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Before, During and After the Earthquake

(James Downham, Mark Smith)

Take a long stroll
Across the back 40
Take an overhaul  
Of a dirty memory  

Something I once remarked      
Will come back to haunt me         
And shake the foundations
Of our brand of love

I never found the words to say
The words I said I said in song   
I never thought the thoughts to think
The thoughts I thought I thought were wrong 
Take it all into your stride                     
No one ever gets it the first time 

Looking back - I'm lilting
I'm unfound - I'm tilting
Where is "safe" - I'm wilting
Steady ground - I'm guilty
Of singing you another song

Make a checklist   
Of my daily wishes
I'm the Ace of Spades
And I'm gathering fishes

Something I don't want to see
But it's all around me 
The air is a blanket     
Alive with the smell of decay

I never find the words to say
The words I say - I say in verse
I never thought I could relate   
The truth inside and not rehearse
Take it all into your stride 
Loving a liar doesn't make love a lie

Looking back - I'm lilting
I'm unfound - I'm tilting
Where is "true" - I'm wilting
Steady ground - I'm guilty
Of singing you another song

I'll never find the words to say
The words I say, I say you've seen
I'll never take another take 
On what you've taken this to mean
Take your best shot at me now
See if you might strike gold in me somehow

Looking back - I'm lilting
I'm unfound - I'm tilting
Where is "love" - I'm wilting
Steady ground - I'm guilty
Of singing you another song



1) "Near North Strong and Free" (James Downham, Mark Smith)
2) "Affair" (Mark Smith)
3) "Not At All " (James Downham, Mark Smith)
4) "Little Birdy " (James Downham, Mark Smith)
5) "Before, During and After the Earthquake " (James Downham, Mark Smith)
6) "Storyteller" (Mark Smith)
7) "Now and Then" (Mark Smith)
8) "You and Me " (James Downham, Mark Smith)
9) "Broken" (James Downham, Mark Smith)
10) "Could It Be" (Mark Smith)
11) "Nancy Says I'm Dreaming " (James Downham, Mark Smith)
12) "Delicious" (James Downham, Mark Smith)
13) "Finish What We Start " (James Downham, Mark Smith)

 

 
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