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One Way Ticket

by David William

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    A limited edition CD copy of my debut album 'One Way Ticket', released in 2006. I only had a run of a few hundred pressed at the time, most of them were sold through CD Baby's physical CD store but that no longer exists and was awkward for me to sell through anyway because I had to first ship a batch to their warehouse in the US. When they ran out a few years ago I thought all the CD's had finally gone but recently came across a small leftover batch which I'm now selling independently here.

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1.
Now & Then 03:07
Should've told you sooner When my tongue was hanging And my heart was on it's way to you Could have been much stronger Taken in by desire And the way you held my hand so true There's a light in my heart Now and then I still pretend I can see something wrong Now and then and then it's gone Oh you try so hard girl Try to make me see sense But I'm way too blind to even care And your legs are aching Can't carry on like this Need some help to make it there There's a light in my heart Now and then I still pretend I can see something wrong Now and then and then it's gone Send the words right through me Hit the ground I'm crashing Into something I can't even see Put a smile between us Turns to something clearer Something I begin to understand There's a light in my heart Now and then I still pretend I can see something wrong Now and then and then it's gone There's a fire inside Sends a man running for his life Oh there's something so wrong Now and then and then it's gone
2.
Sunlight appearing on my wall No change and nowhere left to grow I'm sure I'm almost done He wakes begins to feel the core Dry taste of wine and supermarket stores But if you're looking for a sign You may as well just waste your precious time or... Run rabbit run Squeeze all the life you have lived and learnt Run rabbit run Break off the pressure and watch it rise Another day another tale unfolds Amongst the cries of screaming young ring true but go So often unheard Pulsing ambition and desire Sometimes it corners you and leaves you scared But if you're waiting for a sign You may as well just wait and hold on tight or... Run rabbit run Squeeze all the life you have lived and learnt Run rabbit run Break off the pressure and watch it rise And if I run I'll be strong And if I fall I won't break Come into my world Come inside where you belong Run rabbit run Squeeze all the life you have lived and learnt Run rabbit run Break off the pressure and watch it rise Run rabbit run No-one's invincible to the gun Run rabbit run Feel so alone I'm not the only one
3.
Reveal yourself to me I need to know This fever's got me high I can't let go But something always gets in the way Leaves me with nothing to say But now we stand in line and wait our turn The afterthought will one day come to you Outside the window Rolling by with the open skies you face Inside the day Another view comes to fill the room you make Quiet streets will lead you to your mind If you carry on like this you might go blind But time it takes you back to the start Hoping for some change of heart So you can dive right in and learn to swim While they all stand and shake their heads at you Outside the window Rolling by with the open skies you face Inside the day Another view comes to fill the room you make You're only seeing the back of it You only want what you know you'll get to keep it right Before you change your mind again just look Outside the window Rolling by with the open skies you face Inside the day Another view comes to fill the room you make
4.
Satellites 03:57
Here am I alone I tie myself to the telephone Fill my mind with the sounds I know Coming back to you Where do I belong You know I would what I couldn't do It's all the same when I'm feeling blue Want the world that I cannot have And yeah I know I'm wasting all my time Tomorrow comes still chasing far behind Oh we're satellites And caught in a different world we'd be side by side Holding off the night In another place there's a sky that shines so bright Gimme so much more A summer dream and a restless shore Just waiting for you like before But this time I'm in pain Here we go again I close my eyes in the pouring rain Driving faster there's no-one to blame So see if I care And yeah I know I'm wasting all my time Tomorrow comes still chasing far behind Oh we're satellites And caught in a different world we'd be side by side Holding off the night In another place there's a sky that shines so bright When you're feeling lonely am I the one you want When your skies are empty do you suffer for the price Oh we're satellites And caught in a different world we'd be side by side Holding off the night In another place there's a sky that shines so bright
5.
Come & Go 04:07
Summer haze you draw a breath And now it's time that you confess Hear the whisper of the breeze go by August rising fades away The memories of distant days In your mind they flicker through the clouds The sea will rise the wind will blow Everything will come and go Everything you touch is what you are And fears you shake no time to know Everything will come and go Floating by you till you reach the shore Circle round the world tonight Looking for a sign of life Climb the stars that catch you when you fall Gold dust in the air you see Another warning in too deep If you could hear me now what would you say The sea will rise the wind will blow Everything will come and go Everything you touch is what you are And fears you shake no time to know Everything will come and go Floating by you till you reach the shore Particles break out the seams Photographs of summer dreams Lose your way but you can still get home Crowded thoughts spill out from you Another word you oughtta choose Hold me down this dizziness is blue The sea will rise the wind will blow Everything will come and go Everything you touch is what you are And fears you shake no time to know Everything will come and go Floating by you till you reach the shore
6.
The races I have won Come back to haunt at dawn Breaking away start of a new day The smell of fear can be More than you ever remember Now I will remember them Through the smoke and debris This one way ticket invites you to places you don't want to leave A glimpse of relief And now I feel unsure Caught between the door Sliding down a change has to come A walk down memory lane Helps to relieve all the pain and the curse of these times Too much to take in This one way ticket invites you to places you don't want to leave A glimpse of relief A one way ticket to dwell on paradise lost through the years So far yet so near All the days better spent Come flooding in Feel the pressure outside All the love in disguise This one way ticket invites you to places you don't want to leave A glimpse of relief A one way ticket to dwell on paradise lost through the years So far yet so near One way ticket a long train moving so fast you can't steer And now you are here So far yet so near So far yet so near
