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Water And Salt

by Scoorieboy

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1.
Cellar Door 04:04
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Are you the only star left shining?…. Dawn breaks on another day Are you the stone skipping over the ocean in the darkness of the bay? Are you the angel in the orchard? As the light is giving way... Are you the tail of Ursa Minor at the closing of the day? There’s the pain that uses you There’s the pain that you can use.... When the sky is dark as murder Is it so hard to choose?...... Change came and change stayed Killed all of the plans we made... So In the shadow of the wild trees I will never say I’m never gonna say...... There’s the pain that uses you There’s the pain that you can use.... When the sky is dark as murder Is it so hard to choose?...... And all of the time we wasted... Seeing Frank at the cellar door.... And all of the time that we wasted trying to wash all of the blood off the kitchen floor Are you the chaos? Are you the fury? Are you the rain on the broken shore? Or the wind that’s ripping over the wasteland? On the cold nights, and the long long days There’s the pain that uses you There’s the pain that you can use.... When the sky is dark as murder Is it so hard to choose?...... “Do you believe in time travel?” There’s the pain that uses you... There’s the pain that you can use.... When the sky is dark as murder Is it so hard to choose?...... And all of the time we wasted... Seeing Frank at the cellar door.... And all of the time that we wasted trying to wash all of the blood off the kitchen floor “Ten days - six hours - forty two minutes - twelve seconds. That --- is when the world - will end.” And all of the time we wasted... Seeing Frank at the cellar door.... And all of the time that we wasted trying to wash all of the blood off the kitchen floor
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Hubris 04:31
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We - burn - in - slow - motion Time to go Set sail on a- cid oceans Overflow….. Disinformation You believe All that you’ll never ever know ... I’ll fly right out of the world today, Won’t you look at me? Look now - can you see me? It’s all I’ve been dreaming of all my days Look now - can you see me? This ship is sinking Know your place I see them on television Human Race No tax man It’s okay ‘cos I’m flying into outer space I’ll fly right out of the world today, Won’t you look at me? Look now - can you see me? It’s all I’ve been dreaming of all my days Look now - can you see me? GUITAR... I’ll fly right out of the world today, Won’t you look at me? Look now - can you see me? It’s all I’ve been dreaming of all my days Look now - can you see me? I’ll fly right out of the world today, Won’t you look at me? Look now - can you see me? It’s all I’ve been dreaming of all my days Look now - can you see me? I’ll fly right out of the world today, Won’t you look at me? Look now - can you see me? It’s all I’ve been dreaming of all my days Look now - can you see me?
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Million Dollar Smile 06:30
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Lost your credit card in the bar Leave the keys up on the kitchen table Then the silence in the car And I don’t know any more..... Run me over just like a train So sour in the early morning rain Nothing’s ever gonna be the same And I don’t know any more..... A million dollar smile ... That says “Stay for a while If you stay too long ... I’ll hurt you.” Because the universe That’s sucking all of us in Is just like it’s always been ..... Can’t look away ... Can’t look away .... Can’t look away .... Don’t look away.... Down to the shore .... Down to the bay.... A million dollar smile - that says “Stay for a while... A million dollar smile ……… She said “We’re all just all dead men walking free.” “Don’t you kick yourself, because it’s complicated.” “It’s just a question of degree...” “Forget tomorrow and let it go ..” Wiped my memories, changed my face ... And I changed my name - when I left this place ... Now it’s cold and it's 3am And I don’t know any more .. A million dollar smile ... That says “Stay for a while If you stay too long ... I’ll hurt you.” Because the universe That’s sucking all of us in Is just like it’s always been ..... Can’t look away ... Can’t look away .... Can’t look away .... Don’t look away.... Down to the shore .... Down to the bay.... A million dollar smile - that says “Stay for a while... A million dollar smile ……… On and on and on and on..... On and on and on and on..... A million dollar smile ... That says “Stay for a while If you stay too long ... I’ll hurt you.” Because the universe That’s sucking all of us in Is just like it’s always been ..... Can’t look away ... Can’t look away .... Can’t look away .... Don’t look away.... Down to the shore .... Down to the bay.... A million dollar smile - that says “Stay for a while... A million dollar smile ……… A million dollar smile ... That says “Stay for a while If you stay too long ... I’ll hurt you.” Because the universe That’s sucking all of us in Is just like it’s always been ..... Can’t look away ... Can’t look away .... Can’t look away .... Don’t look away.... Down to the shore .... Down to the bay.... A million dollar smile - that says “Stay for a while... A million dollar smile ………
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On The Way 03:48
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Yeah, I was standing in the doorway when the phone rang But it stopped before I could pick up Didn’t take much imagination to figure out who. And all week I’d been having this nagging feeling Like a kind of slow itch - somewhere behind the eyes Yeah, more cold sweat on a two day shirt Empty take out cartons - cold coffee - and fear Can’t stop looking over my shoulder now You always said that they won’t forget - they don’t forgive And that it doesn’t matter where you try to hide ... Well I shut off the light and I split the blind – just a crack So that only a blue neon flicker was mocking me from across the alley Telling me to move, telling me I should never have come here And that Jag with the blacked out windows - it’s still there - It hasn’t moved for thirty six hours When the Corsican arrived I should have know When I saw the money I should have known When the girl left? I should have gone But I stayed ….. I can hear glass breaking two floors down. It’s very faint, like in a dream So it won’t be long now, and there’s nowhere to go And I remember all the times I waited – all the things that I left undone You know they’ll come looking for you – so stay two steps ahead You know I that I left that bastard in a pool of his own blood So listen carefully now …. The locker key is taped underneath your nightstand at the back Make sure you burn the house and torch the car, leave nothing to find Pick up the bag and the thirty eight – forget about me And don’t ever look back …..
