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Reykjavik
04:34
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The wind flew in
Shook the skin we were growing in
Tired eyes
Fixed upon frozen granite skies
The wind dug in
Bit the skin we were shaking in
Blizzard road
Up ahead the never-ending snow
And you said
Nothing lasts forever
Nothing lasts forever
Nothing lasts forever
Oh the lights
In our eyes shining gold and white
Oh the lights
In our smiles illuminate the night
The wind dug in
Clawed the skin you were fading in
Blizzard road
Up ahead the closing of the show
How well we know
Nothing lasts forever
Nothing lasts forever
Oh Reykjavik
Nothing lasts forever
Oh the lights
In our eyes shining gold and white
Oh the lights
Will go out tonight
Oh the lights
Will go out tonight
White light
Burn bright
Then go out tonight
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Night Song
03:54
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Midnight
Staring awake at the street lights
Telling myself that it's alright
It’s nothing that won't wash away
In the daylight.
Silence
All of the noise is in my mind
Hoping this time you won't pass by
Though I only know music you don't like
I'll try
I need you to tell me
Sometimes I'm still in your dreams
If you dance with me
If you dance with me
Time
Turns all our songs to dead sound
Promises fade from the foreground
Corridors closing all around
All around
Maybe you’ll see
I'm falling apart at the seams
If you dance with me
If you dance with me
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The Robot
04:25
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He opened his eyes
Charged by the light
Born by a spark in his head
And scanning the room
His circuits in bloom
He saw her awake on the bed
"Oh wonderful friend
Oh wonderful friend"
Segments of time
Metronomed through his mind
Things she called minutes and days
He sang her his rhymes
In binary chimes
Set all his diodes ablaze
"Oh now never end
Oh now never end
Oh now never end"
Layers of time
Partitioned his mind
Obstacles crowded his view
Conveyed in the dark
To a world full of sparks
Where rust is made shiny and new
Melt into the flame
Melt into the flame
Melt into the flame
Melt into the flame
For so we must start
These mechanical hearts
That spin just to flicker and fade
Forced to climb shelves
And escape from ourselves
And all of the masks we have made
But let the wires be right
Let the code save our sight
And may we see in the night
And walk into the light
Walk into the light
Walk into the light
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Ghost in the Machine
05:08
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Help me now
Where the skies collide
Help me now
Where the world divides
Help me now
The pilot's bailed, this plane is going down
As flower flames burst out upon the ground
To free the ghosts in the machine
You'd say
You never promised nothing anyway
Trapped in a pile-up on the motorway
A broken ghost in the machine
Help me now
Where the seconds end
Help me now
Where the hours bend
Help me now
The plug's been pulled, the screens are closing down
There's no more oxygen to go around
They've killed the ghosts in the machine
You'll find
Caught in the tangled cables in your mind
In the all the wreckage that you left behind
A lonely ghost in the machine
Oh to pretend
That we are angels who were heaven sent,
Not grinning androids running out of rent
To keep a ghost in the machine!
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Ian David Green London, UK
A singer, songwriter and composer from Liverpool, Ian's influences range from folk greats like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and
Van Morrison to more contemporary folk / indie / Americana artists such as Damien Jurado, Phosphorescent and Iron & Wine.
With a gift for rich, compelling storytelling and layered lyricism, Ian builds his songs with carefully crafted, evocative and striking language.
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A song for everyone......well we all have those days! Just gorgeous.
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