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Play Something We All Know

by Porvari

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1.
Genie 03:11
Genie (Sam Whimpenny) Scientifically it can’t be true Too much weight, too much inertia But the proof is there in front of you Flown here all the way from Persia And the Genie is set free He’s well qualified I hope you will agree He’ll do anything you ask Name your wish Sir, name that task Intuition stares you in the face There is something slightly scary When you contemplate the Human Race Life can be so damn contrary And the Genie is set free He’s well qualified I hope you will agree He’ll do anything you ask Name your wish Sir, name that task Keep believing, keep your smile intact You’re an accessory after the fact Don’t ask for proof as a refusal will offend Just keep believing till the end Have another glass of irony Take the chill from your illusion I was watching but I did not see Guess he escaped in the confusion And the Genie is set free He’s well qualified I hope you will agree He’ll do anything you ask Name your wish Sir, name that task
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Star Of The Show (Sam Whimpenny) Dear John it's happening just like I said it would The system is extolling what you planned Dear John don't let it bite - it's teeth are sharp And the syntax is what you and I won't understand You should beware my friend It is an evil road we must tread Without a kindly word We must accept what will not be said Dear John don't let your mind run away from this Give me another clue which I should know Dear John don't crack, if you do the reason's gone You alone can predict which way my mind might blow I heard it was people like us That were susceptible to prayer But if we can close our ears Then we can surely close their cares Dear John you've been the helping hand more than once If I can't repay I'll surely have to leave Dear John your thoughts are so much clearer now And what can a health fanatic life not achieve An inkling of sympathy Passes over my furrowed face Please don't encourage him He might just take my place Don't you dare give in John You're the star of the show!
3.
Watch Yourself (Sam Whimpenny) Draw the curtains on inevitable night Let your conscience do the rest Less attention will be paid if you are right Who’s to say who does it best? I don’t mind I got a peace of mind I can’t share You decide and I’ll be on your side anywhere Please yourself I won’t be staying all that long My farewell is imminent Let the poet in me stay for one last song Now suppose your anger’s spent I don’t mind I got a peace of mind I can’t share You decide and I’ll be on your side anywhere Will you turn the tables on me once again? I don’t think you’re capable Now we’ve seen the “you” without his Sacrament We can tear off the label I don’t mind I got a peace of mind I can’t share You decide and I’ll be on your side anywhere I don’t mind I got a peace of mind I can’t share I decide and I’ll be on your side anywhere
4.
For You 04:01
For You (Sam Whimpenny) If you’re gonna call me make it soon There’s nothing but the chances in your room Who am I to answer for you? Who am I to question you? There’ve been a lot of changes since I saw you If I knew the way I’d see it through Who am I to answer for you? Who am I to question you? Got to know how you feel I know what other people like to say And there are other games that I could play Who am I to answer for them? Who am I to question too? Got your message from a friend Am I always last to know? Don’t expect me to pretend I know who’s starring in this show Surreptitious glances will not do There’s nothing you can ask that I won’t do Who am I to answer for you? Who am I to question you?
5.
Satellite Pictures (Sam Whimpenny) Like to catch the breeze this evening I feel in need of it somehow It’s a curtain for a meaning That I just can’t help you now Oh how would I call it? If it was mine? Oh who would I leave it to everytime? The cumuli cling softly to the sky A silver shower cuts me dry Spark and sparkle meet this morning In a perfect alibi Oh too many dreamers Not enough time Oh how could a night be cruel everytime? I took what I thought I wanted If lessons are learned Cuts that don’t always heal Have got to be turned to my advantage There is no ring in this engagement Just a word that sees it through If my master’s taking chances It’s only fair I do too And if I ever let you know What a waste my feeling for you would be The bridge is coming here to meet me I no longer need to move And the image pecks at shadows That in turn must be improved Oh Satellite pictures On your TV Oh Don’t be disheartened It’s only me.
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When the Note of the Engine Changes (Sam Whimpenny) Oh no Will you forget that I said it I’ve given the game away Well I can read in those great green eyes You’re not shocked what I say It may be January sunshine It could well be alcohol It could be the way you look at me But when the note of the engine changes It’s never subtle I know And when the note of the engine changes We are in trouble At least I hope so You smile But you’re not at all certain I know I’m not number one Yet It’s not commitment I’m after now Just a chance to give you some love I may sound slightly romantic I don’t really mean it that way It’s just unstable semantics Words can mean anything, they say But when the note of the engine changes It’s never subtle I know And when the note of the engine changes We are in trouble At least I hope so I had to know Which way the flags would blow And yes I know We’re gonna make it somehow you can take it from me that When the note of the engine changes It’s never subtle I know And when the note of the engine changes We are in trouble At least I hope so
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Chatterbox 04:04
