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Part I: Sands of Time

I wonder why the sky is so blue
They say it may be because of you
The dew on the grass, the leaves on the trees
The delicate pollen that floats on the breeze

We will never admit it although we’ve always known
The sands of time are shifting and will never run slow

I wonder why the flowers bloom
It’s maybe to guide you with their perfume
All that we’ve seen and all that we’ve shared
Always left me feeling so unprepared

Through our outstretched fingers the sands of time will fall
Removing traces of memory until there's nothing left to recall

We will never admit it although we've always known
The sands of time are shifting and will never run slow for us.


Part II: The Space Between Us

Can you hear the space between us?
Can you see the space between us?
Can you feel the space between us?
I can see the space between us.


Part III: Tangles & Knots

Time leaves behind broken and beautiful dreams
And blows the wind through the fragments left
For those who will dare to follow
There’s a place where the lonely it seems
Will mourn untimely death
By a darkness that leaves us hollow

Dreams will fade into nothing but wisps on the wind
Unremembered familiar thought
Where tangles and knots wind their way
Gone the years, the faces, the places, the souls
And all that we were taught
Watch the colours all fading to grey


Part IV: Reminiscence

There’s raindrops falling
Raindrops falling
Reminds me of when
There were raindrops falling

Just us in the rain
Can you hear them falling?

 
Part V: Time on Earth

Proud and strong, how young you were
Yesterdays are gone in such a blur
Yet they seemed to last so long
When we were so proud and strong

And life is there for those who lead it
The moments there for those who steal it
Live well, whatever that means to you
For this is your time on Earth

Young you were but young no more
We know what time has in store
Steel winds blow, the shadows cast
No regrets for days that pass

And life is there for those who lead it
The moments there for those who steal it
Live well, whatever that means to you
For this is your time on Earth


Part VI: Passages & Passengers

Passengers, passing through time
No destination, no one in control
Just passing the time, passing the days
Until we come to be here again

Through the passages we follow
Nose-to-tail we go
Blindly following each other
Until we reach the wall

Through the passages we follow
Nose-to-tail we go
Blindly following each other
Until we reach the wall


Part VII: Don't Beckon The Stars

Don't beckon the stars when their light burns low
Don't always fight against the water's undertow
To change something you should have done a long time ago

Don't beckon the stars when their light burns low
Don't try to grasp the sands of time or the sunset's afterglow
To be someone you should have been a long time ago

Don't beckon the stars when their light burns low
Don't always wish for one more hour before it's time to go
To have something you should have had a long time ago

Don't wish to all the stars when their light is burning low
Don't always fight against the tide and the water's undertow
Don't go chasing time for the chance to put things right
Just go gently into the night

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from Life & Other Short Stories: Vol II, released April 7, 2022
Vocals: Lisa Farley (Part 1 & Part 7), Andy Nixon (Parts 3, 4, 5 & 6)
Lead Guitar: Suzi James (Parts 1, 2 & 7), Andy Nixon (Part 4 & 6)

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Checking For Echo Project UK

Progressive/art rock meets cinematic soundtrack, Checking For Echo Project strives to express thought-provoking topics through emotive music and lyrics that 'paint a picture'.

Following a debut album released March 2020, Checking For Echo Project now draws upon the talents of a number of musicians and vocalists to bring the songs to life. ... more

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