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Souls

from Souls by The Silver Darlings

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For once this was something I specifically set out to write. I've always been fascinated by the story of the "Silkie" or "Kelpie" or the other variants of the story whereby a miraculous child is found by the childless fisherman and wife, and then ultimately reclaimed by the seals or the sea or whatever. I decided to re-set it as a contemporary love song set in my home town - after all it's not uncommon to find that the one we fall in love with has a side to them we didn't recognise in the thrill of meeting.

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The flowers were all magenta when the seagulls came up stream
The days were getting darker, the nights were closing in
I met her at the station, struck up a conversation
One thing led to another as can sometimes be the way
The park paths were laced with leaves as we walked uphill through the trees
And the city was an amber necklace thrown across the night
Was there something in her laugh, in the fragrance of her skin, in the colour of her eyes that got me thinking of the sea?

And love came in in blues and jades, threw us naked on the bed
And covered us in mysteries and swirled and raged over our heads
But servant to the silver moon she turned and answered to that call
And threw me ack into the depths with all the other lost and lonely souls

October rain rattled the windows, left us nothing else to do
But build the fire and light the candles 'til November sun shone through
Dragged us out onto the seven hills, down into the dark town
And back to bed with all the treasures that our adventures had found
So we drank the days like wine, kept the northern nights at bay
Twisting, turning in the sheets like courting creatures of the sea
We chased the scattering seagulls into steel city skies
As the north wind raced around us, drew salt water to our eyes

And love came in...

Did she keep something from me? Did I not want to hear?
As the days began to lengthen and the snowdrops re-appeared
As the seagulls left the playing fields flapped lazily down stream
And the sound of waves and sandbars riplled through my troubled dreams
And so our laughter turned to silence like the tide slowly recedes
She began to tell me she would have to leave
I begged her for a reason, 'til one day she turned to me
"Do you remember when I told you I was raised beside the sea?"

And love came in...

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from Souls, released May 10, 2011

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The Silver Darlings Sheffield, UK

The Silver Darlings are a collection of musicians playing the songs of singer and guitarist Andy Whitehouse. Their playing and songs have been likened in turns to Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Karl Wallinger, Jacques Brel and Warren Zevon.
“A landlocked visionary yearning for the margins. Great stuff”
Chris Wood

“Beautiful music”
Martin Stephenson

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