Love And The Memories Of It

by Andy Shauf

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1.	In The Morning 03:00	lyrics	download

2.	I've Been Thinkin' 03:27	lyrics	download

3.	Caroline 02:52	lyrics	download

4.	All The Same 02:53	lyrics	download

5.	Beautiful 03:30	lyrics	download

6.	Sleep 04:11	lyrics	download

7.	Funeral Voice 03:30	lyrics	download

8.	In Time 03:49	lyrics	download

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I wrote and recorded this album in 2006 and sold it in little sewn fabric cases. Good times.

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released 01 December 2006
Recorded by Andy Shauf
Mixed by Mark McLeod

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For almost a decade Andy Shauf has been building a cult following that hangs on his every word. The dark storytelling and bold gift of melody he displays in his recordings and intimate live show, have drawn comparisons to the early work of Paul Simon, Elliott Smith, and Neil Young. ... more

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Track Name: In The Morning: tie your shoes and walk away again
better things are coming soon, my friend
I'll fall asleep with so much on my mind
and in the morning I'll awake, and forget what I need to find

grand piano songs you'd play for me
your softest voice I hear it trace the melody
and I'll fall asleep with so much on my mind
and in the morning I'll awake, and forget what I need to find

colder hands will come when leaves begin to fall
and winter's white will follow soon and hide them all
and I'll fall asleep with so much on my mind
and in the morning I'll forget that I was searching so hard for the things that I can't find
Track Name: I've Been Thinkin': I've been thinking about these funny things I remember
like the time that we held hands on the bus ride home
and the words that you were feeding from the book that you were reading
I never understood them quite, but I wanted to. yeah, I wanted to

I know I'm not the only one who has loved you
and I know I'm not the only one who cares
and the love song that I wrote for you will never be your favourite
but I won't take it back, I won't take it back

I know it's not original to say that I've missed you
but that's what keeps on coming back to me
like a dusty old folk song in the key of C
or something that can only be a memory

I have never been that good with words, but I hope you see
you mean so much to me
Track Name: Caroline: I'd love to see you smile
in a way to put the poets to shame
with no words to describe
and I know I've made you cry
you never did deserve it
I can't answer why
Caroline please smile
coffee stains on white
chesterfields in the morning
woke sore necks in the night
because you slept in livingroom light
what you said was a sickness
I never knew was a fight
Caroline please talk to me, tell me everything
a smile can make a memory, a smile can make you sing
Caroline your face shows more than what I know your heart is feeling
there's so much more than loneliness for you
So Caroline please smile
Track Name: All The Same: the greenest grass you'll ever see
lies silent on the earth
where I could never be
and the brightest sun that's ever shined
as you walk away
it dances there behind, or so I find
but it's all the same anyway

I'll hold you in the setting sun
would that be boring
would it be any fun for you
maybe I could fix your pain
but what is life if it's always sunny
if there's never any rain
if it's all the same anyway, then it's all the same anyway

you are the mittens to my coldest hands
the purest rain to the driest lands
a brand new friend on a lonely day
most beautiful girl I'd have to say
please be mine on this very night
hands are shaking, knees not quite
it's all the same anyway, well maybe it was but not today

stay with me this little while because all I know is you make me smile
Track Name: Beautiful: there is no truth in lying
I can't cry without pain
happiness is a river we've been to
we all know that it's not the same
because it's beautiful

there is no fun in knowing
there is more than just that
sharpie marker on your arm and my face
hands so close to not touching
that this embrace is beautiful

and I won't smile
if I can't see
the understanding
the marvellous beauty

and I won't die
if you say to me
that all of this beauty
will never be
will never be meant for me
Track Name: Sleep: sleep, easy with eyes closed
easier than most, most of the time
and I'll stay by your bedside
till morning hides the night like a steady machine
and the sun will seem brighter again
and your eyes will be rivers as you're telling your best friend
I might not see you again

and I'll stay by your bedside
I'm stronger than eye sight, most of the time
I'll be like a brick wall
with legs braced I won't fall, I'm a steady machine
but my eyes will grow tired again
and I'll fall into dreams where you're getting out of bed
and becoming whole again

and my eyes are tired
my tears are stains
the clock keeps moving on
there's a selfishness in all of this
and I am holding tightly to your hand
but your grip is gone
and I'm losing hope
and quietly but still out loud I'll say
oh take me with you, take me too
Track Name: Funeral Voice: I've been so afraid that you died yesterday
and nobody knew how to say
that a funeral voice was the easier choice
to saying goodbye to me

I know what I've seen in the towns in-between
where the faces remind me of you
it's been at me all day, I just want to say
but I choke when I think about you

and I've been so afraid to get lost on the way
that I don't even know where to go
and this moment of blind, it helps me to find
a hand to lead me home

I heard yesterday that you're at home to stay
it's been so long since I've seen your face
you're alive and you're well, but it's not hard to tell
that I'm terrified to hear your voice again
Track Name: In Time: you will be okay
again in time
tears will fall away
and never climb

when you're not inspired you are claiming to be
eyes will get tired when they're waiting to fall asleep

you will be okay
to love again
you will find your way
in a crowd of friends

I'll be a smile when you're open with me
when you're so tired of wanting to be someone else

darling you will be okay in time