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Northern Angels

by Roy Smiles

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The Thames Runs Through It Old stone bridge I love every inch of you Old stone bridge I shall always stay true Old stone bridge you’re my pride & joy As I shall always be a West London boy. Chorus When I think of my life & I review it When I think of my life the Thames runs through it Mighty & proud it calls to me Mighty & proud it comforts me. Old stone bridge you’re my favourite memory Old stone bridge that spans the centuries Old stone bridge with my heart you’ll never toy As I shall always be a West London boy. Chorus Old Embankment I will always believe in you Old Embankment you’ll never make me blue Old Embankment you’ll always be my world For The Embankment was where I met the girl. Chorus Cold old city lonely in the crowd Cold old city where no sunshine is allowed Cold old city loud as the hoi polloi As I shall always be a West London boy. (Instrumental) Chorus Sad old river I love every inch of you Sad old river you know that I’ll stay true Sad old river you’ll always be my joy As I shall always be a West London boy. Chorus When I think of my life & I review When I think of my life the Thames runs through it The Thames runs through it.
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A Little Living/A Little Dying A little living, a little dying as you face each & every day A little loving, a little dying now they’ve gone away. A little living, a little dying as you wonder why your dreams went wrong A little living, a little dying as you sing your broken songs. Chorus I have loved & lost three women; down all my lonely days Been loved by those three women; been moved & touched, amazed Known & lost three women; through years of & hurt & pain Found life & joy in women; but will love ever come again? A little grieving, a little crying as you search for hope in a box of wine A little grieving, a little crying as they ignore the words you write on line. A little sighing, a little denying as their photos stare down from your wall A little sighing, a little denying hoping they still might one day call. Chorus A little knowing, a little growing; weary of the years that you have mourned A little knowing, a little growing: sick & tired of always being scorned. A little living, a little dying as you face every same old day A little living, a little dying as you remember the love that flew away. Rachel will my sun shine? Sheila will my sun shine? Vera will my sun shine? Woman will my sun shine? Chorus A little living, a little dying as you hope they might recall your name A little living, a little dying as you carry their love like a sacred flame As you carry their love like a sacred flame; as you carry their love like a sacred flame.
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Love Will Set Me Free I have ridden every sad & lonely highway Searched for truth but never found the key Known the rain of dark & empty places But I still believe that love will set me free. I've been blinded by the lights of lonesome cities Been swallowed by the nights I could not see I have heard the sad farewell of lovers leaving But I still believe that love will set me free. I have known the truth that words not stones will hurt me Been driven by those words down to my knees Lain awake through aching hours of my hurting But I still believe that love will set me free. Chorus And I believe in god above As I believe in eternal love But there's days it takes me all my strength to pray And I believe in god above As I believe in eternal love And I'll find it in this wicked world some day. I've had my heart beaten blue and broken Lived inside myself but never found a me Mourned lovers like another who was grieving But I still believe that love will set me free. (Instrumental) Chorus I've been saved by saints & sometimes lost to demons Been the best & worst of men that I could be I've loved & lost until I'm dazed and bleeding But I still believe that love will set me free Yes, I still believe that love will set me free Yes, I still believe that love will set me free.
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The London Sun I’ve been searching for the London sun There’s people say its days are done But I know that it will shine again For the London sun was once my friend Yes, the London sun was once my friend. Chorus For sunshine & flowers: happy were the golden hours When we lived & laughed & loved away our golden days Rain clouds & showers: unhappy were the desperate hours When our love was lost & you had to walk away But sunshine or showers: I still believe in the golden hours As I know love like the sun will warm my days Warm my days. London streets are cruel & cold And winter’s dreams are hard to hold But spring will come like a forgotten son And with it will shine my London sun And with it will shine my London sun. Chorus (Instrumental) So I’ve been hoping for the London sun In the darkest places where the traffic runs The rain will fall on these streets & lanes But my London sun will shine again Yes, my London sun will shine again. Chorus Warm my days, warm my days, warm my days.
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Demelza 02:35
