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Angel in the Night
05:23
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Tiredness moves in like a blanket to your soul
Numbing every sense, as the darkness takes control
Every mile leading nowhere, at least that's how it seems
Like the static on the radio, holds attention
The anger and emotion playing tricks upon your mind
It’s a kind of sensual tension, whose essence you won't find
Replaying conversations, all the things you would have said
But with moments of regret to break the boredom
Won't you be my Angel in the Night
Can you guide me safely home tonight
Will you be the Saviour from my dreams
Guide me home,
Lead me home
With you I can never be alone
There is no form or pattern, endless darkness, beams of light
A star to keep me safe, I feel you watching me tonight
Is it a foolish dream that holds a ransom to your heart
It’s the haunting hope that is a new beginning
Won't you be my Angel in the Night
Can you guide me safely home tonight
Will you be the Saviour from my dreams
Guide me home,
Lead me home
With you I can never be alone
When I call out will you be there
When I need you will you still care
Drifting onwards pulled through the night
Driven by an all-inspiring love
Won't you be my Angel in the Night
Can you guide me safely home tonight
Will you be the Saviour from my dreams
Guide me home,
Lead me home
With you I can never be alone
Won't you be
Won't you be
Won't you be
My Angel
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Harvey
04:41
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Hey there Harvey I need you here today
I know that you're not real
But I want you anyway
Hold on Harvey won’t you look inside my mind
Can you tell me what you see
Please tell me what you find
Well maybe Alice wasn't crazy
Maybe she'd not taken drugs
She was just looking for a friend that day
When the strangest creatures showed her love
And on the days that I feel lonely
And question can I find my way
Who will be there to help and guide me
To be my voice through this big haze
Hey there Harvey I need you here today
I know that you're not real
But I want you anyway
Hold on Harvey won’t you look inside my mind
Can you tell me what you see
Please tell me what you find
Maybe you could be my Talisman
The one who brings me better luck
Breaks down the walls on my reality
And help my senses search for love
Sometimes others stand in judgement
Condemn things they don't understand
The line from madness to compassion
Lost to the tide across the sand
Hey there Harvey I need you here today
I know that you're not real
But I want you anyway
Hold on Harvey won’t you look inside my mind
Can you tell me what you see
Please tell me what you find
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Stonetown
04:21
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Hustling in the market place
Drinking beer in Freddie's place
Boat out to the coral reef
See what beauty lies beneath
Every doorway so unique
Throws it's shadow on the street
Chronicles a clouded past
It's secrets locked inside
Going down to Stonetown
See the colours now, come smell the spice
Everywhere in Stonetown
There's History and Life
Once this was a slaving town
The manacles are different now
Then became the land of spice
but now it feeds the tourist life
The tall ships came to port no more
Their human trade became unsure
Merchants found another score
And headed for the seas
Heading back to Stonetown
See the colours now, come smell the spice
Everywhere in Stonetown
There's History and Life
Some places you never forget
Etch their way Inside your mind
Leave things as you find them
Only footprints behind
Heading Back to Stonetown
See the colours now, come smell the spice
Everywhere in Stonetown
There's History and Life
There is history and there is life.
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The Artist
05:15
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You see colours and rainbows where others see grey
Adding texture and feeling to the darkest of days
When your vision is struggling you find shading and lines
Every stroke of the brush, capturing time
With words, image or form, It’s a feast for the mind
And a pallette so rich certain pleasure you'll find
Then as colours dry out, the true image appears
But the work standing trial,is the one thing you fear
Oh find your place in the world and be who you need to be
Oh make the most of your skill hold on to those senses as long as can be
You're an artist
You may never be wealthy, finding richness in life
A sublime dedication you will more than survive
As the doubters speak up who can say this is wrong
The art will remain long after the artist has gone
Oh find your place in the world and be who you need to be
Oh make the most of your skill Hold on to those senses as long as can be
You're an artist
You place colours and rainbows where others see grey
Adding texture and feeling to the darkest of days
When vision is struggling you find phrase and rhymes
Every stroke of the pen capturing time
Oh find your place in the world and be who you need to be
Oh make the most of your skill Hold on to those senses As long as can be
You're an artist
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Silent Hero
03:56
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Some they are the fallen
Others make the trip back home
Though they carry many images
Trying not to let it show
Taking this with good grace
and the honour to be seen
But it can bring a lifetime
Of bad dreams
He was a Silent Hero
Like so many gone before
Played his part for King and Country
in some damned unwanted War
He didn't look for praise
Or to shout it to the World
But just to hold his pride
To be back with his girl
He was a Silent Hero
Like so many gone before
Played his part for King and Country
in some damned unwanted War
With every passing year
Yet Another pointless brawl
We create so many Martyr's
Whatever is the cause
He was a Silent Hero
Like so many gone before
Play their part for King and Country
in some damned unwanted War
in some crazy mixed up war
in some damned unwanted war
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From Afar
04:49
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I see you everyday, but you never look my way
I'm not sure you even know I'm here
But I can't stop picturing you, in every little thing I do
You're the very thing I hold most dear
Whether or not they ever come true
In my dreams I'll forever be Loving you
Whether or not we ever find time
You will always be in my mind
I'd dream perhaps some day,Your smile will light my way
And we could live together happily
But I know this could never be, as we see things so differently
Two Hearts could never touch so tenderly
Whether or not they ever come true
In my dreams I'll forever be Loving you
Whether or not we ever find time
You will always be in my mind
Sometimes , when you pass me by a single look will make me smile
A moments happiness so swiftly gone
But if you are happy, I will accept what I must do
and hope the pain of separation won't last long
Whether or not they ever come true
In my dreams I'll forever be Loving you
Whether or not we ever find time
You will always be in my mind
You will always be on my mind
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I was reading, about a boy
Who'd lost his fight to live, was his parents pride and joy
But it was crazy, got out of hand
The Angel from across the sea who gave them hope, then let them down
But the stories that you read are the ones they want to sell
Every one has their own angle, with a twist left in the tail
There's no time left to think, and no time left to see
When opinions become facts it's a hollow victory
How did we get this far ?
