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Saltwater

by Richard Clements

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1.
Rust & Wine 03:16
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Why must I always come to you with weight It’s all very painless when we can celebrate Keeping the wheels turned, every hill you climb Everyone somewhere shouts the same old rhyme And it’s a beautiful thing that you’ve got going on Can’t find the word for what’s coming I always hoped that we could make a little time I know that I’m lost in the search for a better mind Only judge me when I’ve truly been walking And the cold wind blows over rust & wine Sharpen your blade now, no room to rest No one can judge you, when you’re second best Got a feeling you won’t fit in til you’re on the move Dance tonight like you’ve got nothing left to prove I just don’t know how things will pan out Is this a permanent state of mind? Dear whatever just write and stay kind Knowing I’m on your side Pulled into orbit, nowhere to hide A little sad, little angry when nothing’s black and white Can’t overlook each moment that you switch back How do you make a world that won’t crack?
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The Healing 03:13
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Make no difference, take a long time I got roots right down through the ground And the excitations of the heart When the voice makes no sound We’re the earth movers souls bright Neath the caves and the sacred springs Days when I’m fine, there are days when I’m not It’s one of those curious things My energy’s come back Song map of a world for one Gonna stick with it hold and fight Work it out, work it out Your providence it pours down Wait again for the magic we’ve spun Those late nights on fire We’d look for the healing again Freeze up now by the day’s end A head that always turns to find love Pull me closer to the light in your eyes Forever enough In the course of a planet’s reach No need for chaos we’ll find the right lines I’m climbing branches in 86, to the top of those pines Does it make you feel alive This reinvention from the inside Turn the pages and speak Not everybody’s trying for the same dream you seek
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Brooklyn Night 04:42
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Will you wait for me Down the old path where We drank a little too much Smell of rain in the air Bruised with cost I still taste blood The things we never lost I’m not making it up A generation sick of it all Fired by the shortfall Just a case of loving you more I was life, I was love, I was petrified With the arc of the word I was trying to find At least my heart was open to the elements Nothing will break my stride On a Brooklyn night, on a Brooklyn night Dark eyes and subtle dreams Small town awakenings Turn the page, a second act Wonder if you’re coming back Churchyard to dancehall stand A rear view and old demands How do you find the perfect life Reconcile with both sides There’s a generation scared of it all Arguments that snowball Must have lost my way back then I guess And there’s no time to be grateful Just old scores All the things that I should’ve done They don’t matter any more There’s a peculiar kind of shift Something tangible in the air I cut through the avenue Take the parallel to beach Close-quartered, summered, filtered Raise an arm, shield eye from light Stop the future bearing down inevitable I’ll remember reason, that stories conquer all And that this is not an after thought This is not an after thought
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Everything is in the right place 03:58
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I know the strange light again Covering the work I put in It turns off the road here Darling I’ve come to pretend I’m just treading water in the deep end And praying for life Someone else is walking my steps I can’t always reach you to tell you I’m blessed I walk on the wire and lay down low The feeling that I’m left with is hollow It’s true that we’re part of a bloodline offset Desire is never caged is what I meant I hold close to your centre the sway of embrace Everything is in the right place Deep within the hour once unknown Everything the salt taste of home Now caught in what’s right Wrestle with the worst of myself Never thought of changing yet somehow compelled And I recall prayers of open doors And I know that blind faith has run it’s course A mind that’s still heavy but a heart that soars And a feeling I can’t ignore
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Hesitate 04:00
