beautiful.  reminds me of the fantastic Mary chapin carpenter songs

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Love is like a wild lake
Looks pretty from a distance
Kind of a shock when you first jump in
Then it feels amazing
Let its depth support you
Not overwhelm you
Love is like a wild lake
So there we go

Grief is like a mountain
First impossibility imposing
It looms right over everything
Oh it can block out the sun
Later more like a companion
A landmark in the skyline
Grief is like a mountain
So there we go

And you are like a campfire
I’m like a guitar
Together we make magic or ashes
Some things are like other things
So there we go

Life is like a nice hotel
You’re just borrowing a room for a while
Kinda lucky to be here
So you may as well go for a swim
Be nice to the cleaners
Check out with a smile
Life is a like a nice hotel
So there we go

And you are like a campfire
I’m like a guitar
Together we make magic or ashes
Some things are like other things
So there we go

Failure’s like going to the gym
The thought of it’s the hardest part
Ignore anybody judging you
They’re only afraid of it themselves
Sometimes it’s painful
But it makes you stronger
Failure’s like going to the gym
So there we go

And you are like a campfire
I’m like a guitar
Together we make magic or ashes
Some things are like other things
So there we go

Sometimes it’s all too much
Like drinking from a firehose
Like the scale of inequality
Like getting out of bed
But still we move on
Like we must
Some things are like other things
So there we go

Some things are like other things
Some things less so
That is all that I am
That is all that I know 

Love is like a wild lake
Grief is like a mountain
Life is like a nice hotel
Failure’s like going to the gym
Sometimes it’s all too much
But still we move on
Some things are like other things 

And you are like a campfire
I’m like a guitar
Together we make magic
Powerful on our own
But together (together)
We’re keeping bodies warm
Together (together)
We give each other reasons to carry on

Some things are like other things
So there we go
Some things are like other things
So there we go

from Some Things Are Like Other Things, released October 28, 2022 
Written by Jake Morley
Produced, engineered and mixed by Mattie Foulds
Additional vocal production by Neill MacColl
Recorded at Castlesound Studio, Mixed at Caribou Recording
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studio

Mattie Foulds percussion
Neill MacColl banjo
Kevin Pollard melodica, keys, percussion
Roxanne de Bastion backing vocals
Jake Morley lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar

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Some Things Are Like Other Things

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Today I feel unusually well
Suspiciously so
I should try and trace it back
It might be useful to know

Why I burn a fraction more bright
Maybe it’s nothing
Or that a butterfly flapped its wings
But much like a temporarily
mislaid actor’s name
Oh I think I’ll have to
Trace it back
Trace it back
Trace it back to the source

I feel uncommonly alive
And I need to know why
Gonna trace it back to the source

I start to riffle through my records of the day
With my mind’s fingertips
But there’s not one entry out of place
I should let it go

Was my step always this light?
It’s right under my nose
On the tip of my tongue
It’s there and then it’s gone
Almost like I’m hiding some
good news from myself
Oh I think I’ll have to

Trace it back
Trace it back
Trace it back to the source

I feel uncommonly alive
And I need to know why
Gonna trace it back to the source

You paused in love
You paused in love
You paused in love

Trace it back
Trace it back
Trace it back to the source

I feel uncommonly alive
And I need to know why
Gonna trace it back to the source

Trace it back
Trace it back
Trace it back to the source

I feel uncommonly alive
And I need to know why
Gonna trace it back to the source

from Some Things Are Like Other Things, released October 28, 2022 
Written by Jake Morley
Produced, engineered and mixed by Mattie Foulds
Recorded at Castlesound Studio, Mixed at Caribou Recording
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studio

Mattie Foulds drums, percussion, keys
Kevin McGuire bass
Neill MacColl electric guitar
Jake Morley lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitars

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Trace It Back

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I’ve been having childish thoughts
About doing it with you
We could break this silence
With the noises of youth

I’ve been having childish thoughts
I think you’ve had ‘em too
Calls of nature
Are what your mind is turning to

Some say ignore them
They need to learn
But I often return to these

Childish thoughts
What am I to do?
Deep down I’m a child too
All these needs and I long to be held

These childish thoughts keep
changing me
But I like things as they are
Some say ignore them
They need to learn
But I often return to these
Childish thoughts

Every new life starts with one little death
And I’m afraid to face mine
They creep into our room
And seek comfort in our bed
You say baby baby baby please

Still I keep having childish thoughts
About us going all the way
I think I’d like to see the day
When I come early and you’ll be late

These childish thoughts keep following me
And maybe it’s time to lead?
Cos I can’t ignore them
And I need to learn
That I’m called to return

Cos every new life starts with one little death
And it’s time to look mine in the eye
They double dare me
But I ain’t flinching when they stare
It’s time to act my age
And have some childish thoughts with you

from Some Things Are Like Other Things, released October 28, 2022 
Written by Jake Morley
Produced, engineered and mixed by Mattie Foulds
Recorded at Castlesound Studio, Mixed at Caribou Recording
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studio

Rachel Newton harp
Lauren MacColl fiddle
Jake Morley lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar

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Childish Thoughts

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Meanwhile in the real world
It takes work to be in love
And after the head-rush
Can you give it enough?
Strong hearts are steady
They’re not skipping or stopped
Are you gonna keep me around?

How quickly time with you seems to stand still
We walk on water and we fall in as well
But even on those days
Maybe those most of all
You keep me around

You keep me around
Though I cause you all kinds of trouble
And the moment comes and goes
But deep down we always know
If you could be my mirror
And I could be your lookout
Will you keep me around?

