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Where the Crows Sleep

by JOEL BIRD

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    A modern folk album inspired by graveyards, sea shanties and spaghetti western ride outs. A shadowy voice tells bittersweet stories of love and death to a soundtrack, composed with both traditional instruments and subtle electronics, somewhere between Appalachian folk-rock and a Morricone musical.

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1.
Lately I've been thinking this world owes me something, turns out I owe to myself. I don't mind admitting that I've been a fool, if you don't mind admitting it too. Last night there was a storm raging deep in our hearts, broke me like an old oak tree. But that old piece of wood it needed cutting down, to make some room for what's beneath. If my world comes tumbling down, you'er the one that I want around. I keep saying I'll leave town, but lady you're the best I've found. This morning when we woke, there was sun on the ground and maybe just a little love too. I don't mind forgetting things and carrying on, if you don' mind forgetting it too. Let's just start on something new, after all I still love you. Head on with me, let's carry on, like the morning sun, rolling around again.
2.
High on a hill, my heart stay there still, A cold wind knows me well, it saves me from myself. And I'll be alone when night falls and the world will be lovely no more. Far, far from my view, I left a piece of me with you. The dawns light dies renew, but dawn will not bring back you. And I'll be alone when night falls, and the world will be lovely no more. My soul is a dark and distant call, and home is a place that I mourn.
3.
BORN IN A PORT I WILL MEET YOU IN THE MORNING GIRL ON THE CORNER WHERE THE CHILDREN USED TO PLAY. AND I WILL KNOW THEN WITH A LOOK IN YOUR EYE IF YOU ARE READY TO FOLLOW ME AWAY. I’VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE COMPANY BUT IN THIS WORK I CANNOT BELIEVE. FOR NO LONGER DOES THE MONEY TALK. IT’S THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SEA THAT SPEAK TO ME. SET SAIL TO OUR LIBERTY AND NEVER LIVE A LIE. FOR THIS I AM CONTENTED TO BE POOR. I WAS BORN IN A PORT AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO TRY. TO BRING THE REVOLUTION TO THE SHORE. I’LL MEET YOU IN THE MORNING GIRL ON THE CORNER WITH A WHISKEY IN ME HAND. AND WE WILL DRINK TO A TOWN FULL OF DEAD MEMORIES BEFORE WE UP AND LEAVE THIS SORRY LAND. I’LL BE WORKING FOR THE FUTURE GIRL AND I KNOW THAT THE FUTURE WILL BE HARD. FOR WE’LL BE POORER. OH WE WILL BE POORER BY FAR BUT I’LL BE RICH BEYOND ME DREAMS IN ME HEART. SET SAIL TO OUR LIBERTY AND NEVER LIVE A LIE. FOR THIS I AM CONTENTED TO BE POOR. I WAS BORN IN A PORT AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO TRY. TO BRING THE REVOLUTION TO THE SHORE. AND AFTER FIFTY YEARS HAVE RUN AND LABOUR ISN’T DONE MY WOES WILL NEVER MAKE A SOUND. FOR I ANSWER TO MYSELF AND THAT’S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY. I WILL WORK UNTIL THEY PUT ME IN THE GROUND.
4.
All Aboard 03:53
ALL ABOARD UP ABOVE THE SKIES THERE’S NO REASON WHY OTHER WORLDS COLLIDE. DESTINY UNWINDS. DEEP WITHIN YOUR MIND THERE’S NOTHING YOU WILL FIND TO CHANGE THE PATHS OF TIME. ON DEATH WE CAN RELY. ALL ABOARD THE ATHEIST CAUSE AND SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR YOUR GOD. DEEP INSIDE YOUR MIND THERES SOMETHING YOU CAN FIND THAT MAKES IT ALL WORTH WHILE. LOVE IS HUMAN KIND. KINDNESS.
5.
Shadows 02:50
SHADOWS HERE THEY COME THE SHADOWS AND DON’T SHY AWAY. WHEN AUTUMN COMES AND DAYS GROW LONG AND DON’T SHY AWAY. AND WHEN THE SHADOWS START. LOOK INSIDE YOUR HEART AND DON’T SHY AWAY. THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU DON’T KNOW SO LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF AND DON’T SHY AWAY. HERE THEY COME THE SHADOWS AND DONT SHY AWAY. ASK YOURSELF. THE DARKNESS KNOWS AND DONT SHY AWAY.
