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Blue Flame

by Jon Allen

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1.
Jonah's Whale 04:14
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I can feel it I can feel it Just like someone new is stood in my shoes I can feel it I can feel it In the way you take away my blues I’m in heaven I’m in heaven But I swear my feet are still on the ground I’m in heaven I’m in heaven And I pray I’m never coming down Just when I thought my chances Of finding joy were looking thin Just when I’d put my coat on That’s when love walked in Cause you make me happy Yeah you make my heart feel light Oh you make me happy I got the world off my shoulders And I’m feeling alright Oh It’s got me Oh It’s got me Just like Jonah’s whale it’s swallowed me whole Oh it’s rocked me Yeah it’s rocked me It’s rocked me right down to my soul When I wake up In the morning And I take a walk down that same old street Well the sunshines Like the first time And the breeze never smelt so sweet Thought I might spend my whole life Like an exile at heavens gate I guess it’s true a good thing Don’t come a day too late Cause you make me happy Yeah you make my heart feel light Oh you make me happy I got the world off my shoulders And I’m feeling alright
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Keep On Walking 03:47
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You’ve been chasing shadows In the fault lines of your past You’ve been sailing blindfold With your back tied to the mast Don’t give in to bitterness When it’s snapping at your heals It takes a dream to see it Blood sweat and tears to make it real You gotta keep on walking When your heart is sinking low Keep on walking When you feel like letting go Keep on walking Cause I know it won’t be long If you keep on walking And hold on You can’t teach a turtle How to crawl into the sea You can’t know the future Thats just the way it has to be You can’t turn the clock back You can’t change what’s gone before But if you just believe it You can open any door You gotta keep on walking When your heart is sinking low Keep on walking When you feel like letting go Keep on walking Cause I know it won’t be long If you keep on walking And hold on Don’t get burned out From running blind Work that dream out One step at a time Ain’t no struggle Ain’t no suffering or pain Won’t be rewarded When the winds of fortune change Don’t let those snipers And backbiters bring you down Keep your head together And your good foot on the ground Chorus
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Since You Went Away 03:09
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Dark clouds in a dark sky Is all that I can see This melancholy feeling Has got the best of me Ever since you went away The sun don’t shine no more There’s a cruel wind at my door And the world is cold Lately I’ve been living With a shadow on my heart The day has lost it’s glory The night has lost it’s spark Ever since you went away The sun don’t shine no more There’s a cruel wind at my door And the world is cold With the waking of the dawn My foolish heart forgets you’re gone And I reach out for you But all thats there is pain And I’m alone again Ever since you went away The sun don’t shine no more There’s a cruel wind at my door And the world is cold I go out in the evening Where there’s people, where there’s life I tell my troubles to a stranger But nothing seems to make it right Chorus
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It's Just the End of the World 02:52
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Somebody’s being born somebody’s dying Somebody made the stars without even trying You may be falling but you feel like you flying It’s alright We’re all related by the same old mistakes Trying to push against these tectonics plates Making smalltalk while the skyscraper shakes It’s alright, it’s just the end of the world Lock them fire doors on your way in Drain the swamp and let’s go for a swim Talk of kindness just like it’s a sin It’s alright Baby boomer thinks he’s had the last laugh He’s looking good but it’s an old photography Now we’re all trying to find that ginger bread path It’s alright, it’s just the end of the world My sky has turned to concrete My heart has turned to lead Cause I’ve got the ghost of you Sleeping in my bed Everybody needs a voodoo doll Everybody wants to build a wall Tear down the whole house for the hell of it all It’s alright Somebody’s being born somebody’s dying Somebody made the stars without even trying You may be falling but you feel like you flying It’s alright, it’s just the end of the world It’s just the end of the world It’s just the end of the world It’s just the end of the world It’s just the end of the world
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If You Change Your Mind 05:09
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Now the sun is on the river And there’s people passing by I can see my reflection So clear against the sky I don’t know any better Than to play a hand that’s blind You know where to find me If you change your mind Oh it takes a lot of living To find out who you really are It’s the lie we tell our own heart That leaves the deepest scar Wherever your heart takes you I hope the road you’re on is kind You know where to find me If you change your mind Well the world keeps spinning round And heartache lingers on I’m hanging by a thread Every time I hear that song If somebody ever knew me Well I guess that it was you We just saw the future from a different point of view Like those waters winding down stream Life don’t follow a straight line You know where to find me If you change your mind Gonna watch that sun go down See those shadows grow What will be will be That’s the only thing I know Well the clock stopped at 11 On the day that you walked out Even since I’ve been a prisoner Between the bars of hope and doubt How I miss the warmth of your touch And those eye’s that used to shine You know where to find me If you change your mind
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Tightrope 03:57
