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Home is where I sit
In transit
Aboard an empty carriage
Never to alight
Nor mind that
I haven’t touched a soul
I’d give them all the slip
But the heart sinks
Who knows, would there be mourning?
Steal away this ride
Leaving behind
No scent, no trace, no litter
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Sunset from the Ruins
04:16
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So, shall we walk through the ruins again?
From there we can look out across the sea
You have caught the sun today
Now I can see your freckles
When you leave I’ll visit you
Wherever you settle
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Sunlight on Sandstone
02:54
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Sunlight on sandstone
Perfect kindling for the soul
This is where we know
We can make the hours slow
Let your sorrows show
We can take them one by one
In the evening’s glow
Will you ask me not to go?
Sunlight on sandstone
Perfect kindling for the soul
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4. |
She Was
03:17
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She was once a small, flickering light
In a starless sky
She was sometimes the sound of a sigh
In a summer breeze
She was near almost all of the time
Hidden in plain sight
Now she sits
By my side
Hand in mine
With a knowing smile
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Sleepless But Content
03:36
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So at long last
All of your worries are also mine
This is how we are now
Two neighbouring branches grown entwined
I will lie here and wait
While you sleep soundlessly
Dreaming of who knows what
All that is unknowable
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6. |
Where We Will Live
02:44
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Oh, I can see a year from now
You’ll take me back to your home town
You’ll take me back to Italy
Where we will live quietly
And you will paint beautiful landscapes
And I will write songs about the sea
So we will go to Italy
Where we will live happily
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7. |
For Sally
03:08
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This is a song
For an old companion
Who took away
Some of the sadness
The house doesn’t feel
Like a home without her
Taking a glance
At the magnolia
As long as it stands
I will remember her
There seeking shade
From the heat of the sun
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8. |
Reminders
03:45
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Putting flowers into a vase
While still wearing oven gloves
Sitting in your armchair
Listening to your records
Wandering around the house
Gathering your ornaments
Reading every letter
From when we were courting
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Snowfall
02:36
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Just now it started to snow
And I thought of you
Wrapped in your warm duffle coat
That was two winters ago
How are you now?
How long was the letting go?
You will be happy I know
And you will find
A better companion
Someone who gets to be told
Here is my hand
Take it and never let go
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David John Fitzpatrick England, UK
Salopian singer-songwriter. Quiet, meditative songs with sparse piano and strings accompaniment.
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