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Spirited Away
03:57
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I'm looking right down at you from out of space
What else is there to do
As if I had died tonight and chosen one last frame to play right through
All in my mind and I'm not scared that we won't meet again some day
Away, away, oh spirited away.
I'm fixing my brain, and all the words I'd said
Just trying to get to you
When everyone's caught their breath, and all that's left
Are several shades of blue
All in my mind and I'm not scared that we won't meet again some day
Away, away, oh spirited away
And if I was blind your eyes would still meet mine then fix and smile and say 'Away, away, oh spirited away'.
So if there's a game to play, or an empty page
I'm there, I'll write, I've signed
'Cos living for memories and clemency
Just lead me down the line
'And all in my mind', she said, 'no, I'm not scared - we'll meet again some day
Away, away, oh spirited away
And if I was blind your eyes would still meet mine then fix and smile and say 'Away, away, oh spirited away'.'
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Don't Have Far to Go
05:08
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Lonely as the winter, heady as the spring
Out to get me somewhere
Yearning for something
Farther than the oceans, wading through the snow
Deep inside a howling night, we don't have far to go
There's little left to lose now, its time to persevere
I'm staring at myself again to see if I'm still here
Looking behind to see ahead, your eyes peeled and a-glow
Blowing like the coolest breeze, we don't have far to go
Thunderstorms in summer, ripples in a pond
Everything has consequences here and beyond
Seeds you sow unknowingly are still seeds that you've sown
You never fail to leave a trail, we don't have far to go
Take me to the river, will you sanctify my soul
I've fallen from the light and now I'm losing my control
I'm longing for a voice to tell me what I already know
Its all about the journey and we don't have far to go
In this age of documentary are there stories left to tell
Oh, look inside with wonder the old St James Hotel
Remember me a secret, guard it high and low
A secret may be all you have, we don't have far to go
Learn that if you're still too long, you'll only start to sink
And often find when answers hide they're nearer than you'd think
Without that much to offer, but many ways to grow
There's so much left to fight for - we don't have far to go
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The Falls (Up We'll Go)
02:45
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A tired old heart
You see the life I had it came apart
So now I wait
And contemplate
We met as kids
And how I cherished everything we did
But life moves on
And now she's gone the days are grey and I am too
Oh the things that we were going to do
But now I'm here on my own
They're driving me from our home
When commerces calls
There isn't much that you can do to stall it
So what do you know?
Up we'll go
Oh my dear, Ellie, my dear
Without you nothing much is clear
But though I'm old still I'll resolve to get us to the Falls
The clouds roll by
Each an animal up in the sky
Way back when
My darling friend...
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Nothing Means More
04:23
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How can I reach you?
How to get through?
When I don't know you're listening or what you will do
When you suddenly realise why I'm still around
When the rest of the wagons have pulled out of town
I've told you 'I love you' in so many words,
Gestures, and actions that all went unheard
Almost hoping you're lonely
Still maybe a part of you wonders how I feel deep in my heart
Though every emotion is subject to change
So close you can touch it
So far out of range
But my name when you call it
Nothing means more
And I wish I'd been braver and told you before
So how can I tell you what you should know?
You'd look at me sadly and tell me to go
Like I'd ruined a friendship that you had held dear
By falling in deeply, I'd stopped seeing clear
I'm not a performer but I know how to lie
Its a thing I've been doing for most of my life
But you know when I'm with you
Though doubt disappears, still my words fail me
Though every emotion is subject to change
So close you can touch it
So far out of range
But my name when you call it
Nothing means more and
I wish I'd been braver and told you before
I wish I'd been braver and told you before
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James McKean and the Blueberry Moon UK
James McKean is an Iranian-Englishman, born in Oxford and based in London.
The Blueberry
Moon are:
Ross Palmer - Electric guitar
Matt Lloyd - Bass guitar
Jono Bell - Drums
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Fantastic album by Jeremy Tuplin. Great songs, expertly arranged and produced. Highly recommended for fans of thoughtful, quirky indie pop.
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