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Alien Shore & Groove Taboo cassettes

by World Turtle

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Under Pressure (lyrics P McMahon music P McMahon 1989) Set go - I missed the gun again Who sets the pace Another day in the chain gang shuffle Another line across my face Rule one is that there are no rules and Rule two is the same So how come I broke both rules when I was never in the game? You keep spinning like a sign in a hurricane I can't find what it takes I'm left hanging on the edge of a razor blade Something's going to break I can't take this love under pressure I'm cracking up but I don't care I can't take this love under pressure I'm giving it up tomorrow Slow down what's the need to hurry We're not going far Down the road & round the houses Back to where we are I can't do without your star in my heaven I can't see the way You keep walking on the ice in springtime Something's going to break
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Devotion 03:31
Devotion (P McMahon1986) It ain’t easy running hot & cold I feel uneasy fever’s taking hold My eyes are on the ceiling, my heart is in my mouth My blood it is congealing, my liver’s flying south Well you promised me the ocean but the ocean has run dry You promised me devotion but I knew it was a lie Mocking laughter, fit to bust. Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust Gold turns into silver, silver turns to rust Well you promised me a fortune but you only paid in beads, Then tried to sell your hard luck story, let me tell you my heart bleeds You know it bleeds ‘Cos it all adds up to nothing when they let the curtain fall If it wasn’t for my money I’d have nothing left at all. You know that one day it’s gonna hit the fan If you can’t take it easy, take it how you can. Any way you can. Well you promised me a mountain but the river cut it down You promised me a dragon but the sorry bugger drowned Glug You promised me a heaven then you gave a little hell, Then left me with an empty heart why don’t you just take that as well?
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Another Country (Chris & Paul McMahon) The red lines hit the headlines the cover is blown The stranger grace and danger we fear the unknown Truth and slander propaganda the smoke without flame Mutation alienation the difference is plain No no never in a million years No not in this world You have a fine way of living You have a nice way of putting me down But when it comes to forgiving - you don't This is another country This is my home I wouldn't change it Over the border lies the promised land Religion television the tools and the trade Discloses blood and roses the land we have made Divisions politicians scoring points in the game Two nations for generations we were never the same No no never in a million years No not in this world 'Cos when it comes to forgiving - you don't This is another country This is my home I wouldn't change it Over the border lies the promised land This is another country This is my home I wouldn't change it This is the country that I understand
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The Edge Of Heaven (Paul McMahon) Gently falls the night through my window on the world Diamonds in velvet skies shine in heaven for you As you sleep tonight starliht finds you I don't know where you are but I want to be there I need to be there You have been my inspiration You will be my rainbows end At the edge of heaven we shall stand Soft as angels wings deeper than the ocean Footprints on sacred ground side by side Side by side You have been my inspiration You will be my rainbows end At the edge of heaven we shall stand Lead me by silent waters stay by my side I can't deny this feeling it will never die This will never die You have been my inspiration You will be my rainbows end At the edge of heaven we shall stand
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See Her Face 03:36
See Her Face (lyrics P McMahon music P McMahon 1986) She knows she has the strength of illusion She will never concede the game Face to face revealing only what she wants to show She shines, like the sun on a window pane She needs no hiding place, see her face She waits, alone in a web of seclusion One eye stares at the falling rain He will come, to burn his wings before the lighted flame She smiles, cold as frost on the crystal pane She needs no hiding place, see her face She moves, he follows as lamb to the slaughter Dancing only at her command In the end, his eyes shall see her as she is and then Her hand cuts the string and the puppet dies
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Fading Away 04:02
Fading Away (lyrics P McMahon music P McMahon 1986) Take it from me there's no way out of here Honest to God there's no escape Do what you will to keep your conscience clear Drown your confusion in the Grape We are the children in the maze lost in the haze Living in hope of brighter days fading away Flogging a dark horse down a dead end street Haunted by spectres of defeat Why break your heart fighting the stream Just take the easy way you know what I mean Just turn around & go with the flow And if it drags you down that's the way it goes One little drink can bring us sweet release Pass me that bottle if you please
