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Painted Memories

by Corrie Shelley

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1.
Goodnight to the Stars 03:18
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Say Goodnight to the Stars © Corrie Shelley Where ever you go Be it land or be it sea We share the same skies Where ever we may be So as the sun goes down And the moon is rising high I’ll say goodnight to the stars You’ll sail the high seas To countries far and wide Long gone are those days When you need me by your side So as the sun goes down And the moon is rising high Please say goodnight to the stars Where ever you go Where ever you roam Underneath the brightest star Will always be your home So as the sun goes down And the moon is rising high I’ll say goodnight to the stars Please say goodnight to the stars Where ever you go Be it land or be it sea We share the same skies Where ever we may be So as the sun goes down And the moon is rising high I’ll say goodnight to the stars Please say goodnight to the stars We’ll say goodnight to the stars
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Five Minutes More 06:03
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Five Minutes More © Corrie Shelley He walks into the kitchen throws his arms around her waist plants a kiss upon her cheek and breathes in her scent she laughs as she pushes him gently away Go wash your hands you dirty man you’ve been underground all day! I just want to hold you for five minutes more it's been a hard day m’love I’ve been worked to the core the only thing that gets me through is knowing that you’re here and I can hold and dance with you till the knocker upper comes once more He swings her round the kitchen she laughs until she cries as the food upon the stove quickly boils dry There's coal dust on her dress now and grease marks on her face but the glow that radiates from her makes his heart race I just want to hold you for five minutes more it's been a hard day m’love I’ve been worked to the core the only thing that gets me through is knowing that you’re here and I can hold and dance with you till the knocker upper comes once more Every night it's the same at 6.30 on the dot her twirls her round the kitchen from waltz to fox trot he’s worked a 12 hour shift again pulling coal from the ground but the glow that radiates from her makes his heart pound I just want to hold you for five minutes more it's been a hard day m’love I’ve been worked to the core the only thing that gets me through is knowing that you’re here and I can hold and dance with you till the knocker upper comes once more For 15 years this went on not a day did he miss he’d twirl her round the kitchen surrounded by the kids All laughing and dancing to the imaginary song that played the same in all their heads that made their love so strong I just want to hold you for five minutes more it's been a hard day m’love I’ve been worked to the core the only thing that gets me through is knowing that you’re here and I can hold and dance with you till the knocker upper comes once more Then one day at half past two the coal pit siren blew the whole street stopped their chores down the street they flew An explosion had split the seam trapping men underground it would be hours before anyone knew if anyone had been found No coal dust on her dress now no grease marks on her face no glow that radiates from her, that made his heart race now she dances on her own no husband by her side no-one to twirl her round and round just the memory in her mind the song still plays from time to time and his words ring in her ears she wishes she could hold him for five minutes more the only thing that got her through was knowing he was there when he would hold and dance with her till the knocker upper comes once more
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Mothers Kiss 04:05
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Mothers Kiss © Corrie Shelley Tell me boys where are you going when will thee be back again coz mi heart it is a breaking when you come home you’re home as men will you go and fight in battles like all the men have done before in a land of foreign voices where sisters weep and mothers mourn a mothers kiss is all I offer a mothers kiss is all I give but its strength it will surround you and bring you safe back home to me a photograph is all I have now of the men I call mi boys only one will call me mam now mi heart is broke I feel no joy a mothers kiss is all I offer a mothers kiss is all I give but its strength it will surround you and bring you safe back home to me you told the man that you were nineteen oh but that was such a lie not a day over fourteen it's such a young age to go and die
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The Tide 04:55
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The Tide © Corrie Shelley, Bob Kettle, Paul Ariss, Nina Birley, Chris Frost, Janice Pearson, Sally Pluckwell Oh the sea, oh the sea, I remember the sea You were there when I felt that I was free Donkey rides, toffee rock, and no sign of a clock and the tide rolls in and rolls out again Oh the sea, oh the sea, how cruel you can be taking souls from the desperate and poor risking all, hand in hand, to reach golden sands and the tide rolls in and rolls out again Beauty in anger calmness from pain life is given and taken and given again as we sip on tequila and complain we need more the dreams of our children wash up on the shore Oh the sea, oh the sea, will you give liberty to the souls who are dying to be free blood in sand, hand in hand, riding oceans in fear and the tide rolls in and rolls out again Oh the sea, oh the sea, please give us the key to escape from this pain and misery cleanse our hearts, wash our souls, deliver us home and the tide rolls in and rolls out again And we're all slaves of time to these waves of emotion the sea will give and take away take care of our people look after our lands we can all live in peace we're all grains of sand oh the sea, oh the sea, though you witness tragedy You'll be there when this madness is all done I'll stay strong, flow along, we all need to belong As the tide rolls in and rolls out again as the tide rolls in and rolls out again as the tide rolls out and rolls in again {to fade}
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Those Dreams 04:15
