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On A Lonely Night
04:18
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Tasting all the sounds, pulling my sheets high
Trying to hold my breath ‘till a car comes by
On a lonely night
Staring at the ceiling, trying to ignore
All the scary faces in the pattern on the floor
On a lonely night
Dear old Teddy with one leg outside your box
Where’s your strength to comfort me
On this lonely night
Peering through the curtains, counting all the starts
Trying to be witness of an old one fading out
On a lonely night
Leaning through the window, trying to catch the smell
of rain evaporating right after it fell
On a lonely night
Dear shattered poster of an idol from before
Where’s your strength to comfort me?
On this lonely night, On this lonely night
The wind is whistling it’s whining song
Through the shutters of my room
Radio on my pillow, playing AM tunes
Music from a country singer howling at the moon
On a lonely night
Sweet guitar in the corner with rusty strings
Where’s your strength to comfort now?
On this lonely night, on this lonely night, on this lonely night, on this lonely night
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2. |
The Old Man Said
04:09
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The old man said
you are not made of sugar
if you don't beg or steal
you’ll have to work hard every day
remember to
forget what doesn't matter
for every choice you make
there is a price to pay
If you take the easy gate
count on it that you'll get fooled
if you think that you are clever
know that you’ll be overruled
if you're think you’ve found the answer
after the debate
the answer is too late
The old man said
why do you dye your hair?
life's a battle
the conqueror is age
you want to live forever
but you’re afraid of getting old
if you want my wisdom
embrace the final stage
If you take the easy gate…
Out in your car
with spotted chrome
it takes me far away from home
away from care
and good advise
away from fights and compromise
there’s no way home anymore
there’s no way home anymore
no way home anymore
If you long for peaceful phrases
silence is the tongue to speak
if you think that you are ready
why don’t you turn the other cheek?
if you think you need a friend
the best thing to be done
is being one
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3. |
I'm Alright
02:05
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Here I stand
with empty hands
while rain is falling down
on naked feet
in a dead end street
confusion is my ground
but I’m alright
I’m alright
I took this load
down the road
now take me through the night
it runs rife
that my life
was no more than a plight
but I’m alright
I’m alright
I know my conscience got me here
now all I want to do is disappear
I’m alright
I’m alright
I’m alright
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4. |
Do You Feel Like Me
03:56
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Why are you shouting at the sun?
Why do you want to hide the stars?
Why do you turn your back to the ocean?
Do you feel like me?
Why do you say you feel alright?
Why is your pillow wet with tears?
Why are you wearing these dark shades?
Do you feel like me?
But when a child comes crawling straight to you
when a waiter hums your favorite tune
when you hear the voice of your best friend
do you feel like them?
When the night falls down
and the fear fades out
do you still dream?
Turn around, feel the sun.
Stay around to find the stars
and go swimming in the ocean.
Why do you say you feel alright?
Why do you have to be like me?
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5. |
Our Little Town
03:41
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I watched the sun come up today
The wind swept all the clouds away
Sky did turn from grey to blue
As my thoughts did turn to you
The birds sang songs we used to sing
Memories of you to bring
Soft and sweet and clear and high
The day is slowly passing by
Tonight I’ll be alone and blue
With empty arms that long for you
I’ll only hear the lonesome sound
Since you left our little town
I don’t know why you went away
And nothing ’s all you had to say
Not a word comes through here about you
And since my heart will break in two
Another night alone and blue
With empty arms that long for you
I only hear the lonesome sound
Since you left our little town
Since you left our little town
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It’s funny to remember
how we started with a fight
you said you feared the dark
as much as I disliked the light
we both used to have nightmares
we conquered them with dreams.
The first time we danced
I could feel your breath
when your warm voice said
I won't give up on you.
I used to be so reckless
looking for extremes
trying hard to live
you said you're only tryin' to feel
I was showing how to be tough
you showed me how to cry.
Every time we dance
I still feel your breath
when your warm voice says
I won't give up on you.
And now the years have gone by
we can't remember our last fight
but we now that were both wrong
just as well as we were right.
