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Thunderstorms
02:46
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Run in from the summer rain
Two young kids
peering through the window pane
to see the lightning
Flashing high above the hill
As thunder rattles
All the windowsill
The stars are brightening
Somewhere above
where our dreams lie
Somewhere above
So come and take this broken hand
And we’ll fly far off to another land
Where we’re still young kids
Running in the summer rain
With mother peering
through the window pane
To see the lightning
Somewhere above
where her dreams lie
Somewhere above
Flashing light, blackened sky
Take us where we’ll never die
Thunderstorms and golden seams,
Paint the night sky with our dreams
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2. |
Already Flown
03:01
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Dreamcatcher hanging from the bottom of the bed
Keeping all our darkest fears safe within your web
Oh love how you’ve grown
And time how you’ve flown
Prints in the moonlit snow on the windowsill
Little bird where have you gone now all the night lies still
Oh soon you’ll be grown
And already flown
Time and tide we’re just passing by
Just like all the songbirds in the sky
But the darkest sea’s got no place to hide
From all the light shining in your eyes
It’s who you are
And when I’m sleepless in the night
I’ll sit and watch the stars that shine so bright
And I’ll dream of you and your not-quite smile
But love now you’re here won’t you stay awhile
And we’ll face the unknown
Before its already flown
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3. |
A Field Far Away
03:26
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There’s a Field Far Away
So the old folk say
Where the sun never sets and all
The birds fly free
There’s a house on a hill
Where the flowers grow still
Wander there with me oh my love
and stay awhile
Couldn’t hold all the love I have
for you in one heart
Couldn’t find a way to trace this dream
back to the start
But there’s an ending I know
When it’s time to let go
And return all the light we borrowed
back to the stars
I’ll try to hold all the love I have
for you in this heart
Oh god don’t forget this dream
when you tear it apart
There’s a Field Far Away
So the old folk say
Wander there with me oh my love
and stay awhile
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4. |
When I See Your Light
02:31
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Moonbeams and whispers of you through the blind
Come still the unquiet voice in my mind
I don’t need any sad songs tonight
I’m sailing in the dark to your star so bright
Where this wave takes us seems God only knows
But I’ll ride it with you as far as it goes
And I don’t need any fireworks tonight
I’ll transcend the dark when I see your light
Could you hold me and be so kind
To chase the demons from my mind, there was
Something lost in there I couldn’t find
I dropped the helm and I was sailing blind
But it’s all alright
When I see your light
Moonbeams and whispers of you through the blind
Come still the unquiet voice in my mind
I don’t need any sad songs tonight
I’m sailing in the dark to your star so bright
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5. |
There is a Garden
02:40
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There is a garden where bright flowers grow
And all the songbirds are singing
And every bed there is marked with a stone
And below the worms are a-digging
There is a place at the end of this road
That no one’s ever returned from
And there’s an old tale of heartbreak and woe
That many have still yet to learn from
There is a forest we’re not meant to go
That’s filled with Dragons and Demons
And if you’re careless they’ll swallow you whole
For no particular reason
There is a bright light that’s calling me home
And now the rain is abating
I see an old man he’s stood on his own
And I don’t want to keep him waiting
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6. |
Lullaby of the Stars
03:09
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Been counting all the stars tonight
And I’m watching them shine as you fall asleep
Off over the fields in your mind
As the spirits see you safe into your dreams
With you sailing high
On a cloud in the sky
To a place that we can never die
Oh take me flying in your dreams tonight
I’ll be gone before you wake
Let’s sit and watch the golden light
Before the morning breaks
Feels like I met you years ago
I remember the sound of your voice from dreams
So hold me in your arms don’t let go
I wanna live in your make-believe
With you sailing high
On a cloud in the sky
To a place that we can never die
So take me flying in your dreams tonight
I’ll be gone before you wake
Let’s wander through the golden light
Before the morning breaks
Take me flying in your dreams tonight
I’ll be gone before you wake
Let’s sit and watch the golden light
Before the morning breaks
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7. |
Lost on the Way
02:24
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Swimming in circles and
dreaming in riddles
The signs so hard to read
The garden of eden was
promising everything
Or so I once believed
Do you remember when we fell asleep by the sea?
Do you remember the way back from this dream?
Funny how everyday
feels like any other day
Until the day it’s all change
What of the bells that rung
and all the hymns we sung?
What of the souls we saved?
Do you remember when we hid inside the oak tree?
Oh love got lost on the way back from this dream
And now that the summer’s gone
and all the faces long
Faded into the dark
Somewhere those sunny days
and all the games we played
Linger in my heart
Oh with all the times we fell asleep by the sea
Oh love got lost on the way
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8. |
In an Autumn Moon
03:15
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Lonesome wanes the moon high over the hills
As all our ghosts draw near
The time’s running out and we’re lost in the darkest
part of the night now my dear
Fearsome howl the wolves prowling as the
shadows creep beneath the trees
The embers are low and there’s hours still left to
go ‘til the dawn brings relief
But hold tight to me darling and we’ll see this thing through
From the lost souls in the holloways to the haunted yew
We’ll scare off all the demons with our own magic rune
As we wander through the fields in an autumn moon
The long road lies ahead, as on into the dark
We forge without a light
The snow’s falling deep but your blanket’ll keep us warm
In the depths of the night
So tell me that you love me like I wanted you to
From the hellhounds in the holloways to the haunted yew
We’ll fight off all the dragons with our own magic rune
As we wander through the woods in an autumn moon
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9. |
To Be Alive
03:26
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I tried to write you a love song
But threw another page on the fire
I tried to right what I’d got wrong
But hit another nerve I’d worn to the wire
Oooo it’s a hard game
And oh it’s a long way
But love it’s a fine day
To be alive with you
I tried to find you in my dreams
But I couldn’t see through the half-light
And I tried to work out what this means
But I wasn’t even half right
Oooo it’s a long game
And oh it’s the hard way
But love it’s a fine day
To be alive with you
To be alive
I tried to write you a love song
But threw another page on the fire
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10. |
Where the Lost Boys Go
03:32
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The embers are glowing and the night’s so still
There’s a light in the doorway you can see from the hill
But your room’s lying empty and the dog’s alone
He’ll be pacing the hallway until you come back home
You left in the darkness from your childhood bed
And you were gone in the morning just like the storybook said
Now the moon’s shining softly at the stars so bright
And there’s an open window in your bedroom tonight
So fly home through that window into your old room tonight
Mama how you whisper into my ear so sweet
I can feel you beside me as I pull up the sheet
And I’m watching the same moon and the stars so bright
So leave the window open in my bedroom tonight
And in dreams I’ll fly home through that window tonight
Now I’ve fought many battles and I’ve sailed many seas
And the passage of time has had it’s cruel way with me
And I may look like an old man but it’s not me you know
I just went off to the place where all the lost boys go
So in dreams come find me where the lost boys go
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