1. |
Coming up for air
03:56
|
|||
Coming Up For Air
Seeking fortune and fame,
We had skin in the game,
Somewhere down the line you know,
We forgot ourselves and so,
We barely know our names anymore.
There’s seaweed in your hair,
Not that I should care,
We’ve been holding out, holding on so long,
Now we’re coming up for air….
Coming up for air…
Swimming in the deeps,
Pray our souls to keep,
Heads above the waterline,
Pretending everything is fine,
We’re dying in our poor little hearts,
There’s seaweed in your hair, etc.
|
||||
2. |
Cuckoo
03:02
|
|||
Cuckoo
I have a little box of treasures,
Keep it on my shelf.
Look at them sometimes,
To remind me of ourselves.
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo,
Where are you now? X 2
There are feathers and shells,
Magic and spells,
And I keep them all for you, for you, for you, for you,
For you…
Well, you’re growing so fast,
When will you arrive…
At the place you want to be?
Well, I know, it won’t be with me.
But you can have all our treasure,
Keep it on your shelf.
Look at it sometimes,
To remind you of ourselves.
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, where are you now?
|
||||
3. |
Other side
04:53
|
|||
How did you get to be so wise?
You grew up before my very eyes.
When we were young, we used to say, hey, hey,
Don’t try to tie us down or make us stay.
We’re gonna’ spread our wings and fly out of here,
Spread our wings and fly...
I, I’m gonna meet you on the other side, the other side,
Ooo, gonna meet you on the other side…
Where the air is so cool,
And we know what to do to stay free.
I, I’m gonna meet you on the other side ….etc
Where the air is so cool,
And the skies are so blue,
And we know what to do, to stay free...
|
||||
4. |
Bees
03:16
|
|||
Bees
Bees are humming in the long grass, been a long time coming,
I can hear my garden grow.
Hmmmm
Hmmmm
Birds are singing in the branches; they are winging their way
Across the open sky.
I’m growing into my own skin,
Growing in and shedding skin, after skin,
I’m growing in.
Hmmmm
Hmmmm
|
||||
5. |
Eyes wide
02:50
|
|||
Eyes Wide
Eyes wide, eyes wide in the snow
Such a long way to go
Do you know that I’d follow you anywhere?
When you, when you, when you say
You love me anyway
It’s ok
And I’d follow you anywhere, anywhere you wanna go
In this cold winter charm
I won’t let you come to harm
Out in the snow
There’s a place for us to go, let’s go, let’s go
|
||||
6. |
You're not the only one
03:22
|
|||
You’re Not the Only One
You’re not the only one, you’re not the only one.
Something has ended, something new has begun.
Time has us on the run, time has us on the run.
Something has ended, something new has begun.
In a crystal-clear moment,
I saw you in all your glory,
I saw you without your story,
It was wonderful, wonderful.
Don’t hide your light away,
Don’t hide your light away,
Just let it shine, shine like the sun.
|
||||
7. |
Slippin' Jimmy
04:19
|
|||
Slippin’ Jimmy
High five, fall down, get up, slippin’Jimmy.
Talk fast, stay cool, no fuss, slippin’ Jimmy.
Wrong guys to cross and bluff, slippin’ Jimmy.
And now you’re out of luck.
What have you done, x2, who did you become this time?
You chose this path you’re on, slippin’ Jimmy,
But life made you keep on, slippin Jimmy,
You could have had it all, slippin’ Jimmy,
Now who you gonna call?
It better be Saul.
What have you done x2 Who did you become this time?
Fine lines (you become) such fine lines (what you’ve done)
You didn’t hurt nobody, (you become) Tried hard not to hurt anybody.
You didn’t hurt anyone at all, who you gonna call?
You played the game and lost, slippin’Jimmy,
And now you count the cost, slippin’ Jimmy,
So who you gonna call?
It better be Saul
Fine lines, (you become) such fine lines (what you’ve done)
You didn’t hurt nobody, (you become) Tried hard not to hurt anybody, but,
Watch them fall,
Better call Saul, better call Saul, better call Saul….
|
||||
8. |
Summer rain
04:03
|
|||
Summer Rain
Summer rain comes rolling in,
See my boat out on the water,
Painted skies, pink and blue,
Fields and sunsets bathed in gold…..
Walking by the lazy river,
See my boat out on the water,
Iridescent dragonflies,
Circle up into the skies…..
Don’t you know, know that this won’t last?
Make the most of every passing moment.
