Bethany

I throw away the years, every age has its must, the laughs and happy tears, eeach ife too short, for the ones you trust, within our toil of waters, you run like the deer, there’s a hint of musk, under stars you step clear, I knew you’d be sought, spinning pennies in the dust, but never overawed, what brought you here, on this tidal flood, a woman so sincere, no book or district Court, hides the fact you’re bust, that’s what I thought, blow flame across my fears, bring me all the luck, laugh before you disappear, geese rise in the dusk.

Andy

C’mon don’t let me flail, a snowball left to dance, in rooms of darkest pale, I always play the fool, waiting for the pass, maybe a path to smooth, nothing more to say, so little bodes pure chance, when you go away, I rage against your news, lilac as a lonely fast, why it feeds our feuds, is my life a freight train, brakes always getting slammed, help me to the tollgate, tell me what to do, pull over make a stance, you're nobody’s fool, spare this fool a chance.

Zac

standing by my lamp, a tree, a bridge, shaking, waiting here like a tramp, listen to some muted song, who would ever negate, my need to belong, better take a chance, always play this game, take a trip to France, hope I’m not wrong, looking at the rain, stream against the bog, ask how much this path, shuffles my remains, no more rounds to cast, someone will come along, say Heh Pal your great, give a coin or locket, makes me praise each day.

Xavier

Wouldn't it be great, to forget what we owe, celebrate the remains, kick the speeding wrongs, when pavements shin our bones, within us all our song, keep lookout for the rain, tumble down naked slopes, play amongst the drains, we'll just carry on, fly with all we know, assert in being strong, fling our time away, shiny as the fallen snow, freight arrives anyway, I’ll never let you down, or worry about the loan, you have no need to frown, we will always grow.

William

Living here's no paradise, It never makes the news, always tries to be nice, might as well be space, streets around the moon, everyone waiting on some date, you can’t order life, tell it what to do, take out all the spite, our song still resonates, a feeling for a tune, carrying all our weight, a place to make us smile, no matter what we do, beneath orange lamp lights, this is what we create, singing with the crew, home fills the easy nights, searching for our youth.

Verity

Sometimes I ask why, can we ever atone, stars pale before my eye, might as well be Mars, for all I know, we're still that far, dreams beam on other times, winds ride blue and cold, here but out of sight, if it's love you want, don't get thrown, remain calm, when you hear me cry, put away the phone, it’s not enough to sigh, say we’ll buy another car, to keep away the gnomes, you don’t need a war, to see the coming cyclone.

Unity

You scatter good deeds, like pennies on the bar, kisses don’t change anything, blow all my pay, leave the door ajar, what a terrible waste, days wrung out like these, a message in a bottle, anything to break free, it’s a different age, you’d drive a Packard, now you're a chaepskate, what do you believe, in this warm hazy fog, salt of childhood dreams, dancing on the waves, am I the stuff you're not, please just keep me safe, love amongst the stars.

Tommy

I need you now, stepping off this train, that much is certain, roll me like a stone, won’t see anyone anyway, on the street or Metro, there is not a clue, how it will go today, seeing what you’re due, you arranged the loans, introduced me to that crew, made me be strong, now what’s new, my voice flares and fades, maybe it’s not your issue, when I used to moan, you tried erase, everything I called a home, It's me just the same.

Ruby

Can you tell me exactly, why does the back door, hang between moon and sky, what has been emptied, and other parts shown, on this Christmas night, we don't need an inquiry, when truth is sought, then epiphanies, witness the time, when you’re brought, to witness the sight, some stand politely, bring gifts as they're taught, it makes others happy, every walk of life, ends with the poor, faces of delight, shine here to each shore.

Quiana

Before my fame, I only thought of you, what would you say, shadows pass in blue smoke, against an awful truth, shocked again I'm broke, you always did play, the field of successful tunes, in this different age, at the clubs alone, long lively rooms, stripped me to the bone, inside the best cafe's, flowers and gas lamps bloom, by night and by day, holding a simple note, a loving crowd is soothed, like oven baked scones, It's hardly news.

