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Can you see? Can you see?
Can you see me? I'm standing on the top of
My castle, my castle,
On the top of my castle in peace.
I thought about autumn afternoons
Walking down a street of fiery red,
Resting on velvet satellites,
Dreaming of a golden age.
By the fire you said "hold the bottle up"
"Here we are, let's toast to us"
Then the lights went out and all around went calm.
I wasn't shaking, I could move my arm.
Daybreak,
Daybreak.
Water for my thirsty throat.
I am so far,
I am so far.
I’m so far from your silky hands.
I ride alone and I can't hold a spoon, meanwhile
You sure know how to use a knife.
Sometimes sober truths are boring,
That's why I am making half this stuff up.
By the fire you said "hold the bottle up"
"Here we are, let's toast to us"
Then the lights went out and all around went calm.
I wasn't shaking, I could move my arm.
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Remember, Human!
03:32
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Nothing is lurking
no one conspiring
you have made this ancient place
less of a threat now.
Not thanks to churches,
rituals or folklore.
It's only through your thirst
for proof that you were
leaving a dark age,
a bitter stark cage,
so trust the light you made.
Don't let it fade.
Look at your hands
they are not there to pray
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High on the Clyde
05:48
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I feel so good, sweet avenue
I swirl around like a tourist.
I roam the streets with buildings all alike
Then find a seat and watch what people are like.
The river flows, wild garlic grows
And who am I - not to go with the flow.
The grass is blue under my shoe
Treading the dew. And the wind is speaking too.
Don't aspire - just admire.
Close your eyes - amplify.
Taste the night - realise.
Don't aspire - just admire.
Close your eyes - amplify.
Smell the night - realise.
Don't aspire - just admire.
Close your eyes - amplify.
Live the night - realise.
Flowing and blooming.
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Combustion [live]
04:44
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Can these thoughts so restless be kept innocent enough?
Recall trees and cool streams and the breeze and the rain.
The traffic is slow moving and I look inside the cars:
Everyone could be me, everyone could be you.
But it's me the one who's stopping, and it's you the one I see
Walking down, looking up, walking down, looking up.
From where we are, we can see a piece of sky.
It's so clear and it's dark, we are not still and it's night.
Our wine may be not sparkling but our plans, they are indeed.
We're like gems, we're like beads, we're like gems, we're like beads.
If we start feeling less pretty we just have to close our eyes
And be light, and be light, be like air, be light air.
Meet me here, in my head, in my bed, it's the same.
(In my head I still see you)
We will leave this plateau maybe until next time.
(In my head I still see you)
Meet me here, in my head, in my bed, it's the same.
(In my head I still see you)
I feel like stealing your heart while I'm lying awake.
(In my head I still see you)
Meet me here, in my head, in my bed, it's the same.
(It’s the same)
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How We Got Giraffes Glasgow, UK
We are a Glasgow-based band composed of four musicians from Italy, France and Scotland.
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