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LINGER AND GO

by David Heavenor

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Written in the heart of Edinburgh in the shadow of the castle in a flat I used to rent with some friends which had a prospect over the Southside of the city looking over to the Pentland Hills. (Castlecliff Workshops - see photo) Sentiments about the moment you cross the border into love but soon realise it can't last. But it's also a song about how we are ports in the storm for each other and the struggle for meaning.

The last verse here was not recorded because at the the time I had not completed the last line for I was flummoxed and just couldn't think of an end. However many years later I dug out the original lyrics and had really forgotten about that last verse…..but then thought it should be completed as it was part of the original conception. The first time this was ever played or recorded is in the version by Me For Queen - on this site.

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LINGER AND GO

Remember we talked while the day came awake
I felt surprised to be close to you, it felt like a mistake
You're a woman of distance, but a girl with a smile
Life's not a distraction to get lost watching the miles

So go,linger and go,
Linger and go

Do you stand clear and open, do you stand up proud?
Can you be enraged at the darkness enough to cry out loud?
I'm going to stand back here, I'll wait here so long
Guard the soul and destiny that makes me give you this song.


It's you and me, alone again to watch and see
Who comes, who goes
Who takes the time to search and know?


Will your powers awake you or leave you cold?
Will your weaknesses break you and turn you bitter and old?
It's so easy to write with you here so alive
It's the world of our mourning that's so hard to describe

Can we share love together, can you risk your lone heart?
There's more that binds us together than keeps us apart
So take these words to you, reject every lie
That says we don't walk the same island and sail the same sky

credits

released May 1, 2005
Acoustic Guitar and Vocal: David Heavenor
Mandolin, Bass, Drum Samples: Simon Jaquet
Keyboards & Strings Andy Thornton
B. Vocals : Caroline Jaquet
From the album: PRIVATE THE NIGHT VISITORS

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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

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