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It shouldn’t feel like a crime to try and be someone Someone who wants delight Butterflies a continual reminder of what you’ve got to fight I’m still thinking it over, a symphony of life passing by Don’t make the same mistakes, a million reasons why Saying goodbye to nothing Easier in a week you’d rather leave in the dark Come back tomorrow and then we’ll see If we can do it, do it alone I don’t want to say the words it’s over Don’t ever want to walk away We were made for better things I’m certain That this is only one day Good reason comes to those who wait I’m not afraid of the vertigo So please don’t hesitate I’d often go down the path along the station It’s good enough for me Trick my mind into feeling like I’m useful There’s no guarantee Train eyes on the forthright opinion I hear in mono stereo Shed a light on the best case scenario Saw you down by the corner The same design and we’re all just a mess I believe Little changes define her But if it helps her to breathe No don’t slow down, nothing ever pulls us apart Oh the rise of the fallen, melt into the shape of your heart
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Little Heresies 04:25
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Here within sight, the sight of a new climb Every claim an artist with the power once hidden Every ghost in a heartbeat of the blood now risen Say goodbye to the old church relearn defeat And you can say tread light if fear offends That these are just words unreachable lost in the pen And know for certain you’re not tied to a cause Connect with a deeper knowing loss Faint little heresies ember in the ash Try to find grace on the weight of a cymbal crash Touchstone moments are a double edged sword If a hand’s outstretched is it always wanting more Trained for the war underneath trees Lifting me high with little heresies Stopped in your tracks but just let me in though Automatic and outright seven candles I’m given Return break the mould, don’t do it when you’re driven Replace all the old thoughts and keep it on side Throw your eyes skyward where the swallows teach The sermon you carry you won’t preach Not hung up in fortune a circle unique Every point a way back to complete Keep your reason close know That alchemy brings hope though Draw you into half light Sad eyes on the override What I had lost wasn’t altered or forgotten This is what we think we leave when they follow who will stop them
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Trapeze 03:48
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The cipher and the flow of the wild The woodsmoke in the red light You scream into the nothingness There must be something more Moments that can feel unkind Every problem that we often find I’m freer at height Maybe bending with the breeze I’ll be alright On this trapeze So come on mother you don’t have to hide There’s no future unless you’re bona fide And lay your worries down now and take a little rest And that’s the only way to find your heart again Below me lie the rooftops white The horizon the arc light Even when my mind’s in a spin See desire to collide It’s not just the ice in my voice Or every single time we make a choice Don’t think of sorrow Not everyone agrees I’ll be alright On this trapeze So come on brother you know you’re not alone You just have to follow me unless your spirit’s flown And lay your worries down now and take a little rest And that’s the only way to find your heart again Here is a new crime never learned to clear There’s two kinds of people outside now reappear And if chaos defines it don’t be deceived It’s hard to find what you thought you once believed So come on daughter it’s not about attack You just have to breathe deep we’ve all got your back And lay your worries down bow and take a little rest And that’s the only way to find Come on sinners down by the riverside Shake off the old you there’s something new inside And lay your worries down now and take a little rest And that’s the only way to find what’s best
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Collide 04:15
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Hello fortune, I found you down by the docks And the chorus they’re lifting me up I wanna watch as the city shakes colour and then stops I know what’s gone with faith not the best of friends Call the angels to read all the small print I’ll take the high notes if somebody helps me to choose Wings that couldn’t help reaching for stones To break glass you’re finally home People turn and stare always in denial Watch me its worthwhile Collide Collide What’s the point of sleeping when you’re young I don’t remember this state of getting older Mark the days as the distance defeats A blinking eye and I measure a year in receipts Different science reaching for clear light I can’t argue with anyone now I missed a memo explaining erosion of doubt Sometimes the cleanest of breaks Oblige us to consider mistakes Don’t be afraid of what’s next Cos I know you won’t take long to figure out what to expect

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released January 13, 2023

All tracks written by Richard Clements

Vocals /Keys - Richard Clements
Backing Vocals - Rust & Wine, The Healing, Everything is in the Right Place - Jolene O’Hara
Backing Vocals - Trapeze - Ruth McGill
Drums/Bass - Jack Owens
Guitars/Double Bass/Banjo - Josh Mahood

All tracks produced by Josh Mahood @ Stunt Double Music except Trapeze and Little Heresies, produced by Richard Clements

Artwork Nico Smyth Fuentes

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Actor/songwriter from Bangor N Ireland

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