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Watermark
03:32
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I grew up where the river runs into the sea
Water flowing cold and slow and deep
Dreaming of the city where I thought that I should be
Rehearsing for my life there in my sleep
The streets are so exciting in the moonlight
The sound of cars and people fills the air
But when the city's quiet after midnight
I think of home and wish I could be there
Well I never stopped to wonder at the choices I had made
The places where the roads I chose would lead
But the beaches and the breakers say I should have stayed
Where the lazy river flows into the sea
The streets are so exciting in the moonlight
The sound of cars and people fills the air
But when the city's quiet after midnight
I think of home and wish I could be there
I grew up where the river flows into the sea
The river left a watermark on me
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2. |
Lost and Found
02:40
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I've read the story, seen the photographs
But it's still so hard for me to imagine things then
Buried before us for two thousand years
Here at Tower Pier, who know what we'll find?
Uncovering all these lost ways of life
In the objects washed up on the shore
They were discarded and disregarded
In centuries before
Streetlamps providing a faint orange glow
Twisting alleyways round here lead to places unknown
Uncovering all these lost ways of life
In the objects washed up on the shore
They were discarded and disregarded
In centuries before
Treasures are shining in the soft moonlight
Tide is out tonight and we'll escape from this world
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Floating
04:12
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Daydreams, nights under skies lit by moonbeams
Shining bright on your face in a moment in time and in space
Captured, struck to my soul and enraptured
As we sit hand in hand, and at last I think I understand
Something you said all along, thoughts are like bubbles in air
Sometimes the words come out wrong, sometimes they’re not even there
Blue as the night bright as the morning, lost in your light
Soft as your skin the day that you let me in
Here as we lie watching the colours dance in the sky
Hoping we stay forever to feel this way
Floating, drifting along and not knowing
That one day cross the sea we would be where the other would be
And somehow I knew it was you, you were the light that I’d seen
And all that I hoped would be true, everything I dared to dream
Blue as the night bright as the morning, lost in your light
Soft as your skin the day that you let me in
Here as we lie watching the colours dance in the sky
Hoping we stay forever to feel this way
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4. |
Beauty on Water
02:29
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Cobblestones lead us far from home
In the morning there's cinnamon and coffee
So follow me through these winding streets
And we'll sit by the harbour for hours
Golden sunset seems unreal, they call it Beauty on Water
And I don't think that we should leave
Let's walk until the night falls
Fourteen islands spread over the sea
Sunlight falls on the city hall
As boats drift under bridges
Then a sky full of stars like a bright Christmas card
The buildings glow orange tonight
Golden sunset seems unreal, they call it Beauty on Water
And I don't think that we should leave
Let's walk until the night falls
Fourteen islands spread over the sea
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5. |
Let the Day Go By
02:51
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Rain in the morning, brought in with the tide
Trees bend sideways as we rush to get inside
As bare as the branches, as leaden as the skies
We let the day go by
Wait here beside me, we'll watch the hours go
Morning till evening, till the sun is getting low
Before you can say it, faster than you know
We've let the day go by
Have we lost our way, are we still the same?
Because summer seems so far away since the winter came
In the evening light as we wait for night
We pray the storm will pass us by
Rain in the morning, set in for the day
We have to let go of the plans that we had made
All that we hoped for getting in the way
We let the day go by
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6. |
The Other Side
02:58
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Thinking of another time
In control and the words were mine
I woke up to a brand-new city
There were voices in the crowd
There were things I said out loud
And I got through to the other side
I'm not sure why it's come to this
A sudden change and I can't resist
Maybe I'll never find out the reasons why
But somebody said that it's all just in your head
And changing those bad thoughts will bring you back to life
So you see that some things change
Rows of faces all arranged
A waiting room that's never busy
Finding something else to say
Focus on a different day
To make it through to the other side
I know I didn't ask for this
A sudden change and I'm powerless
Maybe I'll never find out the reasons why
But somebody said that it's all just in your head
And changing those bad thoughts will bring you back to life
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7. |
Lost Souvenir
03:16
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Street lights come on, night settles down
Your breathing is all that you hear
Traffic is gone and the clock doesn't sound
People outside disappear
I arrive as the last of my kind
Following avenues, lost in my mind
Nothing ahead and nothing behind
Gone like a lost souvenir
People may come, people may go
No one remains very long
I got in the habit a long time ago
I never expect to belong
I arrive as the last of my kind
Following avenues, lost in my mind
Nothing ahead and nothing behind
Gone like a lost souvenir
And even the friends that you made
They all give you excuses now
No one's around when you need them to hear you
Street lights come on, you're heading for home
Nobody catches your eye
An evening in silence, a night spent alone
Watching the hours go by
I arrived as the last of my kind
Following avenues, lost in my mind
Nothing ahead and nothing behind
Gone like a lost souvenir
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8. |
Silence Instead
02:40
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You see me so differently
The choices I've made have led me further from you
Will you recognise me? I'm so relieved you're still there
Hoping you won't need more time to prepare
Wait and let me sit a while with you
I won't talk about the things we used to do
No reminders and no regrets
Just silence instead
I know this is my home
But somehow the rooms just seem to be so small
You're surprised to see me, but please tell me that you're still there
That there are photos in a box somewhere
Wait and let me sit a while with you
I won't talk about the things we used to do
No reminders and no regrets
Just silence instead
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Sleeping
03:53
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Where am I supposed to go when everyone is gone
To houses filled with love and filled with light?
Here where darkness swallows me and no one else can know
The places that I see alone at night
When everyone is sleeping, clouds fill up the sky
I just wonder why we said goodbye
What am I supposed to do with days that never end
And no one here to help me pass the time?
The further that you get from me, the less I can pretend
That anything I had was really mine
When everyone is sleeping, clouds fill up the sky
I just wonder why we said goodbye
I felt the wind that brought you here to me
But never saw the storm that took you home
I'd find a way to keep you near to me
And you would never make the choice to go
When everyone is sleeping, clouds fill up the sky
I just wonder why we said goodbye
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10. |
Empty the Days
03:04
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It's time to leave this room, I know I should
I'd talk about it if I could
Let's empty the days, let the night drift away
No need to travel too far
I'll be wherever you are
Trying to find this perfect situation
But filling my head with too much information
There's more I can say
But I'll close my eyes and let my thoughts fade away
I'm uncertain what this week will bring
But still I must have three good things
It's hard to predict but if you insist
There's just one thing I know
I'll go wherever you go
Trying to find this perfect situation
But filling my head with too much information
There's more I can say
But I'll close my eyes and let my thoughts fade away
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Ross Palmer London, UK
London-based multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, recording engineer and mixer. He plays live as a solo artist, as part of a duo with Melanie Crew and in James McKean and the Blueberry Moon. Formerly he played drums for Sumner, guitar in Carterhaugh and fronted the Fourth Wall. ... more
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