I was reading, about a man
Lost his family in a fire, but he couldn't understand
who's to blame and what's the cause
With all unanswered questions, and so many more locked doors
But the stories that you read are the ones they want to sell
Every one has their own angle, with a twist left in the tail
There's no time left to think, and no time left to see
When opinions become facts it's a hollow victory
How did we get this far ?
I was reading, about a man
Who thought he ruled the Free World but he didn't understand
You need respect, you need to give,
For we are all born humble with an equal right to live
But the stories that you read are the ones they want to sell
Every one has their own angle, with a twist left in the tail
There's no time left to think, and no time left to see
When opinions become facts it's a hollow victory
How did we get this far?
How did we get this far?
How did we get this far?
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8. |
Rose Tattoo
05:29
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Long ago when we were young ........
On George's hill we used to race
Our battered prams on gravel tracks
Along the green we'd build our dens
Imagined battles, won and lost
Long ago when we were young ........
A time of innocence we felt
A simpler world than we see now
When one days wars were soon forgot
And dusk seemed slow to take it's bow
I'll Place a Star up in the Sky
On this Sleepless Night with You
I'll slowly lift my Glass and I
Drink a Silent toast to you
And the Rose Tattoo
Long ago when we were young ........
We'd never guess worlds drift apart
Now different stories we can tell
Bonds of blood and friendship
Holding on as some strong spell
Long ago when we were young ........
The world we grew into long gone
That Innocence exchanged for greed
Things once so grand now seems so small
But lessons learnt you now Believe
I'll Place a Star up in the Sky
On this Sleepless Night with You
I'll slowly lift my Glass and I
Drink a Silent toast to you
And the Rose Tattoo
Experiences shared can bond and teach and heal
Every tumble graze and bruise can shape the way you feel
I'll Place a Star up in the Sky
On this Sleepless Night with You
I'll slowly lift my Glass and I
Drink a Silent toast to you
And the Rose Tattoo
Long ago when we were young..........
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Overload
04:25
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Everyday another mountain left to climb
A vapour trail across the sky
Every little picture tells a sorry tale
And every politician lies
Another country falls, another flood
The money men grow rich once again
I get tired sometimes
Choices that I never made
Tomorrow it comes round again
It’s all too much, Information overload
It’s all too much for me
I dream, I fly, another mile up the road
It’s all too much for me
Everyday, the story doesn’t really change
An urge to say the things that you don’t need
You sometimes wish that you had sold your soul
But the devil is far too close to see
Stop and think about it
Perhaps it’s time to doubt
A little revolution and your free
It’s all too much, Information overload
It’s all too much for me
I dream, I fly, another mile up the road
It’s all too much for me
Communication, is this the age that we grew into
There’s no escape nowhere to hide
Is this just a storm, before the freaks surround you
Beneath an ever rising tide
Smoke and Mirrors was all they said it was
But every single sceptic has their day
He’s wired for sound, but it was just that simple
The narrow line from work to play
Stop and think about it
Perhaps it’s time to doubt
A little revolution and your free
It’s all too much, Information overload
It’s all too much for me
I dream, I fly, another mile up the road
It’s all too much for me
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Wind Across the Water
04:21
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May you feel calm at the end of the day
Finding peace in your heart whatever's thrown your way
Be careful what you wish for your nightmares may come true
If greed will overtake you , there's a better way to choose
Let the Wind across the water blow you home
The sound of Wind across the water may be the best you'll ever know
May you find time for those you love
Before it is too late to say the things you're dreaming of
Can you forgive the madness of the few
As this world spins round in turmoil never let it get to you
Let the Wind across the water blow you home
The sound of Wind across the water may be the best you'll ever know
May you find a soulmate for your heart
Who'll comfort and protect you whenever things are hard
And you will shine like a beacon silent, bright
With a peace and purity to light your darkest night
Let the Wind across the water blow you home
The sound of Wind across the water may be the best you'll ever know
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Alan Maskell Hereford, UK
Born and grew up in Bath, and played various bands including Ulterior Motives .
After a spell in Florida , he moved
back to the UK and released "Harvey" in 2018 , a more rock based work .The follow-up "Wildflowers" is an intimate personal and reflective album , following a period of ill health and subsequent recovery .Latest release "One Life" is a group of new songs recorded during lockdown.
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