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Billy Cross's Daughter
05:18
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Billy Cross’s Daughter.
Music and Lyrics by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2010.
Billy Cross lived in a house with his three daughters,
When their mother had come undone,
And he gave them all the best he could afford,
But in the end, it wasn’t enough.
In the end, it just wasn’t enough.
Now the street and the house were always weary,
And their eyes were as hungry as hell,
For the things that glittered and attracted them,
To the city, and Billy could tell.
To the city, and Billy could tell.
**
And he said,
Girl, it’s no the clothes that you wear,
Or how much you buy and spend,
That makes you you.
She said yeah, but the way that it is,
Is that the world ain’t ever gonna see it like you do.
He said it’s not the clothes that you wear,
Or the money that you spend,
Or what you do.
She said yeah, but the way that it is,
Is that the world ain’t ever gonna share your point of view.
**
So she went, with her pockets full of misery,
To the station, to get herself a train,
And as she saw it, coming to her from the distance,
She said, I don’t ever wanna come back here again,
I don’t ever, wanna come back to this place again.
In the city, she was a stranger,
And nobody knew her name,
So she changed it, and acted like a different person,
And she cut her hair, and she dressed a different way,
Yeah, she cut her hair, and she dressed a different way.
**
And so it seemed that all that she had needed,
Had been to get on out up and leave where she had been,
You know they always say “you’re better where you are”,
But I’d rather take the chance and spread my wings,
No matter where you are,
Where you stop, or where you start, or where you‘ve been,
You can always come back home,
In your head or in your heart, or in your dreams,
Yeah, you can always come back home,
In your head or in your heart, or in your dreams.
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2. |
This Feeling
03:32
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This Feeling
Music and Lyrics by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2010.
You remind me of another lover,
That I once loved before,
Maybe the reason that I’m drawn to you,
Is that I’m still in love with her,
You turn my name like a ring on your finger,
And I wish for your happiness,
But you know honey that life can be a bitch,
It sometimes makes you settle for less -
But you never settle for less.
**
Then I see that dark black cloud,
Coming across you now,
Freedom from it won’t last forever,
If forever comes at all.
Oh, honey, you know I’m listening,
Even if you’re silent now,
I know I said that id love you forever,
But I don’t know if I mean that now,
Yeah I don’t know if I mean that now.
**
You seek those moments of clarity,
That I so rarely see,
You had a permanent childhood, honey,
You’re the clear-cut opposite of me,
For you its always been planned out,
And for me its never gonna be,
I’m a reflection of the ripples in all of your lies,
And all of your identities,
In all of your identities.
**
If you love her set her free,
Give her all the time she needs,
Nothing else is real,
But this feeling you give me.
All I wanna do is talk to you,
But I don’t think that I should,
So many things I said I wish I could change,
But I don’t that anyone could,
Sing to me sweetly,
Change my disaffected heart,
Just three words of yours,
Could change this world of ours.
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3. |
Always
07:49
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Always
Music and Lyrics by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2010.
Always, the voice of youth,
Is travelling in my thoughts now,
And over ‘cross to you.
Always, like the bird in flight,
Like your hand in mine,
Always out of time.
Always, between the two,
Paths that I can’t choose,
Though neither leads to you.
Always, a light will burn,
To guide you home,
If you want it to.
It’s late here,
And there’s no phone here,
To call you from,
When I need someone.
**
And oh, well isn’t it like that always?
Oh, sister, sister, please -
Well, isn’t it like that now?
But always, always, always,
Seems so hard,
Seems so hard,
To let you go,
To let you go.
**
So we walked in that market town,
In all of the rooms in the museum,
And you bought me a book of Psalms,
To take with me everywhere.
Now, I have no interest in,
The politics of faith,
And I do not believe,
That religion is the only way.
But I love that book,
It’s words are songs to me,
So I will not be pushed,
To define these private things.
Always, that book will be,
Part of my history,
With you.
And someday, I will be free,
Clean of all these things,
That tie me here to you.
So I hear now, still,
That distant sound -
That distant youth.
