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23
04:01
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Down Laundry Hill
All along Park Road
There’s a runway that takes you out of Cobh
Sometimes when I play in the bars downtown
Sat in the corner I see your ghost
I wanna know when I’m slowing down and walking past 23
Do you remember me?
And even though I feel happier now I can still hear you say
You get one chance to fly away
Last time we spoke
God it felt so strange
What to say when your world’s been rearranged
Wrong cubicle
With your boss that hates you on a staff night out
Got a forehead made to pull a tie around
Then we’ll all act stupid come Monday morning
I wanna know when I’m slowing down and walking past 23
Do you remember me?
And even though I feel happier now I can still hear you say
You get one chance to fly away
And to be clear
There are beautiful people
But do they wanna be here?
I always said I would follow you
I was so sure that I wanted to
But now it’s gone and it’s killing me
To watch you become what I couldn’t be
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Sarah
03:43
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Sarah don’t you start to think about it girl you know it’s okay
And this is bound to work out
Staring out the window at a harbour dressed in January grey
Lost in a sea of doubt
You’ll get your head up above the water
And you’ll see land
I’m on my way back home to your loving hands
Sitting on the east side of the island at The Starlight Restaurant
Watching the sun go down
Up in the apartment I had asked you if it’s everything you want
You said I guess for now
You’ll get your head up above the water
And you’ll see land
I’m on my way back home to your loving hands
Sarah don’t start to think about it
I know it seems a thousand miles away
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3. |
The Hard Ground
03:09
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Saturday morning, the memory’s grey
Computer asleep and still downloading the day
As soon as it hits her she started to choke
Stuck like a sliotar in the back of her throat
Life has been hanging since he went away
Leaving with so much left to say
She hasn’t been eating, her stomach is sick
Getting over the worst of it
We were the shadows
Under the streetlights up above
Chasing a feeling
Falling in love
Beneath the apartments on Sullivan’s Row
I still remember, what a hell of a show
To watch you arriving in February rain
Hiding your hand inside a pocket of pain
Walking around with your cards to your chest
You were so desperate to impress
I never thought we were falling apart
Now I’m finding pieces of you everywhere
We were the shadows
Under the streetlights up above
Chasing a feeling
Falling in love
We were so special
Love that you write up on a wall
How could you treat me like nothing at all?
Don’t let me down
Here on the freezing hard ground
If you’re only gonna watch me as I cry
This would be the perfect time to say goodbye
Surely you know this isn’t the way it should go
Stopping short of saying the storm will always pass
Keep your sermon dry for Sunday morning mass
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4. |
Break Your Heart
03:36
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I had all I ever wanted ’til I wanted something else
I just hope that on this road I’m getting closer to myself
How does she see it?
I’m already defeated before I open up my mouth
I might as well be thinking this out loud
So here it goes…
I’m not sure if I still love you
And the only way to know
Is to break your…
I know that down the line
I’ll wake up in a sweat
No comfort in my company
Done living in my head
No one can save me
I’m just a little lazy
And I’m blaming it on you
Cos’ lately it’s my favourite thing to do
I’m still a fool…
I’m not sure if I still love you
And the only way to know
Is to break your heart
I’m trying hard to pull myself together
But if you wanna grow
Gotta fall apart
I couldn’t stand thinking of you
Holding the hand of somebody new
Now I know I’ll always love you
I didn’t mean to go and waste your heart
This is just a song
A lazy love song
Don’t listen to a word
It ain’t so smart
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Memories In The Mirror
03:40
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True love and affection for you
But you lost all respect for yourself
I don’t know what you want me to do
Do you think that I’m somebody else?
