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BREATHE

by Pete Guy

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1.
BREATHE 03:30
You mount your bike and ride with the wind, lapping like a dog at your face. Your mind rolls round with the wheels as they race, make good your escape. Surface for air, a little peace to retrieve. The chance to think in a little head space, let it out... and breathe. Just breathe. Queasy, seasick, frayed at the edge, trying your best. A million miles from where you thought you'd be, straining to see. Beat down a track cut through, all that's overgrown. Uncover the steps trod before, follow the path back home.
2.
She takes off her sandals heads to the waters edge jumping every wave She takes off her sandals heads to the waters edge jumping every wave Leaping so high to fly like the gulls leaping so high to fly like the gulls She takes off her sandals heads to the waters edge she's jumping every wave He takes hold of her hand as the water pulls underneath steadies her on the sand He takes hold of her hand as the water pulls underneath steadies her on the sand Ice cream smiles on warm sunny days with ice cream smiles on warm sunny days He takes hold of her hand as the water pulls underneath he steadies her on the sand Leaping so high to fly like the gulls leaping so high to fly like the gulls She takes off her sandals heads to the waters edge she's jumping every wave
3.
KEEP HOLD 03:08
The moon is high and shinning casting shadows with it's light The cars like cans on wheels are rolling long into the night The stars are busy concentrating in a focused bid to shine I will keep hold of all the love you've given I will keep it close and guard it next to mine The plane jet engines rumble travelling above through the sky Unaware of the sounds of the world spinning round loosing all sense of the time
4.
Turn a new leaf over and start anew Rewrite your story it's all in front of you Catch the tide on the turn and sail far away The song of the sea is singing your name Hear the song of the sea calling your name Sirens echo the seas enchanting refrain Beckoning weary hearts back home again The song of the sea keeps calling Your tale on the land's been a sad one though you've laughed through the tears The wind's been a' blowing through these last few years There's a time for what's lost and gone to give back to the waves Bury it with the outgoing tide hold close what can be saved
5.
Laying awake unable to sleep on the cusp of something deep Close my eyes and try counting sheep but they just huddle up in a heap Been waiting in a line to be picked to be called upon to play in the game Hoping I'll not be the last one maybe now is the time for a change Cause I've been too long on the outside soaking it up like a sponge Being found with a broadening smile I'm taking the plunge, taking the plunge A door is opening the possibilities roll in A hand is beckoning come on in, come on in My feet are dangling with my toes just dipping in The waters are just fine I'm wading in, wading in
6.
Roll me up like a wave unfold me upon your shore Before I'm washed back out show your love a little more show your love a little more show your love a little more show your love a little more Catch this falling bird mend this damaged broken wing With your healing word to once again softly sing to once again softly sing to once again softly sing to once again softly sing
7.
HOUDINI 02:56
My shadow sits, drumming it's fingers It's grown tired and bored of me It's been threatening to cut itself off To wriggle free and do a Houdini Come on save me, come and rescue me Before the war inside, gets the better of me Scrape me back off, of the pavement Come dust me down off the shelf Plug the holes where I'm dripping through And sign me a clean bill of health Let down the anchor, drop overboard it's chain Keep the sands from shifting, level my buckled heart again
8.
Eyes seem so heavy as you hold them wide open digging deep for the will to move on Look over your shoulder and you will see just how far you've already come As you bid farewell to the fading of the light a blanket of stars is thrown over the night To lend a hand and give a little sight to your travelling heart homeward bound I smile to myself as I think on the spinning as I begin to realise That the sorrows of this travel are just part of the journey and it's those that help complete the prize As I bid farewell to the fading of the light a blanket of stars is thrown over the night To lend a hand and give a little sight to my travelling heart homeward bound We dream of soaring over the mountain of touching the top of the sky Where love has no limit and hope springs eternal in a flame that burns on through the night As we bid farewell to the fading of the light a blanket of stars is thrown over the night To lend a hand and give a little sight to our travelling hearts homeward bound
9.
