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This was the first song I finished recording when I got my Tascam digital eight track recorder in 2006. For some reason I thought it sounded awful so I kept it back from my first two albums of new material ('Final Whistle' and 'Carruthers Gets Bashed'). By the time I got to 'By The Banks...' I thought it sounded great! I wrote it in about 2003 and Karmatruffle attempted it a few times in 'unplugged' format but vocal harmonies were never really our forte and it always sounded crap! Live radio version from 2010 included as a bonus track.

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I've been climbing up the walls
I've been feeling two foot small
I've been down upon my knees
I've been drowning in your seas
I've been walking in the park
I've been sleeping til it’s dark
I've been writing you a song
I've been waiting here too long

I climbed up tried to see
I climbed up but now I'm falling

Like a room without a door
Like a song without a score
Like a boat upon the sand
Like a gig without a band
Like a tree without a bird
Like a letter without words
Like a race without a start
Like a man without a heart

I climbed up tried to see
I climbed up but now I'm falling

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from By The Banks Of The A350, released December 12, 2007
Blake – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars.

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Blake England, UK

UK 60s-tinged/ lo-fi /indie pop
/psychedelic rock /jangle /power pop /singer-songwriter and DIY musician. Proudly signed to the Subjangle record label. Mailing list sign up (receive a free download of my song 'Vinyl Junkie'): eepurl.com/dV04f ... more

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