Crooked stairway, broken glass
Cold winter coming, coming fast
Bethnal Green road, high price squalor
Bishopsgate in the city growing sleeker and taller
They’re giving out free tickets, but don’t get on board
That ships already sinking, we’ll wave from the shore
We wake with a shiver, squabble with time
Lend each other money, drink Lesley’s wine
We swim with the shackles, hide in the seams
The detoxification of our broken dreams
They’re giving out free tickets, but don’t get on board
That ships already sinking, we’ll wave from the shore
They’re giving out free tickets, but don’t get on board
That ships already sinking, we’ll wave from the shore
Bridge -
Gone are the struggles of bread and water
Stealing crusts and doing time
It’s hard to avoid, broken bikes and old toys
Packaged holidays waiting in line
Captains of our boat, standing firm and tall
While the wind passes and rain splashes through holes in the wall
Mother nature gave us this inclination to roam
But now we’re raking through the rubbish for the philosopher’s stone
They’re giving out free tickets, but don’t get on board
That ships already sinking, we’ll wave from the shore
They’re giving out free tickets, but don’t get on board
That ships already sinking, we’ll wave from the shore
credits
from We'll Wave From The Shore,
released February 8, 2010
Adam Beattie - vocals, guitar, harmonium.
Callum Sadler - electric guitar
Colin Somervell - double bass
Kit Jolliffe - drums
Jim Willis - Violin, Mandolin
Will Heath, Ben Faulkner,
Oliver Talkes and Dave Tunstall -
backing vocals
Written by Adam Beattie
Recorded at 8 Forest Grove, London
between 6th and 14th of June 2009
Recorded and mixed by Paul Gallagher
Mastered by Jon Astly
Produced by Adam Beattie,
Callum Sadler and Paul Gallagher
Scottish singer songwriter Adam Beattie has released 5 studio albums. His latest album ‘Somewhere Round The Bend’ received
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