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For Nothing

by A Sea With 3 Stars

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1.
Hello again, my so-called friends It's good to have you back again A tale to tell, a man at sea Whatever did become of me? Well here I am, my voice again To some it's sweet, some it offends Ten years gone by, oh how time flies This hello is really a goodbye 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Hello again, my dearest friends It's good to have you back again Sometimes you just have to blame me If only for simplicity Well here's the truth, if you must know I say goodbye and mean hello But this may take you by surprise Cos this hello is really a goodbye
2.
On Our Way 03:15
Mobile phone and a ripped-up youth Mean streak to tell the truth Well it's all I have Too much time and a tale to tell Piece of heaven that feels like hell And it's all I have Do we look at the skies in wonder? Or is every day the same? And if they tear our dreams asunder, will we dream them all the same? Are we on our way? Do we sing a song of freedom on our way? Do we take risks when we need them? Crowded room and a soul to bear A golden girl with golden hair And it's all I have High pressure and a heart too small Big head with far to fall Yeah it's all I have Do we look at the skies in wonder? Or is every day the same? And if they tear our dreams asunder, will we dream them all the same? Are we on our way? Do we sing a song of freedom on our way? Do we take risks when we need them? Will I be lonely on the way? Well, it's not certain if you stay Are you lonesome? Are you scared? Stay where you are, I'll be right there I'm on my way I will sing a song of freedom on my way I will take risks when I need them on my way If they warn me, will I heed them on my way? If they follow, I will lead them I'm on my way
3.
I went down one day to the mouth of the bay just intending to sit on the beach And that's when I saw her, a mile or so offshore, the girl who was just out of reach I called to her softly "Do you come here often?" "Not really," she said with a sigh. "In fact, I'm marooned here, entrapped and entombed here," she said, with a glint in her eye "Can I assist you?" I asked quite persistently, admiring her long golden hair "Oh please don't you spoil me," she answered quite coyly, "but I'm here and you're over there." "Simple," I said, pulled my shirt over my head and jumped in the sea with a splash But as I grew nearer, it was clearer and clearer my actions had been rather rash The waters were choppy, one might just say stroppy, I found to my shock and dismay That the tide it had caught me, relentlessly brought me right back to the mouth of the bay Hard as I might, I put up a fight but I found myself back on the beach And still out to sea, just as far as could be, was the girl who was just out of reach
4.
Read between the lines now, baby, you might just understand Catch up with the times now, honey, watch the second hand I'm feeling fine so why does my face look so blue? Ask me one more time and maybe the next line will be true Sometimes you're just too alone Sometimes you feel too alone Why do you seem so alone? Pull me back from the edge but I'm still falling, falling Climb out on to the ledge I see you crawling, crawling Pull me back from the edge but I'm still falling I'm still falling Get off my cloud now, sugar, it's started to rain I may be too proud but then you, you have no shame And while you're laughing aloud the stars fall from my eyes You'll disappear into the crowd if you won't touch the skies with me Sometimes you're just too alone Sometimes you feel too alone Why do you seem so alone? Pull me back from the edge but I'm still falling, falling Climb out on to the ledge I hear you calling, calling, calling Pull me back from the edge but I'm still falling, falling, falling Climb out over the edge, I think you're stalling Yeah, I think you're stalling Pull me back from the edge Pull me back from the edge Pull me back from the edge but I'm still Yeah, I'm still Pull me back from the edge Pull me back from the edge Pull me back from the edge I think you're stalling Yeah, I think you're stalling for time
5.
Hit Me Harder (free) 02:59
Why do I bother trying to run for cover when it's clear in my mind you are not my brother? Wanna be another, not just an also-runner, sick of spending my life on the teeter-totter Just another nutter lying in the gutter looking up at the stars - I think I'll have another Don't need a lot, I can't see the point, I'm sick of speaking my mind, not getting what I want Wanna take my picture, you stupid bitch? Why don't you try this for size, maybe it'll fit ya? Not looking for trouble - I'm more hubble-bubble - but if you raise me again, I'll see you double Listen sister - I ain't missed ya, but if you're making my mark I'll have it with a twist I think I've got it covered, skeletons in my cupboard, things I've wanted to hide waiting to be discovered Hit me harder, you tub of lard. If you sell me a dream, I'll buy it by the yard May take some bottle, may not be subtle Put your foot on the brake, push down on the throttle Wish I knew the answer, wasn't just a chancer I've got two left feet, I'll never be a dancer It's there for the taking. Stop belly-aching I can tell when it's true, and when you're faking.
6.
