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1. |
Outside
03:21
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OUTSIDE Ian Roland 28/08/2014
VERSE 1
FATHER CAN I GO OUTSIDE?
I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR CHILD
BUT I WANT TO SEE BEYOND OUR WALLS
AND LEAVE THESE DARKENED CORRIDORS.
I HAVE GROWN BEFORE YOUR EYES
SINCE LAST I ASKED I'M TWICE THE SIZE.
FATHER CAN I GO OUTSIDE?
CHORUS
I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR, I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR CHILD.
VERSE 2
CHILD YOU CANNOT GO OUT THERE.
THE WOLVES WILL BITE, THE WOLVES DON'T CARE.
THEY'LL TEAR YOUR SOUL AND RIP APART
STAND BY ME, WE SHALL NOT PART.
FOR FEAR IS IN ME AND IN YOU
IT'S SHADOWS WE ARE DESTINED TO.
SHADOW LIVES BETWEEN THESE WALLS.
CHORUS
CHILD YOU MUST HEED MY, CHILD YOU MUST HEED MY CALL.
VERSE 3
WOLF I SEE YOU STANDING THERE
HOWLING FREE IN THE MIDNIGHT AIR
IF YOU KILL ME MAKE IT QUICK
UNLOCK THE DOOR AND TAKE YOUR PICK
CHORUS (x4)
GET TO SEE THE SUNLIGHT, GOT TO SEE THE SUNLIGHT
HOW DO I, HOW DO I, HOW DO I, HOW DO I?
END VERSE
FATHER CAN I GO OUTSIDE?
I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR CHILD
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2. |
How That Dust Jumps
02:29
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HOW THAT DUST JUMPS Ian Roland 22/05/2014
VERSE 1
THERE I WAS, ABOUT AS LOW AS IT CAN GO
FACE DOWN IN DIRT, FORGOTTEN WHERE TO GO
BIG FAT RAIN DROP FALLING FROM THE SKY
HIT ME SQUARELY, SQUARELY IN THE EYE
HOW THAT DUST JUMPS, RAIN FROM THE SKY
HOW THAT DUST JUMPS, RAIN FROM THE SKY
THROUGH LIFE'S HELLOS, LIFE'S GOODBYES
HOW THAT DUST JUMPS, RAIN FROM THE SKY
CHORUS 1
BLINDLY GRAB AND BLINDLY GO
WHERE'S THE LIGHT THE ANGELS SHOW?
WHERE ARE YOU?
SLIP AND SLIDE ALONG OUR WAY
GOT NO IDEA, CANNOT SAY
WHERE ARE YOU?
VERSE 2
HIGH AS A KITE, THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND
JUST ABOUT TO LET THE MISERY IN
WHEN I FEEL A PULL ON MY JACKET SLEEVE
TURN AROUND AND ABRUPTLY RECEIVE
A BIG FAT KISS PLANTED ON MY JAW
A BIG FAT KISS COMING BACK FOR MORE
A BIG FAT KISS AND I'M FEELING FINE
HOW THAT DUST JUMPS, RAIN FROM THE SKY
CHORUS 2
BLINDLY GRAB AND BLINDLY GO
YOU ARE THE LIGHT THE ANGELS SHOW
YOU'RE HERE WITH ME.
SLIP AND SLIDE ALONG OUR WAY.
IN THE HERE AND NOW? I CANNOT SAY
BUT YOU'RE NEXT TO ME.
VERSE 1 (REPEAT)
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3. |
Say Your Name
03:05
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SAY YOUR NAME Ian Roland 26/04/2014
VERSE 1
WHISPER TO ME AND I'LL WHISPER IT BACK
I LOVE YOU HONEY, THE WOLF WILL TURN ITS BACK
GOT TO HOLD ON TO YOU.
SEE THE EMPTINESS IN ALL KINDS OF THINGS
FEELING EMPTY IN YOURSELF, FRIGHTENED AND SHAKING
LOST AND FORSAKEN
CHORUS
UNDER THE BED OR BEHIND THE CURTAIN
NOTHING'S GOING TO DRAG YOU DOWN TO UNCERTAIN
JUST LIFT YOUR CHIN UP AND YOU SAY YOUR NAME
LIVE YOUR LIFE, LIVE YOUR TIME
COUNT ON ME YOU'RE DOING FINE
LIFT YOUR CHIN UP AND YOU SAY YOUR NAME
VERSE 2
MAY YOU FIND LOVE AND NOT THE TEARS
DON'T CATCH YOURSELF OUT, JUST FIND WHAT YOU HOLD DEAR
FIND THE WAY IN AND WAY OUT
DICE WILL BE LOADED, LOADED EVERY TIME
AND HOLLOW MEN WILL CALL YOU CRUEL AND UNKIND
CRUEL AND UNKIND.
