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The Paris Wife
02:47
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The Paris Wife
We fell in Love and Married
Moved to Paris
You’d be a writer and
I’d be your ever lasting love
Accordions and whores
Were to be our background score
I’d cut my hair and you’d grow yours
We’d be the same guy you’d say x 2
But then each day you’d disappear
Into your fierce world of words
My earnest and me, a young miss Hemmingway
My earnest and me, a young miss Hemmingway
Red headed, wedded, waiting, steady and straight
You are the best parts of me he’d say
And he was like an island where
the weather always changed
And I am a small boat tethered to his fate
But I made the rope and tied a knot around the stake
I threw the anchor overboard on our wedding day
You’d be a writer and
I’d be your ever lasting love
But as you grew, you grew away
But as you grew, you grew away
And the words were the waves
That wore against the stake
That I’d placed
And by the end I was loosening the knot
I let my boat slip aside
Into still waters away from your tide
That continued to roll across the sea
I’d done my part
And so had she.
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2. |
Just a case of falling
03:42
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Turns out it was a terrible show
I got my money back but she wont go
And it’s far too late to follow
The signs of love we’ll never know, you know
What a waste of money and wine
But then she took my hand it was an obvious sign
She’s gonna walk me home, cos she’s got the time
And it’s not just about this body of mine, you know
No, no, no no no no no
No, no, no no no no no
No, no, no no no no no
No
Turns out her money’s a home
So I can lead a life that I should have known
I got a suitcase made and a fine coat wove
She loves me dear because I always phone, you know.
What a taste for money and wine
Across the table there was an obvious sign
There gonna walk me home, cos they’ve got the time
And it’s not just about this body of mine, you know
No, no, no no no no no
No, no, no no no no no
No, no, no no no no no
No
Doh doh doh doh doh…..
We keep on talking but
We’re playing at this love
Forever, forever my dear
Forever, forever my dear
Doh doh doh doh doh....
No tea as I open the door
I see my washing’s done but it’s on the floor
I guess I should’ve loved her more
And now she’s gone I never wanted her more
What a waste of money and wine
She took my heart and cat and car this time
And it’s over now, but you know it’s fine
It’s just a case of falling all the time.
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3. |
Into the lion's den
03:26
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Into the lion’s den
Daniel, into the lion’s den he heard, whispered in his ear by a raven with eyes as dark as the streets they walk, and the sights they saw.
Straight lines, have been stolen from me replaced by the tangled lives of this city.
As I follow your steady eyes that lead me through the streets, that lead me to keep your secrets deep.
Keep your eyes on me
Lost in clouds and dark waters where boarders once set, begin to blur. A landscape carved in my mind over time. The rain and ice made her black wings in a slow history.
As we steal into the night we steal to find the light. In our hands we hold the things of old, from deep waters. Tells the story of how you got your feathered brow. In your waters I drowned
But there I learnt to swim
Grew gills and fins
And you stole from me my order
And I stole from you your time
And we stole together
The past to make the future bright
Daniel, into the lion’s den he heard, whispered in his ear by a raven with eyes as dark as the streets they walk, and the sights they saw.
Daniel, into the lion’s den he heard, whispered in his ear by a raven with eyes as dark as the streets they walk, and the sights they saw.
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4. |
The Coral Thief
05:21
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The Coral Thief
There was an ocean over this town many years ago
The signs are there if I can find them, as the corals show
I’m not here in the street but walking by the shore
I cast shadows on the walls but ripples on the floor
Just close your eyes
When the sea was high
In it’s time
The coral grew
Nearby
When you saw blue
You saw all this too
Though it hides
From view
This cave is far down
I’ve made it my own
A place to lie down
You’ll stay, we’re fine now
There was a line of many soldiers breaking up the stone
They were taking back the horses, watching them go home
They say the town is always changing, but if they read the signs
They’d know the coral is just waiting for the oceans rise
Dont close your eyes
When the moon was high
We stole in the night
And voices grew
Nearby
So I ran too
Where the coral grew
So I might rise
With you
Their cave is far down
I’ve made it my home
A place to lie down
Don’t stay, I’m fine now
Don’t stay, I’m fine now
Don’t stay, I’m fine now
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5. |
Declaration
03:19
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Declaration One
His hands are everywhere I turn
His eyes are questioning and peaceful
He looks into these depths as though he’s lost at sea, lost at sea
He drove me away
His kindness is sticky
Insistent, expecting
And I feel small and bitter
I crave simplicity
Like to think that I’m grateful
But I don’t like this box
I remember now your face
Was soft your pace was slow and steady
If only you could turn your back
Instead of circling round, circling round
You drove me away
Your kindness is sticky
Insistent, expecting
And I feel small and bitter
I crave simplicity
Like to think that I’m grateful
But I don’t like this box
Even when we part I feel you
Following following following following
Arms round my waist you pull me back to you
You drove me away
You drove me away
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6. |
Declaration Two
02:16
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Declaration Two
Ooooooooooooo
Ooooooooooooo
I’ve got a crush
But I worry that
I may have made you up.
Friends say I’m mad,
So if I can
Convince others
Of your powers
Then this might save us.
Ooooooooooooo
Ooooooooooooo
Ooooooooooooo
Ooooooooooooo
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7. |
When you speak
03:46
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When you speak
When you speak, my body shakes, I do not understand,
You are here, Your words are deep, in me,
And I could see, through your eyes, could see, thorough your face
As my body takes, what you say
I did not know you at first
I could not hear or know your words
I did not think, that
I did not think, that
We could be
But You- have become, Apart of the language that I speak
As I try to learn, you give me air to breathe
I did not know you at first
I could not hear or know your words
I did not know you at first
I could not hear or know your words
I did not think, that
I did not think, that
We would be
As part of you I grow
As part of me you know
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8. |
The word keeper
05:19
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The Word Keeper
There’s a sea between words
You immerse and focus
Leave your mouth wide open
Breathe while you are spoken
For you are now a word I’ll understand
Call you out and there’s meaning to the sound
Walls are high but my voices bring them down
Thought that I was a keeper of this town
I learn you have two meanings
We fall when you deceive us
Enthralled, but you should leave us
Don’t leave this world in silence
For you are now a word we’ll understand
Call you out and there’s meanings to the sound
Walls are high but our voices bring them down
Thought that we were the keepers of this town
For you are now a word I’ll understand
For you are now a word I’ll understand
For you are now a word I’ll understand
For you are now a word I’ll understand
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The Bookshop Band Bath, UK
The Bookshop Band write songs inspired by books and play them in bookshops. They started as a collaboration between a group of musicians in Bath and their local independent bookshop, Mr B's Emporium. Now they are about to go on tour, sponsored by Vintage Books and Independent Booksellers Week, around other bookshops and lit fests. Catch them if you can. Details at www.thebookshopband.co.uk ... more
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