The Acoustic Yard Singer​/​Songwriters Compilation Volume 5

by The Acoustic Yard

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1.
Lemonade Marinade - Venus And Me 03:32
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Venus and Me When you've got time, time to burn listening to the world Listen to it’s song Can you forgive, forgiveness is everything Heal it's broken wing Help it fly again When you've got love So much love to give Reaching out to touch It doesn't seem too much It gives so much peace With nothing in your wake A cold and honest truth We've so much more to lose High above the moon as we watch the night unfurl Lovely Venus shines on the lonely boys and girls She's a sapphire, she's a diamond, she's a pearl Feel the warmth And the still of the night The stars all shining bright and lovely Venus and me Theres no sound, no talk, no sermons heard no spiel, no song, no mockingbird No speech, no voices anywhere in the world  Theres no sound, no talk, no sermons heard no spiel, no song, no mockingbird No speech, no voices anywhere in the world 
2.
Faraway Martin - Lights Turn On 03:53
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The Lights Turn On The lights turn on the party ends And I just cant believe She said yes we danced all night I swept her off her feet One week on as the movie ends and the names roll up the screen I'm struggling with conversation, Popcorn in my teeth Five years on she's dressed in white Making her way up the aisle We've been together all this time I can't believe…she chose me Cos I can hear you call, I will guide your fall. Blowing out candles upon a cake, our eldest is now three She has got her mother's eyes, Always gets her way with me Her younger brothers are like no others I have ever seen Causing trouble by the double, they’d make you laugh and scream. The lights turn on, there’s no one home Except for you and I The kids moved on, Grow up so fast It'd bring a tear to an eye There's no one home but me and you Fondly drinking wine for two We stuck together just like glue Me and you Cos I can hear you call I will guide your fall Your fall I will guide your fall I will guide your fall Cos I will guide you I will guide you I will guide your fall I can hear you call I will guide your fall The lights turn off I'm all alone I cannot feel a beat This cannot be happening This just can't be real
3.
Jane Willow - Rise Above It All 03:18
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Rise Above It All I want to rise above the crowd I want to rise above the scene I want to rise above this now This foolish ignorance of dreams I don't want to know who I will be Or if I ever should become I want to rise above the scene I want to rise above it all I don't want to somebody's hand Like it's a rock firm in the stream I don't want tell you that I've loved Until I know what it all means I need to know what I'm to lose Before I ever try to hold I want to rise above your love I want to rise above it all But I've got dreams so meant for breaking And no one feels inclined to break my fall Oh I've got kindness for the taking They took it all There's a world dancing before me But I've so little time to hear its call I want to rise above this feeling I want to rise above it all I want to hear Nick, Leonard, Christie I want to know the things they've seen If the world was like their songs I could decipher what it means I want to know just how the time goes With no bad thoughts caught in between I want to rise above this world I want to rise above it all I want to rise above this world I want to rise above it all, oh no I want to rise above this world I want to rise above and rise above and rise above it all
4.
Doppler - A Memory 04:05
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A Memory You're crying out for lightning All I give you is rain I'm the gloom in your afternoon Waiting for the sun to fade I'll take the west and you can keep the east You're the stretch in the evening I'm the afternoon You're the pint at closing time when there's nothing else to do I'll take the west and you can keep the east You've got the cure I want your disease You're just a memory now Another one I allow Nightmares are allowed You're just a memory I tried a million ways to reach you You're not really there I tried a million ways to teach you You don't even care When rain's hopping off the bonnet I'm walking through your hills When each hour wounds the last one kills You're just a memory now Another one I allow Nightmares are allowed
5.
Tracy Bruen - Dream Away 03:58
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Dream Away Dream away Don't care to stay The pin that burst our bubble Nailed its colours to the wall It's a far-flung place It's outdated faces Thoughts, ambitions For us all So dream away Don't care to stay In a place that does not care at all Mothers Daughters Sisters Lovers We are unnamed We stand unashamed Together So dream away Can't change today For tomorrow We dream away All of our pain today And we thought to find A better side to life Mothers Daughters Sisters Lovers
6.