CHORUS
HALF VERSE - INSTRUMENTAL
CHORUS
VERSE 3
MY LOVE IS WITH YOU WHATEVER YOU DO
LIVE YOUR LIFE, LIVE YOUR TIME
COUNT ON ME YOU'RE DOING FINE
LIFT YOUR CHIN UP AND YOU SAY...
SAY YOUR NAME
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4. |
Push The Doors
02:43
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PUSH THE DOORS Ian Roland 14/12/2014
VERSE 1
FAITH IN A STATUE STARING AT ME
SUCH A HUNGER, SUCH A NEED
AS I LEFT YOU AT THE BEDSIDE, YOU STAYED IN MY HEAD
WHERE’S THE EXIT SIGN YOU SAID
CHORUS
PUSH THOSE DOORS OPEN WIDE
RUSH ME TO THE OTHER SIDE
I AM DONE HERE, FOREVER MORE
PUSH THOSE DOORS OPEN WIDE
VERSE 2
WALKING ON THE GRAVEL PATH AWAY
PAST ALL THE LIFE THAT ONCE LIVED A DAY
FELT YOU LEAVE INTO THE AIR
FELT THE PEACE YOU HAD FOUND THERE
CHORUS
VERSE 3
ONE STEP TO GO, LAST STEP DONE
GIVE YOURSELF UP, STEP INTO THE SUN
RICH MAN, POOR MAN, BEGGAR MAN, THIEF
TEN MORE HEART BEATS TO RELIEF.
FELT NO FEAR, HOLDING YOUR HAND,
STEPPED AWAY, DIDN’T SEE THE PLAN
IN MY HEART AND IN MY HEAD
GOT TO GO NOW, YOU SAID.
CHORUS
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5. |
Passing Through
02:11
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PASSING THROUGH Ian Roland 05/07/2014
INTRO: PASSING THROUGH
VERSE 1
THE MORE I COME TO THINK OF IT,
THE MORE IT COMES TO PASS
LIVING FOR THE PROMISE OF SOME COLD, COLD CASH
DOING ME NO FAVOURS, HELPING ME NOT AT ALL
GOT TO DREAM, GOT TO DREAM SOME MORE.
CHORUS
YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE, YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE
LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE, YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE
AS WE GO PASSING THROUGH.
VERSE 2
DOOM SAYS THINGS JUST AIN'T GOING TO CHANGE
DOOM SAYS THINGS GOT TO STAY THE SAME
DOOM SAYS KEEP WORKING AND REMEMBER TO PAY
DOOM SAYS DON'T LISTEN TO A WORD YOU SAY.
CHORUS
MID 8
MISSED IN JUST A SECOND, HOLD YOU AS I SLEEP
LET THE WINDS OF HEAVEN
DANCE BETWEEN US ON A BREEZE.
A BEACON TO ESCAPE TO, SHINE THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT,
GRAB HOLD OF YOUR LOVE, PASSING THROUGH THE NIGHT,
PASSING THROUGH THE NIGHT...
VERSE 3
HALLELUJAH MOMENTS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN
TOO DAMN BUSY TREADING WATER TO SEE
ALL THAT LIFE JUST TICKING, TICKING BY
GOT TO DREAM MORE, AND YOU KNOW WHY...
CHORUS X 2
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6. |
Hope
03:29
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HOPE Ian Roland 21/02/2014
VERSE 1
NOT HERE, FAR AWAY
AUTO PILOT, THROUGH THE DAY
A GHOST, TO OURSELVES
BURIED DEEP, SCREAMING HELP.
