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And so it starts
04:03
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And so it starts
Words & Music by Peter McVeigh
And so it starts
I’m no longer just a thought
A plan, a future, of a life I might not lead
so I depart
to a home I’ve never seen before
A place, a feeling, a comfort there for me
I know it’s hard I see your tears
I feel your love throughout the years
your touch it calms and sooths my fears
Time is fleeting as my heart keeps beating along
And so it starts
I take a step towards you
Your arms outstretched with a smile that can’t be faked
So I depart, to a land to find my best friend
To fight, to fail, to learn
I know you’re scared I hear your prayers
I’ll make you proud I’ll climb the stairs
I’ll fall back down & you will pick me up
time is fleeting as your heart keeps beating again
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2. |
Good People
04:09
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Good People
Words & Music by Peter McVeigh
Break a little bread then let it go
It’s not worth turning all this into some shameful TV show
See sometimes good people do bad things
We all fail sometimes … fail sometimes
Oh…sometimes
Would you steal for a chance to feed your children
Would you hurt someone if it stopped them hurting you
Would you tell a bunch of lies to save someone you loved
Would you hide a lot of hurt
To save a lot of hurt
well I would
I would
Would you love someone who’s bound to let you down?
When they’re held so high their feet can’t touch the ground
Would you hold them tight when you know what’s down the line?
Cuz even, good people do, bad things sometimes!
oh..sometimes
You feel a lot of eyes on you as you walk on down the street
So much playing on your mind while your staring at your feet
Sometimes good people do bad things
We all blur the lines
We blur the lines oh
We blur the lines
Well it’s not real when it’s not your children
It’s not real when there’s no one hurting you
Opinions on the right thing just don’t matter from your perch
You can make a lot of rules
I’ll break a lot of rules
I will
Oh I Will
Would you love someone who’s bound to let you down?
When they’re held so high their feet can’t touch the ground
Would you hold them tight when you know what’s down the line?
Cuz even, good people do, bad things sometimes!
oh..sometimes
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3. |
Erase You
04:33
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Erase You
Words & Music by Peter McVeigh
I’ve been waiting here for you to take me home
You’ve spoken your mind, now let me go
The night is broken so I’ll accept the truth
You never had the same feelings I declared for you
As I Erase You from my mind
No memories of you
To be left behind
As I Erase You!
As I Erase You!
The door it opens my eyes they face the floor
The tears upon my shoes tell the story of before
They step aside not a word is spoken
The see my spirits broken
as I head off to my room
As I Erase You from my mind
No memories of you
To be left behind
As I Erase You!
As I Erase You!
I start to cry!
As I Erase You I lose myself
If I Erase you it’s gone
As I Erase You I lose myself
If I Erase you it’s Gone
Gone
Gone
Gone
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4. |
Not Going Home
03:07
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Not Going Home
Words & Music by Peter McVeigh
Gone are the lonely nights, head towards those city lights
Feeling that old familiar buzz
There’s people here waiting for you & you’ve missed a round or two
You open that case & take out your guitar
Now this place is a bar
I’m holding you in my arms or are you holding me up
Into the city streets we spill
There’s nothing but laughter & bustle
No one trying to leverage their muscle
Ah we’re all in so deep now with no where to go
But we’re not going home
If I wake up beside you tomorrow
After saying well all I have to say to you
I’ll be happier than I’ve ever known
If tonight is the end of the road
All the best well at least now you know
I don’t know what it is
But I’ve got a feeling
That I’m not going home
If I wake up beside you tomorrow
After saying well all I have to say to you
I’ll be happier than I’ve ever known
If tonight is the end of the road
All the best well at least now you know
I don’t know what it is
But I’ve got a feeling
That I’m not going home
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5. |
First Steps
01:32
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First Steps
Words & Music by Andy Dunlop & Peter McVeigh
See now my steps are getting faster
And I’m running round & round
These passing years are full of laughter
But I can’t stick around
See in my mind is full of questions
In my heart I feel alone
And I’m so open to suggestion
Of what to do before I rest my head
Before I rest my head
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This Time
Words & Music by Emma Langford & Peter McVeigh
It was this time yesterday, I was standing here
saying nothing’s changed, but the sunset on a string of misadventures that we called another year
This time yesterday, did you hear me standing there?
And everything still feels the same, the sunset
and we’re standing still together
standing still together
This time
You can try to lead I’ll follow
This time
Bring me all your joy your sorrows
This time tomorrow
I’ll still be yours
I’ll still be yours
Sometimes I feel the midday sun
Shining on your face
I want to be your shade
I want to be the blanket that you wrap yourself in when you feel afraid
Grey sky’s standing in the way
I want to feel the sun
I want to see the rain, dry upon your windowpane
Gather up your blankets & stow the fear away
(Chorus)
January winds can pull us under
Can tare asunder all your dreams and plans can change the course to stay
We’ll lasso the moon and let it guide us
We’ll pull it down & hold it fast until we’re sure to find a way
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7. |
Two People
03:01
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Two People
Words & Music by Andy Dunlop
If I were to die tonight my gravestone would be a mirror
Cuz I’m just a poor reflection of you
It’s dark & alone at times
And you shine so bright with your living
And I’m falling apart
But you are the glue
Still I’m breaking in two
I’m breaking in two
God knows without you
What would I do?
