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Rough Seas

by Some Velvet Morning

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    'Rough Seas', made in the pandemic lockdown of 2020 is the band’s appropriately named fourth album.

    The new album sees a reunion with Coldplay producer Rik Simpson, who worked on their debut album and again with the band on a showcase for a US electronics company, Slate Digital in 2017. Final mastering touches were provided by Grammy award winning engineer Emily Lazar at The Lodge in New York.

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    'Rough Seas', made in the pandemic lockdown of 2020 is the band’s appropriately named fourth album.

    The new album sees a reunion with Coldplay producer Rik Simpson. Final mastering touches were provided by Grammy award winning engineer Emily Lazar at The Lodge in New York.

    Track Listing:

    A1. Ghosts
    A2. Rough Seas
    A3. Magic Places
    A4. Butterfly
    A5. Good To See You
    B1. Love Begins
    B2. Hypnotising
    B3. Berlin
    B4. Fragile
    B5. After Goodbye

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Love Begins (Acoustic), Musical Chairs (Instrumentals), Allies (Instrumentals), Rough Seas (Instrumentals), Silence Will Kill You (Instrumentals), Rough Seas, Kat and the Band [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], Musical Chairs, and 10 more. , and , .

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1.
Ghosts 03:14
There’s a river, in the mirror It runs and hides whenever it gets scared In this room I hear the tune I been hoping and believed was always there Well I know some rivers got to bend But I hope to God I found my rainbow’s end If it’s true, well I’ve opened up the doors again And like water ghosts come rushing in Like a diamond I stay silent Just waiting for the noise to disappear Keep it simple that’s the riddle For advice is easier to give than hear Well I know some stories got to bend But I hope to God I found my rainbow’s end If it’s true, well I’ve opened up the doors again And like water ghosts come rushing in So until I find a way To make the conversation change Yes until I reach that day Then I walk and walk and walk and walk in chains Like a diamond I stay silent Just waiting for the noise to disappear Keep it simple that’s the riddle For advice is easier to give than hear
2.
Look now the Emperor forgot his clothes Don’t like to be the one that told you so No, no, no For outside the atmosphere’s getting close Looks like the temperature's about to blow So let it blow These are rough seas Here I’m fighting, here I’m holding on These are rough seas I’m still surviving, I still know right from wrong And still alive through these tough times indeed Bow down the Emperor’s about to speak Somehow you buy it but I don't believe I can’t believe Look at his eyes, look at the skies, look at the rising seas What to expect, what’s coming next? Nothing surprises me, a fantasy These are rough seas Here I’m fighting, here I’m holding on These are rough seas I’m still surviving, I still know right from wrong And still alive through these tough times indeed The waves around me The waves surround me The waves around me The waves surround me Let it run away, let it run Let it run away, let it run The waves around me (Let it run away) The waves surround me (Let it run) The waves around me (Let it run away) The waves surround me (Let it run) Across the rough seas Take my hand until it’s over (take my hand until it’s over) Across the rough seas Take my hand until it’s done (I’m still surviving) Across the rough seas Take my hand until it’s over (take my hand until it’s over) Across the rough seas Take my hand until it’s done (& here I’m fighting) Let it run away, (take my hand until it’s over) Let it run (take my hand until it’s over) Let it run away (take my hand until it’s done) I’m still surviving Let it run away, (take my hand until it’s over) Let it run (take my hand until it’s over) Let it run away (take my hand until it’s done) Here I’m fighting Let it run away Let it run Let it run away Let it run (I’m still surviving) Across the rough seas (let it run away) Let it run (take my hand until it’s over)
3.
Magic Places 03:34
It’s been a long day It’s been a long, long way to come To be the wrong way Some hearts they just made to get along It’s been a slow climb And many times I fell to the floor Under these desert skies I found out what I came here for Some magic places have a soul It’s like they already know This magic place has got it’s plan So let’s find out what it is Now it’s a late night Another late night under the stars With just the moon and sea And you as my company But there is love This four-letter word That’s changing the rules That spins me around And pulls me closer to you It lights up the sky with a message That something’s gonna happen Clearly you can feel it too Some magic places have a soul It’s like they already know This magic place has got a plan So let’s find out what it is Some magic places have a soul It’s like they already know This magic place has got its plan That we feel although we don't understand Some magic places have a goal Deep down they already know This magic place has got its plan So let’s find out what it is Yeah let’s find out what it is So let’s find out what it is
4.
Forget the politics, forget the rules For love we only need another fool So butterfly enjoy the ride Flutter by on high Forget the pessimists, forget their rules You don’t know what you might find until you do Oh butterfly you’re free to fly So flutter by on high Enjoy this breeze while it’s blowing Look up there’s more to the sky No need to know where it’s going This wind will carry your wings butterfly I see that you’re afraid of what it means But freedom it’s as easy as it seems Just flutter by and be Enjoy this breeze while it’s blowing Look up there’s more to the sky No need to know where it’s going For this wind will carry your wings butterfly Fly away to another place Leave it all behind Woo-hoo my butterfly For high above are you looking down? I wonder what you’re seeing now Woo-hoo my butterfly My, my butterfly Woah butterfly My, my butterfly Oh now flutter by
5.
