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Dreamed of a man
03:49
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I DREAMED OF A MAN
Well I dreamed of a man, wearing leather pants and Cuban heels
Yes I dreamed of a man - was the man I should have been
And I dreamed of a man, walked like he knew the way ahead
Yes I dreamed of a man, was the man I should have been
It took me back a long way to feel like this
So many things I wanted to tell you
All of these words I held inside my heart
I dreamed of a man Never weak but always strong
I dreamed of a man, was the man I should have been
I dreamed of a man, never hurt the ones he loved
I dreamed of a man, was the man I should have been
It took me back a long way to feel like this
So many things I wanted to tell you
All of this fear I held inside my life
Well I dreamed of a man, who could walk out and leave you
Yes I dreamed of a man, was the man I could have been
And I dreamed of a man, who could leave you laughing
Yes I dreamed of a man, was the man I should have been
It took me back a long way to feel like this
So many times I wanted to tell you
All of this fear I held inside my life
I dreamed of a man
I dreamed
[live ending]
It was that man over there.. getting the hell out of here!!
That was the man, that was the man, that was the man I dreamed of.
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Storm
03:25
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STORM (I.M. Mark Halliday)
Take a look outside – see how hard the wind is blowing
Take a look around – can’t you see where this is going
A storm is coming, a storm is blowing up
A storm is coming over, better tie down what you want to keep
Just another year – you can never tell what’s coming
Just another spring – you can never tell what’s growing
A storm is coming, a storm is blowing up
A storm is coming through, better batten down the hatches
Oh And if you are at sea – any port will have to do you
Put a reef in, turn your collar to the wind
And run for cover, run for shelt-e-er…
If you are at home – pray that you are in a building
That is safe and strong – one that can withstand the flooding
A storm is coming, a storm is blowing up
When the rain falls like a judgment, when the wind howls like a verdict
Better tie down everything you love
Better hope your house is strong enough…
Strong enough for the storm.
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Q Blues
05:19
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Q(oheleth) Blues
Back when I was 21
I was trying to keep it in
You were spreading it around
who was lost and who was found?
I stayed back home with my soul
you went off to see the world
What got kept and what got tossed?
Who was found and who was lost?
Youth is wasted on the young
Wisdom’s wasted on the old
And when all is said and done
Feel’s like we’ve been bought and sold
Wisdom’s wasted on the old
I was strong but now I’m wise
Youth is wasted on the young
That’s the story of my life
Back when I was seventeen
I was tight and hard and lean
Could have stayed out every night
But my soul was too polite
Scared of what my head would say
I hid my desires away
Now forget what Leonard said
I’m aching but I’ve hardly played
Youth is wasted on the young
Wisdom’s wasted on the old
And when all is said and done
Feel’s like we’ve been bought and sold
Wisdom’s wasted on the old
I was strong but now I’m wise
Youth is wasted on the young
That’s the story of my life
I know this is so romantic
So pathetic so pedantic
So predictable and yes
Tell me to get right over myself
I know this is all self-pity
Just because I’m sitting pretty
And you think that I am messing
Soon I’ll start to count all of my blessings
Youth is wasted on the young
Wisdom’s wasted on the old
And when all is said and done
Feel’s like we’ve been bought and sold
Wisdom’s wasted on the old
I was strong but now I’m wise
Youth is wasted on the young
That’s the story of my life
OUTRO
Is this all just vanity
and Running down the wind
Is this all just vanity
and Running down the wind
We picked an argument with time
we were never going to win
Pick an argument with time you’re never ever going to win
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4. |
That Night The Snow Fell
05:16
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That night the snow fell
That night the snow fell
It Left everything so bright and so beautiful
Took the edge off every sound
Closed things down
and left the town so still
That night the snow fell
I was hushed and reverent
Held in a reverie
You came back again to me
A winter dream
Your body wrapped in memories
The night the snow fell
It Came down through a windless sky
Such gentle verticals
Covered everything in sight
Changed the light
It was such a simple fix
CHORUS
I dreamed you here again
Your footsteps first to break the snow and mark a path
I dreamed you here again
Your footsteps first to break and mark a path
That night the snow fell
We ran out into the street
like little kids again
Then you kissed me there below
The golden glow
Of streetlights in the snow
The night the snow fell
It fell for hours then it stopped
The clouds moved on again
Gave the stars their chance to shine
A million times
You know I felt so good with you
CHORUS
Across those frozen streets
The whole world stopped and held its breath
until you slept
Beneath those winter stars
The whole earth held its breath until you slept
That night the snow fell
That night the snow fell
That night the snow fell
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NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD LEAVE
Never thought you would make - Such a mess out of me
Never thought you would leave - Such a hard memory
Never thought you would take - Things that you didn’t need
Never thought you would leave, Never Thought You Would Leave
I’m watching somebody dance
Watching Somebody Dance
Watching Somebody Dance
But she’s not you
I remember it well You were looking so good
With the laces undone - On those famous black boots
Just the set of your hips - Just the red of your lips –
All the things that I miss, All the things that I miss
I’m watching somebody dance
Watching Somebody Dance
Watching Somebody Dance
But she’s not you
MIDDLE
You’re gone and I miss you bad
You’re gone and I want you back
you’re gone and my days are long
Now you’re gone and my nights are all wrong
But I remember a night - When our hearts were so young
There was nothing to fear - Nothing bad going to come
you got out of the car - Left the radio on
Laughing under the stars - Dancing slow on your own
I’m watching somebody dance
How she’s moving her hands
All she’s trying to prove
Is that she isn’t you
I’m watching somebody dance
I should give this a chance
But I can’t shake these blues
And she’ll never be you.
