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    Bonus items: 16 page booklet in pdf, cover art of the singles Bye, Ministry Man and Fine Shields We are, and studio recording footage of the Isle Of U theme being played by Jeroen van Genuchten, Wouter Schueler and Luuk Hof.
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1.
Money 03:59
Paper money, bitcoin money Plastic money, pocket money All that money needs to come my way Tier-1 money, ransom money Bribery money, burglar money Stacks of money need to come my way Cash flow money, savings money Easy money, whitewashed money Truckloads of money need to come my way Gimme your funds Gimme your bonds Gimme your shiny wallet, your solid Your rock-hard pretty solvent Creditworthy and sturdy And undeniably dirty and waiting Cause your savings are just sleeping And keeping you poor so what’s that for Man are you asleep? It’s never too late to bite the bait And trust me and my fees and rates And multiply your treasures Start measures to get agile and healthy Become incredibly wealthy Cause greed is good, yeah? Now just repeat that every day
2.
Goodbye now, we´re leaving
 We must be on our way again
 We´ll wander around North Laine
 I´ll buy you a pale ale there and then Musicians are trying
 New stuff at GAK each day
 They sing in the gardens
 And aim for the Brighton Dome to play Anything goes in Brighton and Hove
 Nothing feels more alive
 Brighton & Hove, that´s where I´ll go 
I´m gonna jump in and take a dive We´ll swim to the West Pier
 And watch the steel come falling down
 A taste @ Marrocco´s
 Then off to Gardner Street downtown Anything goes in Brighton and Hove
 Nothing feels more alive
 Brighton & Hove, that´s where I´ll go 
I´m gonna jump in and take a dive (vocoder sings:
Brighton and Hove / That’s where I’ll go /
In Kemptown / In Bond Street
On Church Road / The heartbeat)
3.
Isle Of U 03:33
Close the gate, and lower the blinds right now Lock the doors, be still tonight Please be quiet and switch off your telephones Let the horns blow Isle of U Isle of U The horns playing for you The sirens singing for you Please sit down and cast away your fears Let the words become the hymn I will be the herald of your sweet love Let the horns blow Isle of U Isle of U The horns playing for you The sirens singing for you A high trumpet for you
4.
Taxi driver Please follow that Just follow that car If it’s the last thing you do It’s my last chance to Sweet tenderness And happiness please Don’t lose sight of that car Out of the blue I am here without you So Mr taxi driver Step on the gas Get me out of this mess So Mr taxi driver Please set me free Finders keepers So timidly I’m down on my knees Step on the gas, won’t you please Losers weepers That’s just like me Surprisingly when I’m in the backseat again
5.
Isn’t it plain to see Isn’t it obviously Just give us your private key We’re saying hello, dear friend We’re taking you by the hand Aren’t we heaven sent You can’t be wrong As long as your switch is on You can’t be wrong As long as you go along Nothing is more obscene Then being a human being Who doesn’t come clean, I mean What is it all about What is your life without A place in the gracious crowd You can’t be wrong As long as your switch is on You can’t be wrong As long as you go along Did your mother tell you What you need to know That we won’t be evil ‘til we grow A bit too slow
6.
Sea winds shake the downs Raging through guilty grounds Those who have seen hell Survivors, here to tell They knock on our doors They're gazing at our fences And trenches They’re stumbling ‘cross our minefields Fine shields we are Borderline patrols Heading the exit polls High walls stretched out What’s that all about People come on They're gazing at our fences And trenches They’re stumbling ‘cross our minefields Fine shields we are It’s cold outside So come in and hide Behind our gloomy fences And trenches Our barriers and minefields Fine shields we are
7.
If you could read my mind You would probably stop halfway If you would know my kind You would hear what the neighbours say His hedge is far too tall 
It looks as if he is hiding If you would count my likes
 You would probably find a clue If you would see my strikes
 Then you’d pitch me a ball or two I hear you say that I´m blind
 Blind enough to be watching Everyone else in the world turning right, but I´m

 Left of centre, left of centre 
Left of centre, left of centre Would you believe I care about the
 Beggars along the way
 If they´d insist I´d swear I would
 Come back another day It´s awkward, awkward we are
 Worst of all, we´re decaying Everyone else in the world turning right, but I´m

