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Shine & Rise

by Christy

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1.
LA FILLE FRANCAISE Music & Lyrics by Christy She walked by The sunlight streaming And we talked for hours lost like lovers do Soft furnishings And shuttered mornings Oh we hid from days and friends there that we knew And it felt so good as she touched my brain But all her French friends laughed as i said their names Cause i was too poor to play their game So i quickly slipped from view They sipped red wine 'Tween their frequent name dropping We lunched at Juan-les-Pines And took drinks at Nice Fleur Marché They talked and they yawned About their frequent vacations And they smiled when I said I'd never left the European stage But it felt so good as she touched my brain But all her French friends laughed as i said their names Cause i wasn't there to be their friend I was there just to entertain Topless girls And cold salt showers From the English prom we mocked the grey UK Sipped Martini's After nightly meals Taken in umbrella'd alleys That stank of dog night day But it felt so good as she touched my brain But all her French friends laughed as i said their names Cause i was too poor to play their game So i quickly slipped from view Yeah it felt so good as she called my name But all her French friends laughed when i said their names Cause i wasn't there to be their friend I was there just to entertain Yeah it felt so good as she touched my brain But all her French friends laughed as i said their names Cause i was too poor to play their games So i quickly slipped from view
2.
TOO MUCH INFORMATION Music & Lyrics by Christy Called me on the phone just the otherday Said she'd been a busy girl since she went away Been walkin' the town with many other guys But she wants me now 'cause they've all told her lies I said it's too much baby Too Much Infomation In My Eyes Asked me if I'd meet her at the street cafe Tears filled her eyes as she had her say Didn't want to hurt anyone but she couldn't stay Then she went and told me how she worked, rested and played I said oh baby it's too much Too Much Information In My Eyes Called me on the phone just the otherday Said she'd been a busy girl since she went away Been runnin' around with many other guys But she wants me now 'cause they've all told her lies I said oh baby it's too much Too Much Information In My Eyes Bein' truthful, I was pretty glad you left anyway...
3.
CRAZY LADY BLUES Music & Lyrics by Christy Crazy lady has got big hair Everybody's gonna stop and stare at her In the morning sun She's sleepin' out But she ain't got the blues Everybody's got alot to lose Except her In The morning sun And that's why, I'll try And ask no reasons why Why it's so hard Hard to To choose Everybody's on the move Keepin' time, but never hit the groove We're just slaves To the moon & sun Find your break, you'll want to be a star Take your plane, but you won't get too far And you'll crash When the morning comes And that's why, I try And ask no reasons why Why it's so hard Hard to To Lose Count the days like they can't come too soon But when they're gone, you sing another tune About loss To the heartless sun See the storm and you will run and hide One day soon you're gonna be locked inside On your own No more warming sun And that's why, I try And ask no reasons why Why it's so hard Hard to To Try Why it's so hard Hard to To Die
4.
WHO'LL LOVE ME NOW Music & Lyrics by Christy After everything is said and done You know that you're the only one Oh no, who'll love me now You never looked me in the eye You never gave the reasons why Oh no, who'll love me now Who'll Love Me Who'll Love Me Who'll Love Me Now? Get's me thinkin' when I'm on the road Is it really worth me heading home On no, who'll be there now I know you live so far away And out of sight and mind is what they say But oh no, who'll be there now Who'll Love Me Who'll Love Me Who'll Love Me Now? I often wonder 'bout the things you do I have to shake myself to believe it's true Oh no, where are you now Some days the whole world seems black When I realise you're not coming back Oh no, where are you now Who'll Love Me Who'll Love Me Who'll Love Me Now? (ad lib to ad nauseum)
5.
TRY FOR THE SUN aka SURF TUNE Music & Lyrics by Christy I don't know what you've been doing I've been doing all that I can You're runnin' round over town You're sayin' that I ain't quite a man But I don't think you know what I've done And that's why I try for the sun Yeah, i try for the sun Try for the sun Minos trims the heroes wings And Helios he shortens our ride And if i had to be like you Well inside i'd feel like I died Can't you see that your course has run But my life was shot from a gun So I try for the sun Try for the sun I live for the sun Aim for the sun
6.
RESCUE ME RESCUE YOU Music & Lyrics by Christy An image stands before me She doesn't yell adore me or else i'll leave She brings the summer for me And doesn't spin the web that others weave She just says ooo baby rescue me You are my salvation can't you see That I want you Hope you want me too Coloured glass in the window I love the rainbow it throws on you pale skin Isn't this a good time Juniper & red wine and here are you So i said ooo baby rescue me You are my salvation can't you see Ooo and baby i'll rescue you If you'll stand by me I'll stand by you Cause I want you Hope you want me too No situation No situation will phase her No complication No aggrevation felt with her An English town in the morning A sunny day is dawning and there are you Never does she warn me Never does she scorn me like others do So i said ooo baby rescue me You are my salvation can't you see Ooo and baby i'll rescue you If you'll stand by me I'll stand by you Cause I want you Hope you want me too
7.
Déjà Vu 03:08
DEJA VU Music & Lyrics by Christy I thought I'd heard it all before But still I let you in again It's like a knocking at the door But when I answer there's only rain No matter what you do You'll only let me down again No matter what you say You'll only let me down again My friend You told me once, you told them more You sleep with strangers with no remorse You let me go then return again You drink with strangers not with friends No matter what you do You'll only let me down again No matter what you say You'll only let me down again My friend
8.
About You 03:13
ABOUT YOU Music & Lyrics by Christy Feelin' low down now About what has happened Not understanding, what went wrong with you It didn't help me when I did But I found the truth About You Now It didn't help me when I did But I found the truth About You Know I must let go And never look back on Those who have fallen won't grieve here for you It didn't help me when I did But I found the truth About You Now It didn't help me when I did But I found the truth About You It's wrong...
9.
DEVIL TAKE ME DOWN Music & Lyrics by Christy I'm walkin' down Oxford Street I just got off the tube I came down here to find myself I had nothing to lose I tried so hard to make a friend But didn't know what to say I spoke to a man He laughed at me And then just walked away The devil'll take me down If I don't get some help here right away I walked into a pub on Soho I thought I needed a drink Some woman whispered in my ear She asked me how to think I spun round to look at her But there was no one there Then I woke up in the alleyway With vomit in my hair The devil'll take me down If I don't get some help here right away So I walked out east to find St Pauls I thought I needed a church But a thousand voices echoed there And only made me worse So I founf myself a reverend And asked him what he taught He told me God's inside of me I told him that's what I thought The devil'll take me down If I don't get some help here right away Well I tried to keep a clean nose But found it had turned numb Now I make my money performing tricks For tourists like a circus bum The moral of this twisted tale Is steer clear of wrong Listen to what your mother says And never sing this song The devil'll take me down If I don't get some help here right away The devil'll take us down If we don't get some help here right away
10.
TABLE FOR ONE Music & Lyrics by Christy I sit here all the time With just you on my mind But must it be always and only My table for one There's no one knocking at my door The phone's silent on the floor Only two feet under my table My table for one Trackless times and restless rhymes And questions in my mind Of a distant crime One that forever must go unsolved So come on now Come run put your arms around And claim me from this lost and found Don't let me rest lonely on my My table for one So don't let me eat lonely at my My table for one No don't let me rest lonely on my My table for one
11.
Busy 06:11
BUSY Music & Lyrics by Christy I've gotta get busy Like a bumble bee busy Like a jumpin' flea busy I gotta get busy I gotta get busy Like a bumble bee busy Like a jumpin' flea busy I gotta get busy Get busy Well, I gotta get busy Monkey in a tree busy Caterpillar leaf busy I gotta get busy I gotta get busy Wind in the weeds busy Dancing like a tree busy I gotta get busy Get busy I love a man Though he doesn't understand How you're doing all you can When you're playing in a band Says he needs to know you Then kiss and disown you Then he picks your bones It kinda motivates your soul Yes it does! So I gotta get busy Gotta get busy I gotta get busy Monkey in a tree busy Gotta get busy Wind in the weeds busy Dancing like a tree busy I gotta get busy Get busy Let's get busy So I gotta get busy Gotta get busy I gotta get busy Everybody get busy I gotta get busy Gotta get busy I gotta get busy Everybody get busy
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DEJA VU Music & Lyrics by Christy

