1. |
Knowing (For Serenity)
04:26
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Knowing
Intro Am x 8 F x 8
Verse 1
I don’t know what it’s like
To wake up in the night
And feel like there’s something wrong
To feel like there’s something gone
Verse 2
I don’t know what it’s like
To know there’s a life inside
And then to know that it’s gone
To know that something’s gone wrong
Chorus
I know that our baby’s gone x 4
Verse 3
But I wonder sometimes
What would they be like
What would their future hold
A future I’ll never know
Chorus
Verse 4
Yet I know what it’s like
To cry as I watch you cry
To put ashes in the ground
To let go of what cant be found
Written 18JAN2022
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2. |
Home
04:34
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Home
Intro
Am x 8 G x 8 F x 8 Am x 8
Verse 1
You walk outside
Your bedroom door
To get away
and to explore
Verse 2
The city lights
Beckon to you
You say goodbye
And leave your room
Chorus
They say you never
That you can never
You can never
Come home again
Verse 3
Strange cities call
Bright lights shine
You keep moving
And so does time
Chorus
Verse 4
Your family home
Your back again
But something’s wrong
It feels so strange
Chorus
Verse 5
It’s in the past
The feeling’s gone
Time’s slipped away
It’s not your home
Chorus
Written 10FEB2022
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3. |
Walking Away
02:33
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Walking Away
Intro
Bass guitar low E string – A, G, E x 10
Verse 1
Tired of nine to five
Tired of working nights
Tired of working days
Tired of needing pay
Chorus
I’m walking away x 4
Verse 2
Tired of the machine
Tired of feeding greed
Tired of missing you
Tired of pushing through
Chorus
Verse 3
Tired of getting by
Watching the prices climb
Tired of interviews
I got the working blues
Chorus x 2
Written 09FEB2022
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4. |
The Rain
04:23
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The Rain
Intro
Em x 8 F x 8 (play four high strings on acoustic guitar only)
Verse 1
See the skies darken
Clouds cover the sky
Hear the thunder rumble
Watch the flash of light
Chorus
I can feel the rain x 2
Verse 2
Watch the puddles growing
Smell the petrichor
Streaks on the window
Racing to the floor
Chorus
Verse 3
People with umbrellas
Try to get away
Children in gumboots
Running out to play
Chorus
Written 26JAN2022
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5. |
Crystals
04:06
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Crystals
Verse (Am x 2 C x 2 Dm x 2 Am x 2 ) x 4
Chorus (F x 4 G x 4) x 4
Verse 1
All night I’ve been driving, down this empty road
Can’t see a light out here, nowhere left to go
The stars all glitter, like crystals in the sky
She’s lying behind me, now I think she’s going to die
Chorus
She’ll be out here
Waiting for the sun
She’ll be out here
Waiting for everyone
Verse 2
So I’ve been watching, waiting for the day
Waiting with anger, waiting with pain
I can’t just have it, it’s something I need
There’s hunger inside me, I’m waiting to feed
Chorus
Verse 3
I feel like no-one, like I’m never seen
A tower of nothing, inside a human being
But I’ve caught something, here with me now
Trapped inside this car, I’ll show her how
Chorus - solo
Verse 4
Secrets I’m keeping, out here on the road
Secrets and knowledge, that only I know
They may well catch me, maybe someday
But these secrets are mine, keep them locked away
Chorus
Written 19FEB2022
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6. |
Dancing
03:50
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Dancing
Am x 8 Dm x 4 C x 4
Verse 1
Feel the sweat sticking to me
Burning days, sweltering heat
Trying to find some sweet relief
The night’s going to be the place for me
Verse 2
Sun is set and stars are high
Street lights shine on a summer night
Trying to find a way to touch the sky
Hit the dance floor with the flashing lights
Chorus
Am
In the night, in the night
Dm
Everybody’s dancing
C
In the night
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Written 19FEB2022
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7. |
Sleep
03:03
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Sleep
Verse (Em x 8) x 2 (C x 2 Am x 2) x 4
Chorus (G F )x 4
Verse 1
Toss and turn as lights go by
My eyes are wide
As car lights shine
The room is dark
My thoughts won’t pass
Chorus
Why can’t I sleep x 4
Verse 2
Every thought is in my brain
Why can’t it wait
Until the day
I close my eyes
But not my mind
Chorus
Verse 3
Every night it feels the same
Thoughts in my brain
Won’t fade away
I curse my mind
As car lights shine
Chorus
Solo
Chorus
Written 21FEB2022
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8. |
Morning
04:19
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Morning
Am G Dm Am
Verse 1
The light shines
From the hills
Magpies call
Sunlight spills
Verse 2
Another day
It begins
Morning sun
Coming in
Chorus
How long
Will this
Day
Be
x 2
Verse 3
Crying child
Tired eyes
Coffee cup
Gets me by
Chorus
Verse 4
Off to school
Catch the train
Come back home
Start again
Chorus x 4
Written 09FEB2022
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