Summer colours shining brightly,
See my boat out on the water,
Here we float on borrowed time,
Searching for a reason, rhyme.
|
||||
9. |
Sleep
03:27
|
|||
Sleep
Sleep, that creature of the deep, why don’t you come to my bed?
Why don’t you come to my bed? X2
I’ve been working so hard and my bones need to rest.
Oh, my head is so heavy, and I need to sink into the pillow.
Why oh why do you torture me this way?
Come to me to stay…
|
||||
10. |
Zing of green
03:32
|
|||
Zing of Green
The zing of green, through my windscreen, seen as I drive my car,
Far away, far away, far away, far away.
Gold strikes the sky, wishing I could fly, leave my tin machine,
Far away, far away, far away, far away.
Tell me where do I begin and where do you end?
Can’t we just pretend for a little while?
When tomorrow brings more sorrow lead me astray.
Lead me, lead me, lead don’t follow,
Till tomorrow… x2
|
||||
11. |
Unruly heart
02:24
|
|||
Unruly Heart
He says, ‘We’re not there yet’
She says, ‘You wanna’ bet?’
Saying stop when it’s go,
How come they just don’t know it?
Nothing, oh nothing, oh nothing,
Can stop the heart from wanting what it wants…
Unruly heart, unruly heart.
He says that love has begun,
(She says ‘Just jump and you’ll fly’)
She says ‘I think you’re wrong,
(He says ‘I need to know why’)
There’s nothing like that here
He says, ‘There’s nothing to fear’.
Nothing, oh nothing, oh nothing, can stop the heart from wanting what it wants...
Unruly heart, unruly heart, unruly heart.
|
||||
12. |
Seascape and Seaspray
03:55
|
|||
Seascape and Seaspray
Sea salt and sea spray, feathers, and tar.
Out on the seashore, that’s where they are.
Bladderwrack and samphire cooled to the skin,
Holding their promise, deep down within.
If she was a man, oh. X 2
Love made them bolder; she followed her heart.
Fell for a soldier, that’s how it starts.
Drowning for sorrow, endlessly pining,
No more tomorrows’, no more bodies entwining.
If she was a man, there’d be no punishment for loving.
If she was a man, no more feathers and tar.
There’s nowhere to run to now that he’s gone.
He may be sorry, but he still put her in the wrong.
Ohh…..
|
||||
13. |
Tarn of tears
04:04
|
|||
Tarn of Tears
High in the mountains, neath the Mohican sun
From the clouding above, is a tarn made of tears
And a pool that is bright, cold, and blessed.
Love on these banks, made her swell made her grow,
But at the end of the day, love turned away.
And her tears were salty as stew, and she flew,
To the banks of Troy, (softly away)
Where she once knew a boy (softly away)
Who warmed her heart with a shiver…..
The babble and bubble of crystal-clear flow
Over feldspar and opal
And away with a shiver and gone,
To the banks of Troy etc,
Yet out of this salt, new life finds a home,
Adept in her waters anew,
She flows on and on and on and on and on
To the banks of Troy etc
|
||||
14. |
Sprig of thyme
03:04
|
|||
Once I had a sprig of thyme
It prospered by night and by day
Till a false young man came a courtin' to me
And he stole all my time away...
Time it is the prettiest thing
And time it a will go on
And time it will bring all things to an end
And so does my time grow on
It's very well drinking ale
And it's very well drinking wine
But it's far better sitting by a young man's side
That has stole this heart of mine.
|
||||
15. |
All stand together
03:56
|
|||
All Stand Together
Don’t always get what we want in this life, no, no, no.
Don’t even get what we need sometimes, ain’t that so?
But if we all stand together,
We can reach for the stars.
Yeah, if we all stand together,
We can strive to be who we really are,
Which is love, endless love, precious love.
Rain is pouring and it’s starting to snow, wind is blowing.
Weather’s changing just like people’s minds all the time.
But if we all stand together etc.
Circumstance always changing making us insecure.
World is full of misery and pain that’s for sure.
But maybe just maybe there’s a cure,
And love will keep us together rather than tear us apart x 3
And if we all stand together etc
|
Cindy Stratton UK
Cindy Stratton writes music that could be described as contemporary acoustic with powerful and haunting melodies. The songs
are compelling and reflective stories of life and love. She has an enormous vocal range and a great feel for harmony.
"Stratton is a force to be reckoned with - a sensitive and accomplished artiste, her songs are self-contained examinations of life and love..."
Time Out
... more
Streaming and Download help
If you like Cindy Stratton, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp