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Bedlam
03:35
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I've just had myself a little young girl and I wasn't prepared to bring her into the world
They said she was a danger to me, so they tied me up and then they took my child away from me
They said I was a danger to her and her father said he thought it best I wasn't left alone with her
I lost my head, said 'In my head I cannot breathe'
They said they'd help me, so they took me into custody
Look at me in Bedlam, in my prison cell
Then invite the people of the city to come and look at me as well
Invite the drunkards, and invite the clowns
Then invite the richest men, the middle man and every beggar in town
A two foot chain keeps me tied up to this wall,
I cannot sleep, I cannot breathe for all the rot that's coming through the floor
And if I move, the chain it pulls me down
All the other women do not speak, they never make a sound
Don't call the keeper, he doesn't keep us well
And don't call the doctor, for the things they do they'd never tell
And if you ever try to shout across the hall, they strap you down and gag your mouth until you cannot shout at all
In Bedlam, in my prison cell
Invite the people of the city to come and look at me as well
Invite the drunkards, and invite the clowns,
Then invite the richest men, the middle man and every beggar in town
Go and tell the paper, go and tell the crown,
Go and tell the juror, spread the dreaded truth around
Get us out of Bedlam, get us out of Hell,
Get us out of living like we're dead to the world
In the world of Bedlam, in my prison cell
Invite the people of the city to come and look at me as well
Invite the drunkards and invite the clowns
Then invite the richest men, the middle and every beggar in town
In Bedlam, in my prison cell
Invite the people of the city to come and look at me as well
Invite the drunkards, and invite the clowns,
Then invite the richest men, the middle man and every beggar,
Oh every beggar in town
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Lay Our Heavy Heads
03:50
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Down where the river flows, and where the boats are rowing
Down where the river flows, and where the boats are rowing
He said 'I'll meet you there, I'll bring food and I'll prepare
a patch of land to lay our heavy heads on.'
And when the market opens, and all the people are going
And when the market opens, and all the people are going
He said 'I'll take you there, watch how people stop and stare at you.
And I'll have my arm around you.'
Down at the city hall, where all the crowds are gathering
Down at the city hall, where all the crowds are gathering
He said 'I'm running there, I'll tell every soul out there
that you said you would be with me and I'm with you.'
And on our wedding day, with God Almighty watching
And on our wedding day, with God Almighty watching
I promise I'll take you, with every happiness and struggle and sadness too,
and I will spend my life with you.
And in your darkest hour, when all your lights are dimming
And in your darkest hour, when all your lights are dimming
You know I'll comfort you, and even if my light is dimming too,
you know I'll always hold mine out for you.
'In sickness and in health', those were the words we promised
'In sickness and in health', those were the words we promised
In your sickness and my health, I will give my life to ease your sickness
and you will take my health.
And when the curtain falls, and in your dying moments
And when the curtain falls, and in your dying moments
You know I'll sit with you, I'll sip whiskey like we used to do
and I'll be the last to say 'I love you'.
And when your body's gone, and we pray for your soul
And when your body's gone, and we pray for your soul
You know I'll be missing you, I'll have the children you bore for me too
You know I'm still missing you, here with the children you bore for me too
And I'm still the lucky man who spent your life with you.
©Kelly Oliver 2015
Kelly Oliver
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3. |
Jericho
03:47
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She's waiting tonight, for to see if he'll see she's fine.
Our hands entwined, his eyes on mine,
She'll be waiting all night.
And she's waiting tonight, he said
'She's this girl I've been seeing a while'.
Does she fight? Will she fight?
Does this pretty girl fight?
We're off to battle in Jericho, he's my prize and I'll bring him home.
I'll fight off any girl in town, for him I'll break the walls of Jericho down.
She's waiting tonight, for to see if he'll see if she's fine.
Our hands entwined, his eyes on mine,
She'll be waiting another night.
And she's waiting tonight, he said
'She's this girl I was seeing a while'.
Does she fight? Will she fight?
Is this pretty girl ready to fight?
Counting the days and the many more nights of thinking and feeling,
the city's in sight.