Faceless people with unseeing eyes All trying to find a home for their lies But I believe my soul when it cries That it all gets better from here Need the strength to hold on to dreams Those who know it's not all is it seems Will raise a glass to those who know that this means That it all gets better from here It all gets better from here Loneliness can tear you apart Sunk in confusion who knows where to start? The words unspoken but straight from the heart Say it all gets better from here Chance is missed to be what you could And no-one can say the boy he done good The curtain falls and it's all understood That it all gets better from here It all gets better from here
7.
On 24th & Mission Street, there's all the people you could ever wanna meet You could take the BART to a nicer part but the air wouldn't smell so sweet Well there's Gwendolyn, she's got eyes of sin and she holds on to my guitar And there's a man called Stan, he may not have a plan But you know he's gonna take you far Yeah you know he's gonna make you a star On 24th and Mission Street there's all the people you could ever wanna meet There's no need for you to go downtown, all you need is all around Well there's a guy called Sue he'll show you what to do and he'll take you to heaven on the stairway And that son of a gun just got a hole in one yeah he'll whip your ass on the fairway Now that doesn't seem to me much like fair play On 24th and Mission Street there's all the people you could ever wanna meet You could take the BART to a nicer part but the air wouldn't smell so sweet I hate to say it, but there is no better place than here It hurts to say it, but there is no better place than here Right here There is no other place than here Right here There is no other place than here On 24th and Mission Street there's all the people you could ever wanna meet
8.
A storm is brewing He looks out and wishes he knew what he was doing While on the horizon, the things he relies on are twisting and breaking He was all ready to rumble But started to crumble Just as the weather was breaking Back against the wall, dividing to fall And yet it was all there for the taking But caught in a monsoon it was over all too soon Shoulda seen it coming, shoulda seen it and kept on running He tried to make certain he wouldn't get hurt And found that his shelter was leaning Now soaked to the skin He wakes up and looks at the mess he's left in Which starts the screaming And then all is lost, and then all is lost And then all he's lost comes back to haunt him
9.
Breathe 03:30
Deep breath Breathe deeply To crush the feelings you fear so Try to stay alive, but you just want to die On your feet Right there Breathe Breathe deeply Breathe Breathe deeper You can barely stand On your feet Life so sweet So fine The doors close Locked into your future Locked out of your mind She walks backwards Till she's out of view Inhale The brine rising Your heart is sinking Dying
10.
For Nothing 04:27
Words and music: Richard Ings Richard Ings: Vocals, acoustic guitar Engineered by Adem Hilmi Produced by Richard Ings and Adem Hilmi Mixed by Adem Hilmi Recorded and mixed at Shambles Studios, London NW10 Mastered by Steve Kitch at Audiomaster
11.
She'll always find someone to fuck her But will she find someone to give her the succour she needs? And while her promises are hollow She'll always find someone that's willing to swallow them whole It don't make her bad It just makes her mad to find that she's dangerous to know When all that she wants is to grow The last thing she wants is to suffer So she raises the stakes in the hope that her bluff will be called She brings all her chips to the table But her heart sinks to find just how willing and able they fall And it makes her mad It makes her so sad to find that it's always her call When all that she wants is to fall in love She says she needs someone to love her But she trembles with fear at the thought that her cover's been blown She silently takes off her make-up And she wonders aloud if tomorrow she'll wake up alone And it makes her sad To know that she had a heart that she once set aglow Now all that she wants is to go to bed

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The culmination of ten years of songwriting, this album reflects the feeling of a fortysomething musician contemplating the end of the dream of being a rock star

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released August 20, 2012

Invented by Richard Ings

Words: Richard Ings
Music: Richard Ings and John Bocelli
(except Getting Better, Breathe and For Nothing, words and music Richard Ings)

Recorded at Dan Warren Studios, London E2 and Shambles Studios, London NW10 between December 2010 and December 2011

Engineered by Dan Warren, Adem Hilmi and Harry Copeland

Produced by Richard Ings and Adem Hilmi

Mixed by Adem Hilmi
Mastered by Steve Kitch at Audiomaster

All songs sung, hands clapped and instruments played by Richard Ings, except:

John Bocelli: Squier JV Stratocaster
Paolo Minervini: Bass guitar
except for Hit Me Harder, Michael Chadwick
Adem Hilmi: Piano, kick drum on Breathe
Dan Warren: Drums, handclaps
Sam Taylor: Saxophone
Alfie Darlow: Violin
JEA Wallace: Backing vocals on On Our Way and Storm Warning, handclaps on Hit Me Harder

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Fortysomething failed rock star making music you can hum along to.

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