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Turning Tide

from Gaslight Illuminations by Oli Spleen

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    Nobody's Listening (except for Susan)
    Gaslight
    Almost Young
    Never Known
    Turning Tide
    Hungarian Dance
    Last Lament
    Little Lost
    Mister Crystal
    Mother & The Spoon
    Ghost
    Furnace

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lyrics

When subside the tides of learning
When my reservoir drains dry
What will then fulfil my yearning
What will brighten up my sky
What will then keep my heart burning
Fuel the fire in my eye
Will the world still go on turning
When the embers fade and die
Will I even yearn at all
When my inspiration fades
Or just curl into a ball
And just draw down all the shades
Will my silent world grow small
Retiring in the mire I’ve made
Or will I reel so from my fall
I reach for the razor-blade

What’s the meaning of my birth
Why these strange sad songs
I’m singing
Have I sung a thing of worth
Is the bell I ring worth ringing
Why turn misery to mirth
Are my syphilitic gifts worth giving
Or am I tent pegged to the turf
Of a life that’s not worth living
When subside the tides of learning
When my reservoir drains dry
What will then fulfil my yearning
What will brighten up my sky
What will then keep my heart burning
Fuel the fire in my eye
Will the world still go on turning
When the embers fade and die

credits

from Gaslight Illuminations, released February 9, 2019
Vocals - Oli Spleen
Piano - Tris Arnold
Guitar - Adrian Claude
Violins - Hana Maria
Bass - Steve Johnson
Drums - Forbes Coleman

Words and Melody - Oli Spleen

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Oli Spleen Brighton, UK

A solo artist since 2012, Oli Spleen started making music way back in 2003 with his first band The Flesh Happening.

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