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Another Fine Mess

by Rob Halligan

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1.
Heavenfield 04:51
A time ago upon this hill it has been said Of how when two kings met and fought to the death And of how honour came to one who chose to yield Upon that ancient battle’s e’en at Heavenfield He was a king, Oswald, a man who did stand tall And gathered men who came to hear his battle call But to those brave men he sounded his decree To those who stand the fighting starts upon your knees And kneeling there he raised a cross into the night And there before his men the king began to fight “Let not thy passion for your kingdom here forsake Almighty God, let neither fear nor darkness thy love slake” And time before upon a bleak hill far away A young king fought and on a cross he was raised And in the heat of battle innocence was slain But when the morning come, the sun will rise again And now alone I stand upon this hallowed ground Where fear and darkness have been chased by heavens hounds The cold wind whispers of the secrets it has seen For every battle won the fighting starts on your knees
2.
Hope 03:53
I met a guy today I swear his name was Hope One room shack was all he had that he could call his home He had a mother and some sisters His daddy passed away a year ago Seem like life don’t promise much for a boy called Hope But he had the kind if smile that would chase away the rain He told me that when he grows up he’s gonna fly a plane He’s gonna learn to read, learn to write He’ll show them all and then they’ll know Life is up to you that’s why I call him hope Cos he lives like he’s living like he’s loving every breath he has And he’s giving everything to be everything he knows he can And if you ask him then he’ll say to you “I’m loving being who I am” “And l love that I’m living and loving every breathe I have” He says that the things that make him glad to be alive Are the family and friends he has and his dream to fly And he knows that his tomorrows Will be filled with the love he knows today And there’s no drought or storm that will take his hope away
3.
F#m D A E The lights of the world will soon be fading F#m D A E And the treasures of earth will rust and decay F#m D A E The day that the rich find they have nothing D E Is not far away F#m D A E Blessed are the poor for they will inherit F#m D A E What they cannot afford and the rich cannot own F#m D A E For the earth is the Lords and all that is in it D E He calls his own F#m D A E F#m Birds have nests and foxes have holes in the ground D A E F#m The son of man had no-where to lay his head down D A E D E Our hope is in one who put by His crown F#m And became poor See the birds of the air, they tell a story And the flowers of the field declare His word The kings of the world in all their glory Could not match His worth The poor are made rich and the humble are lifted The weak are made strong and the last shall be first The treasure that they have stored up in heaven Will outlast this earth Birds have nests and foxes have holes in the ground The son of man had no-where to lay his head down Our hope is in one who put by His crown And became poor
4.
Why do you say what you say In the way that you say it Why do you look at me like I’m not there Why do you deal a hand and then don’t play it Why does it seem to me that you don’t care You don’t care Why do I try to act like I’m feeling stronger Why do you try to act like you don’t know Why do we let this pain go on any longer When all we need to do is let it go Just let it go Cos there’s been to much fighting Been to much hurting All we need is love So mych not liking And dishing the dirt in All we need is love All we need is love How many times will you cover my sun with your storming How many times will you turn my blue skies grey When are we going to walk in each others sunrise Instead of trudging along through each others rain What does it matter if I’m right or wrong It’s just pride pushing anyway Trying to be cool and trying to stay strong When all I have is crumbling away
5.
I can't pretend it was all a bed of roses That those years were the best ones of my life I can't deny I wondered if you noticed That I needed you to help me smile I can't forget the times I sat there waiting Hoping that you'd come by or phone And I can't lie to say I never wanted To know you more than you could ever know There comes a time to draw the line But I wont stop thinking of you The past has gone and I've moved on But I can't stop thinking of you I've let go but I still know You'll always be a part of me I wont stop thinking of you You still turn up in unexpected places And I'm ambushed by the memory of your smile I sometimes see you there in strangers faces But when I look again you've passed on by And sometimes I think that I can hear you In the shadow of a song you used to play And every now and then I want to hold you And tell you that I'm missing you today
6.
