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New Cross Gate
03:11
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I take the pattern in
Orange seat marked up with tint
Bike rests by the door
Two dogs huddle on the floor
As the lights flicker on
South of the river it stretches out
Pass by the skyline
The wharf looms past unannounced
As I try to keep awake
As there's two stops left
Close your eyes I'll keep you safe
Dream of thoughts far away
Close your eyes I'll keep you safe
Wake you up at New Cross Gate
Colour moves, the steel shakes
Through the glass to my reflection
Lean on my shoulder
Your face traces a long day
Further down it bends the corner
Hustling shoes all around sleep
Doors open and let the cold in
The direct to Crystal Palace
As I try to keep awake
As there's one stop left
Close your eyes I'll keep you safe
Dream of thoughts far away
Close your eyes I'll keep you safe
Wake you up at New Cross Gate
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2. |
Just One More
03:00
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Pick the draft with the funny name
Watch the head spill on over
Rings scattered on the wood-top
Talk bleeds through the air
Found a table by the door
As about the empty chair
Come with me to the bar
Cause I can't carry more than three
Move on up to fit you in
Place my bag on the floor
I gotta go (come on now come on just one more)
I gotta go (come on now come on just one more)
I gotta go (come on now come on just one more)
I gotta go (come on now come on just one more)
Bubble heat, bullseye glass
Trading lines on beer matts
Microwave haddock and chips
How you been I haven't seen you in weeks?
Holding back the present
Courage leaps at the table
Old photographs on the wall
Varnished wood and a sticky table
Move on up to fit you in
Mind the bag on the floor
I gotta go (come on now come on just one more)
I gotta go (come on now come on just one more)
I gotta go (come on now come on just one more)
I gotta go (come on now come on just one more)
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3. |
Sunrise
02:48
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Bikes all by the door
Loud voices through two more
Mud smeared on kitchen floors
Coming from that down pour
Speakers by the bed
There's a deck stacked on a fridge
Offy bags bursting with tins
Let's see what the night brings
The lights collide on the walls
And shadows your smile
The room beats as one
As we stay for a while
Come here you say let's make it till sunrise
Glass everywhere
Someone has locked their room off
Twin lips glued by the mouth
Taking up all of the coach
Fools to recognise
In the room with this light
Did you give me the eye
You know I'm not the superstitious type
The lights collide on the walls
And shadows your smile
The room beats as one
As we stay for a while
Come here you say let's make it till sunrise
The night collide on the walls
And shadows your smile
The dream moves along
As we stay for a while
Hey look you say we've made it till sunrise
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4. |
Into The Dark
04:05
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Pack it up and quickly go downstairs
Those two restless hands never seemed to care
A bike would really speed things up
But the rain and clouds beat out my luck
Sweaty grip upon the pole
Stop by stop we cram in some more
Headphones blasting out a self-help book
Scrolling in the deep end standing up
Up the stairs and out the second gate
Sticking out in every single way
Pass the heat and lace for concrete
Never ending scene out of me
The building gives me a sharp malaise
See it coming everyday
Hold off the coffee save your pence
Forgot my lunch in the fridge
As I keep scheming of outs
Keep dreaming
Nothing comes for those who wait
Counting down to Friday
Working late here again
Keep it up to pretend
Come out into the dark
Come out into the dark
Come out into the dark
Come out into the dark
Pack it up and quickly go downstairs
No time to think no time to make plans
Notified up to the brim
Excuse the thought into amends
Sweaty hands grip upon the pole
I don't think we can squeeze in anymore
Count the stops down like a mantra
There's no way to speed this thing up
Up the stairs and out the second gate
Blending in completely everyday
Stomped out with no oxygen
A life tide onto my skin
The building gives me a sharp malaise
As you step out through the doorway
Standing for hours at a time
Draining out like a battery
As I keep scheming of outs
Keep dreaming
Nothing comes for those who wait
Counting down to Friday
Working late here again
Keep it up to pretend
Come out into the dark
Come out into the dark
Come out into the dark
Come out into the dark
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5. |
Real Good Deal
02:26
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It's a real good bargain
A room without a window
It's a real good deal
Some might even say a steal
You can hide you can write
You can do what you like
A cosy little home for one
You don't need that much space
To hang with your mates
Do it in the kitchen
As I recall there's an upfront payment scheme
And one just as you crawl to leave
We're moving further out now
The mould keeps piling into my lungs
I put another jumper on
Just to keep me warm
I'll keep my hands huddled round this teacup
It's a real good bargain
The door hits the bed frame
It's a real good deal
No need for any curtains
You can sit you can rest
You can do what you like
Just don't make any noise
You don't need that much space
For all of your things
Just leave it in storage
As I recall there's an upfront payment scheme
And one just as you crawl to leave
We're moving further out now
The mould keeps piling into my lungs
I put another jumper on
Just to keep me warm
I'll keep my hands huddled round this teacup
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6. |
Let Myself Be
03:45
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Don't let me go back home
Don't let this road ever reach Rome
You're hands scrape over my shoulders
You're eyes lean in, copper spin
Overalls, busted shoes and faded jeans
