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Cloak And Dagger
03:40
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Cloak & Dagger
(written & composed by The Mad Dalton)
I’ve been shadowed by the cloak
I’ve been stabbed by the dagger
The moon has watched me in my midnight stagger
And I’ve had a dream, yeah we’ve all had a dream
I’d been kicked like a dog
I’ve been fighting tooth & nail
I skipped on out the country so I wouldn’t go to jail
And I was so afraid, my bed it had been made
Take me home – pull me back under the water
Take me home – back to that good ol’ waterin’ hole…
I’ve heard the sirens wailin’
I’ve heard the beating drum
The ghosts sing in city streets w/ crazy things they’ve done
And they had a dream yeah it’s all just a dream
We’ve been carrying quite a load
We’ve poured drinks the whole night through
We’ve looked upon the open road & I’ve kept my eye on you
And we’re all here still in this place & the moonlight’s shining through…
Take me home – pull me back under the water
Take me home – back to that illustrious waterin’ hole…
I’ve no time to think things over
To see if this whim may pass
And if you find a four leaf clover that’s been hiding in the grass
Go run w/ yer dream, yeah baby run w/ that dream
Well I hope that I’ll find virtue
Cause I know that I’ve found pain
I know that I can’t wait to see that pretty face again
And I am not afraid, my bed it has been made…
…my penance has been paid…
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Little Belfry
03:47
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Little Belfry
(written & composed by The Mad Dalton)
The nuns threw you out of piano school
They couldn’t play by your rules
Sometimes yer put in your place
You know when yer fallin’ from grace
Some wait to talk, while some stop to listen,
You look in their eyes all you see is a prison
Honey’s still stuck to my sleeve
Yer gone but I still believe
His bike is still tied to a tree
Outside our Little Belfry
Father, Son and Holy Ghost
I’ll raise my glass & offer this toast
‘Cause love conquers fear makes it all disappear….
Maybe I’ll leave here one day
I’ll buy a cheap ticket in May
We’ll go to the town of my birth
And my secret places on Earth
Father, Son and Holy Ghost
I’ll raise my glass & offer this toast
‘Cause love conquers fear makes it all disappear….
I’ll see you there at the station
Don’t forget yer medication
I’ll bring the fire there w/ me
Forged in our Little Belfry
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Drunkard's Dream
04:35
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Drunkard’s Dream
(written & composed by The Mad Dalton)
I see you’ve trouble on yer mind
But I can get through if you’ll let me here tonight
The words you say, they make me feel so unkind
Maybe that’s what’s deserving…
What’s that you say..?
You think I’ve wasted all yer time
Baby you once was a true friend of mine…
Girl I know that I ain’t easy
And you know sometimes, well I’ve had too much to dream
They say ‘Stand Up’ they say ‘Sit down’
I can’t take much more of this god-damned town
I just wish something would fire up & wake thee…
I’ve been so far from home girl forever
Wishing a nation would rise up & claim me
Babe I’m not asking for you to stop the bleeding
Only to wrap my arms around you while we dream
Anything that you want
Find a way to believe
You’ve everything that I want
Just find a way…to breathe
What’s that you say..?
Hope yer not wasting all my time
Lift yer head Mama let’s go have a good time…!
You don’t wanna’ go back from where once you came
No you don’t have to be just like that again
Livin’ out here no it really ain’t quite the same
You make drunkards smile outside in the rain…
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Madge
04:28
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Madge
(written & composed by The Mad Dalton)
That was my girl
She was born in 1980
Came to desire
Yeah heard of a love, she learned to dream
Now that she’s ready
She said “Forever, forever’s too bad!”
Into the light she goes
I called for the best things she never had
She didn’t know the way
Crazy ‘til her dying day
Guess we all end up that way
Now she’s a big star
Now that the trend is becoming so clear
If she’ll take me higher
I’d take up the wheel away out of here
so cold
he’s so cold that way
he’s so cold that way, cold that way…
We’re just castaway
Send us back from where we came
We could never play that game
That was my girl
Flush in the face of her liberty
Her strangest desire
To step in the fire that’s burnin’ all night
so cold, he’s so cold, he’s so cold that way
so cold that way, cold that way
…that was my girl…!
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Farewell (Boy At The Station)
(written & composed by The Mad Dalton)
You know that I need you & care
I can’t find my thoughts anywhere
This game is for dreamers & fools
Who don’t ever tell you the rules
A hushed voice that speaks to my core
Yer party dress falls to the floor
Under fire still wanting more
You know I can’t swim anymore
So now my girl, who was once at my side
I jumped off too late baby thanks for the ride
You left me for broke but I think I survived…this time…
The fruits of our labour are song
When the words don’t belong
It’s clear from the pain & elation
We’ve never had this conversation
Father Son & Holy Ghost
Baby you know that I loved you the most
I read you my poems when we travelled to the coast
I can’t be that boy at the station
Waiting on love & affection
I’ll walk the road wild & free
There’s someplace that you’d rather be
Baby we rocked, But still you did roll
Kicked me w/pretty pink shoes right in my soul
Yer doctor knows best
Guess I didn’t pass the test
I wanted to see yer sweet face
Before memories took it’s place
The end of the road is now here
Remember that love conquers fear
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The Mad Dalton Belfast, UK
'The Mad Dalton' is Belfast-based independent Scots /Canadian writer /musician Peter GW
Sumadh.
His debu was 2015's "The Little Belfry EP" & he's been recording & gigging through the UK/Ireland/Canada ever since.
Video/singles:
'The Devil Came To Derry', 'Oh Marseille' & 'Golden Cage' & 'Seafaring Man' have followed & all feature on full length debut 'Open Season' released June 2018.
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