Seven long days or more will pass, with a fire in my heart, with a trumpet blast.
Isn't he beautiful, doesn't he shine? Walk round the city walls a seventh time.
All of the girls in the town tonight, I'm ready to fight.
www.folkstockartsfoundation.com/kelly-oliver/
Could this be the perfect marriage of musical styles as indicated in The Times' recent review of Kelly Oliver?
“There was a fine support set too from the promising young singer-guitarist Kelly Oliver, an artist who blends traditional values with hints of a bold, indie-pop sensibility”.
Traditional elements drawn from Kelly’s Irish background and mesmerising voice, with imaginative fiddle and sonorous backing vocals from one of Folk’s award winning golden boys, Ciaran Algar combined with the ‘indie-pop’ sensibility of Nigel Stonier who has sailed many a song into the charts via BBC playlisting. Nigel’s co writing involvement and passionate production weaves a variety of well placed instrumental motifs into the fabric, with light and shade a plenty, resulting in an energising, positive and rousing modern anthem, projecting the 'tenacious talk' from the traditional biblical story of Jericho onto the current musical map.
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Miles to Tralee
04:12
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There was a young girl from Tralee
Moved to England to feed her family
Earnt her wages on her own
Then she sent them home
As she was walking off to work
Met a young boy in a sailor's coat
I'm an Englishman from London Town
Let me show you around
If I had it in my bones
If I was strong, I'd walk home
Back to Ireland by the sea
I'd walk miles to Tralee
If I had it in my head
If I could walk, I'd walk it
The road to Ireland, by the sea
I'd walk miles to Tralee
I'd walk all the way across the island
I'd walk all the way to the shore
I'd walk all the way to the very town
To the house where I was born
To the very door
I'd walk all the way across the island
I'd walk all the way to the shore
I'd walk all the way to the very town
To the house where I was born
To the very door
If our sailor boy should die
Is it our blood that keeps us alive?
When our second sailor boy dies
Is it the grief that takes our mind?
I'd walk all the way to the island
I'd walk all the way to the sea
I'd walk all the way to the very town
To the land where I was born
To my home in Tralee
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In The City
03:08
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In the city we were losing our way
Lost in time, no one knows you're mine here
Well how far estranged we are, we said we'll go hunting
Looking for a bite of meat to give us strength in the morning
In the city we were losing our sight
We were dazzled by the sun and the moonshine
Well how far estranged we are, we said we'll go looking
For the train to bring us back to the room we'll sleep in
In the city we were losing our minds
We were crying, we were sighing, not yet in love
But how far estranged we are, you said 'I am stronger
And I will go the way with you'. I said I will take you
In the city we were losing our fear
Every loving word we said, no one else could hear
How far estranged we are, we said we'll go drinking
As it clouds our happy eyes from the fools we are
In the city we were losing our hearts
We were laughing, you were tasting, oh my sweetheart
How far estranged we are, you said 'let's go dancing
So I can feel your spirit soar in my arms'
In the city we were losing our heads
I was fighting 'til you brought the knife in
Well how far estranged we are, some things won't be changing
I said I am leaving you 'til we sing again
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The Other Woman
03:41
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Every night he's telling me
How he won't stop dreaming of me
But when every morning comes
He's lying with his woman lying in his arms
And his woman, well she's holding him hard
She's his woman and she's holding on to all the cards
For his woman, he'll do anything to please
I'm the other woman on my knees
For his woman, he'll put everything first
He won't satisfy my hunger or my overwhelming thirst
For his woman, he would leave me alone
She's the other woman on the throne
Every day I'll hear him
Telling how he wants me with him
But when every night comes
He's taking his woman where they'll be alone
And if you every asked me to stay
You know my answer and you know that it wouldn't change
But if I asked the same of you
You'd say 'My woman, she's who I belong to'
Written by Kelly Oliver and ©Kelly Oliver 2015
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7. |
Same World
03:39
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You've been dreaming, dreaming all your life
You're a boy, then a man, dreaming day and night
I'm a dreamer, I'm a little girl,
but we're dreaming of the same thing, in the same world
We've been drinking, drinking 10 year old
