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Holding Hands
05:25
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I’m searching
For my true love
And I know she’s there
Just carry on, just carry on
I promise
I’ll find you
And it won’t be long
Just hold on, just hold on
So i’m trying
To be a better man
But the work goes,
Yes the work goes on
Yes the work goes on
One day when all this is washed away
Some will remain
Full of hope in the pouring rain
And I’ll see you there
With wet shoes and wet hair
And when the last day is done...
We’ll make it
Somehow
You know we will
We’ll be holding hands
We’ll be holding hands
We’ll be holding hands
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Albatross
04:19
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Albatross
Skims over the waves
Alone with the rain and the wind
That she commands
Sailors say
Don’t be afraid
On fate’s fragile wing
We’ll ride out this storm
[Storm]
Blown off course
Foam flecked and cold
Home is an old children’s song
We sing ourselves to sleep
Lighthouse knows
All journeys end
With hope’s hand reaching out
To still each beating breast
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Between the World and Me
06:18
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Can't escape the news
And tragedies every day
And desperate people
Being washed away
Oh brother what should we do?
Oh brother what should we do?
Oh brother what should we do now?
Wherever I look around
Seems everyone’s worked it out
Ashamed I still don’t know
What it’s all about
Oh father I’m so confused
Oh father I’m so confused
Oh father I’m so confused now
For the gap between what is and what could be
Is as fragile as the beating of a butterfly’s wing
Between the world and me
Between the world and what you see
Between the world and me
Between the world and what you see
We want all the love
But not commit too much
But beware that cautious hearts
Can grow cold to touch
So lover where should we go?
So lover where should we go?
So lover where should we go now?
For the gap between what is and what could be
Is as fragile as the beating of a butterfly’s wing
So grab someone and roll and roll and roll and roll and
Roll and roll and roll and roll and roll and roll and roll and
Roll about
Between the world and me
Between the world and what you see
Between the world and me
Between the world and what you see
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4. |
Scattered Leaves
04:28
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With fear and trembling
Of our hopes unending
We wind our weary way home
Like scattered leaves
That settle where we’re blown
The good old stories
Are all death and glory
But worry’s what will get us in the end
Just endless rounds
Of hows and whys and whens
But regret’s a drug babe
It holds you down
And shakes you ‘till your lips are blue
Our search for purpose
Is one long reflective surface
Scratched from where
We’ve tried to change the view
Like an oak tree on its side
And an acorn where it blew
*Teerere mudzimu dzoka Haaaa hoyiye
Mudzimu dzoka Kwaziwai changamire
Haaaa hoyiye Kwaziwai changamire
[Listen spirit come back. Haaa hoyiye
Spirit come back, Greetings Lord]
*Shona lyrics borrowed with permission from my friend Fidelis Mherembi from his song ‘Mudzimu Dzoka' - Spirit come back
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Lydia
04:07
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Oh Lydia
Don’t believe the hype
There’s nothing you can find ‘round here
And you might have to turn around
And start all over again
‘Cos at least then you’ll be headed
Where the sun can warm your skin
And then you’ll know
I meant it well
Lydia
But promises of green and gold
Will turn to turtle shell
And fall like autumn rain from your eyes
And in the pools that form around
Your tired and angry feet
There’ll be scattered lights reflecting
All the dreams you just can’t carry anymore
So let them go, go, go
Lydia
Then just go home
Then just go home
But sure as what is been is done
You’ll sing your own song
A warning’s just a challenge to carry on
And maybe you’ll outsmart us all
And see your name in lights
But though every door looks the same
Only one can lead you back the way you came
Don’t lose your way,
Lydia
Then please come home
Then please come home
One day please come home
One day please come home.
