1. |
Future dead
04:01
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In despair,
in my room,
can you hear my plight?
The candle smoke,
is its tears,
for it’s lost
It’s light
Pictures of love,
on my phone
I can still hear that call
I took my eyes,
off the prize.
Before I knew it,
you’d gone
Thoughts of you,
cloud my head
So lost, in despair
Thoughts of you,
cloud my head
Is this future dead?
Now you’re only,
a memory
Moments I can’t forget
I tear myself up,
with regret
How could I let it slip?
Thoughts of you,
cloud my head
So lost, in despair
Thoughts of you,
cloud my head
Is this future dead?
Is this future dead?
Is this future dead?
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2. |
I don't wanna know
05:05
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I don’t wanna know,
that she is walking out with him,
I don’t wanna know,
that she is holding his hand,
I don’t wanna know,
that she goes to his room,
oh, no!
’cause it hurts so hard,
and it cuts so deep,
without her here,
I can’t,
No, I can't sleep,
I don’t wanna know,
That he sees you brush your hair,
I don’t wanna know,
that you no longer care,
I don’t want to know,
That he kisses your neck,
’cause it hurts so hard,
and it cuts so deep,
without her here,
I can’t,
No, I can't sleep,
I don’t wanna know,
That she is, happy now,
I don’t wanna know,
That I must let her go,
’cause it hurts so hard,
and it cuts so deep,
without her here,
I can’t,
No, I can't,
No, I can't sleep.
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3. |
Tangled light
03:45
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What is love?
they say it’s blind I told
it’s something you can’t see
something you can’t even hold
Who is God?
lives in heaven, I believe
is he someone we made up?
someone to help us grieve
What is a soul?
it’s supposed to live on
could it be just a spark?
a flick of a switch and it’s gone
are we lost on a satellite?
spinning around,
in the endless light
are we lost on a satellite?
love, I know,
is only, tangled light
What is fate?
can it be ever changed?
or are we just like string
tied to its resting place
Who am I?
a guy who fell for you
now I’m lost in space
Someone without a clue
are we lost on a satellite?
spinning around,
in the endless light
are we lost on a satellite?
love, I know,
is only, tangled light
are we lost on a satellite?
spinning around,
in the endless light
are we lost on a satellite?
love, I know,
is only, tangled light
are we lost on a satellite?
spinning around,
in the endless light
are we lost on a satellite?
love, I know,
is only, tangled light
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4. |
Sphere
03:17
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When it’s dark,
beyond the light,
Shadows creep slow
Air is heavy,
It strangles light.
The lamp light, flicker, glows
Whatever it is
drawing you near
Creeping closer
it makes you fear
Tell yourself
it's just a dream
But the panic invades your sphere
Early hours,
before the coming dawn,
The restless thoughts, they grow
My head in turmoil,
from the endless wine,
but it's the only cure I know
Whatever it is
drawing you near
Creeping closer
it makes you fear
Tell yourself
it's just a dream
But the panic invades your sphere
Sun appears
through curtains hope
to face another day
Tell myself, it will be alright
It’s the only thing I can say
Whatever it is
drawing you near
Creeping closer
it makes you fear
Tell yourself
it's just a dream
But the panic invades your sphere
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5. |
Hiraeth
02:44
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6. |
Garden of the fallen
03:58
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Sleet blows in her face
Wind through her hair
She just doesn’t care
And going nowhere
Clothes torn and worn
She shuffles along
I ask her, “what’s wrong?”
Is she broken?
or just unwanted?
Or just wants someone?
She’s haunted by the ghost of her
Son that didn’t come home from the
War in the desert sands
What good did it do for them?
Now she spends her days tending for
The garden of the fallen souls
She dreams of the day
When she’ll see him again
But it won’t be too long
Until their hearts are whole once more
She’s haunted by the ghost of her
Son that didn’t come home from the
War in the desert sands
What good did it do for them?
Now she spends her days tending for
The garden of the fallen souls
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7. |
Caught on the wind
04:03
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Capo 2
It was just a look, then a movement
A simple smile he can't ignore
He makes a move, starts to listen
Her stories, make him want her more
They move on, things get closer,
Before they know it, where time has gone?
