wolves

UK Songwriter Forum - February 2021

this song originally written
by my friend firecat9, 
altered, produced n performed by yours truly. 
a link to the original 

https://soundcloud.com/aineparkes/fold-yourself-away
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fold yourself away

start to dig deep
mud up to your elbow
what will will people think?
the truth's hard to swallow
and lies leave you hollow

fold yourself away

is that really you?
standing by the window
reflections of time
your body's in limbo
but there is no sin

fold yourself away

don't stop and fall
don't get into trouble
break through the wall
step out of he rubble
a body double

fold yourself away
fold yourself away   
fold yourself away

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firecat9 / rightly

Fold yourself awaY

I'm right here

you are not me, remain indoors, 
or better still switch off the lights
on all that's yours
on all that's yours

th' back n' forth, this time today
when there is love, th' vain an' th' proud
will fade away
eventually

the darker arts, must not prevail
they try to break your heart, don't let them in
behind the veil
behind the veil

I'll hold my breath, I bend and break
there is no blue that is equal to
the love we make,
the thought of you

before your feet, I am right here
I know you will love me, if the whole world
should disappear
I will be here

I'm right here

I'm Right Here

wolves

we fall back on clichés at times like this,
I'd rather fall back with you instead,
onto the footpath, we could talk things over,
a forest of people moving over-head
but you don't want a little world,
an everywhere scenario, or not with me, not now

besides your hurrying for work and the words we use,
aren't words so much as cries,
just random sounds for all the stuff
we can't talk about, not yet,
but you don't want a little world,
an everywhere scenario, not with me, not now

not words so much as wolves
they hide behind the sunlit city buildings,
getting closer, dodging through the traffic and the crowds,
they gather in a circle around us,
howling, howling, howling, and when you leave,
they follow me back home

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Written by Ciaran Parkes, Aine Parkes & Rightly

Production by Rightly

W o l v  e S

One Heart Whole

 there's a warm breeze
and many ways to survive
 take your worries
and hang them out to dry
hear me if I'm not mistaken
 forgive me all I know
many loves must be forsaken
 to make just one heart whole
 to make just one heart whole

 your wily ways
all these secrets and lies
should have no place
in your heart or mine
 any thorn can be misleading
and discolour the rose
left alone, distraught and needy
 leave me any- anything but broke
 to make just one heart whole

drop all defense, discard pretense,
relinquish resistance, be still

hear me if I'm not mistaken
 forgive me all I know
many loves must be forsaken
 to make just one heart whole
 to make just one heart whole

 there's a warm breeze
and many ways to survive

1 heart whole

Too Stoned (The Auditors)

The Brighter Side Of Living

Bitter Times Ahead

It’s not very funny
And it isn’t very kind
Being innocent and guilty 
Both at the same time

They locked you up and left you to rot
Then threw away the keys

Typhoid Jane, look what you done 
Typhoid Jane, you’ve gone and fooled everyone 
Typhoid Jane, stop hanging around 
Typhoid Jane, don’t you take me down

Sailed the great Atlantic 
So that you could be free
Serving wealthy gentry 
In New York City

Never sick, left no forwarding address
You never thought you were guilty  

Typhoid Jane, look what you done 
Typhoid Jane, you’ve gone and fooled everyone 
Typhoid Jane, stop hanging around 
Typhoid Jane, don’t you take me down

Quarantined, in North Brother Island 
Quarantined, they locked you up for life

Why cant you see
What you’re doing to me
Got me on my knees
Such a deadly disease

They locked you up and left you to rot
Then threw away the keys

Typhoid Jane, look what you done 
Typhoid Jane, you’ve gone and fooled everyone 
Typhoid Jane, stop hanging around 
Typhoid Jane, don’t you take me down

c N Connor 2021

Typhoid Jayne Master 17 Feb 2021

deeper funk of blue

honey, you've got that voodoo
'can hardly take my eyes off o' you
'feeling like I could move a mountain
with y' here in this deeper funk of blue

it's funny you just say the word
the ticking of the clock does sound absurd
I can finally hear the voice of nature
asking me if I would have the nerve
giving all I get both night and day
working up a sweat to throw it away
 
promise me you'll never be dishonest
ev'ry distance bridged with your promise
left without I wear the crown of doubt
no schoolin' is foolin' me to want this
brighter lights are found in darker nights
let the fall precede the greater heights

here in this deeper
funk of blue

deeper funk of blue


it's easy to be "unique"
one just refrains from making the effort to immitate someone*

*(me, this year)

Blessed be the atheists. 

Any feedback is very welcome. I aim to improve!

Each to their own. 

This dramatisation is inspired by true events. However, certain scenes, characters, names, businesses, incidents, locations, and events have been fictionalised for dramatic purposes


That’s all for now.

deeper funk of blue

2 Rightly