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Short Stories

by Desmond White

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1.
Dancer 04:03
Front row seats and the lights go down And the music plays Twenty dancers all dressed up in green Bright young smiles will they last much longer As limbs get older Come backstage, take what you need and run And the curtain falls And you go back home Back to the earth Dance on, little dancer, dance on, little dancer, dance on ———————————————— Dublin left us broke and swaying Cold and aching Cobbled streets and memories lost in beer Bridge by bridge, don’t look behind you The crows are gaining Watch the river, watch it take you home And it’s closing night And I’m nowhere near And they will close your eyes Dance on, little dancer, dance on, little dancer, dance on ———————————————— Breath once more Leave no trace See through the smoke And the wind and rain Where are those years They belong to you Now do you see the truth Dance on, little dancer, dance on, pretty dancer, dance on
2.
Haruki 06:16
3.
Brown Leaves 03:36
Through the wires I’ll be watching As your evening fades to grey As the teapot keeps you company Lends an ear until the night Well there’s no end in sight Find someone though you might I’ll crash into you again ———————————————— In my room there is a ghost She sleeps beside me in the morning I watch her dress and brush her hair Then she runs towards the light But God puts up a fight And flings her down through the clouds ———————————————— Tell me the story of your silence I’ll type it out on yellow paper Maybe I’ll write a different ending Where gleaming princes storm your tower ———————————————— And there your leaves are going brown But here the snow begins to melt And I remember what you told me That I’d be better off alone Well I’m almost never right And this song’s not quite right So I’ll just buy you flowers Next time I see you
4.
Interlude 01:31
5.
Green Card 03:57
Fly across the ocean I’ll meet you at the station Ride with me to city hall Fall asleep on my shoulder Dream of days to come Weeks and months and years Still I cook and clean Follow close i’ll lead you to the end ———————————————— Winter comes to make us fight And cry and scream and run away You can take the house and car And I will take an Asian But each day I’ll say your name Sing the sings we used to sing Lie about how much I drink I thought we’d be together til the end ———————————————— My hair is grey you’ve changed your name Finally I swallow pride Stalk your house and ring the bell And pray the door will open Maria I’m a fool I wasted all that time Chased you round the world Please listen when I tell you that you’re ———————————————— More than just a green card Sweeter than a visa Warmer than miami sun Time has told me you’re the one ———————————————— Repeat
6.
Wait 07:17
When you walk out of here Eyes ahead, don’t change your mind Fade me out, year by year Better men you’ll find Crooked smiles to show the worl Sunglass eyes to hide behind Whiskey dreams of dancing girls Better love you’ll find Wait on me Don’t wait on me Wait on me ———————————————— Lifetimes of eighteen months All seasons painted grey All men must live with shame One by one, they float away One by one, they rule the world My frozen atmosphere Hardening with time, so Wait on me, Don’t wait on me Wait ———————————————— Retrace the line That left a trail of broken dreams Ninety six ‘til the end of time Oh God what kind Of creatures did you leave behind Release my mind Release my mind
7.
Haruki II 05:14
8.
Blue Tunnel 02:42
I, stand, here, with, no time Lost in white light When the hour comes Please, don’t, look, down Dreams are done, songs sung To a small crowd, all gone When the storm comes I, won’t, try, to hide ———————————————— Full colour memories of the mistakes Of a selfish child Then in black and white Strange melodies, unsung They teach me, and leave me cold Leave us old, and I wake Through the curtain Fading light, turns the room to blue With your last breath Melody ringing
9.
Raulen 05:04
10.

credits

released November 11, 2013

Desmond White : Guitars, Voice, Bass
Ben Vander Wal : Drums (2,4,5,7)
Fabian Almazan : Piano (2,5,6,8)
Myla-Kato Duvally : Piano (8)
Mike Rivett : Tenor Saxophone (2)
Gian Slater : Voice (8)

all compositions by desmond white

tracks 5, 8 mixed by dave darlington at bass hit NYC
tracks 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10 mixed by desmond white
vocals on 8 recorded by niko schauble
front cover art by alinta lucienne stoutjesdijk
www.deswhite.com
www.biophiliarecords.com
www.facebook.com/desmondwhitemusic

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Desmond White New York, New York

Desmond White is an Australian multi-instrumentalist and composer now based in Brooklyn, NY. White spent 10 establishing himself as a first/call bassist in the jazz scene, while simultaneously releasing 3 distinctive records as a leader, that embrace music of other genres including pop, singer-songwriter and R&B. ... more

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