Haven’t spoke to each other in years
But you come to me now when you’re down
Not a fool I’m not buying your tears
When you’re selling them all over town
It’s sentimental
Stuck in the corner, you’re drunk as a lord
And I’m tired of hearing the same
Fuckin’ story again and again
Reminiscing your way through the pain
It’s sentimental
And your words have lost their star
It’s sentimental
They just wander in the dark
And when it’s gone don’t hold on
To memories in the mirror
Stuck inside this old bar
Faded ghosts linger on
But they cannot remember
Where they came from, who they are
True love and affection for you
But you’ve not been respecting yourself
It’s sentimental
In a world that’s moving on
It’s sentimental
Look around the party
We were free, we were young, we were smart, we were dumb
We were cool , we were hot, we were cruel , we forgot
You were always the one, I loved you from the start
On the day that you cried and I gave you my heart
That’s a long time ago, people move and they grow
I know you had to stay, you got lost on your way
And I hope that you find something good, someone kind
But the boat’s at the shore and I’m leaving it all tonight
True love and affection for you
It’s sentimental
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6. |
Holiday
03:16
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I know you don’t feel pretty tonight
Under siege of Atlantic January skies
And now another year starts slipping away from you
Just caught the last one
Another day spent sat at the windowsill
You need a holiday
Forget your cares
With your sun kissed heart and your beach blonde hair
And I know the day will come when you outrun your shadow
You can’t believe that knock at the door
Well tomorrow has come and he’s looking for more from you
You drag yourself up out of your lonely bed
To make an offer
But it’s all too late in the afternoon
You need a holiday
Forget your cares
With your sun kissed heart and your beach blonde hair
And I know the day will come when you outrun your shadow
Friday night the rainy square
And your pisshead friends who are waiting there for you
The world can hide when you feel low
But they know
Only they know
You need a holiday
Forget your cares
With your sun kissed heart and your beach blonde hair
And I know the day will come when you outrun your shadow
Friday night the rainy square
And your pisshead friends who are waiting there for you
The crippled smile when you feel low
But they know
Only they know
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7. |
The Cruel Reality
04:32
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The cold light of day is hurting my face
‘Cos I woke up today out of the race
I’ll be drifting for now
Caught in a world between
I gave her my heart, she threw it away
And I knew from the start, I led her astray
And I dreamt that I kept
A lock of her golden hair
And I’ve been living in a dream
And the world’s a distant memory
And I know I’ll never be free
In reality
Been chasing the walls and climbing my tail
I’ve arrested my thoughts and put them in jail
Going out of my mind
I needed to breathe some air
She went for a walk and never came home
Said there’s no turning back wherever she roams
And the stars in the sky shine in her crazy eyes
And I’ve been living in a dream
And the world’s a distant memory
And I know I’ll never be free
In reality
It’s almost October
(The kiss she gave me fell from the trees)
It’s getting colder
(Her love is setting sail on the breeze)
And she’ll never see
What she’s doing to me
In reality
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8. |
At Your Door
03:46
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Stood in the hall at the death of the afternoon
You feel the years running by
The girl that you love is asleep in a silent room
Sail on a dream to the sky
The future’s here
It’s already at your door
Don’t try to disappear
That won’t do anymore
Don’t change your clothes
Just get into the car
It’s not like the future knows
She’ll take you as you are
Slip out the door, take a walk in the evening air
Down through the fields and the lanes
Things may have changed
But the place still remains the same
You hear it calling your name
The future’s here
It’s already at your door
Don’t try to disappear
That won’t do anymore
Don’t change your clothes
Just get into the car
It’s not like the future knows
She’ll take you as you are
I caught you sleeping when the comet called your name
You never thought you’d be at home when it came
A spaceman’s hiding in the corner of an old saloon
This cowboy’s flying off he’s gonna see the moon
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9. |
Irish Goodbye
05:42
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Like a moment
In an old dusty photograph
Can’t recall where it’s from
But it’s all that I’ve been thinking ‘bout
We were younger
Little hearts that were made of gold
And our dreams evergreen
Never thought that we were getting old
How ya feeling?
I’m waiting for you but you’re still
Finding your way alone in the dark
Wicked the wind that’s stolen your spark
If you need it
My love is on call for the night
Ready to go, come to your side
To get to the sun
I’m ready to die
Can you go there?
Hear the sounds when you close your eyes
Drift away to the days
Every evening made us promises
Of a future
Saw it all through your starry eyes
’Til the clouds turned to grey
It’s not for people like us anyway
Still finding your way home
I’m leaving the light on
I can’t stop believing in people like you
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10. |
A Ring From Yannis
04:13
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I bought a ring from Yannis
It was a ring for life
I bought a ring from Yannis
For a decent price
We were looking in the window
He was standing at the door
He offered us inside
To come and look so more
He didn’t seem as eager
As the others we had met
Were we just walking into another spider’s web?
He showed us magic emeralds
Rubies and marines
Sunset reds, Atlantic Ocean blues
And snooker table greens
But then appeared a sapphire
Deeper than a mile
Crafted for her finger
Made to make her smile
I still remember just how pretty she was
Late one September in the city of gods
I took a look at Yannis
I knew it wasn’t fake
The look of love between us
More than he could take
He told us take a moment
Go and clear our heads
Take a walk ‘round Athens
Before you’re newlyweds
I told her that I love her
To the moon and back
From The Acropolis to the rain in Letterfrack
We headed back to Yannis
Standing at the door
He said he knew he’d see us
He’d seen that smile before
He told us keep on talking
And to communicate
Baby keep on smiling
You know that life is great
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The Burma Ireland
The Burma are an Indie Rock n’ Roll band based in Cork, Ireland. They are influenced by the American Indie scene of the
early 2000’s and British guitar bands of the 80s and 90s.
"Dancey, glowing indie rock"
- Rolling Stone
"A desire to express something different, couple this with a poignant sense of intimacy"
- Clash Magazine
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