5.
Water And Salt 07:35
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There’s something sinking in the water So I watch it go All the treasure that we gathered I should know Because you know it’s always midnight In the basement of the soul As you gather all the pictures Time that we stole And you were always burning bridges I remember - I recall But you were shooting first, asking question later - if at all And all the waiting Will soon be over It’s only water and salt And all the fighting All the crying It’s only water and salt It’s not your fault Never going to make it better. And you know that I’ll never sell They say no tree can grow to heaven Until it’s roots reach down to hell In the garden of the demons In the gutter of the night ‘Till you see the shadows of the lost ones The first blood of the fight And plead and beg and twist and turn and tear the past apart again again again .. But you were praying to the sky that’s burning golden ashes thats a start, again that’s a start .. And all the waiting Will soon be over It’s only water and salt And all the fighting All the crying It’s only water and salt It’s not your fault It’s not your fault It’s not your fault
6.
The Pool 03:54
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You can find me there by the riverside With the yellow hills all around You can find me there by the Yew trees On the rockfall at the pool we found You can find me there when the light leaves You can find me there and I do believe Cos you know that ..... When you’re far from here In another life Running in the wild And you know you know But you told them so But you’re not a child And you always knew It would come around That the day would come But you wanna stay To the very end .... Don’t stay till the last song All the rain that ever fell Is never gonna fill that well Anyway, I know ... The snow is gonna fall again With a silver box and a blue stone You can find me there And I do believe Cos you know that ...... When you’re far from here In another life Running in the wild And you know you know But you told them so But you’re not a child And you always knew It would come around That the day would come But you wanna stay To the very end .... Don’t stay till the last song You can find me there by the waterfall Watching it all come down You can find me there by the Yew trees On the rock fall at the pool we found You can find me there when the light leaves You can find me there and I do believe Cos you know that ... When you’re far from here In another life Running in the wild And you know you know But you told them so But you’re not a child And you always knew It would come around That the day would come But you wanna stay To the very end .... Don’t stay till the last song When you’re far from here In another life Running in the wild And you know you know But you told them so But you’re not a child And you always knew It would come around That the day would come But you wanna stay To the very end .... Don’t stay till the last song
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You See Indigo 05:35
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So don’t pretend that it was easy The shaking of the tree Take a cold hard look at tomorrow now You don’t like what you see Last car leaving .. heading home And you’re shutting up the bar But it’s only when the lights go out That you can see the stars Close your eyes and you see indigo Walking out into the night And your favourite song is on the radio It’s alright ... When he told you he was leaving And it all came to an end And you thought the sky was falling down But every corner holds a friend A cold night coming in the desert sky You’re sitting in the car Because it’s only when the lights go out That you can see the stars GUITAR Tail lights drifting – back and forth No more talking on the phone And it seems like a bucket full of promises You’re always on your own So take a pocket full of nothing at all And a worn out old guitar Because it’s only when the lights go out That you can see the stars Close your eyes and you see indigo Walking out into the night And your favourite song is on the radio It’s alright ... Close your eyes and you see indigo Walking out into the night And your favourite song is on the radio It’s alright ...
8.
Risk 07:09
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When the war Is over And I dream I’d meet you there When we’re all Falling How can it be I’ll see you there? And this boat Is a new life They’ve taken everything And more Out on the sea And I’m sinking Wash me up Upon the shore All the shells fell And the soldiers And all that we could see Was pain But you should know You’re my brother You should know We’re the same I lost the faces Of the children I don’t feel the hailstones Any more And you’ll forget me By the morning Wash me up Upon the shore Wash me up Upon the shore Wash me up Upon the shore Wash me up Upon the shore

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Our second studio album. We had tremendous fun making it, and we hope you enjoy.

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released April 14, 2022

All songs written & arranged by John Mackie & Richard Elson
Special thanks to Tim Higgins for cello on 'Million Dollar Smile.'

Original artwork by the very talented Eva Pokrywka

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Richard plays guitar

John plays bass and sings.

All songs written by Richard Elson & John Mackie.

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