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Natural State
02:53
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A man has many faces worn
At work, at home, out late
But when a man is on his own
He will return to a natural state
As he surrounds himself with nature
The granite and the slate
It reminds him he is of this earth
And he will return to a natural state
Blessed with few desires
And simple tastes to sate
With a bellyful of food by a fire
He will return to a natural state
A natural state, a natural state
Far down an elusive lane
If I were to find my way back there
How long til I left it again?
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2. |
Walk By The Water
03:14
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Take blue sky days when I can
Take red letter days like a man
Cos I'll work till I drop
I'd rather stop
Walk by the water again
See those green eyes watching over me
Old yellow belly telling on tales me
In a few weeks i'm on my way
Be nice to stay
But I want to
Walk by the water again
Walk, walk, walk
Seems like that's all I ever do
There's no home for me
And there's no hope for you
Take your medicine and hush up your mouth
You're the type who could drown in a raging drought
My unfurled sails are full of your noise
Wish I had a choice but you're pushing me to
Walk by the water again
Walk walk walk
Seems like all I ever do
There's no home for me
And there's no hope for you
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3. |
How Does It Compare
02:46
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Up on the ridgeline looking over dallas
In a hidden meadow reading her postcard
She stopped in Sanford, her father hates it
Should have listened to advice he always discards
How does it compare?
Is the water sweeter?
Do the stars shine bright?
How does it compare?
Is it different when someone else is holding you at night?
Through Texarkana, lost hope in Camden
Struck gold in little El Dorado
Met a man called Jackson from Tallahassie
That was enough to get them to Orlando
How does it compare?
Is the water sweeter?
Do the stars shine bright?
How does it compare?
Is it different when someone else is holding you at night?
I've been wandering around Trinity Park
Lost in my thoughts trying to get lost in the dark
Down by the river staring up at the sky
And I feel so cold
How does it compare?
Is the water sweeter?
Do the stars shine bright?
How does it compare?
Is it different when someone else is holding you at night?
Cos I've been reading and re-reading and I wanna know...
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4. |
Letter
02:40
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I’ve been the letter that’s left unopened
I’d have done better if I'd left you alone
And now all I know is the ink stains my heart
The longer I leave it the darker it grows.
The ink stains my heart;
Till you read it, it just won’t go.
Once you whispered in my ear sweet nothings.
Now you've got nothing left to say.
I’ve been the letter hidden in the drawer
Shouldn’t really matter but I think I've been here before.
And now all I know is the ink stains my heart
The longer I leave it the darker it grows.
The ink stains my heart;
Till you read it, it just won’t go.
Once you whispered in my ear sweet nothings.
Now you've got nothing left to say.
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Loch Rock
03:29
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The wind brushed your kindness on me
The night announced your grace
The moonlight painted shadows so gentle
Your figure I could not trace
In the quiet time after the chase
You calm my fever, soothe my sleep
Lay kisses upon my face
Guide my thoughts from my twisting body
To a higher, peaceful place
In the quiet time after the chase
What will i repay you with
What willingness would endure
What will i repay you with
What gift could be as pure
As the quiet time after the chase
Building a bridge would be a start
Driving myself crazy sleeping in this car
Crashing waves wake me half the night
The morning starts too early and it starts too bright
In the quiet time after the chase
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6. |
Ebb & Flow
03:08
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I've only lived round here for a short while
Seen them tear down the buildings and resurrect them tile by tile
Come and they go, they come and they go
The squats and the mansions rise and fall
Come and they go, they come and they go
The city's an ocean that ebbs and flows
I went to a bar I used to frequent.
Saw boarded up windows and a sign that said 'For Rent'.
