Vapour Trails

from Songs Without Words by Paul Armfield and the Four Good Reasons

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lyrics

The drizzle that dampens every crevice
The grime that soils each dream
This nation that’s forged its own shackles
The red brick that’s swallowed the green
It’s no place for one of such beauty
The poison will soon reach your heart
They’ll scuffle your shine ’til it’s blackenned
Come take your chances with me

I want to take you down to the river
Follow the source to the mouth
There we’ll steal a boat
And follow the vapour trails south

Sail away to the citrus and saffron
Terracotta and umber and green
Where the sun will greet us as strangers
With our skin as pale as the moon
To somewhere they won’t understand us
And you can talk only to me
To where there are windows that open
And where there’s no shit in the sea

I want to show you you’re better than this
More than a good laugh, a grope and a kiss
I want to steal you away from this hallogen night
And show you there are stars that sparkle just as bright as you

credits

from Songs Without Words, released March 22, 2004
Words and Music:Paul Armfield
Paul Armfield: Vocals, Double Bass, Guitar
J.C Grimshaw: Guitar, Mandolin
Trevor Smith: Drums, Percussion
Jake Rodrigues: Accordion, Harmonica, Guitar
Barkley McKay: Piano, Organ, Guitar
Danny Goodburn: Backing Vocals
Violin: Calina De La Mare, Catherine Browning, Gini Ball, Howard Gott, Louise Peacock, Ruth Gottlieb
Cello:Andrew Nice, Sarah Wilson
Strings arranged by Dickon Hinchliffe

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Paul Armfield Isle Of Wight, UK

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Jun 20

Green Note

Camden, UK

discography

Night Thoughts

date unknown
Domestic

Sep 2020
Evermine

Jul 2005
Songs Without Words

Mar 2004

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