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The Light Was Amber All The Time

from Magiclands LP by Blackbirds FC

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THE LIGHT WAS AMBER ALL THE TIME (Jeremy Gronow)

Verse 1
Ah, The blazing sun woke me up again to a room full of cracks and faded paint
Summer’s cauldron boiling me away
All the days of speed now a slow time fade, radio clocks tick tocking all day
The plans we made got quietly cleared away

Chorus 1
The Light Was Amber All The Time, Oooh Time

Verse 2
I’ve been running for a thousand days with my souls on fire and my spirit aches
Want to be close but still so far away
With the mountains ahead I left the valley behind, only way up was to crawl til I climbed
Reached the top, the mountain rose again.

Chorus 2
The Light Was Amber All The Time, Oooh Time

Bridge
They know what they want and they only want to see
The light in their eyes and wings on their heels
Like mercury
All quicksilver and speed

Verse 3
The time is coming and it won’t be long, don’t you want to wake up in the arms of a song
Lie in bed and watch the clips on Rage
I want, to set, my heart on fire and dance around it in the strange moonlight
Offer myself again for sacrifice

Chorus 2
The Light Was Amber All The Time, Oooh Time. X 2

Bridge
The chimes of truth cannot ring out
The bells were all cracked by the hammering doubt
No sooner than I'm in, I get shown out
I’m starting to see what its all about

Chorus 3
The Light Was Amber All The Time, Oooh Time
The Light Was Amber All The Time. Oooh Time
With the mountains ahead I left the valley behind and the only way up was to crawl til I climbed
Time
The Light was Amber All The Time. Oooh Time.
I want to set my heart on fire and dance around it in the strange moonlight
The Light Was Amber All The Time.

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from Magiclands LP, released November 18, 2022

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Blackbirds FC Melbourne, Australia

BLACKBIRDS FC

Featuring members of The Hollowmen, Helvelln, and the Vanda’s Blackbirds FC play their own brand of alt. country rock inspired by the Go-Betweens, The Church and Wilco. 

Formed in 2017, the band released the EP Life Sciences in 2018, the LPs Field Recordings in 2019 and Magiclands in 2022.

They are now working on their their third long player for release later in 2024. ... more

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