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The Landing Light
03:42
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As the world gets darker our sights float upwards.
But moonlight will not save you from unbearable truth.
We’re spinning tops out in the night, we kiss by lamp light.
Cobblestones will chip your teeth as we stumble down the street.
But as long as a light is up the back of the stairs,
I don’t mind the rain and the midnight air,
As I fall homewards.
My house is in the distance. Oh feet, don’t fail me.
‘Cause some days you wouldn’t believe, I wear a face like concrete.
I reach my door, turn the key lightly. That light still blinds me.
I wave the ghosts out of my way and fall down for one more day.
But as long as a light is up the back of the stairs,
I don’t mind the rain and the midnight air,
As I fall homewards.
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Heirlooms
03:09
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When I can’t see the future, I look to the past.
It’s mostly gold-plated, hid in shards of glass.
But you have to be careful, you can’t go home again.
The world lies between us, is it just in my head?
But now you’ve got me singing:
Love, some days I don’t want to try. I’ve ripped those years out of my life,
Years I’m too proud to give up.
You can slip into darkness, the home of your doubt.
The most basic choices can make you black out.
You find yourself choking on earth’s history.
You’re collecting heirlooms thrown up by the sea.
But now you’ve got me singing:
Love, some days I don’t want to try. I’ve ripped those years out of my life,
Years I’m too proud to give up.
Hope, I inherited hope and the means for a better life.
Love, some days I don’t want to try. I’ve ripped those years out of my life,
Years I’m too proud to give up.
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Stu Daly Dublin, Ireland
Meandering folk songs. May or may not mention my hatred of public transport.
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