen out for the sound you’re making Look out for yourself Nobody else will Look out for yourself Take time for yourself Don’t look over your shoulder Find out for yourself So step lightly off the kerb now There’s no-one left to catch your breath You’ve only got one skin to save now I know you’ve said as much yourself Look out for yourself Nobody else will Look out for yourself Take time for yourself Don’t look over shoulders Find out for yourself
7.
Make Believe We’re Not Here In Hell It’s a long dim trail And the stars are milky streaks And we’ve drifted so far Your secret signals getting weak Maybe they’ll never burn again Those damn stars dim And I can’t believe its you When your voice is so thin Maybe its time to make believe And to sing those songs If it stops the pain But I don’t mind And I won’t tell If we make believe we’re Not here in hell Now when I look at you I can feel your age You don’t recover Once you’ve reached this stage I look at you I see I need to hold you tight Coz you’re shaking so hard You just might fall apart with fright Maybe it’s time to make believe And to say those words If it covers the shame Cause I don’t mind I won’t break the spell If we make believe that we’re somewhere You don’t have to kiss and tell Now there’s demons in soft focus And a fragrance in the wind Is just the sweetest taste of poison That will kill us in the end But we’ve been so fucking sober For the longest time Won’t you please give me permission To take just a little wine… And to jump right in to where the water’s calm And fall right back into each others arms For the feel of love and some kind of sleep It would taste so fine to sink so sweet and deep Maybe it’s time to make believe And to sing those songs If it stops the pain But I don’t mind And I won’t tell If we make believe we’re Not here in hell
8.
This Whole World’s About To Slide I have to yodel, I have to moan Loss of heart and hearth and home Petrol stolen from my car Money missing from my kitchen jar Suspect my neighbour I search his house Follow his every movement about Even spying on his kin Taking note of every place he’s been Photographing every place he’s been Now my love can’t meet in your eye Fearing that which you might hide I can see through the soles of my feet This whole world’s about to slide Yeah, this whole world’s about to slide The well you poisoned befalls another First your friend, and, then your brother Soon you cannot trust one face Every drink you take might be laced Prayed the sidewalk remained my friend No matter break nor twist nor bend And the voices following me Stop talking so I may sleep Stop chattering so I may sleep I’m calling you all over this world Dialing every ear that can be told I can see through the soles of my feet This whole world’s about to slide Yeah, this whole world’s about to… Alright now, but it’s alright now Yes, it’s alright now Tell me, how much lucky I got? Tell me, how much lucky I got? Tell me, how much lucky I got? Tell me, how much lucky I got? Need a truckload of sky to hold me down Need a woman called a killer to shut me down Need a truckload of sky to hold me down Need a woman called a killer to shut me down Growing something strange in the back of my eye Have to hold me down with a truckload of sky Pray your not planning shutting me down This whole world’s about to slide Yeah, this whole world’s about to slide So tell me, just how lucky I got? Tell me, just how lucky I got?
9.
No Desire 03:22
No Desire Take one look at you they say this girl is sick Somebody strap her down get the ambulance quick They gave you medication in a paper cup Blue ones to let you down red ones to lift you up No desire, no no desire, no desire x2 Ordered you infected while the wound was fresh The pleasures of the tongue the pressures of the flesh Baby check your pulse there must be something wrong Every acceptable vice and still you won’t respond Chorus Now the orderly takes your elbow Now the angels want back their halo Everybody is telling you I told you so Opportunities pass you by Your fountain of youth is running dry Even your lovers they can’t think why you have Chorus X2
10.
Thanks For Everything I answered your advertisement I was so obedient Thanks for your encouragement You were so intelligent Ch: Thanks for everything Everything you’ve done for me Every song you’ve sung for me And every war you’ve won for me It’s all been too much fun for me It was just an accident I knew it wasn’t permanent It was just indifferent I was so incompetent Ch: x2
11.
Somewhere In The Shadows Somewhere in the shadows There’s someone waiting for me Sometimes I imagine they’re standing right here for me But they disappear as quickly as they came And you’re left holding nothing And no-one you can blame On every street corner they are advertising lust Tranquillisers for your heart You can buy them on the cheap You can drink yourself to sleep But they disappear as quickly as they came And you’re left holding nothing And no-one you can blame Somewhere in the shadows There’s an answer to your prayer There’s a maiden who is there There’s a knight upon his mare There’s a burden you can bear Somewhere in the shadows

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released February 17, 2020

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