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1. |
A Song About Nothing
06:34
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A Song About Nothing ©2021 Chris Conway
Here is a song about nothing,
And how it can touch your heart.
Sometimes nothing can be a beginning.
And sometimes.... it's where you start.
I want to say something,
But I've got nothing to say,
Because nothing much,
Happened today.
But I want to whisper,
Sweet nothings to you,
Cos if we've got nothing in common,
We've got nothing to lose.
(chorus)
We're all on a hiding to nothing,
And the way ahead is hard to see.
But nothing really matters,
Til something … can set you free
If you want something for nothing
You’ve come to the wrong place.
But I could spin you some nonsense,
And keep a straight face.
I've got nothing to declare,
And nothing to regret,
But if you think you know nothing,
You aint seen nothing yet.
(chorus)
(bridge)
Sometimes you’re mind can feel too narrow,
Sometimes you need to the air to clear.
Every field needs time to lie fallow,
Sometimes you need to disappear.
You came into the world with nothing,
You're taking nothing when you go.
But there is a joy to be found on the road between,
And when you find it your heart will know.
You will know, you will know.
Sometimes nothing is something.
Sometimes nothing is real.
Sometimes nothing is just,
The way that you feel.
It’s not a comfortable feeling,
Between the highs and the lows.
But you can plant something in nothing.
And sometimes it grows.
(chorus)
Set you free.
So here is a song about nothing,
And how it can be your friend.
Sometimes nothing can be a beginning.
And sometimes.... it's it's the end..
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2. |
All About Me
03:43
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All About Me ©2021 Chris Conway
It’s one of those days when it’s all gone wrong
But the radio plays my favourite song,
It takes me to a place in the back my mind
When I seemed to have so much more time
(chorus)
You might say it was a song about life.
An allegorical tale of wrong and right.
Full of topical insight,
But it’s also a song - about me.
All about me.
Sometimes I pick up my old guitar
And I take it down to a music bar
I only know one song but I sing it loud
And for a moment I’m strong and I feel proud.
I hope they think it’s a song about life,
An allegorical tale of wrong and right
And that it’s full of topical insight
When its really a song - about me.
All about me.
(chorus)
(bridge)
Me, me, me,
It’s not really all about me,
You, you, you,
It might be about you, you you,
You, you, you,
Too.
The love of my life sings her songs on the stage.
She wrote every word, I know every page.
She’s pulled a big crowd, but she seeks me out.
And when we’re eye to eye we’re both in no doubt, that.
(chorus 2)
She’s not singing a song about life
An allegorical tale of wrong and right.
It’s not full of topical insight.
Coz it’s really a song,
The same little song
The song that she.... wrote for me.
All about me.
Coz she loves me so,
And its the only song I know how to play.
I heard it on the radio,
And now I heard her singing it on the stage,
All about me.
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3. |
Sleep Life Cycle
05:19
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Sleep Life Cycle ©2021
When I was a child I often said,
“I do not want to go to bed”
“I feel there’s something I might miss”
“Please, oh please just grant me this!”
And round and around go the minutes and hours,
And the days, and months, and years go round.
In my teens I felt the powers,
Of magic in the late night hours.
Imagination's tendrils creep,
And again postpone the time for sleep.
And round and around go the minutes and hours,
And the days, and months, and years go round.
In my twenties, thirties sounds and screens,
Showed me worlds I’d never seen.
Curious minds run long and late,
Sleep could wait, and would always wait.
And round and around go the minutes and hours,
And the days, and months, and years go round.
In middle age my sleep was light,
As stressful dreams would haunt the night,
So to avoid the nightly traps,
I’d procrastinate til I collapsed.
And round and around go the minutes and hours,
And the days, and months, and years go round.
One night, sometime down the line,
Sleep will call for me one last time,
And just this once I’ll reach for its bliss,
Saying, “Please oh please just grant me this”
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4. |
New Songs Now
05:11
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New Songs Now ©2021 Chris Conway
On familiar streets of this old town,
As I'm walking up and down,
Ghosts whisper in my mind,
But I dont want to leave these streets behind,
Coz every road I walk, I walked with you.
Time plays tricks on you
When you have to start anew.
But the finish line is coming fast,
So I don’t want to dwell in the past,
But every now and then, I think of when,
There were days without end, til...
