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An Eternal Reprieve from the Cold

by The Welton Shipwreck

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Ballad of Fire 04:57
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The step is not hard to take But over and over again we bend and we break The same simple mistake at the start with my terrible heart in your hand and you tighten the grip on the part with the delicate need for command It's all built in the sand We stay awake for days while kneeling and feeling our way through vacuums of space It's a desolate place Fuel the fire with the furious ire of your soul Feed the flames in the night Build the pyre, an eternal reprieve from the cold And so we'll never grow old You've been ignoring the ballad of fire on the radio but if you listen it's calling You've been ignoring the ballad of fire on the radio but if you listen it's calling to you You see yourself as a hero for hire but we all know there's no commissioner calling Your alter ego's just you in a bar with no windows and you're rapidly falling If you cared you could still give yourself a crescendo but you'd have to go all in You've been ignoring the ballad of fire on the radio but if you listen it's calling to you You've been ignoring the ballad of fire on the radio but if you listen it's calling You've been ignoring the ballad of fire on the radio but if you listen it's calling to you
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Turn the Wheels 03:16
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Raindrop, full stop but we go forward Finish last, failure It comes towards us Total flop, camera stop so I can be gorgeous I'll do it all for you if I can get the reward first Water, fire, hurricane Whatever turns the wheels or strains the sail moves me on again but I come back and know that every route I think is new Every win that I accrue Every prayer I ever send You will always be my end You will always be my end Brain blocked, heart locked no one gets cured How much more can we endure? Finish first, final verse Memory obscured Where can we sell what we procure? Til we drop, make it stop so I can be rescued Save me from this new hell and I'll do it all for you I'll do it all for you So you can get the reward first Water, fire, hurricane Whatever turns the wheels or strains the sail moves me on again but I come back and know that every route I think is new Every win that I accrue Every prayer I ever send You will always be my end You will always be my end You will always be my end I'll do it all for you You will always be my end I'll do it all for you
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Do It Here 02:17
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Fifty shades of denial We'll never get to the final countdown Sounds better on vinyl Come on over to mine I'll show you how.. How we do it here We're gonna batten down for the hail A hammer, plank and a nail'll fix it We're boarding up our betrayal You wanna hear a tall tale I'll tell you how.. How we do it here Ooh How did you get here? Ooh It's how we do it here We've had a lot of time to talk about the past If I write another line it may well be my last Oh, you led me through the forest on a promise and a prayer You told me close my eyes and then you left me standing there Ooh How did you get here? Ooh It's how we do it here
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Now They Know 04:06
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Could be filling up a goldmine Could be surfing on a landslide, oh We could be filling up a goldmine We could be surfing on a landslide, oh You should be playing on your own time You should be working in the sunshine, oh Because you're holding up a long line with your worry and your old mind all full of thoughts What's to become of us? We only faltered once So make a meal of us Regurgitate the bones We'll never get another chance to show them how we've grown But now they know Now they know We'll never get another chance to show them how we've grown But now they know Now they know What's to become of us? We only faltered once So make a meal of us Regurgitate the bones What's to become of us? We only faltered once So make a meal of us Regurgitate the bones Could be filling up a goldmine Could be surfing on a landslide, oh Could be filling up a goldmine Could be surfing on a landslide, oh
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Analogue 03:02
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We came up the long way Despite all the foreplay It took us a whole day and night to perform You did it your own way Well, that's what the books say The script of your old play lays tattered and torn You live a life of analogue In digital form An order from a catalogue unwrapped and unworn Dustproof, hermetically sealed With magnetic appeal Apoplectic, we feel all your rage Locked up in storage Bad mannered and boorish Your habit's too moreish to start acting your age You live a life of analogue In digital form An order from a catalogue unwrapped and unworn You live a life of analogue In digital form An order from a catalogue unwrapped and unworn
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Saturday 02:57
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You got the last space on the red-eye to the rat race but they went and lost your suitcase now Give me some headspace and I'll keep it in my bad place So you can wipe that look on your face out The weekend's here and they're calling time at the bar now We're gonna salsa dance in the fallout And there's another bomb on the way Okay You got a new name so you can take the last one in vain You know profanity's a new way out The dog is too tame to protect you from your own shame They're gonna beat you at your own game now The weekend's here and they're calling time at the bar now We're gonna salsa dance in the fallout And there's another bomb on the way Okay Asleep all year in a Dali-painted aurora Between the neon flora and fauna You'll feel your sanity fading away Saturday The weekend's here and they're calling time at the bar now We're gonna salsa dance in the fallout And there's another bomb on the way Okay Asleep all year in a Dali-painted aurora Watching the city lights getting smaller On a midnight plane from the bay Saturday
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Duty 03:26
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Try to lose your California blues But your walking shoes are tied too loose Find the loose end and pull it through You don't need to be cool Just need to be true You don't need to be cool Just need to be true Three words are spoken too soon Two hearts are broken by the moon To fill the void in We're drinking poison Untended flowers never bloom Duty is a poor motivator Duty is a poor motivator I'm gonna try So gimme that lift-in-the-chest- eyes-up-to-the-sky version of 'ok, I'm gonna try' Gimme that lift-in-the-chest- eyes-up-to-the-sky version of 'ok, I'm gonna try' I'm gonna try
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Payload 04:15
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Surprise the family Dress like a space invader Hang up the phone You're gonna get the bones down later Be a victim rather than be a hater You know, you know, you know you're wrong You know, you know, you know, you know You know, you know You know you're wrong A rabid wolf in a flock of sheep A drunk love letter penned on the hull of the payload A drop of blood on a handkerchief Fingers cramp in a paraffin lamp-lit chokehold One father's son in a fever dream Mother's tender sacrifice never remembered Unholy blasphemous trinity Three parts in clay every Sunday Cleverly rendered You know you're wrong You know, you know, you know, you know You know, you know You know you're wrong You're never wrong I know you're wrong Oh, I know, I know, I know We know you're wrong
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Nothing to Prove 03:20
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Begin the scrolling When you're on your own You got nothing to do Gotta fill the hole in You're getting old You got nothing to lose Ooh, have I got a song for you You're the one controlling You're on a roll Flying up in the blue Not running, just strolling Achieved your goals You got nothing to prove Ooh, have I got a song for you
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No Pain 03:20
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Could have been a hurricane A low flying jet plane But it blew us all away No, I don't know if I wanna go home Don't know if I wanna go home I know I don't wanna stay here with you today Here with you in pain We were pulling on our loose threads Making up our death beds when the wind began to howl Oh, we can't hide from the gathering storm But can we gather in the towns we were born and await our impending fates? I'm here with you again Again I'm here with you No pain I'm here with you again I'm here with you No pain No pain
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Riding on the Flame 03:12
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A cold wind is calling you out to the fallen pine You're lost And it's three in the morning No rest for the weary A line is crossed Don't be afraid Don't be ashamed Keep riding on the flame Today There's a whisper in your mind that won't go silent A mark upon your face suggesting violence A shapeless fear your words won't form A mental picture: bees in swarm Excess of doubt Clouding out the boy who runs in smiling Don't be afraid Don't be ashamed Keep riding on the flame Today

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An album for the party at the end of the world

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released July 13, 2023

© 2023 Stu Head and John Culkin

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TWS is an indie / shoegaze / folk-rock band based in the UK.
Long distance collaboration between Scotland and Yorkshire.
Members- Stu Head and John Culkin.
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