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1. |
The Valley
03:51
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THE VALLEY
VERSE 1
THIS IS IT, YOU SAID TO ME, NEED TO LET OUR DREAMS BE FREE
WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY, WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY
IN THE END, WE KNOW SO WELL, WE CAN BE LIKE HEAVEN OR HELL
WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY, WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY
PUT OUR BEST WISHES INSIDE, WATCH THAT BALLOON FLOAT UP AND GLIDE
WHERE WE WILL EXIST, FOREVER SAVED FROM THE ABYSS
WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY, WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY
CHORUS
FLOAT AWAY WITH YOU
ABOVE THIS PLACE, SO HEARTLESS AND CRUEL
I WANT TO HOLD YOU, I WANT TO HOLD YOU
VERSE 2
TAKE A DEEP BREATH, WE MIGHT FIND, A NEW WAY TO STAY ALIVE
WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY, WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY
IN THE END, WE KNOW SO WELL, WE CAN BE LIKE HEAVEN OR HELL
WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY, WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY
PUT OUR BEST WISHES INSIDE, WATCH THAT BALLOON FLOAT UP AND GLIDE
WITH ALL OUR HOPES IMMORTALISED
WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY, WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEY
CHORUS
FLOAT AWAY WITH YOU
ABOVE THIS PLACE, SO HEARTLESS AND CRUEL
I WANT TO HOLD YOU, I WANT TO HOLD YOU
VERSE 3 – INSTRUMENTAL
CHORUS
FLOAT AWAY WITH YOU
ABOVE THIS PLACE, SO HEARTLESS AND CRUEL
I WANT TO HOLD YOU, I WANT TO HOLD YOU
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2. |
Butterfly
04:17
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BUTTERFLY
VERSE 1
SAW A BUTTERFLY TOUCH A BUDDLEIA
HELD OUR BREATH AND DIDN’T STIR
A TEAR ROLLED DOWN YOUR CHEEK BUT WE
DIDN’T DARE TO BLINK
IN CASE IT FLEW AWAY
CHORUS 1
AS THE SUN BURNT RED ACROSS THE SKY
I LIFTED YOU UP ON MY SHOULDERS HIGH
OAK AND ASH AND ELM AND FIR
CRYSTAL CLEAR JUST WHO WE WERE
VERSE 2
I REMEMBER CLIMBING TREES
YOU COULD TASTE THAT WOODLAND BREEZE
THE ENERGY RAN FREE
IT LEAPT RIGHT OUT OF ME
IN TO MY WORLD
CHORUS 2
AS THE SUN BURNT RED ACROSS THE SKY
SIMPLY BEING FORGOT THE TIME
ANCIENT FACES IN THE TREES
MAKING SO MUCH SENSE OUT OF YOU AND ME
VERSE 3
BREATH HUNG LIKE CLOUDS IN THE AIR
SURROUNDING BUTTERFLY STILL SITTING THERE
TEARS FELL ON THE GROUND
BUT WE DIDN’T MAKE A SOUND
IN CASE IT FLEW AWAY
END
(IN CASE IT ALL) FLEW AWAY (repeats)
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Songbirds
04:15
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SONGBIRDS
VERSE 1
DON’T RUSH IT ALL AWAY
EASY ENOUGH TO SAY
CHASE YOUR TAIL ‘TIL LIFE’S ALL RUN DRY
DON’T RUSH IT ALL AWAY
CHORUS
RODEO FACTORY
BREAKING THE BACK OF YOU
BOUNCING YOU OFF OF THEIR WALLS
BATTERED AND BRUISED
YOU’RE NOT MAKING THE NEWS
BUT THERE’S BACKING FOR THE BET THAT YOU FALL
DOWN
MID 8
HEAR THE SONG BIRDS
THE MOMENT YOU BREATHE IN
THE MOMENT YOU BREATHE OUT
VERSE 2
COUNT ON TODAY
COUNT ON JUST TODAY
TAKE HOLD OF THIS ONE CHANCE
AND COUNT ON TODAY
CHORUS
MID 8
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4. |
In The Darkness
03:17
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IN THE DARKNESS
VERSE 1
ARE WE OUT OF DANGER YET, WE PRAY?
HAVE OUR MONSTERS LEFT AND GONE AWAY?
ACROSS THE NIGHT SKY, WAKING UP OUR DREAMS
VOICES SINGING IN THE DARK
CHORUS 1
WHERE DO OUR LIVES GO?
MOVING FAST AND SLOW
SPEED OF LIGHT BROUGHT US HERE
SPEED OF LIGHT DISAPPEARS
INTO THE VOID
(BUT) I CAN HEAR YOU IN THE DARKNESS
HEAR YOU IN THE DARKNESS
VERSE 2
WANT TO LIVE THAT TIME AGAIN
FIRE ROSE TOO QUICKLY AND CONSUMED THE MOMENT WHEN
UNDERNEATH THE NIGHT SKY, CAME A SOUND
(OF) VOICES SINGING IN THE DARK
CHORUS 2
WHERE DO OUR LIVES GO?
