1. |
Stone Dead and Rising
02:48
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Stone dead and rising
You’ll lead the way
My will follows you there
Stronger by the day
I’ll hold you closer
Closer than the dawn
That brought me screaming
Into this world
Instrumental Chorus 1
Verse 2
Spent time inside time
Laughed hard as might
The things I held dearest
Seemed just out of sight
Cling to the arrows
That stick from your side
These keep you strong when
Your mind leaves the light
Instrumental Chorus 2
Verse 3
You’ll lift me higher
Far up above
The pain and indifference
Clouds of distrust
We’ll grow together
No fear of the dark
Patchwork are the hours
Late are their remarks
Instrumental Chorus 3
Verse 4
We’ll walk in our way
Past all the scars
Dug deep within us
Lost from this world
Born child, oh child born
Born far away
In one another’s hearts
In one another’s heart
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2. |
Hero
03:01
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Verse 1
So we’re here sitting down again
Watching the sand run away
Towards the sea too fast for us but
Somehow happy just to be
When I’m falling down
I will let you know this I promise
I will swing by your way
Bare my teeth to you in a meaningless way
Chorus 1
You’re my hero against the tide outside
You’re my hero turning turning inside
Verse 2
Couch sinking softer
Evenings at your place
Empty TV channels
Flashing at my face
When I’m falling down
I will let you know this I promise
I will swing by your way
Bare my teeth to you in a meaningless way
Chorus 2
You’re my hero against the tide outside
You’re my hero turning turning inside
Bridge 1
Please follow me
All the way down
And I will let you go
After I know
Chorus 3
You’re my hero
Against the tide outside
You’re my hero
Turning inside
You’re my hero
Against the tide
You’re my hero
Turning
Turning inside
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3. |
Sister to a Brother
04:09
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Verse 1
Wake up on your side, leave me your smile
Before you leave the room, before you say goodbye
Turn out the lights, turn back my life
We lent love anyway
Chorus 1
Daughter to your mother
And sister to your brother
Lover to another, now you’ll go
Verse 2
Hold out your hand
As you pass through the door
I won’t stand in your way anymore
Love shouldn’t be lost
I know it can’t be held and
I’ll never feel the same
Chorus 2
Daughter to your mother
And sister to your brother
Lover to another, now you’ll go
Verse 3
Wake up on your side
Leave me that smile
You promised me when we first laid eyes
Keep what you like take your things and your lies but
Please leave me this and nothing else besides
Chorus 3
Daughter to your mother
And sister to your brother
Lover to another, now you’ll go
Verse 4
You start at the end with a girl like this it’s
All invisible until then
Trying to get hold of something you can’t it’s like
Watching water running back through the sand and now
Chorus 4
Daughter to your mother
And sister to your brother
Lover to another, now you’ll go
Now you’ll go, now you’ll go, now you’ll go
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4. |
Call Back the Day
03:25
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Verse 1
They say the water run deep
And the water run clear
And you’ve heard these words
A thousand times over
I’m just repeating
What you already know
I’m just repeating
What you carry inside
Chorus 1
Call back the day
Time left with you
The one you can’t swallow
The one swallowing you
Verse 2
They say its always been this way
Since way back then
Dancing through the past
Memories built to last
The sun will set
And it steals our hearts
Awful memory
Built to last
Chorus 2
Call back the day
Time left with you
The one you can’t swallow
The one swallowing you
Verse 3
They say that God’s listening
And maybe he cares
Don’t ask me about it
You won’t like what you hear
They believe if it’s written
Or sung to them
What do they know?
They weren’t even there
Chorus 3
Call back the day
Time left with you
The one you can’t swallow
The one swallowing you
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5. |
Angels Will
04:54
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Verse 1
Lying all alone
Bed, wall, flesh and stone
Time is truly time
When breathing shallow
When breathing shallow
Bridge 1
Salvation owed
Salvation owed
Who will ever know?
Chorus 1
Her angels, her angels will
Her angels, her angels will
Verse 2
Guide her far and wide
And fast away on evenings tide
Taken from this earth
She will glide
She will glide
Bridge 2
Salvation owed
Salvation owed
Will she ever know?
Chorus 2
Her angels, her angels will
Her angels, her angels will
Verse 3
Praying deep inside
Her eye a single tear
And gripping just as tight
And asked to let her go
And asked to let her go
Bridge 3
Salvation owed
Salvation owed
Will she ever know?