Every time we dance
I still feel your breath
when your warm voice says
I won't give up on you
dancing 'round and 'round and 'round.
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7. |
I Can't Breathe
01:58
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Here I stand in my best dress
I thought it would impress
but I can’t breathe.
I see them dancing around me
every stare that finds me
I can’t breathe.
Over my shoulder, the exit’s near
but I know that I won’t leave
I look at my friends and how they cheer
but I know who to believe.
I try to look like I belong
sing along to their song
but I can’t breathe.
Home, I lay down in my bed
play the night in my head
I still can’t breathe.
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This town is larger than it seems
with curvy roads leading us to nowhere
the rebel and the poet are nowhere to be seen
this town ain't big enough for dreams.
I walk along the fields of corn
where we used to make a labyrinth
angry farmers chased us
while we were chasing dreams
mothers gave us shelter without knowing of our sins.
This town is larger than it seems
endless plains drawing the horizon
no theatre, no movies, no dance and no extremes
this town ain't big enough for dreams.
The little school upon the hill
where we learned with effort how to write
the rigid teacher taught us
how to obey the rules
she didn't find the time to tell the story of the light.
This town is larger than it seems
this town ain’t big enough for dreams.
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9. |
Trying To Catch The Rain
03:39
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Last night I watched a child in a yellow raincoat
running through the puddles, trying to catch the falling rain
her hands above her head like broken teacups
for every drop she caught another slipped away.
She froze to see me standing in the doorway
she looked at me and bowed with great esteem
she whispered you’re so tall, you must be strong, then
so miss, can you help me catch a dream?
Reach for the sky
and try to paint me a rainbow
or may-be you can chuck a plane.
Reach for the sky
and try to choke the sunlight
I will keep on trying to catch the rain.
I asked her where she lived to take her home
she shivered like a new-born foal
her mother cried and asked why do you keep running away
she said, I’m catching rain for you to quench your soul.
Reach for the sky
and try to paint me a rainbow
or maybe you can chuck a plane.
Reach for the sky
and try to choke the sunlight
I will keep on trying to catch the rain.
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10. |
Till You Walk In Again
02:18
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I’ve been cleaning up your room
your clothes, your shoes and your perfume
all the small bestowments.
The coloured sheets still on the bed
the furry kitten on the head
as if any moment
you might walk in again.
The curtains keep out all the light
to remind me of the night
when we sat down crying.
When I told you if I stay
we’ll keep on fighting anyway.
We hugged and kissed and then you heard me say
one day, I might walk in again.
Now you’re travelling ‘round the world
with my expectations furled
in your case of memories.
You don’t have to disappear
to realize your place is here
You’re just sitting here eyes closed until you hear
that I walk in again
that you walk in again
that I walk in again
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11. |
The Swallow
04:09
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I’m a traveler heading home
with worn-out shoes and weary bones
my tan reflects a road along blue skies.
All the stories you tell I wonder if they’re true
I’ve been traveling all alone
to where a swallow may have flown
where flowers bloom and mighty mountains rise.
Are you sure that this song really is ‘bout you?
I see my hometown reappear
the pub with all my friends so dear
the house where every Sunday lasts a year.
And as I lay my suitcase on the bed
before my eyes a swallow stops to rest.
It shivers and it turns
to where the sunlight burns
and then it flies.
These men in humdrum bars
they dreamed about big cars
and while they drank I dreamed about past times.
How I hated when you dropped me off in that old car.
I thought about the bay
me and my brother used to play
where we thought we were cool betting for dimes.
Do you think that your brother takes his children there?
And now that I’m returning here
my innocence has disappeared
the raindrops on the sand seem little tears.
And while I’m looking for lost coins in the sand
a beautiful blue swallow touches land.
It shivers and it turns
to where the sunlight burns
and then it flies.
I’m a traveler leaving home
ready for an endless roam
heading for a road with clear blue skies.
I can see that this song is really about you.
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Son Canciones Barcelona, Spain
Quiet songs for restless souls since 2014.
Son Canciones is an independent record label from Barcelona.
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