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Beautiful Voice
03:37
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Right here in the mall, A lesson in looking cool,
In this unreasonable heat,
I hear her sing from the shade, I’m captured by her casual way,
While I just sweat in the sun.
I come back and burn myself, Just to hear her beautiful voice,
I come back and burn myself, Just to hear her beautiful voice.
Singing like she knows nothing else, She’s singing like it gives here her breath,
And no-one else is about,
Watching her’s like cooling down, Hearing her’s like coming around,
How would she know?
CHORUS
I come back and burn myself, Just to hear her beautiful voice,
I come back and burn myself, Just to hear her beautiful voice,
I come back and burn myself, Just to hear her beautiful voice.
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Would you meet me half way, If I came to you and said,
I’d like to be someone else today,
Would you take me by the hand, Kiss me where I stand,
And tell me that you’d have me anyway.
Would you put me in your car, Take me off so far,
That we won’t make it back to here tonight,
Will you hold my spinning head, Reassure me I’m not dead,
It’s just the moon making everything white.
Tell me that you’ll help me, Tell me that you’ll help me,
Help me ‘til I’m feeling better, Help me ‘til we’re all much better.
If they come to put me down, In the middle of the town,
Would you run through the crowds screaming my name,
Would you leap to my defence, Ignore my lack of common sense,
Even if I tell you it’s just a game.
CHORUS
If I fall into the fire, When they call me a bloody liar,
Will you come through the smoke without a mask,
Will you believe my words, Even when they’re muddled and slurred,
Offer to do anything I ask.
Tell me that you’ll help me, Tell me that you’ll help me,
Help me to keep walking, Help me to keep breathing,
Help me ‘til I’m feeling better, Help me ‘til we’re all much better.
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In The Sunlight
05:18
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So easy for you to say you care,
So much more difficult for me to say the same,
When you whisper, The words don’t ever leave,
They fall so softly, I can almost believe you.
So please tell me that you need me,
That I am worth my weight in gold,
And in the sunlight of the morning,
I’ll be standing on top of the world.
I know we’re different, You seem so secure,
I stand here nervously, I feel so unsure,
Your kiss feels pleasant, Yeah I like your warmth,
Like a birthday present, It’s more than all I’m worth.
And you can tell me that you need me,
That I am worth my weight in gold,
But how do I know in the sunlight of the morning,
The story of my life will not have been sold.
You see I’ve seen chances slip, And I have cursed my luck,
Felt it going wrong, And then I’ve watched it come unstuck,
So I can’t be sure…
So I’ll roll off home now, Go my other way,
A few hours contentment, Keeps me going for another day,
And if you tell me, I’m worth my weight in gold,
I’ll be standing, On top of the world.
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What doesn’t kill you makes you stranger, What doesn’t kill you makes you mad,
What doesn’t kill you makes you bitter, What doesn’t kill you makes you glad,
There’s no-one here to hold your hand and kiss your ear.
What doesn’t kill you stings you badly, What doesn’t kill you clears the decks,
What doesn’t kills you leaves you angry, What doesn’t kill you leaves a mess,
You have to clear before you can move on from here.
Forget your aspirations, Lock up all that you’ve done,
Decide if you are staying, And I’ll make plans for when you’ve gone.
What doesn’t help you drags you backwards, What doesn’t help you pulls you down,
What doesn’t help you sweeps you under, But it helps that she’s not around,
To see your face or hear your words when you hear her name.
CHORUS
When she won’t listen to your stories, When she just won't tell you why,
When she has no care for your worries, The only thing to do is try,
To brave the night when winter comes and the world turns white.
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Lift - live on BD FM
03:27
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Come out with your hands up, The place is surrounded,
You’re all over the papers, And programmes have been interrupted.
The scene in the hallway, I first saw on the subway,
I suppose you prefer it, Doing these things
In comfort, In comfort, In comfort.
All theses days, All these days,
Breathe deeply now, And hope that it’s not water,
That fills up your lungs.
There’s always the back door,Creep away while they’re sleeping,
It’s a dubious honour, Doing these things,
In comfort, In comfort, In comfort.
Chorus
Take the first thing that comes into your head,
Put it where it can’t ever be found.
Go back to your cars now, There’s nothing to see here,
Take the rest of the day off, To do your things,
In comfort, In comfort, In comfort.
Chorus
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Sliding
04:49
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What a foolish mistake, To be caught on the stairs,
With that girl in your arms and your eyes filled with tears,
‘Cause you’ve opened your mouth, Let frustration edge out,
And your words have gone dry.
What a turn for the worse, Finding them just the same,
With their heads in the sand, And their bags on a plane,
You just stand there surprised, They continue their lies,
As you fall by the wayside.
Sliding on the perfect road, Should help remind you how it always goes,
Sliding on the perfect road, Should help remind you how it always goes.
What a strange thing to say, When you’ve left this behind,
And with all that entails, And the strange things you find,
As you scavenge around, Crying to be caught out,
But you’ll just carry on, And on and on and on and on.
CHORUS
CHORUS
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Feel in the fullness of time, All the things that you’ve dismissed,
Sending their sparks to your mind, Like all those lips you have kissed,
Anonymously in the dark.
Lie with your face to the ground, Letting the dew soak your cheek,
Smile for the friends you have found, Coming to you in your sleep,
For a little while.
Ah ah, No-one needs to see your face tonight,
Ah ah, To tell you everything in the world outside’s – alright.
Find in the voices you hear, Something to help the nights pass,
Or choose a malt whisky and beer, Put on your favourite mask,
The one that helps you speak to anyone, Without them knowing,
That it’s you.
Ah ah, No-one needs to see your face tonight,
Ah ah, No-one needs to ,read your palm tonight,
To tell you everything in the world outside’s – alright.
INSTRUMENTAL
No-one needs to see your face tonight,
And no-one needs to read your palm tonight,
To tell you everything in the world outside’s, Alright.
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Said - acoustic version
04:04
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She blew smoke in my face as she said goodbye,
Though goodbye maybe makes it sound cleaner than it was,
And her eyes maybe made her look meaner than she was.
She took hold of my arm like a cricket bat,
And said never would suit her fine for seeing me next,
Although we both knew exactly what that meant.
Though she said she’d give it up,
She couldn’t lie straight in a bed tied right down,
So I tied myself to her instead,
And the things she said.
I braced myself when she stormed in,
For her words could make me lose the will to live,
And her words were all that she was willing to give.
CHORUS
Those looks won’t last forever,
Nor can all my regrets…
She had tears in her eyes when I said goodbye,
So I offered her my handkerchief and left,
Telling her I would be forever in her debt.
CHORUS
She couldn’t lie straight in a bed tied right down,
So I tied myself to her instead,
And the things she said,
And the things she said,
And the things she said ,
And the things she said.
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Douglas Kay UK
Singer-songwriter Douglas Kay (“thoughtful & passionate songwriting” Scotland On Sunday) has spent the past two decades
touring the globe playing on bills alongside the likes of Billy Bragg, KT Tunstall, Colin Hay & Amy MacDonald.
With 6 albums to his name (the latest released Nov 2021) his captivating, folk-tinged songs have gained critical acclaim and airplay worldwide.
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