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Out beyond the sun,
Out beyond the beaches that firm into reaches-then fold unto time
Where ego is I go, and searching’s what we know
Where change at hand meets where it all began
a wind so low shall carry you and me
we’ll sail our sweet souls until we see-we’re home
Out beyond the ages,
Where the battle-weary rages appear into blue
Reflect in dreams of me and you, reflect in dreams of me and you, reflect in dreams of me and you
By the infinite reach,
Of sound, light and speech,receding into distance ,
Leading us all into one
Confessions of a Ferryman
Confessions of a ferryman goes like this,
Split-shift Friday morning bliss,
Peak hours on-the-breeze, human tide flooding free
Peak hour goes, and the tourists run, school horror-days have just begun
Overcrowded children screaming, it’s not-quite Siddhartha dreaming
Split-shift takes the night-time groove, and Friday night is on the move
(It’s) like a bad old drunk with sleepy eyes, just getting started
When the moon is high those drunks come down, and I ferry them all into town
Mini-(skirted) girls with boys so- buff,they seem not made of sterner stuff
It’s lots-of-laughs and bad tattoos, Kate Winslet Titanic news and everyone’s a singer, singing Celine Dion
(Keep coming in, sheets into the wind)
At the height of all the drunken tides, I hear the soundtrack to my ferry life
They sing it loud, they sing it raw, like never done before
“Don’t pay the Ferryman till he gets you to the other side “
And just when I think I can take no more, they see my name badge and out starts a roar
“Hey Paddy-to be sure to be sure---I can take no more
(Keep coming in, sheets into the wind)
I finish my shift around 1am, happy to be truly home again
I can’t get Celine Dion out of my head but “my heart will go on”
So I turn off the light and float into Zen, I know next week I’ll do it all again
But until then I’ll leave it behind
The soundtrack to this ferry life
(so keep coming in, we are all like ferryman, those sheets into the wind)
You Making Me
Let me be your making man
Little world we make again
,making you, you making me
Let me see those making eyes, smile up to the satellites
They shine on all who see
Don’t leave me in the wallow, don’t hang me in- between
Making sure tomorrow is only you and me
Now you know, you’re making, here you go
Let me be your making guy
We’re wind across an endless sky
Making good, making true
Let me feel your making moon, shimmer in the coldest June,
that moon so warm in me
So keep that fire burning, leave the winter low
Making sure you making me, that’s all we need to know
Now you know, you’re making, here you go
Making me, here you go
And let me be your making man, little world we make again
Make a spark, make it burn, make me hungry, make me yearn
Give me reason, help me swoon, shimmer heart unto the moon
Make the moments, make them rage, every corner, every stage
Here you go, making me
Made a dream, it was made in time
Think I made it right by your side, here you go, here you go now
Made a home, made joy, made care
Made by little everywhere, here you go, here you go now
Made me certain, make no doubt
Made me want the world, to shout it out, shout it out now, here we go
Here you go, making me
#thegreatestfreak
Now I’ve decided that I'm gonna be the greatest freak the world has ever seen
Shaved my head with a chainsaw, knocked out my front teeth-jaw
and replaced them with barbedwire—life could get no higher
I'll put earrings on my nose , earrings on my tongue ,sleepers and studs on my foreskin and sticking out my bum
I feel so cool ,so free so fundamentally alive, as I go walking down West End way in my purple
velvet G-string
Shout out happy to be,
said I want the world to see,
I’m pure, strong and free
Shine it into the sun
Time has just begun---awakening in me, awakening in me
#thegreatestfreak,#thegreatestfreak
But it seems that these days you need more than earrings to make you the freak so I thought that I might go for tattoos/tattoos/tattoos
I'll put tattoos on my body, tattoos on my face , tattoos on my tattoos to fill up every space
revenge across my knuckles , love and hate between my eyes, beware the swollen dragon tattooed inside my thighs
Shout out happy to be,said I want the world to see, I’m climbing up that tree
Shine me into the sun , time has just begun—awakening in me ,awakening in me
#thegreatestfreakthegreatestfreak
So here I am in my purple velvet G-string,I just don’t feel complete, I don't feel quite connected now cause I'm a lonely tattooed freak---there’s only one thing left to do, only one thing left to do
I’ll put a plughole in my cortex, connect Wi-Fi to my brain
I'll post on-line everything I think and everything I do and say
I'll saturate the world at large narcissistically,
cause I am #thegreatestfreak
shout out happy to be ,
said I want the world to see,
I’m climbing up that tree
Tell my friends on FB
I'm posting endlessly and leave a comment now for me,leave a comment now for me
and share if you like,
share if you like me,
I know now that you like me
you must like me?
