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Ebb Tide

by Russell A Bave

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1.
Counting the minutes 02:25
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I’d send you a letter but it won’t come on time I really want to call but I can’t get a line So, I’m writing this song To say, I love you’ It’s easy to remember the things that I miss The touch of your hand, the warmth of your lips So, I’m writing this song To say, I love you It’s been less than a week, but feels like a year I’ve read all my books, drunk too much beer Now I’m counting the minutes ‘Till I see you I stare at the hands as they creep ‘round the clock There's a pain in my heart where I miss you so much So, I’m writing this song To say, I love you I’d send you a letter but it won’t come on time I really want to call but I can’t get a line So, I’m writing this song To say, I love you I’m writing this song To say, I love you
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Gonna be myself 04:10
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I’m dusting off my bucket list ‘cos the news is not so good Spend some time with people I love I’ll dance, I’ll sing, I’ll cook If you don’t know what to say That’s just fine Just don’t be absent from my life Won’t be jumping out of aeroplanes It’s really not my scene I’ll be listening to music Reading books and magazines I want to see more art Write a song or three Visit restaurants, take afternoon tea I’m gonna love more, gonna laugh more Gonna eat more, I'm gonna be myself With all my family, and friends If you’re wondering how I’m feeling The answer is ‘I’m fine’ Gonna party when I’m well Gather strength when I can Drink frozen margaritas Smoke medicinal weed It’s late night lock-ins all the way for me I’m gonna love more, gonna laugh more Gonna eat more, I'm gonna be myself With all my family, and friends
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Homeless Kings and Queens 03:32
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To the city I came, chasing adventure To join in the commuter parade If I’m smart I’ll see through their lies The city has a cross to bear And the winter cuts a chilly air Deserted street echo footsteps Graffitied walls scream despair But my shoes are leaking and I feel the cold Of Kings and Queens and castles I’ve been told No use in fighting I’ll be slayed for sure Morning sun shines over rooftops Shafts of gold that can’t be spent I’m down and out, lost in pity Something I have never sought No one round here seems to care The city lights start to glare Evening brings an eerie sound The day has ended, go underground Chorus Strangers sleep in doorways They started out like me Money gone, clothes in rags Wondering where I’ll get another meal Chorus Rain soaks deep into my soul Another year takes its toll Darkness cloaks the chilly streets The city sighs and goes to sleep To the city I came, chasing adventure I should have seen through all their lies This is where I’m gonna die
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Imagination, frustration, medication 04:53
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I can’t give you perfection If that’s what you’re expecting You can’t compare me with the crowd I’m a loner, a survivor I need to be free, so I can be me Dancing on the grass Singing to the stars Crumbling to the ground Wishing, wishing I could die You may feel that I’m broken Because I’m so outspoken I live my life full and fast Make some friends, but they don’t last What you get is much more then you see Chorus I make complicated plans That you’ll never understand I have two personalities I’m running out of time To find which one is me Chorus Watch me rise, see me fall Some days I fall into depression Watch me rise, see me fall Manic days I find my inspiration Watch me rise, see me fall Watch me rise, catch me, catch me when I fall I’m an artist, a performer When I’m not hiding in the corner Bask in my imagination [frustration, irritation] When I’m off my medication This world’s not ready for me Chorus I can’t give you perfection If that’s what you’re expecting You can’t compare me with the crowd I’m a loner a survivor I need to be free, so I can be me I want to be me Why can’t I be me Just let me be me I just want to be me
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Sandcastles in winter 05:51
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The timber on the pier is rotting Paint’s peeling off the wall Theatre posters have faded Twisted railings, tortured by the storm All the seafront lights are broken By stones throw by kids Frayed flags flutter and dance Wave to passing ships This is my seaside town This is my seaside town This is the seaside town Where I live Beach huts are a hang-out Standing against the squalls I can smell the lager and cigarettes The stench of piss on the walls Fishermen climb over padlocked gates To get to the end of the pier Hunched on the wall like cormorants Fuelled by hot chilli and ice cold beer Chorus Newspapers hang in windows Sunglasses, buckets and spades All the shops are closed for the winter Except for the penny arcade In a doorway teenagers kiss At their age I did the same Not wanting to be seen By family or friends Chorus The whole town cries As it waits for spring After last years summer Will anyone come again Standing on the sand I taste the salt on my face Who’d be here at this time of year And love it, like I love this place Children play on the beach Wrapped in their scarfs and hats Defending castles from rising tides Modern day King Canutes The holiday seasons coming The town wakes, stretches and yawns Given a make-over one more time This decaying place is reborn Chorus