Prayers to the angels Prayers to the saints Prayers to the one who made it all Prayers to our fathers And the TV fakes And words that bounce off the wall Forgive me if I’m speaking out of line I believe but unbelief is playing on my mind Can you hear me again Like when we were friends And you held me and you loved me And told me to depend on you Be here again Cos I’m calling your name Its another fine mess that you’ll find me in I started this race But the track disappeared Now it feels like I’m running in the dark This wouldn’t have happen If you’d have been here How can you mend a shattered heart I’m thirsty but the waters dry and there’s no relief I believe but wont you help me in my unbelief
7.
I wouldn't be here If your blood was kept I wouldn't be here if there was still the debt And I'll never know the cost And I may never feel the loss But i know I woudn't be here I'd be dead I wouldn't be here But for sacrifice I wouldn't be here But you paid the price And you walked along the road Only love and courage go And if you hadn't I wouldn't be here I'd be dead No greater love has man than this Than he laid down his life for his friends I wouldn't be here If you hadn't loved I wouldn't be here If you'd turned and run Oh and if you'd turned away From the price that needed paying I know I wouldn't be here I'd be dead
8.
Well I’ve seen a light before me And to it I set my face And I hear my Saviour call me And I know he’s marked my race I’m surround by the heroes Who have come this way before And I hear them cheering me on I have thrown of all the baggage That the world has thrown on me And everything that slows me down I have let them be I will run with the endurance That my Saviour gives to me Until I cross the line I know that on this journey I will face some heavy times But I know that I don’t walk alone My Saviour’s by my side And He’s already been here And He understand the score So I’m holding fast to Him When I reach the light before me On that day I’ll claim the prize I will hear a great “Well done” And gain eternal life Until that day I fix my face Upon that light ahead And run til I’ve crossed the line
9.
Edoms Hills 03:56
I can see the camp fire light Up on Edoms hills tonight And the boys are singig it’s alright If we keep from looking down And I can hear the peoples song Drowning out the coming storm But they don’t know it wont be long Before it all comes down Cos down in the valley where shadows play They watch their kin stolen away And then just turn their heads and say They didn’t see a thing Cos what the eye doesn’t see The heart cant grieve over it’s true And if my eye doesn’t see then I cant grieve Over you What the eye doesn’t see The heart wont grieve over its true But my heart grieves over you Wise men line up on the shelf Their tounges are tied and leather bound And though they scream there is no sound Unless you want to hear Stories of the days gone by When tooth paid tooth and eye paid eye And they just watched the millions die Then saw us all forget An eye for an eye makes the world go blind And we lost our way in the darkest night But still our heads turn left and right And we say we didn’t see
10.
Like anyone else in my shoes I'd fight the good fight for you But i know that i don't need to prove Anything Cos you know that my love for you Is something that just wont be moved As long as there's still you I remember when I first saw your smile And thanking God that He gave me this life How I love your smile When you smile you chase away the darkness from the day And how I love your laugh It's like music when I'm down So I'll turn it up loud The times when it's just you and me And the whole world is ours to see I see who I'm meant to be With you Your innocence keeps me in tune With what really matters and you Love me and not what I do You laugh when I tell you the places I've been And I'm glad I've ended up right where I am I tried to show you my best dying swan You laughed and told me that I got it all wrong
11.
I sometimes get to wondering If anyone would notice me quietly slip away When my songs have done there singing And everyone’s done listening and heading their own way But I’m here without a ride And I see the storm outside This road is long and winding And I’ve been here deciding if I should carry on All my words have done their saying And I cant help but thinking it’s time to move along But there’s still a storm inside And I don’t see the light Can anyone hear? Does anyone know? What goes on behind the brush that paints the masterstroke Does anyone see? The image in me Trying to find it’s way into the frame up on the wall If I could have just one wish I would ask that all this wouldn’t be for nought I’d hope that I leave more than Signs of my departure strewn across the floor And I hope this storm inside Will clear the air tonight

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released November 1, 2012

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Rob Halligan coventry

Award winning international artist who has worked with Graeme Duffin,Sandy Jones (Wet Wet Wet), Bob Halligan Jr (Judas Priest, Cher), After The Fire, and Paul Evans (Delirious). He has appeared on BBC Radio 2, BBC1 TV, ITV’s Daybreak and many local radio stations. ... more

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