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MY MIND HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN
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MY MIND HAS GOT THE BEST OF ME
PROTESTING THAT I’M CONTRARY
BUT WHO AM I TO DISAGREE
SO MUCH BETTER TO BE CIRCUMSPECT
THAN OVERSTEP SOME SACRED BOUNDARY
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MY HEAD CONTAINS AN OCEAN
ONE THATS CONSTANTLY IN MOTION
AND AMIDST ALL THIS COMMOTION
I NEVER GET TO BE THE MAN I WANT TO BE
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NOW THE BATS ARE IN THE BELFRY
LOCKED AWAY IN MY MEMORY
WITH ONLY ROCKS FOR COMPANY
CONCEALED UNDER A LOCK OF SHIFTING HAIR
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ACCESSED WITH THE TWIST OF A SKELETON KEY
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MY MIND, MY MIND
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MY MIND HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN
SO I’M….NEVER ALONE
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NEVER HAVE TO THINK FOR MYSELF
OR LOOK AFTER MY HEALTH
CAN JUST GO WITH THE FLOW
SIMPLY SAY, I DONT KNOW
SPEND THE DAY STARING OUT OF THE WINDOW
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I’M OUT OF MY MIND
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EARNED LONG AGO TO KEEP MY PLACE
TO NEVER SHOW MY REAL FACE
TO DO SO WOULD DISTURB THE FLOW
TO DO SO WOULD OPEN THE WINDOW
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MY MIND, MY MIND
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I ONLY HAVE ONE MEMORY
THE DAY I CHOSE TO DISAGREE
I BEGGED TO DIFFER, FOOLISHLY
AND PAID THE PRICE EMPHATICALLY
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MY MIND, MY MIND
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MY SILVER LINED MIXED UP MIND
CAN SOMETIMES LAG BEHIND
WITHOUT WARNING, EVERY MORNING
HE KEEPS PULLING DOWN THE BLINDS

MY MIND HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN

Unmastered demo of a simple alt-country pop tune we thought we’d upload while we work on grander things. 

Hope you enjoy and happy new year!

One day, this week will end

Probably our last grand rock number as we start to wind down to finish our first collection of songs. Al took the reins with the lyrics on this one (and as always, the beautiful artwork) - inspired by a short story by Julia Armfield in Salt Slow and apparently an episode of Buffy! I just thought it sounded dead cool and really enjoyed singing her lyrics. Musically inspired by Nirvana, Elliott Smith, Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell.

Mantis

When we first started writing songs together we thought we’d keep it simple but found the allure of a full band sound too tempting to ignore. This song, about the destructive patterns we get locked into, is us fulfilling that original intention - just acoustic guitar, violin and vocals. The riff that underpins the song could have gone another way….that’ll be the next release.

Sugar Trail

cyclic music with sax improvisation / backing completely created with vst ...
You can imagine an endless road, or a congested traffic intersection in India,
whatever comes to mind :-) ...... A little exercise in C sharp minor ...

Psychedelic Sax / meditation

Please support Mr. Hall by reposting his latest EP on your page. Thanks for your support! 

Study Hall Chapter 17

A wonderful collaboration with Uwe WÜST: https://soundcloud.com/wust

Time Waster

A cent-dix

A folk song that evolved from the same musical zygote as ‘sugar trail’ (https://on.soundcloud.com/CVkaMWbU2DkXQBJdfN)
Like its twin song - very stripped down. This one is about breaking destructive patterns. Influences include Nick Drake, Califone and The Wicker Man soundtrack. Hope you enjoy - and as always thanks for listening ❤️

(Thanks to Woods Studios for mastering our mix: https://on.soundcloud.com/ccyRDRcPChHZ7A6QTh)

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