Ropes, by Chris Simmons

Ropes

by Chris Simmons

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1.	Keep Going 03:33	lyrics
Keep Going You run in to And end up running through And coming out the other side You're resolute And if I'm knowing you It won't be enough for you to try Keep going Keep on going Keep on going on Keep going Keep on going Keep on going on Cause everything that they told you turned out wrong You got to keep on moving' on You're twenty five In thirty seasons time And you can't seem to find your way You're resolute And if I'm knowing you It won't be enough for you to say Keep going Keep on going Keep on going on Keep going Keep on going Keep on going on Cause everything that they told you turned out wrong You got to keep on moving' on Keep going Keep on going Keep on going on Keep going Keep on going Keep on going on Cause everything that they told you turned out wrong You got to keep on moving' on
2.	Thinking About You 03:52	lyrics
Thinking About You It spins a luminous kaleidoscope for me And paints a picture as it lifts you through the breeze You can feel it on your face A time we should embrace has come You reeled me in, rung me out and ran me home You reminded me that I was not alone And I can feel it on my face A time we should embrace has come I've been thinking about you Thinking about you I've been thinking about you I've been thinking about you Thinking about you I've been thinking about you We're a stronger minded conga-line and young And we formed a line and danced upon the sun And you can feel it on your face A time we should embrace has come I've been thinking about you Thinking about you I've been thinking about you I've been thinking about you Thinking about you I've been thinking about you I've been thinking about you Thinking about you I've been thinking about you I've been thinking about you Thinking about you I've been thinking about you It's not over yet It's not over yet It's not over yet It's not over yet It's not over..
3.	Gangsta's Paradise 04:01	lyrics
Gangsta's Paradise As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left 'Coz I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of You better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin' Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk I really hate to trip but I gotta, loc As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight Been spendin' most their lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise They got the situation, they got me facin' I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes So I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams I'm an educated fool with money on my mind Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away I'm livin' life, do or die, what can I say I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-four The way things are going I don't know Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the one's we hurt, are you and me Been spendin' most their lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Power and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin' They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand it, how can they reach me I guess they can't, I guess they won't I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool Been spendin' most their lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, Livin' in the gangsta's paradise Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the one's we hurt, are you and me Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the one's we hurt, are you and me
4.	The Reasons Surrounding 04:54	lyrics
I'm waiting to hear The reasons surrounding the unfounded fear I need to be brave but I hesitate Cause I make al the same mistakes I looked in her eyes and knew straight away That her kindness would be saved For one of those times When the morning light can't protrude through the darkest skies She explained that I was right I just swayed from side to side And I caught a sight of the night in the morning She held me out to myself And straightened my lines I've spent all my time Running away from it She was holding the night in the morning She threw me out of my shell And I will not lie I've spent all my time Running away from it And now I will see All of the reasons surrounding army But I must be brave Mustn't feel ashamed if I make all the same mistakes And after it all she makes me feel safe In a way I can't explain She whispers a summer breeze Baby please, can you was tainted memories She explained that I was right I just swayed from side to side And I caught a sight of the night in the morning She held me out to myself And straightened my lines I've spent all my time Running away from it She was holding the night in the morning She threw me out of my shell And I will not lie I've spent all my time Running away from it Running away from it Running away from it Running away Run away Run away Run away And I caught a sight of the night in the morning She held me out to myself And straightened my lines I've spent all my time Running away from it She was holding the night in the morning She threw me out of my shell And I will not lie I've spent all my time Running away from it
5.	Oriental Bay (Live Demo) 02:56	lyrics
You're not all there Thats why we're over here But we'll listen for a while Repeating words Until the meaning goes And the morning overlaps the evening Underneath the cloud On Oriental Bay We can talk about The things we've done today Away from home Repeating words Until the meaning goes And the morning overlaps the evening Underneath the cloud On Oriental Bay We can talk about The things we've done today Away from home Underneath the cloud On Oriental Bay We can talk about The things we've done today Away from home
6.	She's A Girl 03:40	lyrics
She's A Girl So where am I know Confused Like light in a smoke-filled room I'm slave to all her swirls She dances around my frame And bleeds anonymously into the grey No form for me to hold She's a girl Who wants the world on tap She's a girl Who wants the world on tap But where is she now? I'm used Like light in a smoke-filled room I'm stained with oily swirls She dances roundly frame And bleeds anonymously into the grey No form for me to hold She's a girl Who wants the world on tap She's a girl Who wants the world on tap She's a girl Who wants the world on tap She's a girl Who wants the world on tap Yeah She's a girl Who wants the world on tap She's a girl She's Hollow Hollow Hollow Hollow Hollow Hollow Hollow
7.	I'm Alive 04:44	lyrics
Rocking, rotten and rolling home Losing colours and semi-tones All my commas are writing songs Putting pauses in sing-a-longs You put your skyline upon my ground To conceal all the waste you found Now I'm dancing with melody And she's not letting go of me I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive All my rivers are running true Like the colours inside of you I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive All my rivers are running true Like the colours inside of you I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive Body clock in the human zone Tik, tik, tocking my metronomes All my minutes are coming home Showing hours they're not alone You put your skyline upon my ground To conceal all the waste you found Now I'm dancing with melody And she's not letting go of me I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive All my rivers are running true Like the colours inside of you I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive She's up And pulling me along unprepared Weeks turn to currency Thats borrowed and shared I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive All my rivers are running true Like the colours inside of you I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive All my rivers are running true Like the colours inside of you I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I'm Alive

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Exclusive to Bandcamp, this is a collection of the early recordings, rarities, demos and bootlegs. These were fun days with great people and top players. I still love these songs, so it's only right they should get heard - That time is now!

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Chris x

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released March 17, 2020

Tracks 1,2 4, & 6 Produced by Mark M Thompson.
Track 7 produced by Mark Flannery
Track 3 produced by Seamonster Music

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Chris Simmons Worthing, UK

"A great songwriter with an incredibly distinctive voice"
- JACKSON BROWNE"

Melodies to rival Neil Finn in his 'Private Universe' pomp. You can't also help but notice a McCartney influence in Simmons' songwriting which is attracting collaborations with Chris Difford (Squeeze) amongst others. Seriously one to watch."
- MUSIC WEEK

"Beautifully ambitious. One to watch"
- TIME OUT ... more