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I Stand Alone

by Tess Callaghan

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I Stand Alone 03:43
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I Stand Alone Too many red flags I thought I was with you I’m empty-handed Nothing I can do I can’t believe I let you in But now I’m reflecting You didn’t respect me Or my time I should just move on I can’t believe you have no feelings And I stand alone The glass is empty Water don’t turn to wine And I Stand Alone You talk of magic The illusion was mine I stand alone I say something clever But I should just walk away Out of this minefield I guess I was naive I forgive myself I’m worth more than this I don’t deserve these Childish games And it’s clear to me You want it all your way And I stand alone The glass is empty Water won’t turn to wine You talk of magic The illusion was mine To many excuses Wasting my time I stand alone I see I was blind I stand alone I stand alone The glass is empty boy Nothing more to say I gave a parting shot We’ve gone our separate ways I can’t believe I let you in But that was how I was feeling And now I know I stand alone I stand alone I stand alone
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Sandalwood 04:17
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The small blue table’s set For you my special guest Let’s take our drinks Down to the fountain Under the vines and trees In the shade we will sit And watch the water Tumble to the ground The sky is turning To dark returning Through the night The scent of sandalwood The courtyard is enclosed  The sky is hanging low You carry me over Into romance I go Through the darkened hall From the living room You look at me Like you are dreaming Love has come to take you You must bend or it will break you Sweet it lasts a night for years to come Love has come to make you In the fusion something sacred Forever be as one The night is turning To day returning Dawn ascending carrying the sun The day is early Sunlight disturbing Still enshrouded in the sandalwood
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The Last Bad Boy 02:47
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What good is a balcony With the sun shining down And the river flowing When you’re on your little own On your own on your own I’d like to resist temptation Call and ask you round You’re the last of the bad boys The good ones are all gone Gone, all gone, all gone The last of the bad boys Baby you know that you’re not Bigger than bad Realer than good Baby don’t want this to stop No polite conversation You seem to be at home Your flirtatious infiltration Without the need for more No more, no more, no more Let’s take a home vacation Why don’t you come around Maybe we’ll just hang out That would be fun Fun, fun, fun The last of the bad boys Baby you know that you’re not Bigger than bad Realer than good Baby I don’t want this to stop The last of the bad boys Baby you know that you’re hot Bigger than bad Realer than good Baby you know you’re the top The last of the bad boys Baby you know that you’re hot Bigger than bad Realer than good Baby The last bad boy
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They Walk Along 03:17
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They Walk Along You take your jacket Put on your summer shoes Your hair light gold Freshly washed A photograph You carry with you You close the door Give me the key In the evening sun We walk Along In the evening sun We walk along He says he wants the world She says she wants to sing  He says he's a river And she’s a sea He takes her by the hand No need to talk They walk along the path The breeze is warm In the evening sun They walk along In the evening sun They walk along
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Buy Now Pay Later 02:55
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You say you’ve got to have me here and now Well I’m in no hurry to agree Free love is not so very free I have found Not upfront but still the cost is real And something isn’t right about the deal Buy now pay later when I check my bank statement Costs so much in ways you never see Buy now pay later don’t get me wrong I don’t hate you It’s just so damn expensive boy for me You tell me baby that I’m just your type There’s not many that you like Other girls may find it flattering Oh that’s really not my thing You can try but you won’t change my mind Buy now pay later when I check my month statement Costs so much in ways you never see Buy now pay later with interest aggregated But it’s just too damn expensive boy for me Buy now pay later don’t get me wrong boy I don’t hate you Costs so much in ways you never see Buy now pay later with interest aggregated But it’s just too damn expensive boy for me I guess free love well it really aint so free I guess free love well it really aint so free
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Whisper In Your Ear 03:33
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You scrutinise I’m transparent I fear A hint of kindness Yet direct and clear You say I’m not where I ought to be But somewhere ahead of me Things could be so much better So I listen to what you say You’re an angel Who whispers in my ear And tells me sweetly What I’ve got to hear The tunnel vision That drove me underground All the late nights, Start to get me down Not need for a psychiatrist Or sympathy or disgust Just an honest word Heart to heart You came along and Whispered in my ear And told me gently Things I had to hear No panic no drama scene Just matter of fact what you see Then you disappear And leave me the same But with a change Inside me You came along The rolling drums Above I hear Have taken you away What lingers now Is hard to tell So brief you came to stay You came along and Whispered in my ear And told me gently Things I had to hear No panic no drama scene Just a matter of fact from you to me You whisper in my ear Whispered in my ear Whispered in my ear Whispered in my ear
