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The Singles

by Martin Praetorius

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All the travelling © Jay Pinto/Martin Praetorius I have nothing to my name Only this suitcase I’m carrying My coat is heavy but it’s plain It’s warm enough but now it’s wearing thin From wind and rain And all the travelling Who knows what brought me to this place A flip of the coin, mere coincidence So many people along the way Acts of love and random incidents A picture frame Of all the travelling Took a lot of miles Can’t say there wasn’t any pain I finally realize That the road is wide And time is on my side I have nothing to my name Places to go but I’m not hurrying No longer caught up in this game And the ticking of the clock that kept me worrying Winds of change And all the travelling All the travelling All the travelling All the travelling
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Down to the sea © Martin Praetorius I got weary So I walked down to the sea To the cool of the water To find serenity And I hold And I breathe Feel the ground Underneath The house is simple The doors are open wide With plenty of windows To let in air and light And I rise And I sleep I feel the tide Come over me The soul is as light as a feather The weight that I carry is deep I'm shouting my name at the weather And it's shouting my name back at me I got weary So I walked down to the sea To the cool of the water And I found peace in me
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House With Yellow Windows © Praetorius/Svendsen/Jesperson We took the old road to the city As we left the dual carriageway behind With every house and sign we passed This feeling in my heart was realigned I've always been dreaming Now I can clearly see The house with yellow windows Is waiting for me The times we spent together The friends we made, with laughter and with song It seems like an eternity Though it hasn't been that long Now I am returning To the city by the sea Where the house with yellow windows Is waiting for me I've always been dreaming Now I can clearly see The house with yellow windows Is waiting for me
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Out of this town © Martin Praetorius You have been broken hearted All of your plans have been thwarted You haven't quite recovered From your last defeat Yes you can sit there waiting It doesn't bear contemplating Your sorrow's a melody That's playing on repeat Come on girl, let's get out of this town Catch a dream and chase it all around Trough your hopes high in the air Don't let time slip away Come on girl, let's get out of this town And not worry if it's love we found Through your hopes high in the air Don't let time slip away Against the wind that's blowing You got to keep on rowing Look at the sunlight coming Right across the bay Maybe we'll stick together Through all the rougher weather What's in a roll of the dice No one can really say Come on girl, let's get out of this town... Here's to what tomorrow brings Here's to brand new days Come on girl, let's get out of this town...
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I'll tell me ma lyrics: traditional/music: Martin Praetorius I'll tell me ma when I go home The boys won't leave the girls alone They pulled my hair, they stole my comb But that's all right till I go home She is handsome, she is pretty She is the belle of Belfast city She is courting one, two, three Please, won't you tell me, who is she? Albert Mooney says he loves her All the boys are fighting for her They knock at the door and they ring the bell Saying, oh my true love, are you well? Out she comes as white as snow Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes Old John Murray says she'll die If she doesn't get the fellow with the roving eye She is handsome, she is pretty She is the belle of Belfast city She is courting one, two, three Please, won't you tell me, who is she? Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high Let the snow come tumbling from the sky She's as nice as apple pie And she'll get her fellow by and by When she gets a lad of her own She won't tell her ma when she goes home Let them all come as they will It's Albert Mooney she loves still
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"To the dreamers" © Martin Praetorius You shut your eyes You want to shed your skin It feels like something's broken From within You shut your mind And stop making sense You just wish there is hope Around the bend Where the road is open And the sky is wide A million stars Will be your guide And from the East It soon will dawn Here's to the dreamers Keep dreaming on Step by step And rung by rung At times what seems easy Can't be done You close your eyes And stop making sense You just wish for a sign Around the bend Where the road is open And the sky is wide A million stars Will be your guide And from the East It soon will dawn Here's to the dreamers Keep dreaming on And every morning when you rise, You're starting over, once again Sometimes change comes in disguise A riddle to unravel, a mystery to be solved It won't be long and you'll be on your way And the road is open And the sky is wide A million stars Will be your guide And from the East It soon will dawn Here's to the dreamers Keep dreaming on

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Dear all,

because the release of the album is further delayed, I decided to put the singles I released so far into one package.

This is NOT! the full album!!!

It's just an opportunity to get all the singles in one go for Bandcamp Friday.

Thank you for your patience!

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released May 5, 2023

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Give. Believe. Surrender. And dream.

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