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Is That You?

by Lewis Mullen

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1.
I'm Awake 02:56
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Up with the rooster up with the owl I’m awake, yes, I’m awake All smelling roses that used to be foul I’m awake Spread your wings take up most of the nest I’m awake, yes, I’m awake Torture your self only partly in jest I’m awake I’m awake, in midnight blue Old as dust yet somehow new Shine a light now, sparkling soul I’m awake, yes, I’m awake Sharp as a diamond, powerful as coal I’m awake I’m awake, this much is true Morning bird give me a clue In the honey sweet voice of a friend Sometimes in half waking dreams It seems Pennies fall on moonbeams In streams Sing like a songbird, sweetly and whole I’m awake, yes, I’m awake Before the weary old day takes it toll I’m awake Come along there’s much to do ‘Cause I’m awake, now so are you I’m awake, yes, I’m awake, yes I’m awake, yes, I’m awake I’m awake, yes, I’m awake, yes I’m awake, yes, I’m awake
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Coldingham Bay 02:50
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My heart was in my mouth Could not believe my eyes On Coldingham Bay I met this guy Just down from Thurso He tracked the moontides On a cold July day Around noon tide We chatted for a while Of breakers and the broke Of lovely Saint Abbs Approvingly we spoke Then he handed me his beer And with a cheeky grin Suddenly stepped back into His slick black shiny skin Man on dry land Silkie on the sea Footprints on the ocean Run in slow motion Overhead they danced The swoop and the cry On Coldingham Bay I watched this guy Up and down he went Silkie on the waves Those great big monsters He must have been so brave Man on dry land Silkie on the sea Footprints on the ocean Run in slow motion It seemed like no time It seemed like all time Hope he will be here still Come the fall time When he had had enough He stepped back on the sand Shed his dripping suit I took his human hand I won’t forget That crimson evening sky When on Coldingham Bay I met this guy
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Doin' Alright 02:55
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I don’t know who needs to hear this But you’re doin’ alright and you got this Doin’ alright Doin’ alright And you got this Gotta tell you what I’m seeing Just a beautiful human being Dead name has said goodbye And there’s a light behind your eyes Well I don’t know who needs to hear this But you’re doin’ alright and you got this Doin’ alright Doin’ alright Doin’ alright Doin’ alright And you got this Jump and shout and clap your hands Catch a star before it lands Jump and shout and tap your feet Everyone run down the street Back when the world was pain Took pains just to explain Who you were tuning into And now you can begin to And I don’t know who needs to hear this But you’re doin’ alright and you got this Doin’ alright Doin’ alright Doin’ alright Doin’ alright And you got this
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Tell it to the Bees 04:06
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Little knock at my front door Think that we’ve been here before I’ll brew some tea to pour Out it comes all in a rush Broken glass upon the hush Best advice that I can push Take your tale and tell it to the bees Tell it to the bees Tell it to the bees Tell it to the bees and they will listen Tell it to the bees Down on bended knees And soon you’ll figure out there’s nothin’ missin’ Tell it to the bees Tell it to the bees Tell it to the bees and they will listen Tell it to the bees Down on bended knees And soon you’ll figure out There’s nothin’ missin’ Once upon a time you laughed All the elders called you daft Now your sighs will cause a draft Sip your tea and take your time Honey makes it taste sublime And when noon has come to chime Take your tale and tell it to the bees Tell it to the bees Tell it to the bees Tell it to the bees and they will listen Tell it to the bees Down on bended knees And soon you’ll figure out there’s nothin’ missin’ Tell it to the bees Down on bended knees And soon you’ll figure out there’s nothin’ missin’
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Gulls by the Sea 00:35
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Fishtale 01:17
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Last time that I heard your voice Was on the North Sea swell Since then you’ve seen other boys And other girls as well Sweetheart did you sing to them As you have sung to me? And if we should meet again What would your wish be? Carefully remove the pegs I undo the brace Now no longer have I legs A fishtail in their place Next time that I see your face My hope will arise Next time that I hear your voice I will harmonise
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Is That You? 03:25
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Two projectors, face to face Place transposed on place A long weekend away The beach on Saturday But it’s no picnic, no siree Sand kicked up for you and me Each wearing all the foes Out of focus, muzzy glow Need we go on? Is that you? Is that you? Are you finished? Are we through? Back foot wants the other shoe Is that me? Is that you? Two speakers, face to face All treble, little bass Amped up far too much Bad vibes entwine and touch The floor begins to shake How much can this house take? Wait ‘til the roof falls in To take it on the chin Need we go on? Is that you? Is that you? Are you finished? Are we through? Back foot wants the other shoe Is that me? Is that you? I won’t back down, I say No no, I won’t back down We’ve picked the wrongest day To say all we shouldn’t say But can we just agree, I pray To never do this again? Need we go on? Is that you? Is that you? Are you finished? Are we through? Back foot wants the other shoe Is that me? Is that you? Is that you? Is that you?
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Piece 01:40
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All the jigsaw puzzles are Looking for their missing piece What no-one seems to realise is We’re all already complete
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Snowing Indoors 02:49
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It is snowing indoors Table tops are turning white Begun to lie on the floor Three whole inches over night If I dreamed you with all my might Asleep beneath the faerielight Feet tucked in below the tree Would this bring you home to me? It is snowing in mine Beside my head it frosts the ground By the hearth I recline My familiars all around Cat Cringle, Hungry Hound Red Robin, lost and found If we sleep below the tree Will this bring you home to we? It is snowing upstairs In the attic through the roof Now I’m no longer scared You say I’m gone but where’s the proof? If I lived in all your dreams ‘Til you’re bursting at the seams Tucked right in below the tree Would this bring me home to thee?