John Blek - Empty Pockets 03:58
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Empty Pockets Following the sky, sleep beneath the stars Fever in my mind, freedom in my heart I lost touch, I let go Searching for something more With these rusted strings I will make my fortune Singing for my supper, I’m on every corner I hear voices in my head Why am I so easily led Come the night I’ll lay down in the park Empty pockets, freedom in my heart Nothing to lose so nothing can be lost This is my fortune, what is the cost I wander weary through streets of strangers See their daily dealings going through the motions You say i’m sick, I say free I don’t need your sympathy Come the night I’ll lay down in the park Empty pockets, freedom in my heart Nothing to lose so nothing can be lost This is my fortune, what is the cost Is my body failing, is my lungs collapsing I am barely breathing but my mind is racing I leave life a wayward son But i felt more than anyone Come the night I’ll lay down in the park Empty pockets, freedom in my heart Nothing to lose so nothing can be lost This is my fortune, what is the cost
7.
Gavin Murphy - My Regret 03:24
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My Regret (Murphy/Kavanagh) All around me, like a second skin The very air I use to breath Close enough to complete my sentences The signal biggest part of me You held a mirror to my soul Exposed the darker side What a bleak surprise Down what faded me to be The one to demonstrate All promises are lies My one regret, my regret I let it pass me by My one regret, my regret I let it pass me by Sometimes you’re still here and I can see your face And things are like they use to be Then the morning slaps me awake and taunts me with reality I wallow in the warmest pain, my head stuck in a vice, I dwell on my regret It reminds me just how real, how valuable the price How deeply I’m in debt My one regret, my regret I let it pass me by My one regret, my regret… I let it pass me by
8.
Laura Elizabeth Hughes - Straight For Tomorrow 04:11
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Straight For Tomorrow My kingdom, My star This tiny trace of land My silence, This war That I hold in my hand Sparks collide as we head straight for tomorrow Holding heads above the crowd Sparks collide as we head straight for tomorrow Holding tight to solemn vows This cold sweat, This fear Oh hard work and the pain Soaking my face, It appears That it all tastes the same And I've fallen Sparks collide as we head straight for tomorrow Holding heads above the crowd Sparks collide as we head straight for tomorrow Holding tight to solemn vows What we do in the shadows Is set fire to stars Give them a glowing crash of rebirth And let them burn away the scars What we do in the shadows Is set fire to stars Give them a glowing crash of rebirth And let them burn away the scars Sparks collide as we head straight for tomorrow Holding heads above the crowd Sparks collide as we head straight for tomorrow Holding tight to solemn vows
9.
Richard Murray - All Known 03:29
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All Known How long must I know you How long must I care How long must I show you Theres nothing more to hide Inside No Secrets will be carried By anyone but us The bodies can be buried And noone will know Where they go I’m all Known The cover and the whistle blown We chewed on fat for days Moved ourselves to song Time showed the way The guard comes down on a man With a battleplan I’m all known The cover and the whistle blown I’m all known The cover and the whistle blown Your skin of milk and honey Pour it on me only Work it into water Curling round the coffee in my cup Open up Open up Im all known The cover and the whistle blown Im all known The cover and the whistle blown
10.
Danny G And The Major 7ths Feat. Fehdah and Zaska - Time The Healer 04:27
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Time the Healer She said that she would wait for you That’s what she said She said she’d never be untrue That’s what she said No you don’t care what people tell you bout Time the magician They just want you to feel better but you don’t wanna listen You’ve heard it all before And even if you did, you wouldn’t give a - Cos it doesn’t stop the pain, believe me I know But you’ve got a friend, why don’t you call on him Time the healer He heals all wounds Time the healer It’s not the load that weighs you down It’s how you carry it around, the healer Hold your head up and be proud You were lost but now you’re found, the healer Scars to prove the pain was real Drugs to change the way you feel Call yourself and make a deal to beat it Well that’s the way to go, it’s hard i know But it doesn’t stop the pain, believe me I know You’ve got a friend, her name is   Time the healer Time the healer Time the healer Time the healer
11.
The Darkling Air - Octogenarian Mermaid 03:40
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The Octogenarian Mermaid She speaks like a saint. Whistles like a bird. The blood in her heart wont freeze over. Her dwelling is quaint, From an old fashioned world, Adorning fandangles, frill and fringing. Whatever is right with you, Can it be real? She lives by the sea. She floats on the waves. The octogenarian mermaid. Her perfectly aged habitual smile, defiantly rouge and wrinkling. Whatever is right with you, Can it be real? She said that she might die tomorrow. I hope she doesn't die. I hope hope she doesn't lose touch. I'm clinging to her hand so slippery, Because if she slips, then I'll be lost. She said that she might die tomorrow. I hope she doesn't die. I hope hope she doesn't lose touch. I'm clinging to her hand so slippery, Because if she slips, then I'll be lost. Lost at sea. I'll be lost.