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WHERE THE CROWS SLEEP THERE IS A GRAVEYARD. IT’S DOWN PAST THE ORCHARD. THEY SAY IT IS HAUNTED AND THE SPIRITS CAN HELP YOU. THE MIST IT JUST HANGS THERE AND COVERS THE TROUBLE WITHIN. YOU CAN WHISPER YOUR SECRET AND MAKE IT REAL. AND TELL ME IT ENDS HERE. THERE IS A GRAVESTONE. IT’S DOWN WHERE THE CROWS SLEEP. THE TOMB IT SAYS NOTHING. THERE’S SOMETHING OF YOU THAT LIES BENEATH. SOMETIMES I COULD DIE HERE. SO I CAN BE WITH MY DREAMS AGAIN. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT OUT LOUD. JUST ONCE. TO MAKE IT REAL. AND TELL ME ENDS HERE. SHE WENT DOWN TO THE GRAVEYARD ALONE THAT NIGHT BECAUSE THE WINTER HAD SET DEEP INTO HER HEART. SHE’D HEARD PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HELL LIKE IT WAS AN OLD FABLE. JUST A STORY FROM THE BIBLE. BUT SHE KNEW HELL WAS REAL. WHEN THERE’S NOTHING IN YOUR HEART ANYMORE. YOU ARE HELL. AND SHE ALSO KNEW THAT NOTHING WAS GOING TO CHANGE INSIDE UNTIL SHE OPENED HER HEART TO THE SPIRITS AND BEGAN TO SPEAK. AND TELL ME IT ENDS HERE.
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IF IT’S COLD OUTSIDE IF IT’S COLD OUTSIDE I’LL WARM YOU. WRAP YOU UP INSIDE MY WANTON ARMS. TILL THE SUN IT SHINES AROUND YOU AND THE DARKNESS FALLS INTO THE NIGHT. AND IF YOUR SEA SHOULD CARRY YOU TO SOLITUDE IN SEARCH OF HEART REPAIR. THEN I WILL WAIT UPON YOUR SHORE FOREVER MORE UNTIL YOUR SOUL IT WAKES AND BREATHS AGAIN. IF IT’S COLD OUTSIDE I’LL WARM YOU. WRAP YOU UP INSIDE MY WANTON SOUL. TILL THE SUN IT SHINES INSIDE YOU AND THE DARKNESS FALLS INTO YOUR HEART NO MORE.
8.
Cherokee 03:14
CHEROKEE CHEROKEE YOU ARE THE ONE FOR ME. I KISS YOU AND THEN I KISS THE MORNING SUN. I AM ALIVE INSIDE YOUR SMILE. I WILL NOT REST TONIGHT UNTIL YOUR HEART IS WON. YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN. CHEROKEE. OH CARELESS DESTINY WILL YOU BE KIND ON HER I CANNOT BE SURE. YOUR HEART IS STRONG AS NATURES SONG. IN THIS CRUEL WORLD IS THERE A PLACE FOR ONE SO PURE. ETERNAL GRACE IT IS YOUR FACE AND HUNGRY MEN THEY SCRATCH AND FUMBLE AT YOUR SOUL. BUT STILL I HOPE. I LOVE YOU SO. THAT YOU CHOOSE ME AND I WILL NEVER LET YOU GO. YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN.
9.
INNOCENT SPIRITS HARVEST MY TEARS FOR MY HEART IS A HUSK. EARTH SHE WILL DIE HERE SO TURN US TO DUST. INNOCENT SPIRITS OF OUR FLOCKS AND SHOALS. WOULD THAT THEY COULD FEED ON OUR DEAD MEN’S SOULS. OH STUNTED CONSCIENCE YOU BEG IN VAIN. SHAME IT KNOWS YOU BUT YOU KNOW NOT SHAME. GREED IT IS SILENT BUT I FEEL IT CREEP. SAVE ME THIS SORROW AND SEND ME TO SLEEP. I’M SO TIRED PLEASE JUST LEAVE ME. I DON’T WANT THE THINGS YOU WANT. SO CARRY ON AND PLEASE JUST LEAVE ME. LET ME REST INSIDE MY DREAMS. DIG DEEPER. WE FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF THE EARTH. LOOK HIGHER. WE FLY AND TAKE TO THE AIR. JUDGE NOT YOUR SINS AS YOU STAND AT THE GATE. HEAVEN IS HERE YOUR GRIEF IS TOO LATE. IF NATURE WE PERJURE TIS OUR SELF DECEIVED. LOVE IT CAN SAVE US. I DO BELIEVE.
10.
Go to Sleep 05:48
GO TO SLEEP GO TO SLEEP. TAKE THE STRAIN FROM YOUR FEET. THE TIME HAS COME. LET THIS WORLD CARRY ON. NO ONE’S GOING TO SAVE YOU FROM THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT. YOU CAN REST IN PEACE YOU WERE A LIGHT WHEN YOU WERE ALIVE. I SEE A PLACE OR SHOULD I SAY THAT PLACE SEES ME. TODAY I WALK AN EMPTY HEART LIKE DUST IN ME. OH MEMORY I CLING TO YOU WITH ALL MY SOUL. A PAIN TO FILL THIS EMPTY HOLE. DEEP INSIDE I KNOW THAT I WAS BLEST TO HAVE HAD YOU. BUT KNOWING THIS IT DOES NOT MAKE IT EASIER TO GO THROUGH. I LOVE YOU. AND WHEN MY TIME DOES BEFALL ME AND DREAMS NO LONGER CALL ME. WHEN MY THOUGHTS ARE BUT A FEW I’LL STILL REMEMBER YOU. GO TO SLEEP. LET YOUR HEART TAKE ONE MORE BEAT. THE TIME HAS COME. LET THIS WORLD CARRY ON. NO ONE’S GOING TO SAVE YOU FROM THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT. YOU CAN REST IN PEACE YOU WERE A LIGHT WHEN YOU WERE ALIVE.

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I recorded the album myself in my shed which is next to a graveyard and overlooks allotments this past winter, hopefully some of the atmosphere is preserved. On the album I play guitars, banjo, saxophones, harmonicas, rythms and electronics, the beautiful backing vocals are by the talented Nicky Evans. The album has been digitally mastered so it will have a similar quality and loudness to the other CD’s you own.

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released April 11, 2012

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Joel Bird UK

A modern folk artist inspired by graveyards, sea shanties and spaghetti western ride outs. I tell bittersweet stories to a soundtrack, composed with both traditional instruments and subtle electronics.
My past includes supporting Elvis Costello on tour & writing soundtracks for TV & film productions.
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