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Fibre Optic
04:17
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You exude
Red, green and blue
The only emotions that are true
From here on, here on.
You emit
The perfect image
But you're trapped inside silicon confines
From here on, here on, here on here on.
We are face to face,
Yet miles away
But you haven't lost your place,
I'm saving you this space.
You radiate
in solid state.
So I'll open up the gate, for logic's sake.
(From here on, here on, here on, here on.)
We are face to face,
Miles away
But you haven't lost your place,
I'm saving you this space.
So I'll open up the gate,
For logic and love's sake
I don't want to wait
I'm saving you this space,
Saving you
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2. |
Chasing Tracks
04:09
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I sat and played guitar on your doorstep
waiting for you to come home
And let it be known, that I am yours and yours alone
As I slowly got covered in snow.
If you never came
I would have stayed
But I was going away
And I had to say
Every night
I'm gona call to say goodbye,
I'll hold you tight
As I can from 100 miles away
From here I'll keep you safe.
I dust off the cold from my collar
And make my way down to my train
Chasing tracks all the way back
to a city where I've nothing to gain.
And I wont sleep
For three weeks
you swept me off my feet,
you brought me to my knees,
Everynight
I'm gona call to say goodnight
I'll hold you tight as i can from 100 miles away
from here I'll keep you safe.
And I will wait.
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3. |
Downpour
03:58
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I'm a black cloud hanging over you,
You're looking up but no light is shining through.
You're waiting for a heavy downpour
and there's nowhere you can move.
So the static builds and thunder rolls like distant hills
But a flash of light can give you time to pick up your heels.
I'm a storm front heading to your ship,
the waves will throw you until you lose your grip
So a breath, hope for the best,
close your eyes. enjoy the trip.
You're still holding tight,
When the waves subside,
And a flash of light, will be your guide,
and you'll come in with the tide.
And when you reach the aftermath
soaked to the bone and ready to collapse
the clouds will break
sunshines through the crack
so stand tall and don't turn back.
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4. |
Cleaner Air
03:32
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Turn my blood from blue,
wont you?
take all my words,
show me what they're worth to you.
alm all my nerves,
before they get worse,
give me what i deserve
give,uplift,
oh, im light as solid air,
just a breeze to sweep your hair.
but you can't keep the smoke from your lungs,
you can't breathe in London
so i'll take a breath elsewhere,
breathe the cleaner air.
And I can see,
crystal clear
you and me are on the summit
and there's no-one else here.
I have found
All I need
you're deep below my surface
you're the reason I breathe.
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Alex Watts Cirencester, UK
Alex's self-produced debut EP Fibre Optic is available on iTunes and Amazon and is available to stream here: alexwatts.bandcamp.com/album/fibre-optic-ep.
Please contact Alex via the link at the bottom of this column.
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