Redbrick and Rain

from High Water Rising (EP) by Ian Cumpstey

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Well they say that in time every memory will fade
All the worlds that we built and the places we played
And the payers of paint will be full overlaid
And instead we will see the next act in the show
Unworried by echoes of long long ago

Well they said at the time I was running away
From the buses and slush and the puddles and spray
While the red lights were flooding that dead motorway
I said why would I run from a past that is gone
But the past it comes calling and still chases on

So don't bring me a drink that will deaden my mind
Breathing mists of forgetfulness balmy benign
With a scent of cut flowers and a burnt taste of pine
For I've drunk it before and I know what it's worth
When memories are stirred and come bubbling forth

So let me forget about all that was lost
And don't try to chase over this wasteland I've crossed
Don't call with reminders of what's left in the past
Reminders of sweetness are bitter with pain
And I'd rather remember the redbrick and rain

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from High Water Rising (EP), released October 30, 2020
Song by Ian Cumpstey
Performed by Ian Cumpstey (song and guitars)
Recorded at Inglewood 2020

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Melodic, lyrical, revival songs ... with guitar and banjo.

Ian Cumpstey lives in Cumbria in the north-west of England.

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