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Long Song 06:14
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Really, really, they really want me to do that Really, really, they really want me to do that Really, really, they really want me to do that That is when the real work begins That is when the real work begins My life is like a long song And I’m still singing My life is like a long song And I’m still singing Tell me the joke about an artichoke Have a heart don’t think too much Where did she go I don’t know City girl has quit the scene She’s too exposed along the coast She went inland near where the rivers meet That is when the real work begins That is when the real work begins My life is like a long song And I’m still singing My life is like a long song But I’m still singing Really, really, they really want me to do that Really, really, they really want me to do that Really, really, they really want me to do that That is when the real work begins That is when the real work begins My life is like a long song And I’m still singing My life is like a long song And I’m still singing And to the dove flying above And the dragonfly below And to the shepherd of electric doors Who helps keep them going He reminds her of a Frankish King He likes to read she likes to swim They drive up to a special art No view but a fresh start That is when the real work begins That is when the real work begins My life is like a long song And I’m still singing My life is like a long song And I’m still singing She saw a picture across the sea C G Am Am Of a pool that was aquamarine How to craft the life you want Somewhere your soul can truly sing My life is like a long song And I’m still singing My life is like a long song And I’m still singing (hold note) Really, really, they really want me to do that Really, really, they really want me to do that Really, really, they really want you to do that That is when the real work begins That is when the real work begins My life is like a long song And I’m still singing My life is like a long song And I’m still singing
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Sweet Colleen 03:35
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You were sat down in a restaurant  I was working like a crazy one Between boxing that's a memory You helped me to forget My sweet colleen My sweet colleen My sweet colleen Got the sweetest smile I ever seen A freckled nose and green eyes like me Oh my sweet colleen My sweet colleen Got your shit together left a card But you aint no run of the yard With your kiss you stole my heart Like no other Colleen’s your name Babe you got beautiful skin Freckles on your nose are happening Just like me they’re joining Be fun to compare My sweet buchaill My sweet buchaill My sweet colleen The sweetest smile I ever seen A freckled nose and green eyes like me My sweet colleen My sweet colleen Our ancestors of long ago Sent as slaves by Oliver Cromwell We share a history we’ve overcome Swept away not gone Sweet colleen My sweet colleen My sweet colleen Got the sweetest smile I ever seen A freckled nose green eyes like me Oh my sweet colleen My sweet colleen My sweet colleen Got the sweetest smile I ever seen A freckled nose green eyes like me Oh my sweet colleen My sweet colleen
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Eve Of The Eve 04:07
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Be Good 04:24
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The Train like a looking glass Pulls in to the marked platform There we both stand till it’s time I climb aboard and after A long kiss goodbye There we both stand till it’s time And you say Be good Be good Be good Be good Be good Be good Darling there’s something understood As you say be good I look at your thin jacket And how you chose I wonder what the future brings And finding a safe place for my belongings Nothing more’s required in ancient rights of goodbye You say be good And I look at you and you look at me How we think and how we see And everything is as it should Understated edge of my seat
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Hawaii In Your Head 03:45
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Travel to Hawaii In your head Flowers, leaves and waves Are waiting for you there Every piano key Is tuned more or less correct You play all the standards And you even take requests Last year was difficult So could be the next You’re learning to surf now Go catch a wave instead Travel to Hawaii In your head Flowers leaves and waves Are waiting for you there The mock roman villa Is closed till May again The internet is down Up went the rent There’s pressure on all sides But nobody in your bed You’re waiting for the high tide Go catch a wave instead To Hawaii Go travel in your head Flowers leaves and waves Are waiting for you there Travel to Hawaii In your head Flowers leaves and waves Are waiting for you there

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Tess' seventh album, 'I Stand Alone', the title track particularly well-received.

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released October 1, 2019

Music, lyrics, arrangement, vocals, production by Tess Callaghan
Drums John Blease, Bass Simon Little, Guitar Dave Ital, Acoustic Christian Marsac, Organ/ Piano Ross Stanley
Recorded at Perry Vale Studios SE23, sound/ mastering engineer Pat Collier
Mixed by Tess Callaghan

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Singer Songwriter from Ireland with 17 electric and acoustic collections since 2015. See review (louderthanwar.com/tess-callaghan-he-walks-in-beauty-single-review/). From indie, blues, rock and pop ('Big Heart', feat. Barrie Cadogan guitar, Simon Little bass) to home-spun acoustic, folk and celtic. ... more

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