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IT ALL SOON PASSED​/​2

by David Heavenor

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A song which I wrote when I was about 20 living in a flat in Arden Street, Marchmont, Edinburgh (Rebus lives there now evidently) . Added a chorus many years later. The photo is by my friend Mike Cruickshank.

It's basically about mood swings. I remember an old school friend who had moved to Edinburgh and every time I saw him he seemed to be a different person. His accent would change or he'd be very animated, then silent and withdrawn, always talking about what he wanted to become in the future, some of which seemed a trifle unhinged.

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The first time I saw you I was so impressed
Your eloquence surprised me I must confess
Your words were like jewels but it's a terrible shame
You were caught in the speed deal of a borrowed name

And you were so high
It's hard to believe it
So high, it's hard to conceive this
So high, but it all soon passed

The next time I saw you, you seemed to have changed
Your words were so hopeless and your meanings were strange
You wanted to talk but had nothing to say
For that jury of critics laugh when you talk in this way.

And you were so low
It's hard to believe it
So low, it's hard to conceive this
So low, but it all soon passed

And Bonny tries hard to teach me
Her rolling eyes will beseech me
Her loving arms try to reach me
But then again I dont know,
Then again, I don't know
Then again, I don't know

The next time I saw you, you were standing apart
Bored by your friends, you knew them by heart
Eyes on a stroll, elusive as dreams
You were stalking yourself on the silver silk screen

And you were so cold
It's hard to believe it
So cold, it's hard to conceive this
So cold, but it all soon passed

The last time I saw you, you were walking in black
You'd slipped into darkness and not turned your back
You saw an abyss and started to scream
And there was no one to help you for this wasn't a dream

And you were so afraid
It's hard to believe it
So afraid, it's hard to conceive this
So afraid that it would never pass

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released January 10, 2014
Recorded on Apple Garage Band
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David Heavenor is a Scottish singer songwriter based in Edinburgh Scotland. He has produced 8 albums plus 3 EP's.

I'm Watching Rosanna. ' An insightful song....beautifully written and observed. Iain Anderson. BBC Radio

'Jenny & the Cold Caller. One of the best songs ever written...' Ricky Ross ... more

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