Old Stuff - must redo

Old song, never recorded, until now. Not brilliant, just quick and dirty, lo-fi. 


Dead and down the drain
Run my dreams washed down by rain
I pray for the sun
But the forecast stays the same…

Any fool can see
What a fool you made of me.
I reached for the sky
For a hand to rescue me
It's a waste of time

It’s already too late	
They’re all ready to take control
It’s all out of my hands
I’ll just sit here and wait
My fate

We all need a crutch
We all need someone to touch
And the hands that feed
Are the ones we need so much

My love don't speak its name
It just hangs its head in shame
And fair-weather friends
Write me postcards from the plane
They don't waste no time

It’s already too late
They’re all ready to take control
It’s all out of my hands
I’ll just sit here and wait
My fate

And it’s too late to help me now
Yes it’s too late, it’s too late
I’ll just sit here alone and wait
Cos it’s my fate, it’s my fate

Dead and down the drain
Run my dreams washed down by rain


Dead And Down The Drain **DEMO** - Nigel Mines

Really old song - one of the first I ever wrote :)
 

You come to me when I sleep and touch me there
You dance across my grave of past regrets
Always aware that your footsteps
Are almost too much for me to bear

Our gazes meet across a room and then it flows
Saying words we dare not speak, forbidden love
That never shows its face above the parapet
I hide behind and hope that no-one knows

And it shows in the pain that I cannot hide
And it shows in a heart ripped open wide
Yes it shows in a lifetime of misery when you're not by my side
Yes it shows in a lifetime of misery when you're not by my side

How much time do I have to wait?
Until it takes away the pain
You tried to mend my broken heart
Before you ripped it all apart again

And it shows in the pain that I cannot hide
And it shows in a heart ripped open wide
Yes it shows in a lifetime of misery when you're not by my side
In a lifetime of misery when you're not by my side
In a lifetime of misery when you're not by my side
In a lifetime of misery when you're not by my side


It Shows - Nigel Mines

Another golden oldie, when darkness was but a black seed in my soul...
 
In Silence
 
I could not have shouted
Louder than the things I did
All you did was nothing
To ease my pain and suffering

In silence
Silence

Friends may try to comfort you
Some may break your heart in two
It’s a shame that you should bring
All this pain and suffering

In silence
Silence

And you tear down the walls
Just to find there are more
And the mines in my heart
They just tear me apart

Clouds roll by and hide the sun
Angels fly when darkness comes
At the end of everything
All my pain and suffering

In silence
Silence

And you tear down the walls
Just to find there are more
And the mines in my heart
They just tear me apart

No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
No, no, no
No, no, no, no
No, no, no
No, no, noooo….


In Silence (No No No No No) **Original**

OK, more from the archive, this was very much a work in progress, bit different to other stuff. Would love to reprise this. I think this was in my Kid A period???

Tannoy - Nigel Mines

Singer/Songwriter based near Bath, UK. Looking for opportunities to play live, and collaborators/fellow musicians who want to join me on my journey. If you like what you hear then become a fan and tell the world!