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When I Draw On Your Face
02:56
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When I draw on your face
Like the tear on the crying
When I’m touching your skin
Like the hands of a blind man
When I'm watching your lips
Like a climber the mountain
When I follow your voice
Like the hound-dog a trace
And fall into your eyes
Like things fall into place
Leave me some space to form
When I harvest your smell
Like the farmer his field
When I rest in your hair
Like the bird in the air
When I’m saying your name
Like the preacher a prayer
And I’m tying my shadow
To the shadow you throw
And fall into your eyes
Like things fall into place
Leave me some space to form
When I’m bending my love
Around the corners you grow
When I lie by your side
And we’re taking it slow
When I turn off the light
For our intimate show
I’m tying my shadow
To the shadow you throw
And fall into your eyes
Like things fall into place
Into the space you form
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The North Sea Shore
04:50
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They took me away, I was so afraid
But I was keeping the feeling a secret
These people were family but strangers to me
And I’d learned to show no signs of weakness
I slept on a hard bed with the other children
They all were as quiet as me
Tried to lie awake for as long as I could
Afraid that it wasn’t a dream
When the sirens where sounding and the earth it was pounding
It pierced me down to the bone
No beast in this land could kill a man
We had to do it on our own
In the dark of the night we fled from the light
Of the burning city behind us
To a northern isle, where I would stay a while
It looked like a knife from up high
And soon the days lay a lot lighter on me
The sandy dune soft as a throne
No sound but the north wind beating the sea
And the sirens of ships coming home
When the golden-haired girl sat down by my side
I followed the sunlight into her eyes
She covered me up like the incoming tide
And I had no more secrets to hide
We could see the coastline from afar
It cut through the ocean like a scar
I don’t remember my brother, he died in the war
When I found my love on the North Sea Shore
The pillows got softer as the years went by
I caught myself dreaming from time to time
I’ve seen much of the world with the love of mine
I’ve had good life, it’s true
Sometimes she still finds me locked in a stare
She used to ask me what got me there
When it now gets more than I can bear
She just comes closer to hold me
Our children have grown, with some of their own
It’s been a long time since I was alone
Sure, I’d like to stay, but time is slipping away
One of these days it will be over
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3. |
At The Mercy Of The Wind
05:05
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Where the stairs lead out of the subway
Right behind the bicycle stands
A man is sitting by the sidewalk
Holding a blanket in his hands
And sometimes when you pass by
You can see him rehearsing a grin
He’s sitting on the street
At the mercy of the wind
A couple stands close within sight
Still wearing the chill of the night
After six years of watching her smoke
She chokes on the last one he lights
With a light nod of his head
He sends a tear down to his chin
It rests a moment on the bone
At the mercy of the wind
At the crossroad a car has stopped
Where the traffic lights turned red
The driver is solemnly staring
Down the hard road up ahead
You cannot see it on the surface
But a storm is rising up in him
It won’t be long until he’s
At the mercy of the wind
We’ve crossed the street many times
And were part of the scene for a while
We’re really just passing by
Not paying it any mind
But aren’t we all on the border of chaos and order
Barely walking the line?
The wind might turn any time
And we might end up rehearsing a smile
Life is only a series of games
Some we lose, some we win
Leaving our delicate flames
At the mercy of the wind
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Jonas Noack Frankfurt, Germany
Jonas Noack offers lyric-driven folk songs with influences that range from traditional music to contemporary writers like Leonard Cohen, James McMurtry or Anna Tivel. Intricate guitar playing and memorable vocals combine to support carefully crafted lyrics that touch a broad range of topics, from the poetry he finds in everyday moments to far-reaching stories of loss and mortality. ... more
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