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If This Is Our Swan Song
03:38
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if this is our swan song
can I ruffle your feathers
and pretend for a final moment
we still belong together
a bird of prey eats away at my heart
in darkness he holds me tight
his wings of steel they keep me trapped
in the wax figure of the night
hearts come undone
as we watch vultures on the loose
I follow you round
cry over all the traps you fall into
birdsong of the winter
froze our faces
we dug for beauty and a grain of truth
in the ashes of the land
but the dreams I dreamt with you
they were built on sand
now I have to draw the curtains
on your tired eyes
we’re an ocean and a world apart
as the crow flies
hearts come undone
as we watch vultures on the loose
I follow you round
cry over all the traps you fall into
birdsong of the winter
froze our faces
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2. |
No Other Way
04:17
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child on the run
strangers on her trail
she heads towards the sun
sleeps on the ground
with her bag of books
and her good-luck charms
tears on her face
there's evil on the road
there's beauty and grace
she walks past places darkened by fear
haunted by dreams of falling
and she knows there is no other way
I met her years ago
a kid from a broken home
with no place to go
and I remember well
the girl with a hundred lives
and stories to tell
in the eye of the storm
she was light as a feather
all skin and bones
she walks past places darkened by fear
haunted by dreams of falling
and she knows there is no other way
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3. |
The Rememberer
04:54
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gone are the days
when an angel smiled
watching over me
oh I'm a rememberer
there is a face up in the clouds
high above the sea
oh I'm a rememberer
there is a place
where your light shines on
through the flowers and trees
come out of here my lonely ghost
let nights turn into days
take another piece of my soul
I am your willing prey
I open the gates
throw away the key
and your spirit is here
oh I'm a rememberer
I call your name
and reach out to you in my wildest dreams
oh I'm a rememberer
come out of here my lonely ghost
let nights turn into days
take another piece of my soul
I am your willing prey
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4. |
Crying For The Moon
05:48
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awaking from a dream
in the dark woods
far away from home
footsteps of a ghost
follow me wherever I go
birds perched on branches
like question marks
scattered high and low
baby you're a leaf
on the mighty river
I hear you loud and clear
no god holds the answers
we rose from the ashes
the land was ours
at the crack of dawn
strangers in haunted places
we travel blind
and no one sees us roam
baby you're a leaf
on the mighty river
I hear you loud and clear
no god holds the answers
no one will take you in their boat
but I just love the way you float
I’m crying for the moon
In the cold light of winter
I’ve left my world of blue
I’m near you in the water
no one will take us in their boat
but I just love the way we float
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5. |
Sands Of Time
05:33
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a blanket of grass and branches
underneath the moon
we lie there waiting for a ghost to come round
promises and pledges
secrets that we share
while the stars light up the deep summer sky
we open our hearts
to the music that floats in the night
What Color is Love
Time Of No Reply
Spirit Of Eden
Pacific Ocean Blue
Our Mother The Mountain ...
familiar voices taking flight
I sit on a bench in the sunshine
my mum's in her garden
my sister reads a novel
my dad works in the house
so many summers we spent together there
this tender harmony I thought it was meant to last
I piled up moments of fleeting light for later times
and all these memories I have
they're the blood of my life
there’s a night I remember when I met a girl
who left me hanging on the shadow of her smile
I showed her a few chords on an old guitar
my heart melted
cos I'd found my guiding star
I hope together we can walk
through these sands of time
enjoy the beauty of everything
and make sense of our lives
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6. |
1949
04:01
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I rode a train through the winter landscape
sleepy towns, churches and frozen lakes
when I got to your place I saw the changes
how your garden was overgrown with weeds
your face was pale in the light of day
you looked so frail beside the willow tree
pretty pictures spread out on the table
in your time they made you a beauty queen
then your man was shot in the trenches
and you withered fast on your trail of tears
you wanted to share a story with me
one I'd remember over the years
it happened in 1949
a lost little girl knocked on your door
you gave her food and she stayed forever
now you had someone to care for
when the time came for me to leave
you shivered and whispered farewell in my ear
and your story stayed with me
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Black River Moan
04:04
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I took you by the hand and led you through the woods
- I knew your time had come
your skin was pale in the glow of the moon
- the night dragged you along
we got to the black river and I watched you drown
- you sank without a sound
I thought our story was over and done with
- but oh I was wrong
am I cursed for being evil
and letting you go
now the sad song of the river
will never ever leave me alone
I see ripples and hear wails in my sleep
- the spell you cast is so strong
I'm possessed by a place beyond the hills
- and the nights seem so long
in my waking hours there's a voice in my head
- and it sings of our downfall
this lonely stream brought back from the dead
- black river, black river moan
am I cursed for being evil
and letting you go
now the sad song of the river
will never ever leave me alone
you will never ever leave me alone
black river moan
song of the water chills me to the bone
black river moan
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The Silent Kind
05:03
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sitting in the dark on cold Sunday evenings
I would spend a while by your side
watching western movies to pass the time
that was our life in black and white
I dreamt we were cowboys out on the plain
riding our horses far and wide
not a word was spoken between you and I
I guess we were the silent kind
and in the Cheyenne autumn of your life
you watched me go with no return
the preacher man dressed in black shook his head and said
"you gotta learn how to walk before you run"
standing by the roadside you waved me goodbye
a solitary man-child
I don't know what may have troubled your mind
you'll always be the silent kind
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Man In The Shade
04:10
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I see you on the edge of falling
down into the desolate well
of long-lost wishes
you say there's a dark star above you
but in my eyes you shine and burn like a candle
how long will you float in limbo
hoping no one will see
the depth of your sorrow ?
I love you and my dreams are filled
with your faint smile and your words
like distant echoes
the world is blind to your beauty
I know the way this story goes
you're the man in the shade singing your song
softly and low
but I'm listening
always on a journey to places
far beyond anyone's reach
it's your curse and your blessing
you've wandered for so long in mazes
and I'm afraid of losing you
to the devil's embraces
you're swimming in a sea of white noise
so lonely among the crowd
and their hollow voices
the world is blind to your beauty
I know the way this story goes
you're the man in the shade singing your song
softly and low
but I'm listening
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10. |
Now The Circle's Broken
03:55
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I remember you tending to flowers
lost in your thoughts
on warm summer days
counting your blessings
the good seeds you'd sown
and time slowly slipped away
even though you're gone
you know I'll always be your son
I'll walk through life with you by my side
my gentle shadow
early birds that we were
when the house was quiet
around coffee we talked
as a teen I didn't give away much
but with you I opened up
you knew I have a good heart but a troubled soul too
you loved me no matter what
all the way through my darkest moments
I walk up the hill to the place where you rest
and memories start flooding in
I still can't believe you're no longer here
but for spending time with you I was blessed
thank you for being so kind and so warm
you were a lighthouse and a map for us all
now the circle's broken
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