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Reflections of Your Face

by Allan Dawson

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1.
You get in from the weather Going dancing’s your social calling This night will be better A few drinks just to get you started The house will rock and you will drop to the floor tonight When the DJ calls your name Eyes will pop as you cast off your top on the floor tonight When the DJ calls your name You couldn’t be better Everything going the way you wanted Except for this fella Another drink it gets distorted You’re contemplating openly dating, where were you? When the DJ calls your name It’s insulting just how the chanting smothered you When the DJ calls your name It feels like its over Its only half past eleven We’re running low on money But plastic roads lead to heaven The house will rock and you will drop to the floor tonight When the DJ calls your name Eyes will pop as you cast off your top on the floor tonight When the DJ calls your name You thought this was forever The future this day repeated Nobody would tell ya It all just falls to pieces You’re contemplating openly dating, where were you? When the DJ calls your name It’s insulting just how the chanting smothered you When the DJ calls your name You’re contemplating openly dating, where were you? When the DJ calls your name It’s insulting just how the chanting smothered you When the DJ calls your name
2.
Flying High 03:40
Flying high, over the fields I walked last night, it’s so unreal The clouds around me called me to play I wonder how you might feel? I love to fly, it’s so wonderful I love to fly, it’s so beautiful It’s unreal, to feel the air around me It’s unreal, to catch the sun this way I love to fly, over the fields A glint of light, shining on my wings I love to fly, under the moon I love to fly, over you It’s beautiful, when I see you Waving up at me, how would I know? I love to fly, under the moon It’s so beautiful, it’s so beautiful Won’t you come with me and let me show you What it's like to leave the world below you? Flying high, over the fields I walked last night, it’s so unreal The clouds around me called me to play I wonder how you might Feel? I love to fly, it’s so wonderful I love to fly, it’s so beautiful It’s unreal, to feel the air around me It’s so beautiful, it’s so beautiful I love to fly over you
3.
Look up! Friend... The future is in front of you, not down there by your feet Many men tried to fool you about what is cool and what you need But you are the one who makes the choices about how you party and when you feed Don’t be holding back, don’t be running from Reflections of your face Don’t be falling down, don’t be haunted by Reflections of your face It's hard to go on a journey without leaving someone close behind But if voyage you must, then take your heart with you Don’t freeze your soul in time Don’t be holding back, don’t be running from Reflections of your face Don’t be falling down, don’t be haunted by Reflections of your face You will never find yourself, if you never choose to look Those who truly care about you always love to see you back So don’t be holding back, don’t be running from Reflections of your face Don’t be falling down, don’t be haunted by Reflections of your face Don’t be holding back, don’t be running from Reflections of your face Don’t be falling down, don’t be haunted by Reflections of your face
4.
Snowclear 02:31
When the snow clears I’ll come and find you Even if its a dangerous drive When the ice melts I’m right beside you In your eyes I will confide When the snow clears I’m coming for you When the snow clears I’m coming for you Snowflakes define the morning A landscape lost in the dawn Crystalline tempor'y shine Your reflection in the door You want to reach out to me But there's a whole load of snow in-between When the snow clears I’ll come and find you Even if its a dangerous drive When the ice melts I’m right beside you In your eyes I will confide When the snow clears I’m coming for you When the snow clears I’m coming for you Sun breaks and eats the awning A welcome glimmer of warm Like a candle finally melting The road is beginning to thaw You want to reach out to me But there's a whole load of snow in-between When the snow clears I’ll come and find you Even if its a dangerous drive When the ice melts I’m right beside you In your eyes I will confide When the snow clears I’m coming for you When the snow clears I’m coming for you Bright white in all directions And debris all over the road When the snow clears I’ll come and find you Even if its a dangerous drive When the ice melts I’m right beside you In your eyes I will confide When the snow clears I’m coming for you When the snow clears I’m coming for you Coming for you
5.
I can feel your temperature risin’ Your eyes are telling me what you need Something here that you’re despising But you can’t escape your need It’s like music for a porn show You gotta let go Music for a porn show Yeah! Yeah! Music for a porn show You gotta let go Music for a porn show Yeah! Yeah! A flash of leg was how this started Was it a signal or a tease? Animal instincts got you parted Instant chemical brain release It’s like music for a porn show You gotta let go Music for a porn show Yeah! Yeah! Music for a porn show You gotta let go Music for a porn show Yeah! Yeah! Oh baby, you know you make me Wanna film you naked Oh baby, you know you make me Wanna film you naked It’s like music for a porn show You gotta let go Music for a porn show Yeah! Yeah! Music for a porn show You gotta let go Music for a porn show Yeah! Yeah! Fifty channels at your disposal Every flavour that you might need Ready to take you on a love excursion But turn your back they’ll make you bleed It’s like music for a porn show You gotta let go Music for a porn show Yeah! Yeah! Music for a porn show You gotta let go Music for a porn show Yeah! Yeah! It’s like music for a porn show You gotta let go Music for a porn show Yeah! Yeah! It’s like music for a porn show You gotta let go Music for a porn show Yeah! Yeah!