 Left of centre, left of centre Left of centre, left of centre
8.
Mrs Wilson, standing by the door Mr Wilson calls her Eleanor Please move on, she says We have to be on time The train won't wait So Mr and Mrs Wilson Leave at four o'clock p.m. Just in time to avoid the traffic jam When they reach the tube A crowd is pouring in And so it goes when Mr Wilson says We're carrying a massive load The moment we type the code This train is about to explode Oh yeah, explode Everyone was taken by surprise The papers, the experts, began to analyze How could this be true They seemed to be so nice The neighbours said But twenty-four were dead and Buried, before the week was done They searched for motives And concluded there were none As time went by the news About Fred and Eleanor Just seemed to fade Till Mr Johnson said We're carrying a massive load The moment we type the code This train is about to explode Oh yeah, explode
9.
Here they are, best of breed Twenty-some and a long way from home So proud and so they should be Here they are Here they are, feeling strong Moving on, they’ve got so much to do They’ve got workloads, schedules and more Here they are Beat the drum Beat the drum Beat the drum When they come along No flat tyres, feelings hurt No missed planes, never laundry to clean They are supernatural beings That’s what they are Beat the drum Beat the drum Beat the drum When they come along Where they are, we feel good Around the globe and then when They touch base We stand up and humbly give place
10.
Losing my hair, I don't care I'm turning grey, but hey, you'll say It's just a matter of Keeping your head up high Forever young and you'll never die My love I'm feeling blue, but hey, so do you There's nothing new, I mean true It's just a matter of Choosing the far end side That's where the lights will be dimmed At night, my love I'm looking over my shoulder Somebody said you look older But that's not the thing I had told her I am basically your love Start wearing shades, like inmates You ask me why I lift weights It's all a matter of Aiming your bow about right Keeping the mirrors way out of sight My love I'm looking over my shoulder Somebody said you look older But that's not the thing I had told her I am basically your love
11.
Is this your house Is this this your room Is this the place you call your home And when you drive Where do you go When did you turn your cornerstone Everyone is out to play Join the circus, come what may Is this your shell Are you the pearl Now tell me what you’re hiding from Everyone is out to play Join the circus, come what may
12.
People come closer Gather around Listen to my advice Fasten your seat belts Switch off your phones You cannot believe your eyes No-one can outsmart the Silicon guys But I'm scared My clicks are all tagged And I'm scared My thoughts are all checked So I'm scared Copy that line I'm scared Was it something I said I'm scared When I was lying in bed I'm scared Copy that line No use in trying to Lower your blinds To keep us Trojans out Wherever you draw them We're crossing your lines Cause that's what this game's about It's your safety that matters so Hail data science But I'm scared My clicks are all tagged And I'm scared My thoughts are all checked So I'm scared Copy that line I'm scared Was it something I said I'm scared When I was lying in bed I'm scared Copy that line
13.
On a mountain high Lives a mean old guy He’s selling his mean old stories To anyone he knows All believers go To the valley low Where he’s descending To perform his well-known shows It’s always the same So many to blame So few who are chosen So weak and so tame When they call out his name Their thoughts are like frozen Bye, ministry man I’m counting from ten, yeah Your mystery plan Is that all you can, yeah In the name of God Or any other thought The ministry man is trying to Get you on his side Tell you where it’s at Before you bow your head The ministry man is always Playing with your mind It’s always the same So many to blame So few who are chosen So weak and so tame When they call out his name Their thoughts are like frozen Bye, ministry man I’m counting from ten, yeah Your mystery plan Is that all you can, yeah
14.
Father 03:20
When I was a Latin teacher’s son Only seven winters young We were walking through the dunes one day We were talking man to man And I told him I’ld become a politician Well my father was a thoughtful man He read piles of books before He would dare to contradict someone Let alone his perky son And he told me I had come to a wise decision Latin teacher, classics preacher Head in the clouds I’ll build a statue for my father Guardian of doubts Just before the 9/11 planes Hit the centre of New York And the world he knew went up in flames We took his body from the morgue And I told him I’d become like my father Latin teacher, classics preacher Head in the clouds I’ll build a statue for my father Guardian of doubts

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The fourth album by Amsterdam based pop group The Dutch after a long break contains 14 brand new songs. A motley crue of rich melodies and colourful sounds, with lyrics that cover both personal, narrative and social themes.

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released November 15, 2016

Produced by Wout de Kruif together with The Dutch, mastered by Darius van Helfteren.

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The Dutch is an Amsterdam based pop group. Son of Han is the lead singer/guitarist.

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