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Out Of The Blue

by Chris Conway

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1.
Another Way Of Living Walk with me, Through city streets at night My love. Where the cars drive by, Where the people sleep by streetlight My love Well there's got to be another way of living someday. Well there's got to be another way of living someday. Walk with me, Where the stores are full of food to eat. My love. Walk with me in Africa, Amongst the bare feet My love Well there's got to be another way of living someday. Well there's got to be another way of living someday. My love. Everybody everywhere, Make a move don't stand and stare Everybody everywhere, Have a look around Everybody everywhere, Always rushing here and there, Never with the time or care to Have a look around Look around Walk with me, Where the trees they die from the rain. My Love Walk with me, Where no living thing lives again And we spend our money and act surprised When the heats up and the oceans rise. Well there's got to be another way of living someday. Well there's got to be another way of living someday.
2.
Ten Years 03:47
Ten Years Photographs are dangerous They send you back down avenues, You thought were one way streets For so many miles. And the long forgotten details Like paintings and ornaments They’re reaching out to haunt you Like holiday smiles chorus Ten years is it really ten years? How did your voice sound and how did you look? Ten years is it really ten years? All I have is snapshots in my head and some faces in a book Memories don’t satisfy You reach out to touch them and the bubble will break And leave you hanging there So tread upon them lightly No amount of wallowing can bring you back faster Than a fragrance in the air chorus Rose tinted eyes only see sunny skies But I’ll live with the lies for a while longer I remember the occasions Birthdays and New Years and the first day that we met Down by the railroad track But I’d change them in a second For the taste and the feel of just an ordinary day Please take me back chorus chorus
3.
Lost In My Mind I think I can talk to people pretty well I've got a few funny stories that I can tell But when I'm in company I can't understand Why the conversation never goes the way that I planned I'm in a restaurant I order something to eat, I can visualise a culinary treat, But when it arrives what do I find? A plate of disappointment every time chorus Coz I'm Lost in my mind Searching for a door that I can't seem to find Coz I'm lost in my mind And my virtual friends can't help me this time When I feel I need to get away I can picture a perfect holiday But when I get to my destination It can't match up to my imagination There's a beautiful girl in my minds eye Every time I think of her it makes me sigh, But when I find the real thing, it makes me feel, That I don't think I wanted her quite that real. chorus bridge There's not enough joy and too many tears, In a prison of preconceived ideas, It's a strange situation that I find, I really do want to go out of my mind. There's got to be a way to disconnect, The outside world from what I expect. And plan my own little role reversal And play a few scenes without a rehearsal, Its time to shut my brain and computer down, See what's happening in this town, Feel the wind in my hair and just follow my feet, And walk through my life down a two way street, chorus
4.
Out Of The Blue Every day a thousand voices, Some of them are almost real. On the screens of my machines, Asking me how I feel, Always questions and opinions, Am I too blind to see? Why would I want to do that? What will become of me? And the say – I shouldn't talk like this, And they think – I shouldn't think like this, But I do, yes I do, and I think you do too, And it came to us out of the blue Those that say they rule us, Weave their deceptive dance. Somehow I'm not included, In their corporate masterplans. You ask me what is this blindness, That only sees what there is to gain? You ask me the price of kindness. Well there you go again. And the say – I shouldn't talk like this, And they think – I shouldn't think like this, But you do, yes you do, and you know I do too, And if came to us out of the blue I am a cosmonaut, you are an acrobat, I love the space station, you love the laundromat Were not the same, We shouldn't be the same, And I love the difference I want to see the difference in you. The difference in you. In the things that we do. Those of us beyond the borderline, Who live outside the norm, Who may not love the sunshine, But prefer a thunderstorm We have to find our own way, On a road misunderstood, But our numbers grow everyday, Bang goes the neighbourhood. And the say – I shouldn't talk like this, And they think – I shouldn't think like this, And the say - we shouldn't hope like this And they think - we shouldn't dream like this, But we do, yes we do, and we know that it's true. We were born to live out of the blue. Out of the blue Sky blue
5.
Easier 03:03
Easier Everything's so complicated. Always running out of time. I seem forever fated, To be standing last in line. So I think about the past, To simpler times. When the world was not so fast, And in my mind. Everything was easy Everything was easy Easier than today Kids and teachers locked in school Each one vying for control. The pressure of the rules, Fights the pull of rock and roll. Examinations pass or fail? Like a life sentence then. But my delusions still prevail, Coz in my memory... Everything was easy Everything was easy Easier It's not that I'm forgetful, I remember darker days. But my nostalgic mind, Needs to remember things this way. There's a girl in my mind's eye Strong emotions swing and sway, I try to talk but my tongue is tied. Not a problem I have today... Broken hearts and sleepless nights, I don't miss at all. But when I turn out the lights, All that I recall – is that... Everything was easy Everything was easy Everything was beautiful Everything was wonderful Everything was easy Easier
6.
Living 01:07
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7.
Lost In The Rain Lost in the rain, On a hot summer night Sometimes I wonder, and I look at the sky Sometimes I wonder, why I'm wondering why Sometimes the rain falls from a sky of blue And sometimes I wonder about you Sometimes answers to the future lie somewhere in the past Sometimes you go slower by moving too fast Sometimes the rain falls but never hits the ground Sometimes the loudest cries don't make a sound Turn it around chorus Seeing is not always believing The mirror image is real You can hear your instincts breathing Believe what you feel Feel what you breathe Breath what you believe See how you feel Sometimes the saddest people can make you laugh Sometimes the shortest road is the longest path Sometimes the rain falls but doesn't clear the air Some things you feel things most when you just don't care Just stand and stare Some people are closest when they're further away Some make the most sense when they've nothing to say Sometimes the rain falls and the world falls apart Sometimes there's comfort in a broken heart Your back to the start chorus Lost in the rain, On a hot summer night
8.
Islands 04:38