(chorus)
You took a part of me with you
Wherever you went
And I’m trying to make sense of the pieces
That I have left but it all feels wrong.
Your tune is long gone,
But mine still rambles on.
But somehow I’ve forgotten the words
To half of my songs, it sounds absurd,
But all the old songs that I knew, I sang to you,
When they were new – til...
(chorus)
(bridge)
So I'm singing new songs,
With words you never knew,
But I’ll sing them strong,
Til they ring true.
That make a new space,
A new place without you
Old friends are gathered round,
Friendly faces, friendly sounds.
Each voice tells their tail,
But as night draws on my face grows pale
Coz with every voice I hear, yours seems so near,
Then disappears.
(chorus)
Just wrong,
So I'm singing new songs,
Now.
©2020 Chis Conway
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5. |
Sky High Seventh Heaven
04:43
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Sky High Seventh Heaven ©2021 Chris Conway
You try to stop the way that you're feeling,
But your head it up on the ceiling
Why's her smile to very appealing,
To the glances that you steal.
You can't forget the way she forgave,
You keep replaying the look that she gave,
You, someone's dancing up on your grave,
She turnes the corner, suddenly...
(chorus)
There you go with that look in your eye,
And you're heaving a sigh,
That means there'll be no goodbyes,
To one who was just a very special friend,
Now that limitation ends,
And your spirits now are sent,
Sky high.
She's always at the back of your mind,
You try to move on but you still find,
It's just impossible to unwind,
When you're caught in the daily grind.
You want to spend the whole day at home,
Or some place that you can be alone,
Your heart is heavier than a stone,
You lift the phone and suddently
(chorus)
(bridge)
You know it's always on your mind.
You know it's on her mind too.
You both know your friendship's on the line.
It it too good to be true?
So will you see it through?
What you gonna do?
solo
Can't concentrate on things that you're doing,
All the time your mind is still stewing,
You feel maybe trouble is brewing,
Hard to tell the false from true,
You're living in a state of confusion,
You are coming to the conclusion,
That it's all been one big Illusion,
She walks in and suddenly.
(chorus)
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6. |
Love Song
00:30
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Love Song ©2021 Chris Conway
Love
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7. |
Lets Go To Outer Space
05:22
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Let’s Go To Outer Space ©2021Chris Conway
Years ago I crashed my starship,
Stuck on Earth and no way to roam
But I’ve fixed it now and I wanna go home,
Don’t want to travel alone
You and me got a good thing going
Me being an alien might frighten you,
But if you go to the stars you’ll be an alien too.
It’s strange but true - what will you do?
(chorus)
Let’s go to outer space - I know how,
I want to see the starlight on your face - let’s go now.
Would you like to see a Martian sunset?
It’s not so very far
No need to be dress up, just come as you are
We'll follow the red star.
We can travel in my starship
I’ll pick you up at three
We should get to Mars in time for tea
How lucky are we - you’ll see.
(chorus)
(bridge)
Let’s go. - the Earth is too frustrating for us
Let’s go - the universe is waiting for us.
So much to see, so much I want to know
Let’s go, go , go, go, go, go!
There’s a groovy bar on Triton
Not many people know
With drinks that make your eyes and fingers glow.
Someone told me so.
A place on Pluto has cosmic music
We could dance the night away
If it gets too late we can always stay
Come home the next day - what do you say?
(chorus)
We could go a little further
The solar system seems so small
Maybe we won’t go back at all
If we’re having a ball.
Andromeda is calling to me
We could make a new future there
A whole new galaxy to share.
No worries or cares - do we dare?
(chorus)
Let’s go to outer space - I know how,
I want to see the starlight on your face
Far from the human race - let’s go to outer space.
Let’s go, let’s go - I wanna go, let’s go
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero – Let's go, lets go – I wanna go, do you wanna go?
(coda canon)
Lets go to outer space let's go,
Want to see the startlight on your face.
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8. |
Nightmare Journey
01:30
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Nightmare Journey ©2021 Chris Conway
And it’s...
