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Chalk

by Andrew Butler

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1.
If what you need Is what you want Then you don’t need it And if seeing is believing I've not seen it I've been searching for a long old lonely time To find someone Who’ll bring me peace of mind Well love’s been looking for me But love is blind Glass of wine Are you half empty Or half full ‘Cause I’ve had too much And fallen off my stool Oh but from the floor I can finally see things clear While the room it spins So do you my dear Oh spinning and dancing Your way around my heart And I play this song From time to time But your love is a record Oh your love is a record Yeah your love is a record Always playing on my mind Oh come Be the one Be my muse Be someone I can twist And bend and use And you will live forever inside My little song And I’ll sing for you Long after you’re gone Oh I will sing And you’ll live on And I play this song From time to time But your love is a record Oh your love is a record Yeah your love is a record Always playing on my mind And I play this song From time to time But your love is a record Oh your love is a record Yeah your love is a record Always playing on my mind Always playing on my mind Always playing on my mind My mind
2.
Chalk 03:07
I met you at the counter Our fate was written in chalk And I didn't know what I wanted Until I heard you talk Until I heard you talk You convinced me of the chapel Where they sang that my love was pure Then I bit into your apple And you bit into my core And you bit into my core Ballerina Why walk away When you can pirouette Ballerina Fading with the sun Your dancing silhouette You lived upon the water A sinking boat on the canal Then your bed became an altar For the most unholy vows For the most unholy vows Am I an unlikely suitor You poured another glass And you raised it to the future Where I would be your past Where I would be your past Ballerina Why walk away When you can pirouette Ballerina Fading with the sun Your dancing silhouette Your dancing silhouette Your dancing silhouette
3.
Mainour 03:46
You stumble through the door And you throw off your coat And lying on the floor Her suicide note You recite every word Until they form a lump In your throat But for some reason You do not cry But for some reason You do not cry And you take to the streets After you polish off some wine And a voice from a shadows Sends a shiver down your spine She’s smoking a fag And she asks you for the time And then she says That you’re just too late And then she says That you’re just too late And then she howls And dances ‘Round the moon Unfurls her wings And flies you to her room And picks your brains out With a rusty spoon And steals the apple Of your eye (Repeat) There on the platform Waiting in the rain She’s on the opposite side About to board her train You have different destinations But your journey it’s the same You understand But you don’t know why You understand But you don’t know why With dust on your dreams You reach the end of the line The city now a desert And it’s frozen in time And with her withered hand She draws a crooked line Which you know That you have to cross Which you know That you have to cross And then she lights A candle with the sun Crawls into the cave Which your soul Has now become To rid you of darkness And the world That’s left you numb And steal the apple Of your eye (Repeat)
4.
We Both Know 03:20
Your life’s a secret code I must decipher I must know But I can only scratch At the surface The direction of your legs Traps me like a spider-web To the thoughts of things I think you do on purpose So many things I need to say But your lips Keep getting in the way Oh we both know It’s love We both know It’s love We both know It’s love Or is it only me Let’s meet up In the dark To see if there’s a spark And all the ancient stars Will be our judges And in the morning light If I'm wrong And they are right Then I will walk away And hold no grudges So many things You needed to say But my lips Kept getting in the way Oh we both know It’s love We both know It’s love We both know It’s love Or is it only me
5.
Fiona 04:24
My life was hard And it was tough You were my diamond In the rough And I know that words Just aren’t enough But you’re like finding The holy grail And Charlie stops us On the street We give her change So she can eat She says our love Is true and sweet Like some modern Fairy tale If you have a heavy heart I’ll make it light As a feather And if it’s been Ripped apart Well I’ll stitch it back together Fiona (Repeat) I will And you know Raf He owns the bar Where inside We show our scars Hoping one day That we’ll be stars But you’re the only one Shining here You look so pretty In your hat You’re stood there Drinking at the back And everybody Starts to clap Oh but I am just Pining dear If you have a heavy heart I’ll make it light As a feather And if it’s been Ripped apart Well I’ll stitch it back together Fiona (Repeat) I will And they may say That we’re moving too fast But we see each other In slow motion And they may say It’ll never last That we’re just a drop In the ocean But we’re the ocean They’re a drop In us And I had a heavy heart But now it’s light as a feather And it was ripped apart But you stitched it back together Fiona (Repeat) You did
6.
Lover I am An open book Flick through my pages Take a look Most of them torn And old Except for our story Unwritten Untold And I’ll write it In my finest blood For only you my love Before the locust flood Rains down With longing As I kneel In my empire of love Oh you could be my queen In my empire of love Eternally reign supreme For the old queen Has fallen When jealous armies Stormed the gates Firing their arrows Of lust and hate Stealing her riches And sealing her fate And they took The jewel From her crown And paraded it Around town And the whores In wedding gowns All tried to rule Over me And I cried In my empire of love See how they dance and sing In my empire of love Sorrow’s a happy king But it’s you Who can save me For your pen is mightier Than my sword So sign your name And praise your lord And my crumbling kingdom Your reward And I’ll lay on The mould feast For the beauty From the beast And you’ll never be released And shackled To my aching heart In my empire of love Oh you will die On my throne My empire of love Will turn you to dust and bone
7.
I woke in the morning And I took my pill As the rain started falling Down my windowsill And I stumbled to the house At the bottom of the hill And felt someone Walk over my grave And the rope Was too loose The bridge Was too low And the gun Wouldn't fire And I had nowhere Else to go A dead plant By the door Coming off at the hinges And you can’t see the floor For the belts and syringes And a thin naked man Just sits and stares At the mirror In his hands And the life He can’t repair And the curtains are drawn But there is no light Just the remains Of the sun Clinging to the night In the house Of abandoned souls The house of abandoned souls In the house of abandoned souls The house That comes and goes And this is a place Where you can only survive By living in limbo More dead than alive And she sleeps In a bath On lifestyle magazines Convinced it’s the righteous path To help her get clean And you are free to leave Any time you choose But only via dreams Or if your lips turn blue In the house Of abandoned souls The house of abandoned souls In the house of abandoned souls The house That comes and goes
8.
Dancing by the jukebox With a lover in her head It was closing time She downed my drink And I knew chivalry was dead When she said - “Your place or mine?” Poured me a glass Of whiskey neat Make yourself at home Put up your feet Oh be my guest I'm the perfect host Until I leave you like a gypsy Until I haunt you like a ghost Take what you need And stay the night But you've a heavy heart And I always travel light In the morning With no make-up An elegant young dame Without rouge or heels She said I wear this mask To cover up the shame That the light reveals Sat on the curb People threw me change I felt disturbed And strange Head to a bar Won’t last the night I've a heavy heart And she always travels light And there she is Old comatose To the queen of the barflies All the drunks They raise a toast
9.
The Prophet 03:01
Blessed is the prisoner Whose pleasure is his pain Darkened was the landscape Of his mansion in the rain He said your body Is a temple But it must be built again He said your soul Is wild and free That’s why it must be tamed Beware the prophet He will come Claiming to move mountains And the boulder He will promise you the world Then he’ll put his own Upon your shoulders Oh yes you are ready now To enter paradise Drink the sacred water Take the ancient knife I’ll lead you to the slaughter My perfect sacrifice I’ll take care Of your daughter I’ll take care Of your wife Beware the prophet He will come Claiming to move mountains And the boulder He will promise you the world Then he’ll put his own Upon your shoulders
10.
Deadly Muse 03:33
Will I know that I am dying When I walk into the light Will I hear the angels sighing Dressed in all their pearly whites Oh will I hell Oh can’t you tell That I am lost And I've been dreaming Gotta get it off my chest And I've been scheming To lay your mask to rest So I can see you And I have the clues Know your every move I just need a ruse For I am a lonely singer And you are the deadly muse And I am a lonely singer And you are the deadly muse There’s a killer in your heart That used to be your lover And the lips that you once kissed Well soon you’ll slowly smother Oh close to death Take a breath And close your eyes Oh you've been waiting I’ll tear the words From your flesh My sweet songbird Gonna pluck you from your nest And set you free For I have the clues Know your every move I just need a ruse For I am a lonely singer And you are the deadly muse And I am a lonely singer And you are the deadly muse The deadly muse (Repeat) And I am a lonely singer And you are the deadly muse
11.
Ballad Of Us 03:44
Remember the room The sound that we made Our bodies conducted A sweet serenade And we played to the rhythms Of heartbeats in the dark And the ghosts of composers From Beethoven to Bach All listened in awe To our symphony And the curtain fell The exit door The concert hall The endless applause My heartstrings silent My rose on the floor Encore I want more Encore I want more Encore I want more But the ballad of us I’ll sing for an age Gathering dust On an empty stage Sometimes I forget who I am I howl like a wolf Then I cry like a lamb And though my hand Can still strike a chord None bring me back To her or the lord And the angels They offer no sympathy Now life’s out of tune I can’t play anything The harps they rust The bells they won’t ring I wait for the drums of death To begin Encore I want more Encore I want more Encore I want more But the ballad of us I’ll sing for an age Gathering dust
12.
Midnight Oil 03:36
Oh I took a walk As the sun went down Heard the city talk Of a darker side of town Came across a street In a gloomy dusk In the waves of dancing heat A mirage formed of us I've Lost too much I, I've Lost too much I, I, I've Lost too much Can’t you see You need to get away A house down by the sea And life a simple life Of modest luxury And I will meet you there Oh this time next year If I'm still alive If I'm still sincere I Lie too much I I Lie too much I I I Lie too much Can’t you see Burn the midnight oil So that I can stay Upon this mortal coil Once my body has decayed And you will find my voice And you will find my words Like the wing finds the wind Like the shepherd finds the herd I Dream too much I I Dream too much I I I Dream too much Can’t you see Can’t you see Can’t you see

