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Deep Dark and Endlessly
03:34
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I know you get lost in the clouds
And how easily you’re torn apart
Don’t let me break from this fall
Is there any hope in here at all
There is a light you don’t see
Though it shines so bright for me
Deep in my heart I know it’s real
But I know this ain’t the way you feel
I won’t let you down in the dark
There’s no need for you to fear
Deep dark and endlessly
Tonight it’s you and me
I know you get lost in the clouds
And how easily you’re torn apart
Don’t let me break from this fall
Is there any hope in here at all
Deep dark and endlessly
Tonight it’s you and me
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Down the old dusty roads
To the diamond blue sea
She was walking the miles
With her heart hanging free
Alone in the dark
Holding tight to a dream
As she broke down the walls
She watched the world as it seems
She let her heart hang free
As she looked to the sky
In a rain of fire
She was running down a dream
With a burning desire
Keeping her mind
Calm as the wind
With her deep blue eyes
She lets everybody in
She let her heart hang free
She let her heart hang free
She gave her praise to the sun
On the fields of green
Her wanderous soul
Cast a beauty never seen
As she broke down in tears
It went dark as the night
Now from door to door
She’s carrying a light
She let her heart hang free
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A Park In Paris
04:14
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The sky this morning was painted black
And this time I see
The depths of the colours are coming back
Coming back to me
I wish I could take you out sometime
Set off to sea
Drift away on the perfect cloud
Would you do this for me
I know someday you are free
This time I’m bound only to see
The sadness in your eyes
When you smile for me
In a park in Paris I hear the birds
Singing their tunes
I wish for one day they’d turn to you
And you’ll be singing too
I know someday you are free
This time I’m bound only to see
The sadness in your eyes
When you smile for me
Someday you are free
This time I’m bound only to see
The sadness in your eyes
And it hurts when your smile for me
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If Only I Could See
03:53
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If I could close my eyes tonight
If I could see past the dark
And face the light
If you were here beside me down the line
Close here to me
All the time
If only I could see
This is how it feels
Keeping close to you
If I in so many ways
Could stay in your mind
In my dreams your heart is close to mine
In this beautiful design
For life
But all I see is a darkness coming in
As I turn the other chin
You fade away again
If only I could see
This is how it feels
Keeping close to you
If I in so many ways
Could stay in your mind
Keeping close to you
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Shadow For the Sun
03:44
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Take this worn out heart of mine
And leave it free in the hands of time
A darkness rising deep within
I feel closer now to you old friend
Before you try to take down
Before my feet can touch the ground
Tell me if you see this clear
Tell me now will you leave me here
Oh my love here comes night again
The Lord only knows what tomorrow brings
And I what have I become
A lonely heart a shadow for the sun
Out goes the old and in with the new
Out of the black and into the blue
I believe I’ve heard the old whistle blow
Running down the line through the fire and the snow
From the back of my mind and as far as i can go
I’ll be chasing down a dream to cover up my soul
If I ever hear you call my name
I am closer to you closer to the pain
Oh my love here comes night again
The Lord only knows what tomorrow brings
And I what have I become
A lonely heart a shadow for the sun
A lonely heart a shadow for the sun
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Hard To Say These Words
05:55
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As a dream disappear and a darkness is all I see
To stay in despair it ain’t a hard decision to me
But in time you are just a memory fading away
Leaving my heart in your hands for eternal decay
Like a ghost of your time you came to haunt me again
As you vanish right out in the air like a drop of rain
Dreams for tomorrow won’t ever be the same as before
As I am lying here aching and you won’t be around anymore
It’s hard to say
Hard to say these words
It’s hard to say
Hard to say these words
If I could describe in words such beauty and truth
Going easy down the line it ain’t the easy way out for you
Halls are hollow and empty in this house
Leaving a burning taste in my mouth
It’s hard to say
Hard to say these words
It’s hard to say
Hard to say these words
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Take Me Easy Out Of Here
03:58
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Why don’t you kill this old routine
And lay yourself in the valley of blue
Close your eyes and turn to someone new
Why dont you close you tired eyes
And see the colours and pictures in the sky
There is so much more to life than I can take
Love will mend your heart and love will break
How I say take me easy out of here
How I say take me easy out of here
Only words can do you wrong
Everytime you sing those sad old songs
There is so much more to life more than I can take
love will mend your heart and love will break
Why don’t you leave it all behind
Every turn you make on the road is blind
If only words could tell the truth
There is so much more to life more for you
How I say take me easy out of here
How I say take me easy out of here
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One Tear
03:16
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Leave on the light
And a promise as you go of the worrying kind
And how I fear this
Open fields is all I see and we will be free
Why don’t you stay
Every time hope slips away
How I wish you the best
So come home soon
Though I ain’t got much here for you
Don’t you leave me behind
With the one tear left in your eye
Leave on the light
And a promise as I go of the worrying kind
And how I fear this
Open fields is all I see and we will be free
As you turned to the door
My heart skipped a beat and I fell to the floor
Now I can’t breathe in this house anymore
So come home soon
Though I ain’t got much here for you
Don’t you leave me behind
With the one tear left in your eye
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Dirty Old Town Odense, Denmark
Behind the alias Dirty Old Town we find the danish singer/songwriter Morten Christensen, who has embarked on a solo
adventure that finds him a long way from his previous band Wrong Side Of Vegas.
Dirty Old Town invites you into his world of americana and alternative country with personal songs about curiosity, lost love, unmanageable uncertainty and believing in a better tomorrow.
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