Islands It was a time of celebration A gathering of friends When I saw an isolation In their eyes A strange separation Came between us that night I saw the whole situation I realized that I Was chorus In a room full of islands Waiting for the tide We’ll meet up on the dry land When the waters subside So many different islands Some of sand some of stone But we know that when the time comes We’ll not be alone We’ll not be alone There are worlds I never dreamed of In your eyes tonight Each glow of experience A lighthouse in the night There may be oceans between us But the distances are small And when one of us goes under It touches us all chorus Linking hands across the water Holding back the sea Archipelago of souls United in diversity With all our names and numbers There are so many ways To keep us in touch And keep us away When did I last really talk to you? And not your machine When were you last at my house Tell me where have you been Have you been chorus
9.
Silver Wings 05:15
Silver Wings Dory-Anne rang me today, Says she can't think what to do, Long ago mistakes were made, And she's got to see it through, She and her partner They've developed X-ray eyes. They can see right through their bodies, They can see right through their minds Michael thinks the world Is not exactly how it seems He lives his life in darkness Surrounded by computer screens With his facts and his figures And his high philosophies, And his unshakable devotion To his world conspiracies How many nightingales, Have forgotten how to sing? I want to take you away from here And we'll fly away on silver wings. Charlotte lives inside A tower of books She escaped to academia, Passing all exams she took, Now she teaches and she reads And she dreams and reads, And she teaches and she reads, And turns her dreams to PhDs. Jenny's got depression, She takes multi-coloured pills, She attends a monthly session That will cure her of her ills. Her world is a circle That gets smaller every day While she dreams of magic carpets, that will carry her away. So many nightingales, Have forgotten how to sing, I want to take you away from here And we'll fly away on silver wings. So many people – reaching out So many people – are so hard to see But they're seeking connections Seeking contacts. I wish they could fly away with me David thinks he has a daemon Deep inside his soul That interferes with reason And he struggles for control Every time he takes some action And starts to feel alright, There's an opposite reaction From across the other side So many nightingales, Have forgotten how to sing, I want to take you away from here, Somewhere where the air is clear High into the atmosphere, And we'll fly away on silver wings.
10.
Strangers Still She takes his hand And knows he'll understand And he touches her hair, He knows something's in the air They're together but apart, Strangers still at heart. Memory lingers like footprints in the snow She looks at his eyes, And knows what's on his mind, And he knows that smile And what it tries to hide Between them the divide, It still is just as wide Hearts move together but minds in reverse, Each of them hoping the other one moves first. Faces and shadows they come and they go. Memory lingers like footprints in the snow Strangers - they are strangers. They are strangers still at heart, But they'll never part. The air is clear His heartbeat changes gear, Maybe in the dark They'll start to feel that spark, and the light in their eyes is on, One moment and it's gone. Memory lingers like footprints in the snow It's much too late, They can't communicate What they feel inside, It's easier to hide Why did they get involved? A mystery unsolved. Hearts move together but minds in reverse, Each of them hoping the other one moves first. Faces and shadows they come and they go. Memory lingers like footprints in the snow Strangers - they are strangers. They are strangers still at heart, But they'll never part.
11.
The Storm 05:09
The Storm Then there was thunder With a flash of light A feeling of wonder Flew through the autumn night. And you took my hand. And we took to the street. Where the people had gathered, In the strange shimmering heat. And then the rains came And washed away the tears. I heard an old man say, “What have we been doing all these years?” Like we had been shaken, From a nightmare sleep. Hope reawakened. Coming up from the deep. chorus We can live again, We can breathe again, Now the future's in our hands. Right on track again, Wont look back again, We are taking back this land. We tore down the barricades, Of politicians and thieves, Sweeping the decades, Away with the autumn leaves. We were laughing together, In the pouring rain, We swore we never, we never, we never would make, The same mistakes again. chorus And when the last dark clouds, Had finally fled, Our love surrounded us, The air was still warm. And we meant every word that we said. After the storm x 4 Theres a new storm coming x 4 We can live agaain, We can breathe again, We wont be afraid, There's a brave new world. After the storm.
12.
A Long Goodbye Well here we are again, With the sound of natural laughter, About the same old things, We know we're more than friends, We're subtly attracted by a strange power. You've been trying to leave now for over an hour. But it's chorus A long goodbye. A long goodbye, A warm embrace and a lingering eye. Long goodbye There seems so much to say, To draw each other closer, You're afraid to cross the line. Afraid to pull away. You stretch and say that this time you have got to go. But a look between us means that we both know, That it's chorus We know it's time to be moving on, Part of us is already gone. But there's something about a familiar smile. That makes me want to linger a while. Maybe you wont go. You're weighing up your two minds. Coz it's come to the poin tin the evening... When time runs slow. A tremble of the fingers and a whisper in the night. And a candle that burns long til the morning light. And a chorus
13.
Lost In Time 04:20
Lost In Time How strange, Here we are again Like nothing ever changed We never got to finish What we started. We were not sad or broken hearted, We just walked away, With nothing more to say It was easier that way. Til I saw you stood right... There There was something in the air We pretended not to care Afraid that all the voices from before Were getting harder to ignore Like echoes deep inside A world inside our minds We followed all the signs But we're lost in space and time I know I must fly stronger, higher, further, longer,  Just a little longer, Just a little longer. Lost in space and... Time Time to say goodbye With a smile, and then a sigh Maybe in a year or maybe more We'll find this room without a door But until then  So farewell my old friend I'll meet you here again In a world that never, world that never ends... Neverending... neverending... Never ends...
14.
Relive 04:07
Relive Live your life over. Every hour, one year older. What would you change? Catch every day like a leaf in an autumn breeze. Would you make the good times longer? Do the bad times make you stronger? Or would you erase them? Scenes don't run the same, The second time around. Live every sight and sound. As if it was your last. Hindsight and perspective. Not every mirror is reflective. Some draw you in. Catch every day like a leaf in an autumn breeze. Forward to tomorrow. Just how far would you want to know? Would you watch the ending? Scenes don't run the same, The second time around. Live every sight and sound. As if it was your last. Relive Live your life over. Every hour, one year older What would you change? Live your life over. Live your life over.

