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Unshakeable Faith
03:21
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I remember choir as a boy
The unholy priest and me his toy
Unpleasant games involving drink
He drove me to the rooftop brink
But I’ve got this unshakeable
Unbreakable
Faith in you
A so very reliable
Undeniable
Faith in you
And I don’t know what I’ll do
If you don’t feel the same way too
I’ve got this unshakeable faith in you
They took me into rehab care
Where devils thrive and angels are rare
We bonded in our darkest hour
My love for you as great as Babel’s tower
Chorus
Some need a God
A guide to see
But I need you
To abide with me
Chorus
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2. |
A Paler Shade of Me
05:00
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I used to think we were the bomb
Walkin’ down the street with you on my arm as summer had just begun
Felt like bliss but that was right before the bitter winter hit
And you said you couldn’t afford to fall in love so young
I used to think you were both funny and kind
But the way you left me showed you’re heart is made of nothin’ but stone
They only need you as long as you give them something they aint got
And if you aint got that you’re gonna walk that lonesome road alone
But now I know
You’re only a paler shade of me
And I won’t be living in your shadow any more
Because you’re only a paler shade of me
I heard you found some guy in the city
Who treated you as mean as you, in the end, treated me
It don’t make it any more poetic when he had his way and ditched you
I bet now you’re thinkin’ bout what we might have been
But I can’t offer you no hope or consolation
It’s up to each and every one of us to find our own way
You made your choice and it’s your bed that’s turned to ash
Now I got a new girl and our old life seems such a long time away
chorus
Don’t let it get you down
I’ve seen you moping round our town
It’s all down to the choice you made
So what good reason you got to frown?
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I met a girl in April
We danced beneath the grey sky
But then my spring vixen turned away
I could not understand why
She won’t say where she’s going
And it makes me wanna cry
I brought her white roses
Her favourite kind
I could meet her carnal desires
But I could not tame her mind
She won’t say where she’s going
And now I am resigned
She ditched me
In June
Left me howling
At the silver moon
I don’t think she’ll ever find
What it is she’s looking for
So be careful if that kind of girl
Comes scratchin' at your door
She won’t say where she’s going
But she’s left me now for sure
She won’t say where she’s going
‘Cause even she’s not sure
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4. |
The Crossroads
04:51
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Down the dusty haunted highway
I stagger with my load
No folk around to help me
On this God forsaken road
Somewhere in the distance
A raven calls my name
He’s circling the cross roads
Waiting to play his game
His voice is clear as sapphire
His wing as black as night
His beak is sharp and shiny
‘Tis a fearful looking sight
Sat perched upon that wooden post
He peers into my soul
I ask to pass the cross roads
But the Dark One has control
Dawn is nearly breaking
The sun will ease my fears
I remember she who loved me
Who wiped away my tears
The raven is not real
In the least he cannot talk
So now I may continue
Past the cross roads as I walk
And as for you my friends
I hope you’ve listened well
And do agree the cross roads
Are not the kind of place to dwell
I took the truest turning
At the cross roads thankfully
But I won’t be going back there
For they nearly ended me
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Ragnarok
04:24
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The tale that’s about to be told
Comes from a barren place across the northern seas
An icy land where giants and Gods contend
And evil stirs amongst the ancient trees
Bearded men stir in the midnight hour
Troubled by sweaty doomsday dreams
Their wives offer unfelt embraces
All is no longer how it seems
So it soon comes to pass
Loki’s escape from the chains that bind his hands
And then with his foaming wolf son Fenrir
Begin their reign of terror throughout the land
Ruby-eyed giants march on Asgard
Eternal fortress of the Gods on high
The battleground red to match the sky
In the end all who are there will die
Volcanoes spew out Beelzebub’s fire
The violent seas turn black from blue
All the old nine worlds are flooded
The prophecy has come true
What now for this defeated land?
