1. |
small frogs
01:39
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there were small frogs in the grass
that surprised us as we passed
a middle aged couple
carrying binoculars
noticing the tiny flowers
and gazing at the sky
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2. |
thisness
02:56
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this is not enough
there is no thisness
what is to come
the bright promise draws the eyes
and fills the mind
this is not enough
there is no thisness
what might have been
the glowing embers, embracing arms
that rock to sleep
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3. |
in the night
02:27
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you were around today
I knew that you were there
I looked the other way
lots of other things going on
keep those thoughts at bay
in the night, in the night
magnifying glass
in the night, in the night
time slowly pass
the daylight shines
shines so bright
everything seems clear
all things in their proper place
not sliding too near
in the night, in the night
magnifying glass
in the night, in the night
time slowly pass
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4. |
driving north
02:13
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5. |
the vestibule
04:39
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you told us over and over
the story of the vestibule
you and old Chris laughing 'till you cried
about feeling like a fool
the yellow formica table
the kitchen in Bogany
you still saw it clearly in your mind
when I said where we wanted to stay
now you want to know
you want to hear us say
to know if we were happy
for us to tell a memory
us to tell a memory
getting ready for the dancing
you and Julie fix your hair
young and shy and wondering
will blondie and blackie be there
now you are like a child
your mischevious smile
and now our words they comfort you
as in a mother's shawl
now you want to know
you want to hear us say
to know if we were happy
for us to tell a memory
and say it was all okay
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6. |
the way of the heart
03:59
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7. |
the eye of the heart
02:22
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the eye of the heart will be opened
the eye of the heart will be opened
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8. |
beyond your hand
03:57
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understand your money
is no good here
so take your money
and disappear
and disappear
this is not for sale
beyond your hand
something here operating
you don't understand
you don't understand
your power an illusion
it will pass away
what you have to give
does not interest me
it means nothing to me
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9. |
the night is over
04:12
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my friend said if the money's right
people will do anything
I said I don't believe that
I don't think that's true
I think that most people have a line
some things they will never do
and no matter how much the money
they will never be bought
the night is over
the tears are falling down
last night I was talking
to my brother John
he said I've never voted Tory
and I never will
even if they offered me a million pounds
and no one else would know
I believe him
the night is over
the tears are falling down
I was thinking about someone who's gone
some people say a person lives on
I've heard it said we are like God
when we love
when the eye of the heart is open
and we are like God
the night is over
the tears are falling down
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10. |
no name
03:20
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God is not a Catholic
Ask the pope you'll see
God is not a Protestant
Martin Luther would agree
God is not a Muslim
God is not a Jew
Mohammed and Abraham
Would say that this is true
Not a Hindu or a Buddhist
A Pagan or a Druid
The things that we think set in stone
Are flowing and are fluid
God is everything and nothing at all
Bigger than the universe but God is very small
All the world's religions
Know that God has no name
Still we try to tame him
And name him just the same
We think that he prefers us
Makes our house his home
And those others over there
Are less pleasing to him
God is supremely powerful
But God is very weak
God is easily found
God plays hide and seek
God was never angry, God was never cruel
God is not wise, God is a fool
God is a him
And God is a her
But God is not a him
And God is not a her
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12. |
mothers and sons
05:00
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13. |
minus sign
05:36
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Owen McAulay Glasgow, UK
Owen McAulay is a long time member of Glasgow band Smackvan (previously Passkeepers). He has been writing and recording solo songs and music for some years, his first album being 'six songs' in 2000.
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