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Giants

by Ronnie Haar

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Fairy Tales 04:05
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Fairy Tales Wrap yourself in these arms Build yourself a fortress Spread yourself all around Make yourself impressive The sun has gone but I am here now The sun has gone but I am here Protect yourself from the storm Waters cannot reach you Cotton wool will keep you warm Nobody can breach you Your friends have gone but I am here now Your friends have gone but I am here Close your eyes and dream secretly The sun will rise over the silver sea Close your eyes and dream secretly The sun will rise over the silver sea Fairy tales in your head Visions of white horses Fairies fly above your bed Struggle of the forces The sun has gone but I am here now The sun has gone but I am here Your friends have gone but I am here now Your friends have gone but I am here
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Beyond The City 03:19
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Beyond the City Beyond the city, there’s a place for you and me Where it never rains, endless summer days Take my hand and we’ll go there Past the factory chimneys, there’s a world for you and me Where the sky meets the sea, in perfect harmony, Take my hand and we’ll go there Step out of your door You don’t have to cry any more Open up your eyes and see See the world and be free Step out of your door You don’t have to cry any more Open up your eyes, open up your eyes, open up your eyes, open up your eyes Come on let’s make for the harbour I’ve got the key to a new world Where it never rains, endless summer days Take my hand and we’ll go there
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Giants 04:48
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Giants Reaching new horizons Way beyond my dreams Unimagined beauty Undiscovered seams Have you seen the giants Have you seen the giants Have you seen the giants Have you seen them fly I could climb forever Lose sight of the ground Colours call around me On a wall of sound Have you seen the giants Have you seen the giants Have you seen the giants Have you seen them fly I’m standing on cloud With outstretched wings Angels abound An unseen choir sings I’m standing on cloud With outstretched wings Angels abound An unseen choir sings In the land of giants Got to reach so high For to see the sunlight For to touch the sky Have you seen the giants Have you seen the giants Have you seen the giants Have you seen them fly
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Attracted to the Water 05:07
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Attracted to the Water She lived surrounded by a forest A maze of never-ending seams She climbed to look out for an exit Upstairs, she rode towards her dreams A lifetime wandering in the desert A lifetime flying over sand A lifetime following an instinct And heaven knows, it ebbs and flows It carries her along And heaven knows, the way she blows She comes and goes Attracted to the water They said she must have been a mermaid Some thought she must have been a whale Still others felt she was a pirate The sea wind billowing her sail Skimming stones across the city pavement Pushing model boats across the street And swimming blindly through the long grass And heaven knows, it ebbs and flows It carries her along And heaven knows, the way she blows She comes and goes Attracted to the water One day she saw it stretch before her Like nothing she had ever known The cage door suddenly swung open At once the little bird had flown First she was screaming as it hit her Then she was walking in the air Then she was floating on the surface And heaven knows, it ebbs and flows It carries her along And heaven knows, the way she blows She comes and goes Attracted to the water
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Kissing The Screen 03:59
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Kissing the screen The pale sunlight upon your face Soft glow filling the room My lips kissing the screen That look of love if that’s what it is Don’t know if you are for real You turn off like a machine Why won’t the sun warm this place It’s pretty cold out in space Why won’t the sun warm your face You do not speak, nevertheless Words fly around the room I try to catch what they mean I sit and stare, lost in a cloud Somewhere above the world A voice calling out loud Why won’t the sun warm this place It’s pretty cold out in space Why won’t the sun warm your face Kissing the screen
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Roundabout 04:15
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Roundabout See no meaning in the things I do See no meaning living without you My destination vanished from the map And where you stood there’s just a gaping gap All the lights along my street are red And all the signs have been turned on their head The compass lost its way, the stars have all burned out And there’s no road away, out of this roundabout So take me on to the next stop I keep arriving at the same stop Walking into the same shop I keep on walking into the same shop Every turn I take leads the same way I’d still get nowhere if I drove all day Every bridge is down with no hope of repair Though there’s no sign of you, I see you everywhere All the lights along my street are red And all the signs have been turned on their head The compass lost its way, the stars have all burned out And there’s no road away, out of this roundabout
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What Is It? 04:00
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What is it? What is it that you hide inside that head of yours? What is it that, that died that night you closed the doors? What is it that blew away? What is it that I said that lead to our demise? What is it that you read, misread, between my eyes? What is it that flew away? Now I’m sitting feeling so low, I don’t know what to do or where to go, Now I’m feeling cold and empty, There’s nothing that I want, nothing can tempt me, I know that I should get up off my backside, I should get up and go outside, I wish that I could have you back. What is it that you saw and heard that made you run? How can you know for sure these words can’t be undone? What is it that went astray? Now I’m sitting feeling so low, I don’t know what to do or where to go. Now I’m feeling cold and empty, There’s nothing that I want, nothing can tempt me, I know that I should get up off my backside I should get up and go outside, I wish that I could have you back. I should get up, I should get up, I should get up, I wish that I could have you back