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Fall for me 03:37
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When you asked me to dance last night What could I say? When you kissed me up on the hill Well, I wanted it that way Now I wake in the light of day I hear my life calling me away I never meant you to fall for me I never meant you to fall for me We had so many days Together friend to friend Somehow I thought those times Would never end You had your life and I had mine And when we met, well that was fine I never meant you to fall for me We said we’d never hurt each other We’d be just like sister and brother I kept my warnings to myself I never meant you to fall for me I never meant you to fall for me When you asked me to stay last night What could I say? I didn’t want to put up a fight So I thought that I would play Now you say what you said today I know my life just calls me away I never meant you to fall for me I never meant you to fall for me Please say you won’t fall for me
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Take my hand 02:30
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When I was young you took my hand Showed me how to be Helped me learn to laugh and love You’re everything to me Grandchildren come and gather ‘round One perches on your knee You tell them stories about your life You’re everything to me Everything to me All your memories now have gone You can’t make a cup of tea Sitting wondering who you are You’re everything to me Everything to me, everything to me Everything to me, everything to me
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Watching you 02:52
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I wish I knew your name, be with you again Listen to our hearts beat I wish I knew your name, be with you again Listen to our hearts beat I wish I knew your name, be with you again Listen to our hearts beat I wish I knew your name, be with you again Listen to our hearts beat I watch you walking down the busy street Your body dancing to the urban beat You catch my eye, as you walk on by I smell your perfume in the summer heat Chorus You glance at me over your shoulder A simple nod beckons me over You hug me tight, let’s spend the night Then we can feel our bodies closer Chorus Feel the rhythm, feel the rhythm Feel the rhythm, in my soul Feel the rhythm, feel the rhythm Feel the rhythm, in my soul Feel the rhythm, feel the rhythm Feel the rhythm, in my soul Feel the rhythm, feel the rhythm Feel the rhythm, in my soul I watched you walking down the busy street Your body dancing to the urban beats When morning comes, you’ll be long gone Your perfume lingering on my sheets Chorus Feel the rhythm in my soul
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Empty chair 03:59
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I don’t want to go home To the house that we shared Pour a lonely glass of wine Stare at your empty chair I drive down to the sea, to watch The waves crash on the stones I can’t make any sense of it Now that you’re gone You’re final act, it shook us all You’re final act, life feels empty and small When did it get so bad You could have picked up the phone How did we all miss the signs Struggling on your own Chorus The beach is closed today I heard it on the news You’re picture’s in the papers It’s left us all confused I drink my coffee black It matches my tie and my shoes While peacocks flock in monochrome plumes Pay last respects to you Chorus I don’t want to go home To the house that we shared Pour a lonely glass of wine Stare at your empty chair Stare at your empty chair Your final act, it shook us all
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If I knew your name 02:36
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If I knew your name, I’d write it in the sand And let the waves wash it out to sea I’d follow you, wherever you go If I knew your house, I’d bring you a rose And tell you just how you make me feel I’d follow you, wherever you go If I had your number, I’d give you a call And talk to you all night long I’d follow you, wherever you go I want to hold your hand in mine Touch your hair and gaze into your eyes I think of you, wherever you go If I knew your name, I’d write it in the sand And let the waves wash it out to sea I’d follow you, wherever you go I’d follow you, wherever I go

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An album of songs by the songwriter Russell A Bave, recorded in lockdown, and containing songs about people that Russell has met, worked with, or lost in his life.

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released February 12, 2021

Thanks to Rebecca for her encouragement in getting this album finished. To all those I have lost to old age, sickness and suicide, and the ones who are living.

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Russell A Bave England, UK

Russell has been playing and writing songs for many years. He has played in bands and duos, but now plays solo. He also runs a weekly folk session at his local pub. Web page: musicalbeggar.co.uk

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