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Why We All Drink Wine

by The Red Cliff

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1.
Collapse 04:06
Never thought I'd see the day you'd pander to a room An open letter signed by women of fortune and men who had nothing invested in you I've seen the lives of generations pander to their will Now I feel it's just a matter of time before the sharpest divide collapses in on itself Who knows how long, angel You're inside yourself just like a matryoshka doll Let them know your face freely And remove the mask that you wear cause they told you to In a tunnel of total darkness I began to sleep I found myself inside a room full of people, though nothing's familiar, they knew it was me And when I woke, I felt the dream it lurked behind my back Our privacy is just a region where strangers with badges and power feel is free to attack Who knows how long, angel You're inside your shell just like a matryoshka doll Let them know your face freely And remove the mask that you wear cause they told you to Collapse, Collapse in rain Collapse, Collapse in rain Who knows how long, angel You're inside your shell just like a matryoshka doll Let them know your face freely And remove the mask that you wear cause they told you to
2.
And He Would 05:21
Correct me if I’m wrong but it seems your memory’s in tact Settled in the places where your friends all saw you last And I will never understand just how it came to pass That you flit around the hills at night waiting for someone to react Uncomfortable in your own skin Out of luck and the options are wearing thin Say something Say anything ‘Cause we’re all getting off lightly and nobody feels your pain And if you Can’t find your way back home tonight take heart That nobody knows your name The world gets colder everyday as every second ticks away I feel I’ve been in luck ‘cause though I’ve strayed my efforts entertain So while everyone else shares their quiet homes in a quiet place It’s unfortunate that some are forced to keep out of our way Uncomfortable in your own skin Out of luck and the options are wearing thin Say something Say anything ‘Cause we’re all getting off lightly and nobody feels your pain And if you Can’t find your way back home tonight take heart That nobody knows your name Set expectations low If I want too much then I can’t have anything And yes I see I know my position’s always safe because of it Say something Say anything ‘Cause we’re all getting off lightly and nobody feels your pain And if you Can’t find your way back home tonight take heart That nobody knows your name Nobody knows your name
3.
The wind blew the waves as we walked down the beach Moon pulled the tide away I know they ain't deep, but those tide pools they keep, all the memories and thoughts of the day A pistol wielding mad man with taste for revenge, set off on his horse late at night I'll never understand why we ever made the plans, but now we have to move as fast as we can Last dance with the enemy, last dance with the enemy Last dance with the enemy With the money by my side I crept into a den of briars and thought to pray to the ghosts in the fog He shouted in the wind as the fog got so dense, that he couldn't see the torch in his hand Last dance with the enemy, last dance with the enemy, last dance with the enemy Last dance with the enemy, last dance with the enemy, last dance with the enemy Thought all my life I was a captive To the belly-aching poor and a rollout bed Surrendered all I had just to make a hasty grab and now the money's here as sure as I am dead Creeped out and focused and sure that he'd moved on, Chanced all my luck one last time Crazy how it ends with the still and silent wind, giving way against a pistol crack a dawn Last dance with the enemy, last dance with the enemy, last dance with the enemy Last dance with the enemy, last dance with the enemy, last dance with the enemy I know they ain't deep, but those tide pools they keep, all the memories and thoughts of the day
4.
Keep Walking 05:58
There's always two sides to every story that you hear And though there maybe nothing real to fear The other side can often send you deep into the depths Faltering resistance and a lack of confidence Keep walking Keep talking Keep believing the things you do have meaning And if you wake from uneasy dreaming Keep breathing Having thought the grass would be much greener round the fence I presented my defence And having spent so much time in denial of the rest I considered my regrets Keep walking Keep talking Keep believing the things you do have meaning And if you wake from uneasy dreaming Keep breathing Keep breathing There ain't no way of knowing what could happen Sometimes you have to pick a path though you're not really certain I have a choice to not accept that my whole world has frozen I choose to see what happens round me is coincidental But it's already late and my phone is ringing Annoyingly I had planned to turn in early this evening And though the telltale lines of time cannot be visibly seen They've been embedded since long ago in all the beds we've lain in So don't tell me why you spend so much time sleeping 'Cause I don't know what it means or what it's for And I'm sick of telling you why I spend so much thinking So for now let's kill our words and let our actions speak for us We can change This is not a slow descent into old age It is just the beginning of the next phase We can change Keep walking
5.
Friends 03:32
They say that a friend will be there through the hard times No matter the reason, they know you'll need them to stand by And if they know, you'd do the same for them, my friend, well, you held up you're end of the bargain They say that a friend will keep your deepest secret To honor your trust, man, you know, they'll never repeat it And to their graves, your friends will take the words you say to a place that they're way better off in To know your friends, you first must know yourself, my god, if you don't then you won't know the answers And if you find your friends in short supply, be thankful for the ones you've got, cause there ain't no use in crying Hey, Hey And if you find your friends in short supply, be thankful for the ones you've got, cause there ain't no use in crying To know your friends, you first must know yourself, my god, if you don't then you won't know the answers And in the end, the friendships that you cherish, they will never perish, man, come hell or come high water Hey, Hey Hey, Hey Hey, Hey