One year on, things seem different,
Where has all the magic of this gone?
(She says)
Her Tears are just the dust
Caught on the wind
Her Tears are just the dust
Caught on the wind
Her Tears are just the dust
Caught on the wind
Because some words,
cant be unspoken
the simple facts he can’t ignore
she looks away, says she’s leaving
love don’t live here anymore
There’s someone else that she wants more…
(She says)
Her Tears are just the dust
Caught on the wind
Her Tears are just the dust
Caught on the wind
Her Tears are just the dust
Caught on the wind
He tells his friends, they don’t see it
He’ll be fine, just let it go
But people say, times a healer
but what if you’re broken to the core?
(He says)
His Tears are not the dust
Caught on the wind
His Tears are not the dust
Caught on the wind
His Tears are not the dust
Caught on the wind
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8. |
No colours
04:45
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No flames of shimmering orange glow
pinks and purples and poppies red
no forty shades of forest greens
all eyes are grey in their heads
when you left and went away
you drained my colours
left me here in black and white
and many shades of grey
Lego bricks look the same
a strawberry tastes of grey
favourite skittle hard to find
all the balloons pale away
when you left and went away
you drained my colours
left me here in black and white
and many shades of grey
and many shades of grey
the sun she sparkles bright white light
no brilliant sunsets to see in the sky
my flowers they all blossom drab
birds of paradise colourless fly
when you left and went away
you drained my colours
left me here in black and white
and many shades of grey
and many shades of grey
and many shades of grey
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9. |
Never be the same
04:06
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The sea is different with every roll
Rivers in constant change
Clouds every second
It will never be the same again
The virgin snow always melts away
Summer gives way to fall
When the flowers bloom, they’ll soon die away
They will never be the same again
The last rays of the summer days
Hold onto the heat of the day
Watch the flames dance in the fire pit
They will never be the same again
They will never be the same,
Never be the same
Never be the same,
Never be the same
They will never be the same again
Never be the same again
Watch the yellow light turn to grey
Raindrops start to fall
Flowers close their petals like shields
They will never be the same again
Every day something changes
You learn to grow or forget
A first touch, last kiss in a way
You will never be the same again
They will never be the same,
Never be the same,
Never be the same,
never be the same,
They will never be the same again,
Never be the same again
They will never be the same,
Never be the same,
Never be the same,
Never be the same
They will never be the same again
Never be the same again
A baby grows with every passing day
The baby is now a girl
One day she’ll break the heart of some fool
He will never be the same again
They will never be the same,
Never be the same,
Never be the same,
Never be the same
They will never be the same again
Never be the same again
They will never be the same,
Never be the same,
Never be the same,
Never be the same
They will never be the same again
Never be the same again
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10. |
Let it all pass
04:21
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Does this queue matter
You’ll soon lose your place
Do the rules matter?
They’re a construct of ages
Let it all pass
Let it all pass
Does your make-up matter
covers a beautiful face
Does this song matter
There’s no sound in space
Let it all pass
Let it all pass
We’ve all become rats
Strive for things we can’t have
Those photos, just make you sad
Can’t take it when we pass
Does your house matter
should it just keep you safe?
If it gives you pleasure
You should make it your aim
Let it all pass
Let it all pass
We’ve all become rats
Strive for things we can’t have
Those photos, just make you sad
Can’t take it when we pass
Do you do what matters?
Or just live out your days
Make the moments matter,
They’re, gone in a flash
Let it all pass
Let it all pass
Let it all pass
Let it all pass
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11. |
That book
02:56
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They take you places
that seem so far
Light up your world
like a billion stars
You found yourself in shades of grey
Dark passions alive on the Yorkshire Dales
Juliet, your love,
your heart, your soul
To be with you,
would be a lifetimes goal
What if all I have, is my, suffering?
That book will take you far
That book will take you far
You saw, the fields,
of blood and song
The horse who knew
from right and wrong
You held your breath,
when the Queen was slain
You learned to climb
inside his skin
You watched this world
Fall apart
That book will take you far
That book will take you far
That book will take you far
That book will take you far
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Desert Life Wales, UK
West Wales based Alt-folk.
Their self-released debut album “Let it all pass”, was released in October 2023
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