1. |
Hold Tight
04:01
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Looming deadlines
Disturbing headlines
Gas on the red line
Concentric circles
Don’t meet
Straight lines
Signs on the freeway
Traffic delay
Constant reminders
Obstacles in
Your way
Hold tight
Hold firm
Stay the course
Breathe in deep
Steady hand
On the tiller
Avoid the crash
Fire wall
In the city
Embers and ash
Frazzled to breaking
Wolves on the taking
Cut-throats awaiting
Can’t save a drowning
Man
With a stone
Hold tight
Hold firm
Stay the course
Breathe in deep
Steady hand
On the tiller
Avoid the crash
Fire wall
In the city
Embers and ash
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2. |
Ready Set Go
03:31
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Ready, set, go
Get your ducks
In a row
Gentlemen
Start your
Engines
Stand your ground
With a
Vengeance
The walls are
Closing in now
There’s no way
To win now
Deal with it
Deal with it
The walls are
Closing in now
There’s no way
To win now
Deal with it
Deal with it
A stitch in
Time
Saves nine
They’re always
Crossing
That line
Blood is
Thicker
Than water
In the trenches
You’re just
Cannon fodder
The walls are
Closing in now
There’s no way
To win now
Deal with it
Deal with it
The walls are
Closing in now
There’s no way
To win now
Deal with it
Deal with it
Deal with it
Deal with it
Deal with it
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3. |
Be Careful
04:05
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Be careful
What you wish for
Be careful
Where you tread
This world’s
Not built
For sissies
Or fools
Be careful
You’re not a dreamer
Because dreamers
Are not
Welcome here
You’re not allowed
To break
Or bend
The rules
Be careful
My child
Be careful
Be careful
My child
Don’t stray
Be careful
Be careful
Be careful
Be careful
You don’t love
Too much
Or trust
Too deep
Hearts are
Meant
For breaking
You see
Be careful
You don’t strive too high
Because winners
Pay the price
Of jealousy
And anger
And scorn
Be careful
My child
Be careful
Be careful
My child
Don’t stray
Be careful
My child
Be careful
Be careful
My child
Don’t stray
Be careful
Be careful
Be careful
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4. |
Advice Best Taken
03:19
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Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
There’s a look
In your eyes
They’re wild, your hurt
Catastrophe struck
Things from bad
To worse
Pull up a chair
Sit yourself down
I’m not moving
An inch
I’m here for you now
Just take it
Don’t forsake it
This advice
Is given for free
I’m not selling used cars
This is honest
Can’t you see?
Just take it
Don’t forsake it
This advice
Is given for free
I’m not selling used cars
This is honest
Can’t you see?
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Your spinning out of control
Just take it
Don’t forsake it
This advice
Is given for free
I’m not selling used cars
This is honest
Can’t you see?
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5. |
Parachute Love
04:30
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Take that leap
In total
Free fall
Whoosh of wind
All around
Sign the pledge
To not pull
The cord early
Body tumbling
Towards
The ground
Parachute love
It’s such a rush
Parachute love
Maximum G-Force
Body Crush
Parachute Love
Parachute Love
Parachute Love
Parachute Love
Hey, Hey, Hey
Hey, Hey, Hey
Parachute love
It’s such a rush
Parachute love
Maximum G-Force
Body Crush
From a plane
At great
Dizzying heights
Feel the swoon
Clutch your gut
Grab a pen
And paper
Sign your
Last will
And testament
Parachute love
It’s such a rush
Parachute love
Maximum G-Force
Body Crush (x2)
Parachute Love
Parachute Love
Parachute Love
Parachute Love
Hey, Hey, Hey
Hey, Hey, Hey
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6. |
Amanda (For Amanda Todd)
03:52
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Too young to be
Tormented
Too young to be
Defeated
By all those
Cowardly
Bullies
With no
Human feeling
Amanda why did
You leave us?
Why did you
Go?