This train I'm on, chugs along holding a steady line As the rattle of the tracks sync up with my heart I slip a while back in time slip a while back in time To a place that was warmth to the chill Where the thrill of the day was strong enough to kill all the memories that wanted to haunt all the ghosts with their chains and their taunts To a time I believed with the passion of a heart worn on the sleeve and ripping through the dark just to reach you - just to reach you Shying away, been hiding it's high time for a change Gotten used to keeping the bench seat warm gotta get back out in the game get back out in the game Just to reach you, just to reach you Just to reach you, just to reach you
10.
Jubilant delight fills the carriage of the train on frenzied heights of glee There's a buzz in the air like a trapped fly trying an escape wonder if this time it'll be me Who'll be first to see the sea? Noses pressed up against the window round one more bend and a tree Suitcase packed got my bucket and spade sun cream ready, one, two, three Who'll be first to see the sea? The box that held the lemon marmalade sandwiches is empty and the flask has only a dreg of coffee left Seagulls hang on the wind smell of sea salt's in the air should be there in time for tea Who'll be first to see the sea? I was first to see the sea
11.
A cold wind attempts to hijack my words to dissipate To scatter my wildest notions I left to go cold on my plate What if I said how I really felt would you turn and flee In the opposite direction or would you stand with me? I'm not gonna make it on my own I need you I've sailed so far from home I need you There's safety in numbers so I've heard it said When someones got your back covered Two sets of eyes are better than one This lone wolf needs a pack with which to run I'm not gonna make it on my own I need you I've sailed so far from home I need you
12.
13.
I've been chasing you from pillar to post Lost between the memory and the dream Each time I reach to hold you disappear... Searching out a truth amongst the lies You see through the cracks in my disguise This startled bird flies... Tracking lines that can't be followed persued but unreturned Feathers dropped, wings discarded singed by lessons learned This startled bird flies...
14.
ALWAYS HOPE 02:39
All at sea a little lost unsure of the way ahead Slipped on promises broken and fell out of the wrong side of the bed The lamp that burned so brightly now barely lights the path to tread Tripping over the lies and the smudged out lines mulling over all that was said But while your heart's still beating there is always hope But while a new day's dawning there is always hope The waves of disappointment have been your only friend It's been so long since you let out a breath you've forgotten how to mend The lamp that burned so brightly now barely lights the path to tread Tripping over the lies and the smudged out lines mulling over all that was said
15.
DIVE 02:25
What use are candles that are never lit? Afraid of the light hiding beneath a dusty wick Blocked ears strain at the reins to make sense of it Kick off your sandles and go for a dip Dive, dive, dive into the ocean Leave, leave, leave your past behind Rise, rise up with your wings wide open In surrendering you find There's banging and crashing ripping up clouds of dirt Heavy steps like elephants are stomping through your hurt Volume's up to about as far as it'll go Get under the water where the noise aint so loud
16.
You keep on getting shipwrecked crushed underneath the wave It only lasts a moment but it winds you all the same Step back from the canvas to bring it back into line Help is at hand just put yours in mine Spread a little love and shed a little light Flick the switch and ditch the doubt and leave it with the night You've packed your head full of dreams that make you smile in the night But in the morning when you wake they disappear with the light So you grab at a moments freedom to create a head space Riding on your bike with the wind lapping like a dog at your face Learn to spread a little love and shed a little light Flick the switch and ditch the doubt and leave it with the night

credits

released August 21, 2015

all songs written and performed by Pete Guy

piano on BREATHE - Rachel Jones
drums and percussion on BREATHE and HOUDINI - Rich Squire
additional vocals on BLANKET OF STARS - Cara Beard
piano on STARTLED BIRD and DIVE - Adam Menczykowski
violin on HOUDINI - Genevieve Witham

produced by Andy Theakstone at Unit Studios, Letchworth Garden City UK except tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 14 and 16 produced by Richard Maskell and Max Hopwood at London Road Studios, Baldock UK

mastered by Andy Theakstone at Unit Studios, Letchworth Garden City UK

photography - Pete Guy
live photography - Helen Meissner
artwork design - Cenwyn Jones

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