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THE TRUTH IN MY REFLECTION IS SOMETIMES HARD TO LOOK AT
I CAN'T STOP MOVING FORWARDS IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAR I LOOK BACK
I CAN DREAM AND DREAM AND I CAN WISH
I CAN SCREAM BUT I'M SURE THERE'S NO-ONE LEFT TO LISTEN

AS THE SUN LEAVES THIS PLACE AND THE SHADOWS GROW LONG
ALL THE PRETTY LIGHTS LEFT TO SHINE TO NO-ONE ALONG THE PROM
THE BARS FALL SILENT, THE SHUTTERS CLOSE DOWN
ON THE FADED GLAMOUR OF A SEASIDE TOWN

THE ORANGE RUST STREAKS STAIN PEELING, UNCARED FOR WALLS
THE LONELINESS IN MY FOOTSTEPS ECHOES THROUGH US ALL
SO I HURRY THROUGH THE BACK STREETS TO THE WARMTH OF THE CROWD
BUT AS I TURN THE CORNER ON THE HIGH STREET THERE'S NO-ONE AROUND
THERE'S NO-ONE LEFT HERE AT ALL

AS THE SUN LEAVES THIS PLACE AND THE SHADOWS GROW LONG
ALL THE PRETTY LIGHTS LEFT TO SHINE TO NO-ONE ALONG THE PROM
THE BARS FALL SILENT, THE STORM SHUTTERS COME CRASHING DOWN
ON THE FADED GLAMOUR OF A SEASIDE TOWN

THE FADING LAUGHTER ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND

THE FADING LAUGHTER ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND

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from Big City Dreams​/​Small Town Failings, released September 16, 2016

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A lifelong drummer, Mark Ayling has branched out into the world of acoustic music. Discarding the usual folk/acoustic influences such as Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, Mark takes his inspiration from artists as diverse as The Jam, New Model Army, The Specials, Motorhead and Joy Division, creating a sound that has the energy of punk whilst retaining the melodic elements of the acoustic guitar. ... more

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