Never thought you would make - Such a mess out of me
Never thought you would leave - Such a hard memory
Never thought you would take Things that you didn’t need
Never thought you would leave, Never Thought You Would Leave
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6. |
The Old Gospel Hall
05:13
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MORE TO LIFE
Well I parked outside the old Gospel Hall
Struck a match, lit a cigarette leaned against the wall
I took my time with those fading signs
took a breath, took a drag to clear my mind
and they were not, strictly my kind
but I knew – knew how it felt to be inside
knew how it felt, to be so young
to be so young, not to know what’s going on
CHORUS
Oh the threat of death – and the gift of life
that you advertise, you advertise
but there is more - more to life than this
I realise I realise
And the one sign read, better be prepared
be prepared to meet your God was all it said
then a few old men came out that way
got in their expensive car and drove away
the threat of death – and the gift of life
you advertise, you advertise
but there is more - more to love than this
I realise I realise
How is it - this same old shit
can reach inside, into your chest + make it tight
can make you feel, like a child again
can make you feel the same old threat the same old shame
the threat of death – and the gift of life
you advertise, you advertise
but there is more - more to faith than this
I realise I realise –
than the threat of death – and the gift of life
that you advertise, you advertise
but there is more - more to life than this
I realise I realise
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7. |
When My Ship Comes In
03:15
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WHEN MY SHIP COMES IN (for Brent + Melisa)
When my ship comes sailing in
white sails blowing in the wind
I will see it from the shore
I will know what I was waiting for
Something wild enough to want
something strong enough to trust
something deep enough to love
something free enough to follow after
when the tide turns round to flow
As the moon pulls long and slow
I will find you by that light
I will hold you through the longest night its..
Something wild enough to want
something strong enough to trust
something deep enough to love
something free enough to follow after
When my life gets put to test
And my soul cant find its rest
Suffer me o suffer me
not at last to fall away from Thee
Something wild enough to want
something strong enough to trust
something deep enough to love
something free enough to follow after
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8. |
All The Other People
04:41
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All the other people
are all the other people happier than us
are all the other people happier than us
are all the other people - are all those people happier than us
are all the other people more beautiful than us
are all the other people more beautiful than us
are all the other people more beautiful and happier than us
one day I’ll learn
I’ll learn to step away
I’ll learn to care less and compare less what they say
One day I’ll learn
I’ll know as I am known
look in the mirror then and recognise my own face
look in the mirror then and recognise my own face
Are all those bright believers – more sure of what they know?
Are all those strong believers – more sure of where to go?
Are all those firm disciples – more sure of how to find the right way home?
Are all those high achievers – more sure of what they have?
Are all those great succeeders – more sure of who they are?
Are all those high achievers, more sure of what they have and who they are?
One day I’ll learn - I’ll know to step away
I’ll learn to care less and compare less –
One day I’ll learn – I’ll know as I am known
Look in the mirror then and recognise my own face
Are all the other people happier than us? (2)
Are all those other people, more beautiful and happier than us…
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9. |
Your Face
02:35
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Your face x4
Its the law and the prophets
Its a scripture to me
Its the Torah
Its the Word its the Word
Don’t hurt me
Don’t lose me
Don’t hate me
Don’t use me
Your face x4
Bright like Moses
Shines like St Stephen
Laugh like Mother Mary
And you cry like the Magdalene
Don’t hurt me
Don’t taunt me
Don’t watch me
Don’t want me
Your face x 4
Seen it sleeping
Felt it breathing
Seen it weeping
Watched it falling
Don’t bruise me
Don’t break me
Don’t wound me
Don’t kill me - kill me
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Doug Gay Glasgow, UK
Doug was part of Calvin's Dream in the 1990s, who released the album 'Fanatical' on Sticky Music in 1995. Since 2005, he has
taught theology at Glasgow University.
He released the album 'Life After Death' in 2018.
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