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Second Storm
03:45
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Life's running slowly backwards
Or is it stuck in frame?
Lying on my back like a heart attack
There's no-one I can blame
I got the will to live
You'd better believe
I'm standing still but I'm moving on
So don't bother to grieve
Time's just ticking by slowly
Wish I could only drop everything and make it transform
Making no gain, just standing in the rain and waiting
Waiting for the second storm
The order's been abandoned
On deaf ears falls the plea
After nine when the shrine had died
Raining torture on me
The deck and dice are loaded
But the suits don't land
I got a head full of magic
And nothing in my hand
Time's just ticking by slowly
Wish I could only drop everything and make it transform
Making no gain, just standing in the rain and waiting
Waiting for the second storm
Tomorrow came without me
Now feels so far behind
Can't get back what's coming
Can't stop feeling confined
Chest and brain are pounding
Nightmares and dreams are drowned
Don't lend me your commitment
Just drop it on the ground
The cliff has stopped its climbing
The peak's still far away
Contestant's far from ready
This might take more than a day
Brain screaming it's hopeless
Can't see how I won't fall
I'm gonna beat this burden
If I have to crawl
Time's just ticking by slowly
Wish I could only drop everything and make it transform
Making no gain, just standing in the rain and waiting
Waiting for the second storm
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Drifting Away
04:35
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Are you listening?
I've looked everywhere for you
I've been going out of my mind
Looking for signs of you
Can you hear me?
It's been such a long long time
I'm holding it all together
But I'm straying off the line
Are you watching
Do you see what this has done
I'm tormented by the silence
There's nowhere left to run
Can you see me?
I look back at what I'm missing
Your words of wise, no fake disguise
Your understanding and your giving
And in the whispers of the breeze the past calls me
And the memories in my mind carry me away
Like the leaves on the trees, I'm falling
And riding on the breeze I'm drifting away
It's been years
Are you proud of what I've become
Put the values that you taught me
Into everything I've done
I know you love me
And to my children I will send
But as I carry on without you
Will this feeling ever end
And in the whispers of the breeze the past calls me
And the memories in my mind carry me away
Like the leaves on the trees, I'm falling
And riding on the breeze I'm drifting away
And in the whispers of the breeze the past calls me
And the memories in my mind carry me away
Like the leaves on the trees, I'm falling
And riding on the breeze I'm drifting away
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Summer Streets
02:48
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Here we are, struggling to get along
Once we were so happy, now everything's turned out wrong
Come on lets walk, a beautiful day outside
Come on lets talk and swallow all this pride
Here we walk down the hot summer streets
Hearing all those sweet, soft beats
Like the beat of your heart running along
Running along those hot summer streets
Walking in the sun which shines upon your face
You start to smile we start to slow the pace
I hold your hand you turn to me, we laugh
I hold you close then we wonder from the path
Here we walk down the hot summer streets
Hearing all those sweet, soft beats
Like the beat of your heart running along
Running along those hot summer streets
We lie beneath a tree, shade blocks out the sun
You on top of me, we're actually having fun
Praise the day, it's really served us well
I said I'm sorry and you said you could tell
Here we walk down the hot summer streets
Hearing all those sweet, soft beats
Like the beat of your heart running along
Running along those hot summer streets
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One Day
03:03
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One day
Whatever you're running from is going to find you
When the back of your mind is gone and you can't run to
The sound of your falling words and what you've come to
And you know you can't reach the end
(Ahh, ahh, ahh) I don't want to see no more
(Ahh, ahh, ahh) What the hell we singing for?
One day
Whatever you're looking for is going to fade out
From behind your closed eyes you're gonna reach out
And take the hand you wanted but there's still doubt
If it is the right thing to do
(Aahh Aahh) I don't want to see no more
(Aahh Aahh) What the hell we singing for?
One day
Recycled conversations are gonna end with
The answer to your everlasting feeling
That somewhere deep inside you know you're missing
Whatever it is you lost
(Ahh, ahh, ahh) I don't want to see no more
(Ahh, ahh, ahh) What the hell we singing for?
(Ahh, ahh, ahh) I don't want to see no more
(Ahh, ahh, ahh) What the hell we singing for?
