1. |
Umbrella Man
02:05
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Hey, Mr Umbrella Man,
Always there between the rusty van
And the boarded-up general store,
'Here to Help' no more
I would love to hear your tales,
Lost behind those ragged veils
You've wrapped them away in
To hide them from your fears
Always there when I pass you
In my car at half past ten,
Always sitting sideways
Like your life has been a sin,
And the barrier of chipped curb stones
Is your only tiny comfort from
That long, long road,
That long, long road
Hey, Mr Umbrella Man,
I must be your biggest fan!
Would you tell me your name?
Please, don't have no shame
I would come and sit by you,
Tell you some of my stories too,
The rain won't be wetter
Than when skies were better
So put down your umbrella,
It is not a rainy day,
Let the sun shine and the warm flow in,
Spread your wings and fly away,
The world don't seem so scary now
You've got a smile upon your face,
Travellin' that long, long road,
That long, long road,
That long, long road,
That long, long road,
That long, long road...
That long, long road
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2. |
Won't you Come Here?
03:15
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Won't you come here, child?
Won't you come here,
And tell me about your world?
All of the mountains,
All of your fears,
Tell me about your world
You will be there for them when they come,
But isn't there always something you're supposed to have done,
Stick it up on the kitchen door...
Won't you come here, child?
Won't you come here,
And tell me about your world?
All of the small things
That you hold dear,
Tell me about your world...
Didn't your mother sigh to hear the news,
When you came back from the swimming pool?
She put the wet things on to spin...
Won't you come here, child?
Won't you come here,
And tell me about your world?
All of the unresolved things
that you still feel,
Tell me about your world...
Bruise on your finger and your thigh,
That ball can be hard if you don't catch it right.
Looks like you took it for the team again...
Won't you come here?
Won't you come here,
And tell me about your world?
How about you, my girl,
What do you see?
Tell me about your world...
And when it's folded up and put away,
And you've reached the end of another day,
And the packed lunches are made,
And there's nothing more to say,
I hope you say it anyway:
"I was here,
I was here,
I was here"
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3. |
The Hill
03:47
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The Hill has been so many things
To both of us in our own ways
The Hill has been so many things
To both of us in our own ways,
And now we climb
Together
Geometric lines made by design
Could never guide our way
Geographic lines made over time
Grow softer everyday;
Softer and kinder,
Our treading feet make the path grow wider
And now I see more of what came before me,
'Cause of what came before me,
And you were here before me,
And now I see surely
That none of us can see it all
And now I see more of what came before me,
'Cause of what came before me,
And you were here before me,
And now I see surely
That none of us can see it all
Over The Hill
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4. |
Mountain Driving Song
02:44
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One hand on the steering wheel,
The other laid on me.
Driving high in a mountain skyline,
Yeah girl, we're gonna get free
Gonna get free, gonna get free
Bread to eat, no shoes on our feet,
Three countries in one day.
Water tap and a paper map,
'Cause we're going our own way
Going our own way, going our own way,
Going our own way, going our own...
And if the road that brough us together
Should lead us in different ways,
You should know that you helped me grow
And I'll never be the same
Never the same, never the same
I wrote this song with the two chords
I first learned when I was seven years old.
They're the ones that I taught to you my darling
'Cause I know they'll never get old
Never get old, never get old,
Never get old, never get old,
Never get old, never get old,
Never get old... Let's never get...
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5. |
The Line you Drew
04:03
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This tired mind
Can't hold back
Those days and days and nights
The times it felt right, and I
Try to find
Some sweetness to release me, but our
Gorgeous visions only deepen
The line between my eyes
The line you drew
When you kicked down the house that I built with you.
You cut me clean and shaken,
Left me with an ache I can't undo...
The line you drew
How quick to unwind
These worlds we wove together,
Now I don't feel too clever, ever
Believing they were mine.
And now to find
Suspicion guessed it all first time;
Now I wear my bitterness
A line between my eyes
The line you drew
Treads on my mind before I fall asleep.
You cut me clean and shaken,
Left me with an ache I can't undo...
The line you drew
Solitude, oh how I learn from you...
Solitude, oh how I learn from you...
Solitude, oh how I learn from you...
Solitude, oh how I learn
This tired mind
Can't hold back
Those days and days and nights
The times it felt right, and I
Try to find
Some sweetness to release me, but our
Gorgeous visions only deepen
The line between my eyes
The line you drew
When you kicked down the house that I built with you.
You cut me clean and shaken,
Left me with an ache I can't undo...
The line you drew
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Maddie Broad Brighton And Hove, UK
I'm proud to share with you my first EP, Songs from the Foot of The Hill - my songs, in the order they
came.
Mr Umbrella Man I wrote when I was just 12, and the rest emerged through trips to Galicia, living on South Street in Lewes, falling in love in- or perhaps with- West Wales, summer van adventures through mountains, heartbreak, discovery and returning home to myself...
Love to you, Maddie
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