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Songs To Shed Your Skin To

by Laurie Shaw

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1.
Lion & Eagle 04:50
'Cause it's mating season And the times are thieving You chipped a tooth Now he can't move without you Songs to shed your skin to ring out Over the lo-fi speaker system In the kisses of wisdom And the blissful decision Come on Debbie break my heart in I'm just a man child up against the wall Your nose was bleeding and your highs were legal to reset the test I took a compass to the lion and eagle of the school crest You got excited by the best dressed people (In bed with the rest) I took a compass to the lion and eagle and cut right through the chest I thought you'd be late I brought a book for the wait I was pleasantly surprised Chewed the rim off of your coffee cup And held my hand Household brand Held my hand Come on Debbie break my heart in I'm just a man child up against the wall Come on tell me you've been sussing the baths But you never could perfect your front crawl out it It's either gone or slipping away I can't decide Debbie's mum was sobering up at the time And if you ever want your wicked way with me I am an only child and I'm oh so lonely Your nose was bleeding and your highs were legal to reset the test I took a compass to the lion and eagle of the school crest You got excited by the best dressed people (In bed with the rest) I took a compass to the lion and eagle and cut right through the chest Your nose was oft against mine and even When our chapped lips pressed I carried you over the quicksand (And we walked the rest) I felt the fold of your navy v - neck pulled taught by your breasts I took a compass to the lion and eagle of the school crest Oh Debbie
2.
Debbie 03:44
Saw you walking past on Paul St. This morning Your hair looks nice like that Short hair suits you more And when the frost comes and cracks December I wonder if you remember back To a distant Saturday Is it you is it you is it you is it you is it you? I see Debbie if at all once in a blue moon And it's funny to think what an effect you know that you have Lately, it's like you took a part of me and I still don't want it back Is it you is it you is it you is it you is it you? I see Debbie if at all once in a blue moon And it's funny to think what an effect you know that you have Lately, it's like you took a part of me and I still don't want it back And all of the pretty boys Do you think that they're still hung up? From when you hung them out to dry? I still get the shivers sometimes.. When I see you in my contacts list (And I know your numbers changed since) But the time will never be right I'll never find the invite Is it you is it you is it you is it you is it you? I see Debbie if at all once in a blue moon And it's funny to think what an effect you know that you have Lately, it's like you took a part of me and I still don't want it back, Debbie Lalalala Debbie.. ..Debbie
3.
Here in the back bedroom where the lights don't reach You swirled the elixir in dusky peach Your kitty heels on the unmade bed Lips apart as if to teach Trapped in your charisma and ankle socks You shift the tide and turn back the clocks Danielle leaves to smoke in the garden Whilst you turn the loosest lock Take me to the feeling I've lost so far six minutes by foot and five by car In the lamplight or in the dark it's all the same to me You fit the night so perfectly I slip my hands onto your skin The crumbling feeling will always win so just get it together for now The frost is settling on the windows and now The light blue air is mixing with the street lights Like sparks burning out in the deepest Tango orange Your sucking a cough lozenge And your arms are on the pillow aswell I'll go put the kettle on it's too early to tell And your blonde hair on the pillow as well It's too early to tell if I've proper upset Danielle Here in the house our secrets are numb Don't tell all your friends to come I wanna see you for what you are A fireworks display in a private park Here in the home of the stolen hearts Don't you wanna break my arm? Oh, Danielle was angry but what can I do? I want her less than I want you And I want me less than I want her Nothing new will go nowhere A-line dress and kitty heels Spitting like a catherine wheel There in the dark there's a secret held By a sore and painful meld Chewing gum bubbles and creeping doubt You're not the one I'm worried about...
4.
I'm not saying there's an atmosphere But I can hear you talking in slo-mo About the previously promised Hump in the after-glow You were saying things about not being alone But you'll still probably die In a nursing home Maybe I'm falling for you? But I'll just let you get away It's true and.. That the world is not enough Your hands are cold The gloves are off
5.
Pylons 04:27
The coast is clear... And we didn't get near at all Had a couple of beers And then the fear kicked in you Sat in stale heat Both quite defeated I felt daft With me jeans off sat On the mattress where your tears subside We cast our shadows across The patio like pylons at sunset Eyes red like scratched out words Sat with Danielle on the front step Fuck me, did you get off the floor fast When he made his approach like you're best mates Hand on the small of your back and all You should keep kisses out of your templates The snow don't stick We danced in 5/6 Don't feel so sick Now I'm stood up and zipped up Stuck between the gears The party's over, drinks are spilt Went and got the quilt and we kissed In the light of the blue dawn We cast our shadows across The patio like pylons at sunset Eyes red like scratched out words Sat with Danielle on the front step Fuck me, did you get off the floor fast When he made his approach like you're best mates Hand on the small of your back and all You should keep kisses out of your templates I assumed you'd stay Wrapped between my sheets Not for love and kisses For pleasure and for play Pylons on the horizon Wires collect the rain Then you broke my heart in treble and gain
6.
