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Into The Ether Gone
03:31
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Into The Ether Gone
All the troubled waters
That run through hidden streams
Of all your sons and daughters
And those you’ve never seen
They surface where the waters meet
When the flood throws up a rise
And they swirl around where good men drowned
Who swore themselves to prophecies on stone
Those horsemen without steed or feature
Into the ether gone
Horsemen without steed or feature
Into the ether gone
High above the churches
Where limestone meets the green
The orchid and the burnet
In crevices unseen
Well they wait for night to come
To dance the hornpipe with the stars
They step right in and out again
Then bow their heads and check their dancing cards
By love at night devoured
Into the ether gone
BREAK
They surface where the waters meet
When the flood throws up a rise
And they swirl around where good men drowned
Who swore themselves to prophecies on stone
Those horsemen without steed or feature
Into the ether gone.
Horsemen without steed or feature
Into the ether gone.
Horsemen without steed or feature
Into the ether gone.
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2. |
The Barren Winter
04:16
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Trust the barren winter
Truth too bare to hide
It’s savage naked wilderness
A million acres wide
The Winter Gods will cast aside
The bitter not the weak
Those worshippers of sunlight
Who walk with tender feet
Chorus:
Let the cold wind blow
In the darkness slow-ly
The earth is frozen over
For the quiet time
You’ve sent the Spring’s salvation
Summer’s short-lived high
Autumn’s sun has left you lonely
But the winter never lied
The master of this silent house
Entrusted with the key
Opens sanctuaries to chosen ones
Of quiet mystery
Chorus:
Let the cold wind blow
In the darkness slowly
The earth is frozen over
For the quiet time
Let the cold wind blow
In the darkness slowly
Your hurt is frozen over
For the quiet time
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3. |
Silent Retreat
04:19
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Oh so beautiful of eye
Burren grey and winter sky
She loved the sand beneath her feet
She loved the dogs out in the street
She Loved a silent retreat
With a kiss she silenced time
Silent heartbeat tracking mine
Through the window 'cross the town
Silent morning coming down
Just like a silent retreat
In the summer she would lie
Meditate upon the sky
I'd sit and watch the swallows fly
'cross the mirror of her eye
She was my silent retreat
But when I came back to the world
Heart on fire and fear unfurled
All my sorrows buried deep
All my secrets hers to keep
She beat a silent retreat
She beat a silent retreat
Away from me
Oh so beautiful of eye
Burren grey and winter sky
She loved the dogs out in the street
She loved the sand beneath her feet
She loved a silent retreat
She loved a silent retreat
She loved a silent retreat
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4. |
The Turning
04:10
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Oh, the turning
Oh, the turning
Water's ready to rise
I took a walk out on the tide
When the moon was just a sliver in the night sky
I took a walk out on the tide
Let the water wash the road dust from my soles
The winter from my bones
On the turning, the turning, the turning
Water's ready to rise
I want to feel the water rise
And gravity slides into the ocean
I will be floating in a while
Like when I was a child
Before everything became motion
Like the turning
The turning
Oh the turning
Water's ready to rise
Oh, the turning
Oh, the turning
Water's ready to rise
There is a place between the tides
Where the heart can never hide
There is a place between the tides
Where the heart and all it hides is blown wide open
The heart is blown wide open
On the turning, the turning, the turning
Water's ready to rise.
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5. |
All My Lonely Friends
04:13
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All my lonely friends are doing fine
They think about other and they meet from time to time
Though they skirt the bounds of reason, and fear the winter season
And see a pair of blackbirds as a sign.
All my lonely friends are doing fine.
All my lonely friends have hearts of gold
Some have melted in the heat of love’s hot burning coals
But they keep a log fire going, to keep those old hearts glowing
And they give thanks for the treasures that they hold
All my lonely friends have hearts of gold.
BRIDGE
Sometimes we meet for coffee, then go swimming in the lake,
We might just do what Nathan wants, there's always give and take
We’re known to watch the sun go down, we’ll often catch a show,
But we never miss a funeral, cause that’s where Jim met Mary Joe
(Still in love, you know).
All my lonely friends have settled down
They use to run like Fireflys, now they cycle into town
Where they greet their friendly neighbours
And read the morning papers
Glancing up to see who, new, might be around
All my lonely friends have settled down
BRIDGE
Sometimes we meet for coffee, then go swimming in the lake,
Or we just might do what Mary wants, there's always give and take
We’re known to watch the sun go down, we’ll often catch a show,
But we never miss a funeral, cause that’s where Jim met Mary Joe
(Still in love, you know).
All my lonely friends are doing fine.
They take care of each other and they smile from time to time.
Though they skirt the bounds of reason and fear the winter season
And see a pair of blackbirds as a sign.
All my lonely friends are doing fine.