There’s a hole
In our hearts
That will
Never heal
If we’d only
Known
We would have
Held you tight
We would have
Mended the wounds
That tormented
Your days
And chased
Away demons
That haunted
Your nights
No high school graduation
No university degree
No wedding day
No children to raise
She was daddy’s
Pride
And mother’s
Soul
Amanda you’ll
Never grow old
Amanda why did
You leave us?
Why did you
Go?
There’s a hole
In our hearts
That will
Never heal
If we’d only
Known
We would have
Held you tight
We would have
Mended the wounds
That tormented
Your days
And chased
Away demons
That haunted
Your nights (chorus x 2)
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7. |
A Church in the Country
03:22
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A church
In the country
On top of
A hill
Folks gather
From miles around
They sit
Very still
In the pews
In the sanctuary
They sing
Hymns of praise
For the one
They believe
Is their saviour
Their voices
Are raised
If they don’t
Have faith
If they don’t
Have belief
How can they
Possibly deal
With their
Grief?
If they don’t
Have faith
If they don’t
Have belief
How can they
Possibly deal
With their
Grief?
Cemetery grounds
Neatly kept
Around the holy
Cathedral
Mourners
Have wept
Sunlight through
Stained glass
Piano music
Floats
In the air
Colours of autumn
Leaves waft from
The spire
Their spirit
Burns
Bright like
A fire
If they don’t
Have faith
If they don’t
Have belief
How can they
Possibly deal
With their
Grief?
If they don’t
Have faith
If they don’t
Have belief
How can they
Possibly deal
With their
Grief?
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8. |
It's Wrecked
03:29
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Mirrors on the ceiling
In her room
Track marks on her arm
Feel the doom
Bruises in places
She fears
To tread
Decisions
A disconnect
Friends are
Dead
It’s wrecked
It’s all lost
It’s wrecked
It’s all lost
It’s all lost
Meet the man
Do the deed
Then weep
Hand it over
To your pimp
Then bleed
These roads are dusty
These roads are dark
Options under-scored
So stark
It’s wrecked
It’s all lost
It’s wrecked
It’s all lost
It’s all lost (x2)
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9. |
Tornado Alley
05:20
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A new day
Dawns
A still, eirie pall
Fell over
The town
There was no
Warning
That’s what
Those bloody sirens
Were for
A sleepless
Night
He tossed and
Turned
Knew something
Wasn’t right
A pretty
Place
They were
Rightly proud
Now it’s such a sight
A mighty wind
Ripped and tore
And flattened
It all to the ground
And the rain
Fell in buckets
Rushing
Like a river
Flooding the town
A freight train
Sound
But the tracks
Don’t go
This far
A deafening roar
We should never
Have let down
Our guard
We can re-build
But we did that
Last time
And it was
So damn hard
He held his wife
Until she was wrenched
From his
Weary arms
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
A mighty wind
Ripped and tore
And flattened
It all to the ground
And the rain
Fell in buckets
Rushing
Like a river
Flooding the town
A mighty wind
Ripped and tore
And flattened
It all to the ground
And the rain
Fell in buckets
Rushing
Like a river
Flooding the town
A new day
Dawns
A still, eirie pall
Fell over
The town
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10. |
If You
03:17
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Cobble stone
Path-way
Deep green
Hedge
Leaded glass
Bevelled
Near the
Ledge
Wicker basket
Perched
On soft, wet
Ferns
Sweat on
The spade
The soil
Turned
If you only
Understood me
If you only
Understood me
If you…
If you…
If you…
Cast iron
Railing
Flecked with
Rust
Corvette
In the drive
Plate says:
“In God,
We trust.”
If you only
Understood me
If you only
Understood me
If you…If you… If you…
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11. |
Living On An Island
03:43
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Single status
On Facebook
Nervous glances
But not, one caring look
Ivory towers
And white lies
The politician’s
Chameleon eyes
Text me
I’ll text you
Busily, anonymously
Turning the screw
It’s all such a
Great mess
How did it come
To this?
