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Ghosts of You (Live)
04:13
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Ghosts of you was written during a trip to Joshua Tree national park. The lyrics contrast the desert of today with its lush past where rivers flowed and fruit trees grew. Now the desert is mostly dry and Barron but with tantalising mirages that occasionally flicker in the unreachable distance like ghosts of the rivers that once ran through.
The days are hot and the nights are cold
since I left you there to find my own
I lay my head where nothing grows
on a pillow made of dust and stone
There’s ghosts of you on the horizon
a shimmering glimpse of what I need
I walk to you but I never come closer to
the fresh running water that I seek
I break my soul upon the road
Far away from where the rivers flow
I’ll look for you wherever I go
Till I fall down and I rest my bones
The thoughts I keep of what I knew
Of the days I lived where the fruit trees grew
They weigh me down, they’re breaking cracks
Like the midday sun upon my back
There’s ghosts of you on the horizon
a shimmering glimpse of what I need
I walk to you but I never come closer to
the fresh running water that I seek
I break my soul upon the road
Far away from where the rivers flow
I’ll look for you wherever I go
Till I fall down and I rest my bones
I may die before you know
I tore my feet to find my home
but I’d left it there with you my love
I need you now to save my soul
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2. |
Into The Fire (Live)
03:36
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You keep your eyes fixed on the ground
when it seems the sky is falling down
we watch the garden turn to dust
you know all that money it turns to rust
For a hundred years we’ve been digging this well
And now we learn it goes straight to hell
The foreman says t’would be a shame
keep on digging or you won’t get paid
so on we go into the fire
we run, we hide from the future
If we close our eyes would we feel it still?
Can you feel it getting warm in here? I know
but we got to keep digging downwards
Now Phaeton falls from the sun
And all his fortune’s gone
And in his wake only desserts grow
But soon the floods will come
For a hundred years we’ve been dying this way
choking on the ground we break
don’t you think it would be insane
If we keep on digging this dirty grave?
But on we go into the fire
we run, we hide from the future
If we close our eyes would we feel it still?
Can you feel it getting warm in here? I know
but we got to keep digging downwards
Down we dig into the fire ‘ till it burns us down
Down we dig into the fire ‘ till it burns us down
Down we dig into the fire ‘ till it burns us down
For a hundred years we’ve been dying this way
Down we dig into the fire ‘ till it burns us down
Choking on the money we make
Down we dig into the fire ‘ till it burns us down
Feel the clock run…
Down we dig into the fire ‘ till it burns us down
Feel the clock run…
Down we dig into the fire ‘ till it…
Feel the clock run…
Down we dig into the fire ‘ till it…
Feel the clock run down
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Cold Road (Live)
03:34
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Haunted by the ghosts of us everywhere I go,
there is still a taste I know and it’s slowly fading now.
I need to wash it out but everything is drying up
as it all returns to dust just a ruin in the ground
Great cities grow up tall then fall apart
you could have it all right from the start
but it could get so cold when it gets dark.
The fires are burning I know it won’t belong
till the days of Eden that we had I gone
and it’s a cold road out of paradise
I felt the glory of a perfect day and now I feel it slowly slip away
and it’s a cold road out of paradise
maybe it was us maybe we had burned too hot
making fires of all we’ve got and never slowing down
by the time we hit the brakes we were heading for the crash
we made our bed on broken glass and ashes on the ground
all the signs will come more frequently
but if you think you’ve got it all then you will see
’Cos fools just double down in to the sea
Fires are burning and the flames are strong
those days of Eden that we had are gone
and it’s a cold road out of paradise
I felt the glory of a perfect day
and now we watch the ashes burn away
and it’s a cold road out of paradise
making fires of all we’ve got and never slowing down
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4. |
I Will Be (live)
03:36
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oh I know that it’s a shame
that all the world can’t see things the same
but i’ve got you and you’ve got me
I can’t make it better but I will try to be
maybe the news is finally right
maybe the world will fall tonight
So don’t need to trouble your golden heart
we can keep on dancing ‘till it all falls apart
When sleep has left you’re bed
and all the world feels cold
Don’t feel like kindness is dead
‘Cause I will be the best I can for you and I will try to keep you warm
though we’ve come so far
there’s a thousand ways that this world will break your heart
You may not be a president, I know I’m not a king
but to me you are the evidence that kindness can win
and I don’t think there’ll ever be a cure
for all empty minds that are only too sure
But where there is truth we can let it grow
If we can remind ourselves that we don’t really know
When sleep has left you’re bed
and all the world looks cold
Don’t feel like kindness is dead
And I will be the best I can for you and I will try to keep you warm
Oh I know that you can feel alone
but you’re just in the lead but the rest are following on
Don’t be afraid of the words of cynical minds
They come from the fear of falling behind
When sleep has left you’re bed
and all the world feels cold
Don’t feel like kindness is dead
‘Cause I will be the best I can for you and I will try to keep you warm
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5. |
Shoes (Live)
03:26
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Verse
I was walking down the street with my best shoes on my feet
my mind was tripping over clouds
I spent my days with my heart in the music but nobody around
dreaming of melodies words would not come to me
I keep on walking till my souls wore down
holes in my pocket and no picture for a locket
Till one day before the Sun came down
Chorus
Out there on the roads
you give me words for a melody
on and on we go
we’ve got a beat to move on
mark the Earth below
leaving a trail of memories
even when the light is low
we’ve got a be to move on
Verse
I was walking down the street with no shoes on my feet
my shoulders burning in the Sun
I needed shelter because my bones, they were aching but,
I was not the only one
dreaming of melodies words would not come to me
I keep on walking till my souls wall down
holes in my pockets and no picture for a locket till
one day before the Sun came down
Chorus
oh the shoes may wear but I don’t mind if they take me there
Scars upon your feet got you here
through the rain and snow
I brought my souls for a place to go
shoes upon my feet now I found home
Chorus
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Mookie and The Bab Bradford, UK
Mookie + The Bab are duo Marc and Abi Otway and their good pal Conor Magi. A group of musicians that have worked together on various projects for the past 7 years played many Uk festivals and gigs. Marc and Abi also performed short tours across the USA. In late 2019 they began new songwriting adventures ... more
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