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Tangled Chimes
03:51
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There’s no denying we live far apart
But they’re funny old things
Oh the head and the heart
And you can hear
Chance whistling
That you’ll never, ever know If you never, ever start
I wanna run home and hold you tight
I wanna run home and tell you that It’s going to be alright
I wanna dance with you baby
And turn off all the lights
You have the Tyne
And I have the Thames
A long silver thread
With two separate ends
We whisper
Down the line
But with shells to our ears
We hear the sea
Every time
But with shells to our ears
We hear the sea
Every time
But sometimes
Wanting’s not enough
And all that gleams
In time will rust
When there’s salt in the air and our eyes
Like tangled chimes
The wind unwinds us
And we ring out alone
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Two Bells
04:21
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It won’t be easy
Won’t be easy at all, Ma
You’ve a twilight journey
Down from on the hill, Ma
The voice says don’t forget me
Don’t let me forget me
We’ve come this far
Why can’t we sit beside the sea
Just as we are
There’s one bell ringing
Warning songs
Fog frays the edges
Of what’s been and gone
Is it worse to lose
Or be lost, Pa?
And can you find your way back home
Now the moon’s clouded over?
He says don’t be scared son,
No don't be scared son, I’m still here
And though the night is dark
It’s your mother’s voice I hear
We’re like two bells ringing
Hands entwined
One leads the way now
One follows behind
We’re like two bells ringing
Hands entwined
One leads the way now
One follows behind
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Masks
04:52
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It’s not that easy
All that effort
To keep those muscles moving
When you’re black and blue inside
Though you do so well to hide it
So still and silent
The day breaks violently
Colour creeping in the corners
Driving shadows from the floor
Like driftwood on the shore line
But sometimes I see
Your mask slipping down
Don’t be scared
No don’t be scared
Because you’re beautiful
But you’re hurting bad
There’s nothing to be done
But let time run and run
A beginning entails it’s end
And what’s broken we’ll mend
You’re broken
Broken
Broken down
Come on let’s lie down
And I’ll stroke your hair
And tell you it’s going to be
Alright in the end
Believe me
Believe me
But it’s not that easy
All that effort
To keep those muscles moving
When you’re black and blue inside
Though you do,
So well
To hide it.
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Darling Day
05:26
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Come on darling,
Darling day
Come on darling,
Darling day
I lie wide awake
In the wine-dark lake
Of the night
And cold waves of worry and guilt
Come in gangs I can’t fight
Come on birds
Come on birds
Come on birds sing
Come on birds sing
Come on
Come and stay
Come on darling,
Darling day
Come on darling,
Darling day
The worry lines worn
With each black-opal dawn’s
Slow embrace
A sea cliff that holds back our fears
‘Till the moon shows her face
Grey goose
Grey goose
Grey goose
Come on,
Come and stay
Come day, darling
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10. |
Re: Her
02:06
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11. |
Lydia (2018) - Single
04:07
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Oh Lydia
Don’t believe the hype
There’s nothing you can find ‘round here
And you might have to turn around
And start all over again
‘Cos at least then you’ll be headed
Where the sun can warm your skin
And then you’ll know
I meant it well
Lydia
But promises of green and gold
Will turn to turtle shell
And fall like autumn rain from your eyes
And in the pools that form around
Your tired and angry feet
There’ll be scattered lights reflecting
All the dreams you just can’t carry anymore
So let them go, go, go
Lydia
Then just go home
Then just go home
But sure as what is been is done
You’ll sing your own song
A warning’s just a challenge to carry on
And maybe you’ll outsmart us all
And see your name in lights
But though every door looks the same
Only one can lead you back the way you came
Don’t lose your way,
Lydia
Then please come home
Then please come home
One day please come home
One day please come home.
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Albatross
Skims over the waves
Alone with the rain and the wind
That she commands
Sailors say
Don’t be afraid
On fate’s fragile wing
We’ll ride out this storm
Storm, storm
Blown off course
Foam flecked and cold
Home is an old children’s song
We sing ourselves to sleep
Lighthouse knows
All journey’s end
With hope’s hand reaching out
To still each beating breast
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The Magic Lantern London, UK
The Magic Lantern is the musical moniker of singer-songwriter Jamie Doe
His fourth album
'A Reckoning Bell' written and recorded while helping to care for his father with Alzheimers disease, see's The Magic Lantern exploring what loss can teach us about love and how love's small acts give a life meaning.
His new single 'No One's Fault' is out now.
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