1. |
After The Storm
03:21
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I am cursed with this desire
I can’t cut it out of my chest
Who is worse - you with your heartbreak
Or me with my china doll?
You’re the first that I ever saw gasping
For breath at my arpeggios
I will burst from this snakeskin around me
And laugh at the pain of it all
I touched you
But it wasn’t enough to
Convince you of all that I am
And I kissed you
Don’t know if I miss you
Just tell me where all of those days went
And after the storm...
So that’s done
The start and end seemed
To have nothing between them at all
Well it was fun
Just to float like a vapour
Coming out of the cracks in the wall
I’ve begun to feel like a seashell
Smashed into the sand of the shore
Shoot your gun
And I will start running
That endless marathon once more
I touched you
But it wasn’t enough to
Convince you of all that I am
And I kissed you
Don’t know if I miss you
Just tell me where all of those days went
I touched you
But it wasn’t enough to
Relieve you of all of your doubt
And I kissed you and nearly undressed you
And now I am out in the cold night
And after the storm....
I don’t know what is in the future
I cannot escape from this place
And I won’t show the truth any more
Because its beauty is not understood
When I go, I’ll turn all the lights off
And you can just slumber alone
I don’t know if I should forget you
But mostly I think that I should
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2. |
Michala's Song
04:20
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I think I must have a fickle heart
Somehow I beheld your soul in the dark
Something about how your voice walked with mine
Somehow I could touch you though you unbroke the line
“Oh if only you’d come back to me”
If you sat down again by my side
Just one more glance at your eyes as they danced
To the flickering of that fire
There are distances that must be travelled
Names to be learned, histories unravelled
Maps of your flesh that I must design
And keep in a cupboard in a room in my mind
Hands to be touched and lips to be shared
Come on, give it all to me, I’ll not be scared
Just let me know something right here at the start –
Do I have a fickle heart?
Sat down two days later and wrote this song
It took a little time, but not too long
External expression of something within
Like playing a game that you know you can’t win
The dark and impenetrable wood
The things I don’t do but I know that I should
The perception of an infinite something
The skip of my heart when I hear your breathing
There are distances that must be travelled
Names to be learned, histories unraveled
Maps of your flesh that I must design
And keep in a cupboard in a room in my mind
Hands to be touched and lips to be shared
Come on, give it all to me, I’ll not be scared
Just let me know something right here at the start –
Do I have a fickle heart?
Oh if only you’d come back to me
If you sat down again by my side
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3. |
The Hurricane
04:11
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She sells disappointment
You know
And she tells no blessings to grow
And she knows what’s in you
And she’ll drive it out with her smile
And she knows how to win you
Like a helpless child
Oh it’s all over
Oh your island has been drowned
Oh it’s all over
You’ll never again be found
The hurricane sweeps through
The hurricane sweeps through
And the hurricane creeps through
And the hurricane sweeps through all that is you
(And you wonder where this is going)
She wants to dig up all your soil
And she will put you through a century of toil
And she knows what’s in you
And she takes no prisoners
And she knows how to win you
And soon you will be hers
Oh it’s all over
Oh your island has been drowned
Oh it’s all over
You’ll never again be found
It’s all over
Though it never started at all
It’s all over
It never started at all
The hurricane sweeps through
The hurricane sweeps through
And the hurricane creeps through
And the hurricane sweeps through all that is you
(And you touch what is yours, but not for long...)
She knows
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4. |
Anika's Song
02:47
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Anika
Autumn is coming
I thought I should tell you
Because the falling leaves made me smile
Anika
I don’t want this to be
The autumn of my heart
Can’t you show me how to grow?
You confuse me
And you reduce me
To nothing but a feeling
And you could complete me
If only this mind were not so strong
Anika
Your voice is like water
I thought I should tell you
Because maybe then you’d flow for me
Anika
I can feel myself changing
Every thought like a raindrop
Can’t you tell me what I know?
(Chorus)
Anika
Life is beautiful
I thought I should tell you
Because I know I forget it sometimes
Anika
This is just the beginning
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5. |
The River
04:37
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Twenty-four imaginary kisses
In my head
From your smile
Desire River
And forty-two perfect caresses
In my head
From your scrawl
Desire River
Floating in your rapids
I have never seen the sky
How many ages must I live through?
How many times must I die
Before you understand?
Terror in my body as I tremble
In my head
At your feet
Desire River
And not a drop of amber-coloured reason
Left within
At your sight
Will this ever end?
Floating in your rapids
I have never seen the sky
How many ages must I live through?
How many times must I die
Before you understand?
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6. |
La Fuite
04:32
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C’était une faiblesse d’une taille négligeable
Et je me suis trouvé au centre-ville
Je me suis assis au pied d’un arbre
Et je pensais que j’étais
Au sein du soleil
Et j’ai bien regardé tout ce qu’il y avait
You always told me not to change for anyone
But then I knew I couldn’t change for you
I knew then that you’d never really be happy
So I say: Goodbye, farewell, adieu
Je pouvais pas faire face à ton visage
Mais je voulais toujours toucher ton cou
J’avais pas envie de tes mots sages
Parce que je savais
Qu’il y aurait trop de vérité
Dans ce que tu dirais sur mon passé
You always told me not to change for anyone
But then I knew I couldn’t change for you
I knew then that you’d never really be happy
So I say: Goodbye, farewell, adieu
You always told me not to change for anyone
But then I knew I couldn’t change for you
I wish I’d had the courage to stay by your side
But I still don’t think I was ever worthy of you
Et maintenant je tombe auprès de nuages
Et je plonge dans la mer qui me reçoit
Je me souviens de notre heure sur la plage
Mais je sais que nous l’aurons encore... jamais
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7. |
Don't Hide Your Eyes
03:49
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Secrets, like love notes
Cascading, escaping
Down another layer
I slide
You told me that
It was just water
But the salt I tasted
Was not from the sea
Don’t hide your eyes
I always want to recognise
The truthful colour inside you
So don’t hide your eyes
Blackness between us
Betraying
Swimming through oceans
Of time
I drank your tears
They tasted
Like poisoned rosewater
Don’t hide your eyes
I always want to recognise
The truthful colour inside you
So don’t hide your eyes
I need you
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8. |
Night Memories
04:24
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I used to walk with you in the shade of the walls
The sunlight is dying but oh how it still enthralls
I knew your name back then
Back in the days of hollow men
I knew your name back then
I used to walk with you in the shade of the walls
Every sunset brings me back to you...
And every night sky is a canvas painted with your memory
I won’t look down; my eyes won’t close
And every daybreak brings me round
The sun shines cold
Looking behind me is all that it seems I can do
The headlights before me are driving me so far from you
I knew I could not stay
In the town of yesterday
I knew I could not stay
Looking behind me is all that it seems I can do
Every sunset brings me back to you...
Chorus x 2
And I am blind
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My blood’s a-pumpin’ and my face is a-flushin’
My feet are pedallin’ and the ground is rushin’ by
And the clouds are flyin’ and the breeze is risin’
I’m all alone
Because I’m ridin’ against the wind
I have to push, push, push my legs till they break
Because I’m ridin’ against the wind
I have to push, push, push till my whole body aches
Because I’m ridin’ against the wind
But I know where I’m going:
I’m cyclin’ to paradise
There’s no direction I can turn for shelter
Just keep on slidin’ down this helter skelter, yeah
And the clouds are flyin’ and the breeze is risin’
I’m all alone and it ain’t surprisin’
Chorus x 2
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Sam Brightbart London, UK
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