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The World Turns
02:03
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2. |
Moved On
04:20
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It's not the rain and it's not the sun
The corn still grows, this ground's still good
These hands still swing and the steel is fine
Some years behind it but look how it shines
But Pete has heard that we all must go
It ain't the crop, it's a lack of soul
They all roll in with steam and tyres
To care for this land is all we've desired
And all my life I've learned
Head down and work
But now I've been moved on
How'd I get it wrong?
And Johnna says there's fruit out there
And hands are needed and the pay is fair
They won't listen, their moves are set
The board has voted and sends its regrets
The children they don't care so much
They'll play the same in fields or in dust
But the way it tills and stirs the land
Is nothing like what it stirs in a man
And all my life I've learned
Head down and work
But now I've been moved on
How'd I get it wrong?
I don't trust that man or the way that he spoke
Ask for some line, he'll sell you the boat
No, we'll all move on, the Lord will guide us
We go together, lie down in pastures
And all my life I've learned
Head down and work
But now I've been moved on
How'd I get it wrong?
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3. |
Bedtime Story
01:49
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4. |
To Venture
01:33
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5. |
On the Streets
03:18
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I was on the streets
Lost in a body of souls
With my little hand drum
Well, I would not be out sung
I’d have killed if not for my heart
Flames nurtured from a little spark
One day the fire, it went out
Oxford Street survived the great assault
Now my drive is as thin
As the artificial skin
As you press your body against mine
This world is burning but your eyes shine brighter
You smile and you say
That I’m better, I’m smoother this way
And the cotton smells of you
My world is this view
And when they finally say
That we’re coming to the end, my dear
I won’t strike up the beat
I won’t join the thunder of feet
I’ll just squeeze your hand and I will smile
Tomorrow everything will be just fine
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7. |
All I'm Saying
01:49
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8. |
A Breath of Air
01:08
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9. |
The Last Tree
03:14
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And where were you
When we cut through
The last tree of the forest?
The hills are brown
Only soil left around
And a little trace of regret
And don’t you dare take a breath of air
Do you really need it?
There’s not much left, so take half a breath
Think of your poor mother
What was woodland once
Will be woodland again
Julie is quite certain
But the nights grow cold
And as the chill takes hold
We’ll miss the last tree of the forest
And don’t you dare take a breath of air
Do you really need it?
There’s not much left, so take half a breath
Think of your poor family
Land is bare, food is scarce
Our Leader speaks, we turn to prayers
Don’t be afraid, a plan has been made
Repeat after me what the doctors agree:
Don’t you dare take a breath of air
Unless you really need it
There’s not much left, so take half a breath
Think of your poor soldiers
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10. |
Interlude
01:41
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11. |
The Wheel
01:40
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12. |
The Seasons
03:24
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The sun through the window
The light upon your hair
The songbirds in the morning
The fragrance in the air
The bells that are all ringing out
The blue that fills my eyes
The way that you are balanced
Sometimes the moon, sometimes the tides
The desert meets the beaches
In lands beyond the sea
The rain that falls as often
Now seldom grows the fields
But the sun comes through my window
And the songbirds in the trees
Are singing and rejoicing
And you are beside me
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13. |
Evening Air
01:59
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14. |
Upon Your Hand
02:44
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15. |
The Cost of Being Silver
01:47
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16. |
Once Upon a Time
01:08
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Pierce Joyce Cardiff, UK
Composer and songwriter from Ireland based in Cardiff, UK.
'It's My Shout' - 'Best Composer'
Nominee for 'Love Therapy'
"What elevates the album is the exquisite strings that embrace and caress much of the material without ever dominating."
Lonesome Highway on 'The Sadness of King Joyce'
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Pierce Joyce recommends:
The Sadness of King Joyce
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