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I looked at the time
What are the chances?
I listened to the street
To the sound of wheels turning
As I lay on the ground I felt the earth shaking
Still, the moon stood proud
Looking on, waiting…
That sums up the facts
I step right up, then back
So long to looking in
Here comes the man
As I sat there sleeping
Right outside, these dogs started barking
From the window the sky was bright red, like I’d not seen for a while
So I covered my eyes
And listened to the clock keeping time
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I lined up by everyone, and everyone was here
And this kid looked over and said ‘you look like you could use a beer’
I said 'I’m stood here waiting on ‘the big idea’
He said ‘well, the devil’s in the detail and every light one day disappears’
Well, I don’t subscribe to these kinds of lines
And I’m not afraid of being clear
He said ‘this is real now, and you’ve got to hang on,
Because nothing’s gonna come easy for you man, if you keep on burying your head in the sand’
I woke up hung over and walked downstairs like the living dead
And the house lay empty, no kids anymore in their beds
Outside the sky grew darker and rain fell thick and red
It looked like my hands were bleeding
He said ‘its all in your head’
Well, I don’t subscribe to these kids of lines
And I’m not afraid of being clear
He said ‘this is real now, and you’ve got to hang on,
Because nothing’s gonna come easy for you man, if you keep on burying your head in the sand’
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The sky turned a pale green
With light set inbetween
And the sound of feet
Was the sound of arrival
I saw a light flicker on
Too bright so I moved along
And took a ride beyond
Far behind them
You see the further you ride from here
The clearer the sky
And the fear disappears into a simpler horizon
So I tripped the wire
The night drew sleep
So I made this pact, to keep
As the threat of rain took aim at the rooftops
The ground felt rough to touch
A mix of iron and rust
And through the air came the sound of an engine
You see the further you ride from here
The clearer the sky
And the fear disappears into a simpler horizon
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4. |
Free Ride
04:44
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A rule fell in the rough
It’s there to follow, it’s there to lead, so I read
A cruel wind came from the winter
She’d been hidden in the leaves, hidden through the spring
And she said ‘meet me in the morning, I’ll be making a run’
Cos it’s a free ride
And I aint here to watch
So you decide
I say it’s clear enough
Old friend, how did we lose touch?
Guess everybody steals, and everybody runs
And everybody moves on
Cos it’s a free ride
And I aint here to watch
So you decide
I say it’s clear enough
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5. |
What are the Chances?
02:38
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This is the violin speaking
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6. |
A Rare Heat
04:02
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A rare heat led mist to rise
Clear labelled
Moving along
I was…
The sun heaped praise on you alone
So I step back
And run like a wolf
(You said that nothing was…
…that nothing comes easy)
The fear
The heat
Says no-one’s the wiser now
A short breeze took a deeper sigh
As red shanks made circles into the sky
And in that moment I came alive
Mind focussed
Eyes set fever bright
So I step back
And run like a wolf
(You said that nothing was…
…that nothing comes easy)
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7. |
I Couldn't be Sure
08:48
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I couldn’t be sure if it was the clouds or the moon that was moving
I couldn’t be sure if it was me or the kids free falling
And I couldn’t really see what type of question that people were asking of me
And I couldn’t really feel anything, but the wind asking
Why don’t you let me in?
I’ll move you on
I’ll guide you out
Out of reach
From what I’ve learned
You aint burned, underneath
I couldn’t be sure if I was looking for an answer
So I dug out a spark from the earth and held it up higher
Then over my head the clouds formed a shape of a place I once remembered
And the sun found a gap to a stage where I once surrendered
So wild wind, you can let me in
And move me on
And guide me out
Out of reach
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8. |
The Widest Stretch
05:02
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I look up
And the sun beats down
The heat came thick
And it folded around
If you walk a while
Into the wild
It’s about ten miles as the crow flies
Where the channel splits
And the river lifts
Out above the tide line
You’ll see me at the widest stretch
Where the weather closes in
And there’s nobody else
I came round
To the feeling of rain on my face
And here’s the trick…
…it left no trace
So I took a walk for a while
Into the wild
It’s about ten miles as the crow flies
Where the channel splits
And the river lifts
Out above the tide line
You’ll see me at the widest stretch
Where the weather closes in
And there’s nobody else
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Alex Cornish UK
I am a singer songwriter and I also write music to picture. “Etheral singer songwriting in the vein of Radiohead” said the Telegraph and “a beautiful album that has Mercury Prize shortlist written all of it” said The Sunday Times. My seventh album 'We Don't Know What You're Thinking' is now available ... more
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