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Further Still

by Ali Murray

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WEIGHT OF THE EARTH If I could only find my way untangled like a child I'd linger no longer and find my own way back... Scared to grow among them I know what lies ahead Another silent season and I wish for more... I bear the weight of the earth while you softly sleep Autumn in the country I feel you in the wind...
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FURTHER STILL No shadows move across our hearts They will never tear us apart On our way to somewhere Over the rise, the strangest pair... Stretch my fingers and toes Find a body in my clothes I knew no violence until you came around and slipped away without a sound... Our lives are small and incomplete I'll lose you in a dreamless sleep My world is yours to keep... I'll burn forever, his hand in mine for all I couldn't leave behind Now winter breathes the coldest chill Further we'll go and further still... Our lives are small and incomplete I'll lose you in an endless sleep so my world is yours to keep...
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Stretch 04:46
STRETCH Wake the sky, call the sun Stretch the clouds over the earth A feather fell, rippled lake The morning frost on scattered rocks... Tired bones, weary young heart... You will be here all the time walking beside me Wake us up, we will rise Stretch the years over our lives... Tired bones, weary young heart...
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LADY OF THE DYING MOON O' Lady of the dying moon I woke to hear your distant tune I followed you into the woods and there I think I understood the Lady of the dying moon... O' Lady of the dying moon I never thought you'd fall to ruin You'll swallow fists and razorblades and blood will spill before the day Tomorrow is so far away... O' Lady of the dying moon I know your time is coming soon If I had you there would be no holes I'd share the madness in your soul and sail away to better shores... O' Lady of the dying moon the night is silent as a tomb I'm drinking from an empty glass and counting all the years that pass until I hear you once again...
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PERMANENT SUNSET I gaze upon an open field over the hills and beneath the waves Somewhere in the depth of blue to a scene from the old forgotten days... The dreams I have inside me now stay the same as I grow and grow They'll fall upon the same deaf ears forever frozen by the wind and the snow... There's an ocean of stars watching over us from birth This is a battlefield, I will crawl on to the ends of the earth... Take me to the ground on which you walk I want to forget all about the time I'd close my eyes and sink into a life that was never ever mine.... Are you there, silent stranger? Your thoughts weigh heavy on my mind my ship has ceased to sail away lost in an endless paradigm I am calling to you, unfathomable soul Your fragments all seem to fall in place with mine at the centre of it all Take me to the ground on which you walk I want to forget all about the time I'd close my eyes and sink into a life that was never ever mine....
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THE LILY SONG (instrumental)
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ANGEL OF THE RIDE Angel of the ride Be right by my side My home is so quiet 'neath the moonlit sky... Angel of the ride Stay with me tonight Lift me up so high Take me to the light... Angel of the ride Be right by my side My world is so quiet when you've gone awry... Angel of the ride Stay with me tonight My heart swells with pride when you come inside... Angel of the ride I am losing sight My eyes open wide Be my angel bride... Angel of the ride Don't give up the fight Sing with all your might from heavenly height... Angel of the ride Please let us collide For you I have cried For you I will die... Angel of the ride Take me from this life Nothing seems so bright now there's no you and I Angel of the ride Speak to me sometime Someone to confide Let's end all the lies...

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This album is dedicated to the memory of Ted (R.I.P)

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released August 24, 2014

''Ethereal folk from the edge of the world'' - Make Your Own Taste

''A study in whispers and atmospheres. each song begins and ends with what feels like the sound of mist and lonely seaside breezes, and then the delicate guitar, breathy layers of voices, and dark lyrics of ali murray, accompanied at times by fluttering mandolin or yawning keyboards, make their way in. recorded on the isle of lewis in northern scotland, the album sounds like i imagine that place to be. dark, misty and lonesome.'' - The Modern Folk

''Enter the sad and beautiful world of Ali Murray. This is raw dark minimalist psych-folk, to a subtle backdrop of ethereal ambient soundscapes and pastoral field recordings, with Murray's breathy vocals sitting nicely in the dreamy soundscape. In between these beautiful poignant songs of loss, regret and existential sadness - you can hear distant ocean waves, lonely winds, raindrops falling and birds singing. Everything seems to be shrouded in a quiet ghostly mist. This is comfort music for lost lonely souls.'' - Fog Songs

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An alternative version of the song 'Weight of the Earth' can be found on the Z Tapes charity compilation 'Sending Sunflowers' :

ztapes.bandcamp.com/album/sending-sunflowers

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All songs written, performed, recorded, produced, engineered and mixed by Ali Murray on the Isle Of Lewis in the north of Scotland using home recording equipment. Mastered by Keith Morrison.

Artwork by Helen Carter / www.helencarterart.co.uk

Contact : alimurraymusic@hotmail.com

Copyright © 2014 Ali Murray Music.

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Ali Murray Scotland, UK

Ali Murray is a songwriter/musician from the cold windy Isle of Lewis in the north of Scotland.

He writes and releases music under his own name, as well as dark introspective ambient music under the name The Lonely Bell.

THE LONELY BELL :
thelonelybell.bandcamp.com
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