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Bremen

by Roy Smiles

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Chav City Just one more day in Chav City Just one more day in this dead end town Just one more day in this land unpretty And I will tear this whole town down. Faces hating snarling sneering Walking dead men white as clowns Can go to hell with their scorn & jeering I'm going to burn this whole town down. Just one more day in Chav City With poisoned minds whose souls are ill I just know I will show no pity As every building I plan to kill. Chorus All these people believe in nothing All these people cling to fear Saw a sign on a dirty wall that said: 'Jesus never lived here; Jesus never lived here.' See the children Orcs in waiting Their parents’ hatred growing in their eyes Finding peace in their love of hating No wonder angels cry. Going to torch it like Atlanta burning Going to raze it Carthage style And when there's no more rubble for churning Its the only time you will see me smile. Chorus Instrumental Chorus One more day & I'll burn down Chav City Every snide boy & every sneer Going to write on that dirty wall the sign: 'Jesus has to live here, Jesus has to live here, Jesus has to live here.
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Clapham Girls Clapham girls are oh so pretty And Clapham girls all work in the city Clapham girls have long, long hair And live their lives without a care And even though I have no money Clapham girls seem to find me funny And I’m in love with a Clapham girl Yes, I’m in love with a Clapham girl. Clapham girls love to ski on snow And always know the right places to go Clapham girls like to visit The Tate And meet their dates on Guardian Soulmates And I know they’ll never spite me ‘Cause Clapham girls just seem to like me And I’m in love with a Clapham girl And I’m in love with a Clapham girl. Chorus Though I doubt I can afford you Did I mention that I adore you? Though I doubt I can afford you I did I mention that I adore you? Clapham girls always go the gym And always swim to keep really thin Clapham girls all have cats And never live in Council flats And even though I have no place Clapham girls seem to like my face And I’m in love with a Clapham girl Yes, I’m in love with a Clapham girl. Chorus (Instrumental) Chorus Clapham girls drink champagne on planes And ride bikes instead of subway trains Clapham girls go to yoga classes But still make love to the working classes And even though I have no money Clapham girls seems to find me funny And I’m in love with a Clapham girl I’m in love with a Clapham girl I’m in love with a Clapham girl.
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Tomorrow Without Guns I don’t believe in somewhere over rainbows Shangri-La’s a place I will never see I just believe that earth could be a heaven If our children could someday play free. I don’t believe that Jesus owned a rifle I believe he said the meek shall own the earth And those that say that guns were made for owning Shouldn’t judge the world by a bullet’s worth. Chorus I would have hours that move like a glitter of dancers Far from the guns that flash & boom I would have hours that move like a glitter of dancers Not live our lives under a killing moon I would have hours that move like a glitter of dancers Far from the guns that flash & boom I would have hours that move like a glitter of dancer May that day come one day soon. It takes more than guns to make a nation It takes more than prayers to move a heart If we could just take guns out of the cities Then maybe then peace could make a start. I don’t believe in Brigadoon or Eden I just believe in a future for our young I don’t believe in yesterday’s of hatred I just believe in tomorrow without guns No, I don’t believe in yesterdays of hatred I just believe in tomorrow without guns. Chorus I don’t believe in hating other people But I don’t believe in the words of the NRA I just believe in no guns in the valley After Shane has gone away. I don’t believe in somewhere over rainbows Just a kinder world under a gentle sun I don’t believe in the yesterday’s of hatred I just believe in tomorrow without guns No, I don’t believe in yesterday’s of hatred I just believe in tomorrow without gun No, I don’t believe in yesterday’s of hatred I just believe in tomorrow without guns.
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Chav City 02:34
Chav City Just one more day in Chav City Just one more day in this dead end town Just one more day in this land unpretty And I will tear this whole town down. Faces hating snarling sneering Walking dead men white as clowns Can go to hell with their scorn & jeering I'm going to burn this whole town down. Just one more day in Chav City With poisoned minds whose souls are ill I just know I will show no pity As every building I plan to kill. Chorus All these people believe in nothing All these people cling to fear Saw a sign on a dirty wall that said: 'Jesus never lived here; Jesus never lived here.' See the children Orcs in waiting Their parents’ hatred growing in their eyes Finding peace in their love of hating No wonder angels cry. Going to torch it like Atlanta burning Going to raze it Carthage style And when there's no more rubble for churning Its the only time you will see me smile. Chorus Instrumental Chorus One more day & I'll burn down Chav City Every snide boy & every sneer Going to write on that dirty wall the sign: 'Jesus has to live here, Jesus has to live here, Jesus has to live here.
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Bremen 04:10