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Forever
04:37
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From the very moment I set eyes on you
I knew, I knew
And with one look you stole my heart away
It's okay, its okay
And from then on I saw my future rise
Before my eyes
And since we met we've come a long, long way
And I'll say every day
But until then love in my life had been unkind
But when you came along you changed my state of mind
I promise
I'll be yours forever (forever)
Will you be mine? Forever (forever)
Yeah, I'll be yours forever (forever)
'Til the end of time together, forever
As the years pass we've built one life from two
And each day brings something new
Walked side by side every step of the way
It's okay you always say
And you have made all of my dreams come true
Yes I knew, yes I knew
I can't imagine my life without you
All because I need you
And when I made my promise on that day in June
I swear it feels like I can't breathe when you leave the room
I promise
I'll be yours forever (forever)
Will you be mine? Forever (forever)
Yeah, I'll be yours forever (forever)
'Til the end of time together, forever
I'll be yours forever (forever)
Will you be mine? Forever (forever)
Yeah, I'll be yours forever (forever)
For all time together (together)
Always be yours forever (forever)
Say you'll be mine forever (forever)
'Til the end of time together, forever
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Tides
04:06
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I remember true the first day I saw you
You took my very breath away
You were only passing through, I had no right to try to
To try to make you stay
A few months later though you were back to go
And find a life round here
I couldn't stop myself, took my heart off the shelf and
Asked you out, it was quite clear
The tide changes
The tide changes
The tide changes
The tide changes
A few years had gone by, I had to ask you why
Could you ever put up with me
You said we all have chores, mind you despite your flaws
No more happier could I be
But one day darkness came, doc said no-one to blame but
Your life would become quite hard
Through my free flowing tears, you stayed calm with no fears
And asked if I would just discard
The tide changes
The tide changes
The tide changes
The tide changes
A few more years have passed, I'll stay until the last
We fight for every single day
You're my hero still, won't stop our lives we fill
With everything we want to say
You said you'd marry me, in our tiny family
We will always find a way
The bull and the crab, both stubborn, both rather mad
We'll be alright, we really may
The tide changes
The tide changes
The tide changes
The tide changes
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Your World
04:15
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Travelling through my world
Is not what I hoped it would be
Missing the call I can't hear
A sign that I cannot see
Living it day by day
Forgetting the words to say
Just wishing the time away
Travelling through your world
Looks like something I want for me
Leaving a space between us
So that you will always be free
How do you see me now?
I see you and wonder how
Forgive me while I take my bow
Biding my time
Committing no crime I see
Biding my time
Travelling through our world
And nothing I can feel
I'm not really here with you
This world was never real
What do you want to be?
What do you want from me?
What is it like to be
In your world?
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To Come Around
05:14
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When I sleep at night I dream of what could have been
And how everything we know is upside down
And you and I and others are stuck in between
Of a life of what we knew was to come around
There's a storm raging outside and it worries me
But the falling rain brings comfort I have found
But I'm safe and warm somewhere no-one can find me
And I'll count the hours and days that come around
The world is falling
It’s looking like it's never gonna stop
The world is calling
And crying out for help before we drop
Every day brings a new warning
Spreading desperation fire and fear
And with every single mourning
I ask myself where will we go from here?
Well they told us that one day we all would be free
And the promises they made have been unfound
But there doesn't seem to be a way for you and me
And I'm waiting from that day to come around
When I sleep at night I dream of what could have been
And how everything we've known is upside down
And you and I and others are stuck in between
Of a life of what we knew was to come around
The world is falling
It’s looking like it's never gonna stop
The world is calling
And crying out for help before we drop
Every day brings a new warning
Spreading desperation fire and fear
And with every single mourning
I ask myself where will we go from here?
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Possessed
04:21
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So I walk down the street coming for you supposed to meet
Yet all I do is stand around
Hearing all the endless cries watching this city bustling by
I'm listening to all the sounds
Shouldn't rely on you
You're always gone too soon
Standing by the café now as if on stage to take a bow,
A clock ticking the minutes 'til
Feeling exposed, feel scrutinised, by all the people passing by
As I await my fill
Shouldn't rely on you
You're always gone too soon, and...
If you're not here by my side
I'll lose myself I'll lose my mind
If you're not here by my side
I'll be gone too far for you to find
Say something that makes me laugh
Cause nothing ever lasts,
Completely possessed by you
The people passing me stop to turn they can clearly see
The fire that is fuelling my stride
Determined focus in my eyes my common sense desperately cries
It's down to wounded pride
Shouldn't rely on you
You're always gone too soon
It isn't healthy dear to want the way I want
But it's the only drive I've ever known
To need so restlessly, demanding passion endlessly
This ugly side I've always shown
Shouldn't rely on you
You're always gone too soon, and...
If you're not here by my side
I'll lose myself I'll lose my mind
If you're not here by my side
I'll be gone too far for you to find
Say something that makes me laugh
Cause nothing ever lasts,
Completely possessed by you
I'd stand here locked in want 'til the Earth stopped turning and the sky did fall
The smallest chance you might give me a call
All that time took waiting some people would say what's the point in you?
But no-one makes me feel the way you do
You finally get here late don't seem to care you've made me wait
You try to take my open hand
You know I lose my way the tension really makes me pay
You always seem to understand
Always rely on you
Even if you're gone too soon, but...