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Straw House 04:24
Straw House (P McMahon) I see you put your thoughts on paper Trying to write your fears away If you don't move no one will see your feet of clay Watching you drown your brain in whisky Trying to keep the truth at bay Hoping if you don't look the world will go away The sand flows only one way The North wind blows strong and someday This house of straw shall tumble down Welcome to the real world There's a sign on the door Beware of the webs they spin In the house of straw Didn't you know the sun was shining? Didn't you know the sky was blue? Didn't you ever wonder what went wrong with you? You try so hard to get there But your road leads down to nowhere This house of straw shall tumble down Chorus Is it the wind that fills the ocean? Is it the fire that makes you freeze? Isn't it sad that there's no cure for your disease? The world turns oh so slowly The moon burns lost & lonely This house of straw shall tumble down Tear down the walls of sorrow A faint heart knows no tomorrow This house of straw shall tumble down Chorus
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Wooden House 04:10
Wooden House (P McMahon) He's always tried to keep his distance from the world He doesn't want to give himself away I guess it's much too hard to let his voice be heard so he acts as if he's got nothing to say Close the doors, turn off the light No-one's home tonight He doesn't like to be the focus of attention So he makes himself the centre of his world instead Hide away, deep inside No-one's home tonight The wooden house has firm foundations The wooden house is sound The wooden house is dry as paper The wooden house is burning down Well he's been hurt before but he will never be hurt again He is a wooden house and a house can feel no pain The walls have ears, the windows eyes No-one's home tonight Chorus
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Stone House 05:44
Stone House (lyrics P McMahon music P McMahon 1987) Line by line we build our scriptures With the power of words shining in our hands It's our story it's our story we live It's our story it's our story we live Stone by stone we lay foundations With the strength of faith the rock on which we build It's a labour it's a labour of love It's a labour it's a labour of love In the arms of the tallest mountain high above the shifting sand In the world we build together this house of stone shall stand Day by day we pull together With the fires of hope burning in our eyes It's the future it's the future we make It's the future it's the future we make In the eyes of a thousand children in the voices of the crowd By the light that fills the heavens this house of stone shall stand
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Under My Skin (lyrics P McMahon music P McMahon 1991) I don't know your reasons you never did explain I did all the talking I guess it was all in vain I used to think you were behind me now I know for sure Cos when push came to shove you were right behind Shoving me out the door I couldn't believe it when you said you'd decided I thuoght we were even but it was so one sided When the flame died along with the passion You rose like a phoenix I collapsed into ashes You were under my skin I was lost in your ocean You were under my skin I was over my head Tell me how it was for you, was it as easy as it seemed Was it life and death? was it heads or tails? Or was it somewhere in between? I aleways thouight I wass wise to the danger But all at once you were a perfect stranger
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Under Pressure (lyrics P McMahon music P McMahon 1989) Set go - I missed the gun again Who sets the pace Another day in the chain gang shuffle Another line across my face Rule one is that there are no rules and Rule two is the same So how come I broke both rules when I was never in the game? You keep spinning like a sign in a hurricane I can't find what it takes I'm left hanging on the edge of a razor blade Something's going to break I can't take this love under pressure I'm cracking up but I don't care I can't take this love under pressure I'm giving it up tomorrow Slow down what's the need to hurry We're not going far Down the road & round the houses Back to where we are I can't do without your star in my heaven I can't see the way You keep walking on the ice in springtime Something's going to break
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Safe Harbour 04:46
Safe Harbour (lyrics P McMahon music P McMahon 1987) Here am I with the fields and the fire left behind Walking into daylight with picture of home on my mind Here am I when the year grows old and the days grow colder Light a candle in your heart tonight Let it shine for me let it shine across the water Set the sails toward that guiding light I am coming home this time it's forever All my hopes no more than pebbles on the beach Now I know that all I need to do is reach my Safe Harbour again There you are with the wind and the starss in your hair Nothing ever changes there's an ocean of wonder to share There you are when the spring tide turns You're like a lighthouse burning bright
