1. |
Small Step
02:33
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You, will find a way, a way to be
Where you will finally learn to see
Or rather feel, to feel a way
To find purpose in every day
And every day, each moment here
Is filled with hopelessness, dread and fear.
Everything blurs, its so absurd
But you can take a small step each day.
And I know there’s so much hurt inside
Like a cactus in your gut
And it’s easier to numb with wine
Than to swim against the flood.
You, must make a choice, there seems no choice
And I know that you can’t be forced.
But try to breathe, breathe through the pain
You are adrift in a sea of days.
And I know my words are so naive,
But I’m staying here I will not leave.
I’ll kick aside the junk so I
Can open up your curtains wide
Invite the light to come inside
At least then I can say I tried.
You, will find a way, a way to be
Be with yourself, set yourself free
And every day take one small step
Just one small step.
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2. |
Time
02:27
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You said you were swimming in quicksand
Sinking ever further down
Your body a dead weight burden
A man already drowned
You dwell in emotional extremes
Highs and lows fill your days
You’ve had more than your share
of loss, of fear and pain
Life as fleeting as frost on a blade of grass
come to me, let the laughter in
Contentment it melts time
so be brave, step outside
Let the happiness in
Consoled by a blanket of darkness
You trudge the streets at night
You find your way of coping
Is to avoid daylight
You’re flinched into the present
A piece of grit in your shoe
You imagine as newly formed rock
Times echo visiting you
A time before a thing called time existed
A time where everything just flowed
You smile at the thought of a molten world
I wish you’d just pick up the phone
Life as fleeting as frost on a blade of grass
come to me, let the laughter in
Contentment melts time
Be brave, step outside
Let the happiness in
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3. |
Once Upon A Time
03:48
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Once Upon a Time there was, a man who lost his life
That man was me, that man was me.
Dwelling on the past, events I couldn’t change
Scared of what’s not happened yet
A life shaped by regrets.
Of all the things I could have been, of all the things I’d lost
Of dreams that I’ve lost sight of, of dreams that turned to dust
The fear of taking chances, the fear of even trying
To feel that life is worthless, to feel my soul is dying.
Once upon a time there was, a woman who changed my life
Who gave to me a reason to be
Accepting of my past, mindful of each moment
A world of possibilities now you are here with me.
Of things yet to happen, of things that have been found
Of dreams each day more vivid, dreams rooted in the ground
The thrill of taking chances, the thrill of even trying
To feel life’s full of worth, to feel my soul is flying.
Once upon a time there was a man who lost his life
The tale was Grimm, I cannot now relate to him
A happy ever after, I feel now should be mine
Take me up to bed and let us share our story time.
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4. |
Willow Weeps
02:17
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Visitations as you sleep
Loved ones who can’t let go
are these memories or ghosts
on a pilgrimage to the living souls
On the ground seedlings know
The shoots will rise roots dig below
for sunlight and for water
When you were young you’d simply grow
Aware of age as numbers rose
but not feeling any older
The window frames the willow tree in bloom
the one your mother planted
Each passing season a reminder
Not to take your life for granted
On the ground seedlings know
The shoots will rise roots dig below
for sunlight and for water
When you were young you’d simply grow
Aware of age as numbers rose
but not feeling any older
Don’t let memories of your loved ones
become ghosts of memories
They will whisper in the branches
of the trees that they once planted
Visitations as you sleep
I know it’s hard to let go
But they will always be here with you
the willow weeps but it still grows.
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5. |
Kicking Leaves
02:08
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It’s the time of year when the leaves are letting go
Their time of life has passed replaced in spring after the passing snow
And I realise now that Autumn approaches for me
And one day I will fall myself, then lay me to rest beneath the trees
But while I am around I will rejoice in kicking leaves
And envelop my senses in the beauty Autumn brings.
