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City Birds
02:51
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The cards fall on the table
The queen's smile it is met with a frown
A brief glance and then
His hand goes down
Ghost songs in the distance
All lost in the trade of smiles
The cheap wine getting passed
From hand to hand
Empty streets resonate with swallow cries
Summer's there yet the card players stay inside
Should they pause for a while they would see it clear
It is only the start of the losing streak
Feeling a breeze of joy
How could they not ignore
Each other's laughter echoing through the night
The bottle's half full and the world
Is going down
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2. |
Century Man
03:08
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Sweet as the wine was the eve of the day
Lights flashed bright as you sank into pain
My oldest friend your blood’s running cold
Faces blur in a world of your own
While morphine has the curtains fall
Spain’s fierce guitars will be leading your soul
To your resting ground in the shade of the pines
Place of choice for the century man
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3. |
Coastal Town
03:28
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Another day gone by
Ending with the dive
Of light into the sea
Free bodies adorn
The beaming shores of town
Where salt meets the land
In place of buildings tall
Piles of deadly stones
Left families in ruin
Clouds on the move
Seagulls over roofs
Couples in the nude
Lovers embraced in their haven of grace
Then the tide made their child companion of the night
May the wisdom in her name come to light
May her ship sail home guided by
The steeple made of gold
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4. |
Red Fresco
03:11
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Lands splintered by men
Ignoring the umpire's call
Power and malice avail
Those who fester in feud
What kind of man does it take
To lead in the guidance of love
History's door ajar
For the giants of dust
Once the fog of time dissipates
What will be the name we dread
To say out loud
Greeting the sun on the rise
The day of the empire's fall
How many more demises
Can one be the silent witness of
Once the fog of time dissipates
What will be the name we dread
To say out loud
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5. |
Silence
03:39
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Meet the man behind the bar
Spending a note
On a drink to fuel the night
Living the dream
Til dawn comes and burns it away
These streets he roams on his own
Humming a song
Short of rhymes and straight to the point
Amidst the noise
Of the city he thinks about home
Cold days
Knee-deep in snow
Silence
Deep overtones
Silence
Skies of grey slide further east
A call for retreat
Behind doors and walls of concrete
Spending his time
In absent presence he turns to the past
Spring time
A bed made of grass
Silence
A moon on the rise
Silence
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6. |
Summer Sigh
03:00
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Times of doubt
Eyes wide open through the night
Fingers cold
In search of a better chord
Clouds are still
The road used to set us free
Defeated by
The faint spark of a summer sigh
Dreary nights in Paris town
Have me dive deep
In a state of disarray
Scattered words
Astray, with no meaning served
Hearts untamed
Thrown out into the blaze
Static trips to nowhere lands
Leave me speechless
In a state of disarray
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7. |
A River Runs Wild
03:39
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What kind of trip are you on
Sitting as still as a stone
By the small dividing wall
Of all thoughts shut down
Truth is your sweet desire
Lost over a stream of tongues
Follower-power-generated dreams
Seizing this world from under the skin
A heart beats from inside the grid
Black and serene and lost to the sea
The constant flow from the stream
Of the river wild
Captivated my empty eye
Pushed my doors open wide
Left no room to fantasize
Bodies warm but trapped in ice
Follower-power-generated dreams
Seizing this world from under the skin
A heart beats from inside the grid
Black and serene and lost to the sea
Actors of the world's collapse
Thieves and jokers alike
Looking deep in your eyes
Fiction has come alive
Another story made complete
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8. |
To Bid the Dog Goodbye
03:21
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On this side of the blue hill
There’s a house built from dreams
Layered by hands of stone
And the seeds that grow there
Flourish like laughter
And the souls it sheds
Thrive in time
To bid a place goodbye
To wave back at a smile
On through the gates
On to the roads
That serpent through the hills
Perched on top of the highest roof
Dances he who plays
Melodies on a silver flute
Little man metal made
When the barking stops
It is time to leave
To bid the dog goodbye
To cast a shadow high
On through the gates
On to the roads
That serpent through the hills
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9. |
Heart of the Lake
05:18
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Here comes the morning light
Cast on the bed on which I lay down
Restless dreams I made
Bounce on the walls and window panes
If rest can’t be found
I’ll make up scenes of you and I
Rolling in gentle waves
Whatever picture comes to mind
Slowly drawn to the heart of the lake
Time and time again
I get caught playing the game hard
This pain that splits my head
Shadows the will to make the day count
Sliding the surface lean
Of waters deep and still
Those wild fantasies
Carnal scenes of you and me
Neon lights have me wandering off the path
In shattered glass I saw strangers on a line
Behind dusty blinds
Safe from the daring gaze of town
I reach for the depth
Of a feeling long withheld
Slowly drawn to the heart of the lake
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10. |
By a Thread
03:42
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Do you see the leaves dancing in
The autumn wind
They have done their time
See them waltz on the ground
Can you touch the clouds hovering
Low and grey
They bring the drain
Upon your weary selves
Both our voices are chocking on the lack of words
And the silence we used to sing
Has won
May you hear the call of the waves
Crashing us back together again
But let us weave the thread of light
While it lasts
While it lasts
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11. |
Moonlit Visit
02:41
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I heard the noise first
The bloodshot sound
The chatter and the footsteps
Coming closer
I felt a tingling
In all my limbs
A shadow passed the mirror
My eyes were opened
With a heavy chest
Pressed with fear
Getting short of breath
I trade rhymes with the fever moon
The walls are dripping
From nightmares had
Centuries before I
Called it my place
My fortress
Breached by rays of silvered relief
Welcome to the room
Said one
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Raoul Vignal Lyon, France
Raoul Vignal was born in Lyon, France. Soothing vocals and a delicate fingerpicking technique stand as his trademarks in
composition. His music has many times been referred to as "evocative".
His first album "The Silver Veil", recorded at Klangbild Studios, Berlin, was released on April 7, 2017, on French record label Talitres (Bordeaux).
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