12.
Blackmailed and Bereft - Head Home 04:11
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Head Home Evening sunshine, I can’t read the road sign Can’t find a straight line on a sunny day Even in daylight, colours don’t feel right Too black or two white there’s no room for grey I think i’ll head home (sooner than later) Head home to where my head feels fine Head home (smoother or straighter) Head home and see some friends of mine Full of surprises, small compromises Elaborate disguises hide the easy way The mirror is broken, the people have spoken They’re really not joking. makes it hard to stay I say Head home (don’t want no imitation) Head home and see some friends of mine Head Home (a certain vocation) Head home to where my head feels fine Back home the sun is always shining And the sky is always blue Back home the sky’s are realigning And all I have to do to make my dreams come true One day we’ll both go Back under the rainbow Move fast and stay low When we’ll make it fine I know when we get there Don’t want to be elsewhere Too much choices a nightmare When you’re working blind Gonna take my head home (feel’s like the right time) Head home to where my head feels fine Head home ( maybe on my time ) Head home and see some friends of mine
13.
Gillian Tuite - Something We Should Try 03:08
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Something We Should Try I’ve been thinking that it’s time From the break of dawn this morning I’ve had something on my mind Just a simple thing I’d like to know Do you feel the way that I do When I watch you go And again tonight, as we say goodbye A moment's hesitation That we can’t deny I might say I’m used to waking up alone But I need somebody like you Just a fireplace and a floor that shakes When the train goes rolling by I can picture you in this quiet room Sitting right here by my side Oh don’t you think it’s something we should try? Could I be the one that you come home to Always hoped I’d find myself Someone just like you We can close the door, we can leave the world outside And listen to that whistle blow Somewhere in the night Just a fireplace and a floor that shakes When the train goes rolling by Picture me and you in this quiet room Here together side by side Oh don’t you think it’s something we should try? Just a fireplace and a floor that shakes When the train goes rolling by Guess I always knew There’d be room for two Don’t you think it’s time we tried?
14.
Peco - Some Folk 03:13
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Some Folk Oooohhh ahh Oooohhh ahh ahh ahh Some folk are all about Looking in not looking out Some folk are all about Looking in not looking out A self centred universe Forget about Copernicus A self centred universe Forget about Copernicus Oooohhh ahh Oooohhh ahh ahh ahh Some folk are all about Looking in not looking out Some folk are all about Looking in not looking out A self centred universe Forget about Copernicus A self centred universe Forget about Copernicus People are social animals
You realise when times get hard Oooohhh ahh Oooohhh ahh ahh ahh Some folk are all about Looking in not looking out Some folk are all about Looking in not looking out A self centred universe Forget about Copernicus A self centred universe Forget about Copernicus People are social animals
You realise when times get hard People are social animals
You realise when times get hard Some folk are all about
15.
The Key Rocks - Show Me Something 02:40
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Show me Something I’ve got something that I need to say
I’ve got something that you need to hear I’ve got something that I need to show I’ve got something that you need to know And it’s driving me insane Tell me something that you need to hear Tell me something that I need to say
 Tell me something that you need to show Tell me something that I need to know Is it driving you insane? Show me something that I need to see 
I’ll show you something what you mean to me I’ll grow my love and that’s all you know Show my love and that’s how you’ll know 
It's still driving me insane I’ve got something that I need to say 
I’ve got something that you need to hear I’ve got something that I need to show I’ve got something that you need to know
16.
D Cullen - Alright 03:57
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ALRIGHT I’ve been picturing the people on the higher floor I have hurt myself too many times to be this sure and I’m a better man than I can take the credit for Oh it’s gonna be alright I’ve been finding it much easier to be alone and I’m not scared to lose my breath and feel the weight come on There are problems here that I know I just can’t ignore but it’s gonna be alright So come on save me, save my soul Come on maybe, I’ll take control Come on save me, save me tonight Oh it’s gonna be alright There’ve been sleepless nights, there always is but I’ve never been less worried ‘bout the future here I’m just moving on to greener years Mmm it’s gonna be alright So come on save me, save my soul Come on maybe, I’ll take control Come on save me, save me tonight Oh it’s gonna be alright When you’re losing it, and the day begins, don’t be afraid If tomorrow comes, all you have to know is you are safe There’s a road ahead that I’ve never crossed but I know that I can get there with a bit of luck The work is hard and the days are tough but it’s gonna be alright So come on save me, save my soul Come on maybe, I’ll take control Come on save me, save me tonight Oh it’s gonna be alright
17.