If you're not here by my side
I'll lose myself I'll lose my mind
If you're not here by my side
I'll be gone too far for you to find
Say something that makes me laugh
Cause nothing ever lasts,
Completely possessed by you
Completely possessed by you
Completely possessed by you
Completely possessed by you
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You've finally got your liberty, your chance to test virility
You're out at last, well yeah, but he just wants to talk and talk all night
We're up here entertaining but you won't stop complaining
To hear your friends, you're straining, not ideal place to reunite
On stage we're feeling glorious, performance meritorious
You sit still, so incurious, subtle mobile glance you've mastered
So you just sit there streaming, your mind does naught but dreaming
And all the while I'm screaming Oi! Look at us, you bastard!
Hey! Look at us, you bastard!
I'm on the stage adjacent, I'm feeling quite complacent
My band and friends renascent, it's been so long but now we've returned
It's not the same old story, this is no allegory
Abandoned oratory, but put to use new skills we've learned
We've had a go at rhyming, up my guitar neck climbing
Our songs we're still refining, while you just sit there getting plastered
A waste of time, this outing, you'll never watch, I'm doubting
So I'll just stand here shouting Oi! Look at us, you bastard!
Hey! Look at us, you bastard!
Bastard...
Bastard
Bastard!
BASTARD!
Oi! Look at us, you bastard!
Oi! Look at us, you bastard!
Hey! Look at us, you bastard!
Bastaaaaarrrrrd!
Bastaaaaarrrrrd!
Oi! Look at us, you bastard! (Bastard, bastarrd, bastaarrrddd...)
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11. |
Will You Remember Me?
05:11
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When I was young I could not find the words
To play my guitar and stand in front of a crowd
To play something different no-one had ever heard
To play with confidence and play it loud
And then life changed and drew me away
Took me to a place where I’ve since stayed
The time has come to make real the dream
A second chance to make a change
But I realised nothing is as it seemed
It's something beautiful but something strange
But I don't want money and I don't want fame
I just want to show you I can play the game
When the curtain comes down and the lights grow colder
When there's nothing left to see
When the love has gone and the show is over
Will you remember me? Remember me
There will come a point where all this has to stop
And this is what I leave behind?
When there's nothing left inside for me to drop
Will my name stay in your mind?
But I don't want fortune or post height fame?
I want to be remembered, don't want to fade away
When the curtain comes down and the lights grow colder
When there's nothing left to see
When the love has gone and the show is over
Will you remember me? Remember me
Don't forsake me or disregard me
Don't overlook me or abandon me
All my life I've had to be part of this
Don't do me wrong, this is where I belong
When the curtain comes down and the lights grow colder
When there's nothing left to see
When the love has gone and the show is over
Will you remember me?
When the curtain comes down and the lights grow colder
When there's nothing left to see
When the love has gone and the show is over
Will you remember me? Remember me
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12. |
Bumbling Man
02:38
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So he's lying here under clear blue skies
Not a single care, not a single why
Just the sun on his face, and he lets out a sigh
And he thinks
Why don't we get more moments like this?
Why don't we get more moments of bliss?
Why do we have so much life to miss?
And he thinks
Are these the throw-away thoughts of the bumbling man
Doesn't really make a point, doesn't really think he can
Just the throw-away thoughts of the bumbling man
As he goes about his day
So he sits by a river and he listens to the sound
Of the water flowing downstream and the world spinning around
Just a man on his own in the peace that he's found
And he thinks
Why do we obsess over differences in
Religion, orientation, and the colour of your skin
There's got to be more to life like, well hmm, everything
And he thinks
Are these the throw-away thoughts of the bumbling man
Doesn't really make a point, doesn't really think he can
Just the throw-away thoughts of the bumbling man
As he goes about his day
Rambling (rambling)
As much with his feet as he does with his speech
(Oooohhh) Trains of thought travel at speed through his mind
(Oooohhh) Trying to reach an end he's trying to find
Searching (searching)
As much for a truth as he does with his eyes
(Oooohhh) Trying to get to his truth behind the lies
So he drives back home to the city that he lives
And to a packed daily commute that don't mean a thing to him
To some broken bits of news from a dozen different views
He doesn't think
Just the same old thing from the same familiar faces
He forgets to smell the trees and those lovely carefree places
Unconcerned with being at peace, just the rat-race that he chases
He doesn't think
These are the throw-away thoughts of the bumbling man
Doesn't really make a point, doesn't really think he can
Just the throw-away thoughts of the bumbling man
As he goes about his day
And that's how it's gonna stay
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Storm of Crows Sheffield, UK
Storm of Crows is a rock band based in Sheffield and Stockport, in the UK. Originally in various bands at the end of the 1990s, we reformed during Covid lockdown in 2020 to record some of our old songs, and write a few new ones as well. We're not the best band in the world, but we're having a blast doing what what we're doing, and we think that comes across in our music. We hope you like it too. ... more
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