Links in the Chain, by stringjammer

Links in the Chain

by stringjammer

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1.	Links in the Chain 03:10	lyrics	buy track
Because we’re all just Links in the chain, Think you’ve seen it all then Bang goes the theory No need, no reason to explain seizing the day pave the way For the next innovation… Switch off the phone Out of range Leave a short Messages (They can) wait till tomorrow Even if it rains (I’m) heading out the door Who gives about the weather when you’ve got an idea. (I’ve) got a piece of paper and a pencil in my hand An idea in my head and I’ve just got to write it down Sooner the better no it really can’t wait Time is of the essence & I’d rather not be late. Chorus Because we’re all Links in the chain, Think you’ve seen it all Then there’s a newfangled contraption no need to reinvent the wheel pave the way (and) seizing the day For the next revelation… Drawing a squiggly line Take it for a walk Line across a page Join up all the dots (When) the ink runs out Dip into the well Ideas in the pipeline Each With a story to tell Chorus Mid 8 Nobody said you cannot do this. No reason those ideas cannot thrive Nobody said you cannot fill an empty page So you might as well give it a try…. Chorus
2.	All of the while 03:10	info	buy track
3.	Without Smoke 04:02	lyrics	buy track
Once upon a while, you come across a tale The likes you’d never believe in 1899, They say that a man, rode the minute mile on 2 wheels Charles Murphy, From `new York City Rode like the clappers of Hell, He said I’ll race that train They said, think again He said you wanna to bet that I will So the great & the good gathered like they should Gathered To place their bets On Charles Murphy, racing a steam train But the odds were not looking good I’m not a gambling Man But a hundred to one Says he’s gone off the rails And it was all that he could do to prove them wrong… Chorus Without Smoke there's no fire No Spark, No flame Spurned by desire, fueled by a hunger to Prove the world and Spin the wheels round again.. to chase that train round the bend With board on the tracks Of 2 miles the Railroad, stoking the steam engine train three Blasts of a whistle, flying like a missile the squealing Steel on rails Murphy straggling, coughing his way Through soot grit & grime But pretty soon he’d made up for lost ground Chorus The story goes, there’s a momento Somewhere on Long Island An old relative, inherited And that’s the proof of my tale You can Take it or leave it believe it or not Mile a Minute Murphy’s last thought Was If you want it, you’ve got to give it all you’ve got.. Chorus
4.	It's all good 02:22		buy track

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released August 14, 2013

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stringjammer Edinburgh

I enjoy a good tune, but am equally comfortable working with songs & soundscapes, usually inspired by the action encountered along the way.
I'm Edinburgh-based, enjoying a rich & colourful career as a musician, working here and abroad, playing electric & upright bass with Shooglenifty, String Sisters, Loveboat BigBand & the legendary Peter Straker. Stringjammer's my own baby for writing & gigging ... more