Hanging On

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creative, Hanging On, lyrics, music, poems, poetry, verse, writing

Blue lights flashing 

In the dead of the night

What have you done?

Oh, what have you done?

See inside though

The blinds are drawn

Keep it all in

Yes, keep it all in.

 

And we’re all hanging on

Hanging on by a thread

Hoping that it’s strong enough

To hold ’til morning comes.

 

Words like knives hang

High above our heads

Hide them so well

We hide them so well,

‘Til the tempers flare

And hearts bleed out

What did we mean?

Oh, what did we mean?

 

And up the stairs

All our monsters freed

Can’t hold them now

No, can’t hold them now,

And rage cuts cold

As deep as the fear

Can’t take it back

Can’t take it back now.

 

And we’re all hanging on

Hanging on by a thread

Hoping that it’s strong enough

To hold ’til morning comes.

 

Blue lights flashing 

In the dead of the night

What have you done?

Oh, what have you done?

Voices silent

In the dead of the night

What have we done?

Oh, what have we done?

 

© All original writing copyright Chris Nelson 2000-2020

 

All the Things

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All the Things, creative, faith, Life, lyrics, music, poems, poetry, song, thoughts, verse, writing

All the things I’d promised me,

The things I’d do, the things I’d see,

Now disappeared.

The time I wanted oh so much,

The time to feel, the time to touch,

Now faded grey.

 

All the hours I’d wasted then,

I knew one day would come again,

Desert me now.

And all the words I’d left unsaid,

Now dance like ghosts inside my head,

Still haunting me.

 

But if I’d never caught your eye,

And if I’d never seen your smile,

Would I be still left wondering why,

And would it have been worth the while?

 

All the hands I’d never reach,

What was it that I had to teach?

Forgotten now.

The movies that replayed my days,

Ended in much happier ways,

Can’t live them now.

 

But if I’d never caught your eye,

And if I’d never seen your smile,

Would I be still left wondering why,

And would it have been worth the while?

 

All the things I’d promised me,

The things I’d do, the things I’d see,

Now disappeared.

The time I wanted oh so much,

The time to feel, the time to touch,

Now faded grey.

 

Still Interesting (6)?

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Arms I Know So Well, Emma Ruth Rundle, inspiration, lyrics, Marriages, music, Obscure but Interesting, Still Interesting

And I’ll finish as I began.

This is by the very talented Emma Ruth Rundle, who also features in the band ‘Marriages’ (Still Interesting?).

This is ‘ Arms I Know So Well’

Enjoy

Still Interesting (5)?

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creative, dark, Gargoyle, inspiration, lyrics, Mark Lanegan, music, Nocturne, song

This is a fabulous track from Mark Lanegan, and the video is pretty good too.

The track is titled ‘Nocturne’.

I defy you to remain unmoved by his voice!

Enjoy!

Still Interesting (4)?

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Ewian, Germany, inspiration, lyrics, music

A trip to Germany for a piece of music from Ewian, with a song simply titled ‘Love’.

Enjoy!

Still Interesting (3)?

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creative, Edison's Medicine, In Letter Form, Indie, inspiration, lyrics, music, Obscure but Interesting, rock, Shoegaze

This is a song by the band  In Letter Form who released just two albums before the death of their frontman.

For me, some of their work initially seems quite derivative ( but that could just be down to age!), but, seeing beyond that, they definitely had an emerging voice of their own.

This track is Edison’s Medicine.

Enjoy.

Still Interesting (2)?

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creative, dream, Ethereal, In These Waters, Indie, Last Leaf Down, lyrics, music, Obscure but Interesting, Shoegaze, Still Interesting, Swiss, Switzerland

Clearly I have too much time on my hands!

This is a song by Swiss band ‘Last Leaf Down’, entitled ‘In These Waters’.

Let it wash over you and enjoy!

Still Interesting?

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Audiotree, Emma Ruth Rundle, Indie, Live, lyrics, Marriages, music, Obscure, rock, Salome

A brief reprise of a series that I posted some time back (Obscure but Interesting) featuring some, perhaps, less widely heard music.

This is by ‘Marriages’

Enjoy.

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbs574jZzd0

 

All About the Bass

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Bass guitar, Basschatfield, Busker, Experimental, instrumental, James Chatfield, music, Street music, West Midlands

Saw a really talented busker in town yesterday who was playing a 5-string bass.

If you like experimental, instrumental rock he’s worth checking out.

https://jameschatfieldbass.com/mentions/basschatfield/

https://chatfield.bandcamp.com

Obscure but Interesting (no. 11)

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And Also The Trees, creative, inspiration, lyrics, music, Obscure, Slow Pulse Boy

‘All good things…’ and all that.

What started as an idea for half a dozen songs is threatening to become a monster, so, in order to avoid tedium, I will close this series with one final song.

No room then for the unique Chelsea Wolfe; Swedish bands ‘ The Search’ and ‘ PG Lost’, Russia’s ‘ Motorama’ or Ireland’s ‘ Leya’; ‘Duels’, Scott Bradie and the fabulously named Norwegian band ‘ Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson’ will all have to wait.

I shall close with a song from the group ‘ And Also The Trees’.

This is ‘ Slow Pulse Boy’

Thank you for listening and enjoy!