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Alpha meets omega, the feet touch the head
Jack the spaceman was alienated to the point he’d soon be dead
Floating high as heaven he contemplated Earth
Faced with his annihilation he thought about his birth
How beautiful this universe, round and curved and clean
Folded back inside itself and most of it unseen
Jack is drifting endlessly, untethered, free and doomed
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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Time Colours
04:42
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It’s 10 a.m. and I’m running late
The clock ticks and cannot wait
Steals opportunity to contemplate
Grim reaper of those who procrastinate
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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She got home to find her house had been blown to smithereens
Left her with nothing but the red dress and stilettos she had on
Orange flames and black hair, shining, she looked as angry as the fire
All those dreams up in smoke and no insurance to speak of either
Her plans for the evening to meet a guy from the internet
Thus stifled, good job because he was a psycho-killing beast
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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Windswept and Wondering
05:19
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Morning light dawns and flickers on the leaves
Sharp light wakes me up, I’m on my hands and my knees
My shelter in the bag, I set forth towards the sun
Crystal dew, an icy warmth, a new day has begun
(Refrain)
Loneliness is something that belongs in the city
Where lost souls mingle but do not touch
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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Soft Inside
03:47
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I like the way you smile and laugh
And look at me with those eyes
That reveal a little of the tenderness
Your straight approach belies
And the way you hitch your skirt up
For me to glimpse a thigh
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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Long Black Dress
04:27
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(Refrain)
Oh but would you like to dance in the moonlight with me
Or would you rather stay indoors?
Anyway, I’d like this chance to move with you and
Freely glide across unbounded floors
I always knew you could float like this
Ebony hair and crimson lips…
… and the rhythm pulsating from those swaying hips
… and that long black dress
I remember leaning against a gate, it was a sunny day in June
I was seven and you were eight, a dreamy day at school
I looked at you from far away, you knew but you walked past
A summer breeze, the time blowing, grazed knees
The dance began and promised to last
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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The Jewel and the Queen
05:52
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We were born and we grew, branches, leaves and veins
Vines weaved winding paths, untraced tangled lanes
Our roots brushed in the water, across the sea we sailed
Our guardians smiled and carried us, made feathers out of nails
(Refrain)
This feeling is so curious, conquering the furious, the source a little spurious
Was it random or arranged?
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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Every Day
03:20
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Every day felt like the last one
Everywhere seemed like the same place
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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Sorry
03:06
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I don’t regret a thing, still I’m sorry
It’s a haunting distant dream but still I’m sorry
There was clearly some mistake, still I’m sorry
We creaked and had to break but I’m sorry
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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This House #1
03:58
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May I show you around this house?
Looks bright, a bit wonky and small as a mouse
Though the angles are crooked
The foundations are good, built on rare Polish wood
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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Time to Go
02:37
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Time to go, time to leave
Time to float like feathers gently away
The time is gone and the air is too thin to breathe any more
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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His mother once was everything, then just atoms and debris
She lived, breathed, achieved, died, he grieved, cried and healed
.... full set of lyrics available on liner note booklet available with download
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Roger Hammond Amsterdam, Netherlands
Based near Amsterdam. I write, play guitar, sing and record. I try to write interesting lyrics and occasionally I think they are. A lot of the songs end up with a calm sound and emphasize the vocals and acoustic guitar. My early influences were Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Jethro Tull, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Chopin, The Beatles, Elvis Costello, Otis Redding and a ton more along the way ... more
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