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New Dark Ages (lyrics P McMahon music P McMahon 1991) It's weakness of the species That we subdivide ourselves So the problem just increases We don't relate to anyone else It's a stupid affectation To be so proud of what you are Cos your colour creed & nation They're just the luck of the draw There's no violation no disaster worse than war There's no flag or nation that's worth dying for They're gonna unleash the tigers They're gonna let slip the dogs of war They're gonna unlock the cages They're gonna lead us into the new dark ages There's a problem with religion Persecution seems the norm Cos it's not a free decision It just depends on where you're born No justification No excuse for holy war There's no God or nation that's worth killing for And when the iron fist of state loses control Old hatreds crawl out like a scorpion from a stone One more chapter lined in red Let history count the dead once again No belief or ism justifies the twisted knife No political system means more than one life
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The Silence 03:52
The Silence (lyrics P McMahon music P McMahon 1991) Well you radiate indifference to my feelings and opinions You don't understand I can't explain This is not just a gray train Well we've talked around for hours playing hide & seek with words Is it him? is it me? is it them or is it just all three? And it's all gone wrong The singer just forgot the song It's a blank dead end And the silence falls again Situation normal all fouled up We're a hive of inactivity a carnival of sloth I have been here once before, I don't want to see it anymore So we all fall down The king has lost his crown It's a blank dead end And the silence falls again So we've built ourselves a pyre out of mutual respect Strike a match light the fuse I guess there's not much left to lose And it's all washed up The turtle floats belly up on an alien shore Where the children play no more And it's all played through The groove is now taboo It's a blank dead end And the silence falls again
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Rip Van Winkle (lyrics P McMahon music C & P McMahon 1991) You gotta wake up stop dreaming Time is tight it's running out fast If you take so much put back nothing How long do you think it can last What'll you do when it all comes down What'll you do when it hits the ground No one left to pick up the pieces What'll you do when the siren wails What'll you do when the system fails Shock Shock Wake it up This aint no lullaby This aint no sweet dream scenario This aint no lullaby You aint no Rip Van Winkle Talkin about faith and freedom The future's slipping though our hands Talking bout a world overloaded How much more abuse can it stand What do you do when your conscience cries How can you turn & close your eyes Hope this nightmare fades away How can you say that you're not to blame How can you sleep when your bed's in flames Shock Shock Wake it up Gotta wake up start thinking Take a hand in your owe fate Talkin bout death by numbers Pray to God it's not too late There's too many people and not enough space Too many heats in the human race Not enough world to take the strain What'll you do when there's no more air Don't pretend that you don't care Shock Shock Wake it up
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Tunnel Vision (lyrics P McMahon music C & P McMahon 1986) Don't expect me to deny the space between us Yet I see no reason why there should be walls There's no need to lock ourselves away There's no need for us to fear The danger that lies in strangers disguise Let's open our eyes break out from this chorus (world turtle version) Black box Tunnel vision you're living in a fools prison Black box Tunnel vision you know that's a dangerous religion I don't ask you to believe what I believe in But at least we could agree to disagree There's no hate in contradiction Ask yourself why you should fear The danger that lies in strangers disguise Let's open our eyes break out from this Tunnel Vision, Tunnel Vision Seeing only the walls of our prison Make a start try and open up your heart We are as the others each one just another viewpoint open wide your blinkered eyes let the walls come tumbling down We are not the only ones lets not be the lonely ones There's no need to live with Tunnel Vision, Tunnel Vision Seeing only the walls of our prison
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Ship Of Fools (lyrics P McMahon music C & P McMahon 1991) He's going places moving with assurance through the crown scenes He's leaving traces totally indifferent to the scorched earth that he leaves The creed he teaches heaven down the barrel of a smoking gun He's making speeches words as empty as the head that wants to wear the crown The flag that he flies the look in his eyes tries to disguise that its the Blind leading the blind bearing in mind they're going nowhere He's the captain on a ship of fools Cruising circles round the swiming pool Disbelieving in the ocean A sitting target on a ship of fools He's building temples monuments to heroes of his cause Leads by example a paradise of martyrs is a paradise of fools It's a ship of fools With a skeleton crew Where insanity rules
