I Walk to the Beat of a Cold Broken Heart

from Splinterheart by Cloudland Blue Quartet

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I WALK TO THE BEAT OF A COLD BROKEN HEART (1/10/09)
The boy fell from a very great height
Saw his mother with her hand to her mouth
There was nothing I could do, I stood frozen, I stood still
We’re coming down to earth with a song and a dance
A song and a dance and a bang
There was nothing I could do, I stood frozen, I stood still
Nothing I could do so I pulled myself together
Didn’t look, I merely walked on
And I walk to the beat of a cold broken heart
And the river runs over the stone
It’s the end of the line
Down towards the bank I could feel the hot city
Summer sun beating down on my head
There was nothing I could do, I was thirsty, I was warm
Went to the shade and I ordered a drink
And I sat at a favourite old table
There was nothing I could do, I was thirsty, I was warm

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from Splinterheart, released August 31, 2010
I Walk to the Beat of a Cold Broken Heart (Reilly) (2:32)
David Reilly - Vocals; Acoustic Guitars; Acoustic Bass; Samples

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Cloudland Blue Quartet Edinburgh, UK

A quartet in name only, initially influenced by Fripp & Eno's "No Pussyfooting" and The Velvet Underground's debut, songwriter & soundscaper David Reilly started musicking in 1977 by creating drones using sellotape on the keys of his dad's Bontempi Organ. The subsequent junk shop purchases of an electric guitar & fuzzbox and the acquisition of an old Beatles songbook, led him into songwriting... ... more

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