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NeRV

by Northern Nerv

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LIVE IT 03:38
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LIVE IT I know the way through life is to live it I know the way to lose is to give in Soon as you're high then all is forgiven I know you feel uptight you get flustered I know you break the law you get busted I know you're much too cool be trusted I know you turn a lot you get twisted I know you touch the fire you'll get blistered I know her kiss so well I can taste it I know to live your dream is to chase it I know you drink a lot you get wasted I know the way its done is to do it I know to ride the rough you go through it I know by now that nothing's a shoe in Its all a game and we're trying to play it And it'll be over before you can say it And we don’t live too long so lock it in and bring it on Life is just a moment, nothing more so take it on And you won’t get it back So live it like a maniac I know the way through life is to live it I know the way to lose is to give in Soon as you're high then all is forgiven I know you feel uptight you get flustered I know you break the law you get busted I know you're much too cool be trusted Its all a game and we're trying to play it And it'll be over before you can say it So don't hang around til the sound of the sirens on You'll be amazed at the speed your time has gone Copyright Neil Robertson 2017
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KEEP THE PRESSURE ON 04:55
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KEEP THE PRESSURE ON I was a stranger in a distant land down under I’d heard amazing tales of a strange game played with skills of wonder And a beating heart of thunder I heard the crowd from far and wide they rolled in To the great grey temple like arenas olden And the field was green and the day was golden And in the sun I saw forty men or more Set to put it on the line for their own clan And the crowd was high and the crowd was wild With the ball high the siren sounded wih a war cry And the whole land rocked as they came together With the sound of flesh on flesh on leather And there’s nowhere to hide they can say die never Keep the pressure on. Never let it fall Never leave yourself open to a cheap shot Keep the pressure on. Never let it fall Never weaken no You gotta hit ‘em hard the first time And the whole land bleeds And the wrongs need righting And the media feed has got our world’s colliding You’ve gotta believe there are battles worth fighting Keep the pressure on. Never let it fall Never leave yourself open to a cheap shot Keep the pressure on. Never let it fall Never weaken no You gotta hit ‘em hard the first time LEAD BREAK Keep the pressure on. Never let it fall Never leave yourself open to a cheap shot Keep the pressure on. Never let it fall Put your head over the ball and take your best shot Keep the pressure on. Never let it fall Never leave yourself open to a cheap shot Keep the pressure on. Never let it fall Never weaken no You gotta hit ‘em hard the first time Copyright Neil Robertson 2017
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LOGJAM 04:50
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LOGJAM I'm staring wide eyed at the silvery sky again God I'm sick of taking kicks and making cash for money men I'm breathing shallow like a fish out of water I've got to hit the road Soaked up a tough fight for quite a while Between the real world and the fire in my mind I'm feeling heavy like a log in the water I know I've got to hit the road Before my head explodes CHORUS In the suit set its easy to forget just who I am Have you ever been caught in a terminal soul logjam? The sun was in my eyes and the sky was falling Everybody's got a different calling This is who I am I'm clearly alive but I barely survived my friend I knew what I want but I forgot what I needed then I'm bone dry and I'm begging for water I've got to play my song whetehr it pays or not CHORUS Dreamed of a house on a mountainside And all my old friends had gathered warm inside But I was outside doing chores They said what are you still tilling that field for? I said the truth is I don't know what youth is I said the truth is I don't know what youth is I said the truth is I don't know what youth is And I don't care CHORUS (X2) Copyright Neil Robertson 2017
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I WISH IT WAS 1984 AGAIN 03:47
