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The Art Of Making Faces

by annA rydeR

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1.
Musicians 04:45
WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN MUSICIANS WE’VE BEEN SEEN ON THE STAGE AND WE WILL STILL BE MUSICIANS EVEN IF YOU TURN, TURN ANOTHER PAGE Just to feel fingers on strings Just to hear how a note rings Just to touch the wood and the wire It’s like a smouldering, slow-burning fire WE’VE ALWAYS... In the vibration of sound in the bone In the shiver of skin you are not alone To hear the air carry this song I do not count the time for it’s a whole life long WE’VE ALWAYS... The simplest of tunes to an intricate song Nothing’s perfect and nothing is wrong To have the music residing in your hands You’re not deciding, you’re just riding in the song-strands WE’VE ALWAYS... So come all you musicians All who want to play Come all you singers Let’s sing and play, let’s play our lives away Let’s play, let’s play, let’s play our lives away Let’s play, let’s play, let’s play our lives away
2.
I followed the river to get to the sea I wanted to be lost So many things have happened to me It’s no use counting the cost THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT WATCHING THE WAVES COME IN AND FOLD AND CRASH IT’S LIKE WATCHING MYSELF AND THE WAVES INSIDE BREAKING ME, THEY’RE BREAKING ME LIKE THE WAVES INSIDE ARE BREAKING ME I follow my eyes to the horizon Hoping to find some sign I see a white sail on a small boat that’s coming It’s like that boat is mine THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT… I follow my breath into my dreams And it seems they’re as real as my life is Sometimes I’m flying and sometimes I’m crying It’s like I feel the place I’m in THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT…
3.
Bring me back my feathers Else I cannot fly Bring me back my feathers Else I’ll surely die Bring me back my feathers Let me fly away To the warm lands over the sea Bring my feathers back to me BRING ME BACK MY FEATHERS BRING THEM BACK TO ME BRING ME BACK MY FEATHERS OH HOW HAPPY I WILL BE Bring me back my sweetheart Else I cannot live Bring me back my sweetheart And anything I’d give Bring me back my sweetheart I’ll kiss him wildly And then I’ll take him to my bed Bring my sweetheart back to me BRING ME BACK MY SWEETHEART BRING HIM BACK TO ME... Bring me back my tears Else I cannot cry Bring me back my tears For look I only sigh Bring me back my tears Or dry my eyes will be And I will only know of joy When you bring them back to me BRING ME BACK MY TEARS… Bring me back my footsteps Else I cannot tread Bring me back my footsteps Or I may as well be dead Bring me back my footsteps Or I never will be free Never again to walk this land Bring my footsteps back to me BRING ME BACK… So bring me back my feathers Else I cannot fly Bring me back my feathers Else I’ll surely die Bring me back my feathers So I can fly away To the warm lands over the seas Bring my feathers back to me BRING ME BACK…
4.
You’re so eager to go away Want to leave your home behind See the world – the wide, wide world All new questions you’re sure to find FLY AWAY LITTLE BIRD FROM MY WARM HAND YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO ME FLY AWAY LITTLE BIRD TO SOME DISTANT LAND AND IF YOU CAN’T FIND YOUR WAY HOME, HERE I’LL BE You might find a better place Somewhere you can lay your head down But for now it’s just such an adventure you’ll face And it’ll be a long, long time before you’re homeward bound FLY AWAY LITTLE BIRD FROM MY WARM HAND... Your strong wings will take you far And the wind will carry your song But no matter where in the world you are In my heart you will always belong FLY AWAY LITTLE BIRD FROM MY WARM HAND YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO ME FLY AWAY LITTLE BIRD TO SOME FAR, DISTANT LAND AND IF YOU CAN’T FIND YOUR WAY HOME, HERE I’LL BE AND IF YOU CAN’T FIND YOUR WAY HOME, HERE I’LL BE
5.
You’re coming home so I’ve been told Better get here before the cold You never phone you never write Then you turn up in the middle of the night Oh but I will let you in I’ll just be pleased you’re back again Oh yeh I will let you in I’ll be pleased you’re home JUST COME HOME JUST COME HOME JUST COME HOME TO ME YOU KNOW THAT’S WHERE YOU’D RATHER BE SAFE HOME WITH ME My tears drop into the washing-up bowl Two collared doves land on the telephone pole I’ve been thinking about the two of us And now I wish I was one of those collared doves Together side by side Following each other across the sky And in the darkness a place to hide Together JUST COME HOME… When you stopped singing you lost your song And if you don’t come and get me I might be moving on You know about time and how it marches on Some day you’ll find that your love is gone But come now and I will let you in And this time stay don’t go away again You’re no fool, you know I’ll let you in But stay, stay, stay JUST COME HOME…
6.
When I see your face I see the joy in you And I see the boy in you And when you’re in this place I hear the song in you And it doesn’t matter bout the wrong in you There’s wrong in all of us EVERYBODY LOVES YOU EVERYBODY LOVES YOU And when you call my name I hear the fire in you And I feel the wire in you And when you light that flame I see the fire burn And the wire twist and turn And I see you yearn Like the yearning in all of us EVERYBODY LOVES YOU EVERYBODY LOVES YOU And when I look into your eyes I see the sky in you And I see the cry in you And it doesn’t matter bout the lie in you There’s a lie in all of us No what really matters is the soul in you And the life you’re singing that’s holding you That’s the tie with all of us EVERYBODY LOVES YOU EVERYBODY LOVES YOU AND EVERYBODY LOVES YOU
7.
Warm Me Up 03:01
Wrap your coat around me Warm me up Get some whisky down me Warm me up Now that you have found me Warm me up Warm me up, warm me up, warm me up The river it’s so deep and wide Warm me up So save me from this rising tide Warm me up Sit me at the fireside Warm me up Warm me up, warm me up, warm me up WARM ME UP WARM ME UP Feed me gentle loving and serve it in a cup Woh put your arms around me Warm me up Warm me up, warm me up, warm me up So close the door to chilly winds Warm me up Talk to me of silly things Warm me up Keep me here til spring begins Warm me up Warm me up, warm me up, warm me up WARM ME UP WARM ME UP Feed me gentle loving and serve it in a cup Woh put your arms around me Warm me up Warm me up, warm me up, warm me up
8.
Zero Inches 03:15