DUST SPARKLES, EBBS AND FLOWS
SPEED OF LIGHT BROUGHT US HERE
SPEED OF LIGHT DISAPPEARS
INTO THE VOID
(BUT) I CAN HEAR YOU IN THE DARKNESS
HEAR YOU IN THE DARKNESS
INSTRUMENTAL 2X VERSE
CHORUS 1
(BUT) I CAN HEAR YOU IN THE DARKNESS
HEAR YOU IN THE DARKNESS X3
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5. |
Colour Me In
02:29
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COLOUR ME IN
VERSE 1
COLOUR, COLOUR ME IN
PENCIL LINE’S GETTING SO, SO THIN
TRACE ME, HOLD ME STILL
COLOUR, COLOUR, COLOUR ME IN.
LOSING CLARITY
INVISIBLE TO REALITY
GREEN SHOOTS, THE WAY WE WERE
COLOURS, COLOURS, COLOURS SWIRLED
CHORUS
YOU KNOW IT’S HARD TO LIVE IT
WHEN EVERYTHING’S ALL SO GREY
YOU SHOW THE COLOURS IN IT
COLOURING IN OUR DAYS
VERSE 2
COLOUR, PICK ME OUT AGAIN
VIVID DETAIL, WAY BACK WHEN
SO I CAN SEE THE HUES YOU SAW
MAKE THOSE COLOURS GLOW SOME MORE
REFELCTED IN A PICTURE WITH YOU
LIFE IN COLOUR, BLEEDING THROUGH
GREEN SHOOTS, THE WAY WE WERE
COLOURS, COLOURS, COLOURS SWIRLED
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
CHORUS
VERSE 3
COLOUR, COLOUR ME IN
PENCIL LINE’S GETTING SO, SO THIN
TRACE ME, HOLD ME STILL
COLOUR, COLOUR, COLOUR …
OUTRO
COLOUR ME IN
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Searchlight
04:09
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SEARCHLIGHT
MID 8 INTRO
DON’T KNOW WHERE I LOST IT OR WHERE IT’S GONE
I HAD IT CLOSE BY ME WHEN I LEFT HOME
BUT THAT WAS MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO
AND NOW THE COLD HAS CREPT INTO MY BONES
MY SKIN HAS TURNED ICY, MORTIFIED
EASY TO CATASTROPHISE
COLOURS ARE BLEACHED OUT AND FADED GONE
LEFT SPINNING OUT ON THE EDGE ALL ALONE
OUT ON THE EDGE, LEFT SPINNING…
CHORUS
GOT A SEARCHLIGHT FOR MY SOUL, SEARCHLIGHT FOR MY SOUL
DON’T KNOW WHERE I LOST IT OR WHERE TO GO
(GOT A) SEARCHLIGHT FOR MY SOUL
VERSE 1
WENT TO THE CORNER SHOP AND AFTER A WHILE
FOUND ME A SEARCHLIGHT THAT SHONE FOR A MILE
COST ME QUITE DEARLY, AN ARM AND A LEG
CHANCE TO FIND MY SOUL BEAT REMAINING DEAD
CHORUS
VERSE 2
NEIGHBOUR SAW ME SEARCHING LATE AT NIGHT
SAID WHAT YOU LOOKING FOR? YOU GAVE ME QUITE A FRIGHT
WHEN I COULD GET THE WORDS OUT I WAS LOOKING FOR MY SOUL
SAID THEY’D LOST THEIRS A LONG TIME AGO
CHORUS, INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
MID 8
CHORUS (X2), INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
OUTRO
I MIGHT FIND IT YOU NEVER KNOW
RETRACE MY STEPS NOT THE WAY TO GO
PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
MY SOUL TO RECOVER, MY SOUL TO RECOVER
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Human Too
02:55
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HUMAN TOO
(aka SHOPPING TROLLEY WHEELS)
VERSE 1
TROLLEY CRASHED IN TO ME, AND I FELT A PAIN EXPLODE
DIDN’T SEE YOU COMING, TOTALLY UNKNOWN
JUST ANOTHER HUMAN SOUL, GOING TO SHOOT OR SAY HELLO
AND PASS ON BY
VERSE 2
DIFFERENCE HERE WAS SIMPLE, COMPLICATED TOO
SHOPPING TROLLEY WHEELS, HAD LOCKED ME AND YOU
AND WE STRUGGLED TO DECIPHER, WHAT COULD BE SAID ON THIS
TO PASS ON BY
MID 8 (A)
BUT WE COULDN’T STEP FORWARD, WE COULDN’T STEP BACK
NEXT TO US, LINED UP, OTHER SHOPPERS HAD BEEN STACKED
COLD TRUTH STARTED FORMING IN A FUNDAMENTAL WAY
