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This Magic Path

by Meand'er

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1.
The Short and the Long 03:46
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I close my eyes in the silence I cover my ears in the dark I cover my head with a blanket 'Cos the air on my skin is too sharp No I don't need intervention To medicate or bandage my heart I'll wait in line for Old Doctor Time Wait for the healing to start The short and the long The short and the long Where do I stand, in the short and the long? Though my body is cold The clear blue morning night Fills my bones And washes my walls to white I left my money and home and all accounted wealth To find my song To measure myself In the short and the long The short and the long Where do I stand, in the short and the long? It's finally quiet, No rising alarm, After the riot A moment of calm That's where you'll find me Where I belong Barefoot and dry, with glass to the sky On the banks of The Short and the Long So, My Darling I'll miss you And your warm embrace But you know when I kiss you You will see in my face The fear of being a lover, A wife, a plus one It's a need to discover Life, in the Short and the Long The Short and the Long The Short and the Long Where do I stand, in the Short and the Long? The Short and the Long The Short and the Long That's where you'll find me, in the short and the Long
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From the Sun 03:00
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I didn't see you poisoning the sun Or cover everyone in fear of darkness But it gets harder everyday to turn away and face the darkness It's a long way down It's a long way down It's a long way down From the sun. You stand in the shadow of the moon I'll be there soon We'll be together You tell me not to be afraid the bed that I have made is soft like feather It's a long way down It's a long way down It's a long way down From the sun. Back by popular demand Footprints in the sand We walk in wonder Wherever you lead You create the need And feed the hunger It's a long way down It's a long way down It's a long way down From the sun. But it's not a long way down, I never left the ground You kept me prisoner, in fear of falling But it's not a long way down, I never left the ground You kept me prisoner, in fear of falling From the sun From the sun From the sun
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The Coast 03:11
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Hey Boy, get yourself home Get yourself a girlfriend, and leave me alone Hey Man, get yourself a plan, The fool on the water ought to be ready for the cold This road is heading for the coast This road is heading for the coast Holy Father, this game is getting harder There's a man on my doorstep with needles in his cap and he says, “It's your turn, it's your turn now” Oh brother, you roll yourself another The sign on your forehead said “Wake me when it's over” This road is heading for the coast This road is heading for the coast You talk in straightlines and boxes Nobody listens now, but everybody watches You better stop, look and listen now you're missing something I took deliverance without permission This road is heading for the coast This road is heading for the coast
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Given 03:34
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In a moment of doubt, I told you about Turning inside out Words I maybe never should say Happened anyway Turned it inside out Given what I've said Given what you know I wondered how you felt now I wonder how you feel Given what I've said I wonder how you are I find myself holding To a world I've never known Slowly chipping away Then you hold me tight Through another sleepless night To watch it slipping away Given what I've said Given what you know I wondered how you felt now I wonder how you feel Given what I've said I wonder how you are In a moment of doubt, I told you about Turning inside out Words I maybe never should say Happened anyway Turned it inside out Turn it inside out Turn it inside out Turn it inside
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Ed's Song 04:27
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I just got back from Wembley, saw the wonderful Ed, I've got “Lego House”, stuck in my head Got me to thinking, how he turned it all around Maybe I could make it good? He made it cool to be ginger, that pasty-faced boy songwriter-singer I wish I could do the same for others I could maybe make it good for ageing single Mothers We may not have much money, or time or anything, but that's cool, I may be driving back from Wembley, with the kids in the back, praying I don't fall asleep or run out of fuel So I write this song in my head, and I'm singing it with Ed And there's a moment when our harmonies are sweet There's a light in my heart and the world at my feet Then I have to pull over to services for coffee 'cos I can't stop yawning, And the kids have got school in the morning I'm an ageing single Mother I'm not sofa-surfing, or living out of a rucksack I think social services would have something to say about that I'd like to be more rock and roll but I don't have the time I've got a bus fare and PE kit to find I'm an ageing single Mother We should have marches and concerts and pride And back-stage passes to a sunnier side I think of Ed and I think of my guitar And how I'm nobody's hero outside of this car Driving back through my neighbourhood I see the kids in back and think “I'm already making it good” I'm an ageing single Mother, trying to make it good, I'm an ageing single Mother The next day I tell the kids about this song, How I was singing it at Wembley, and Ed was singing along They say “Mum, you're so embarrassing, you'll never be that cool, You can drop me off at the corner, I'll walk my own way to school” I say “Don't slam...” (slam) “..the door” They say “Sorry, love you, bye”, and turn to look at me with a look in their eye that says “Hey Mum, you know I really love you” and the look I return says “You're going to make it too” I'm an ageing single Mother trying to make it good I'm an ageing single Mother, making it good
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Burn a Candle 02:55
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Burn a candle so short, my love You're gonna burn the house down If you keep on playing with fire, my love, You're gonna burn the house down It's only been 5 hours since you warmed your place last night You're clocking in the morning shift I'll see you my love tonight Burn a candle so short, my love You're gonna burn the house down If you keep on playing with fire, my love, You're gonna burn the house down And as the shadows sweep around the evening sun You're thinking of tomorrow When this day's hardly done Tired and jaded senses Worn and faded sights I burn a candle for you You didn't feel it coming Or see the warning lights I burn a candle for you Burn a candle so short, my love You're gonna burn the house down If you keep on playing with fire, my love, You're gonna burn the house down