Blue Fish Diamond - Morning Star 03:22
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Morning Star Heard the news from heaven’s gate Winter’s come far too late For you to save our souls today Morning star, morning star, morning star light Looking through a purple veil Think you’ll find the holy grail But all this time you’ve searched in vain Morning star, morning star, morning star light Venus calls from so high above Come to me and I will show you how to love Silver tongues spoke golden words That promised you a higher source Where you would rule the universe Morning star, morning star, morning star light Venus calls from so high above Come to me and I will show you how to love Hidden in the Golden Mean There lives a God who can’t be seen Except inside your waking dream Morning star, morning star, morning star light Venus calls from so high above Come to me and I will show you how to love All your beauty, cast from the skies Laid before the kings, to gaze at your might Morning star, morning star Would you change what went before You left the path for evermore Morning star, morning star, morning star Morning star, morning star Would you change what went before You left the path for evermore Morning star, morning star, morning star Light Whisper softly, shine so bright
18.
Conor O'Sullivan - Weaker At The Knees 03:31
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Weaker At The Knees I’m packing the essentials come morning I’m taking leave for now and for a while The centre of mind is fire and brimstone The corners they are blinded way behind It’s been way to long Since I heard the crashing song The oceans beat against the last stone standing That ancient west coast breeze It asks one thing of me Why can’t you stay a day longer won’t you please And suddenly I’m weaker at the knees Everything’s conforming to the landscape Our thoughts can run free like some playing child The air up here it fills my blood with meaning And all senses of the body are alive It’s been way to long Since I heard the crashing song The ocean beat against the last stone standing That ancient west coast breeze it asks one thing of me Why can’t you stay a day longer won’t you please And suddenly I’m weaker at the knees I’ve never met a man who called himself noble Nor a woman who didn’t think herself a queen Those terms are reserved With the few among the herd The tall and brimming flowers among the weeds Now she proclaims it’s well and truly over I’m tending to believe that might be true But habits they have always had my number But they’re things you need and things i’ve got to do It’s been way to long Since I heard the crashing song The oceans beat against the last stone standing That ancient west coast breeze it asks one thing of me Why can’t you stay a day longer won’t you please And I see her face again and I’m telling you my friend Everything is how it used to be Suddenly I’m weaker at the knees Suddenly I’m weaker at the knees
19.
Finnian - Even Flow 03:27
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Even Flow Got you tonight on my mind I never thought I would let someone new inside Thought I’d let it all go in the spot I’ll hold Now you want me like a fire in the freezing cold Oh brother can you see when it’s running right through Burning brighter than the lights on the avenue Your sister told you to follow your heart But that cold came and had you from the start Low low low baby as I go You bring me right back up an even flow Low low low baby as I go You bring me right back on an even flow I got you tonight on my mind I never thought I would let somebody new inside Thought I’d let it all go in the spot I’ll hold Now you want me like a fire in the freezing cold Low low low baby as I go You bring me right back on an even flow Low low low baby as I go You bring me right back up with an even flow
20.
David Dee Moore with Vickers Vimy - Leave Your Light On 03:23
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Leave Your Light On I was crawling through the bunker And my backpack was my home It’s been ages since I saw you I am always on my own In my dreams I had to fight Tooth and nail for your hand And by day I had to struggle Knee deep in mud, silt and sand But tonight I’m coming home, Tonight I’m coming home Tonight I’m coming home, So leave your light on I set my compass going south That left a dryness in my mouth Would you still call out my name Will you keep that burning flame But tonight I’m coming home, Tonight I’m coming home Tonight I’m coming home, So leave your light on And hope can hold your hand and hope can understand In spite of everything Tonight I’m coming home In my dreams I had to shout loud and clear for your hand And by day I had to struggle Knee deep in mud, silt and sand But tonight I’m coming home, Tonight I’m coming home Tonight I’m coming home, So leave your light on But tonight I’m coming home, Tonight I’m coming home Tonight I’m coming home, So leave your light on

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The Acoustic Yard has released this compilation CD with part proceeds going to mental health charities.

There are 20 tracks here of some of the best independent original Irish artists and their wonderful songs. All have been aired and chosen by The Acoustic Yard Radio Show on www.bluesandrootsradio.com.

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released June 5, 2020

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