The yellow brown and gold
Suns in the sky but it feels so fresh and cold
I can’t stay in tonight
Wrap up warm love lets go outside
Wrap up warm love we’re going outside
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6. |
Single Moment
03:38
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Everything has value
Nothing left behind
Matter it may change
But cannot be destroyed
Everything you wished for
It may not come true
But the space above the universe
Is waiting there for you
And as I stand alone
On a beach of ocean weathered stones
Two worlds meet
As water laps against my feet
A tidal wave of thought
A billion sparking synapses
All memories collapsed
into a single moment
Everything you left behind
Can still belong to me
All you wanted was more time
There was so much more to see
Everything you gave me
I’m still carrying
Each day a gift where I exist
With you a memory
And as I stand alone
On a beach of weathered stones
Two worlds meet
As water laps against my feet
A tidal wave of thought
A billion sparking synapses
All memories collapsed
into a single moment
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7. |
Travel
03:09
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If I travel, will you be there
On the platform in your finest winter coat
I must travel, I hope you’ll be there
Every shadow on the platform
Seems to hold your ghost
It’s where you are, it’s where I want to be
Wherever you are, is my destiny
If I place my head against the window's cold
Then maybe the clarity will come
And I will get off, at the nearest station
cross the bridge, change platform and return back home
But where you are is where I want to be
Wherever you are is my destiny
I thought there was a certainty in train tracks
I thought I knew the destination
when boarding the train
Now I know that nothing can certain
and I don’t know if i will be with you again
All the distance, it makes me dizzy
Makes me scared, of what the future holds
Steel lines linking, the past to future
I dreamt that we’d live in the same place
It seems like I was wrong
But where you are is where I want to be
I thought that you would, be my destiny
I thought there was a certainty in train tracks
I thought I knew the destination
when boarding the train
Now I know that nothing can certain
and I don’t know if i will be with you again
I thought we’d be together
How could I be so wrong
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8. |
Life Goes On
03:37
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You can burn all the calendars. Forget the number that’s your age
Mark time as you wish, let nature lead the way.
The slow blink of the moon or the flow of menstruation
Ways that time is measured, cycling on.
A woman in the churchyard, Her tears are dripping on the grave
Against the lichen covered stone, She lays a bright bouquet
Traces of confetti from the wedding at the weekend
Decompose become one with the soil
I see her swollen belly, she rests her hands upon it
The promise held in a Winter birth.
life goes on, life goes on
I wonder why a churchyard doesn’t smell of death
The miracle of the undertaker. Who always hides the stench
And rottenness of loss. There is always a funeral
A procession that never seems to end
I see a tearful child wipe her eyes on her coat sleeve
Not sure how to say goodbye
She looks to her Mum who says stay strong
Because life goes on Yes life goes on
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9. |
In The End
02:43
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I know now that the moon
Is speeding through space
It’s stillness seems to mock,
Now I question everything in this place
Yawning quicksand’s fakery
Maybe the answers will be there for me
In the end, In the end
Stars are suspended
in the lake that I pass
And what seem to me like diamonds
Are nothing but gas
Natures mirror fakery
Maybe the answers will be there for me
In the end, In the end
I never realised how strange things were
until I stepped away
Maybe I’ll not fully realise
Until that final day
In the end, in the end
Standing on the ledge
in an elastic noose
the edge is made of tears
This is not what anyone should choose
concrete once beneath my feet
now it welcomes bone and meat
In the end, in the end
ITS NOT THE END
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10. |
Small Step (Return)
03:25
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You, will find a way, a way to be
Where you will finally learn to see
Or rather feel, to feel a way
To find purpose in every day
And every day, each moment here
Is filled with hopelessness, dread and fear.
Everything blurs, its so absurd
But you can take a small step each day.
And I know there’s so much hurt inside
Like a cactus in your gut
And it’s easier to numb with wine
Than to swim against the flood.
You, must make a choice, there seems no choice
And I know that you can’t be forced.
But try to breathe, breathe through the pain
You are adrift in a sea of days.
And I know my words are so naive,
But I’m staying here I will not leave.
I’ll kick aside the junk so I
Can open up your curtains wide
Invite the light to come inside
At least then I can say I tried.
You, will find a way, a way to be
Be with yourself, set yourself free
And every day take one small step
Just one small step.
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Sea of Days Brighton, UK
Fear can be a barrier when you are adrift. My heart is not working as it should and that is why this music needs to be made right now. Fusing the emotional weight of The National with music that has echoes of The Cure, Post Rock and Shoegaze. The songs acknowledge darkness but are always hopeful. ... more
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