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Another Me
03:54
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the swifts have gone, life gets so busy
I didn’t have chance to say goodbye
they must’ve flown while I was away
walking familiar hills with their swift-less sky
surrounded by gorse and tight contour lines
I rise a thousand feet
on the sides of these hills with a different view
it’s another me I meet
the paths are here, well worn by many
no-one is here to slow me down
one swallow dives a final display
I don’t know anyone but I know these towns
surrounded by gorse and tight contour lines...
surrounded by fields of tight contour lines...
down in the valley, out of the sun
rain-soaked and future cloaked
just like everyone else
I rise a thousand feet
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Run (2023 version)
03:39
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counting dreams, holding on to them
precious as spider thread
sometimes it’s up to me
where they go, where dreams go
do i listen when they talk to me?
talk to me with hope
and put their heart fully in to my
shaking hands, shaking hands
fine words are often spoken
but words alone get nothing done
we all have faults and cracks
and a time to run, a time to run
power sits heavy on the heart
frightening and hard to take
and wishes come for giving it
all away, all away
fine words are often spoken...
knowing this is half the battle
we can do, or do nothing at all
fine words are often spoken...
in tired armour, tired armour
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there's a song to carry me
In the dead of the evening
a song gives me wings to carry on
a message to bring along
in the dead of the night now
a tune and trust is word to come through
my blackbird in the tree
my blackbird sings solely to me
telling tales and memories
my blackbird in the tree
my blackbird sings solely for me
never fails
world is turning and we are
a small revolution
from now till then no conclusion
my blackbird in the tree...
and sure as the sunrise
the night sky hails the day as it’s dawning
a song for the free
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Rainbows Of October
04:32
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where you once sat, now sits a question
in shadows draped, in my possession
a tender time, fearless movements
and we so blind to those we leave behind
I can live with growing older, my love
for all the rainbows of October
I can live if I remember, my love
all the rainbows of October
where you once stood, this dark doorway
I could not bear to send you away
forbidden times, sins to befriend
and but one way all this could end
I can live with growing older...
closing our eyes won’t work, too tired of the dance
don’t ask me if I’d take a second chance
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All My Days
03:35
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I’ve stared at this wall for hours
waiting for something to happen
I know you’re not coming home
I know that’s how it will play
all my days were wrapped around you
wait all my days to get a message through
hurts every day while life grows long
all my days I carry on
I still think I can hear you talking
my dreams are full of what I’m missing
I’m here listening on my own
I know that’s how it will play
all my days...
and now we know of the chemistry
that can’t be concealed
now we know the hidden love is real
you can take my hand and we will move in time
with our heart beats
I know now we’re coming home
I know that’s how it can play
all my days are wrapped around you
wait all my days to get a message through
love every day while life grows long
all our days we carry on
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Just Following Tracks
03:44
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I’m so sorry, I’m not coming back
I would never have chosen this way
I’m just following tracks
you'll watch my back as I walk away
as our sun sets low on this final day
what kept me from you
will surely take me from you
I’m so sorry, I’m not coming back
I can’t let you see my mistakes
cause I know what I’m holding
will fall through the cracks
I would never have chosen this way
I’m just following tracks
I’ll taste the rain as I walk away
and my face will fade in your memory
What kept me from you...
I’ll fail you so I must go
before the tears, I can’t show
the man I never want you to see
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You Are The Reason
03:41
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the sky cannot make up its mind
our neighbour’s tree rattles, undecided
enough to make the leaves sound like gentle waves
tall grass that we’ve left wild on purpose
gives a quiet dance of soft air movement
but stillness is still the thing that I most feel
and you are the reason that I’m still sitting here
you are the reason I have all this love so near
the sky can do just as it pleases
the weather changes in subtle mood swings
enough to make me think should we go inside?
and you are the reason...
we’ll stay here just as long as we can
allow ourselves to be drenched to our skins
and soak it all up so deep as we come alive
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8. |
As I Have Always Done
04:22
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looking hard to find a lost soul
to know I’m not the only one
seeking diamonds in a black hole
as I have always done
other minds will throw me something
different threads I’ve never spun
I will struggle with their meaning
as I have always done
I can listen to the voices
they surround me with their love
their language and their choices
are not enough
staring far into the distance
need to know where I could run
find the edges of existence
as I have always done
trying hard to stop the judging
open up to everyone
feel the rain and know I’m living
as I have always done
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and so I take up my position
on the edges, once more
my friend, who brought me in from somewhere
can’t help me any more
as our connections are dissolving
and my wrist watch no longer turns
my friend, who brought me in from somewhere
now memories, one learns
I will go looking for some places to breathe
my friend looking with me
I will go looking for some places to be
with my friend
these images will visit daily
and I want them, and I do not
my friend, who brought me in from somewhere
reminds us of what we’ve got
and I will go looking...
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David Edward Booth England, UK
Boothy, The Recording Booth, producer, drummer, guitarist, singer/songwriter, retired village cricketer.
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