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Archipelago

by Union Canal

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1.
I don’t know what I am looking for But that doesn’t stop me Searching high and low At the top of mountains I seek you Wading into rivers I find so much joy Something lost can be found again Don’t give up Don’t give up There are people you should go and find The ones that help you Question what you know The ocean it draws my view out wide Filling my senses I feel so alive The fire is in you The Lord He continues to surprise me Seek out adventure Don’t let life get you down
2.
Archipelago 03:19
I see change coming towards me Like a wave in the distance Swelling as it comes closer Ready to break over me Will I be able to ride it? Following its curve Gliding down its face Momentum is driving me Or will I be knocked off my feet? Tumbling backwards Lost in the tumult Disorientated by the powerful sea Islands appear slowly Drawn out of the mist Their hills tower above us Each higher than the last An archipelago of hope Places to anchor Away from the storm In their topology I find rest for my soul
3.
The sky begins to colour at the edges Timber beneath me swells with the tide Cool morning air awakens my thoughts Has He gone? Was it all for nowt? My body aches from the morning's graft With nothing to show a solemn mood weighs down We sit and wait as land draws near But there is a change in the air Sunlight glints through sea mist As the first rays they break the horizon Break the horizon A cry goes up as land appears And it's golden in the dawn light Golden in the dawn light Smoke drifts from a small fire A man stands alone, beckoning us to come We steer to shore and feet hit sand The night is over Hope has returned
4.
Out To Sea 03:16
I came down the mountainside Down to the valley low Down that beaten path Where so many go There was a river there It flowed deep and strong There I quenched my thirst I fell to my knees And I, I went down, down so far I couldn't breathe But I wanted more So I let go I floated free The waves they took me out to sea Out to sea When I woke up The sea was calm And I was new The waters dark The light it broke Through like the dawn It lit my soul Like it was gold
5.
Looking out across the grey expanse We stand together yet apart The wind moves in flurries Rain stings the face, Eyes closed The ocean flows to the horizon line Dark clouds over to the right Blue sky at the left hand side Which will it be? Only the wind knows Full of hope the future marches on Around me others journey too The water laps at their knees, their waists Will I be taken by the waves? God knows

about

Recorded at The Sonic Lodge in Edinburgh in January/February 2017, Archipelago is Union Canal's second EP.

credits

released May 27, 2017

Drew Murphy - Vocals, Guitars, Piano
Ally Graham - Vocals
Tim Britton - Bass guitar, Electric guitar
Peter Duncan - Violin
Ben Seven - Drums, Vocals on 'Another Place'.

All songs written by Drew Murphy.
All songs recorded and mixed by Mark Neal at The Sonic Lodge, Edinburgh.
All songs mastered by Dan Lyth at Hark! Mastering.
Sleeve design by Ben Seven, from original artwork by Hamish McWilliam.

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