Once the waters recede only two remain
One man, one woman to start over
Sorry Gods return to rule again
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6. |
The Fiesta Blues
02:43
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Girl gone and left me, I got the Fiesta blues
Girl gone and left me, I got them Fiesta blues
She don’t dig my rusty Ford no more
I got the Fiesta blues
Other man drives a soft top, I got the Fiesta blues
Other man drives a soft top, I got the Fiesta blues
Need a new set of wheels for sure
I got the Fiesta blues
Got me a second hand Bimmer, lost them Fiesta blues
Got me a convertible Bimmer, think I lost them Fiesta blues
Other man got her a diamond ring
I got the Fiesta blues again
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7. |
When You Got a Good One
02:08
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When you got a good one, keep hold of him tight
When you got a good one, keep a-hold of him tight
He’ll be the one beside you through the furious night
When you got a good one, you let her know
When you got a good one, you let that girl know
Cos if you don’t my friend, that good girl will go
When you got a good one, remember me
When you got a good one, try to remember me
I know I didn’t treat you so good, but now I can see
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8. |
The Sweetest Dreams
02:22
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Each time I go to sleep
With my baby at my side
I wish her the sweetest dreams
And she responds with a smile
That reassures me for while
At least that’s how it seems
But little did I know
What was soon to come
When I found out my baby was the cheating kind
That tore my heart in two
And now all I can do
Is watch her leave our dreams behind
A dream can easily turn
Shattered by casual intent
And the nightmare takes it place
A trance the devil sent
So now each time I go to sleep
There’s no one by my side
To wish the sweetest dreams
And I long for her again
In the cold December rain
But for her serpent schemes
That put paid to our sweetest dreams
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The Artist and her Child
03:33
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The artist paints in streaks
She gave up her child
It wasn’t her choice
But still she’s reviled
Memories fade
Artists create
Can she determine
Her child’s fate?
The child started fires
His father was a drunk
He met the wrong girl
And got married to junk
Memories fade
Artists create
Can she determine
Her child’s fate?
The artist drew a letter
Bridges were built
But they must live with the scars
And the artist with her guilt
Memories fade
Artists create
Can she determine
Her child’s fate?
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10. |
Like a Splinter
04:40
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You made me circus happy
Each day like Christmas morning
But when you’d check your mobile phone
It should have been a warning
That was a tell tale sign
And now you’re no longer mine
You’re like a splinter
Left me in this pain
You’re like a splinter
Stuck right in my vein
I don’t think I can stand it
But you don’t really care about me do you?
You’re like a splinter
Life can be poetic
And lately so for you
He left you for another
Now you know what I went through
That’s just how it is
And now you’re no longer his
He’s like a splinter
Left you in this pain
He’s like a splinter
Stuck right in your vein
You don’t think you can stand it
But he don’t really care about you does he?
He’s like a splinter
How unfair
What a shame
You lost this time
Well that’s the game
You come crawling back undaunted
But you’re no longer wanted by me
I’m like a splinter
Left you in this pain
I’m like a splinter
Stuck right in your vein
You don’t think you can stand it
But I no longer care about you honey
I’m like a splinter
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11. |
The Busker
04:14
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Beside the old cathedral
In Canterbury town
There used to sing a busker
From dawn until sundown
A voice to soothe a demon
Fingers fleet and true
I loved her like an idol
I thought she loved me too
Why she had to leave me
She tried to put across
She could see the angles
But I was at a loss
Talk of blind ambition
To chase the rainbow’s end
Why that meant her leaving
I couldn’t comprehend
Seven years have passed
Since the busker broke my heart
Today I heard the news
That her song was in the charts
An epic tale of heartache
To change things if she could
I knew I was the subject
And I finally understood
Beside the old cathedral
In Canterbury town
There used to sing a busker
From dawn until sundown
A voice to soothe a demon
Fingers fleet and true
I loved her like an idol
Now I know she loved me too
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Ryan Fox London, UK
Ryan Fox is a roots/folk singer-songwriter from Kent, UK. His gentle, smart, poetic lyrics and sweet, well-crafted melodies are inspired by Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Joni Mitchell, Donovan, Dylan Thomas, Percy Shelley, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, John Lennon, The Animals, The Byrds, Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, The Beatles, Cast, Noel Gallagher and the Nashville TV series. ... more
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