This Song
from A Boundary (The Stopgap EP Expanded) by Owen Duff
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lyrics
Used to be
Music made you feel better
A ringing bell
A perfect shell
That could shelter you
You'd roll along
Your soul and song
Perpetually together
Melodies for maladies
That's what got you through
But this song
This song
It's the finger now held
Halted on the glass
This song
This song
Is a snake coiled in the grass
That lets go of itself
Just to bite you
When you ask it for a kiss
This song
Asleep you dream
You've sailed the seven seas
And cannot find where you started
Then as a bird
Flying against the world
You hang still in space
Watching the tie
Of moon on tide
Break as the sea is parted
Your revolution cannot find the right
Time and place
And this song
This song
It's the finger now held
Halted on the glass
This song
This song
Is a snake coiled in the grass
That lets go of itself
Just to bite you
When you ask it for a kiss
This song
The clocks have stopped
The seasons are not
Turning
Any more
And you're a poor one for you're tethered
Like a bird to heavy feathers
To music that does not make you feel
Better
Any more
Music made you feel better
A ringing bell
A perfect shell
That could shelter you
You'd roll along
Your soul and song
Perpetually together
Melodies for maladies
That's what got you through
But this song
This song
It's the finger now held
Halted on the glass
This song
This song
Is a snake coiled in the grass
That lets go of itself
Just to bite you
When you ask it for a kiss
This song
Asleep you dream
You've sailed the seven seas
And cannot find where you started
Then as a bird
Flying against the world
You hang still in space
Watching the tie
Of moon on tide
Break as the sea is parted
Your revolution cannot find the right
Time and place
And this song
This song
It's the finger now held
Halted on the glass
This song
This song
Is a snake coiled in the grass
That lets go of itself
Just to bite you
When you ask it for a kiss
This song
The clocks have stopped
The seasons are not
Turning
Any more
And you're a poor one for you're tethered
Like a bird to heavy feathers
To music that does not make you feel
Better
Any more
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from A Boundary (The Stopgap EP Expanded),
released August 15, 2018
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Owen Duff London, UK
A true adherent to the DIY ethos, Owen Duff creates everything related to his music, from artwork to videos, as well as playing/programming nearly all of the instruments on his songs. His songs that blend influences from folk, 60s chamber pop, electronica, film and TV scores and jazz. Owen's lyrics are inspired by books, films, TV, high and low culture, politics and personal experience. ... more
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