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Stone House 06:18
Stone House (lyrics P McMahon music P McMahon 1987) Line by line we build our scriptures With the power of words shining in our hands It's our story it's our story we live It's our story it's our story we live Stone by stone we lay foundations With the strength of faith the rock on which we build It's a labour it's a labour of love It's a labour it's a labour of love In the arms of the tallest mountain high above the shifting sand In the world we build together this house of stone shall stand Day by day we pull together With the fires of hope burning in our eyes It's the future it's the future we make It's the future it's the future we make In the eyes of a thousand children in the voices of the crowd By the light that fills the heavens this house of stone shall stand
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Devotion 03:30
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More 05:32
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One Day 05:41
One Day (Paul McMahon) Every answer begs another dozen questions Living in this present tense All the secret signs we use for our protection They don't seem to make much sense Sometimes it gets so dark in here Nothing certain nothing ever clear It's hard for fools like us to keep believing One day the walls around us will all come down One day the light will shine on us all The restless heart will be at peace The chains that bind us all will be released I hope that it isn't too late I've tried hard but I can't understand the reasons Please try to make it clear Why we carry on a search for other Edens When everything we need is here Let the unknown soldier sleep tonight Let him know there's no one left to fight In this place for fools like us who keep believing One day the walls around us will all come down One day the light will shine on us all The restless heart will be at peace The chains that bind us all will be released I hope that it isn't too late These days everything I do feels wrong I'd give anything to feel that I belong In the place for fools like us who keep believing One day the walls around us will all come down One day the light will shine on us all The restless heart will be at peace The chains that bind us all will be released I hope that it isn't too late
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Time & Again 04:12
Time & Again (David Coverdale) Lately, I realise that it's you You are the one who makes everything right Summer days and winter nights Slowly, I open my eyes And your smile is there to greet me And whisper words to tell me it's all right I'll stay by you in your darkest night Time and again the situation shows You make it better Time and again I realise You are the morning of my day Time and again my feelings let me know You make it better No wasted words on conversation 'Cause all I want to do is just talk about The woman I love The woman I love I never thought I could be this way When I hold you in my arms I know I just want to stay This is the place I should be In sweet harmony With the woman I love

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After Haze broke up in 1988, we formed World Turtle with Alen Shaw on bass and Fudge Smith (from Pendragon) on drums. We recorded the Alien Shore cassette album, and promptly split up! We reformed 18 months later, but struggled to keep a stable lineup, and in 1992 released Groove Taboo as a duo of Chris & Paul McMahon. Some songs were re-recordings of Haze songs, and some were re-recorded in 1994 for our debut CD World Turtle's 'Haze', but the versions here have only ever been available on cassette releases GABC 8 & GABC 10. We've also added 4 exclusive bonus tracks, 2 appeared on compilations and 2 are previously unreleased.
This was our 'funky' phase, so there's not much prog to be found!

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released September 12, 2020

Tracks 1-9 Paul McMahon - vocals & guitars, Chris McMahon - keyboards, Alen Shaw - bass & vocals, Fudge Smith - drums. Track 10 Paul McMahon - vocals & guitars, Chris McMahon - keyboards, programming, Alen Shaw - bass & vocals. Tracks 11-22 Chris McMahon - keyboards, programming, Paul McMahon - guitars, vocals. Track 23 Paul McMahon - keyboards & vocals

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Sheffield progressive rockers Haze celebrated 40 years of making music with two anniversary shows in 2018. Both shows were recorded for CD & DVD release.
The bands first studio CD of new material since 2013 'Back To The Bones' will be released on CD & digital download on 4th July 2020
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