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Back To Life
04:03
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There’s no cloud of grey in the sky today,
Do I pray for rain, or just keep my pain?
As you called my name, as you turned to say,
That I’d make your day if I’d only stay
I caught the sound, the word, the light,
But I just can’t speak, I fill with fright.
There’s much I need to say, to do
To get my feelings through.
Oh if I fall before I fly.
If my wings get clipped, if my feet get tripped,
If fall to the floor and I die;
Be the magic kiss, be the state of bliss,
Be the tidal shift that makes me lift,
Be the words I breathe, be the light I see,
Bring me back to, back to, back to, back to life.
When your bright eyes smile, when you show your style
I’m just rank and file but I stand amazed.
Is this all there is, would a blessed kiss
Make me feel enriched or lost within?
I’ve got to be much more than this,
Than day to day repeat exist,
There’s less I am than you believe
But still I live in hope.
Oh if I fall before I fly.
If my wings get clipped, if my feet get tripped,
If fall to the floor and I die;
Be the magic kiss, be the state of bliss,
Be the tidal shift that makes me lift,
Be the words I breathe, be the light I see,
Bring me back to, back to, back to, back to life.
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The Ever Be
04:31
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Whisper my name and I’ll tell my tale to you.
No badge of shame I have to keep in public view;
Just a story of rise and fall.
Say my name and I’ll believe the words you say,
Tell me its worth and I’ll stump up the price to pay
For the nights that come from the mornings before.
I’ll be leaving; coming back as someone new,
I’ll be leaving but always there beside of you.
Write my name and take the meaning to your heart.
No loss to gain is the perfect place to start
In the morning, when I come round again.
Call my name and I will lend a friendly ear.
You dull the pain that’s slowly ached away my years,
For your trouble it’s the least that I can do.
You won’t be leaving but I’ll take you far away,
You won’t be leaving if I don’t give you cause to stay.
So I pray to the ever be.
Echo my name ‘cause my head’s up in the clouds
Such dizzy heights when you’ve been buried underground
In the darkness-a lost cause that you’ve found.
All I believe in came and found me in the wind.
All I believe in found the place I could begin.
So I pray to the ever be.
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Whispers
04:49
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Haunt me gently,
Known but out of sight.
Haunt me gently.
Whispers of your melody play upon the wind.
Traces of your memory echo from within.
Silent falls, your loving call,
Rings on clear, overpowering all
Silent falls your loving call,
It’s all that I can hear.
Guide me softly,
Away from the dark
Guide me softly.
Whispers of your melody play upon the wind.
Traces of your memory echo from within.
Silent falls, your loving call,
Rings on clear, overpowering all
Silent falls your loving call,
It’s all that I can hear.
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Two To Tango
03:19
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From the car to the bar, from the gate to the jar
I tread the line of a thousand mistakes;
From the work ended flirt to the best friend alert
Under eyes that you just can’t escape.
It’s a thin veiled disguise that you’re willing to try
And from the look write large on your face
From the glint in your eyes to the shape of your smile
I can tell you’re planning me in disgrace.
But when you’ve been played out on the tables
And you’ve got no risk left to take,
You don’t take a last chance on romance
In the arms of false charm or the tan that you fake.
When you walked in the door I had to tighten my jaw
To avoid a dint in the floor by my feet
You got that smile in the eyes that could crush any line;
A suitor’s army sent home in defeat.
But in that fire there’s ice and I still recognise
That behind sharpened wit’s deadly blade,
Behind the concrete wall is the victim of fall
From a step that she foolishly made.
But when you’ve been played out on the tables
And you’ve got no risk left to take,
You don’t take a last chance on romance
In the arms of false charm or the tan that you fake.
When you’ve played all the games that your able
And opposition still fails to score
You stand on the field with all laid revealed
And turn away from it all once more.
They say it takes two to tango
But when there’s no one else on the floor;
Not a ballroom prince nor whirlwind kiss;
Just egotist and bore,
You find your rest in the rhythm
Then take life and step out in four;
Quick, quick, slow in the passing show
As the crowd call out for more.
But when you’ve been played out on the tables
And you’ve got no risk left to take,
You don’t take a last chance on romance
In the arms of false charm or the tan that you fake.
When you’ve played all the games that your able
And opposition still fails to score
You stand on the field with all laid revealed
And turn away from it all once more.
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Back To Life (Demo)
03:56
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Iain Clarke Wakefield, UK
Hailing from Leeds, West Yorkshire, and now residing in Wakefield, a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist in his own right, Iain has played with well received Yorkshire bands including Hobson, Ringo and the Wolf, Late Arrivals Club, Crossland Fold and Nine Violets as well as releasing an album with respected New York artist Marc Teamaker and songs alongside Craig Buchannan as 2018 BC. ... more
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Great, energetic tracks from the pen of Danny O' Grady ably backed by a band of very talented musicians.
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Random Acts Of Commandment
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Jazz and soul fuse together with pop and sound collages to make something quite unique. The timeless music of Marc Teamaker blended with that of Kathleen White becomes a fitting testament to love.
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