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Summer
03:35
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I’m holding on to Summer
Like holding on to us
And I sense it disappearing
Like all the seasons must
Only when the sun goes down
Will I see what’s lost and found.
I’ve been a long time wondering
Is it passion? is it love?
I’m hunting the horizon
Like hunting memories
And I sense a new revealing
Of impossibility
Only as the globe spins round
Will I feel this shifting ground
Move on summer breeze
Clear the air for me
I’m asking you please
For clarity
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2. |
Certainty
04:09
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I must have seen your face a million times, in every one who passed me by
Wonder how it feels to have such certainty
You tried so hard you couldn’t save the world
But you knew your saints by name
There’s nothing left now for you to give
It’s never a waste when you live as only you can live
It’s never a waste when you give the things that only you can give
And the years will prove it so, when you’re going with flow
If lives are doorways yours was open wide
You showed us body mind and soul
In the blink of an eye you’re at the end of life
It’s never a waste when you live as only you can live
It’s never a waste when you can give the things only you can give
And the years will prove it so, when you’re going with the flow
I’ll see you on the other side,
But I’ll row the boat upon a different tide
There’s something of you in me I’m sure deep inside,
But I’m too young to swap the gold for time
It’s never a waste when you live as only you can live
It’s never a waste when you give the things that only you can give
And the years will prove it so, when you’re going with the flow.
I must have seen your face a million times, in every one who passed me by
I wonder how it feels to have such certainty.
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Sisterhood
03:23
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Keep the lights down low, make the fire glow, when darkness comes around
Keep madmen at bay, keep the terror away in this revolution town
We came to live our freedoms out, from England’s wretched law
To the land where all men are equal and all women can stand tall
And in a circle tight I found the fight and I wrote for all
To all woman kind leaving weakness behind and to daughters yet unborn
I wrote from rage and certainty, on the pages I was free
Don’t you read the scars on my heart or my own life’s tragedy
And loneliness in a foreign place and fear of the guillotine
Made me lean too hard on a man’s cold heart, I thought he would rescue me
But I found myself betrayed and spent, a woman cast aside,
I let the river take me down to the depths where I could forever hide
My life was spared, I learned to care and I learned to carry on
My heart was healed by the goodness of time and I loved another man
We allowed our love to bring us peace but the comfort it was brief
Though I bore him another life, in the end I brought him grief.
Though I have long been dead and gone, my hope will never end
That you’ll find the strength to rise again, my sisters and my friends.
A woman’s life is all her own, no man shall be her head
We will drink to our sisterhood, the living and the dead.
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4. |
This City
04:09
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Oh this city
Hearts and minds and stones
Crosses, crescents, stars, apart.
Oh this city
Arches cocoon bazaars,
Gates of victory triumph march.
Born of a deep belief,
History steeped without relief,
You have put all faith to shame.
Dwellings crushed and houses built,
Questions over blood that’s spilt,
Heavy burden deeply felt.
Oh this city
Sunsets over deserts arch,
Barriers more stop than start.
Oh this city
Crumbled dreams and visions new,
Compromise to please the few.
What a place to call a home,
Nothing’s sacred ‘til it’s gone,
Live in fear this may be blown apart.
I think on these things…
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5. |
If Only
03:48
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I see your ghost window shopping, it takes time for my smile to fade
There’s a man over there could be your brother, with hair the exact same shade
And I recognise you in the faces of your children, though they don’t know that I’m still afraid
If only, if only, if only, we could change our yesterday.
Ten years has been such a burden and every year it feels just the same,
There’s a gap where you should be living and I find I still call your name
When I laugh out loud I turn to tell and then I seem to need someone to blame
Well if only, if only, if only, we could change our yesterday
And light it flickers on bravely, and it gives me a shiver of hope
And I hope wherever your soul is, it will go where all love goes
I wish I could remember in detail all the sweet things that you said to me
I sometimes forget the colour of eyes though I picture you constantly
The only thing left thing left now are the memories, they’re like flowers on the open sea
Well if only, if only, if only, there was another way it could be.
