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FAR AGAIN
By Declan Ryan Was it you who made me mark, the date and time I made it stop? Do remind me Somewhere soon I'm hopping stars, until then, I'll bait the dark Do remind me Do remind me La da da da dum La da da da dum Take it and run. Leave all but my cardigan. 'Cause we're far again I could do it at once. Remind me what you underwent. 'Cause I'm far again Not until the car was on the main I got lost in its insignificance Not until you were running late I couldn't do it then, no I couldn't bear the weight © Declan Ryan 2022 |
Artwork + animation by Marisa Maestre
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WHERE THE SEA ENDS
By Declan Ryan Be all the skylines we see They all look the same to you But I would know better Keep all the time with the sea It all feels the same to me But you would know better And so we sit and wait And so we sit and wait for darkness Cause oh the sun's awake And oh the sun's awake and it's changing Just like we do Just like we do So give me stars and I'll keep them in my pocket I'll miss you, far off where the sea ends Take my guitar and I'll fly off in a rocket to see you Then you and I can play pretend Then you and I can play pretend In all this pain you can hold my gaze And oh I'll keep it close oh I'll keep it close to you In all the ways this could break away But it don't So give me stars and I'll keep them in my pocket I'll miss you, far off where the sea ends Take my guitar and I'll fly off in a rocket to see you Then you and I can play pretend Then you and I can play pretend © Declan Ryan 2021 |
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WHISPERS
By Declan Ryan Lead me along to a place we’ve kept a million miles away Through the storm keep your bag from getting in the rain And we hold on, as the wind sweeps us off our feet It takes its toll, all these bright lights and terrors on the screen Leave it all, oh I’ll leave it all for everything I keep And oh I hope, I hope you find what you need Before I know, I will let it run into these bones Chasing cars and letting trouble go Growing tired and swinging from the ropes We’re so close to letting time leave us in the cold Watching stars and letting doors close While we’re racing light, avoiding night and carrying whispers back home Give not a thought to the suit and tie that chains you to your seat Nothing more oh nothing more we need high up in the trees I’m down below, dreaming of the sea So draw your sword, slash the tears that were bursting at the seams Stumbling forward, hold back the fear as we wander through the deep And oh I hope, I hope you find what you need Before I know, I will let it run into these bones Chasing cars and letting trouble go Growing tired and swinging from the ropes We’re so close to letting time leave us in the cold Watching stars and letting doors close While we’re racing light, avoiding night and carrying whispers back home © Declan Ryan 2021 |
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YOUNG
By Declan Ryan Can you see me wave my hands? Could you tell me what this means? It’s all so hard to understand Only leave for kings and queens But what’s it to me? I can’t fall to sleep But there’s a runway laying on the ocean floor With bright lights shining as long as I am young And after all this need to have something more I’ll leave it there and I’ll keep it as it was If it’s all just a dream, why’d I run away from it Turn around and leave a promise you can’t keep There’s a million different things, keeping me from being honest Lose your speech until August 19th There’s no stars or sheets I’ll rearrange, but I would never change for you I’ll let it go further than the stars Wash away the thousand words I sang for you I’ll let you know then I’ll race you to the car And if it’s all just a dream, why’d I run away from it Turn around and leave a promise you can’t keep There’s a million different things, keeping me from being honest Lose your speech until August 19th And if it’s all just a dream, why’d I run away from it Turn around and leave a promise you can’t keep There’s a million different things, keeping me from being honest Lose your speech until August 19th There’s no stars or sheets © Declan Ryan 2021 |
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