Half Built House

from Beachcomber by Faith Taylor

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Debut album Beachcomber in gatefold card case with photographic artwork by Florence Dent. Includes one page insert.

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lyrics

do you settle into the silence
the blackout bus and a hand
that's hanging over my head
up and down the country
he blesses me like a child
but ain't gonna resurrect the dead

well i stuck it out this far
and you babe i know, i know
you felt alone
but i ain't got no magic in me
for you, or for your family
i know you felt alone

the constant disappointment
the softly sad expressions
a small hand to hold instead
while you are dreaming of a wider bed
and taking back the ball

we used to smoke in secret
an empty half built house
where the dying dog crawled in.
days that came and went
the garden overgrew
i think you loved me.

but all these daily precedents
demanding so much feeling
which i have no longer in me.
and you're dreaming of new york again
and taking back the ball.

oh down this road
some strangers share a night.
and although you wanted me
was this what you had in mind?
cos i'm surrounded by these husbands
they're all longing for their wives
waiting for their paychecks
and for their babies to arrive
not one extraordinary power for harming people's lives.

it takes some extraordinary power...

credits

from Beachcomber, track released April 18, 2014
Faith Taylor - guitar, vocals

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Faith Taylor London, UK

Faith is an alt-folk musician based in London.

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discography

Soon

May 2017
Hide Ur Heart

Mar 2017
Beachcomber

Apr 2014
Foolish Age

Jun 2013
Hooked

Apr 2013
Previously Home-Fried

Jul 2011
Reasons To Be Fearful

Apr 2011

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