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Those Dreams © Corrie Shelley I only need to look out of my window to see you standing there in front of me you seem so close but still we are a world apart two people without any destiny Don't you see how much I care how much I want to hold you don't you see the pain I have without you by my side you would never understand the times I long to be with you or the many nights I have the tears that I have cried I see you walking by I turn the other way How can I let a grown man see me cry I lie in bed and dream about you all the time and realise that dreams are all I have Don't you see how much I care how much I want to hold you don't you see the pain I have without you by my side you would never understand the times I long to be with you or the many nights I have the tears that I have cried Then came the day I didn't walk away from you I turned and spoke to you as you walked by Those Dreams became reality for me that night All that I can say is I love you Can't you see how much I care how much I want to hold you Can't you see the pain I have without you by my side you would never understand the times I long to be with you or the many nights I have the tears that I have cried Can't you see how much I care how much I want to hold you Can't you see the pain I have without you by my side you would never understand the times I long to be with you or the many nights I have the tears that I have cried
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Drifting 03:36
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Drifting © Corrie Shelley I'm lying here beside you and my heart is in your hands I'm still trying to get to know you but you've got it all planned where we're goin what we're doin the road we're takin but this love well it's breakin Coz we keep drifting further apart two worlds existing with two broken hearts The first time that I saw you and you turned to look at me You smiled that sweet smile Oh the sweetest there could be I fell for you then I didn't wanna know the truth that deep down inside what you've been hiding since your youth Coz we keep drifting further apart two worlds existing with two broken hearts Coz we keep drifting further apart two worlds existing with two broken hearts The lies that you told me you thought were hidden in the past If I'd've know the truth well we could've made this last you were everything I wanted why couldn't you see I didn't want false promises just pure honesty Now we keep drifting further apart two worlds existing with two broken hearts Coz we keep drifting further apart two worlds existing with two broken hearts I'm lying here beside you and my heart is in your hands I'm still trying to get to know you but you've got it all planned where we're goin what we're doin the road we're takin Coz this love well it's worth savin
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Don't Try to Change Me 02:56
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Don't Try To Change Me © Corrie Shelley You try to Mould me control me tell me who I am changing everything from top to bottom you victimise me criticise me but you don’t give a damn that the real me well now I have forgotten Take me as I am Take me as I am Take me don’t try to change me take me as I am take me as I am take me don’t try to change me You try to force me divorce me from who I really am messing with my mind my thoughts defy me you try to break me then make me into someone new Every day you always destroy me take me as I am take me as I am take me don’t try to change me take me as I am take me as I am take me don’t try to change me The clothes I wear how I have my hair it’s never right the way I walk and the way I talk sets off a fight the things I do and loving you is never enough I’m seeing through all that you do so just fuck off take me as I am take me as I am take me don’t try to change me take me as I am take me as I am take me don’t try to change me x 3
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Wrecking Ball 04:09
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Wrecking Ball © Corrie Shelley Every day you walk in through that door But I don’t even recognise your face Your touch is soft, and your voice is pure as you fix a smile and take me to that place to when we first met all those years ago and how we used to sit and watch the rain You described our life in all the small details Hoping I’ll remember lifting up my veil But there's a wrecking ball, a wrecking ball Inside my head Erasing Memories and all the good times that we had Momma used to always say Don’t worry about what's been But momma don’t have a wrecking ball wrecking all she’s seen The photos you bring try to help me see you point to the them, and tell me that it's me But the young girl standing with us … who is she? coz in the mirror, is my momma, staring back at me You tell me of the children that we had of how we’d sit and watch them play and laugh We’d climb up hills, and roll among the hay and gladly let the hours just slip away But there's a wrecking ball, a wrecking ball Inside my head Erasing Memories and all the good times that we had Momma used to always say Don’t worry about what's been But momma don’t have a wrecking ball wrecking all she’s seen Sometimes I have these fleeting memories of holding hands and kissing my lovers face your soft touch, well it sparks something in me but standing here an old man’s took his place Coz there's a wrecking ball, a wrecking ball Inside my head Erasing Memories and all the good times that we had Momma used to always say Don’t worry about what's been But momma don’t have a wrecking ball wrecking all she’s seen Momma used to always say Don’t worry about what's been But momma don’t have a wrecking ball wrecking all she’s seen Oh momma don’t have a wrecking ball wrecking all she’s seen No momma don’t have a wrecking ball wrecking all she’s seen

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After 30 years away from music eccentric photographer and chronic tea addict Corrie Shelley attended a songwriting workshop. The Tide, couldn’t have been a more appropriate result of this day, as wave after wave of Corrie’s uniquely moving songs poured out.

The album title is inspired by Corrie’s feeling that songs are growing in the dusty jars of her memory, and is accompanied by a piece of wall-art, reminiscent of Corrie’s childhood drawings.

This is truly a stunning debut!

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released December 9, 2016

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Corrie Shelley Lancashire, UK

Corrie Shelley is a Folk Singer Songwriter from Lancashire UK.

Corrie writes from the heart and doesn't shy away from any subject matter, every song has a personal meaning to them and her voice transports you through the ages right up to the present day. ... more

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