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Island Of Calm
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A piano ballad about being adrift.
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One man recording the cobwebs of his mind; Shall we listen in?
One man singer-songwriter musician. Included here are songs written as far back as the late seventies, up to and including the present day. Four of the songs were recorded in the late 90's and make up an EP called Skies. Other albums include A Man Alone from 2002, and The World At Large from 2005. Since then, songs have been released singly as they've been completed. A new album is now available - Tales Of Love And Defiance (talesofloveanddefiance.com)
Song Info
Genre
Pop • Pop Rock
Charts
Peak #273
Peak in subgenre #74
Author
Michael Carpenter
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Michael Carpenter
Uploaded
April 02, 2003
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MP3 4.1 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
Written mainly while sitting in front of the computer one evening, then finished off later. It's about anger really, and the dangers of trying not to let it control you. This is the first song recorded with the new Behringer UB802 mixer, which I'm hopefully learning to use with great effect.
Lyrics
Floating along in the middle of an ocean I'm swimming just as fast as I can If I don't reach land, then I'm done The sea will swallow me again I'm trying to reach, an island of calm Where I can rest, from fighting the tide I need to beach, on an island of calm But the land is so small, the water so wide Help me make it to the shore I'm too tired to do any more Drifting along so tiny and small Going where the currents will go Out of control, in the face of it all And helpless to resist the flow I'm trying to reach, an island of calm Where I can rest, from fighting the tide I need to beach, on an island of calm But the land is so small, the water so wide Help me make it to the shore I'm too tired to do any more I'm afraid I’m going down And I really don’t want to drown Overwhelmed by a violent wave Looking for a break to save -me The water has chilled me to the bone It's getting so much harder now No raft or boat, to call my own Could I even have a row? I'm trying to reach, an island of calm Where I can rest, from fighting the tide I need to beach, on an island of calm But the land is so small, the water so wide Help me make it to the shore I'm too tired to do any more
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