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The Sound of Rain
02:56
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Rain falls, I drift away to long-past days again
We were young and ordinary, hardly worth an elegy
Playing songs on Saturday as the rain pattered away
We’d no idea, not a clue what the future held for you
So much time’s gone, all my words come out wrong
But it’s nothing, nothing but the sound of rain
It’s nothing, nothing but the sound of rain
Heard long ago, long, long time ago
Heard long ago, long
Rain falls, I almost hear our voices in my ears
‘Have you heard this one?’ you’d say, wind the tape back and press play
We’d listen as the rain came down, to sweet long-lost indie sounds
I see the photos on your wall – in my mind I see them still
So much time’s gone, all my words come out wrong
But it’s nothing, nothing but the sound of rain
It’s nothing, nothing but the sound of rain
Heard long ago, long, long time ago
Heard long ago, long
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Camel Train
03:14
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Empty station, empty streets
In the closed-down market I feel an icy breeze, and I’m
Heading home to someone new but I can’t forget about you
Even when I touch his skin, can’t make myself feel a thing, so I
Stare at the ceiling and think of a camel train
Stare at the ceiling, think of a camel train
What’s mirage, what’s true? Could you trust me, did I trust you?
What’s mirage, what’s true? Guess I’m still in love with you
In love with you
I hear that old song suddenly, and I wish it could be me
Hanging round your old address, too proud to confess, so I
Lie and listen to the rain, trying not to place the blame
Though I fight it quite in vain, I’m still on that camel train, and I
Stare at the ceiling and think of a camel train
Stare at the ceiling, think of a camel train
What’s mirage, what’s true? Could you trust me, did I trust you?
What’s mirage, what’s true? Guess I’m still in love with you
In love with you
Stare at the ceiling, and think of a camel train
Stare at the ceiling, think of a camel train
What’s mirage, what’s true? Do you trust me, do I trust you?
What’s mirage, what’s true? I’m still in love with you
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The River Rolls On
03:26
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I went down to the river in the wintertime
Watched the lights shine on the water as it flowed on by
Footsteps on the bridge march in perfect time
Before my eyes and in my mind as time goes by
Ooh the river rolls on, it washes away
Ooh the river rolls on, the memories remain
I sat down by the river, dreamed back to those days
When our lives lay open like a prize to claim, as it flowed on by
And I told the river all my hopes and fears
It rolled on to the ocean, rolled on like the years as time goes by
Ooh the river rolls on, it washes away
Ooh the river rolls on, the memories remain
And I thought of all the people who once walked with me
Their faces and their voices live on in memory
They flow like the river eternally
Ooh the river rolls on, it washes away
Ooh the river rolls on, the memories remain
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Zombie Love
02:51
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It’s getting late, it’s time to go, the bars are empty, the streets grow cold
The ice in my glass has melted away, I’ve frozen the words I came here to say
I’m on the sofa, you’re on the floor, wishing what’s broken could be restored
And we don’t speak although we know the night is a drug that brings false hope
Oh this story, we can’t make it end, I still want you despite myself
We know the morning will bring new regret, we fear the morning, can’t face it yet
Words are weapons, they’re left unsaid, silence breathes lust into our heads
We soon forget our past regret, our hopes are lies, let’s go to bed
Oh this story, we can’t make it end, I still want you despite myself
We know the morning will bring new regret, we fear the morning, can’t face it yet
It’s so hard to say goodbye after all the times we’ve tried
There’s always a reason why we can make it one more night
One more night
Oh this story, we can’t make it end, I still want you despite myself
We know the morning will bring new regret, we fear the morning, can’t face it yet
Oh this story, we can’t make it end, I still want you despite myself
We know the morning will bring new regret, we fear the morning, can’t face it yet
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The Empty Mirrors Finland
The Empty Mirrors specialise in quirkily visual alt-pop. We tell stories you’ve never heard. We take you to places you’ve never been. You might feel a little wobbly afterwards, but it’ll pass.
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