And you're telling me the secrets that you've never told a soul
And I'm listening like a 10 year old
We're just little boys and girls telling stories of the same world
Come away oh, oh away oh,
Just for a while and see the life you're living
Well it's standing in the way oh,
Of every dream, of every meeting
You won't believe me, no
You've been crying, crying proud tears
And you're telling of the grieving that you've known for many years
I'm a proud girl and I've grieved as well
We're just little boys and girls grieving in the same world
Come away oh, would you come away oh,
Just for a while and see the life you're living
Well it's standing in the way oh
Of every dream, of every meeting,
You won't believe me, no
Let the night sky fade away,
Saying things that we shouldn't say
Feeling things we could never tell
Oh maybe in another place, in another world
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Ghosts At Night
03:44
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I think you're hurting and you've been hiding it well
So people watching might not be able to tell
Oh, but I know you too well
I hear you're drifting out to the open sea
I hear you're tired after diving in
But without the air within
And are you still running from all your ghosts at night
Well I hear you're always running, every day of your life
You're the man who spends his days known by another name
Never the same again, no way again, no
Are you still floating into the open air
A silent feather swept in glory through the air
But when it lands, it's never know again
I hear you're sweeping across the desert plain
A grain of sand stuck in a storm, it must be hard to escape
I hear you're flying so high you don't know where to go
You've lost the feeling in your wings, you've lost the sight of land below
I hear you're flailing like a young boy in his first fight
You're throwing punches right and left, you never hit that target right
I hear you're struggling with your hands tied behind your back
You made a choice when you were younger and now there's no going back
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9. |
Die This Way
03:28
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Daddy, I don't wanna fly home, I don't wanna fly home
I've seen those planes falling through the sky
Shot down by the enemy side, those children all died
Well I don't wanna fly home
Daddy, I don't wanna stay here, I don't wanna stay here
I've seen those men walking through our lands
With their guns in their hands, they're strong and they're angry
I don't know why they've come here
Daddy, I don't wanna walk home, I don't wanna walk home
I knew that girl who was walking alone
When those men took her clothes, they'd broken her bones
Worn 'til she bled on the side of the road
On that night she was walking home
Daddy, I don't wanna live here, I don't wanna live here
Why is there screaming and shouting and shooting
And fighting and fear, a wretched frontier
Well I don't wanna live here
Daddy, let's move away, let's move away
To a place in the world where the children all play
And their parents are safe, they work and they pray
Oh let's move away to this heavenly place
They won't let us in, they won't let us in
Why would they keep us out here
In the midst of this miserable sin, a hell everyday
Left out to fend like a dog in the rain
Are we to live here and die this way?
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Rio
03:02
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Walking on the street, lost in a sea of people living
And walking on the beach, lost in a sea of sunlight beaming
If I could go to Rio de Janeiro,
I would say 'Oh thanks for having me,
flying me back home with wonder,
filling my heart with dreams and memories'
Walking round the town, hearing all the voices come from around the world
And the sound of a people praying to the Lord on the mountain
If I could go to Rio de Janeiro,
I would say 'Oh thanks for having me,
flying me back home with wonder,
filling my heart with dreams and memories'
I would say thanks for the rhythm and the music
I would say thanks for the fire and the magic
I was your guest, a travelling girl
But you'll stay with me as I walk this world
Say thanks for the moments shared,
For the passion, the dreams and the prayers,
Whatever my twist of fate will be
I'll have Rio in my heart with me
Walking on the street, walking to the beat of a people dancing,
Music in the heat, and we meet and we feast on the food of the land
© Kelly Oliver & Nigel Stonier 2015
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Most engineering, mixing and mastering
by Lauren Deakin Davies.
Except Bright Season by Bright Season - released 31st May 2014
The F Spot by Friends of Folkstock - release date 17th May 2014
Passing the Baton - Swarb and Folkstock friends - 5th April 2014
Debut EP release from Kelly Oliver on 26.11.13. Far From Home
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