We’re living on
An Island
We’re living on
An Island (chorus x2 )
My god
Is better, than
Yours'
Kinder and gentler
His love
Will endure
Blow ‘em, all away
In the name
Of religion
At the end
Of the day
It’s all such a
Great mess
How did it come
To this?
We’re living on
An Island
We’re living on
An Island (chorus x2 )
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12. |
Promises
03:25
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One surprise
Here it comes
Out the back
On the run
Two mistakes
Whose counting now?
The key was hidden
I’m asking how?
Three moving signs
On a lonely road
Was I to stop?
It’s hard to know
If you waver
If you fall
Sleep will come
To still it all
If you waver
If you fall
Sleep will come
To still it all
To still it all
Four bottles
Empty on the floor
One life lost
It could be more
Five little promises
In a row
So hard to keep
Let it go
Three moving signs
On a lonely road
Was I to stop?
It’s hard to know
If you waver
If you fall
Sleep will come
To still it all
If you waver
If you fall
Sleep will come
To still it all
If you waver
If you fall
Sleep will come
To still it all
To still it all
To sill it all
To still it all
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13. |
Freezing In Here
03:23
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Did someone
Turn down
The heat?
It’s freezing
In here
Ice clinks
In my glass
Pour the whisky
Two fingers
Deep
Burn the
Candle at
Both ends
Shaking
Like a leaf
Battered
And bruised
Too numb
To sleep
Every time I pull
Us out
You pull me right
Back In
Every time I find
The joy
I just know
It’s a
Hollow win (x 2)
Did someone
Turn down
The heat?
It’s freezing
In here
The tension
So thick
Like a
London
Pea soup fog
If I write
It all
Down, will
I work
Things through
Will it
Fill the space
Will it
Form
The glue
Every time I pull
Us Out
You pull me right
Back In
Every time I find
The joy
I just know
It’s a
Hollow win
It’s a
Hollow win
It’s a
Hollow win
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14. |
Fill My Cup
02:25
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Torquoise stone
In the locket
I gave you
Chain of
Gold for your
Slender neck
Wear the dress
That makes me
Think of summer
A scent of
Hyacinthe
In your hair
Each step taken
Simple splendour
Each breath drawn
I’ll soak it up
You are as tender
As a child
And so wise
Fill my cup
The sweet ache
Of a cello
Playing
A violin
In the wings
You blush
You smile
You hum along
Ah, the simple things
Each step taken
Simple splendour
Each breath drawn
I’ll soak it up
You are as tender
As a child
And so wise
Fill my cup
Each step taken
Simple splendour
Each breath drawn
I’ll soak it up
You are as tender
As a child
And so wise
Fill my cup
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15. |
In Memory
03:55
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Brush away
The sleep
From my
Tired eyes
I'll go to
A place
Where memory
Holds you dear
The frame
Is old
The photo
Is hazy grey
But the smile
Of life is
Crystal clear
Bright light
I thought that
There was time
Soft gaze
I thought that
There was time
Balance tipped
It's over
No reason, no rhyme
Place the
Prayer beads
On the clothes line
To chase away
The rain that
Forever pours
Open up
The shade
Just a crack
I remember
Your voice
Cool ointment
For the sores
Bright light
I thought that
There was time
Soft gaze
I thought that
There was time
Balance tipped
It's over
No reason, no rhyme
Bright light
I thought that
There was time
Soft gaze
I thought that
There was time
Balance tipped
It's over
No reason, no rhyme
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Sills & Smith Ottawa, Ontario
Sills & Smith is a band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with 6 studio albums. The first 3 were recorded and produced by Jonathan Edwards at Corvidae Music in Ottawa. For the albums Uncertain Vista (2011); No Way In, No Way Out (2012); The Glorious Ache (2013). the band members are Jeremy Sills, Frank Smith, Jonathan Edwards. More albums by Sills & Smith: sillsandsmith.bandcamp.com/music ... more
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