Bremen Sharp was the wind, dark were the skies It snowed as we flew; I stared at your eyes A North German shore, a Europe in grey We knew we were done, before Christmas Day. We’d known so much love, but love needs to grow We stepped from the plane, we walked through the snow We took the tram, through the city where you’d grown You said you felt dread about your childhood home. Chorus Bremen - you heart is always winter Bremen - your heart is always cold Bremen - I’ll not be your child of winter Bremen - your shall never make me old. You said that you knew, my soul was too wild My drinking too much, when you wanted a child I felt that your heart was always in reserve And love’s not a thing that only sometimes you serve. We walked to your home, your family was there The shadows of war were too much to bear We went for a walk, we stared at the fields You said you had scars that no years could heal. Chorus Shall we cry for a Northern skies? Shall we sigh for a Northern skies? Shall we cry for a Northern skies? Shall we sigh for a Northern skies? (Instrumental) Chorus We borrowed some bikes, we cycled to town We stared at the statues: kings without crowns You held my hand & said you were afraid As you knew that love has a price to be paid. We flew back to London, through the wind & the snow I said I would leave, I’d find somewhere to go And so it was Bremen where our love had to end But Duchess you’ll always be my friend But Duchess you’ll always be my friend But Duchess you’ll always be my friend.
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Yesterday’s Sun We were young, the whole damn world was ours We will talk for hours, under yesterday’s sun We were wild, drunk and often stoned But we almost made it home, under yesterday’s sun We were free, no man could put us down We were heroes, zeroes, clowns, under yesterday’s sun. Chorus I’d had enough of small town lights; I’d had enough of small town fights I know that I had to go I’d had enough of small town girls; I’d had enough of small town worlds I know that I had to go; I know that I had to go. We grew up, through love and hate and pain But friends we have remained, under yesterday’s sun Now the days, have flown from weeks to years Wives and children have appeared, we meet at weddings now But I can recall a million crazy things The fights, the fools, the flings; under yesterday’s sun. Chorus I’d had enough of small town dreams; I’d had enough of small town themes I know that I had to go I’d had enough of small town nights; I’d had enough of small town spite I know that I had to go; I know that I had to go. (Instrumental) So I flew, I knew I had to leave But they were tugging at my sleeve under yesterday’s sun A small town child, I could never stay I had to get away, from under yesterday’s sun But they’re still my brothers far from home The best I’ve ever known, under yesterday’s sun Under yesterday’s sun, under yesterday’s sun.
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(Just A) German Girl Lonely old London, cold dirty town I just wish that she was still around (that she was still around) Dirty old pavements, crowded old streets My heart’s been lost to this city’s beat (to this city’s beat). A city of strangers, caught in the rain I go to work and then to work again (then to work again) Lost to the night-time, without the girl She was my heart, my soul & my whole damn world (my whole damn world). Chorus She was just a German girl from down Aachen way But I always knew she would fly away She was just a German girl from down Aachen way But I’m still glad she passed my way. Shabby old sunshine, pale shabby moon Seems like the mornings always comes too soon (always come too soon) Millions of people: rat race nine ‘til five But I know that somehow I will survive (somehow I will survive). Chorus I ride empty buses, I ride crowded trains Dreaming of dreams that were all in vain (that were all in vain) I walk by the river, retrace me and you Past all the places that we ever knew (that we ever knew). (Instrumental) Chorus So goodbye, my baby, as you fly the skies Back to the land of a thousand sighs (of a thousand sighs) Thanks for the good times & loving me You know that your love will always stay with me (always stay with me). Chorus But I’m so glad she came my way Lord, I’m so glad she came my way Lord, I’m so glad, I'm so glad, I'm so glad she came my way.
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Fallen King 03:43
Fallen King Once I built a castle out of air And made you queen of all that was there And every dream was just as it should be I found your love as a river finds the sea But now that kingdom’s lost and can’t be found Now I’m just a king without a crown; lord, now I’m just a king without a crown. Once the sky was the colour of your eyes And the wind recalled the lightest of your sighs The sun reflected the colours in your hair And every day was lived without a care But now that kingdom’s lost and can’t be found Now I’m a just a king without a crown; lord, now I’m just a king without a crown. Chorus My hope is lost, now that you’re not here I’m a fallen king in a land of tears My hope is lost, now that you’re not here I’m a fallen king in a land of tears. Once you sat so proudly by my side You were my faith, my soul & my pride Happy was the land where we knew love And a golden sun shone brightly from above But now that kingdom’s lost and can’t be found Now I’m just a king without a crown; lord, now I’m just a king without a crown. Chorus (Instrumental) Chorus Dreams are all they ever give for free And you made me the man that I should be I gave you the castle that was my heart And swore to you that we would never part But now that’s kingdom’s lost and can’t be found Now I’m just a king without a crown; lord, now I’m just a king without a crown Now I’m just a king without a crown. Chorus In a land of tears, a land of tears, a land of tears.