WE REALISED WE HAD TO TALK SO WE COULD FIND A WAY TO SET US
CHORUS
FREE, I’M A HUMAN TOO, IN A BODY NEXT TO YOU (X2)
MID 8 (B)
DID WE LEAVE OUR TROLLEYS STANDING IN AN ISOLATED WAY
ABANDONED BY THE LACK OF FAITH WE HAD TO SAVE THE DAY
DID WE JUST UNLOAD THEM AND BEGIN IT ALL AGAIN
DIDN’T ESTIMATE THE COST, JUST WANTED THE PAIN TO END AND SET US
CHORUS
FREE, I’M A HUMAN TOO, IN A BODY NEXT TO YOU (X1)
PRE- INSTRUMENTAL
I AM HUMAN, FEEL MY HEART BEAT (X2)
INSTRUMENTAL
MID 8 (B) REPEAT
CHORUS
FREE, I’M A HUMAN TOO, IN A BODY NEXT TO YOU (X1)
I’M A HUMAN TOO, IN A BODY NEXT TO YOU
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Shooting Star
04:40
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SHOOTING STAR
VERSE 1
SHOOTING STAR HIT THE SEA
WHEN ANNIE HEARD THE VOICE THAT SAID HE LOVED HER
A MILLION HEARTS ROSE TO SEE
LOVE’S HUSHED FIRST KISS FOR ANNIE
THE CURTAIN CALL WAS OVER, PERFORMANCE ALL LAID BARE
ANNIE STOOD UP SMILING, HER SPIRIT STANDING THERE
THE LIGHTS OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER, ALL CAME RUSHING BACK
THE LIGHTS OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER, ALL CAME RUSHING…
CHORUS
ANNIE KEEP THE COLD OUTSIDE
AND WARM OUR HEARTS SO LOVE WON’T DIE
KEEP YOUR HEAD SO YOU KNOW BEST
WHAT LOVE CAN DO
WHAT LOVE CAN DO
VERSE 2
FEAR BOUNCED OFF THE MOON
WHEN ANNIE FELL A HUNDRED FEET FROM THE HIGH WIRE
THE TEARS OF THE LOVE-STRUCK FILLED THE ROOM
SEEING ANNIE CAUGHT THROUGH FIRE
EACH GASP LET OUT DISASTER,
EACH SCREAM EXPOSED DESPAIR
EACH FALLING MOMENT THEREAFTER FILLED THE LIVING AIR
ARMS REACHED OUT TO CATCH HER, ‘COS LOVE WILL NEVER END
HOPE FOREVER AFTER GOT TO ANNIE…
CHORUS
VERSE 3
SHOOTING STAR HIT THE SEA
WHEN ANNIE HEARD THE VOICE THAT SAID HE LOVED HER
AND THE LIGHTS OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER,
ALL CAME RUSHING BACK
THE LIGHTS OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER, ALL CAME RUSHING BACK
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9. |
Day Became You
02:58
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DAY BECAME YOU
INTRO
HOT COALS WERE IN YOUR EYES, BURNING OUT ALL GOODBYES
AND THE DAY BECAME YOU
VERSE 1
SPIN AROUND ONE MORE TIME, YOU CAUGHT THE LIGHT FROM THE FIRE
TOOK THE FLAME AWAY WITH YOU, MADE THE TRUTH BE YOU
HOT COALS WERE IN YOUR EYES, BURNING OUT ALL GOODBYES
AND MY DAY BECAME YOU.
AND THOSE MEALY WORDS, THE ONES WE THOUGHT WE BARELY HEARD
THE HIDDEN THREATS AND OPEN SORES, WOUNDS WE STRUGGLE TO IGNORE.
I SAT DOWN, COULDN’T THINK, TURNED TO YOU AND SAW YOU BLINK
AND MY DAY BECAME YOU.
CHORUS
YOU MOUTHED SOME WORDS, I COULDN’T HEAR
YOU MOUTHED SOME MORE, I COULDN’T HEAR
YOU TOOK MY HAND, I COULDN’T FEEL
THERE WAS A DEATH ABOUT ME STILL.
YOUR EYES SAID SOMETHING TO MY HEAD
BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT, BREATHE IN YOU SAID
I REACHED UP AND CAUGHT YOUR HAND
AND MY DAY BECAME YOU, DAY BECAME YOU
VERSE 2
SURROUNDED BY THE TAKE, TAKE, TAKE
DIDN’T UNDERSTAND, THAT’S MY MISTAKE
SHOULD HAVE FORESEEN THE ENSUING DISASTER, MY LEG IN PLASTER
SAW THE SUNLIGHT CATCH YOUR HAIR, AS I WAS FALLING DOWN THE STAIRS, AND MY DAY BECAME YOU.
