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Five For 5 (5 track EP)

by Chris Swinney

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1.
It's Over 02:29
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Well I guess I should have told you sooner Maybe about a year ago But I kept it in and tried to grin and bear it Hoping that the flame would grow Instead it just became an ember Stifled by the love we played And I know it’s strange but I just can’t remember Feeling any other way I suppose back then we both felt lonely If only for a while Now it seems a marriage of convenience Never was our style It’s over And it comes as no surprise It’s over As we both recognise Well it looks as though I beat you to it You were close to getting up the nerve But I’m pretty sure one of us had to do it It’s something that we both deserve And tomorrow when we both feel better And go our separate ways We’ll raise a glass and have a laugh when they say Perseverance pays It’s over And it comes as no surprise It’s over As we both recognise It’s over Pretending to be one It’s over Not fooling anyone It’s over This journey wasn’t planned It’s over Though it never quite began
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When It All Just Suits Me Fine 03:26
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Look at me I’m the only one Come and see all the things I’ve done It always helps when you come along And give your point of view Look at me Can you help me out? I’m not quite sure what it’s all about Maybe when I can find the time You’ll help me see this through I know you’ll do this on demand With the weight of time resting in your hands The door is open if I give the sign When it all just suits me fine I know you’ll do this on demand With the weight of time resting in your hands The door is open if I give the sign When it all just suits me fine There’s a place where we both can meet You can wait for me down on one way street We’ll talk about what I have in mind And the part that you can play I know you’ll do this on demand With the weight of time resting in your hands The door is open if I give the sign When it all just suits me fine Look at me I’m the only one...
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Your Best Days 03:08
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You’d better watch out Take it easy Find a way to start slowing down You’re in the zone now You’ll take your last bow For all of that running round Let it all go Washing over You can’t afford to get so uptight Keep your head down in the corner You’ve given your last fight Whoa oh oh oh listen to what they say Whoa oh oh oh you’ve given your best days Better rest up Kick back your heels Watch some of that afternoon TV Take out some insurance You’ve lost your endurance And nobody takes you seriously The world is a mess You want to digress But it makes you feel good to complain Look over your shoulder As you’re getting older Everybody knows your pain Whoa oh oh oh listen to what they say Whoa oh oh oh you’ve given your best days What about it if I never have to doubt I’m the exception to the rule And maybe someday if I stumble You won’t hear me cursing through my tears Blaming it on my advancing years Whoa oh oh oh listen to what they say Whoa oh oh oh you’ve given your best days Whoa oh oh oh listen to what they say Whoa oh oh oh you’ve given your best days
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Watch What You Say 02:47
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I’ve got thoughts in my head that I shouldn’t disclose Films that I play in my mind that would never be shown Even after the watershed Or when everyone’s safe in bed Not what I would call intense But sure to raise a brow or even cause offence Even some who do agree Have sworn to keep their vow of secrecy You’d better watch what you say Hide it away when they’re watching over you You’d better watch what you say Or you’re gonna pay For something that you believe is true I hear what you say but I just shake my head And say a little prayer for the easily led Who tell me I’m not p.c. The only thing on which you and I agree You’d better watch what you say Hide it away when they’re watching over you You’d better watch what you say Or you’re gonna pay For something that you believe is true But oh what a different story They’ll tell when no one’s around In shadows they’re standing together The cold light of day and they all fall down
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Hold On Tight 04:02
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Hold on tight There’s a storm ahead I know Clouds are looming fast And there’s no reason you should go Waves are high And the boats are tied down tight They’ll remind me of my spirit If you walk away tonight These foolish things we said We won’t repeat again The tears you cried Will fall upon the ground And vanish in the rain Vanish in the rain You and I We have weathered many storms But we always felt secure Embraced within each other’s arms Here tonight This must be the worst we’ve had I can see a change in you I can see you’ve other plans Within these walls of stone Unbroken by the years Stands everything we own But even what’s so real can disappear It all can disappear So hold on tight There’s a storm ahead I know The winds of change are coming And the sun is sinking low Across the sky Is the first sign of the night Can I hold you one more time Before you slip out of my life These foolish things we said We won’t repeat again The tears you cried Will fall upon the ground And vanish in the rain Vanish in the rain

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Five track E.P. from 2011.

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released April 23, 2014

Copyright © 2011 Chris Swinney

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Chris Swinney Wooler, UK

Chris Swinney is a singer, songwriter and producer from the north of England. He has released five albums and one EP since 2000. He has also recorded lots of individual tracks for download. All of these are now available from Bandcamp.

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