7.
I want to stay in this feeling so right Ache like I need it so bad Frozen in time till you turn on the lights Always the little things you do And I need you to make it through To tell me that the skies are blue Cos when it all comes together I love you Soak up the light that pours out of your face You seem so alive and beautiful Touch of your hand as we gently embrace Stronger than anything before And I need you to make it through To tell me that the skies are blue Cos when it all comes together I love you And I need you to make it through To tell me that the skies are blue Cos when it all comes together I love you Yeah when it all comes together I love you And when it all comes together I love you Yeah when it all comes together I love you
8.
Green Arrows 03:25
Drew first blood I wonder Could it ever be real and we're not here The landscape engulfs us It makes me feel so strange not out of reach Just too heavy to speak These images that leave their mark without a trace Green arrows on the pavement to a secret place And there'll be more than you can find Limitless beyond the lines Outside Outside Who lit the match that got us here Who stole the kiss I claimed was mine Pretend to be somebody else But still it's not enough keep wanting more I thought that I was sure These images that leave their mark without a trace Green arrows on the pavement to a secret place And there'll be more than you can find Limitless beyond the lines Outside Outside I'm never really sure of anything I'll open up the door and see what I can bring These images that leave their mark without a trace Green arrows on the pavement to a secret place And there'll be more than you can find Limitless beyond the lines Outside Outside Outside Outside
9.
I see the rain in my baby's eyes once again Climb climb the stairs To an open garden I'll be there with or without No danger can tear us apart Looks like we made it So glad you came and took my heart away Fly over darkness Let love guide us to the stars And we'll be safe together tonight No no there's no doubt Even when I fail to reach out Bring you back to me And then you will see Where the sky meets the ocean and Time doesn't matter anymore Looks like we made it So glad you came and took my heart away Fly over darkness Let love guide us to the stars And we'll be safe together tonight Thunder will come out of the black Baby run for your life out of the back door I see the light in my baby's eyes once again Sweet sugar sweet Like the taste of love On my tongue oh it's coming back No reason to believe we'll go astray Looks like we made it So glad you came and took my heart away Fly over darkness Let love guide us to the stars And we'll be safe together tonight We'll be safe together tonight We'll be safe whatever comes tonight
10.
She was the summer in your eyes You watch her light move on from above Burn a candle in my veins All the things you can't explain Dirty feelings wash over your mind And if you don't like what you see inside Just close your eyes Nothing will escape no need to deny The tears that you hide Consider where you will find The hope you feel you've traded for love Talk until this darkness falls Through the floor below your hold Rising up just let the weight pass on through And if you don't like what you see inside Just close your eyes Nothing will escape no need to deny The tears that you hide Don't you know that it waits outside There lies a dream you hide behind your eyes In the pouring rain when there's no-one to blame this time This time... And if you don't like what you see inside Just close your eyes Nothing will escape no need to deny The tears that you hide
11.
Close the door pull the blind's time's pushing through Close your eyes to the lies and let them go Hide away in the night stranded alone Feel the pressure tension lose control But she's still there She's watching everywhere Such a different life could be yours if you want to be And the days slowly drop like living proof Precious lines we all follow for sleeping news Waking up feeds the same persistent thoughts Here she comes like a river twists and turns Cos she's still there She's watching everywhere Such a different life could be yours if you want to be Yeah she's still there She's watching everywhere Such a different life could be yours if you want to be
12.
Disappear beyond the day gone by Familiar like you and I Untying the thoughts and the words I can't reach Listening to dreams that lie so deep Stepping out on the beach It all comes together like clockwork and wood In time you'll follow That's how it goes And if you try just a little Try not to let it show Send me on a journey; joy and tears Postcards througout the years And still I don't want you to leave till the end In time you'll follow That's how it goes And if you try just a little Try not to let it show So if you're shot down in flames And one thing remains Your tenderness is all I ask In time you'll follow That's how it goes And if you try just a little Try not to let it show In time they'll follow That's how it goes And if you try just a little Try not to let it show

about

'One Way Ticket' was recorded in Edinburgh with local producer, Mick McGarr of Conrad Productions, throughout 2004 and 2005.

I had been writing songs and recording them on as little 4-track demos since I was 18. After a number of years of this I was getting frustrated at not being able to realise the arrangements in my head for these songs. I only had an acoustic and electric guitar at the time. So I needed the help of someone who could bring drums, piano, strings and other instrumentation to my songs and also mix them to a high standard.

We began work in April 2005, the first song recorded being "Come & Go" and then followed through with the others for the next year and a half. I recorded my parts at my house and sent the tracks to Mick for him to work with and we went back and forth like this until I was satisfied. The album was released independently early in 2006.

credits

released January 1, 2006

All songs written by David William.

Vocals, Guitars, Ukulele: David William

Background Vocals: Kate Threadgould

All other instruments: Mick McGarr

Mixing & Mastering: Mick McGarr

Produced by David William & Mick McGarr

Artwork by Kate Threadgould

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David William Edinburgh, UK

Classic pop melodies with rock/folk arrangements, an indie punk attitude and a hint of psychedelia.

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