You shine love like you’re a ball of light
Quick and courageous
And only ever right
And when it’s your turn to fall down
I’ll be there to watch
And I’ll keep you around

Still keep you around
Though you cause me all kinds of trouble
And the moment comes and goes
But deep down we always know
If I could be your mirror
And you could be my lookout
I might just keep you around

So keep me around
Cos love is the best kind of trouble
And the moment comes and goes
But deep down we always know
So we see it through together
Messing it up together
Leaning in together
If you keep me around

from Some Things Are Like Other Things, released October 28, 2022 
Written by Jake Morley
Produced, engineered and mixed by Mattie Foulds
Additional vocal production by Neill MacColl
Recorded at Castlesound Studio, Mixed at Caribou Recording
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studio

Mattie Foulds drums
Kevin McGuire double bass
Neill MacColl electric guitar, acoustic guitar
David Milligan piano
Jake Morley lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar

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Keep Me Around

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Lately I’ve been dreaming again
Kind of a dangerous thing to do
Last time I ran blind into the darkness
Betting that I’d find the light
Waited for the world to send its riches
To follow me close behind

But the world had other ideas
Other ideas in mind
The world had other ideas
Other ideas in mind

All I wanted was everything
To quiet that voice inside
So with hard work and all I learned
I put it all on the line
Waited for the world to do the decent thing
And give me all I desire

Still the world had other ideas
Other ideas in mind
The world had other ideas
Other ideas in mind

Lately I’ve been dreaming again
But this time I’m bulletproof
Cos every wrong turn I ever made
They all led me to you
Now I see the world gave me plenty
And I’m thankful every night

That the world had other ideas
Other ideas in mind
The world had other ideas
Other ideas in mind

The world had other ideas
Other ideas in mind
The world had other ideas
Other ideas in mind

from Some Things Are Like Other Things, released October 28, 2022 
Written by Jake Morley
Produced, engineered and mixed by Mattie Foulds
Recorded at Castlesound Studio, Mixed at Caribou Recording
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studio

Mattie Foulds drums
Kevin McGuire double bass
Neill MacColl electric guitar
David Milligan piano
Rachel Newton harp
Lauren MacColl fiddle
Sarah Howells backing vocals
Jake Morley acoustic guitar, lead vocals

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Other Ideas

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Hands
You know the ones
End of an arm
Getting all the fun

Hands
Our eyes in the dark
Such potential
For these utensils

Hands
Fourteen phalanges
Made for lending
For breaking and mending

Hands
Hands
These agents for intention

One minute fighting
The next playing

Hands
They’ve got lots to give
Everywhere I look
People do amazing things with

Hands
Can’t someone gimme a sign?
I just don’t know what to do with mine

Hands
One either side
Fingertips
One through five

Hands
Quite a design
I wish I knew yours
Like the back of mine

Hands
Moving nimbly
Primate tools
I got mine for free

Hands
Not always clever
The power to hurt
And make things better

One minute waving
The next flailing

Hands
They’ve got lots to wreck
Everywhere I look
People do useless things with

Hands
Can’t someone gimme a sign?
I just don’t know what to do with mine

Hands
They’ve got lots to give
If you wanna do some good
You better use them right so

Hands
Can’t someone gimme a sign?
I just don’t know what to do with mine

from Some Things Are Like Other Things, released October 28, 2022 
Written by Jake Morley
Produced, engineered and mixed by Mattie Foulds
Recorded at Castlesound Studio, Mixed at Caribou Recording
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studio

Mattie Foulds drums, percussion, keys
Kevin McGuire bass
Neill MacColl electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Kevin Pollard keys, percussion
Sarah Howells backing vocals
Jake Morley acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals

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Hands

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So I had this dream
I had this dream
Maybe you can help me?
What could it mean?

I was on this big stage
And I’m singing proudly
With ten thousand people cheering out my name

They seem to love me
It feels amazing
And I play as good a show as ever been played

Now afterwards this older guy
appears in the room
He’s not my dad but represents my dad
He tells me that he’s proud of me
He gives me a hug
And that was when I woke up
Crying tears upon my bed

So I had this dream
I had this dream
Maybe you could help me?
What could it mean?

Ten thousand people
Daddy seems to be proud
What could it mean?
What could it mean?

Dreams can be so strange

Now I’m in the future
And the world’s on fire
They burned the oil
And tore down all the trees

My daughter’s daughter
Played by Olivia Colman
She got ocean water
Rising up to her knees

But I can save the planet
If I go back in time
With Tom Morello
From Rage Against The Machine

Our plan was going well
Until I killed my younger self
And that was when I woke up
Feeling sure I must be dead

So I had this dream
I had this dream
Maybe you can help me?
What could it mean?

Our planet dying
Colman up to her knees
What could it mean?
What could it mean?

Dreams can be so strange

Now I’m at the station
It’s strangely quiet
I think I’m here to beg you not to leave

Suddenly it’s nighttime
At a different station
When I see you waiting by your train

Now as I’m saying sorry
Your body transforms
Into a thousand tiny flecks of brilliant light

I wished I loved you better
While you were still mine
And that was when I woke up
And I turned to you and said

So I had this dream
I had this dream
Maybe you could help me?
What could it mean?

Could have loved you better
But I realised it too late
What could it mean?
What could it mean?

from Some Things Are Like Other Things, released October 28, 2022 
Written by Jake Morley
Produced, engineered and mixed by Mattie Foulds
Recorded at Castlesound Studio, Mixed at Caribou Recording
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studio

Jake Morley lead Mattie Foulds drums, percussion
Kevin McGuire double bass
Neill MacColl electric guitar
Roxanne de Bastion backing vocals
Sarah Howells backing vocals
Zoe Konez backing vocals
Ralegh Long backing vocals
Iain Ross backing vocals
Hannah Scott backing vocals
Jake Morley acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals

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So I Had This Dream

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