A short respite with nothing to do
Feel like I never
Feel like I never
Feel like I never
Let myself be
Don't let me wonder off alone
Don't let my mind trail down
My hands clasp shaking
My eyes fix on the clouds
To walk all through Peckham Park
Feel life surround me
Feel like I never
Feel like I never
Feel like I never
Let myself be
Feel like I never
Let myself
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7. |
Hold Me Up
02:41
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Sun sprits over gleaming glass
As a cold chill rolls down your bare back
Now huddle up together by the bus stop
As the chicken shop is all packed up now
Tap the card and up the stairs quick
Hold the rail as we past the bend now
A welcome crowd with tins in hand
Talking by the backseat for a little while
Now
Hold me up even as the light blur out
Hold me up even as the door open up
Offices lit up with no one in them
Pass the bridge down south let the light in
The overground is down once again
Blue plastic bag ripped by the seams now
Crowed second floor all in commotion
Passing laughs across the aisle
Trading seats and looking back
Singing reckless songs out of the window
Now
Hold me up even as the light blur out
Hold me up even as the door open up
Sun sprints up gleaming glass
As a cold chill rolls down your bare back now
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8. |
Light
03:03
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Crowded ties around the corner pub
Thursday evening by summer sun
All together now holding glass
Shining through a pint in foreign light
Light
Vacuum trails around the room
Friday night lighting up the sky
All alone now picking up cords
Keep the world spinning in foreign plight
As you keep calm
Keep calm and carry on
Raised to connect and welcome
St. Geroge's flag shadows the sun
God save our gracious dream
Gleaming in foreign light
Light
Tight shirts all over the dance floor
Saturday night asking for more
All together now crowding up the bar
Excited to catch a foreign sight
Sight
Raise your hand and hail the bus
Sunday night across town
All alone now on a graveyard shift
Keep the world spinning in foreign might
As you keep calm
Keep calm and carry on
Raised to connect and welcome
St. Geroge's flag shadows the sun
God save our gracious dream
Gleaming foreign light
Light
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9. |
Don't Let Go
02:42
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Don't let go
Dreamlike as you carry on
Behind the bar mouthing a song
Going back and forth with drinks and orders
Hopes and empty plates
Don't let go
Last drinks are underway
next week will be payday
Clean the surface down keep your nose out
And thoughts in the clouds
There's a dream in your eyes
For no one else to see
There's a dream in your heart
For no one else to steal
Are you close enough?
Close enough to see
Don't let go
Con un sogno rimasto in mano
In un mondo così lontano
In una stanza buia tricolore
Telefono che non prende
Don't let go
Imparando un po' d'inglese
Con i ragazzi della cucina
Non guardo più il giornale
Perché non mi ci riconosco più
There's a dream in your eyes
For no one else to see
There's a dream in your heart
For no one else to steal
Are you close enough?
Close enough to see
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10. |
Night Bus
06:16
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Wish you'd call me when I'm drunk
So I'd never be alone
Tumbling through these empty streets
I didn't bring a jacket... well I guess that's my fault
Wish you'd call me when I'm stuck
Waiting here at this bus stop
So I could just hear your voice
Instead of that car alarm
Google maps has screwed me over again
Why do I keep on trusting it
But I gotta make it back home
Yes I gotta make it back home somehow
Wish you'd call me as I walk
Make it more worth it
Tell me about your day
So I can forget mine
House parties are hit and miss
I smell of smoke
I don't smoke
I nursed a beer for to long
I lost track of the time
What was James on?
What did his friend go on about?
Why didn't you come?
I only came cause I thought you were coming too
But I gotta make it back home
Yes I gotta make it back home somehow
Wish you'd call me when I'm cold
So I could warm a little up
The row of houses never seemed to ever end
Seeing lonely lights through small windows
Each one with a toaster, toothpaste and kitchenware
Holding keys knuckles hearing sounds of footsteps
Quick hey fake a phone call
Will I ever make it back home
Will I ever make it back home alive
Will I ever make it back home
Will I ever make it back home
Will I ever make it back home
Will I ever make it back home alive
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11. |
We Don't Call Anymore
02:26
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We don't call anymore
You've just become another passerby
One more blur down the line no goodbyes
I still take note of your stop
Cause I haven't been back to Finsbury Park
We don't try anymore
Roads round here serve as placemats
Of when we talked dreams or twisted rites
Kept each other close through crowded nights
Let each other fold in through time
We don't fight anymore
I jump right past your stories
When they used to keep me up for old glory
I don't scroll back in time
Or congratulate the facts in steady rhyme
We don't talk anymore
I moved out of there anyway
And I don't blame you for beating me to the chase
They put the rent up round here
Standing on the road where you stood
With my whole life up and out in the air
Staring out the window driving off
Memories trailing out as tears
Whispering goodbye once and for all
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Parachute Words London, UK
Indie rock from band London, UK.
Martino Gasparrini on vocals and guitar, George Harvey on
guitar, Rosa Fish on violin, Lea Francis on drums and Ralph Heseltine on bass.
We write and record our music in the small spaces we can find along the way.
Started out as a solo project by Martino in 2016.
Feel free to send me an email if you wish to contact me directly.
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