My, my now what a surprise They didn’t think we’d survive the dark But there’s a story within And every journey begins with a heartbeat It’s sentimental But I knew you’d see it through We’re back on track again Yes my friend It’s good to see you It’s so good, so good No time to sit on the fence In life we’re straight up against the clock There’s preparations to make A reputation at stake Tick tock, tick tock There’s something coming Can we see this promise through We’re back on track again Yes my friend It’s good to see you It’s so good, so good I’ll sing my message through the neighbourhood I’ll bring the roses through the tangled wood Oh let it ring out hallelujah It’s so good, so good We’re at the foot of a hill There’s a future to build No room to sit still It’s time to turn up the heat Now we’re back on our feet Who knows how high we could reach together yeah Gonna make it together it’s true It’s good to see you It’s so good, so good It’s so good, so good It’s time to turn up the heat Now we’re back on our feet Who knows how high we could reach together We’re at the foot of a hill There’s a future to build This time we know what to do It’s good to see you It’s good to see you It’s so good, so good
6.
Love Begins 04:30
Love begins when stars align Until that moment we’re just standing in line With nothing more than hope in the dark But I know that love begins when things are ready to start Love begins and a fire lights When walls are broken and we see what’s inside As another road lights up from the spark Yes I know that love begins when things are ready to start Love begins, it’s like the start of the day When everything seems just that little bit clearer When songs we sing are the songs we hold down deep within Then love begins Life begins when stars collide When heavens open and the angels step outside To sing a song to the tune in your heart Yes I know that love begins when things are ready to start Love begins, it’s like the start of the day When everything seems just that little bit clearer When songs we sing are the songs we hold down deep within Then love begins Only love can take us up to the stars Only love can lift the weight of a heart Caught in the tide, a heartbeat like thunder Love meets the eye, it’s all we can see Heavens align, with music and wonder Stars fill the sky, love’s remedy Love begins, like the start of the day When everything seems just that little bit clearer The songs we sing are the songs we hold down deep within As love begins Caught in the tide, a heartbeat like thunder Love meets the eye, it’s all we can see Heavens align, with music and wonder Stars fill the sky, love’s remedy Love begins Love begins Love begins Love begins when stars align
7.
Hypnotising 03:33
You make the sun glow red Oh I, oh I, oh I Don’t know my right from left I know I, I’m losing the fight Ooh see I’m helpless tonight You know you make me go ooh You know you make me go aah You know you make me go ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh Hypnotising, that’s the way that you are That’s just the way that you are I know the sign says sold Oh why, oh why, oh why But you look like pure gold to me So I, I’m hoping inside Ooh I know you could help me tonight You know you make me go ooh You know you make me go aah You know you make me go ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Hypnotising, that’s the way that you are That’s just the way that you are That’s just the way that you are You know you make me go ooh You know you make me go aah You know you make me go ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Hypnotising, that’s the way that you are That’s just the way that you are That’s just the way that you are You know you make me go aah You know you make me go ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Hypnotising, that’s the way that you are
8.
Berlin 03:10
Getting close, getting close But it’s still so far Heaven knows, heaven knows where this goes I’m hoping you’ll take me out of the dark Come in Berlin, the walls are thin But your song rings true ‘Cause there’s a tune inside your rhythm That I hope is just beginning I wanna, I wanna-wanna dance with you I wanna-wanna dance with you The violins, pull the strings, anything you like Skin on skin, come in Berlin, everything feels right So turn down the light, let’s get closer tonight I’ve got to confess it’s been on my chest There’s something I want to say Don’t want to slow down it’s got to be now Tomorrows gonna be too late I wanna, wanna-wanna dance with you See I wanna, wanna-wanna dance with you I wanna.. Come in Berlin, the walls are thin But your song rings true ‘Cause there’s a tune inside your rhythm That I hope is just beginning I wanna, I wanna-wanna dance with you I wanna-wanna dance with you I wanna-wanna dance with you
9.
Fragile 03:12
Please be careful it’s fragile Leave your boots at the door Spare a thought how you handle This heart’s been broken before Looking outside I’m miles away Lost in this tune What am I really trying to say Feels like we slept on the moon And waking up, I look around Could it be a four-leaf clover I’m looking up, don’t let me down Could it be the storm is over Please be careful it’s fragile Leave your boots at the door Spare a thought how you handle This heart’s been broken before Many the soul lost at sea Seduced by the stars Running in circles endlessly Guess we know not what we are But waking up, I look around Could you be my four-leaf clover I’m looking up, don’t let me down Could it be the storm is over Could it be War Is Over Please be careful it’s fragile Leave your boots at the door
10.
You know what I know You see what I’m seeing So why do we go on believing nothing is wrong Not every bridge can be fixed though we’d like to I know you feel it the same way I do How long we gonna pretend? We try and we try But it’s no longer connecting Is it so wrong if we finally start accepting it’s time to move on There’s maybe a childhood sweetheart somewhere Maybe the grass really does grow greener How long we gonna pretend? I know it hurts I know what’s playing on your mind If this no longer works Is there laughter after goodbye? Now no-one’s to blame This world is still turning I’m sure we’d do it the same way over again And again and again woah I know it hurts I know what’s playing on your mind If this no longer works Is there laughter after goodbye? Goodbye After all this time After all this time Ooh I know, I know it’s gonna hurt After all this time (I know it hurts) After all this time (I know what’s playing on your mind) Ooh I know, I know it’s gonna hurt (If this no longer works) Ooh I know, I know it’s gonna hurt (Is there laughter after goodbye?) I know it hurts I know what’s playing on your mind If this no longer works Is there laughter after goodbye? Goodbye

