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Beach at the Edge of Time

from Everything In The Delicatessen by tomhoustonmusic

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An evening visit to one of my favourite places in Wester Ross. Summer 2021. I wanted to move the arrangement away from acoustic guitar (listen to the version on Pushing The Pull Door), and delighted with where we went.

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Beach on the Edge of Time

A freeze frame sheep in shock
Not knowing what to follow
Or how to lead
Four black cows have taken over the road
Crashed through the gate
They are walking to the beach
Holding a bright red balloon
It’s our turn to party

As the girl in the bikini is looking for a signal
She is crouched on a rock typing out her message
Hoping the connection is strong enough
To send a picture

Five motor homes have stopped for the night
Waiting for the sun to set
Watching
The same dark wave crash onto the sand
Rolling like thunder

As the girl in the bikini is looking for a signal
She is crouched on a rock typing out her message
Hoping the connection is strong enough
To send a picture
And the ancient rock has seen it all before
Although it can’t remember quite when
Sand martins dance and dart through the dunes
Too quick for the lens, but a WONDER on the
I’m chasing time looking for the tribe
That walk barefoot on the beach
The water’s too cold to go for a swim
At least that’s what I keep on telling my feet

Then the girl in the bikini, who looks like Annais Mitchel
Grabs hold of the bright red balloon
The sheep move on the mountain and the mountain remembers
And it isn’t a moment too soon
Cause all around us the waves crash like thunder
I’m sending you a picture of the scene
As the sun sets on the beach

credits

from Everything In The Delicatessen, released October 6, 2023
Vocals, Keyboard, loops: Tom Houston
Piano and Keyboards : Rod McVey
Backing Vocals : Me For Queen

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Tom Houston releases his sixth studio Album in October 2023.
Everything in the Delicatessen.



Tom lives in Central Scotland and was songwriter of note on BBC Scotland's Iain Anderson's show in 2017.

He is also a regular on Tom Robinson's BBC Introducing Mixtape

'Extraordinary' Tom Robinson 2022 ... more

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