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Tracks are £0.59 each or else download the whole album for a bargain £4.00 for all 12 tracks! The CD is £5 for the original 12 track album.

"Shine & Rise is an enjoyable, varied and sometimes crazily joyous collection that sees Christy pillaging from the past and reinventing it in his own image, while transporting the listener back to the 60s, 70s and beyond.
For this reviewer, one of the highlights of the set is 'Try For The Sun aka Surf Tune'; it kicks off with crazy castanets and the sort of spaghetti western melody that usually accompanies Lee Van Cleef emerging from the saloon to shoot 'em up on Main Street, and explodes into a punked-up Beach Boys stomp - a delight!"
- Rock'n'Reel magazine's Diane Mason.

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released November 3, 2009

Composed, arranged, produced & performed* by Christy.

The album Shine & Rise - which could quite easily also be called Hodge Podge Stew - has finally been finished and mastered. The track listing which includes 12 songs collected together from latter day Zen tracks, a few Mandrakes tunes and some solo recordings has now confirmed and includes the sweeping La Fille Francaise complete with full orchestration, uptempo rock of Déjà Vu, and death-pop of Crazy Lady, along with a multitude of others which are sure to swirl through your brain like an acid drenched carousel in the land of Oz.

*Full credits of additional players, can be found on each songs individual credits. Special thanks to all the artists who feature on the tracks here. I have made an effort on every song to credit everyone correctly.

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I used to be a singer/guitarist with various rock bands, but now I am a father and husband first and foremost, who on occasions writes songs and produces various artists

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