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All Fall Down

from Into The Blue by Neil Porter

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This is an old song that I decided was worth a complete re-work. So, it was built up from scratch. and has morphed into something completely different from the original. With a new Oz election this year, the lyrics are once again topical.
I went for a percussive interlude where I'd normally have a guitar solo. No session musicians were injured in the making of this song :)

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All Fall Down
© 2007 Neil Porter

I’ve always been an open man
I wear my heart here on my sleeve
I always try to make things work
I try to say what I believe
You might disagree with me
But I’ll try to understand

If you want to talk to me
You’ve got to say just what you feel
You’ve got to leave my options open
You’ve got to tell me something real
I’ve heard it all before
And I’m hearing it again

If you’re making promises
You don’t plan to keep
Don’t even plan to try
If you stack them all together
They all fall down

You want my approval
Do you want something else from me?
Something unconditional
That’s a bit too much you see
You burnt me once before
And you’re coming round again

It’s coming ‘round again
Like a mark upon a wheel
You try to win me over
You try to cut a deal
You might disagree with me
But I’ll try to understand

Stack them all together
They all fall down
It pays you to remember
They all fall down
Stack them all together
They all fall down - crashing in a pile
You just can’t forget it
They all fall down

INSTRUMENTAL

If you’re making promises
You don’t plan to keep
Don’t even plan to try
If you stack them all together
They all fall down

If you win another round
It won’t change the way I feel
Just have to spend another year
Shoulder firmly to the wheel
It’s happened times before
And it’s coming round again

I’ve always been an open man
I wear my heart here on my sleeve
I always try to make things work
I try to say what I believe
You can disagree with me
But try to understand

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from Into The Blue, released January 1, 2015
Neil Porter - Vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, keys etc

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Neil Porter Pambula Beach, Australia

Singer songwriter from Pambula Beach in Australia.

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