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Black Cat
02:06
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There's a black cat in the woods
That leads me through conifers and ferns
Passed the fallen branch
Where a pine cone perches like a bird
Silently it stands guard
At the threshold of the twilight forest
In sunshine treetops sing
Beneath the moon they speak not a word
Stars speckle the night sky
No camera can see what my eyes can
There's beauty yet to find
But I slept inside a circle of sand
And dreamt of a faraway beach
Where the sound of crickets is the sound of heat
The sea swallows the sun whole
And the black cat follows wherever I am
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2. |
After The Fall
03:26
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As I slept last night
The deepest sleep of all
I dreamt that we were kissing
Behind the garden wall
And I took you down the lane
Beneath the spreading vine
Put my hands around your waist
And pressed your lips to mine
And you said I am yours
In the springtime, and after the fall
I went to the place
You used to wait for me
By the old rope swing
Beneath the maple tree
And you took me to your room
As the evening sky drew close
We lay in the light
That fell through your window
And you said I am yours
In the spring time, and after the fall
But now my love you’ve flown
Just as seasons come and go
Do you dream of me
Do you sleep alone
Because when I awake
To find my bed is bare
I close my eyes to dream
And again you’re there
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3. |
Guilty As Sin
02:18
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The guy is a snake
He's trouble you'll see
He loves to play games
For trophies and treasure
All the young girls
Hang on his words
Like fruit from a tree
He plucks them for pleasure
With a grin
Guilty as sin
He'll lead you astray
Promise the world
Tell you that there's gold
At the end of the rainbow
The tangled web
He tries to weave
Lie and deceive
That's the name of his game show
With a grin
Guilty as sin
He dresses real sharp
As sharp as his tongue
Forked like the road
That he sold his soul on
You're playing with fire
He's a professional liar
Burning the bridges
That he throws his prey from
With a grin
Guilty as sin
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4. |
Evelyn
02:58
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You’re at that point in the distance
Where I can’t say
Whether you’re walking toward me
Or walking away
The evening mist drifts in
As your figure fades
But I can still hear your voice
I still know your name
Where have you been
I’ve been waiting so long, Evelyn
Waiting for you to come home again
I don’t know where to begin, Evelyn
And I was a kid when we met
I’m a kid in your eyes still
So many times I felt
You were there at my window sill
While I lie awake in the half light
You sleep in a strangers room
As clouds gather beyond the skyline
And on the river pale green and blue
Where have you been
I’ve been waiting so long, Evelyn
Waiting for you to come home again
I don’t know where to begin, Evelyn
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5. |
Blood Soaked Ground
02:20
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We ran across the fields
Hounds were at our heels
Murder in their eyes
Death will be their prize
Chased into a wood
We hid out where we could
And heard the bugle sound
And a rumbling of the ground
A rumbling of the blood soaked ground
Along a stream we went
To throw them from our scent
But down a narrow track
Came the baying pack
So me and my love stole
Into a rabbit hole
And heard the bugle sound
And a rumbling of the ground
A rumbling of the blood soaked ground
The dogs were at our door
I fought them tooth and claw
Until the bloodied earth
Became a muddy hearse
So don’t be surprised
If when your time arrives
You hear the bugle sound
And a rumbling of the ground
A rumbling of the blood soaked ground
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Children play
Against a grey sky
As shadows lengthen
In the evening sun
You’re not here
Neither am I
How can we both be wrong
And both be right
I couldn’t see
I close my eyes and it just seems
That if I lose or if I win
Me minus you equals nothing
Rainbows and kites
Balloons and play fights
And the last sigh
Of summer’s breath
If what’s mine is yours
And yours your own
Then what do I have left
Unless I'm wrong
I couldn’t see
I close my eyes and it just seems
That if I lose or if I win
Me minus you equals nothing
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7. |
Other Side
02:10
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Waiting in line, my baby's crying
The sea is rising high
And waves may drown us
Or allow us to the other side
In lifeboats we came, with nothing to our name
Crashing time and again
On rocks that beat down us
Or allow us to the other side
So many people here, crowded in fear
Do borders disappear
When war’s all around us
Please allow us to the other side
Rubble is our home, twisted steel and stone
A whole population disowned
But now you've found us
Please allow us to the other side
Oh how my heart aches, to see the place
Where I was born and raised
Not razed to the ground
But allowed to mirror the other side
Lying on the sand, of this peaceful land
I wonder would you understand
If things were turned around
And you were on the other side
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8. |
What's Done Is Done
03:17
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Days are getting shorter
Winter’s drawing in
And I can hear your laughter
Disappearing on the wind
And sunlight is bleeding
Into the night
I know you think I’m leaving
I think you may be right
You cannot change the paths we take
Back to where we begun, say what’s done is done
So open the book now
And burn it page by page
Because there is nothing
Left of me today
And it feels like we’re failing
But at least you know we tried
These moments drifting
Like ashes in the light
You cannot change the paths we take
Back to where we begun, say what’s done is done
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9. |
The Crossing (Demo)
01:37
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10. |
When You're Down (Demo)
03:08
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Pick through the pieces
Of an otherwise perfect life
It’s surprising what you find
Like the pills beneath your pillow
And a note that read
Don’t wake me up this time
And you said you were alright
How can you just sit there and smile
When you’re down
You’re sitting in the doorway
Drawing blood with a knife
You say you hurt yourself to make me realise
That nothing can keep you out of harms way
How can I help someone
Who doesn’t want to be saved
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11. |
Other Side (Demo)
02:06
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Waiting in line, my baby's crying
The sea is rising high
And waves may drown us
Or allow us to the other side
In lifeboats we came, with nothing to our name
Crashing time and again
On rocks that beat down us
Or allow us to the other side
So many people here, crowded in fear
Do borders disappear
When war’s all around us
Please allow us to the other side
Rubble is our home, twisted steel and stone
A whole population disowned
But now you've found us
Please allow us to the other side
Oh how my heart aches, to see the place
Where I was born and raised
Not razed to the ground
But allowed to mirror the other side
Lying on the sand, of this peaceful land
I wonder would you understand
If things were turned around
And you were on the other side
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This is the tale of a boy who set sail
On a ship without a mast
No compass at hand, no map and no plan
Or direction for which he should've asked
When he was at school his teachers said "you'll be
Searching for all of your days
And there'll come a time when you're old and you're blind
You'll see the error of your ways"
He went to uni, got some poxy degree
Something to do with the arts
Now he works in a place with no windows, no space
Serving lords, ladies and oligarchs
And the struggling actress that worked on the bar
He'd always wanted to ask on a date
But now she's tied to some young handsome guy
It's too late, it's too late, it's too late
They'll be happy and rich with a whole bunch of kids
He'll be there still taking calls, taking grief
He tasted love once, but when all is said and done
It was too brief, too brief, too brief
His one saving grace was a cherubic face
But he'd lost that along with his friends
The kicks and the knocks, the early morning alarm clocks
It never ends, never ends, never ends
He wakes with a fright in the middle of the night
Wondering where did it all go wrong
He could not begin to know the answer was within
All along, all along, all along
This is the tale of a boy who set sail
On a ship without a mast
No compass at hand, no maps and no plan
Or direction for which he should've asked
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Jay Fynn UK
Lo-Fi Indie Folk Singer Songwriter
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