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I WISH IT WAS 1984 AGAIN It’s been 20 years since when, I first met you through a mutual friend I was mostly black Eastcoast jeans and you had really big hair I didn’t realize then, one day we would be best friends And love like it never ends Love like it was 1984 again But I missed the chance by a mile And we both went our ways a while I got bit by the music bug And you went around the world We made it up since then But we lost some time in the middle there And I wanna do it again I wish it was 1984 again I wish it was 1984 again I wish it was 1984 again I wish it was 1984 again I wish it was 1984 again If it was 1984 again I’d be young and free and born again I’d be living my life all over again I’d be kicking the footy around all week I’d be drinking with Wally down at Billy’s Creek I’d be sneakin in the Astradome underage I’d be pashing with Cooky on the Blue Light stage I wish it was 1984 again Copyright Neil Robertson 2017
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RICHARD BRANSON'S HAIR 04:40
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RICHARD BRANSON’S HAIR I wish that I could be Richard Branson’s hair It’s so long and beautiful, with the right amount of air It’d be a really awesome view from up there On Richard Branson, the rock star political, Viking billionaire Yeah I wish that I could be Richard Branson’s follicular guys Flying on a private jet would be particularly nice I’d get all the best shampoo and conditioner money could buy, With Richard Branson, the rock star political, billionaire Viking guy Cause Richard Branson you’re the king of all things cool You’re so cool they made an ice cube out of you You fly a starship or a balloon across the sky You’re Richard Branson the rock star political, billionaire Viking guy I wish that I could ride on Richard Branson’s head I’d have a front row seat for all the clever things he said I’d pitch him all my songs and tell him Dick, this is shit that sells Hey Richard Branson We could be the next Tubular Bells Na na na na na I can’t whistle like I should Na na na na na I bet Richard Branson could But Richard Branson, I bet he could whistle up a storm While flipping some pancakes as he keeps his girlfriend warm And makes a billion dollar deal or maybe two or three or four He’s Richard Branson…who could ask for anything more? Cause Richard Branson you’re the king of all things cool You’re so cool they made an ice cube out of you You fly a starship or a balloon across the sky You’re Richard Branson the rock star political, billionaire Viking guy ©Copyright Neil Robertson 2017
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CONSPIRACY THEORY 04:20
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CONSPIRACY THEORY I can’t help wondering when Elvis will make a comeback ‘Cause I know the mobs still got him in the basement hooked on crack And that’s pretty lame as far as conspiracy theories go But it beats him being a gay CIA spy taken by a UFO But I know this and I know that I got a head on my shoulders, I got meat on my bones I’ve been thinking a while and I feel kinda stoned But I guess I’ll keep thinking til I think myself into the light I can’t help wondering when JFK was attacked How a bullet from above and behind blew his head front to back And I ate in a diner in Roswell where aliens go And the Apollo moon landing was filmed in a lot studio But I know this and I know that I got a head on my shoulders, I got meat on my bones I’ve been digging a while to sort the shit from the stones And I guess I’ll keep digging til I dig myself into the light I can’t help wondering how the Kardashians got to be famous Maybe its actually us who have got shit for brains I wonder why only the rich get the pictures and stares And how political leaders so often become billionaires But I know this and I know that I got a head on my shoulders, I got meat on my bones I’ve been talking a while with Deep Throat on the phone He said its easy to believe in conspiracy theories Because the world is so strange, nobody could write this And there’s so many conspiracy theories That you must have some doubt by now I may be wrong but here’s my theory The government conspired to create them all To entertain us and confound us While reality breaks loose around us An I can’t help thinking here’s a song radio will avoid Because the pop world has been populated by evil androids Programmed to spit out their ditties without any soul Considered approved and then stamped with the corporate logo But I know this and I know that. I got…...... 1) I’ve been walking a while I’m a long way from home 2) I’ve been singing a while and I still got no tone But I guess I’ll keep singing til I sing myself into the sun Cause I’m not done (x4) copyright Neil Robertson 2017
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GODSPEED 04:00
