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The Masterplan by Oasis

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Oasis

The Masterplan

Release date: 8th November 2006

From Stop the Clocks EP
Track 4
5:22
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Noel Gallagher's meditation on acceptance and uncertainty, 'The Masterplan' unfolds as a series of gentle exhortations. The song urges patience and openness in the face of life's unknowability, its chorus built on a simple acknowledgment: all we know is that we don't know how things will unfold. There is no pretence of answers here, only an invitation to move through the world with grace and without fear. The lyrics work through metaphor and direct address, casting words upon waves and invoking life's endless corridor of possibility. Gallagher writes not to instruct but to suggest, the tone one of fraternal counsel rather than prophecy. Dance if you want to dance, he offers. Let it be. We're all part of the masterplan, whether we understand it or not.

"The Masterplan" is a track by Oasis, from the album Stop the Clocks EP, released 8th November 2006. The track is 5:22 long. It's filed under Indie Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Oasis.

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Lyrics

The Masterplan

Take the time to make some sense
Of what you want to say
And cast your words away upon the waves
Sail them home with acquiesce
On a ship of hope today
And as they land upon the shore
Tell them not to fear no more
Say it loud and sing it proud today
And then dance if you wanna dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go
All we know is that we don't know
How it's gonna be
Please brother let it be
Life on the other hand
Won't make us understand
We're all part of the masterplan

Say it loud and sing it proud today
I'm not saying right is wrong
It's up to us to make
The best of all the things that come our way
'Cause everything that's been has passed
The answer's in the looking glass
There's four and twenty million doors
On life's endless corridor
Say it loud and sing it proud today
Well, dance if they want to dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go
All we know is that we don't know
How it's gonna be
Please brother let it be
Life on the other hand
Won't make you understand
We're all part of the masterplan

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Track details

From Stop the Clocks EP

5:222006
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Stop the Clocks EP
Stop the Clocks EP
Oasis
8th November 2006
Track number
4
Release year
2006
  1. 1Acquiesce
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  2. 2Cigarettes & Alcohol (Demo)
    4:38
  3. 3Some Might Say (Live in '95, Venue Unknown)
    5:15
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    5:22
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