And it will always be,
A hand that I can’t see,
That lends its strength to me,
And it will always be,
A hand that I can’t see,
That lends it’s strength to me.
*******
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4. |
Wherever Your Eyes Fall
02:49
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Wherever You’re Eyes Fall.
Music and Lyrics by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2010.
You call me and I come to you,
Wherever your eyes fall,
Wherever life has brought you to,
After all these years and more,
You call me, and I know your voice,
It’s a little older now,
But a voice like yours you can’t replace,
Or replicate in someone else.
***
You said I must be crazy,
To come back to you now,
After all this time apart,
But let me in your arms again,
And all will be all right,
All right for us tonight.
***
Where we lived we had a balcony,
I think of it from time to time,
The view was nothing special,
But you caught me there with your eyes,
And maybe I was wasted,
Or maybe it was just the right time,
But I found myself in love with you that night,
***
You said I must be crazy,
To come back to you now,
After all this time apart,
But let me in your arms again,
And all will be all right,
All right for us tonight,
For us tonight,
For us tonight,
For us tonight,
For us tonight.
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5. |
House of Love
06:19
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House of Love.
Music and Lyrics by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2010.
Please, don’t go,
Never wave goodbye to me,
I’ll give you what you want,
I’ll give you what you need,
Maybe she will be the one,
Maybe she will be the one,
Be the one who brings you back,
The one who gives you what you lost.
***
Here with me, by the wall of Portland stone,
You can speak, and know that I’ll hear every word,
Every word you say, and believe in everything,
Until you’re gone away.
***
Here, here it is,
Here, here is where it is,
Here in this house of love,
Here in the morning sun,
Here when night has come,
Here and never gone,
Here for all to see,
Here for you and me,
Ain’t nothing more you need,
If loves the only thing.
Loves the only thing.
***
In your eyes, they still come to me,
When I close mine, and heavens in the darkest place,
Well I always see you there,
At the start and at the end,
As my lover and my friend.
Will I always see you there?
And the start and end?
My lover and my friend?
***
Here, here it is,
Here, here is where it is,
Here in this house of love,
Here in the morning sun,
Here and never gone,
Here when night has come,
Here for all to see,
Here for you and me,
There’s nothing more you need,
When love’s the lonely thing.
Loves the only thing.
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6. |
The Shepherd
06:05
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The Shepherd.
Music and Lyrics by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2010.
There is a wall here, there is a wall,
There is a wall here,
Between Jerusalem, and Bethlehem,
Jerusalem, and Bethlehem.
In this desert of Judea,
Where the men all dress in old clothes,
By posters to Manger Square,
The tourists and the pilgrims walking there,
The tourists and the pilgrims walking there.
***
I am a piece of this. I am a piece.
I am a piece of this fragmentary, wasted place,
Fragmentary, wasted place.
***
I came for shelter here, I came for shelter,
Now cranes rise over spires and the minarets,
The spires and the minarets.
***
I am a stranger here. I am a stranger.
I am a stranger here,
In this fragmentary wasted place,
In this fragmentary, wasted place.
***
There once were sheep here,
There once were sheep,
There once were sheep here,
But the Shepherd lost the tether of their fleece,
The Shepherd lost the tether of their fleece,
The Shepherd lost the tether of their fleece,
The Shepherd lost the tether of their fleece.
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7. |
Circle Me With Love
04:42
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‘Circle Me With Love’
Music and Lyrics by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2010.
Circle me with love,
In a circle try it,
Circle me with love,
There’s no need to fight it,
Circle me with love,
Whichever way you like it,
Circle me with love.
***
Won’t you ride with me?
With your skin like porcelain,
And your body wrapped in fur,
Against the wind.
On a Sabbath day,
Under waiting skies,
You watch the city blur,
As you get high.
***
Circle me with love,
In a circle try it,
Circle me with love,
There’s no need to fight it,
Circle me with love,
Whichever way you like it,
Circle me with love.
***
Peace will come here soon,
Peace will come here soon,
Peace will come to you,
Even if she comes alone,
Even if she’s just begun,
To loose.
***
When you comfort me,
It’s like a blackout,
Where nothing seems to be,
The only truth.
