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Broken Nights/ Faded Cities. ©
Broken nights and faded cities
How this world can be so cold
Broken nights and faded cities
It’s so hard to be alone
Looking for a kindly gesture
Looking for a helping hand
Gets so tiring not belonging
Like a bird that never lands
I see you sleep in every doorway
I see the silver turn to rust
Your painted face like some lost shaman
Go feed the fires of hell we must
But I feel the star of hope in you
Broken nights and faded cities
Feeding dreams that never end
Broken nights and faded cities
To the stars the soul ascends
But I feel the star of hope in you
Broken nights and faded cities
Feeding dreams that never end
Broken nights and faded cities
To the stars the soul ascends
Looking for a kindly gesture
Looking for a helping hand
It gets so tiring not belonging
Like a bird that cannot land
I see you sleep in every doorway
I see the silver turn to rust
Your painted face like some lost shaman
Go feed the fires of hell we must
But I feel the star of hope in you
Through the broken nights and faded cities
Broken nights and faded cities
Looking for a kindly gesture
Looking for a helping hand
Like a bird that cannot land…
Words & Music by Martin Stephenson
Published by Sentric Music ©
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Sweet September Rain
03:17
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Sweet September Rain ©
The sweet September rain, falls gently on the lake
In early morning light, slight ripples it does make
Our hearts reach out to seek the present inner child
And kiss within the sweet September rain
The wind it gently blows, to free each bobbing rose
And time it all stands still, we hold in awesome thrill
For every moment we are blessed beyond belief
And make love within the sweet September rain
Real love, brings us home
Yes real love brings us home
To rise above the game, and live without shame
We breathe in the sweet September rain
Written Martin Stephenson
Published by Sentric Music ©
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You Belong To Blue
03:51
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You Belong To Blue
You belong to blue, you belong to blue
There ain’t a way that you can go, a day that you would make unruly
As every river flows and every ocean follows through me
Because you belong to blue, you belong to blue
You belong to blue, you belong to blue
You belong to blue, you belong to blue
Written by Martin Stephenson & Anna Lavigne
Published by Sentric Music ©
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What Makes Annabel Sad
See her standing in the yard, phone tight in her hand
Flowers banished from the soil, fence high round her land
Tell me how did that pretty face turn bland bland bland?
Tell me what, what makes Annabel sad sad sad?
Tell me what, what makes Annabel sad?
But she never race to share, the sand beneath her toes
Wheeling freely with gulls, no one really knows
Tell me how did that pretty face turn bland bland bland?
Tell me what, what makes Annabel sad sad sad?
Tell me what, what makes Annabel sad?
Written by Martin Stephenson.
Published by Sentric Music ©
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Beautiful Day
02:55
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Beautiful Day
V1
Birds are singing in the trees, children playing in the park
Feel the warmth of the summer breeze, life is easy such a lark
Pre-Ch
Raise your glasses close your eyes, sunshine kisses feel so high
All feels fine neath the sky above, it’s a perfect time for making love
Ch
And after all it’s a beautiful day hey hey
And after all it’s a beautiful day
V2
Giddy bathers hit the pool, ice cream ripples keep us cool
Summer laughter blows our way, happy people share their day
Pre-Ch
Raise your glasses close your eyes, sunshine kisses feel so high
All feels fine neath the sky above, it’s a perfect time for making love
Ch
And after all it’s a beautiful day hey hey
And after all it’s a beautiful day
Ch
And after all it’s a beautiful day hey hey
And after all it’s a beautiful day
Written by Martin Stephenson & Anna Lavigne
Published by Sentric Music ©
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Better Get Sam
03:24
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We Better Get Sam
We better get Sam he’s been a week up there
Don’t ya think we ought bring him down
We better get Sam he’s been a week up there
She’ll have him, frothing at the mouth
Well I know that whore’s pimp is a murderer
He must’ve strangled Sam and left him to rot
Better get Sam he’s been a week up there
Ya know, we could be losing a p lot
All we need do is head for the hills
Hide the money down the well like we planned
There’s too much heat in this village to bare
We’ll have to break out in the old white van
Too much attention yeah the worlds in a spin
If we don’t grip it boy we ain’t gonna last
We better get Sam and to stick with the plan
We’ll have to hoof it, man we’ll have to blast
Written by Martin Stephenson
Published by Sentric Music ©
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When Will You Be Mine
01:48
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When will you be mine
When will you be mine
When will you be mine
Please make your mind up you’ve had time
W will you be mine
Don’t make it when the sun don’t shine
Don’t make it when the sun don’t shine
I’ve been hanging on for much too long
Tell me when will you be mine
As I shine this hopeful torch
I dream of lighting up your porch
Please let go of the fears you have
I won’t you just let be your man?
So when will you be mine
When will you be mine
Please make your mind up you’ve had time
When will you be mine
Written by Martin Stephenson
Published by Sentric Music ©
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Clear Blue Sky Of Better Days
There is a clear blue sky of better days
That heals our life in many ways
So we can hear our children say
Let us live in love forever
There is a star which shines way up high
That guides us to a better life
From the rocks of broken time
To live in love forever
Right on right on right on
It’s on it’s it’s on
To live in love forever
Come with us brother put down that plough
The slave trader will work it out
A perfect worlds in the here and now
Where we can live in love forever
There is a clear blue sky of better days
That heals our life in many ways
So we can hear our children say
Let us live in love forever
Written by Martin Stephenson
Published by Sentric Music ©
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Cynthia Rainbow Lady
03:03
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Cynthia Rainbow Lady
Verse
Cynthia Rainbow lady
Your dear departed man is still your angel
Just as you are his
And in time he will lead you back to bliss
Cynthia Rainbow lady
Look what I have learned since my body fell
I can blow upon this harp
Like the tuneful lark of heaven where I dwell”
Bridge:
Life is but a short gift, you must stay strong
Always remember you are already home
Verse
Cynthia Rainbow lady
Your dear departed man is still your angel
Just as you are his
And in time he will lead you into bliss
Cynthia Rainbow lady
Look what I have learned since my body fell
I can blow upon this harp
Like the tuneful lark of heaven where I dwell”
Like the tender lark of heaven where I dwell”
Written by Martin Stephenson
Published by Sentric Music ©
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Echoes & Ripples
03:17
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Echoes and Ripples
Echoes and ripples, sunlight everywhere
Echoes and ripples, we the children share
We were born in the valley of the sun dear friend
And our hearts they beat as one
We were born in the valley of the sun dear friend
And through echoes and ripples our hearts will beat as one
Fear not the sleep that’s thrust upon you
Fear not the robot that does call
This life is but a phase we go through
And it’s program, it will not last for long
And our hearts will beat as one
And our hearts will beat as one
Written by Martin Stephenson
Published by Sentric Music ©
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Martin Stephenson Invergordon, UK
Born Durham 27th July 1961
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