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A reflective album - looking back to find a way forward.
Ballads, bossas, and some singer-songwriter roots songs
with a touch of the wistful about them.

I had reached a reflective point in my life. I was a bit blue, to be honest, and this album came out of the blue one gloomy winter. I decided to record another songs album

The songs I had to to hand came from diverse origins. In the end they included...
- my versions of 2 songs of mine that Vikki Clayton had sung and recorded.
- 4 new songs, 2 of which are bossas
- 5 songs from a file dating back 20 years. I've drawn on this file also on Time Traveller.
- 1 hybrid of a 20+year old song with new additions and music.
- 1 song left over from 2011's Time Traveller album sessions.
- an instrumental interlude...

Depite the different origins, dates and styles, somehow a similar vibe came though as I worked on the album. Reflective, yes, but with a glow to it. Looking back to find a better way forward.
Funnily enough, when I finished recording the album I was out of the blue...

credits

released February 1, 2015

Chris Conway - vocals, piano, keyboards, electronics, acoustic & electric 9 string & nylon string guitars, tin & low Irish whistles, bamboo flute kalimba, zither, bodhran, theremin, effects, samples, percussion.

Zorpinda Zorpin - percussion, electronics.

Mo Coulson - Celtic harp - 11

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Chris Conway Leicester

Think David Crosby on a journey taking in Ireland, a jazz club, and Outer Space.

"Songs of Love & Peace & Outer Space" is his slogan and that sums it up well.

He has toured with ex-Monkees Peter Tork, played with members of Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention as well as Vikki Clayton, Martin Carthy, Sally Barker, Pete Morton, Cathy Lesurf, & Tommy Emmanuel and Talvin Singh.
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