Come and they go, they come and they go
Drunken best friends that nobody knows
Come and they go, they come and they go
The city's an ocean that ebbs and flows
Cracks in the pavement begin to show
As they tunnel new metro lines down below
Glass elevators soar into the sky
While the birch and the oak trees wither and die
Come and they go, they come and they go
Block out the light so nothing can grow
Drunken best friends that nobody knows
Come and they go, they come and they go
The city's an ocean that ebbs and flows
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7. |
Heartwood
03:22
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They kissed their girls on Valentine’s morning
Then began their shifts
Fixing the rails on the west coast main line
Before disaster hit
Cloud hung low in the Tebay valley
A crane lifted rails from a condemned truck
It's hydraulic brakes were disconnected
Instead its wheels were chocked with wood
This all happened underneath Heartwood
Added to the aching of the heart-shaped wood
With a jolt from the crane, the truck broke free
Stole down the smooth, hard track
Running unseen and gathering speed
Forty miles an hour in the cold and dark
Buckley, Burgess, Waters and Tindall
May their names be blessed
Sixteen tons of silent steel
Four miles later came to rest
This all happened underneath Heartwood
Added to the aching of the heart-shaped wood
This is no tale of Victorian navvies
In the days before employment law
They died as you and I were sleeping
February fifteenth 2004
Beside the River Lune and the north Howgills
A rock now bears their names
They kissed their girls on Valentine’s morning
Never went home again
This all happened underneath Heartwood
Added to the aching of the heart-shaped wood
This all happened underneath Heartwood
Added to the aching of the heart-shaped wood
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8. |
Corryvreckan Pt I & II
03:40
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No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
As we get dragged down
Into those grinding streams
Tide waits for no man
And it doesn't hear our screams
We face our own Corryvreckan
Pulled in, pulled down
Friends are gone
In a second
So hold on, hold on
Take the tiller, I'll grab the oar
Lift your head up to the sky
We'll set a course for the shore,
We face our own Corryvreckan
Pulled in, pulled down
Friends are gone
In a second
Ride out the storm
Turn the boat around
When the water
Wants to pull you in
Ride out the storm
Turn the boat around
When the water
Wants to pull you down
We face our own Corryvreckan,
Only you know where the edges lie
And how to pull away
When it beckons
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9. |
With
03:05
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With time on my hands
This simple luxury
I can achieve anything I want
Know the difference between want and need
With a blanket and a pillow
With a candle at my feet
I can go anywhere I want
Know the difference between want and need
With a promise on a whisper
With a prayer as I breathe
I can see all simple things together
Know the difference between want and need
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10. |
Like Brothers
02:29
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You’re a blank page with stories to be told
You’re a dark rage with a mellow soul
You’re counting down the hours till you go
You’re a fast train but you want to go slow
Many years from now we’ll meet
Many years from now
Many years from now we’ll greet
Each other, like brothers again
I’d better run if I wanna keep up with you
Cos you’re so far ahead of your years
A jump of faith is what I’ve got to do
I’ve seen you fly, I’ve seen you conquer you fears
Many years from now we’ll meet
Many years from now
Many years from now we’ll greet
Each other, like brothers again
Time keeps marching on
The days when we laughed are gone
And memories are what we have left
Hope still lingers on
A happiness grown so strong
And stops me from feeling bereft
Many years from now we’ll meet
Many years from now
Many years from now we’ll greet
Each other, like brothers again
There’s so much I’d like to say to you
But I think that you already know
Those songs we’ve played will always get me through
I’ll play them as I get old
Many years from now we’ll meet
Many years from now
Many years from now we’ll greet
Each other, like brothers again
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11. |
Natural State (Tuva Mix)
02:51
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A man has many faces worn
At work, at home, out late
But when a man is on his own
He will return to a natural state
As he surrounds himself with nature
The granite and the slate
It reminds him he is of this earth
And he will return to a natural state
Blessed with few desires
And simple tastes to sate
With a bellyful of food by a fire
He will return to a natural state
A natural state, a natural state
Far down an elusive lane
If I were to find my way back there
How long til I left it again?
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Steve Wharton England, UK
A singer, songwriter and storyteller with a great passion for his native Lake District, world mythology and
music.
1st album - solo (folk & poetry)
2nd album - collaboration with Danny Wood (rock/various)
1st book - Sylwedyth
2nd book - Contemporary Cumbrian Folk Songs (and how to write them)
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