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Solitaire
04:13
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I’m not trying to race down the avenue
Trip over memories in the boulevard
Happy to be the one hand in the earth in the old yard
Let’s not forget about the search for invention
I’m not hiding in the slipstream
I fall asleep without the conflict of ever planning anything
Something strange has started happening
Try to shine never questioning why
Try to make a little sense of the mess in the here and now
Cos’ you could make it anywhere y’know
Whispering this taste is liberty coming back slow
Lifting us with care
Oh you gotta be patient, yeah you gotta be patient, yeah you gotta be patient
Now we’re playing solitaire
Dangerous the circles that turn again
Nothing’s certain at a cold dawn
Momentary little evidence of rainfall
Those of us who look for the reasoning
A year that’s taken in the lowlands
Look for the intricate patterns that form in your open hand
It’s enough to make it matter
When the battle’s in your own mind
There’s no saviour lifting you up this time
You know you belong
Someone’s gotta do it, not everyone’s strong
Believe that your time is coming
Call it what it is, the tender warm heart of grace
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Labyrinth
03:54
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I’ve been talking to fear
He’s been listening with intent
Took me out on the blindside
It was heaven sent
I’ve been thinking the way out
The way out of the fire
Is to start believing straight up
That the reach is higher
If you can’t see the wood for the trees
There’s nothing left to prove
Maybe you’re caught out by the space to move
Trapped in a mind of twisting labyrinth art
But it won’t make any difference if you fail to start
So take it easier
No one”ll know
Oh the footsteps of glory home
Easier to steel your nerve
Shake the crowd, know when to turn
Catch your breath
New found desire
I can barely define her
I wish I could take back those little words of mine
To know how you’re doing, get clarity each time
And you’ve got diamonds and clubs and I’ve got spades and hearts
And being honest I think I’d say I’ve been off my mark
Gonna stumble for a while y’know before I get it right
Everybody’s got a good day coming up
Write a thought down watch it float away now out of sight
No point in ever going back no
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Rest a little easier
03:57
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Don’t keep me hanging by the door
The answers are coming down strong
I wish that I had other eyes
To see where really you belong
Never get to clarity
Life is knowing this’ll always work
I’m not trying to break your heart, it won’t work
Somebody to help you up, another hand to hold your tongue
You think it matters how you fly
But I know you’re forever young
Could it be America, a drop in the ocean in between
And all of the madness that’s seen
Rest a little easier
Now that the colours are alive
The day that we stop looking for love
Will be the darkest of nights
This accidental time that you deny
Don’t be so careful what you say
Rest a little easier
As you break away
A conversation never dies
You take us to an unknown turn
The longer that I deviate
The quicker that a chance’ll burn
Nothing’s ever outright
The secret might be living in between
Finding water in the evergreen
Still got the worried look
The worst of it has gone
A leap into the void
Now delicate and true
And I’ll be there each time to break the fall y’know
One note blue, one note blue
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Lost & Found
05:02
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Hidden deep in words I find
Slip away it feels like an old rite
Learning patterns to bring some truth
In this secret harbour in a year when I can’t lose
Nights pass so slow
We’ll go down to the edge of the woodstep glow
Swallow pride for a while
Lessons we can take from the hostile
Never afraid of the pull of the hollow
Saying goodbye to the last good reason
Everything is bitter sweet
Scared to fight for what you could have carried on to next week
Only alive when the spark can make it with an open heart
And kick off where we both let it settle now that loving you is where I start
Lost and found, we’ll figure out a level ground
When the change comes like a weapon
For a while it took us back
There’s a reason why we can’t settle
All I ever really wanted were the facts
People say its clear
Yet I’m still uncertain over last year
And courage where you been
How do I keep up the fight neath my own skin
The sky lit up with the chase of tomorrow
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Underground
04:33
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Disappear into ether any change never sudden
Can’t you teach me how to lie better underground
Need to shrug off the old news focus on the certain
Cos nothing ever goes to plan when you settle down
I criticise, criticise, criticise
Look in the eyes, in the eyes, in the eyes
Cos nobody moves like this at the speed of light
Let the cool water wash away sins
Here’s a pill hard to swallow
Little steps that the lonely take to avoid the crowd
There’s a meeting in my mind every day wish I could follow
Cos I wanna feel like you but it’s not allowed
Take the time to really understand everything you’re reading
Who would’ve thought we’d be the ones to find another way out
A break from the fourth wall, cracks in the ceiling
And everybody wants to know when its ok to shout
I realise, realise, realise
Look to the skies, to the skies, to the skies
So come on in and shake up the world and let’s start the healing
Y’know the climb won’t die
Wish I was there for you, wish I was there for you
And who knows why
We do the things we do, we do the things we do
The rising tide
Of everything we do, everything we do
Blind to the fight
The very first time your heart folds
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Richard Clements Belfast, UK
Actor/songwriter from Bangor N Ireland
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