about

'Rough Seas', made in the pandemic lockdown of 2020 is the band’s appropriately named fourth album.

The new album sees a reunion with Coldplay producer Rik Simpson, who worked on their debut album and again with the band on a showcase for a US electronics company, Slate Digital in 2017. Final mastering touches were provided by Grammy award winning engineer Emily Lazar at The Lodge in New York.

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released December 3, 2020

All songs written by Lambert-Flanagan-Lambert.
Published by Some Velvet Morning Ltd,

Recorded in London at The Amber Rooms, The Fish Factory & Spacehouse Studio. Additional recording at Clew Bay Recording Studio, Westport.

Produced, engineered & mixed by Desmond Lambert.
Executive Producers: Rik Simpson & Some Velvet Morning.
Additional mixing by Rik Simpson.

Acoustic guitar and piano engineered by Kevan Gallagher.

Mastering by Emily Lazar & Chris Allgood at The Lodge, New York.

Thank you to the following musicians on this album:

Paul Jones (Harmonica) on tracks 2 & 4
Chris Stopa (Backing Vocals) on tracks 2,4, 7 & 10
Kele Le Roc (Backing Vocals) on track 7
Clifford Moran (Backing Vocals) on track 2
Kai Joseph (Backing Vocals) on track 8

Cover design by Some Velvet Morning, Kyli John & Colin Rozee.

Gatefold picture by Melissa Connors.

We would also like to thank the following people for their help and support in the making of this album:

Rik Simpson, Chris Stopa, Antonio Feola, Kevan Gallagher, Nick Jackson, Andy Turner, Andy Webb, Dave Flanagan, Colin Rozee, Sandie Shaw, Peter Carney, Barth De Boer, Grant Strang, Caspian Lennox, Alison Butters, Coralie Jacquier, Gary Fletcher, James Wilkinson & Jonathan Van Mechelen.

Finally we would like to personally thank:

Sandy, Noel, Don, Olivia, Jane, Olya, Kai, Rhys, Monique & Antonio Delicatessen.

Management: Rob Flanagan

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Some Velvet Morning first came to attention of the music press with their 2007 debut album, ‘Silence Will Kill You’. The album comprised of some punchy, potent pop-rock, produced by Grammy Award winner Rik Simpson. 'How To Start A Revolution' from their second album, 'Allies' became a feature of the international trailer to the Hollywood movie 'Kick-Ass'. ... more

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