Paula

You wonder why I pray, with kids like these, they'd lead you to cocaine, run a bath with foam, not living with the need, my loving isn't done, I hold your face, forget to say please, watch horizons dim in rain, the wind and stones, helps our belief, assists the journey home, fires me through my days, makes all troubles ease, I can stand the fray, each of my troubled tones, suddenly dances free, even when we’re storming, at least it’s a family

Oscar

You scream out the news, on troubled nights, as if studying a menu, all your different phones, left hanging on the line, the ones you loved gone, flames blaze up the flue, don't tell me how to cry, why you look so callow, it’s not me you cloned, swimming against the tide, everything turns hollow, no matter what you use, however much you try, you are not immune, writers always get blocked, something deep inside, shines beyond my shock, are you worth the ride?

Nova

I’m set to leave, my soul on a wire, please someone set me free, in his eye’s amour, he wants to do right, he knows the score, rocks me gently, says everything ‘s fine, don't worry baby, the hearts of lost hordes, all lay entwined, around on my floor, glamorous, perfect, serene, he kisses me quietly, does what others dream, a perfect troubador, have I just died, and loll on water adrift on the tide?

Maggie

Don't say too late, love’s not on your list, put on your skates, the earth hesitates, like it has a stitch, It’s not afraid, someone asks for change, who is paying this, it would be rude to say, spin on your plates, they want little bits, creepy by the door frame, working in this place, is like a launderette, spinning out my fate, my little smile migrates, to all the other misfits, who’ve never seen a wage, is something missing?

Luna

Why keep trouble at bay, all that requires, for problems just look away, they pester you for loans, your eyes seek the tide, wish you were alone, stumble in the haze, dampen all desire, no one’s so easy or brave, scared to your bones, they won’t call you a liar, or chase you with guns, ride the blue waves, like a cold fish knife, love replaces gain, why don't you 'phone, these candlelit nights, not easy to disown, a soul on fire

Kayla

It's quiet here now, after many year of greed, my face smooth as stone, can still see the place, where praise be, I hope to be saved, my body’s like snow, swept across the turnpike, when it starts to blow, give me the name, where there’s serenity, not just on feast days, owls fly as silent souls, against a moonlit field, right upon my shoulder, geese honk on their way, late for the season, I'm just the same, can’t you see ?

Josephine

I still hear me Da, laughing like a foghorn, it all seems so far, happy he's not scarred, or left forlorn. I start the car, when he stamps the tar, like a toddler new born, he’s a fallen star, no wonder I switch off, he looks war-torn, apart from his heart, out of the Ark, not even sure, where he comes from, I can’t find a chart, that tells me the score', it’s gone too far, a trip to the park, an old shirt he’s worn, things fall apart, love has no form.

Isobel

Forget all these clowns, that come to woo you, many without a sound, as loud as her woes, ships blow their hooters, everyone sings of home, not just the gowns, that makes them swoon, but your very bones, you glide without a throne, among shipwrecks and schooners, she'd rather be alone, nothing’s quite like calm, those eyes look ruined, everything needs some charm, try to raise the tone, among faded boozers, the only thing on show, in this ocean town.

Hesta

You'll pay a heavy score, my eyes are savage blue, love is a running sore, no sense of ease, always in your room, you never do say please, I’m not just a whore, sat here in the gloom, a footfall for your cause, it’s bad on this street, no one hears good news, even when they scream, I hack at lousy chores, turn my life askew, sweat in furious pause, why shout and swear at me, spitting out your spume, only fools don’t heed, I’m already over you.

Gina

Is it water to blood, in this house of whispers, who says it does no good, places you want to claim, don't need a risk, to sing along the highway, diluted by time go bust, be prepared for this leave someone here a bonus, take another train, don’t do what time insists, knowledge is always gain, maybe you need a tug, to sail without a ship, when rain feels like dust, search for love again, walk the middle distance, never bow to shame, an Ocean never quits.