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My Kind of Love 03:50
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I told you a story of a film that I'd seen Where a couple in love lived on the streets One day he made her a gift, put together from things that he'd found Like a Coke can, cut into tiny heart shapes It was a thing of beauty that shone with love as it span around I said “That's my kind of love” I said “That's my kind of love” Next day I was on my way to work, I looked back to see in the rear view mirror A coke-can mobile, spinning in the morning sun I pulled over to catch my breath, catch my tears, catch me falling overboard in love I said “That's my kind of love” I've never seen that film again, I can't remember the name But I don't need to anymore I've got my own mobile, got my own love story I've got my own kind of love I've got my own kind of love I've got my own kind of love Whatever comes to pass in this life Whatever happens, I promise my coke-can mobile Will be hanging in my window And on those days when I'm wrapped up in budgets and stress My heart's forgotten how to love I can barely get dressed It catches the light and catches my eye And reminds me of my kind of love Reminds me of my kind of love That's my kind of love My kind of love
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The Boat That Brought Me Home 03:55
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You were born of mountains I was moulded from clay Though we live the same hillside You seldom pass my way Your bones, your bones, glide where they mean to go My skin, my skin, hot and dry beneath my clothes I am here, we are dancing You appear, like the moon I am drawn, hung and helpless I can never leave this room Your eyes, your eyes, show only what they mean to show My heart, my heart, I slowly lose control I dream of horses, while you ride away My house is haunted But here I stay Love goes on My heart goes on I watch you go Across the water I watch your coat Snake in the wind You don't turn your shoulder You don't see me falling Your Path, your path winds on a different shore My Breath, my breath, losing the draw Under the bridge, that you ride on I dream of a boat And two arms strong Love goes on My heart goes on Now you've returned I can feel it Through the valley Through the stone Though tomorrow I will marry In the boat that brought me home Your hair, your hair grown wild about your face In my dress, my dress, I sew a special lace My heart, my heart goes on My heart, my heart goes on
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These Words 03:38
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These words, I have swallowed so sharp , Mmm These words, bitten back down So sharp I taste blood Can you hear me? Can you hear me? These Words, I have spoken So clear, so bright Tonight a spell is broken The world is frozen tonight Can you hear me? Can you hear me? These words, I cannot mention Stuck fast in my throat These words, so soft and gentle So warm make me choke Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
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Service and Bond 06:20
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Oh Ireland, I'd not been here long When you poured me a Guinness and sang me a song You rained me a river and then the sun shone Took me away from service and bond We took a week and a little bit more We took the ferry to Rosslare shore Drove down to Cobh, where the Titanic sailed Glad I don't remember that great ship fail Carried on down to Cork County West Pulled out a guitar in the Travellers Rest They'd never heard such strange English Folk But they joined in the party, the Craic and the Joke Oh Ireland, I'd not been here long When you poured me a Guinness and sang me a song You rained me a river and then the sun shone Took me away from service and bond Stayed with Family I'd not met before The welcome was generous open and warm. The air that we breathed was buttery sweet They put food in our bellies and turf at our feet Through Kerry Mountains we drove in my car Singing along to Whiskey in the Jar The hills and the waters ran down to the sea And we sang out the chorus, Daddio and me Oh Ireland, I'd not been here long When you poured me a Guinness and sang me a song You rained me a river and then the sun shone Took me away from service and bond Passed many houses that were once a home Where recession and famine made ghosts of the stone Careless invaders, too many to name I read all the stories and feel all the shame Oh Ireland despite what we've done You still pour us a Guinness and sing us a song Still rain us a river and shine us a sun And take us away from service and bond Oh Ireland, I'd not been here long When you poured me a Guinness and sang me a song You rained me a river and then the sun shone Took me away from service and bond
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There Will Be A Spring 03:48
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My tsunami And armies of the deep Overwhelmed by the power You swept me off my feet Took me to an island Where lilies grow all around Laid me down in cool waters And disappeared into the ground I feel the death of Winter I feel the last moment begin But then a breath from gentle lands And I know there will be Spring There will be a Spring Like a hurricane Raging through the town Angels of the skies have come to claim their prize Pull my house down They took me to the desert Where three stars burned bright We laughed at their trinity And disappeared into the night I feel the death of Winter I feel the last moment begin But then a breath from gentle lands And I know there will be Spring There will be a Spring You are a thunderbolt Square upon my chest You set the world to darkness My body came to rest Upon a distant hill Under a lilac tree I caught you in a song And then I set you free I feel the death of Winter I feel the last moment begin But then a breath from gentle lands And I know there will be Spring There will be a Spring
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This Magic Path 01:58
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Together again a long lost crew My friends and I and a drink or two Stirring up a wonderful brew Of magic love and laughter Stories told and souls bared And memories of when we dared Take a risk for a moment shared And remembered ever after A picture taken from a shelf Held as a mirror to myself Beneath the dust it held a wealth Of furious emotion I may have laughed I may have cried When came uncurling from inside Things I may have tried to hide In a cupboard marked “unspoken” So thank you friends for loving me My past and future selves set free In the present I'll always be Glad of your exposure So if you find a mighty friend Though time and distance may pretend This magic path has no end Nor automatic closure