6.
Bubble 04:51
The error’s in the coffee As a frown defines your face again Then you look at me honey The sun just rose again Across your sweet September eyes Reflect; Shadows of thine enemies Portrayed in myths and lies Listen what they tell me: To them it is just a game In which I play the dancing fool But you know it’s the only way Lest I’d be untrue You’re lost in your bubble You thought you could save me But sharing your bubble Has only made you hate me Your bubble, is trouble Your bubble, is trouble A book recalls you’re read I’d give a penny for ‘em In fact, I could have said I’d give up everything for you For that look in your eyes Protected from thine enemies But you lost me in your lies Oh, listen what they tell me: To them it is just a game In which I play the dancing fool But you know it’s the only way Lest I’d be untrue You’re lost in your bubble You thought you could save me But sharing your bubble Has only made you hate me Your bubble, is trouble Your bubble, is trouble To them it is just a game In which I play the dancing fool But you know it’s the only way Lest I’d be untrue You’re lost in your bubble, it's trouble Your bubble, is trouble You’re lost in your bubble You thought you could save me But sharing your bubble Has only made you hate me Your bubble, is trouble Your bubble, is trouble
7.
Осторожнее Мороженое, nothing’s how it seems If I don’t hear your voice today, you’ll bring me to my knees Осторожнее Мороженое, I can’t take this any longer That which doesn’t kill me, only makes me stronger Something inside me says This could go two ways You can believe everything you read Or take your chances and be freed Осторожнее Мороженое, nothing’s how it seems What happened to your honesty? The truth will make me bleed Осторожнее Мороженое, coming apart at the seams Everything that’s good for me will kill me in your dreams But something inside me says Tomorrow’s another day You can go search for your Valhalla But I’d rather live happy than live forever Осторожнее Мороженое, nothing’s how it seems The trouble with the world today is you can take it as you please Осторожнее Мороженое, give me back my dreams Coz you can’t have it both ways, it’s squeeze or be squeezed Where is the answer? If all The King’s horses and all The King's men Where is the answer? Can’t put the genie in the bottle again Something about you Makes me feel the fool Trust me when I tell you to Do as I say, not as I do Осторожнее Мороженое, nothing’s how it seems What happened to your honesty? The truth will make me bleed Осторожнее Мороженое coming apart at the seams Everything that’s good for me will kill me in your dreams Осторожнее Мороженое, nothing’s how it seems The trouble with the world today is you can take it as you please Осторожнее Мороженое, give me back my dreams Coz you can’t have it both ways, it’s squeeze or be squeezed Oooh Oooh Oooh
8.
I never thought you’d stick around this long So many loose ends, too many missed connections But here you are stubbornly going on about Tomorrow and everything it may bring When I wake up and here you are I wish this would last forever A lifetime isn’t enough for your pleasure And I wish this would last forever Coz I don’t ever want to say goodbye Never wanna say goodbye You left behind everything you know Lost a few good people along the way I wonder if you could ever really know How much it means to me that you chose to stay And when I wake up, here you are I wish this would last forever A lifetime isn’t enough for your pleasure And I wish this would last forever Coz I don’t ever want to say goodbye If we started over I’d do everything the same Coz you're in all the best memories I'll take to my grave Everyday I wake up and here you are Like a beautiful river inside my heart I wish this would last forever A lifetime isn’t enough for your pleasure And I wish this would last forever Coz I don’t ever want to say goodbye I wish this would last forever A lifetime isn’t enough for your pleasure And I wish this would last forever Coz I don’t ever want to say goodbye Never want to say goodbye
9.
Desperate 05:08
Life surrounds us with walls My reflection is my enemy Ready to break me when I fall How can I put this subtly? As desperately me, I’m being desperate with you As desperately we, prepare only to lose Why must we live so desperately? Whiskey drowns our souls And often makes a mess of me Numbs my sorrows to the cold Kiss me quick so breathlessly As desperately me, I’m being desperate with you As desperately we, prepare only to lose Why must we live so desperately? Why can’t we, live a little easily? As desperately me, I’m being desperate with you As desperately we, prepare only to lose Why can’t we, live a little easy, baby? Why must we live so desperately? Life is not about your goals It’s the pain you’ll take to reach them Because nothing good consoles Those who’re never beaten As desperately me, I’m being desperate with you As desperately we, prepare only to lose Why must we live so desperately? Why can’t we, live a little easily? As desperately me, I’m being desperate with you As desperately we, prepare only to lose Why cant we, live a little easy, baby? Why must we live so desperately? Life surrounds us with walls How can I put this subtly?