Chatterbox (Sam Whimpenny) Hadn’t you better practice walking on walls before you walk on me? Don’t you think you’re prey to one or two pitfalls that you just can’t see Don’t start rumours that you can’t defend Don’t start rumours that upset your friends Cos your friends may know the game And it’s seldom in the frame Before I know Don’t go walking on me A week or two ago you were on the level don’t you realise? Many things you say have unintended gloss and I’ve some first class spies Don’t start rumours that you can’t defend Don’t start rumours that upset your friends Cos your friends may know the game And it’s seldom in the frame Before I know Don’t go walking on me Lessons to be learned Your heart may turn the tide Your silence is the lie That your desperation cannot hide Don’t start rumours that you can’t defend Don’t start rumours that upset your friends Cos your friends may know the game And it’s seldom in the frame Before I know Don’t go walking on me
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Shock to the System (Sam Whimpenny) With his dilettante glasses And a handlebar moustache He was a prime suspect for the movement Handed his tradition down With all his inhibitions Of course it was me who needed improvement Take it like a man All I could hear was in that phrase Take it like a man It’s the kind of thing time can’t erase I was a shock to the system They said “Why d’you wanna mister?” Shock to the system Now everything’s blown, all you could have known Take it like a man Hair touching his nipples On his face you saw the ripples Of a smile about to break the ice Stoic and impassioned Like a Greek God out of fashion He was silenced because he wouldn’t pay their price Take it like a man Something told me he knew too Take it like a man It was his expression that pulled him through He was a shock to the system They said “Why d’you wanna mister?” Shock to the system Now everything’s blown, all you could have known Take it like a man
9.
Don't I Know You From Somewhere? (Sam Whimpenny) I think we got our wires crossed somehow don’t you? Lying twice as fast as each other is fun But we all tell stories, some of us tell the truth Yes we all tell stories but some of us tell the truth If I told you we’re in love would you believe me? It’s not the time we spend together I’m sure But we all keep secrets, some of us write them down Yes we all keep secrets but some of them get us down When I watch you play your part I’m so elated But when I watch you disappear like that I’m so sad Cos we all have mirrors but some of us really care Yes we all got mirrors but some of us come upstairs Oh brothers don’t you give me gane away My life just ain’t the same these days Oh Brothers don’t you giv my game away If you do I’ll have a few strong words to say Well we all got problems but some of us hide them well Yes we all have problems but sometimes it’s hard to tell I’ve seen that look of innocence on many a wild eye I never trusted it before I ain’t meaning to try Cos we all drink fruit juice but some of us drink as well Yes we all drink fruit juice but sometimes it’s hard to tell They say you’re a teaser, no more no less Hmmmm, let me guess They say that it’s true, say you’re Mrs. And all… Well I’m well aware but I can’t say I care Cos we all get Sunshine but some’s got modern freedom Yes we all get Sunshine but some’s got more than freedom
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1st May 1999 03:35
1st May 1999 (Sam Whimpenny) There are words on this wind If I listen they’re meaningless When I let my head spin Then they seem to begin again Shine in my mind And may you explain to me That though life’s unkind Not all of it needs to be As I listen to time Echoes seem to be answering If I could catch the rhyme Love might still hold a place for me Shine in my mind And may you explain to me That though life’s unkind Not all of it needs to be As this breeze blows the world Round another sunrisen sky And the rays that are hurled Show the way for us to decide Shine in my mind And may you explain to me That though life’s unkind Not all of it needs to be
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3am Bradford To Capricorn (Sam Whimpenny) I am free I’m tied down I am lost I am found She’s in stay Not in go She’s in yes Not in no I’ve been to places where the light means summer The snowflakes whisper and the wind’s a murmur The subject may have been a source of friction But I was left inside my own description I’m the court She’s the trial I’m the Sun She’s the dial I’m the mask She’s the face I’m the time She’s the place The stars are shooting and the ice is melting And act of mercy or a flooded delta? The seconds sit upon the marble morning They stop and stare as we watch them falling I’m the grass She’s the grail I’m the shop She’s the sale I’m can hint She can tell I’m the wand She’s the spell Is she a comma or a complication? The rain is listening to my elation A change is wrought out of the Southern stations I catch a market and I lose creation I’m the cry She’s the tear I’m the glass She’s the beer We are two We are one We are halves We are none

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The offical Porvari debut CD “Play Something We All Know” Released on 23rd November 2007 and featuring eleven lyrically rich & melodically diverse songs written by Sam Whimpenny and arranged by Porvari

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released July 23, 2007

Porvari are:
Sam Whimpenny: guitars, vocals and percussion
Simon Meader: guitars, mandolins, harmonica, percussion

Artwork by Laina Watt

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Friends for more than 30 years and musical collaborators for over a decade, Porvari are founded on Sam Whimpenny's infinitely varied lyrically rich and melodically diverse songs enhanced by Simon Meader's guitar, mandolin and synths plus B.L. Underwood's encyclopaedic understanding of the recording process & occasional epic guitar solo. ... more

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