Name: Sparks
Duration: P00H04M54S
Description: Written & produced by George Moorey & Shane Young

Sparks

from The Powdered Earth LP by The Powdered Earth

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Written & produced by George Moorey & Shane Young

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There was a ring
Crafted from ore
From foundry to miller to jewellery store

There were the rocky times
The price for her band
Time smoothed the edges
Like pebbles in sand

There were some pictures
Of times raw and real
Stacked like a deck of cards
Cut here to reveal

There was the tristesse
An act of three parts
And yes there were diamonds
Sometimes the hearts

The joker presented
A lilting romance
Strike at the anvil
In the sparks, in the sparks you dance

There were some flames
But wary of heat
On many occasions
He’s out on the street

There is the deck again
She’s cut it quite deep
He’s there on another card
She might choose to keep

The long summer’s ended
The evening grows dim
She stands on the patio
Waiting for him

But jokers get sad too
Saddest of all
He’s not in the best state
To dial the call

There is the deck again
It’s cast in the dirt
Long grows the garden
To bury the hurt

The joker presented
A lilting romance
Strike at the anvil
In the sparks, in the sparks you dance

Joker come back
Into the pack
Come back come back
Come back a better man

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from The Powdered Earth LP, track released October 12, 2020
Vocals: Shane Young
Piano & Guitars: George Moorey

with Roy Dodds (drums & percussion) & Simon Edwards (bass)

mastered by Katie Tavini

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The Powdered Earth are Gloucester, UK based writer/producer duo George Moorey and Shane Young.

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