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A Simple Mind (2020 remake)

by Richard Hiorns

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1.
A Simple Mind 06:42
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A SIMPLE MIND (Hiorns) Sept. 2013 Who’s that there in the headlights Grinning crazy eyes Made of fire and water Sways from side to side Who’s that in the church yard Counting all the gold Forty shades of silver Glistening neon sons And diamond jewelled princess What do you hope to find Among the hating villagers And their simple hated lives The walls are moving closer There’s fear in the air The drunken fool is calling Well here I am Here I am So why don’t you tell me what you want Why don’t you tell me everything I give it all night after night what can I do All I hear is whispers in the dark Somebody said something to someone some time I know a place where we can talk and in the dead of night You're gonnaa wake up drawn and cold and slowly realise All your crazy talk aint worth a dime Find a place where they don’t ask why Find yourself beneath a clear blue sky Let them run around and waste someone else’s time There’s a silent river sleeping Must be someone in this place Who can tell me I’m not dreaming I got a simple mind For a simple heart As long as I’m still breathing Till the night comes creeping I’ll be searching for the sun This heart is wailing This mind is racing Gonna keep on never ever gonna stop There’s a silent river sleeping Must be something I can say I give it all to you now, what can I do I got a simple mind For a simple heart There’s a silent river sleeping Must be someone in this place Who can tell me I’m not dreaming I got a simple mind For a simple heart
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Lady Liberty 06:17
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LADY LIBERTY (Hiorns) Dec 2012 & Nov. 2013 Nebraska plains – Cadillac She said don’t look back – she said don’t look back An L.A street to the desert heat She said don’t look back – never look back And she said no Don’t go downtown There’s a madman around And the sirens sound She said no Don’t look in his eye Don’t be surprised When the rope begins to rise Moonlight drive - go take a walk I feel the warmth Yeah I feel the warmth Faceless smiles on Miracle Mile They start to cry Yeah they start to cry And she said no Don’t go downtown There’s a gun in his eye And he’s shooting blind And she said no Don’t turn around Don’t make a sound When I feel like I’m the one You better run 2014 in another town Another one down Another one down Teacher falls and kids of war They hit the ground Yeah they hit the ground And she said no Don’t go downtown Don’t waste another life Don’t talk to me about pride And she said no As she walks thru the mall Just can’t take any more And her clothes all frayed and torn Left for dead
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Shallow Nation 05:41
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SHALLOW NATION (Hiorns) Nov 2013 Shallow nation Dumbed down minds Overdosed on Rich man lies Politician Bent and frail Television Burning brains Take a walk with me now thru the fire Chelsea darlings Money flies B list starlet Corporate ties Sugar baby Big fat lies Shallow nation Hollow eyes Take my hand as we walk thru the fire I will send you my love when we die Tell me where the future lies Tell me how you think we pay the price Drop down stupid Stand in line Shallow nation Hollow mind Take a walk with me now thru the fire
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Baby Demonic 04:27
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BABY DEMONIC (Hiorns) Jan. 2007 Wanna do it all again Wanna live a thousand lives In the mirror there's no end And in dreams there is no time So just keep on moving on Though the dust swirls way up high Sometimes catch a glimpse of something new Or is it just the sky Baby demonic - caught in a lie Caught in a real world - tumbling blind Sky full of angels travelling light Baby demonic - losing the fight
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Night Is Long 05:20
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THE NIGHT IS LONG (Hiorns) Sept. 2013 Your silence haunts your dresses sweep Painted lips and perfumed feet Your gypsy man waits down the road Go tell him which way he should go Your heart is sad your love is gold Don’t let them put you down in a hole For they don’t know their own desire Truth you whisper cruel as time And they ride tall and pale And you cry some day If you’d seen what I have seen You wouldn’t be so quick to misjudge me And if you ever were in need You’d think a while before you speak But the night is long And the world is young And the night is yours The fire is warm But the night is long And your hands are strong And your world is young I’m a slave to the night I fade in the light Well another love dies Look straight into these weary eyes And you turn them on And the night is long The light is gone You can’t go on Fire is warm Night is long
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Crazy Mama 04:38
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CRAZY MAMA (Hiorns) Nov. 2013 I could tell you how It feels We could talk until the morning You fight every word I say And you won’t heed no warning Living life like you just wanna die You think there’s gonna be another Always looking for that perfect high And you know your days are over People say don’t waste your time You can’t change what’s in a body’s mind Crazy mama, take your bow Tell the world that you’re no clown Crazy mama, send them away There’s no reason to explain Well I used to sympathise But now I think that it’s over You made a world to suit your lies Where everybody just rolls over People say watch your heart Don’t let just anybody use it Crazy mama, lift your head This is where the madness ends Crazy eyes turning red You shout and bawl you wake the dead Crazy mama, lift your eyes Tell them where their future lies Crazy mama, there's no end Tell them where the river bends Crazy mama, lift your head Tell them when you reach the end Tell them I never said One day you'll scream and no one will care
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A Hundred Miles 06:36
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A HUNDRED MILES FROM ANYWHERE (Hiorns) Oct. 2013 Been down to the station There’s people running everywhere They say that it’s too late now They say that they don’t care Heard all kinds of warnings Just don’t pay it any mind Yes I’ve seen that railroad I’ve seen them ghost trains fly Blinded by mirrors Shoot them down with pride You don’t have any answers And you don't know where to hide And now the waters rising Now the fields are bare Now I’m 10 years older A hundred miles from anywhere Down in San Francisco They’re begging on the street Begging on the waterfront Begging just to breathe I heard a lot of things From the crazies down on Pine They say it’ll all come down It’s just a matter of time So you run back to the mountain With a pistol in your hand And you cry for the poor man Till the sun rise on the sand And now the days are colder There’s a chill that fills the air Now I’m 10 years older A hundred miles from anywhere
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Song For Lou Reed 04:02
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THE DOOR (Re-titled in 2020) (Hiorns) Oct. 2013 Street is empty Lights go down Nothing moves No more sound Mark and Harry Them and us Sugar fairy Hit the dust One bright flash and then it’s gone Leave no shadow believe no one at all Not at all Fading picture Upon the wall Light escaping Through the door Now it seems some people Don’t even wanna be free New York skyline Means nothing to me Powdered queens and romantic fools Walk up and down the hall and cry for you While violent pressmen wait by your tomb Throwing down flowers spitting words that mean nothing at all Never turn away from the sun Never run The darkness of the day Never run Never run

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Remix and partial re-make of an album originally released in 2013. Slightly different running order, and one track (The Yearning) omitted. Drums re-programmed. Bass replaced on some tracks with vst's. 12 string parts re-recorded on some tracks. All vocals and electric guitar parts are from the original recording.

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released June 8, 2020

Written and produced by Richard Hiorns
All instruments played by Richard Hiorns
Backing Vocals - Karen Hiorns
Photography - Emma Ranic

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