(AND) THE UNDERCURRENT DRAGGED, IT PUSHED FORWARD, I PUSHED BACK
AND ALL THOSE HATEFUL THINGS, BEGAN TO GATHER IN A RING
JUST FOR A MOMENT I THOUGHT I SAW, YOU AND ME WALK THROUGH A DOOR, AND THE DAY BECAME YOU
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE, CHORUS
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10. |
Gravity Inside
02:14
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GRAVITY INSIDE
VERSE 1
THERE’S A GRAVITY INSIDE, PULL ME UP DON’T LET IT SLIDE
LET THE ASTRONAUT IN VIEW, BE ON A MISSION TO SEE IT THROUGH
‘COS THE GRAVITY INSIDE, CAN MAKE A BLACK HOLE OPEN WIDE
FIND ME SOME SPACE, FIND ME SOME TIME
FIND ME SOME SPACE, FIND ME SOME TIME
AS EVERY SINGLE ORBIT GOES, OUTER SPACE CAN TAKE ITS TOLL
VERSE 2
SHUTTLE IN, SHUTTLE OUT, WALKING IN SPACE IS VERY LOUD
LITTLE TIME TO SIT AND PONDER, SUCK IT DRY ‘COS IT’S EASY TO SQUANDER
EVERY LITTLE PIECE OF ME THAT’S HERE
DANCES WITH YOU IN OUR ATMOSPHERE
FIND ME SOME SPACE, FIND ME SOME TIME
FIND ME SOME SPACE, FIND ME SOME TIME
AS EVERY SINGLE ORBIT GOES, OUTER SPACE CAN TAKE ITS TOLL
VERSE INSTRUMENTAL
VERSE 3
HOOPLA, HOOPLA, WE CAN BE OUR GUIDING STAR
HOOPLA, HOOPLA, 10 TO 1 THE COUNTDOWN STARTS
(‘COS/YES) THE GRAVITY INSIDE, CAN MAKE A BLACK HOLE OPEN WIDE
FIND ME SOME SPACE, FIND ME SOME TIME
FIND ME SOME SPACE, FIND ME SOME TIME
AS EVERY SINGLE ORBIT GOES, OUTER SPACE CAN TAKE ITS TOLL
BUT THE MOON SHINES BRIGHTER, WHEN YOU’RE STANDING HERE
SHARING THIS SPACE, KNOWING YOU’RE NEAR
BUT THE MOON SHINES BRIGHTER, WHEN YOU’RE STANDING HERE
SHARING THIS SPACE, KNOWING YOU’RE NEAR
BUT THE MOON SHINES BRIGHTER, WHEN YOU’RE STANDING HERE
SHARING THIS SPACE, KNOWING YOU’RE NEAR
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11. |
Double Rainbow
04:00
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DOUBLE RAINBOW
VERSE 1
PUDDLE ON THE PAVEMENT
RAINBOW IN THE OIL AND PARAFFIN.
DROPS OF RAIN WERE FALLING
SUN IGNITING LIGHT WAVES, WE COULDN’T SEE.
KNEES AND HANDS ALL MUDDY
JOHN PUSHED MIKEY OVER, FIGHT BEGINS.
HIGH ABOVE, CATHEDRAL-LIKE
THE BIGGEST DOUBLE RAINBOW THAT’S EVER BEEN.
CHORUS
AND THE EARTH CRIED
SAVE OUR SOULS
THE EARTH CRIED
SAVE OUR SOULS
MID 8
AND WE RAN AND WE RAN
TO THE TREASURE AT THE END
OF THE RAINBOW
WE WERE SURE TO HOLD
VERSE 2
OUT OF BREATH AND REELING
DIZZY FROM THE LACK OF OXYGEN.
SHARING OUT THE WATER UNDER
REDS, ORANGE-YELLOWS, GREENS AND BLUES.
RAINBOW CAST ITS LIGHT
ACROSS OUR LONG AND FRIGHTENED DISTANT STARES.
BAG THAT RAINBOW
BRING IT HOME TO WARM THE COLDNESS THERE.
CHORUS
MID 8 …WE WERE SURE THE EARTH CRIED
CHORUS
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Ian Roland Brighton, UK
Songwriter, Ian Roland, writes and performs unique Roots-Pop-Folk music, full of heart-strung orchestration and up-close,
life-drenched lyrics. Ian has supported acts such as Martin Simpson, The Black Feathers, Stick In The Wheel, TV Smith, Robb Johnson, Boo Hewerdine, Robert Vincent, Chris Helme, Joshua Ray Walker, 10cc’s Graham Gouldman.
www.ianroland.com
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