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Preaching to a Choir of Friends and Family

by Tio Rex

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Little Witch 03:21
O laço mais curto sempre foi impedimento Para veres a vida nos meus olhos, Bruxinha E depois de uma sina em que o tempo nos marcou Não vais estar sozinha, voltarás a estar no seio De uma família que te quer Se o barco não virar, a maré vai subir Mas já vejo ao longe a chegada de alguém Uma luz no escuro, vai trazer algo também Salvação Se o barco não virar, a maré vai subir
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Brother 03:01
Brother please keep track of the bread crumbs Brother please don't go that far You know well the family needs you close You know you can't let it fall apart And if you stumble don't you give up now There's more than brick and bone all around And as we pass the valley of the shadow I'll take you where the sun never goes down
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Ghost Town 03:23
Tearing brick like a soft sheet Has undone the bed I made And picking the pieces all around She excels at spawning love in a ghost town
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Underwater there's a flower slowly dying by itself T'was the rain, filled the field, now the flower sits in shame It drank the water, began to grow Became the tallest tree I've ever known And it gives me shade when all is hell As it stands tall by the old well Father won't you come for me? I've grown tired of this swing The branch is not that strong, The tire won't last long, The dog is barking, I'm all alone And as I think about the days, I recall the same old tree
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The well by the tree is full with something other than water Where i go to drink And it's always been green through black and white The shrine where I clean off all my sins And I think it will ease the pain this time But when I get home I know for sure I'll be back again And now, though deep as it sure is This time I think I've hit the bottom hard
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Brotherhood 03:43
"I don't deserve this", Says the man who's had enough Travelled long, feet are hurting from the walk "Why are they staring?" When he doesn't feel their pain He's ashamed now, we all are Riding the same sinking ship Save him from drowning, he let go of the rope You are the light, the only ones who know Forgive his transgressions, he's adrift in a black sea And I need not say, you both know that man is me The brotherhood still breathes That's what's keeping him alive And you can never leave The bond can never die
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And now I'm sitting out The same old bench Thinking of you and all you took And what you left behind The ashes in the mountain The bones inside the trees Are signs of lessons never learned The hourglass stole from me
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Ode to Odete 05:05
Bonus Track: One day we all will meet Somewhere down the line By then I'll be happy My Family by my side, Today i ain't afraid to die The light will keep us warm As they come one by one True Friends to set me free From the dark things I used to be, Today i ain't afraid to die And as my Woman comes right through those golden doors And takes my hand as I have promised to take hers Then i'll know, never again, shall I be alone And by the time the gates close All the pieces that I need Will be set in their right place And thus the picture is complete

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Preaching to a Choir of Friends and Family

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released April 6, 2013

Written, composed and performed by Tio Rex
Additional vocals on track 4 by Marta Banza
Produced by Hugo Martins and Tio Rex
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Hugo Martins

All songs recorded at home in 2013

Artwork by Ana Polido
Experimentáculo Records © 2013

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Tio Rex Setúbal, Portugal

Tio Rex aka Miguel Reis is a singer-songwriter based in Setúbal, Portugal.
Driven by delicate guitar compositions and armed with a deep baritone voice, Miguel has been painting his own auto-biographical landscape, adding new chapters and windows to the world that surrounds him with each record. ... more

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