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GODSPEED I started out on the road to the summit ‘Cos I couldn’t see the big cliffs coming Half had no choice and knew it Half just to prove I could do it I kept on, took the bullet and bit it ‘Cos I couldn’t hear the crowd cry quit it The road’s hard and it won’t stop raining Godspeed friend, stop complaining And hey ho said the monkey it’s a game show Big gods are the keeper of the key locks Clear skies are the secret of a fast rise I looked up at the low cloud ceiling Keep heart now, don’t stop feeling I met a man all torn and twisted Bent like some mountain misfit He said I gave my life for rockin’ But there’s a time when you just stop knockin’ I looked up and they all lay scattered Lying down like not much mattered Like a long unanswered phone call Threw their hearts up against a stone wall And good god said the monkey it’s a long shot We all know its not what but who now Take heed, a rock life needs godspeed I leaned forward to the driver of the rickshaw Godspeed is what I wish for I started out on the road to the summit ‘Cos I couldn’t see the big cliffs coming Half had not choice and knew it Half just to prove I could do it To prove I could do it….. To prove I could do it…… Copyright Neil Robertson 2017
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CORK 04:29
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CORK It seems to me the world is spinning to infinite Beneath an ever warming sky It’s not just faith that’s got us looking for divinity We’re just trying to hope things right And we’re all just aware of what’s in our vicinity It’s hard to truly see from height We could all be jetsam lost with no affinity Disappearing out of sight And the more you fight The harder it is to feel light Yeah the more you fight The harder it is to feel light Look at me I’m just a cork Floating on the ocean’s torque I take my place in all this space But I could sink without a trace Wise men warn you’ll drown too soon Trying to fight against the storm So ‘til I die, I think I’ll try Just to be calm inside its eye Deep run currents scatter everything accordingly Out of mind and out of sight And now I’m alone Like everyone surrounding me And the rest of humankind And the more you fight The harder it is to feel light Yeah the more you fight The harder it is to feel light Copyright Neil Robertson 2017
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CHAIN SMOKER 03:46
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CHAIN SMOKER Hey girl what you got me to feel Was a lot and I still think about it I need you when the fever is real And there’s nothing I can do about it And the summer is over, yeah The winter is here, yeah, yeah The summer is over yeah The winter is here, yeah, yeah Now I’m just where you want me to be And there’s nothing I can do about it I feel alive when you come onto me I get hot just thinking about it And the summer is over, yeah The winter is here, yeah, yeah The summer is over yeah The winter is here, yeah, yeah I try to live my life well, But it’s too hard to tell Should I take one more toke Or face the music my friend? I chase my lone long shot bets I chain smoke cigarettes But I ain’t found answers yet Guess I’ll go looking again Copyright Neil Robertson 2017
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CRAWLIN' 03:58
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CRAWLIN’ Babe I’ve been crawlin, my head in the dirt Pained is my face again and stained is my shirt Babe I’ve been crawlin, from the hills to the seas Worn are my fingertips and torn are my knees God I’ve been crawlin through the slime of your race Fame is my calling but shamed is my face Give me my sentence and let it begin For late is my penitence and great is my sin God I’ve been crawlin’ God I’ve been crawlin’ And though I’ve been crawlin’ That light is still calling me on God I’ve been crawlin’ like a wing broken bird I’ve taken a mauling in a money man’s world Knock down their pedestals and give my soul wings Praise all the criminals and kill all the kings God I’ve been crawlin’ God I’ve been crawlin’ And though I’ve been crawlin’ That light is still calling me on God I’ve been crawlin’ God I’ve been crawlin’ And though I’ve been crawlin’ That light is still calling me on Copyright Neil Robertson 2017
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Acoustic rock/blues/folk from prolific Melbourne singer/songwriter Neil Robertson.

Playing on debut album NeRV:

Neil Robertson
Acoustic and electric guitars, bass, lead and backing vocals

Tim Robertson
Drums, sax, guitars, backing vocals

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released May 20, 2017

All songs written by Neil Robertson
Produced by NeRV

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Northern Nerv Melbourne, Australia

Neil Robertson -
Vocals, guitars and harmonica

Nikki Finn - Drums and vocals

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