10.
You threw in your lot this time Trying to prove a point You knew you crossed the line The fact that didn’t spook you! We watched you shooting down Those who stood against you So you could squeeze into your crown To hell with love and virtue You’ll never have it back again The kiss of a love, the touch of a friend There’s no way back from the day you said “To hell with love and virtue” No place ahead to turn around Don’t wrestle with your thoughts The road behind you has Well and truly forked This peaceful life we all hold dear Shadowed in the wake of you You couldn’t care if it disappears To hell with your love and virtue You know we always could have talked About all the things that hurt you But you just had to go To hell with love and virtue You’ll never have it back again The kiss of a love, touch of a friend There’s no way back from the day you said “To hell with love and virtue” I wonder? I wonder? You know we always could have talked About all the things that hurt you But you just had to go To hell with love and virtue You’ll never have it back again The kiss of a love, touch of a friend There’s no way back from the day you said “To hell with love and virtue”
11.
Undeterred 07:20
I wish I could reach you Even though I know you’re close I wish I could convince you To follow your heart and not your ghosts If you could believe in the things that I know You'd see you've already got your happiness Your heart is an angel’s Your eyes hypnotise me You’re so beautiful I see you in all my dreams If you could believe in the things that I know You'd see you've already got your happiness Your eyes are closed Because your soul is trapped in a memory But your heart is open Because your love is reaching out to me Undeterred You struggle with your feelings Because your world has been so cold Trust me babe I’ve been there ‘Times it’s hard to feel love grow Believe in the things that I know You've already got your happiness Your eyes are closed Because your soul is trapped in a memory But your heart is open Because your love is reaching out to me Undeterred Your mind lets go As your arms reach out to hold me My heart is yours Because your love is reaching out to me Undeterred Your lips are sealed around mine Our hearts are dancing intertwined Believe in the things that I know You've already got your happiness Your eyes are closed Because your soul is trapped in a memory But your heart is open Because your love is reaching out to me Undeterred Whenever you touch me I feel electric in my soul I feel your heart beat As your arms they pull me close Believe in the things that I know You've already found your happiness Your eyes are closed Because your soul is trapped in a memory But your heart is open Because your love is reaching out to me Undeterred Your mind lets go As your arms reach out to hold me My heart is yours Because your love is reaching out to me Undeterred Your eyes are closed Because your soul is trapped in a memory But your heart is open Because your love is reaching out to me Undeterred Your mind lets go As your arms reach out to hold me My heart is yours Because your love is reaching out to me Undeterred
12.
Time takes me from your shores Because life takes its tolls in force The price of success is written on your face Fondness makes the absence grow stronger Loving you makes missing you harder Being without you is like torture I say Technology can’t replace your touch Pixelated tears get dubbed Its been too long I need you in my arms Fondness makes the absence grow stronger Loving you makes missing you harder Being without you is like torture I say I’m coming home on the morning light I’ll be exhausted by the time I arrive It keeps me going just to see your eyes Hope I don’t mess up your nine to five Saying I love you is not enough Telling you I’m sorry just wont cut it Being so far away from you is like a prison for my soul Fondness makes the absence grow stronger Loving you makes missing you harder Being without you is like torture I say

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Finished off during a time of global pandemic, Reflections of Your Face chimes an emotional colour wheel of struggle, determination, separation, loss, ambition and a yearning for better times. It is the fourth studio album by Allan Dawson, which uniquely interweaves his skills as a songwriter, producer and performer to create an album bursting with inspiring, humbling and emotional detail. Includes 17 page digital booklet with lyrics and guitar chords for all tracks.

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released September 21, 2020

Written, performed, recorded and produced by Allan Dawson.

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Allan Dawson London, UK

Guitarist singer songwriter record producer and engineer from the UK, influenced by life and motivated by the desire to record it's moments in glorious musical rock poetry. Seasoned live performer with a great love for the energy that flows through the ether between the entertainer and the entertained. Worked with Shed 7, Hawkwind, Kirk Brandon, Runrig, Belinda Carlisle and Jesus Jones. ... more

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