Second Sight

from Ten Told Tales by Richard Buchanan

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    Ten traditional Scottish folk tales re-imagined in song. This CD comes in a booklet style sleeve with full lyrics and artwork derived from original linoprints produced by Richard for this release. Also comes with a code to download a free digital version of the album.

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lyrics

I saw you first down at the shore,
standing by the sea.
Time, it was turning in your e’e.

The sun shone down on waters clear,
I longed to be afloat.
I hoisted up the anchor on my boat.

“Go home, go home” I heard you say.
Your voice clear in my head.
So I stayed on land and I fixed my nets instead.

The sky grew dark and rain began.
From fierce wind clouds did run.
My soul would surely have perished in that storm.

Like love, hope and beauty,
science can’t understand it.
There’s those who see the world we know
and those who see beyond it.

I saw you next a decade on.
I woke. You stood by me
on the Prince of Wales in the Southern China Sea.

On this ship so strong I felt secure.
No battle could be lost.
But God, at such an awful human cost.

“Go home, go home” you warned again.
So I took at once to shore.
I swore that I’d never fire those murdering guns no more.

I watched from land a rain of bombs
the Prince of Wales destroy,
killing every man and every boy.

Like death and hate and cruelty,
science can’t understand it.
There’s those who see the world we know
And those who see beyond it.

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from Ten Told Tales, released August 30, 2019

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Richard Buchanan Scotland, UK

Former bass player with legendary Scottish 90s folk rock under-achievers The Lost Soul Band, Richard now writes, performs and records songs that draw from a wide range of influences.

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