Chorus 3
Her angels, her angels will
Her angels, her angels will
Her angels, her angels will
Her angels, her angels will
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6. |
Collections
03:53
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Verse 1
They came & you saw them with your own eyes as I did
Stand back to see clearly how you came to arrive with me
They laid down the maps of the world for you to read and steer your way
Instrumental Bridge
Chorus 1
You mean all things all things to me
You bring me kisses that bring me to my knees
To the end to this end you’ll be with me
And you mean all things to me
Verse 2
In moments all other leave quietly gone they’re gone again
You said to me things so plainly as they are meant to be
Lips delicate poised hearts as one the richest wines as kisses from God
Instrumental Bridge
Chorus 2
You mean all things all things to me
You bring me kisses that bring me to my knees
To the end to this end you’ll be with me
And you mean all things to me
Verse 3
Never lie down inside them inside your own collections
Blush you blushed dark eyed delicate and filled with us
Hold time still no second breath never breathe a second more
Instrumental Bridge
Chorus 3
You mean all things all things to me
You bring me kisses that bring me to my knees
To the end to this end you’ll be with me
And you mean all things to me
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7. |
She's Given up on Today
04:32
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Intro
She woke up on the long way down
Finding her feet new ground
A child she’d been proud
Older now look around
Gravities fled
Secrets bleed
Men just friends
The tightest thread
Verse 1
Standing by the back door
Listening for the crows
And moving like the barley
Fields behind the houses
She’s craving for the past
Pleading for the future
She stands like burning paper
She feels like burning paper
Bridge 1
She’s given up on today
Chorus 1
She’s gone on her way, she’s on her way, she’s given up on today
Verse 2
Her hands are always moving
Her hair is always tied
In a blister of emotion
A distance of the tide
Her periwinkle bedroom
Looks out of place and dated
She sways in lost devotion
Living once as holy
Bridge 2
She’s given up on today
Chorus 2
She’s gone on her way, she’s on her way
Verse 3
The man she used to live with
Left long ago and died then
In her he’s never ending
She cannot live without that
She rumbles through the rooms
Gathering memories beside her
She needs them for this journey
She will not leave without them
The sunsets high the trees grieve
She begins turning
It’s too bright to see now
She falls to her knees
Bridge 3
She’s given up on today
Chorus 3
She’s gone on her way, she’s on her way, she’s on her way, she’s on her way, she’s given up on today
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8. |
Special Things
03:04
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Verse 1
Sometimes late at night
When the dusk has caught my eyes
I’ll be watching your face unmoved
And as the sun goes down
Those colours wash the sky dry
The first cool winds of night
Meet us and touch your skin
Chorus 1
And I dream before I close my eyes on you
And I dream before the water takes my life
And I dream
And I dream before I close my eyes on you
Verse 2
Then the moon appears
It leaps like white flames in your eyes
While the stars conceal your true intent
To languish on their sands
So pretty girl
Hold my hand and follow me there
Chorus 2
I dream before I close my eyes on you
And I dream before the water takes my life
And I dream
And I dream before I close my eyes on you
And I dream before I close my eyes on you
And I dream before the water takes my life
And I dream
And I dream before I close my eyes on you
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9. |
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Verse 1
Rally around and see
The darker side of me
Flipping heavens bells for hells
Leaving everything for else
Moon that shakes 3 times
Silver arrow chime
Roses hung in red repute
Their courtyards in flood
Bridge 1
You’ll do well my son, do well I know
Chorus 1
Leave room for others
They are sure to come along
But in all sincerity though
I know these words aren't meant for me
Verse 2
I stand here self-accused
Of trying to light my own fuse
Help me put the powders out
Out further than the spark
In each outstanding way
I pitch in tones seldom sown
Standing with you toe to toe
In the light of the evergreen
Bridge 2
You’ll do well my son, do well I know
Chorus 2
Leave room for others
They are sure to come along
But in all sincerity though
I know these words aren't meant for me
Verse 3
Seeing many who aren't there
Ignoring others too close to bear
Sometime beauty lost her wings
Howling nonsense as she sings
Involuntary arcs
From darkness's communications
Like twine lost in all the winds
Like your memories and sins
Tap and tap into the day
I know nearly all your names
The ones forgot I do not blame
Instead remark on why you came
Bridge 3
You’ll do well my son, do well I know
Chorus 3
Leave room for others
They are sure to come along
But in all sincerity though
I know these words aren't meant for…
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10. |
Your Last Line
02:51
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Instrumental Intro
Verse 1
And as you turn the page
The man in front has gone
Please don’t clap for me
As the one arm man has done
The lines of those outside
Queue endlessly in time
Chorus 1
And as say your first line
Someone’s finishing their last
Verse 2
They grip their tickets tight
And push to get in line
You wait for the final curtain
And realise that its you
They’ve all been waiting for your act
And as you die they clap
Chorus 2
And as you say your first line
Someone’s finishing their last
And as you say your first line
Someone’s finishing their last
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Rob Finlay - Singer Songwriter Borehamwood, UK
Singer songwriter & filmmaker Rob Finlay offers a heady mix of dreamy elegant folk and classic rock with an edgy acoustic twist. Poetic song writing and soaring vocals create an epic and atmospheric backdrop for lyrical themes to which everyone can relate. All this wrapped up tight in a dynamic and melodic delivery. ... more
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