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On This Ocean

by Crooked Timbers

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Good Ship 05:05
A midnight sun and a pale blue dawn now All my troubles iar behind Known world is in the past now Come kiss the morning free your mind The rainbow's end outbound journey Never seen such things as this before Take you time and take it easy Make sure these dreams lead to your door Don’t you know you’re going on a good ship Don’t you know we’re nearly there Don’t you know you’re going on a good ship Don’t you know we’re nearly there Cold wind bites when kisses falling Coloured bubbles come in from my mind A golden sun and a pale blue moonlight Never seen such things as this before Don’t you know you’re going on a good ship Don’t you know we’re nearly there Don’t you know you’re going on a good ship Don’t you know we’re nearly there Take your time and take it easy Take your time and make it good Take your time and take it easy Take your time and make it good Fields of green and skies of blue, If they were mine I’d give to you Fields of green and skies of blue, If they were mine I’d give to you Don’t you know you’re going on a good ship Don’t you know we’re nearly there Don’t you know you’re going on a good ship Don’t you know we’re nearly there
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In the valley, the valley of the kings In the valley, the valley of the kings In the valley, the valley of the kings Walking hand in in hand along the desert sands We’re Walking hand in in hand along the desert sands In the valley, the valley of the kings In the valley, the valley of the kings Oh no we’re not alone, I can hear a dialing tone Oh no we’re not alone, I can hear a telephone Try to stop me just try to stop me Try to stop me just try to stop me Scandalised, criticised for the things that I say and do i’m an open book, every thing that I say is true Try to stop me just try to stop me In the valley, the valley of the kings In the valley, the valley of the kings Walking hand in in hand along the desert sands We’re Walking hand in in hand along the desert sands In the valley, the valley of the kings In the valley, the valley of the kings
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I followed you there Never knowing if the thing is broken I followed you there Is the door between us is still open, Lets Go to ground As the days are hurrying by Let’s just finish that dream together On this ocean We can learn the rest of the stars On this ocean. All the way to the horizon We played and just had fun What good has it done? Let’s just get up and run Hold tight the page has turned Hold tight no doubt we’ll burn The stupid things we have done Is the door between us is still open, Keep the key. We’ll be coming back Finish the dream, finish the dream together Let’s just finish that dream together Finish the dream, finish the dream together Finish the dream, finish the dream together
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Hey Haven’t you heard That ship has sailed One last chance We’ve got this time All have a choice Your voice is clear and true to me Can we go forward when your heart is here Boundless as the sea You may need some time It’s not like you think Mm mm On the brink Can we go forward when your heart is here Boundless as the sea Incomplete An unbroken line I’m going to need your help Stay with it Breath with it Straight to the heart of things One last chance It’s getting late Don’t understate the distance left I’ll bear the weight
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Streetlights 04:19
Anything can happen of that i’m sure Some things in life, they don’t endure Is this a good time to play a game? You know nothing will be the same Right here Tonight Take a look at the sky now, streetlights, they shine for you The love inside Will see us through I was looking out, you were there I was looking down, I knew you cared Right here Tonight Take a look at the sky now, streetlights, they shine for you streetlights, they shine for you Right here Tonight Take a look at the sky now, streetlights, they shine for you streetlights, they shine for you Hegel at the core, we know the score Philosophy of right in her hand
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Head To Head 04:55
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Your voice is near me in my dreams,
In accents sweet and low,
With tails of happiness and love,
In days long, long ago.
Word after word I think I hear,
Yet strange it seems to me,
That though I listen to your voice,
Your face I never see.
 face I never see,
Your face I never see,
That though I listen to your voice,
That face I never see. From night to night my weary heart
Lives on the treasur'd past,
And ev'ry day I fondly say,
You'll come to me at last.
But still I weep, I watch and pray,
As time runs slowly on,
And yet I have no hope of you,
The first, the dearest one.
The first, the sweetest one,
The first, the nearest one, What I have said, I have said     and nothing can unsay

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Put it in my diary I’m gonna find you someday I’m gonna find you some where I’m not saying it’ll be easy Searching for the future here right now It’s writen in the sands Waiting for the fun times now Anything can happen don’t you think All my life I’ve been solving riddles The sun comes up the sun goes down The whole world changes Don’t care much for monday’s There’s gonna be another day I’ll put it in my dairy now right here there’s lots of space I’m gonna find you someday some where Time keeps on my side I gotta hear you say it I gotta hear you say it All my life I’ve been solving riddles The sun comes up the sun goes down The whole world changes
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Lockdown 03:30
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On The Run 03:45
Give me a time This you won’t regret Reason and rhyme I won’t forget It’s hide and seek Heartbeat Strum and strum On the run Behind the curve Too near to the sun The smoke clears Another round Hear that sound? A new truth A different sun Son of a gun Turn the pasge Still On the run Just show the sign Think of the times Unbroken line Drink the wine It’s hide and seek Heartbeat Strum and strum On the run You know you know Hear that sound? A new truth Another round

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Crooked Timbers is a collective of musicians, writers and artists led by songwriting and production duo Andy Alston (Del Amitri, Independent Group) and James Kirk (Orange Juice, Independent Group).

The eclectic group of singers and collaborators on songs include Justin Currie of Del Amitri, Ken McCluskey of The Bluebells, Frank Reader of Trash Can Sinatras, Graham Skinner of Hipsway, international singers such as Marilyn Carino (Mudville, David Byrne) and Rachel Joy Weiss, and Scottish based solo artists Monica Queen, Lavinia Blackwall and Rebecca Connelly.

 The collective’s first release is a diverse, constantly surprising album release. The album’s 10 songs are lyrical collaborations, some drawn from19th-century (sources such as Scotland’s Broadside Ballads) and lyric poetry, and are infused with experimental jazz, California dream pop, orchestral flourishes, disco and ethnic rhythms.

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released October 9, 2021

Written recorded produced and mixed by Andy Alston with James Kirk. Musicians include Scott Burrell, Raymond MacDonald, Kris Dollimore, Ian Harvie, Johnny Smillie and others

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Crooked Timbers Glasgow, UK

James Kirk was a founder member of Orange Juice who alongside Edwyn Collins, created some classics of Scottish indie.
Andy Alston is keyboard and multi instrumentalist with international successful band Del Amitri.
This combined vision, musical abilities and take on culture is constantly surprising.

"Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.” — Immanuel Kant
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