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The Crossroads

by Ryan Fox

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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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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? chorus
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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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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
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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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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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
8.
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 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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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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The Busker 04:14
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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The second studio album by British singer-sonwriter Ryan Fox sees him branching out into the blues, country and classic rock genres, as well as his familiar folk territory.

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released August 11, 2017

All songs written and performed by Ryan Fox. Recorded at Ryan's home studio in Dartford, Kent. Includes bonus track For Love Alone, a classical-contemporary piano instrumental.

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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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