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Oregon
04:50
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When the sun comes into frame
And the songbird finds its fame
How you've put these precious joys to shame
I know I'll never know
As sure as winter will depart
And the springtide trees take heart
Still your face is beauty's greatest art
I know I'll never know
I want to sing for your perfect face
I need to swim in that dulcet space
I want to cling to this timeless place
I know
But you're in Oregon, in Oregon
You're in Oregon, in Oregon
You're in Oregon
I've held my tongue I know
Oh, please come back from Oregon
Not the empires that did fold
Nor the saviours they'd behold
Ours is the greatest story never told
I know I'll never know
I want to sing for your perfect face
I want to swim in that dulcet space
I need to cling to this timeless place
I know
But you're in Oregon, in Oregon
You're in Oregon, in Oregon
You're in Oregon
You've been and gone, I know
How your smile can be pure as a child
And fine all the while
How your heart can be
Warmer than the sunshine in July
I want to sing for your perfect face
I want to swim in that dulcet space
I need to cling to this timeless place, I know
That you're in Oregon, in Oregon
You're in Oregon, in Oregon
You're in Oregon
You've been and gone, I know
Oh take me back to Oregon
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2. |
Three Men Were Walking
03:49
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Three men were walking in the middle of the sand
Three men were walking in the middle of the sand
Three men were walking in the middle of the sand
Three men were talking about the smell of your hand
Aren’t you guilty babe of never feeling the heat?
Standing on a mountain with no dirt at your feet.
When John told us the story of the water and wine
You leaned and said they must’ve had a hell of a time.
And they sing
Three men…
The idol that I pray to is the God of The Blues
He only comes around when you’ve got nothing to lose
When I first felt your lips from my head to my toe
My soul had found its glory in the valley below
And they sing
Three men…
Is it black magic babe that makes you this way
Or is it self-delusion with distinguished display?
The pools of sunken marble in the place of your eyes
Have led astray a hundred men to no man’s surprise
And they sing
Three men…
You’re undeviating, you’re elusive and coy
You’re my Cleopatra, you’re my Helen of Troy.
One night just fresh from dreaming that I’d sung you this
I put my arms around you just to find you were gone
Now I sing…
Three men…
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3. |
Selma McGlone
03:29
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Selma McGlone was of paper and stone
Was a maker of home to familiar faces
Read magazines in the bluest of jeans
With a vision of some unknown
Selma McGlone was obsessed with her phone
Was depressed with the tone of this eternal circus
Smoked superkings on her 2-tone balcony
Was it habit or some unknown?
I don’t wanna live forever
I don’t wanna leave today
I just wanna know the feeling of not feeling the same
Selma McGlone was as idle as bone
Was it vital to know what was happening out there?
Hand-me-down genes come apart at the seams
Was it nature or some unknown?
I don’t want to live forever
I don’t want to leave today
I just want to know the feeling of not feeling the same
Selma McGlone was a patron of Rome
Was a matron to those who she’d seldom remember
Gone with the breeze and a few memories
Destination: some unknown.
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4. |
The Day
04:50
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Don’t set the moon over the stars yet
Don’t make the sun roll away
I am tired and I’m lonely
And my only comfort is the day
Don’t send the owl out on his perch yet
Don’t tell the foxes to play
I am weary and my heart aches
And my only comfort is the day
When you were mine for those brief moments
The birds sang through the night
When you were mine all the stars seemed to shine
So brightly up there they coloured you hair
So don’t draw the veil over the earth yet
Don’t get the children to pray
I am tired and I’m lonely
But my only comfort is the day
When you were mine for those brief moments
The birds sang through the night
When you were mine all the stars seemed to shine
So brightly up there they coloured you hair
Don’t set the moon over the stars yet
Don’t make the sun roll away
I am tired and I’m lonely
And my only comfort is the day
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5. |
Tell Me Why
03:14
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Hold on blue eyes
This is the end of compromise
You touched my arm and reached my heart
What we need we’ll only find apart
Spoke true, spoke twice
This is the end of sacrifice
I touched your face, it heated mine
It was forever only at the time
It's gone away now baby even though we held it tight
It’s gone away now, waltzed into the night
I can’t explain how maybe this decision isn’t right
You say you feel how I do, well alright
Then tell me why
Do you hold your head so high?
Tell me why
Do you look happier than I?
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why why why why
Well lie to me, lie to me, lie to me one more time.
It's gone away now baby even though we held it tight
It’s gone away now, waltzed into the night
I can’t explain how maybe this decision isn’t right
You say you feel how I do, well alright
Then tell me why
Do you hold your head so high?
Tell me why
Do you make me wanna die?
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why why why why
Well lie to me, lie to me, lie to me one more time.
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6. |
The Show
05:25
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I’ve been waiting so long for you to wrong all the rights
I was humming this song before I had you re-enter my sights
Been trying to believe the feelings you’ve poured out from your heart
Oh what a place to start
I’ve been tirelessly making excuses for you to cover the past
Soon our legs will be breaking: the curtain is up, the play has been cast
And just as I’m waking up from this cold and lonesome night
Well, you go and you prove me right
Please don’t go
We’ll take it slow
Baby you know
We’ll go with the flow
And even though
Nothing may grow
Oh Please don’t stop the show
Now we’re playing the scene we have rehearsed so many times
I just couldn’t have seen a way in which you could outdo all your crimes
I know I should leave and go where the broken hearts reside
But to hell with my pride
Please don’t go
We’ll take it slow
Baby you know
We’ll go with the flow
And even though
Nothing may grow
Oh Please don’t stop the show
--- WESTERN BREAK ---
I know you’re sick and tired of being lonely (x8)
Please don’t go…
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Caolan McCarthy London, UK
Caolan McCarthy is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter from Tyrone, Ireland. Caolan released his debut single, "Oregon", on 18th Aug 2023. His debut 6-track EP of original music, "Paper and Stone" is set for release on 15th Sept 2023.
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