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The Goodbye EP

by James Bell

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1. She sits in the darkness alone and afraid As her strength starts to weaken and hope starts to fade When clear through the wall of her tears The face of St Michael the Warrior appears And he says you know that I also have lived by the sword Defending my land in the name of my lord And your friends fell around you and spears pierced your gown And now guards surround you and chains hold you down But remember as all of these blows hit their mark I will watch over you as you wander your way through the dark 2. And as she sits waiting for trial to commence Denied any council to aid her defence Clear through the cloud of her fears The face of St Catherine the Scholar appears And she says you know that I also have lived by the word And seen my words twisted, inverted and slurred By courtrooms of men who deceive and evade For you fight just like them and you make them afraid So speak boldly to every insidious remark, and I'll watch over you as you wander your way through the dark 3. As light stings her eyes and as tears streak her cheeks As hours become days and as days become weeks And as weeks become months become years The voice of St Margaret the Martyr she hears And she says you know that I too faced a violent end For refusing to break and refusing to bend And you know they will bind you and burn you alive But i'm here to remind you your deeds will survive and on that day you join us, and as you embark we will watch over you as you wander your way through the dark 4. And amongst the inquisitors some would remark If these venerable saints had appeared in the dark Well then why did they not get involved In the light when one word and the matter's resolved? But I think that today I can see why they chose to withhold It's painful to do and it feels cruel and cold But sometimes you just can't interfere with the plot You must watch it pass whether you like it or not And I may not possess their angelical powers But as everything crumbles I'll hold out a spark As you fumble and stumble your way through the dark I will watch over you like the saints did for Joan of Arc
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"We should talk about money," she said With a flash of the eye and a tilt of the head And an ever so mischievous smile She reached out fingers, and all of the while A thin strip of sunlight was marking her shoulder Reserving her services, plotting a course From the white cotton blouse To the warmth of her skin "We should talk about money," she said with a look "Why not email me dates that you're in?" When she talked about money she glowed Like putting the top down and hitting the road Maybe she had a figure in mind But I don't think the pound signs were making her blind I don't think she was anything less than sincere Her whole body relaxed as she leaned in her chair From the nape of her neck To the shape of her frame I'm sure if she talked about chocolate or liquor She would have behaved just the same So I put in a song where my mind goes It's the only safe place for it now, heaven knows Aware so soon after the crash That I shouldn't be writing a cheque I can't cash I can't make guarantees but I'll do what I can I explain as I lamely attempt the right thing Out of temptation The cradle of sleep But if this fiscal winter gets chillier still Here's a girl who could make me dig deep
3.
O mistress mine, where are you roaming? O stay and hear! your true-love’s coming       That can sing both high and low; Trip no further, pretty sweeting, Journeys end in lovers’ meeting—       Every wise man’s son doth know. What is love? ’tis not hereafter; Present mirth hath present laughter;       What’s to come is still unsure: In delay there lies no plenty,— Then come kiss me, Sweet-and-twenty,       Youth’s a stuff will not endure.
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Chevy Chase 03:04
Once I knew this girl She played her part She rocked my world She broke my heart One day she vanished without trace He took my place He had a face like Chevy Chase ----------------------------------------- Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, you know he looked like Chevy Chase Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, he had a face like Chevy Chase Well I could spend my life in search of her, but I see no disgrace in losing Someone that you love to someone who looks like Chevy Chase ----------------------------------------- And now the nights get long The nights get cold The seconds pass So very slowly Each night waiting by the phone Each night alone oh yeah, but Once I knew this girl She played her part She rocked my world She broke my heart One day she vanished without trace He took my place He had a face like Chevy Chase ----------------------------------------- Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, you know he looked like Chevy Chase Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, he had a face like Chevy Chase Well I could spend my life in search of her, but I see no disgrace in losing Someone that you love to someone who looks like Chevy Chase ----------------------------------------- Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh Coz I don't waste My precious days In jealous and suspicious ways Coz if you do And they get thru And wrap their arms around you Then you will find You're living as a prisoner in Your own mind You should have just forgiven her and Walked on by Instead it's gone and driven her away To someone else's place To someone else's face Like Chevy Chase ----------------------------------------- Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, you know he looked like Chevy Chase Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, he had a face like Chevy Chase Well I could spend my life in search of her, but I see no disgrace in losing Someone that you love to someone who looks like Chevy Chase Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, you know he looked like Chevy Chase Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, yeah well at least she had some taste, a lesser... man might get all envious, but me, I know my place Because I only look like me, and this guy looked like Chevy Chase You know he looked like Chevy Chase -----------------------------------------
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Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lay Took the day off work today Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lye Went to London, don't know why Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lay Drank the afternoon away Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lye With some junior doctors from Hay-on-Wye Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lay We shot machine guns, threw grenades Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lye Drove race cars and lost track of time Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lay In the Acton cineplex arcades Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lye Was going to call you, but I changed my mind Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lay We saw the robots down Embankment way Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lye We saw the Tower, saw the Eye Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lay Were going to see the Aquarium but lost our way Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lye Was going to call you, but I changed my mind On the bus in the fading day Sunlight trailing beams away Something nagging, undefined Was going to call you but I changed my mind We brought this up and I tried to say That I could see no reason why I'd try to see you to see you cry Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lye (Lye-la lee-la la lee-la lye I don't know how to say goodbye...)

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This forms part of a trio of EPs: The first being 'The Wilderness EP', the second being 'The Magic EP' and the third being 'The Goodbye EP'.

Each has a very loose theme. 'The Goodbye EP' is, simply, about goodbyes. The most intense point in any relationship? I'll leave you to decide...

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released November 4, 2013

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James Bell Oxford, UK

Recording artist. Singer. Guitarist. Songwriter. Producer. Performer of traditional English music. Not interested in being famous. Very interested in making good music. Prone to stubbornly ignore the advice of friends in the pursuit of a singular and unique artistic vision, only to admit in a couple of years that, yeah, okay, that particular thing didn’t really work. ... more

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