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A Spinning Wheel Twenty comes and twenty goes Where it goes well no-one knows All I know is I am no longer young Twenty comes and twenty goes Where it goes hell no-one knows A young man yes once I was one Yes once I was one… Time is a spinning wheel spinning round and round An ever turning spinning wheel it never makes a sound Come one day and you are one the world is in your hands Next day you are twenty one; time’s slipped through your hands Time is a spinning wheel, spinning round and round Spinning round and round. Thirty comes and thirty fades What becomes of all the days? All I know is I am no longer young Thirty comes and thirty fades What became of the plans I made? A young man yes once I was one Yes once I was one… Time is a spinning wheel spinning round and round An ever turning spinning wheel it never makes a sound Come one day and you are one the world is in your hands Next day you are thirty one; time’s slipped through your hands Time is a spinning wheel, spinning round and round Spinning round and round. Forty comes and forty goes Every year is like a blow And all I know is I am no longer young Forty comes and forty goes Like pretty maidens in a row A young man yes once I was one Yes once I was one… Time is a spinning wheel spinning round and round An ever turning spinning wheel it never makes a sound Come one day and you are one the world is in your hands Next day you are forty one; time’s slipped through your hands Time is a spinning wheel, spinning round and round Spinning round and round.
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The Sparrows 03:37
The Sparrows What happened to the sparrows who flew my childhood skies? Did they grow weary of London & just soar off to die? Did they seek the lonely mountains where only eagles fly? What happened to the sparrows who flew my childhood skies? What happened to the sparrows who played on childhood swings? Did London’s streets defeat them? Were they sad they could not sing? Did they fly too close to the sun & cruelly lose their wings? What happened to the sparrows who played on childhood swings? What happened to the sparrows who played in childhood snow? Did they lie & die in graveyards where only flowers grow? Did they leave London knowing something we shall never know? What happened to the sparrows who played in childhood snow? Chorus And the sparrows that flew from the London I knew Always stayed true And the sparrows that flew from the London I knew Always stayed true. What happened to the woman whose love shone from her eyes? Who left me London lonely without a single alibi? Who in leaving left me grieving with just a hard ‘goodbye’? What happened to the woman whose love shone from her eyes? What happened to the woman who haunts these London streets? Like the ghosts of the sparrows I half expect to meet Who left me more defeated than Bonaparte’s retreat What happened to the woman who haunts these London streets? Chorus (Instrumental) Chorus What became of the woman who said she’d marry me? Did she fly off like the sparrows in her need to be free? Does she even remember or think of how I might be? What became of the woman who said she’d marry me? She’s the woman like the sparrows who taunts my memory She’s the woman like the sparrows who taunts my memory She’s the woman like the sparrows who taunts my memory.
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Winter Is Coming Summer loved me for a season Its warm sunshine kissed my eyes But Summer leaves you for a reason And it never leaves an alibi. Autumn colours almost possessed me I lose myself in brown & gold October winds sometimes caress me But Autumn's glory must turn cold. Chorus Winter is coming savage as a bitch Cruel as a soldier, vicious as a witch Winter is coming, a price must be paid A bitter moon's rising and I am so afraid. Love is like a Summer's memory A recollection of things passed But like Summer love is temporary And nothing gold can ever last. August's woman had to leave me She left my life when Autumn came Now winter's here to mock & grieve me So my heart must live as lame. Chorus October left me like another November faded like the rain December came like a cruel brother And filled my days with its distain. (Instrumental) Chorus These winters will not chill me I shall play cold lovers games No lover yet has yet killed me Not while love still knows my name. Chorus (x2) And I am so afraid, and I am so afraid.
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Twisted City 02:28
Twisted City Walked out in a Twisted City Sun beating down from a crooked sky Walked through streets mean and gritty Silent souls drifting too weary to cry. Spent some time in a Twisted City Sullen nights and sordid days Never asked for hope nor pity Was lost to God; never even prayed. Chorus A ring a ring of roses, a pocketful of poses All the little children lie down and die A ring a ring of roses, a pocketful of poses Life can’t kill you it can only try. Met a man in a Twisted City Couldn’t tell if he were dead or alive Asked him why he answered witty: Boy you do what you do to survive. Chorus Tinker tailor soldier sailor Rich man poor man beggar man thief I’ve seen things in this Twisted Cit That soil my soul and beggar belief. (Instrumental) Chorus Looked for love in that Twisted City A Josephine for this Bonaparte Found no love in that Twisted City All I found was a broken heart All I found was a broken heart All I found was a broken heart.
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All songs written by Roy Smiles.
Guitars by David Mayberry.
Keyboards by Simon Walker.
Produced by Simon Walker, at Loophole Studios, Brighton.

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released June 1, 2015

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Roy Smiles London, UK

Roy Smiles has recorded ten albums:
'Drunks & Dreamers' (2011), 'Time's Moving On' (2012),'Seize The Day' (2013), 'Autumn Song' (2014), 'Bremen' (2014), 'The Trains & The Rain' (2015), 'Northern Angels'.(2018), 'Lost Souls' (2020), 'November's Child' (2023) & 'Tales Of The Ocean' (2023).
All available on Bandcamp.
Contact: roy.smiles@aol.co.uk.
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