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This album of 12 self-penned songs has been a long time in the making, partly because the arrangements developed naturally as we performed them. We finalised the recording of each track only when we were happy with the way it was sounding. Many thanks to all those involved for their patience as we put together our first album as a duo.

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released May 31, 2018

All lyrics are by Hannah Power.

All music and arrangements by Hannah Power and Graham Crocker apart from the instrumental in track 10 which is a medley of three traditional Irish tunes 'The Eavesdropper', 'Saddle the Pony' and 'East at Glendart'.

All instruments performed by Hannah and Graham apart from...
...guitar, mandolin, bass guitar and accordion on tracks 10 and 11 by James Crocker
...violin on tracks 5 and 8 by Morwenna Millership

Huge thanks to them and also to...
...Neil Edgson for generosity of time, expertise, encouragement and infinite patience during the recordings
...James Crocker for his artful musicianship and for mixing tracks 10 and 11
...Adam Hanington for great design work on the CD covers and inserts
...Jenny Crocker for just about everything else!

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Father & daughter Graham Crocker and Hannah Power have been playing acoustic music together (guitar, mandolin, harmony vocals) for many years although only recently as a duo. In previous incarnations we have been a support act for many well known artists (Martin Carthy, Seth Lakeman, Al Stewart, Roy Harper, Julie Felix, Roy Wood to name a few). We look forward to performing our new album. ... more

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