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Magnets 05:35
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Magnets Magnets, you and your friends, magnets, you’re pulling me in Seems that my poles have crossed, now I’m completely lost on the equator I’m sinking in the sand, need you to take my hand, be my navigator Magnets, it’s my maiden flight, magnets, won’t you guide me tonight Teach me to recognise patterns up in the skies that they lead me to you Teach me to understand the sea and the lie of the land, I’m coming to you Can’t resist the laws of nature Gravity’s too strong Guess we’ll meet sooner or later Hope it won’t be long Magnets, what can I learn? Magnets, which way do I turn? How do I reach your star? The distance I’ve come so far, it’s just a fraction Now that my poles have crossed, I’m left to count the cost of this attraction Can’t resist the laws of nature Gravity’s too strong Guess we’ll meet sooner or later Hope it won’t be long Magnets, you and your friends, magnets, you’re pulling me in, pulling me in.
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Just To Know 02:06
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Just to Know Just to know that you’ll be coming home to me tonight With eyes as bright and warm as candlelight When all around is cold Just to know that I don’t need to prove myself to you Don’t need to paint a picture that’s untrue Or sparkle like gold Just to know your heart beats here beside me in our bed Not seeking out another, like we said To have and to hold And to know that this is how we wanted it to be We read the lines together and we see The story unfold
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Broken Hill 03:39
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Broken Hill Broken Hill, we used to share so many happy times, Broken Hill, what’s become of you? Left to the wind, tumble down shack Broken Hill, oh, I wanna come back. Broken Hill, I left you crying a long, long time ago We were young and could not understand Poor empty shell, washed by the sea, Broken Hill, oh, you’re where I wanna be Broken Hill, the times have caught up with you and me You’re so sad to be all alone, broken down, tumbledown, The boys and the girls, we walked on your walls and chased each other through the fields, But silence descended, and everything was still, and now you’re just a broken down hill Summer heat and winter chill have clawed away at you But your spirit’s strong, as good as new I will return, one day you’ll see Broken Hill, oh, you’re where I’ve gotta be.
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Thoughts 04:35
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Thoughts Thoughts are like mirrors, contorting your figures Distorting reality, courting insanity, Wrapping around you like layers of razor wire, Drowning you, crowning you, setting the place on fire. Thoughts are like viruses, cannot shake free of them, Coursing through every vein, falling like heavy rain, Choking your living space, staring you in the face, Taunting with spiteful names, haunting you from the flames. And they hammer away at your head, tunnel a way to your bed Multiply and divide, eating you up from inside. Blow you apart at the seams, flow to the heart of your dreams Multiply and divide, beating you up from inside. Thoughts are like wars, an invading insanity, Guns pointing at you, suspended morality, Crawling beneath your skin, clutching you in their claws, Penny for mine and a penny for yours. Thoughts are like water, they resonate where you tread, Bring down the ceiling, collapsing around your head, Break your defences, your senses, your will to live, Don’t beg for mercy, cos there’s nothing left to give. And they hammer away at your head, tunnel a way to your bed Multiply and divide, eating you up from inside. Blow you apart at the seams, flow to the heart of your dreams Multiply and divide, beating you up from inside. Day after day after day we live in denial Wait in the dock for the jury to end the trial What you would give for the storm to abate a while What you would give for the mirror to see you smile.
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Sun Again 03:52
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Sun Again Took a trip to town to see the sunlight Mama said wrap up warm and you’ll be alright I said good to see blue skies tonight Looked out of my window to see the sun again It looked just the same as it did before So I wrapped up warm and shot out the door So good (so good), so good to see the sun again So good (so good), so good to have a friend to pick me up when I’m fit to drop sometimes I feel like I just gotta stop Pick me up when I’m at the end You gotta shine forever my friend We were playing pool in the airport lounge You know I lost again but it really don’t matter Cos you shone on me and I’m feeling better Even at night I still can feel your warmth So I’m not scared I’ll make it through the night Took a trip to town just to see the sunlight Took a trip to town just to see the sunlight So good (so good), so good to see the sun again So good (so good), so good to have a friend to pick me up when I’m fit to drop sometimes I feel like I just gotta stop Pick me up when I’m at the end You gotta shine forever my friend Took a trip to town to see the sunlight Took a trip to town to see the sunlight Took a trip to town just to see the sunlight
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A Moment's Face 01:03
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A Moment’s Face Her smile in the morning, piercing through those sleepy eyes, Her head upon my shoulder, her hand locked with mine, Captured in my mind, that smile to thrill the saddest thing, Just a moment’s face, she’s sleeping once again, Just a moment’s face, she’s sleeping.

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This is Ronnie's second album, released in June 2011. Recorded at Monolounge Studio, Clapham. With a production that brings out the best in Ronnie's much-improved vocals and multi-layered harmonies, the songs have a beauty reminiscent of Crosby, Stills and Nash or the Byrds.

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released June 1, 2011

All songs and all vocals by Ronnie Haar.
Guitar solo on Magnets by Nick Saloman.
Produced by Christian Fontana.

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