Leave a comment now for me
you must like me
I'm the greatest freak the world has ever seen
Come on,
#mebaby
Dancing in Fiery Flames
Lead me from the one who says, I don’t even like myself so how can I like you He’s spreading indecision, he’s spreading indecision, he’s weaving slowly through my mind .And now I’m terrorised by what I thought was true, there is no easy answer, still I know, yes I know
I’m the only freedom, so come run with me, I’m fragments and smudges of human frailty Forging mountains, comforts aging veins, I am bits and tacks and oozes of Mr Marley’s dream Shining silver-blue, so sordid and bright, flying swords and torches, slicing right through the night I go again
Can’t you see these reflections, they’re forming shadows around me now, I need to scale these walls. I’m so wishful within melancholy zones, take me where happiness is my own, it’s my own
Cause I’m a loving soldier and a despot king , carrying pieces and parcels of every living thing I’m in every mood , see how I change with weather, cascade in roaring falls that flow on forever ,An endless sunrise of the purest flame, these unimagined glories that take me over
I’m tired of building dreams on routine and pride, for I hear a new call, this is my time, this must be my time
Now I’m lifting over, I’m climbing high, through ruins of forefathers, I’m changing my life,I’m calling off the shadows, that invade me so, reaching through the clouds and over seas belowBounding veldts and fields and undergrounds of love, skirting dusted storms, high above it allLaughing at the madness, breaking locks and chains, reaping high on ego, dancing in fiery flames
Open in
You don’t need no door or no key
If you want truly,
if you want truly,
to open me, to open me
Moment, one moment we’ll be
I feel as if the whole world is opening
It’s alright to love
It’s alright to say it
Put a window in your heart, if you open in
It’s alright to feel, but I don’t want to overplay it
It’s alright by me, this world we see
All is beautiful, when we open in
Acknowledgements
Ackowlegdements for "Confessions" album.
Paddy -guitars,drum guitar and vocals
Salliana -Violin,Hammered Dulcimer,Nyckelharpa,mandolin,vocals
Alison--Vocals
Bobbo-Bull Fiddle Bass,stringed bass,12 string acoustic on auld triangle
James Lees--Drums on Ferryman,washboard on #thegreatestfreak
Innes--banjo,dobro on Ferryman
Recorded a the beautiful and serene Wild Mountain Studios--Mt Nebo--Engineered and Mixed by Jamie Trevaskis--all on 2-inch analogue reel to reel--no computers
Most of the songs were done live to tape--we set up mics in the lounge and just played and sang--such a wonderful experience.There were many moments of true inspiration on this recording session.
It was the vibe,the ageless mountain ,the birds,the reefer, and the sheer joy of playing music with your friends in a totally pure, and natural way.Cant wait to do it again.
Produced by Sissybones and Jaimie T
Mastered by DOMC,pressed by asher at Austep
All songs written by Paddy Dempsey except Auld Triangle* by B.Behan
Salliana wrote all the amazing string and dulcimer lines .
The sissybone girls (abbey,Maeve and Orla)sang on open in.Abbey also played Viola on this song
The artwork was done by the one and only Gavan Fenelon--thanks Gav--you are truly a creative of extraordinary talent
Thanks also--Jaimie t and Mia--the ultimate studio experience--love and music
Also Katy and Frank for the mountain studio lodgings B and B--and the endless beer/ pool games
Thanks Kate Fell--for setting up the fund and all those who donated esp.Simon and Cat,Kate Angus,Martine Cotton,Deb Balke, K.F,and You
Thanks Alex Buk--for the great Sissybones.com website and all other social media help
Thanks and love to all my girls and you too Bobbo
So happy to share this album with the world
Thanks
Paddy
xx