1. |
A heathen!
03:28
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I was wrong to think
What I always took for granted
Could ever be replaced
I was wrong
And I’m sorry
If I ever made you think
There was more to me than this
It all ends now
A heathen, in the cathedrals of my youth
An old man now
A heathen, in the cathedrals of my youth
But this time
I’ll change
If you stay
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2. |
Welcome home
01:58
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Well I saw your eyes light up
And your old winter coat
Braced against the rainfall
Collar up to the throat
And it’s hard to see you here
Well I saw that you were shaking
In the blistering cold
Whispering through imperfect
And mis-sown buttonholes
And it’s good to see you here
We crossed paths here
Underneath a flickering streetlight
Barely seventeen
Two decades of our life flashed by
But I’m not bitter, no
You always had your reasons
A broken promise
Kept too late
Welcome Home
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3. |
Only this time
03:39
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I kept the pictures, the Polaroids
Of you, pinned to my wall
In case the memory of us fades.
I thought I saw you last night,
Stepping off the 409
With my old shirt tied around your waist
And oh
If I could be so bold
I’d take it back and try again
Settle things we never settled then
You’ll break before you bend
Only this time
I’ll know the end
The Christmas card you wrote
Spent the year on the mantelpiece
Pride of place
I couldn’t think of how to phrase things
In my long reply
Which I knew you’d throw away
What once was taken can not be given back
Our arms once open wide are tied behind our back
You said you shouldn’t have to compromise
And I guess that’s as true for me now
As it ever was for you
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4. |
Megan in the mirror
02:26
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And I’m watching you, in the living room
Learning the steps as you go
And you’re twirling around
And you’re falling down
And you’re laughing on your tippy toes
Now it’s Saturday and you’re older
Running late in the car to the show
And I’m dropping you off
At the usual spot
And you’re nervous, but you’ll never say so
Megan in the mirror
The same girl from the room long ago
Tall, poised and graceful
You’re on the big stage in the spotlight
But I know you’re still
Megan in the mirror
So small and so happy
It all looks so easy
When you’re dancing
And it makes me so proud
So tall and so graceful
You’re on the big stage in the spotlight
But I know you’re still
Megan in the mirror
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Sunlight, in the shape of a girl
Waking up at dawn each day
Watch the hours unfurl
Spelling tests, you roll your eyes
Then multiply and divide
In the flicking sunlight behind the blinds
In the car singing songs
That I sang too
When I was young
And never thought a little me
Would sing them too
And it’s all been worthwhile
When I see Emily smile
You’ll always be my girl
And we’ll watch the days unfurl
We’ll turn on the old tv
Deep Space Nine, or TNG
and when you cartwheel into the room
The sunshine comes with you
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Aleutians Wallasey, UK
Aleutians are a DIY project from New Brighton. Inspired by local history and the likes of Death Cab, Alvvays and the Boo
Radleys they create wistful, nostalgic chunks of guitar pop about loves lost and chances missed.
Their songs capture the bittersweet nostalgia of time running away with you, good times you preserve in memory.
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