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All Night Daylight
03:00
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I don’t know why you’re on my mind tonight, but you are.
I’ve been ok for weeks and now I can’t sleep because of you. It’s not fair.
We have conversations and I’m left contemplating for days.
There’s a place in town where I can pour it out, after pouring it in, until it’s daylight again.
I’m going to sit in the back until they call for the last and then I’ll leave (but I won’t sleep).
We have chance meetings. I feel like I’m bleeding out for days.
All Night Daylight.
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Wobble
03:21
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I am managing expectations among my friends and my relations
Before they tell each other that my head is growing larger by the day
I am tired of work and pleasure and I’m tired of meeting strangers
I have not been living well
I venture further into hell every day
If I could find something to ease my mind, you know I would
If I could be all that I pretend to be, you know I would.
The space between my bedsheets
The safe haven where I retreat
In my shirt and suit and tie
Laid out like I have died in recent days
I’m tired every evening and I could never dream of cleaning
I have not been eating well
I venture further into hell every day
If I could find something to ease my mind, you know I would
If I could be all that I pretend to be, you know I would.
There is no easy answer.
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3. |
Van Zandt
03:13
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For the sake of the songs
This place came to you in a dream
You sang out your songs on these streets
Just the same as me
You’ve been moving too long
Feel too old – you book yourself on a plane
After all these years, around these towns, we still remember your name.
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My mother would say that sometimes I take too much notice of other people
But this is one of those traits that I just can't change nor would I want to
The experts on the radio say that it's a mistake to focus on the opinions of others
But I care a great deal about how I appear in the estimation of the people I love
So that's why I get hurt sometimes that's how it feels like the end of the world
That's why I disappear sometimes and make you wonder if I’ll ever return
But don’t you ever say I didn’t care, ‘cause that’s not true
But don’t you ever say I didn’t care, I care about you
I'm enamoured with the miniscule
Everything I hold, I shatter in two
So this could be the last song that I say, the last few lines about those anorak days
And it’ll take everything I've got not to pour my heart out
So that's why I get hurt sometimes that's how it feels like the end of the world
That's why I disappear sometimes and make you wonder if I’ll ever return
But don’t you ever say I didn’t care, ‘cause that’s not true
But don’t you ever say I didn’t care, I care about you
It’s all I do.
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5. |
Jaywalking
04:28
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Early march thoroughfare
Stopped at the traffic light
You were on the other side
You waved me hello
In my grandfather's coat
Soaked through in the pouring rain
I asked for your family
It didn't sound too good
Told you I missed you
The words felt strange on my lips
We said something about catching up
And one day we will
Then you crossed the road
To the side where you live
I walked to our friend's house
And talked over things
Dried my coat by the fire
It got wet again
When I walked home much later
And crawled into bed
I was late to work next morning
I went home early sick
I wrote a different song to this one
And stuck it on the fridge
It will serve as a reminder
When I wake during the night
When it comes to carrying on
There's nothing quite like life
I walk into oncoming cars
When I really need to
I walk into oncoming cars
When I have good reason
Think I’ve got a reason now
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6. |
What A Shame
04:00
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Is he getting in some practice?
‘Cause lately he’s been lying to your face
He could have been an actress in another life, on a different stage
Down and out all over Johnsgate
It could kill you if you ever look back
So you’re sleeping on a friend’s couch
You’re starting again from scratch
You’re picking up all the scraps
What a Shame
(When you think of the past)
What A Shame
Ecologically anxious
And the cold comfort of a single bed
Creatively distracted
You make art to drive away the dread
In a five bedroom townhouse
That should’ve been knocked for years
You build a bunker in a bedroom
You build a road to take you from here
A future without fear
That this could be the worst day of your life
Or could it be the best thing that ever happened to you?
What a shame.
(When you think of the past)
What A Shame
When you think of the past
You hope that this won’t last
But all that glitters turns to sand.
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7. |
Street Creatures
03:48
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If I hang around
Would you hang around?
Would you head back to the house?
It's nearly over now
They're sleeping on the couch
And we are in kitchen talking about
The places we might go
And singing any song that they might know
Until they don't
I would see you out
I would walk you home
If that's what you require
Or find an early house
And get a few more down
We can roll over and die
Talking about things that mean a lot to us all the while
You say the morning is young
Sleep is overrated
And this kind of thing wouldn’t be in my nature
I'll follow you if you’re someplace else
Otherwise, I'm going home to bed
I say the morning is young
Sleep is for the week
And spontaneity don’t come easy to me
I'll follow you if you’re someplace else
Otherwise, I'm going home to bed
But this could mean a lot to both of us
So take the jump
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8. |
Since We Were Strangers
04:37
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Well, we could stay up all night talking, That’s the contact I have been craving.
A meaningful conversation, something a little less draining.
When I stay out past midnight, I wake up dehydrated;
Mouth feels like a dustpan, face feels like an ashtray.
I wish that this New Year’s Eve was as happy as last year.
We tried to go out, but we ended up back here.
It’s been a while since we went out dancing, since we got talking, since we were strangers.
I need a shave and I need to get a haircut.
I’ve got a two-piece suit, but you know it isn’t tailored.
I need my shoes shined, shirt ironed, I need some time to get myself together.
I need a train ticket in my pocket, then I’ll travel across the country and go see you again.
I wish that this New Year’s Eve was as happy as last year.
We tried to go out, but we ended up back here.
It’s been a while since we went out dancing, since we got talking, since we were strangers.
But sometimes strange things happen.
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Anorak
04:35
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I guess it ebbs and flows
With the seasons it wilts and grows
Sometimes I wish I was somewhere else
I’m at my best when I’m by myself
I have learned so much from you
I hope you feel the same way too
I hope you get what’s meant for you
Wear your hair however you like
Dance around the kitchen by a flickering strip light
Burning up on re-entry seems like a noble way to go
I could tell you that I’ll always love you but I think you already know
That I have learned that I’m ready to break your heart
I hope you can forgive that
I hope you get all you deserve
Dancing ‘round the kitchen with a smile on your face
With the person who put it there
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Hey Rusty
Hey Rusty is the moniker of Limerick singer/songwriter John Ahern.
Unique Technique
records is delighted to announce the release of Hey Rusty’s debut album Anorak on the 3rd of September 2021.
On Anorak, Hey Rusty weaves earnest, thoughtful storytelling together with elements of indie folk, alt-country and chamber pop.
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