Have patience with your troubles,
You’re trouble now,
You close your eyes,
They seem to stay there still.
***
Ease your load it hurts to mention,
And burden me with your heart,
The bells have ceased to call you,
And the evening prayer can’t start.
***
Peace will come to you,
Peace will come to you,
Bringing forgiveness in her arms,
Bringing forgiveness in her arms,
To you
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8. |
Tonight
04:27
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Tonight.
Music and Lyrics by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2010.
When the evening sky gets blue,
And the theatres close their rooms,
And the cities trying to wind down,
Easy tonight.
I’m so tired of trying to feel,
Like I belong here when I don’t,
I only came here for you,
Now I don’t have that reason anymore,
Like a picture frame, with the picture gone.
***
Love won’t come easy tonight,
Ain’t nobody who can help you decide,
Can make up your mind for you,
If you should believe her, or if she lied.
If you should believe her, tonight.
***
Remember my name,
If you remember at all,
I wont miss you, I wont try,
There never really was that much at all,
Just an emptiness that felt like something more.
***
Standing on bridges at high-tide,
It’s not like on screen,
When they turn on a light,
And everything’s good again.
But oh, if Whistler had seen this night,
He would have painted it,
In gold and blue and fading, glorious green,
For you.
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9. |
If That's What You Need
05:40
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If That’s What You Need.
Music and Lyrics by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2010.
After the silence,
After the silence,
After the silence,
You pour like the rain,
In a world that just keeps on trying to change you,
I know that you’ll stay the same.
Say that you need me,
Say that you need me,
Say that you need me,
And I will do the same,
In a world where things don’t seem to work out,
I know that you’re not to blame.
Are you the one who just keeps on moving on,
Or are you happy with me?
***
In these modern times,
When romance seems such a beautiful thing,
And we can talk and be lovers,
If that’s what you need,
Out in the city tonight we can dance,
Take the train to your flat and drink wine,
And be together, if that’s what you like,
But if these modern times never last,
Then it’s a beautiful thing that we could talk,
And be lovers, if that’s what you need.
***
Take what you want,
Take what you need,
Take everything that you can carry,
I’ll give to you anything,
Choose what you want,
Choose what you need,
Choose if you want me, baby,
It’s the age that we are living in,
And the world just keeps on trying to change you,
But you’re all that I need.
***
In these modern times,
When romance seems such a beautiful thing,
And we can talk, or be lovers,
If that’s what you need,
Out in the city tonight we can dance,
Take the train to your flat and drink wine,
And be together, if that’s what you’d like,
But if these modern times never last,
Then what a beautiful thing that we could talk,
And be lovers, when that’s what you need.
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10. |
Do What You Want
03:02
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Do What You Want.
Words and Music by Thom Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2010.
Take a little of my love when you come,
When you do, when you do,
And give a little of your time to those
Who give their love to you.
I don’t believe anymore in the things that I knew,
Or I thought I knew,
I just believe in the one thing that I want,
And that’s you, baby that’s you.
***
Do what you want, whatever makes you happy,
‘Cause time is never gonna stand still,
Do what you want, whatever it takes,
I just can’t take my eyes off of you,
You know how it feels, forever at the window,
Forever on the floor when you loose,
Believe me I’m a liar, but I can’t change the times,
I don’t wanna spend my life trying to prove,
What you already know is the truth.
***
Call it what you want, I don’t care ‘bout definitions,
Or names, or even your point of view,
Nothing keeps its meaning like the meaning of change,
I can’t hold on to what I’ve been or I’ll do.
Tell me I’m a drifter, tell me I’m a prophet,
Tell me I’m a man if you choose,
I don’t care who you are, status is a mask,
That’s worn by fakers and actors like glue –
But I can’t wear it without things of you.
***
Do what you want, whatever makes you happy,
‘Cause time is never gonna stand still,
Do what you want, don’t even think about it,
I don’t waste my time thinking for you,
It’s other men’s flowers, smoke in the sky,
And what you need to know, you already do,
That the truth is a lie, so believe what you like,
All that matters is what matters to you,
All that matters is what matters to you.
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