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6. |
Fragile Heart
02:48
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You know I got a fragile heart
I'm still gonna let you in
And if it falls apart I'll put it back together
I do it time and time again
Still gonna let you in
If only 'til the break of dawn
If only 'til our tired hearts rise up
If only 'til the cows come home
(In French)
You know I got a fragile heart
I'm still gonna let you in
And if it falls apart I'll put it back together
I do it time and time again
Still gonna let you in
If only 'til the break of dawn
If only 'til our tired hearts rise up
If only 'til the end of time
Oh, the end of time
Or 'til you say goodbye
No, no, no, no...
You know I got a fragile heart
I'm still gonna let you in
And if it falls apart I'll put it back together
I do it time and time again
You know I got a fragile heart
I'm still gonna let you in
(In French)
You know I got a fragile heart
I'm still gonna let you in
You know I got a fragile heart
I'm still gonna let you in
Until the end of time.
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7. |
She Floated Into Heaven
05:34
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She had been the fiery faces of true love
She held the hand of providence
Drifting high above
She moved around the room
And touched the things she loved
Then she moved out through the window
To the garden
To pick foxglove
She had a favourite grave
A favourite jar for flowers
Sunday was her favourite day
Night her favourite hour
If lost love drains the seven seas
Death should have more power
She slid into the river
And she surfaced as a flower
She floated like a star
Moving through the sky
She floated like a speck of dirt
Moving across an eye
She floated like a fantasy
Floated like a leaf
She floated into heaven
She floated into heaven
Seven shining nights left her in the dark
Rivers full of remorse rose to steal her spark
When she tried to sleep at night
The guards would draw their knives
And carve her up a memory
To chew on for a lifetime
She had a favourite grave
A favourite jar for flowers
Sunday was her favourite day
Night her favourite hour
If lost love drains the seven seas
Death should have more power
She slid into the river
And she surfaced as a flower
She floated like a star moving through the sky
She floated like a speck of dirt
Moving across an eye
She floated like a fantasy
Floated like a leaf
She floated into heaven
She floated into heaven
Like a star, like a leaf
Like a speck of dirt
Like a fantasy, etc.
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The drinkers, the gamblers, they are broken men
And I’m not afraid to be called one of them,
Cause everyone suffers and everyone’s worn
Struggling their way from the day that they’re born
And so some ride the waves, some get thrown to the shore
Some find true love, some get hurt to the core
Some find their calling, and some find the jar
Watch their life stalling from the stool at the bar.
And then some bet it all on the poker card deal
The ponies, the dogs or the spin of a wheel
Some days you’re down and then others you’re up
Sipping fine whiskey from a dirty old cup.
And you’ll sing to a God who’s not set in his ways,
Her arms that have held you on so many days,
The tired winter sun that begrudgingly shines
On drinkers and gamblers, those doing their time,
And good luck to them.
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9. |
She's Sleeping Now
05:07
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She's sleeping now
It seems like hours
I haven't slept soundly for years
You wont find love
Hard to come by
Stay with me
I'll leave behind
My roving eye
My selfish ways
My vicious tongue
My need for praise
My need for highs
My childish scenes
And the little rain clouds
I carry with me
I carry with me
I should leave you know
Spirit unstained
By the toil of love
I'm afraid my mind
Will corrupt the truth
I'm afraid that I
Will create in you
A roving eye
Selfish ways
A vicious tongue
Need for praise
A need for highs
Childish scenes
And a little rain clouds
Like I carry with me
I carry with me
Its closing time
Outside it's rain
I tell my drinking friends
They wont see me here again
They raise a glass
They roll their eyes
They know the truth
They know a lie
Like they know my roving eyes
My selfish ways
My roving eye
My selfish ways
My vicious tongue
My need for praise
My need for highs
Childish scenes
And the little rain cloud
I carry with me
I carry with me
She's sleeping now
It seems like hours
I haven't slept soundly for years.
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10. |
Love Tide
03:28
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I took a dive
My heart and me
To the bottom
To the bottom
Of a dark and stormy sea
To the bottom
To the bottom
'til I was lifted on a love tide
From the dark into the sunlight
I was lifted on a love tide
I was lifted by a love tide
The winter wind took me in her arms
The winter sky showed me the stars
The winter moon, she lit my way
I saw all boats rise out on the bay
I was lifted on a love tide
From the dark into the sunlight
I was lifted on a love tide
I was lifted by your love tide
The winter moon, she lit my way
I saw all boats rise out on the bay
I was lifted on a love tide
From the dark into the sunlight
I was lifted on a love tide
I was lifted by your love tide.
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David Donohue Songwriter
As a songwriter and singer, David made three critically acclaimed albums with 'music collective' The Floors - Truths and
Distortions (Setanta), Superbe (Dead Elvis) and Morphine Watch (Tongued 'n Grooved).
David continues to work as a solo artist, and has also co-written with John Parish, Lydia Lunch, Katell Keineg, and Mademoiselle K.
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