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The North Sea Shore

from The First Few Songs by Jonas Noack

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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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from The First Few Songs, released July 10, 2020

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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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