And the light it flickers on bravely, and it gives me a shiver of hope
And I hope wherever your soul is, it will go where all love goes
And the light it flickers on bravely, and it gives me a shiver of hope
And I hope wherever your soul is, it will go where all love goes.
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6. |
Hold on To
03:14
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Run me over, sometimes I am not here
Sleep sober, chasing shadows in my fears
Gifted. Maybe. Throw it back into your face
Car crash baby – I have fallen form your grace
You are living, I am dying
Give me something I can hold on to
Over rated, understated
Give me something I can hold on to
Future’s certain. Comic timing holds it all
In the balance careful I would like to fall
Could love you if I tried. I could love you if I tried
I could love you if I tried to love you
God give me patience, Don’t let us come to harm
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7. |
Gallows
04:35
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With what little time I had, I became the gallows man
I understood it was the final way to fail
So this rope is not for sale
I am good and honest man, I made it quick and clean with a steady hand
But duty killed me in the end, when I measured up a friend
I know I’m in the shadows, Iv’e fallen for the gallows,
Be glad that you don’t have those visions of bodies swinging.
There’s no panic before the hood, breaking necks for the common good
A shorter way to sleep in Pierpoint’s hands, though soft and gentle his commands
I know I’m in the shadows, I’ve fallen for the gallows,
Be glad that you don’t have those vision of bodies swinging.
He was a good and honest man, he made it quick and clean with a steady hand
He treated death so decently, well he could hang me.
I know I’m in the shadows, I’ve fallen for the gallows,
Be glad that you don’t have those, visions
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8. |
All Night
03:02
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Oh it started like cracks on my bedroom wall
When it stared it was hardly heard at all
Won’t forget what you said - These indelible word are all in my head
I could listen to you all night
I could listen to you all night
You have got me trying to catch ever word
Yeah you got me hanging on all I heard
But I can’t pin this down - Cos you layering the meaning not giving it out
I could listen to you all night (Depth of sky and drop of ocean)
I could listen to you all night (Speed of silence still in motion)
I wan to be set apart, Fallen down and then picked right up
But the way you hold my gaze make me question all of my ways
Don’t want to be trapped in the tune with nothing to say
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9. |
Tired of Loving You
03:15
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Never thought that I would be empty in your company
Never thought that you would leave me cold
Never thought that love could be tangled up in agony
Though you say your hands are safe I'm falling through
Now I am tired of loving you
I am tired of loving you
I am tired of loving you
Faded kisses and the smell of you,
is all that's left when the day turns cruel
It's a casual easy thing is your favourite line
Tired of time running through the glass, tired of trying to make it last
Tired of trying to keep awake until the talking's done
Now I am tired of loving you....
And it seemed a perfect place, your sense of fun and my tenderness
Now it seems that we are bound to wander this painful circle round
This is endless
Never thought that I would be fighting you and hating me
Never thought that you would stay be not be there
Never thought I'd tell you lies, trying not to fan the fires
Though you say your love runs deep you're terrified.
Now I am tired of loving you....
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10. |
Raynbird Street
04:41
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Stolen thoughts insignificant rest inside me
You and me and the healing sea
Is my behaviour forgiven deceit?
I forgot who I was on Raynbird Street
Ooh , will I open my eyes to this?
Me and you , just a fantasy playfully missed
It so true – we are nothing but a tiny kiss of time,
Nothing but a tiny kiss of time
Borrowed for generations – the way it will be,
You and me shade beneath this tree
Is all my wonder stagnant belief
Emerging to life – on Raynbird Street
And the place you exist is still strange to me
In the crossing of paths is out mystery
And I challenge the view to out-staring defeat
I opened my eyes on Raynbird Street
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Union Jill York, UK
Helen Turner and Sharon Jagger produce spellbinding effects with their rich harmonies. Playing their own material, taking their inspiration from a wide range of sources, Union Jill bring their own energy and passion to the acoustic music scene. They mix traditional folk instrumentation with an edgy contemporary feel and powerful vocal delivery. ... more
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