1 check my money
2 check the road
3 to get ready
4 to go
5 to accelerate
6 to stop
7 to remember what you forgot
8 turn round
9 to get home
10 waste 30 minutes on your phone
11 set off
12 get a new plan
13 stuck in a traffic jam
14 to curse
15 to cry
16 to think that you’re going to die
17 calm down
18 scream
19 wake up - it was all a dream.
20 - go back to 1
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9. |
The Earth Child Returns
04:20
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The Earth Child Returns ©2021 Chris Conway
The Earth Child has returned
And again she wants to know
Of all that that I have learned
From the magic she has shown me
She changes before my eyes
The child, the lover, grey lady, and ghost
In the dreams throughout my life
Did I learn all I was supposed to?
(chorus)
The past and future whisper at my door
When my fears are dancing round the floor
My strange companion takes me to the shore
And disappears as always
Leaving me stronger and forever wanting more
The child taught me rebirth
The lover taught me to live in the now
The Grey Lady showed me the Earth
The ghost then showed me when and how to get away
(chorus)
(bridge)
There's so much I want to show you
But you vanish as soon as you arrive
I'd really like to get to know you
But I want to keep the mystery alive
solo
Now the four become the one
And there is silence for a while
I show her all that I have done
And I see all her faces smiling at me
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10. |
Ghosts
03:34
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Ghosts ©Chris Conway
There is a ghost
That haunts this house
Who looks just like
I used to be.
Before I was tired
Before the world was crazy
And I had no worry’s
To trouble me.
There is a ghost
That's haunting me
Who looks just like
I hoped I’d be
On top of it all,
Ideas flowing
Just like a bird
Flying free
There is a ghost
That haunts this world
Looking like the world
Was meant to be
Kindness to all
A peaceful Earth
With unpolluted
Land and sea
Ghosts of the past
Ghosts of what might’ve been
Ghosts of the future
Ghosts of dreams
I am the ghost
That haunts this house
I am the ghost
that’s haunting me
I am the ghost
That haunts this world
I think that it’s time
To set the ghosts free
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11. |
Be There
06:04
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Be There ©2021 Chris Conway
The time may not be right
But it’s the only time we have
If we can still laugh together
We’ll make it through the night, alright.
If we run aground,
And even if our ship is sinking down,
I will be there for you,
You - you will be there - for me..
The night is growing dark.
The wind is blowing cold.
Just one more talk together.
Once more around the park, til dark.
Then home in to the warm,
By the fireside just before the storm.
You will be there for me,
I – I will be there for you
The world is full of confusion,
The future's a mystery
But all we’ve got is you and me,
And that's all the certainty I need,
Me and you,
You and me,
There’s no more left to say,
There's nothing we can do.
To turn in the right direction,
A world that’s lost it’s way, today.
So look me in the eye
And I will tell you why I know that I,
I will be there for you,
You - you will be here for me,
We – we will be there, be there, be there....
Eternally.
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12. |
Strange Orbit Of Life
05:39
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Strange Orbit Of Life
I guess I’ve got to start again now.
That’s how it seems.
Now that I’ve just seen,
All my precious dreams hit the ground,
But I’m not quite as down,
As I thought it be.
Strange how little,
They really meant to me,
In reality.
I guess I’ve got to start again now,
I’ve done it before.
I’ don’t know how many times,
I’ve not been keeping score with it all,
But I’m having a ball,
In a funny kind of way,
Laughing at things,
That I used to say,
In those far off days.
But I know today.
(chorus)
That all comes round again,
Like the day follows the night,
And it comes round fast, so hold on tight,
On this strange orbit of life.
(bridge)
I don't know exactly what I'm gonna do.
I'm not a quitter, well that's not always been true.
I guess I could panic, and run around town.
Or wait til my turn on the wheel comes around.
Guess I gotta gotta, yes I gotta gotta,
Guess I gotta gotta gotta gotta start again now.
I’ve got a new plan.
I’ve got some fresh ideas,
But no one will understand what I mean,
Or they'll think that they’ve seen,
It all before.
Like a clown going round,
a revolving door,
Just once more,
But I know for sure.
(chorus)
And it all comes round again,
Like the night follows the day,
And it's coming round soon, come what may,
So it's time once again for me to say,
I guess I’ve got to start again now.
©2021 Chris Conway
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13. |
Round And Around
01:23
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Round And Around ©2021 Chris Conway
Round and around...
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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.
... more
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