CHORUS
WON’T LET AN EYE FOR AN EYE
BE ALL I EVER KNOW
A SHOT FOR A SHOT
MID 8
SO DON’T LEAVE ME HERE ALONE
HOPE DON’T GO
NOW MY BLOOD IS RUNNING COLD
I NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER
HOPE DON’T GO
VERSE 2
DEEP IN THE DARKNESS
IN THE DARKNESS, OF OUR DREAMS
A THIN SHAFT OF LIGHT
PUNCH DRUNK FROM THE FIGHT
JUST WON’T GIVE IN
CHORUS 2
STORMY WINDS BLOW CROSS THE SKY
WITH HOPE BY MY SIDE
RICHEST I’LL EVER BE
MID 8
CHORUS 3
WON’T LET AN EYE FOR AN EYE
BE ALL I EVER KNOW
A SHOT FOR A SHOT
A THIN SHAFT OF LIGHT
PUNCH DRUNK FROM THE FIGHT
JUST WON’T GIVE IN
OUTRO
WON’T GIVE IN
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7. |
Heal My Heart
02:53
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HEAL MY HEART Ian Roland 23/01/2015
VERSE 1
TOOK MY SADNESS TO THE WATER’S EDGE
WHERE ALL GOOD THINGS BEGIN AND END
SKY AND SEA PAINTED SLATE GREY THICK
PEBBLES AS COLD AS ICEBERG PICKS
CHORUS
HEAL, HEAL, HEAL, MY HEART (X4)
MID 8 (1)
TIME GOES SLOW AND THEN RUNS FAST
MOMENTS BUMP INTO MOMENTS PAST
UNFORGIVING GREY LETTING NO LIGHT THROUGH
BUT THESE HIGH HOPES NEVER WASH AWAY
THESE HIGH HOPES THINK LOVE CAN STAY
VERSE 2
CAN WE MAKE IT REAL BY THINKING SO?
CAN WE MAKE IT REAL BY NOT LETTING GO?
TO SEE YOU AGAIN ACROSS THE WATER’S EDGE
PLAY THOSE SONGS WE’LL NEVER FORGET.
CHORUS
HEAL, HEAL, HEAL, MY HEART (X4)
MID 8 (2)
CASTLES IN SAND WITH THE TIDE RUSHING IN
LIVES DRAGGED OUT TO WHERE NOTHING WINS
COULD THERE JUST BE THE GHOST OF A CHANCE?
WHEN THESE HIGH HOPES NEVER WASH AWAY
THESE HIGH HOPES THINK LOVE CAN STAY
VERSE 3
TOOK MY SADNESS TO THE WATER’S EDGE
WHERE ALL GOOD THINGS BEGIN AND END
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8. |
Together
02:44
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TOGETHER Ian Roland 12/02/2015
VERSE 1
WHEN ALL IS TAKEN
ROOF OVER HEAD, AND WE ARE SHAKEN
FROM OUR REVERIE
TO SEE ALL THOSE LIES.
WHEN ALL'S DIVISION
CONQUERED SOULS, LEFT WITH NOTHING
LEFT WITH NOTHING
BUT EMPTY HOLES FOR LIVES.
CHORUS X2
DON'T LIE DOWN AND GIVE IN, DON'T LIE DOWN AND GIVE IN
DON'T ROLL OVER, TOGETHER WE SURVIVE
VERSE 2
THE DICE CAN CUT YOU OPEN
SPIT IN YOUR FACE AND LEAVE YOU CHOKING
THE DICE CAN CUT YOU DOWN
HANG YOU OUT TO DRY.
BUT IN A GAME THAT'S FIXED
THERE'S NO SHAME IN SAYING YOU'RE LICKED
THERE'S NO SHAME IN SAYING
TOGETHER WE SURVIVE.
CHORUS X2
MID 8 OUR LOVE WON'T LET US DIE
CHORUS X2
VERSE 3
WHEN ALL IS TAKEN
ROOF OVER HEAD, AND WE ARE SHAKEN
FROM OUR REVERIE
TO SEE ALL THOSE LIES.
AND IN A GAME THAT'S FIXED
THERE'S NO SHAME IN SAYING YOU'RE LICKED
THERE'S NO SHAME IN SAYING
TOGETHER WE SURVIVE.
CHORUS X2
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Ian Roland Brighton, UK
Songwriter, Ian Roland, and arranger-composer, Simon Yapp, produce unique Roots music, full of heart-strung orchestration
and up-close lyrics. They have supported acts such as Martin Simpson, The Black Feathers, Stick In The Wheel, TV Smith, Boo Hewerdine, Robb Johnson, Robert Vincent.
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