Martin BARRE
A Trick of Memory
(1994)
1. Bug 4'08
(Martin Barre)
2. Way Before Your Time 4'37
(Martin Barre)
3. Bug Bee 0'49
(Martin Barre)
4. Empty Cafe 2'08
(Martin Barre)
5. Suspicion 4'25
(Martin Barre)
6. I Be Thank You You, After Me 2'17
(Martin Barre)
7. A Blues For All Reasons 7'16
(Martin Barre)
8. A Trick Of Memory 4'09
(Martin Barre)
9. Steal 4'49
(Martin Barre)
10. Another View 1'45
(Martin Barre)
11. Cold Heart 5'21
(Martin Barre)
12. Bug C 0'52
(Martin Barre)
13. Morris Minus 3'06
(Martin Barre)
14. In The Shade Of Shaddow 4'10
(Martin Barre)
Total Time: 49:52
Martin Barre - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Flute, Bass, Vocals
Andrew Giddings - Keyboards, Organ
Matt Pegg - Bass
Martin Allcock - Double Bass
Guest Musicians:
Rob Darnell - Percussion
Marc Parnell - Drums
Mel Collins - Saxophone, Alto Saxophone
Marc Johstone - Keyboards, String Arrangements
Tom Glendinning - Drums On Tracks 2 And 9
Katie Kissoon - Background Vocals)
Linda Taylor - Background Vocals)
Weston Foster - Background Vocals
Joy Russell - Vocals
Ian Francis -Vocals
Graham Ward -Drums
Rick Sanders - Violin
Ric Sanders - Violin
Wilfred Gibson - Violin
Nick Pentelow - Saxophone
Richard Sidwell - Trumpet
Steve Sidwell - Trumpet
Maggie Reeday - Vocals
Mark Tucker - Guitar, Background Vocals
Gavyn Wright - Violin
Wilf Gibson - Violin
Tony Pleeth - Cello
Garfield Jackson - Violin
Malinda Maxwell - Oboe
Produced and Engineered by Martin Barre and Mark Tucker
Brad Davis - Engineer, Mixing
Tim Dickenson - Assistant Engineer
Simon Wall - Assistant Engineer
1. Bug
2. Way Before Your Time
I was thinking about some time ago
Way way before your time
Everything is so plain to me
It was just some sort of joke
Way way way before your time
Way way way before your time
Take me down
Take me down that road
I don't know
I don't know where it leads
I need someone to help
Lying in my bed awake
It seems so far away
How we got away with what we did
Well the answer lies with you
Way way way before your time
Way way way before your time
Take me down
Take me down that road
I don't know
I don't know where it leads
I need someone to help
You can hide behind the dark
Make believe there's no-one looking back
If we looked a little strange
Keeping us from going quite insane
I was thinking it had all been said
Nothing left to do
Things in my head just can't be new
Just how do you begin?
3. Bug Bee
4. Empty Cafe
5. Suspicion
Where did I go wrong
So sure I'd get caught
The law found me at last
No pity for this man
A mans great weakness 'till he dies
He never learns to stop telling dirty damn lies
The moment of truth comes a little too late
Just twenty yards from the Pearly Gates
Take me take my lies
Wash my mouth out clean
Is it time to swear my oath
Throw me at your feet.
6. I Be Thank You You, After Me
7. Tug
It is a moment of wonder
When I see you smile
It fills my life with joy
Tells me it's all worthwhile
Help me to tread so lightly
Which way to sway
Am I right or wrong
Am I the one who must say?
This is a bad road to travel
This is a strong stream which flows
Hold on to what you can learn and follow me
Take my hand
Lead me on
For good or bad
Put your trust in me
Witness my weary habits
Frown on my stupid ways
Don't try to understand
Where I have failed myself
Is it too much to take
My heart is too weak
Just give me one solid reason
To guide you through jagged rocks
This is a bad road to travel
This is a strong stream which flows
Hold on to what you can learn and follow me
Take my hand
Take my hand
Lead me on my way
I will go where the rivers flow
To my home
This is a terrible thing
Judging our right is not wrong
Who is the one to say
We are not perfect inside
There is but one good reason to carry on
The smile that lights up your face
Stokes up the fire in me
This is a bad road to travel
This is a strong stream which flows
Hold on to what you can learn and follow me
Take my hand
Take my hand
Lead me on my way
I will go where the rivers flow
To my home
8. A Trick Of Memory
She looked across the room, met my eye, moved on
I did not trust myself, was it me she saw
And then when I saw her later, she smiled at me
I couldn't speak one word, she laughed, I froze
That day, I remember well
A friend and more than I could tell
Waiting for the right time
Fighting for the best chance
Hoping she remembers
A trick of memory
So many got between us, I had to fight
You talked to them with such a graceful ease
Whatever made me, I'll never know,
But I pushed on through
Words seemed to tumble out in a rush
Was it a trick of memory, I heard you say
You would meet me later in some bar
We could talk alone, just face to face
So all I can tell you now,
Is it started strong and will always grow
9. Steal
10. Another View
You just use me like a stepping stone
Your dog even knows how to treat it's bone
Talk to me like you use the phone
Leave your message after the tone
Be the apple of your eye not the stone in your plum
Treat me good treat me bad
I know, you need another view
I hear your voice before I see you come
You think I act kind of stupid and dumb
If I could get just one word in
Your respect I'd try to win
Be the apple of your eye not the stone in your plum
Treat me good treat me bad
I know, you need another view
11. Cold Heart
Cold heart on a warm shore
Cold feet in shallow water
Sore eyes strain in the dark
Reach out your hand
Will you be there?
Waiting for me
Just one more time
You've heard it all before
A stranger to your shore
Older but wiser
Stare into my eyes
Time changes nothing
My memory serves me well
The turn of the tide
The wind on your face
A far distant shore waits for your sweet embrace
Days draw long the night holds no rest
Thought of a land lying far to the west
Cold heart on a warm shore
Cold feet in shallow water
Sore eyes strain in the dark
Reach out your hand
Never look back
Keep your eyes open wide
On the edge of the land
See how it nears
I'm coming home
Our time is here
Closer to you
Love lies much deeper
Than you'll ever know
The turn of the tide
The wind on your face
A far distant shore waits for your sweet embrace
Days draw long the night holds no rest
Thought of a land lying far to the west
12. Bug C
13. Morris Minus
14. In The Shade Of Shaddow
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