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Down in the Dell 02:50
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At the edge of the sea, is where we’ll meet The rainbows have gone, they’ve fallen asleep When the mermaid sings, the beach bell rings We cast off our cotton skins Oh my if we could fly We’d flap those wings and soar real high Ho Hey come let’s stray down in the Dell where the fairies play Drifting on dreams, tomorrow can wait No need to be scared, we’ll decide our fate Late at night in the shimmering light The shadows came out to dance Oh my if we could fly We’d flap those wings and soar real high Ho Hey come let’s stray down in the Dell where the fairies play Nothing matters when there's love in your smile I’m glad that you’re here you’d been gone for awhile All night long we sang our song The whispering wind joined in Oh my if we could fly We’d flap those wings and soar real high Ho Hey come let’s stray down in the Dell where the fairies play
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The Breaker Broke My Mind 03:33
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My self-esteem went surfing One night, left me alone The breaker spoke to me in bed In sneaking, mocking tones And so I didn’t worry when The life guards turned their backs As the big wave came down on me My memory fades to black I surrendered to that breaker in the night Wish I could say that I at least put up a fight When the breaker broke The breaker broke my mind And since the breaker broke I’ve been so hard to find So very hard to Now I drift around this small town Like a trenchcoat-wearing ghost If hollowness was riches Then I’d have more than most The fat kid in the neighbourhood Asked me "why so blue?" I said well son it’s what happens When you let ‘im wash over you See I surrendered to that breaker in the night Wish I could say that I at least put up a fight When the breaker broke The breaker broke my mind And since the breaker broke I’ve been so hard to find So very hard to So hard to….So hard to….. So hard to….So hard to….. You said you’d take me for the vampire that I am Forget that big wave and his blissed out brain-dead scam When the breaker broke The breaker broke my mind And since the breaker broke I’ve been so hard to find So very hard to I’ve since lost touch with him At last at least I’m free If he is anywhere He’s somewhere out at sea I doubt he dreams of…
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Linnodee 01:31
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Pomona (The Cider Goddess Song) 03:42
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Praise Pomona, the Cider Goddess Praise Her Praise Pomona, the Cider Goddess Praise Her Praise Pomona, the Cider Goddess Praise Her Praise Pomona, the Cider Goddess Praise Her Come all ye beggars and gypsies and whores Come fill up your glasses and drink a bit more With one pint we're happy with two we are free With four we get naked and dance round the tree Sing La da da da, la da da dee Cider for you and for me Come all ye match girls and phossie jaw freaks Come drink of the scrumpy, you'll be out for weeks We are the pieces that just don't fit in The apple the fruit of original sin La da da da, la da da dee Cider for you and for me Come all ye bedlam boys, rattle your chains Come all ye poets and addle your brains One pint and you might write a sonnet or two With three you'll do what you've aye wanted to do La da da da, la da da dee Cider for you and for me Praise Pomona, the Cider Goddess Praise Her Praise Pomona, the Cider Goddess Praise Her Out with your misery out with your hate Come join in the dancing before it's too late We are the pieces that never will fit You can't stop the bonfire now it is lit La da da da, la da da dee Cider for you and for me La da da da, la da da dee Cider for you and for me
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Dyspraxic Heart 02:39
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Childhood is a skinned knee And growing up’s a bastard But falling in love is like riding a bike A skill I’ve never mastered I wish I could go faster Maybe they’re leaving off picking me To save the best ‘til last As long as nobody’s kicking me For getting nowhere fast And letting the ball go past I’ve got a big dyspraxic heart Drop it and it falls apart I’ve got a big dyspraxic heart Don’t know how to make it stop So here’s where I’m coming from And I hope enough to go on No longer running from The nothing left by no-one That I went and stubbed my toe on I’ve got a big dyspraxic heart Drop it and it falls apart I’ve got a big dyspraxic heart Don’t know how to make it stop Spoke too soon A spoke too soon Caught my foot in Upending the bicycle All in a pile A spoke too soon Let’s go climb a tree And fall and rip our jackets Try and lose some shuttlecocks In the rafters with our rackets So they’ll send us some new packets I’ve got a big dyspraxic heart Drop it and it falls apart I’ve got a big dyspraxic heart Don’t know how to make it stop I’ve got a big dyspraxic heart Someday I’ll learn to make it go
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It Never Ceases to Amaze Me 03:21
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It never ceases to amaze me It never ceases to amaze me How people can believe In the tales that the tellers weave Pulling rabbits out their sleeve And if they act as one They can get anything begun Though the boulders weigh a tonne It never ceases to amaze me It never ceases to amaze me How hate can stir the pot And that brew makes your insides rot Yet the recipe’s still taught In schools throughout the land ‘Til someone makes a stand And that evil soup gets canned It never ceases to amaze me It never ceases to amaze me It never ceases to amaze me It never ceases to amaze me How flow’rs defy defeat In the cracks in the hard concrete Under pounding rush-hour feet And when they sight the sky Someone picks them and they die Still they never cease to try and It never ceases to amaze me It never ceases to amaze me It never ceases to amaze me It never ceases to amaze me

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At the edge of the sea is where we'll meet. Let's go surfing in the North Sea, like silkies on the waves. Watch out for those breakers.

Is that you? Are you finished, are we through?

Is that me?

Is that you?

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released August 22, 2020

Lewis Mullen, with guest vocalist Laura Macfarlane

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Lewis Mullen Glasgow, UK

I write the kind of music I'd like to listen to, and I hope you enjoy listening to it to. It's a window into a slightly different world that's a more honest mirror of our own

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