Y2K
by Roger Heathers
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Five beautiful and unique and brilliant songs from an incredible unsung talent in the music world.
If you listen to no other song on this EP, please listen to Ouija Board. It’s beautiful and touching. Then check out any other of Roger’s albums. Songwriter extraordinaire.
If you listen to no other song on this EP, please listen to Ouija Board. It’s beautiful and touching. Then check out any other of Roger’s albums. Songwriter extraordinaire.
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For All I Know
02:20
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When I was younger
I used to believe
That peace was an outstretched hand we follow
Or an ace stashed up the sleeve every
Night alone spent someplace far away
God had other reasons for the blood that he left running through your veins
Didn't you wonder?
Has something changed the atmosphere?
You let that feeling go & it was never the same
But it was taking you under
Such a strange reaction to the game
Keeping a record of every wrong I'd assumed
Keeping an outstretched hand to throttle
In a cold & empty room
& keeping love away from such a lonely heart
Even if you cared for me I guaruntee we'd alsways be apart
I shouldn't have wondered
If love could change the atmosphere
You took me by the hand & it was never the same
But it was taking me under
Gasping under love's embrace
& pining for my old familiar ways
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Heaven Knows I Would
02:55
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Heaven knows that secrets grow in someone who does no good
If I could change & rearrange then heaven knows I would
Heaven knows where we would go if someone would break these chains
I'd leave my cage in seven days, like heaven knows I should
It's only my petulant mind that reminds me
I'm drowning in all that I do
I know that you feel it & I can't conceal it
The world feels remarkably new
It's only my petulant mind that reminds me
I'm drowning in all that I do
I know that you feel it & I can't conceal it
The world feels remarkably new
Heaven tries to realise exactly what it's become
I try in vain but can't maintain like heaven knows I should
Like heaven knows I should
Like heaven knows I should
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Old Familiar Skies
02:21
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Onward, upward
Like a soldier carries on
Like a preist without a congregation
Like a bird without a song
& we could drown in these stormy waters
But I'm not afraid to try
Cause there's a silent eye that moves on by through old familiar skies
Silent seeker
In a room without a view
Blocking out the only source of sunlight
What a stupid thing to do
& sneaking down your spiral staircase
Trying not to make a sound
& when the rain comes down it soaks the ground through old familiar skies
I wake up far from my brigade
No, this is not the bed I made
The pin is out of the grenade
Wake me quickly
Cause we haven't time to spare
I'm not looking for an easy answer
I'm just asking for a prayer
Cause it's a short life & tomorrow
When I've squandered all my time
I will lift my head and talk instead to old familiar skies
To those old familiar skies
To those old familiar
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Cold Lassi
03:05
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Run, run for the light
If you fall behind
Tripped up on the line
You're not doing it right
Save my fading eyes
Can you understand why I hold my hand up to the light?
Still I run from every fire I see
When I'm out in the cold
I'm not asking for your sympathy
But it's filling a hole
Days run on a loop
I could make a list of all the things I do
& I could give it to you
Save my love for you
While I watch my heart just fade & go to waste
Tell me what can I do?
Still I run from every fire I see
When I'm out in the cold
I'm not asking for your sympathy
But it's filling a hole
Still I run from every fire I see
When I'm out in the cold
I'm not asking for your sympathy
But it's filling a hole
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Ouija Board
03:04
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I could talk for a while
On a whole host of ordinary things
& you would think by the sound of my voice
It's a moment that I was savouring
I haven't a clue why you want this
You don't want to run for the door
But I'm getting tired
I'm not a specimin to be tested
I'm not a ghost who appears when your ouija board table comes out
I would like for a time
To be blessed with a mouth that couldn't talk
& you'd believe I was scared and confused
But I'd no longer have to take the fall
Haven't I been very patient?
I haven't a story to tell
But I'm getting tired
I'm not a specimin to be tested
I'm not a ghost who appears when your ouija board table comes out
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about
'Y2K' is the 24th release from multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter Roger Heathers, released 31st October 2021
credits
released October 31, 2021
Instruments and vocals by Roger Heathers
Additional backing vocals on 'Heaven Knows I Would' & 'Cold Lassi' by Joe O'Neill
Artwork by Roger
Mixed and mastered by Roger
Instruments and vocals by Roger Heathers
Additional backing vocals on 'Heaven Knows I Would' & 'Cold Lassi' by Joe O'Neill
Artwork by Roger
Mixed and mastered by Roger
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about
Roger Heathers England, UK
Multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer
discography
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Jan 2024 -
Jan 2024 -
Dec 2022 -
Oct 2021
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