Cuz there’s only two people… there’s two people
There’s two people… You & I
I know I’m not the easiest of guys, I darken my days with drinking
And you could so easily find somebody new
You must know that I love you
& worship the ground you walk on
Still I’m falling apart but that’s nothing new
But still you are the glue
And lord knows without you
What could I do?
Cuz there’s only two people… there’s two people
There’s two people… You & I
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8. |
Hide & Seek
02:49
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Hide & Seek
Words & Music by Peter McVeigh
I can’t find you
Though I told you where to hide
Time keep changing
Stealing you from my side
It stole your stumbling walk
I miss that curly hair
The moment I feel I know you
I all just disappears
I’ll never win this game of hide & Seek
Ready or Not
Here I come
By the time I’ve found you you’ve learnt how to run
You can’t hide
No longer shy
You’ve grown again
You’re getting so tall
It stole our bedtime stories
our snuggles on the chair
that moment I felt I knew you
It all just disappeared
I can never win this game of hide & Seek
Then one day I’ll wake up
And you won’t be there anymore
Just memories of games of hide & Seek
Ready or not
Here I come (Baby Cara)
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9. |
Maybe You
04:05
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Maybe You
Words & Music by Peter McVeigh
Maybe you were born to dance out in the darkness
Maybe you were born to live out on the streets
Maybe you were born to speak your mind & help the others rise to their feet
Maybe you were born to be the king of Islands
Maybe you were born to see this world alone
Maybe you were born to have so many children you’d never leave your home
It’s still home
Well you can be anyone you want
Anytime you need
Any day this week
Make the change & be
Anyone you want
It’s just time to see
Forget all those voices
Make the change & be
Maybe you should turn around & hit the ground running
Back to where you came from before
Afraid to place your hand upon that door
My friend, to start again, takes some strength
Maybe that’s for someone else, you’re safe here sitting on this shelf
You’re building up your dreams you say, you’ll do it later not today
It’s time you see
For you to be
Someone else
Chorus
You hold your breath (you feel the change)
You feel the wave wash over you (you feel the change)
The fear it feels alive inside of you (you feel the change)
Take one foot (you feel the change)
place it down in front of you (you feel the change)
You feel the change
Chorus
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10. |
Lost Sometimes
03:54
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Lost Sometimes
Words & Music by Peter McVeigh & Andy Dunlop
Strings by Mark Evitts
I can hear her in the night
With a pain that sounds like something on the insides broke
The Rain it beats upon her
She stands under the street light
She’s lost every little ounce of hope
As I’m searching for the words to say
she asks me can i stop and spare a light
is there somewhere I’m headed tonight
Is there someone waiting for me
She said to me, I’ve lost myself or a piece has broke
She said to me I’ve lost my sense of humour,
I can’t tell who’s joking anymore
So we talked until the morning light
I don’t pretend to understand her hurt
The loss that’s she’s endured
Takes it’s toll, and i am sure
There’s only so long that you can fight
As I feel the sun upon my face
She asks me why I stopped to care tonight
Is there something in me not right
Is there something missing in me
I said i’ve been, lost myself oh i’ve been broken
I said i’d lost myself, I just wasn’t coping anymore
We are children trying to keep our feet upon the ground
if we can’t let go of all we’ve lost, we’ll never see the things we’ve found
I said we're all lost sometimes & there's no coping
I said we're all lost sometimes & there's no hope if you do it alone
Can't do It alone
Don't do it alone
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11. |
Final Steps
01:58
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Final Steps
Words & Music by Andy Dunlop & Peter McVeigh
My steps are getting slower don’t stop the world
I don’t feel I’m ready to get old
When I was just a young man & all the world was a stage
that I would power round & round
And now I’m feel I’m blowing in the wind
I don’t know where I can begin
To keep my feet upon the ground
My steps are getting slower don’t stop the world
I don’t feel I’m ready to get old
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12. |
Just a Dream
03:26
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Just a Dream
Words & Music by Peter McVeigh & Andy Dunlop
Strings by Mark Evitts
Todays the day I learned to let you go
When your days been rough and you sure can’t see the light
When the joy in everything you do is gone
You hide yourself away and close another door,
Create another world that brings you back from all the pain
And I’ve been dreaming of you again
I’ve been stealing extra hours to spend
All my time with you
But all my time with you
Is just a dream
When the sun it floods the sky, at the dawning of your world
it takes all you have to face the day
You open up your door, pretend that you’re no longer sore
Smile as everybody gets to share another day with the ones they love
And I’ve been dreaming of you again
I’ve been stealing extra hours to spend
All my time with you
But all my time with you
Is just
All my time with you is just
a dream
a dream
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13. |
The Old Guard
03:45
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The Old Guard
Words & Music by Peter McVeigh
Change it comes slowly
ebbing the flow
The old guards they hold back the waves
As the young start to row
they’re watching their faces pass
knowing that time won’t last
Oh onwards they row
onwards they row
The way becomes rougher
Fighting the tow
The old guard have left the sea
shared all that they’ve known
They call from the stars at night
Setting their souls alight
Well onwards they row
Yes onward they row
Nothing will be the same
This emptiness it feels like a stranger
a stranger that’s come home to stay
But they remember your name
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Peter McVeigh Belfast, UK
Hi i'm Peter McVeigh, I'm a singer Songwriter from Belfast. I'm also the lead singer for the band St. Alban. I love making music, i've been lucky enough to make it my career. I'd love for you to check out my music and share it. It's a mix of pop, rock & folk music with each release being quite diverse. I'm well known for putting on a great live show! So check me out! ... more
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