Get close, close to me baby, get close - leave no gap Move up close to me baby, gimme some close contact Leave no space between us - no space to swing a cat Leave no room between us, babe you gotta fill that gap ZERO INCHES FROM YOU, NO-ONE ELSE I'LL GO TO ZERO INCHES FROM YOU, NO DISTANCE AT ALL - I WANT YOU ZERO INCHES FROM ME, THAT'S WHAT YOU OUGHTA BE ZERO INCHES FROM ME, LISTEN TO ME CALL FIVE INCH, FOUR INCH, THREE INCH, TWO INCH, ONE INCH ZERO INCHES FROM YOU FIVE INCH, FOUR INCH, THREE INCH, TWO INCH, ONE INCH ZERO INCHES FROM YOU Just like the dish and the spoon, just like a candle and a flame You and me we go together, you're my middle name Just like the man in the moon, just like a track and train If we didn't go together it would be a shame ZERO INCHES... FIVE INCH... When you're less than near to me my life is full of misery Such a chasm in my heart - it's no good to be apart Miles and miles and miles of space, longing just to see your face All I want to be, it's true, is zero inches from you FIVE INCH... ZERO INCHES FROM YOU
9.
I don’t like wearing this company shirt I don’t like scrabberling down in the dirt I don’t like driving this company car I’m sick a this job, I’m sick of the hours I waste to get you another cigar I don’t like sitting in this sunless place I don’t like working for a big fat face I don’t like being told I don’t communicate I’m sick a this job, I’m sick of the days I waste to get you more on your plate THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN ENDURE BEFORE YOU THINK WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS FOR THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN TAKE BEFORE YOU BEND, BEFORE YOU BREAK I don’t like being at your beck and call I don’t like being your dumb animal I don’t like staring at the same blank wall I’m sick a this job, I’m sick of the time I waste to get you another windfall So why don’t I just stand up and leave Isn’t love oh love all that we need No – money, money we need that too I’m sick this job but I gotta stick at this job There’s no other thing I can do THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN ENDURE BEFORE YOU THINK WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS FOR THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN TAKE BEFORE YOU BEND, BEFORE YOU BREAK BEFORE YOU BEND, BEFORE YOU BREAK
10.
She laughed too long, she laughed too loud She wanted to be loved by the crowd In her mind she was so popular All the signs seemed to be there for her LIFE IS NEVER QUITE WHAT YOU DREAM IT WILL BE She smiled too much, she smiled too wide She thought her smile an asset too good to hide She thought she was so mesmerising So caught up in her own surprising LIFE IS NEVER QUITE WHAT YOU DREAM IT WILL BE She waved her hand up in the air She waved it more extravagantly than she’d norm’lly dare Red wine slopped from her glass to the off-white carpet - the people looked away embarrassed and the fact is she knew that she’d regret what she had STARTED – HER LIFE WAS NEVER QUITE WHAT SHE EXPECTED IT TO BE She laughed too loud, she laughed too long Her laugh was like a kind of manic ticking bomb All it took was imagination All they had was a fascination with her LIFE IS NEVER QUITE WHAT YOU DREAM IT WILL BE...
11.
When all you've got is a dead-end in your face And you don't want to go home And every little thing seems to get you down Remember you're not alone Just wait a while, hang on Cos things will get better in the end There may be sadness, wars and despair But I will always be your friend FORGET ALL THE TROUBLE IN YOUR MIND COS THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO YOU CAN LAY DOWN YOUR WORRIES AND YOU CAN LAY DOWN YOUR HEAD COS THERE'S NO PLACE RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING TO When there seems to be no chance to take the weight off your feet And you feel like you’re sinking down And all of your life just seems to slip out of your reach Remember your time will come around Just wait a while, hang on Cos things will get better in the end There may be blues and tears in your heart But I will always be your friend FORGET ALL THE.... Well it's too far to look ahead The days drag on and on It's too bad to look back Don't do that, don't do it, no, no FORGET ALL THE... THERE'S NO PLACE RIGHT NOW...
12.
This sound I have always known These notes are in my bones These strings are the years of my life And the tears I have cried I make the hammers strike the strings And then I can sing of all these things These keys are my fingertips They are words on my lips This is a part of me It’s in the heart of me Since the start of me I make the hammers strike the strings And then I can sing of anything These chords are the breath of me Sustained til the death of me I make the hammers strike the strings And then I can sing of all things
13.
Lucky Joe’s mum’s going to sail the Pacific She says it’s terrific and she’s going to give it a go Tomorrow Lucky Joe’s mum – she takes sailing classes She broke her glasses but she sees the farthest of all And she’s got the loudest call SHE’S A NAVIGATOR SHE’LL FIND A WAY SHE’LL BE THERE SOONER OR LATER IT COULD BE ANY DAY SHE’LL FIND A WAY She can tie knots and identify rocks Keep dry her socks and take all the knocks that you Get from a boat to keep it afloat She goes without sleep and has nothing to eat She is dead on her feet but she manages to keep it on course With so little force SHE’S A NAVIGATOR… Lucky Joe’s mum’s going to take her accordion She says her audience isn’t going to applaud But she’ll never get bored She knows she’s near, this is the year There’s nothing to fear so she checks all her gear and she goes Where – everybody knows She loves the sea and the stars are out tonight She can get free if she knows that all of her children are alright Cos SHE’S A NAVIGATOR…
14.
Wrap your coat around me Warm me up Get some whisky down me Warm me up Now that you have found me Warm me up Warm me up, warm me up, warm me up The river it’s so deep and wide Warm me up So save me from this rising tide Warm me up Sit me at the fireside Warm me up Warm me up, warm me up, warm me up WARM ME UP WARM ME UP Feed me gentle loving and serve it in a cup Woh put your arms around me Warm me up Warm me up, warm me up, warm me up So close the door to chilly winds Warm me up Talk to me of silly things Warm me up Keep me here til spring begins Warm me up Warm me up, warm me up, warm me up WARM ME UP WARM ME UP Feed me gentle loving and serve it in a cup Woh put your arms around me Warm me up Warm me up, warm me up, warm me up

