1. |
If the Machines
03:24
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If The Machines
The days are long they belong to you
Night follows day the way it used to do
Today the dawn came for you
I like the way the sunlight falls on you
What are we frightened for
What are we waiting for
We carry on as though the ocean is wrong
Rising up the land
Covering the islands
Driving us inland
And if the machines take over you and me
I dread to think what
They will make us do
What are we fighting for
What are we losing for
We carry on though something's wrong
Like we used to
Night follows day
The way they always do
Today the night came for you
I like the way the moonlight falls on you
I love you
What are we standing for
what are we praying for
What are we losing for
What is democracy for
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2. |
Stepping Stones
03:12
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Stepping Stones
When you find me
You divide me
Living inside me
I'll never be lonely
I'll never be lonely again
Playing games
Stepping stones
Be my bride
Let me find you
I will hide you
Let nothing divide you
I'll never be lonely
I'll never be lonely again
I'll never be lonely
I will never ever ever be lonely again
If you lose me
And I lose you
You can find me
Running over the rainbow
Running over the rainbow again
I'll never be lonely
I will never ever ever be lonely again
Lonely again
Lonely again
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3. |
The Pale Blue Moonlight
04:52
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'The Pale Blue Moonlight' - words and music by Stephen Harrison - 2018
By far and away she is the brightest star
By far and away she has the warmest heart
I've ever known
I've ever known
She showed me the river and she showed me the sky
She showed me the way - to Calgary Bay
It's going to be fine she said
The beauty there we will find she said
A family with a loving history
Growing up there where the air is free
Calgary, became my destiny
I was a stranger riddled with doubt
From south of the border within me and without
Family or a sense of destiny.
And over the world flames
Over the world pain
Over the world shame
Into our lives its shadow came
Why didn't I stay
With her beauty near Calgary Bay
She was my sweetheart the love of my life
I'd like to think I was more than just a light
In the night
In the pale blue moonlight
You don't want to know about tears that don't dry
Don't you think I can't see without tears in my eyes
Looking back, from the south to the light on Calgary bay
And over the world change
Over the world shame
Into our lives, its shadows came
She'd shown me the river and she showed me the mountains high
She'd shown me the light
She showed me the life
That could have been mine
She didn't know that I was riddled with doubt
Finding my way again
Back to Calgary bay
It's going to be fine again
The beauty there we will find again
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4. |
The Moors
03:36
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The Moors
Lately my lady told me
It's time to go
She stood there by the window
Letting go of my hand
Of my hand
Of my hand
And the wind is wild now
Up on the moors
The trees look tortured there
Lately my sister told me
I was wasting my life
She stood there by there by the window
Closing the blinds
The blinds
And the wind is wild now
Up the moors
The sky is mad
Lately my brother told me
I was wasting away
He stood there by the pavement
Waiting to go away
Away
See the wind is wild now
Up on the rocky misty moors
I'm waiting for the night
To fall
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5. |
Rain on the Window
04:52
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Rain On The Window
In the beginning
Something caught my eye in the garden
Something in the wind in the willows
Something left behind
Wake up slowly
An uninvited guest in the doorway
Walking heavily across the hallway
Left behind
Footsteps in the snow
A hand held gently next to me
From nowhere to the borderland
Memory wells inside me
Like the sea
Like the sea
In me
In me
Think of something
It's another day in the fifties
Yearning to go back to the garden
Left behind
In the middle
Rain on the window
You want one more adventure
One more day
Footfalls in the snow
A hand held softly next to me
From nowhere to the borderland
Memory wells inside me
Like the sea
Like the sea
In me
In me
In me
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6. |
Before
03:35
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Before
All that I know
Has been known before
All that I see
Has been found before
All that I feel
Has been found before
It's not that I see the world
In a grain of sand
All the roses look the same
From far away
All around the world
A boy loves a girl
She looks at him
But she's seen him before
What can she say
That's never proved before
It's not that I see the world
From the back of a car
All the houses look the same
From outer space
I"ve been down before
Yeah, I've seen the floor
And I've been here before
And I've seen you before
What can I prove
That's never been proved before
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7. |
Bye Bye My Love
02:32
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Bye Bye My Love
Fade into my memory
There'll never be another you
Beautiful woman kind
Bye bye my love
I was alone with you
You were alone with me
Together we disagreed
Like the rivers and the sea
Fade into my memory
There'll never be another you
Nothing could compare
Bye bye my love
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8. |
Trust in You
04:00
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Trust In You
I put my trust in you
You let me down
You turned it around
I never felt so alone
Since I gave you my heart
To see what you would do with it
Did I know I'd get hurt
Did I know I'd get burnt
I see your eyes
I touch your hair
I read your smile
But it's not you
I thought it was you
But it's not me
I thought it was me
Summer days are gone
Deep in the blue
Nothing is true
Nothing is here
Nothing sincere
Remember it's never too late
To make the same mistake
And see love turn to hate
Broken hearts in an empty place
Winter makes its way for spring
You never get back
You never move on
Love turned to stone
And we're both alone
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9. |
Apple Tree
04:06
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Apple Tree
I will love you for a thousand years
If I love you for day
I will say to you a million things
If I say a single word
A single word
Your soul reaches for mine
Your eyes see the sky
And where the river meets the sea
You were right and I was wrong
I'm a soldier who never did well
I'm a victim of myself
And the leaves that fell yesterday
They fell on stony ground
Beneath the apple tree
Beneath the apple tree
Where the forest meets the sea
Oh my darling come back to me
If I loved you for a thousand years
Would you love me for a day
If I see you in a million things
Would you see my face at all
Beneath the apple tree
Beneath the apple tree
I understand your vision
Your vision
Your vision
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Stephen Harrison UK
Stephen Harrison is a singer/songwriter in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a member of post-punk band Metropak in 1978/9. He has been releasing new material since then and his latest album (his tenth solo album) was released in May 2019, and called 'The Pale Blue Moonlight'. He is interested in writing strong haunting melodies in harmony with lyrics that balance the personal and the universal. ... more
Stephen Harrison recommends:
The Singles Collection
by Metropak
1979 : Edinburgh : Metropak
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