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Glare

by Leo O'Kelly

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1.
I showed my love the streets of this town But your car drove up and down I showed my love the sights of this place All I could see was your beautiful face Walked by the river and the murmuring weir I could still hear you whispering in my ear I prayed to heaven, but my oh my Here she comes again; she's a cloud in the sky Chorus: Hold on baby, here we go again Hold on baby, does it show again Hold on baby, here comes trouble I'm falling, falling in, falling in love again
2.
Venezuela 05:34
The heavens hang low here in Venezuela So proud the mountains shine a thousand miles away The breeze blows free through the grasslands of Venezuela We're living at the edge of the world We pray for the day, we long for the night to come Through the ozone layer the yellow star blazed on It's only a mythology; we never know whatever is It couldn't be better Still only our sadness holds us apart Sorrow holds us together We reel in the glare here in Venezuela Through the shimmering haze we watch the telescopes turn We swoon in the stare here in Venezuela We fall and wither on a shadowless plain Never surmount no, never surpass no, never surrender How wearily, how bravely we drive the animals home In this paradise the light just burns our faces Come the day those rays will shine on through
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4.
You took all the fun out of it Like a teacher turned bad You made it seem hard When it really was easy You tried to push the river You tried to push everybody around You smiled your stupid smile to the camera Just in case the photograph didn't come out Yeah you were heavy already With the world atlas on your shoulder You levelled all the beautiful mountains And valleys, and palaces Like some stupid steamroller You took all the fun out of it Now your little world's tumbling down 'scuse me if I stick around 'scuse me if I step aside I can't stand to see a grown man cry You say, "this is just how I am" You say, "this is just what I do" We all say "yeah" "Ever since you were two" You took all the fun out of it Now I'm angry at you And I'm angry at me And I'm angry at me For taking you seriously
5.
Ricochet 05:49
I walked by that window, I pushed through that door I looked in the mirror and I dropped to the floor Hit so direct, so unexpected Frictionless ricochet killed to the core I looked in the mirror and I dropped to the floor Sometimes for fun I try to walk in the sun Sometimes I try to frighten myself to death I cling to the shadows, I flirt with the light No, no, never get too intimate No not today, never today I walked by that window, I pushed through that door I looked in the mirror and I dropped to the floor Pre-echo, dreaming how it'll go Frictionless ricochet killed to the core I looked in the mirror and I dropped to the floor
6.
Mirror shades down the supermarket Sonic Youth in my head I'm wired and dangerous One look and you're dead Chorus: Lucky for you baby, you got your mother with you baby Lucky for you baby I got my mother with me I got a penfriend in Tokyo Who says I'm nice and I'm kind Just because I saved a tree in Nicaragua But you know I killed some cats in my time (repeat chorus) (instrumental) Now I'm hiding out somewhere in winterland Being trailed by 14 iced bears I got my bullet belt and my power flower But those bears won't stay out of my hair (repeat chorus) (twice)
7.
You won me over, you left me here Neighbourhood stray with his head on my knee A beer in my hand, a tear in my eye Do I look funny, are you satisfied? Chorus You say you prefer Jim, but Sue's the woman for him She's happily married to Joe That's just because she don't know He's out chasing Gail But that gal'l never slow down It's true what they say Love makes the world go round Yesterday you wrote from Barcelona You're still not happy now you're all alone Ah, neither am I, so I decide not to die Pick myself off the floor, and I try to phone ya But that's not your voice I hear He says: "some guy for you dear" Hang up, I have another beer and try Ramona Ramona's not there, oh well what do I care I know the day love's a game, it just seems very unfair Chorus Yesterday you wrote, this time from Rome You're still not happy, say you're coming home No now is not a good time, you see the thing is I'm In love all over again This time it's going to be just fine
8.
I didn't mean to see you home I didn't mean to kiss you I didn't mean to stay so long I didn't mean to miss you Too late to mend the damage done I wouldn't have it any other way Now you're not the only one What am I going to say? Chorus This plane is dragging me down The pull of the moon Light from the lonesome star So faint and so strong My feet are walking to where you are House on the hill I know I shouldn't but I'm going to call Now I need to feel How far I can fall Chorus In the song I heard the words Something's wrong if it's not right In the book I read it said: Heaven and earth will never unite In the song I heard the words: Why do we fight? Chorus
9.
Well there was love between us And there were things besides And there were things that lived And there were things that died And there were things that didn't even see the light Now I need a further education I need something to change my mind We had a near fatal fascination I guess we're fortunate to feel alive Such a safe combination We were a little white lie Chorus: Oh, here comes a change for the better Too late to say, "we should have let each other know" Oh, we were good together But we were good to let each other go Instrumental Tonight my shoes are out of character And I'm swimming through the silken air And I'm dancing all alone now Now with the one with the beautiful hair And I haven't a care I found a late place to eat On the street we used to live that time And it tasted so good just as the sun began to rise And I paid the waiter, And we wished each other goodbye (repeat chorus and first verse)
10.
I tried to convince myself You don't mean anything to me (twice) Chorus: But when the gate squeaks my heart skips a beat When the phone rings hope springs new Fact is I know you're not coming around My heart is pounding for you When you went away and left me I just filled up with pain I hurt so bad I need you desperately When will I see you again? Because you changed me for a car I let you go for a song Suppose you could say I'm free as a bird But somehow it still feels wrong You used to say, "hey, where are we going?" You used to say, "what's the plan?" I used to say, "Hey, I don't have any I'm happy just to hold your hand".
11.
On my way home, not wholly sober When I noticed over my shoulder There was the moon, cold as a stone On my way home I looked around the heavens above And without a sound I was told about love Millions of stars all looking down On my way home I thought about you, and I thought about me I asked the moon, "can you set us free?" Not wholly sober, but hopefully true On my way home Wouldn't you say it's a beautiful night When clouds blow away and uncover the sky? Millions of miles I'd like to sail On my way home (Instrumental and repeat last verse)

credits

released February 2, 2001

released on Bandcamp July 22, 2020.

Leo O'Kelly - Vocals, Guitars, Violin, Drum Programs, Sampler

Trevor Knight - Keyboards, Vocals, Drum Programs, Sampler

Wayne Sheehy - Drums

Robert Malone - Bass Guitar

Ger Griffin - Guitar & Sing'n Smile Pals on "Streets of This Town"

Pat Donne - Guitar on "Strets of This Town"

Bree Haris - Vocals on "When the Gate Squeaks"

Mark Adams - Trumpet on "Venezuela"

Trish McAdam - Filmed and Directed documentary ("Flirting with the Light") of the recording of "Glare"

Recorded and mixed at Sun and Clarinda Way Studios

Pat Donne, enginered at Sun, assisted by Dave West, Leo O'Kelly at Clarinda Way.

Cover Photograph by Barry Moore at Photogenic
Inside Photograph by Chris Robinson
Cover Design by David O'Toole
Manufactured by Trend Studios

All songs by Leo O'Kelly except "On My Way Home" by Klaus Harvey
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Mastered at Windmill Master Labs by Adrian Foley
Mixed by Trevor Knight, Leo O'Kelly and Pat Donne

Produced by Trevor Knight

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