Demelza Demelza: auburn as the autumn Demelza: prouder than a day Demelza: mother nature’s daughter Demelza - never fly away. Demelza: wild as any vixen Demelza: golden as the dawn Demelza: pure in your devotion Demelza: with you I am reborn. Chorus The ocean may snatch you but I’ll always catch you For no ocean is as mighty as the tides of our love The ocean may snatch you but I’ll always catch you For no ocean is as mighty as the tides of our love Run wild Cornish child; run wild Cornish child; run wild Cornish child. Demelza: loyal as a soldier Demelza: wise & kind & fair Demelza: shy but sometimes bolder Demelza: tawny is your hair. Demelza: who never carries sorrows Demelza: who never walks in shame Demelza: the hope of my tomorrows Demelza the wind will call your name. Chorus (Instrumental) Chorus Demelza: wanton as the weather Demelza: owner of my heart Demelza: my love, my life, my pleasure Demelza: never will we part Demelza never will we part Demelza never will we part.
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Sarah Again 03:03
Sarah Again When the sky is kissed by the morning When the wind blows soft but but free When clouds are too warm for forming And the rivers just yearn for the sea. When the sun beats down like a demon I find that I must drift away Back through the passing of seasons To long forgotten summer days. I’ll see her touched by the sun’s rays I’ll hear her moved by the rain I’ll see her sigh through the long days And I’ll know Sarah again. Chorus And I’ll remember Sarah & London in the sun As she walked away & left me for all the things I’d done And I’ll remember Sarah & London in the sun As she walked away & left me for all the things I’d done For all the things I’d done. When the stars are dazed by the moonshine When the rain’s too shy for the sky When the shadows are dazzled by the sunshine And movement is too hard to try. I’ll see her walk through the evenings I’ll hear her voice as it called I’ll see her as she was leaving I’ll hear her laugh through the walls. Chorus (Instrumental) As wise men once said upon another day: ‘Summer hath all too short a lease, nothing gold can stay.’ When the sun’s a blazing battalion When the light must blind tired eyes And the heat is a white charging stallion And the streets so fierce they could fry. I’ll hear her heartbreak & last tears That drown the man I’ve become I’ll remember her smile down the lost years And I’ll know Sarah in the sun And I’ll know Sarah in the sun And I’ll know Sarah in the sun.
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Oslo (Through Her Eyes) The winter sea will crash, the ocean it will moan As I’m guided by the stars and set the sails for home My woman waits for me so it comes as no surprise: Until we reach the shore I’ll see Oslo through her eyes. The skies turn dark & black; the waves do rage and swell A thousand leagues from home, a voyage that’s close to hell But my woman waits for me, so I know I can surmise: Until we reach the shore I’ll see Oslo through her eyes. Chorus And her eyes are as tender as the morning And her heart contains the warmth of the sun And I’ll never leave her on any other morning Once this voyage is done, once this voyage is done. My homeland calls to me like a long lost sailor’s song The storms of northern seas can do me no more wrong For my woman waits for me, while ragged seabirds cry So until we reach the shore I’ll see Oslo through her eyes. Long I have been gone for desperate was my desire In search of glory’s gold my greed was like a fire But now my woman waits with love until I die Until we reach the shore I’ll see Oslo through her eyes. Chorus (Instrumental) Chorus So thunder, lighting, rain; unleash all heavens’ tears I’ll never quit my quest until her heart is near For my woman waits for me there’ll be no more sad goodbyes And until we reach the shore I’ll see Oslo through her eyes I’ll see Oslo through her eyes; I’ll see Oslo through her eyes.
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Nawal's Song 02:44
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An Unrequited Love Should I guard myself in sleep? Should I through my own life creep? Should I hide my feelings deep? For an unrequited love? Should I hide my love away? Should I fake all of my days? Should I keep my heart at bay? For an unrequited love? We walk through the streets my landlord & me We talk of our lives & how they might be Will we ever find love or will heartbreak last? All that we know is we can’t live in the past. Should I pretend that I am not? Should I give up the dreams I’ve got? Should I live life as if been shot? For an unrequited love? Must I lose myself to fear? Must I drown in my own tears? Must I fake a lecher’s leer? For an unrequited love? We walk though the streets my landlord & I He says times are bad but we must not cry One of these nights we’ll pull down the sky For the day you lose hope is the day that you die. Must I live life drown in wine? Must my heart be froze in time? Must I build a pointless shrine? For an unrequited love? Must I lie through sleepless nights? Must my mind be lost in spite? Must I face darkness with no light? For an unrequited love? We walk though the streets my landlord & me We laugh at the world, we yell at the trees We only know love will one day set us free But until then: what men shall we be? Must my hours be touched by pain? Must I dream of her in vain? Must my soul be always stained? For an unrequited love? Must I live like I am dead? Must I face the world in dread? Must every night be a lonely bed? For an unrequited love? For an unrequited love? For an unrequited love?
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Northern Angels is the 7th studio album by Roy Smiles.

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released April 30, 2015

All songs by Roy Smiles.
Guitars by David Mayberry.
Keyboards by Simon Walker.
Produced by Simon Walker at Loophole Studios, Brighton.

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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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