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The Real You

from Earth Rising by Chris Conway

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The Real You
Some smiles are for summer mornings
And some are for winter nights
Some never dim their brightness
When you turn out the light
Some barriers block your progress
Some you can step right through
Tell me which of them is you?

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Shine a light to guide be to you
Past the darkness in your eyes
Shine it bright so I can see right through
All of your disguises
Shine a light
On the real you

The way you are with old friends
The voice you use on the phone
The voices that only you hear
When you are on your own
The look that says, "I love you"
The look that says, "I don't care"
Tell me is anybody there?

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The tricks, the camouflage, and the stooge
White lies and diplomacy
Back projections and subterfuge
It's all so hard to see
The reality

The person you thought you could be
Or the one that you left behind
Are you the person of strong convictions?
Or with doubts at the back of your mind?
Reflected on bevelled mirrors
Deflected onto silver screens
You have to be believed to be seen

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Chris Conway - vocals, acoustic 9string guitar,
keyboards, tin & twin whistles
Debbie Robinson - vocals
Roger Wilson - violin
Neil Segrott - bass
Clive Bunker - drums, percussion


12. Gathering of the Kindred Spirits
Chris Conway - vocals, keyboards
Sally Barker, Vikki Clayton , Kate Easton, Caroline Eling,
Jodi Krangle, Debbie Robinson , Baluji Shrivastav, Linda Shanovitch,
James Lee Stanley, Simon Styring, Zorpinda Zorpin - vocals


13. Blueprints/Preparations for Departure
First snow of winter takes me back
Back to the river
That flowed through the garden
The first I had known
And the bridge that washed away
Was rebuilt each year
I'm still building bridges today
But the rivers have grown

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Actions of children
Who never thought twice
Soundtracks for living
Blueprints for life

I was there when the great ship
Crossed the ocean of night
Singing The Prisoner's song
Through the corridors I ran
How many years since landfall
Have I been singing?
And why, when the walls close in
Do I still run if I can?

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I can't take you there
There's nothing there anymore to see
But there are echoes everywhere
Of someone who used to be me

I was there when the future was better
Than it is today
It once shone like a lighthouse
Guiding our minds
But now the tide has turned
Away from the vision
But some dreams are way too strong
For me to leave behind

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credits

from Earth Rising, released February 2, 2000
Chris Conway - vocals, acoustic 9string guitar, keyboards, tin & twin whistles
Debbie Robinson - vocals
Roger Wilson - violin
Neil Segrott - bass
Clive Bunker - drums, percussion

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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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