Watching from the wings And the lights blur you see-through You can't see me blushing In a parked car at half eight late in December Watching bystanders migrate from pillar to post I love you the most And we're traipsing through the leaves Let's get out of hear Chewing on your sleeves Nothing comes near I cannot be trusted With it alone Unless it is dark out and the lights have blown Inviting me round Stinging but sincere You put your hair behind your ears I was watching at the wrong time and our eyes met twice You said "stop it" which was very good advice Now you're being sick and I'm on the bath Watching the walls Watching the cracks Tears fall like shards of glass I think you've fallen for me but it's not the right time to ask (It's not the right time to ask) And nothing trips me up Except you stopping hard In your white hands You hold the wild card
7.
Something breaks and there's shouting aswell I gave your mum a bell I was trapped under the spell Of Inga and Danielle Sat in a barbers shaking like a leaf You were elsewhere picking the wreath Flicking the pages, gritting my teeth I kept my instruction brief Tell me you don't care Either way, yesterday when You said I was never going to see Danielle Beneath her polo shirt Too early to tell Was it fun for a while though? Danielle, was it fun for a while? Someone's devoid of belief in clairvoyance I was that someone and brewed your annoyance Why can't I tell you you're getting a nuisance? Inga, girl, I'm through with you getting fluent In going out late where the lights turn to sun sparks Down in the park and the brakelights and club signs Down on your knees for a stranger in the dark Why is it Inga you're breaking my heart? And desperate to succeed She brought down my world like a spoilt little girl I was listening to Lou Reed When Inga didn't stop as fast as she could...
8.
It's dark by half past eight Your phone bounces the light like a scratchplate And the snow that lines the road Is still in a frozen state In the 90's Tango light With his cigarette skins on the dashboard 8 o'clock at night With the chords ringing out at your ankles, baby A closely guarded secret The frothing "meet me by the red bricked semi" 2014 spawned something discreetly and the "meet me by the red bricked semi" flashed like scratchplates in the palm of your hand On the heel of a bitter word With the downstairs passive aggressive's The pylon shadows dropped on you Yeah they said it would get this aggressive An orbitting system spitting at the kiss under the briefest eclipse 90's tango lights where we floated 'long the bark mulch lips and the "meet me by the red bricked semi" flashed like scratchplates in the palm of your hand It's dark by half past five These days it's pretty to see Sweet amber lights on the street Rising like orange trees It's dark by half past five These nights it's cold but wait Don't hate the cold just say You'll stay with me til late
9.
Wisdom Kiss 04:31
Found you in an alcove in the old ex-nunnery Feet up on the window sill and telling me about your mum's infidelity And the music that they play in the disco And the moves that they deploy in the back room Make you die a little inside And got you sleeping around with the other guys (older guys) And the wisdom kiss could be the Semi - finalist decider And if Debbie did Then I wouldn't have expected it off her And those timeless lips That still ring like stars at the skies edge Was just hit and miss for you Oh you're such an experienced delight now Please turn off the light now The aromas from the canteen mixed with your perfume and cold hands Grasping your sleeves like a nervous child at the funfair (I've been there) And the music that they play in the disco And the boys that pop their collars in corners And the sex that you've had you can't undo And now there's songs to shed your skin to And the wisdom kiss could be the Semi - finalist decider And if Debbie did Then I wouldn't have expected it off her And those timeless lips That still ring like stars at the skies edge Was just hit and miss for you Oh you're such an experienced delight now Please turn off the light now He's been quiet about the fling But an owl has the quietest wings A little closer to the bone Familiar street lights guide you home I know it's cynical to say It's just lust at the end of the day In the weightless week wherein You prematurely shed your skin And the wisdom kiss could be the Semi - finalist decider And if Debbie did Then I wouldn't have expected it off her And those timeless lips That still ring like stars at the skies edge Was just hit and miss for you Oh you're such an experienced delight now Please turn off the light now
10.
We were young We danced in 3/4 You abused your lungs Then we did tongues I was in a band "Can you undo me please?" She said I was in the sand And the water was up to her knees Feathers at the house of Royden Glowed in the dark Bitter words from windows Should have left me at Arrow Park Held breaths at breakfast Stagnant bubble baths We grit our teeth and neck it fast She was pretty in a shrink wrapped Double LP way But when i got her back I found she wouldn't play Feathers at the house of Royden Glowed in the dark Bitter words from windows Should have left me at Arrow Park Never want to let our clenched hands divide Never going to let our clenched hands divide Never want to let Our clothes look like fresh graves on your floor Feathers at the house of Royden Glowed in the dark Bitter words from windows Should have left me at Arrow Park Feathers at the house of Royden Bitten in the dark Split tongues in windows Should have left me at Tatton Park

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'Songs To Shed Your Skin To' was recorded at the weekends book-ending the 7th to the 15th of November in Laurie's bedroom at his mum and dad's house.
The download comes with the exclusive bonus track "Mother Of My Best Friend"

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released November 20, 2015

All songs written, performed and produced by Laurie Shaw

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Laurie Shaw Kenmare, Ireland

Laurie Shaw is a Wirral-born songwriter and producer. He now dwells in Ireland where he records from his mountain retreat. He often gigs in Cork, Dublin and the Merseyside area. He has released around 100 albums to date (all of which are available on request). ... more

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