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Strange Sounds in the City

from Joy on the Landing - EP by Stephen King

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Written while busking, hungry and daydreaming of a love beyond the great divide...wafting across from the public gardens.

lyrics

Half a world away, she wakes in India
Writes a quick email without the punctuation
She's got an easy way with words & helping people
Me, I can’t seem to help myself
I’ve tried to reach her to no avail

The sun is a fireball
Her heart is a flower
She has no fear of heights
Since these barefoot days of summer
Well, I’ve yearned for our first encounter
By those pool sharks!

Strange Sounds in the City
Right outside of Smitty’s
It’s a pancake house

Strange Sounds in the City
Ooh, ooh, ooh
The number 21 whistles by

Now it’s almost September & everyone is
Going back to school
Me, I’m out here pounding the pavement
Strumming these six strings is what I have to do

Strange Sounds in the City
Right outside of Smitty’s
Strange Sounds in the City, ooh, ooh
The number 21 floats by

I used to make love to her here
When the rain fell down the window pane
Maybe I made a grave error
It's been almost a year
And things have finally cleared

I’ve tried to reach her and I don’t know
If she's even real or
Just a figure of my imagination

They’ll be no peace offering
Under these terms of surrender
When your art is for sale
There is no substitute for real

Half a world away, she wakes
Craving my Canadian Pancakes

Music & Lyric - S. King (c) 2007
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from Joy on the Landing - EP, released March 31, 2014
Recording Engineer - Andre Doucette (Crew Studios)
Mastering - Brock MacFarlane (CPS)
Drums - Issah Contractor
Bass - Craig Strain
Acoustic Guitar / Vocals - Stephen King

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Stephen King Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

An award-winning guitarist well versed in folk & jazz combining genres into an amalgam of storytelling with improvisation, best described as indie-antifolk. Driven by experiences which express a personal, romantic and artistic idealism; at times political, while having social and environmental concern. Using craft and wit, the music draws inspiration from a range of traditions including Canadian. ... more

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