6.
Don’t you think it’s funny that since the beginning of time Everyday man has had to get out of bed Yet what should be the most routine part of your life Everyday has me longing for the end Time’s made up of loosely related Routines and dreams which quickly fade in An age which raises questions like never before With no sickness and no war I’d probably be bored Upon musing on the nature of the passage of our lives I wondered if we knew we’d live forever would we still have reason to cry It’s the hour of need when most people are forced to come alive You feel left behind Trapped inside your own mind It’s why we all drink wine Stop at every blind bend to be told proceed with care Fate can sometimes catch you unaware Sometimes I think of taking a precautionary route For the foreseeable future refrain from going out Feeling blue in spite of the room Kind of missing the warmth of the womb where I wouldn’t have to watch my best friends trip and fall ‘Cause we all know what’s in store Upon musing on the nature of the passage of our lives I wondered if we knew we’d live forever would we still have reason to cry It’s the hour of need when most people are forced to come alive You feel left behind Trapped inside your own mind It’s why we all drink wine Far too late to realise I lost the will to criticise Subject to the prying eyes Making light of your demise Upon musing on the nature of the passage of our lives I wondered if we knew we’d live forever would we still have reason to cry? It’s the hour of need when most people are forced to come alive You feel left behind Trapped inside your own mind It’s why we all drink wine And it’s how we all get by
7.
Koxinga 03:00
On a list in the back of his head he keeps the names of those who've wronged him Underneath that four post bed a thousands souls are screaming for The sky was red and overcast, the masts of ships broke the horizon Though his eyes had seen the past, his mind was firmly focused on the The darkness that surrounds you Tends to mark the calm before the storm When you hear the thunder of those cannons Makes you wish that you were never born As the fire rained from the sky a flaming ship sailed through the harbor Black tea and stolen rum caroused men whose thirst was just for blood Was black against the moon and strewn it was across the ship deck Even from a safe distance the heat from fire was felt from all The darkness that surrounds you Tends to mark the calm before the storm When you hear the thunder of those cannons Makes you wish that you were never born I slip away from all the memories I keep I feel no pain, but I'm running out of air I guess I'll get some sleep As I descend into the deep The darkness that surrounds you Tends to mark the calm before the storm When you hear the thunder of those cannons Makes you wish that you were never born
8.
Ecstatic 05:05
s that all you have to say Before we go inside and play I can’t believe it’s come to this Go forth my son you’re shaking Time to give it a twist Did you know I was racing around while you wanted to take it slow I found all my strength from the lights in the room Like heat from fire in the increasing gloom Comforting to say the least But not without uncertainties Now I’m burning a hole inside Out of sorts but beaming a smile The way that the words roll off of your fingers Is leaving me tongue tied What would my family say If they knew I spent the evenings this way And what some of my best friends wouldn’t give To be here with me Though they may say it’s a trick Did you know I was racing around while you wanted to take it slow I found all my strength from the lights in the room Like heat from fire in the increasing gloom Comforting to say the least But not without uncertainties Now I’m burning a hole inside Out of sorts but beaming a smile The way that the words roll off of your fingers Is leaving me tongue tied Did you see I was on top of the tallest tree Could it be That everyone here is just like me I found all my strength from the lights in the room Like heat from fire in the increasing gloom Comforting to say the least But not without uncertainties Now I’m burning a hole inside Out of sorts but beaming a smile The way that the words roll off of your fingers Is leaving me tongue tied
9.
I'll be your city boy, your kid from Alabama Anything you please In others eyes, you know I wouldn't hold a candle, but I guess we'll see If truth is colder than a Minnesota winter, good to hear you're free If pain you feel ain't without beauty and a story, then it's pain indeed Hold out your hands and let the rain collect inside beware the coin like truth for both will have two sides An absent mind, he left his house without a raincoat, pouring cats and dogs The pretty girl with a polka dot umbrella, ran across the road A fella's luck can come by chance, but there are some who, do believe it's made As for me I don't see any rhyme or reason, but who am I to say Control your head and may your words keep what you know As for me I'll be downstairs forever in plain clothes As for me I'll be downstairs forever in plain clothes

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released February 27, 2016

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The Red Cliff Taipei, Taiwan

The Red Cliff is a folk/rock Anglo-American trio currently based in Taipei, Taiwan. Singers/songwriters/guitarists Mark Darvill and Caleb Cole met in the cruel harsh winter of 2009, and in 2014 recruited the drumming services of Moshe Foster. The result is an at times melodic, at times frenetic blend of folk and rock. ... more

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