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"Chalk is the immaculately produced debut album by singer/songwriter Andrew Butler. Dark, mysterious and honest lyrics, intricate and imaginative guitar parts, and his blues tinged, soul infused voice are perfectly accompanied by an incredible ensemble of musicians that provide a sublime sonic backdrop for Andrew Butler’s already timeless songs"

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released June 20, 2016

'CHALK' ALBUM CREDITS:

Andrew Butler - Lead Vocals/Backing Vocals/Vibraphone/Guitars
Dave Gerard Lawrence - Banjo/Electric Bass/Percussion/Piano/Synth
Alex Bayly - Guitars/Piano
Tobias Humble - Drums/Percussion
Rachel Lanskey - Viola
Matthew Boulter - Lap/Pedal Steel
John Parker - Double Bass
Tom Hyatt -Piano
Tom Sweet - Trumpet
Dan Rogers - Electric Bass
Tara Minton - Harp
Angie Rance - Accordion
Gemma Cusworth - Backing Vocals
Louise Gow - Backing Vocals
Rosie Jones - Backing Vocals

All songs written by Andrew Butler

Produced by Dave Gerard Lawrence (Watchtower Recording Studios)
Mastered by Tim Debney (Fluid Mastering)

'Chalk' Album Cover by Helen Masacz

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Andrew Butler

Singer-songwriter Andrew Butler's music is a mystical and melancholic mixture of Alternative, Folk and Blues, combined with pop choruses and harmonies that rest delicately on top of finger-picked melodies and Grunge-esque electric guitar. This combined with a voice that is powerful in its vulnerability make Butler's music timely yet fused with nostalgia. ... more

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