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A long time in the making this new studio album is 13 of annA’s original songs plus a live bonus track. Featuring Dave Pegg, Clive Bunker, Alan Thomson, Spencer Cozens, Chris Leslie, Oonagh Ryder, Mason Le Long, Noel Le Long, Simon Nicol, Chas McDevitt and others, there are 17 musicians on this album not to mention a 50-strong choir.
This is annA’s most ambitious album yet with 13 very diverse songs which include Bring Me Back My Feathers and Watching The Waves.

Recorded and mixed between 2014 and 2016 at Heathcote Studios, Blue Moon Studios and Steinway Recording.

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released July 6, 2016

annA rydeR - Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Keyboard, Accordion, Banjo, French horns, Trumpets, Percussion, Sound FX
Dave Pegg - Bass
Clive Bunker - Drums, Percussion and Sound FX
Spencer Cozens - Keyboards
Alan Thomson - Bass
Chris Leslie - Whistle
Oonagh Ryder - Vocal
Mason Le Long - Drums
Noel Le Long - Mandolin
Simon Nicol - Speaking
Hugh Rashleigh - Tuba
Chas McDevitt - Turmpet
Kelvin Leitch - Snare
Marion Fleetwood - Vocal
Gerry Colvin - Vocal
Keith Donnelly - Vocal
Peter Wimpenny - Clarinet
Jonathan Waller - Guitar
Songlines Community Choir Warwick led by Bruce Knight
Mark Lee - Clocks
Chloreen Scragg - Demonica and Geronium
Pip Macintosh - Percussion

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annA rydeR England, UK

annA rydeR is an original and inventive singer-songwriter with a musical style which spans an array of genres. A multi- instrumentalist with a poetic, intimate lyricism communicating her unique take on the world around her.

annA has played all over the UK and Europe, from small clubs to large festivals, and has six studio albums under her belt, featuring some of British folk's finest musicians.
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