Fizz

Is this how we stimulate, our inventive best, when we twist and shake, open every door, to mend our fences, wake up sore, fuelled with what we take, like it’s a test, we won’t hesitate, fools sing for applause, we just want some rest, take me off this floor, the night's cool probate, scatters my innocence, how does it relate, to the wandering poor, who ask for our presence, lend us their torches, make us new friends.

Elena

Is this really the case, to ask for reasons why, his place of shame, glazed by loss and show, he beats out his time, nowhere else to go, soaked on an swampy main, desolate in his cry, he always tries to detail, what I need to know, no longer beats the sky, wooden box or one-way blow, when he jumps jail, boxcar irons safe to climb, he says it can’t fail, his lips won’t go, near his sweetheart’s ties, witness the gentle furrow, no easy way to fake, what hurts him deep inside, takes it to his grave, eyes open wide.

Darcy

Sometimes when I’m beat dancing in the common air, I think to rescue everything, love’s the same, heaven is a place to share, with my good name, in the depths of need, I’ll have a go at taking care, it's not easy being free, forgetting the game, you’ll always find me here, whether it's up the lane, I know how to keep, a wooden face on stairs, bars where I wet my feet, anyone can feel lame, go mouldy on hard chairs, maybe the use of chains, I won’t go there.

Clarisse

They say get a grip, falling off the rails, let another lifetime slip, don't need drugs to pray, sooth my bones, my quest never goes away, juicers have surly lips, manacled by wretched homes, others take a coin and flip, tired jokes and spirits crave, on 49 different time zones, lies in everything they say, it makes the eyes dip, cheeks ringed by hollows, wonder if you’ll make the trip won’t know how to sleep, if I can act grown, when faith takes a leap, the only way to go.

Bethany

Your kisses leave me, shivering on the train, tongues beset by family, your walled off news, runs dread across my face, more Gospel than the Blues, I know I believe, but a growing grain, burrows deep inside me, who turns the screw, at these hospital gates, when you face the truth, a swollen handkerchief, an unborn fate, one star across the sea, I sometimes think how cruel, life can be, but before darkness looms, I’ve regained my dreams

Anthony

Mustn't take sugared tea, sweeteners lachrymose, jokes your repartee, once it might have been, you suppose, never one to dream, the pain starts to ease, ride out the blow, replace it with certainty, the moon is like a screen, you can never close, doors ride on their hinges, who needs the sea, why bother to roam, when you have belief, kids are on the scene, fix a drink alone, mother's well it seems, need to lose five stones.

Zara

It's been a while, so there you go, wait by my side, when donkeys start to bray, or the cock crows, we’ll have our say, no need to find, what we barely own, to walk all these miles, a star shows the way, frozen in our clothes, we’re not here to play, if you don't mind, it’s not another show, forget about the time, we’ll hear someone say, wrap well in the snow, this is a holy day, let’s light by a fire, why worry or scold, try to remain kind, a smile in our bones.

Yola

Will you stay the same, behind your screen, each time we separate, remember the times, we drank in the heat, in bars sipping wine, now the morning train, is just how we feel, in this tired game, believe me I'm fine, I dream of the sea, to me it's no crime, what does it take, with my dawn novena, to see you again, you smile by the line, look at your feet, why can’t you align, our tracks to meet?

Xemi

A diagnosis only half true, I can smell the Limes, on a tree-lined avenue, you act like you know, in the ties that bind, breathe deep on your bones, hope holds you aloof, to see if they’re right, accept there's little due, you won't be alone, in this cosy light, the house is of stone, you sit near the flue, it's not a crime, to let a fire warm you, you have to keep going, each steepled night, when the kid's phone, am I Ok asking why?

Wynter

If you are so aware, think you’re so great, who am I to care, I’m looking for a home, a country to fit my face, you're too far gone, hand’s too heavy to bear, the shaking down of fate, just find me alone here, heaven screams a song, then a voice fades, no one’s left all done, you in chains on a chair, I plan a great escape, need a sunlit timeshare, a bird that's going, don’t claw at my traces, this cage feels so cold, I’m on my way.