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I’ve been here all night waiting by the phone Wishing and hoping maybe you’d call It would break my heart if you said we’re through And all my tears like rain would surely fall I’m walking this tightrope And I just can’t stand the pain I’ll be walking this tightrope Till the time I see you again So I’m praying Yes I’m praying Come back to me I’ve been down so low since you went away Can’t find no bright side I can look on There’s no relief that comes with the break of day My heart just keeps on singing this same sad song I’m walking this tightrope And I just can’t stand the pain I’ll be walking this tightrope Till the time I see you again So I’m praying Yes I’m praying Come back to me I’ll do whatever it takes Darling you know that I’m willing Cause having you here with me makes My whole life worth living I don’t care right now who was right or wrong I don’t want to fight anymore I’ve give anything just to hear your voice To see the sight of your face at my door I’m walking this tightrope And I just can’t stand the pain I’ll be walking this tightrope Till the time I see you again So I’m praying Yes I’m praying Come back to me
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Hold You In My Heart 03:29
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Today I woke up grateful Today I woke up glad Today I know the blessing Of every trial I’ve had The days to come don’t seem so dark ‘Cause I hold you in my heart Got blue skies at my window Sunshine in my face Everything is how it should be Nothings out of place Even a rainstorm if it starts ‘Cause I hold you in my heart I never thought the night Could ever shine so bright That I’d see the truth that you reveal The world I have to face Is not such a lonely place Knowing that your love is real My spirit’s in the heavens The world is at my feet And all I see’s a good soul In every one I meet No distance can keep us apart ‘Cause I hold you in my heart
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Better Day 04:04
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I know you’re hurting now And your hurt has cut you deep But from the ruins of defeat They’ll be a better day I know it’s hard to see Beyond the sadness that you feel But change comes like a rolling wheel And they’ll be a better day Though you heart is breaking And tears are in your eyes Somewhere hope is waking You will find your way And the morning sun will rise So don’t try so hard Give yourself a little time I know for sure you’re gonna find They’ll be a better day We all walk the line We all bare the burden of regret But don’t ever let your heart forgets They’ll be a better day May forgiving angels Mend your broken wings Free you from the shadows Fly you from the dark To a dawn where the skylark sings Yes the tide will turn And you’ll rebuild those shattered dreams It’s not as hopeless as it seems They’ll be a better day
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Stay 02:58
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It’s such a happy accident that played it’s part That butterfly caused you and I to meet It’s not like me to go and lose my head like this But I can’t deny you’ve knocked me off my feet Won’t you stay Now the night is full of magic Won’t you stay Now the fire is so high Stay now my heart is full of music Don’t break this spell by telling me goodbye I can’t believe this night of nights you found me here When I was oh so desolate and sad The moment that you turned you head and smiled at me I clean forgot the troubles that I had Won’t you stay Now the night is full of magic Won’t you stay Now the fire is so high Stay now my heart is full of music Don’t break this spell by telling me goodbye I know it’s late but I don’t want to say goodnight Wish I could stop that clock dead on the wall Cause something in your eye’s has got the best of me I’m doing all I can do not to fall Won’t you stay Now the night is full of magic Won’t you stay Now the fire is so high Won’t you stay Now my heart is full of music Don’t break this spell by telling me goodbye Solo Won’t you stay Now the night is full of magic Won’t you stay Now the fire is so high Stay now my heart is full of music Don’t break this spell by telling me goodbye
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Waking Dream 04:08
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Clouds grown in a waking dream Gently form the slum Happy window sills the dusty rain Frozen in a Mason Jar Playground loneliness Keeps the black dog blues around my brain Save me I’m falling through that open window Save me I’m failing now Save me I’m drowning in that well of wishing Save me I’m going down Looking out beyond the gates Hour after hour One day I might just get my parole Throwing stones at history Wishing time could fly Show me how to be invisible Save me I’m falling through that open window Save me I’m failing now Save me I’m drowning in that well of wishing Save me I’m going down
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Blue Flame 05:32
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Don’t know how you burn So cool and hot I can’t get enough Of the thing you got You drive me crazy When I see you Wear your hair down low Well I get tongue tied When you talk to me I guess I’m love sick As a man can be I’m on a string I’d let you take me Where you wanna go Blue flame Blue flame I can feel your fire burning in my veins And I wonder could I mean something to you Oh I lose my mind When you catch my eye I got no defence Got no alibi Deep inside me Something ‘bout you Keeps me hanging on Yes you made a mess Of my best laid plans Now I’ll I want Is to be your man I can’t fight it Now my heart is Singing to your song Chorus
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You 03:39
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Everyday just goes so fast Can’t believe the time that’s passed But I got something that’s gonna last I got you What’s to come well I don’t know Just gonna let that river flow I’ve got something I won’t let go I got you If there’s somebody Make each day seem new If there’s a reason It’s you You’re the apple of my eye My shadow under changing skies Don’t want to let a day go by Without you Time can do so many things All kind of weather living brings Whichever way that weathervane swings I got you If there’s somebody Turn my grey skies blue If there’s a reason It’s you Loving you is easy cause you’re good for me Put your arms around me darling Show me how sweet your love can be I don’t want no other thrill Your picture’s on my windowsill You’re all I need yeah I got my I got you - oh baby If there’s somebody Got me and all I do If there’s a reason It’s you Oh baby It’s you Don’t you know it’s true now Oh darling it’s you Oh baby it’s you

about

Jon Allen, acclaimed singer-songwriter from London, England is set to release his highly anticipated new album, 'Blue Flame' on May 18th, 2018 via OK!Good Records. With a voice that is equal parts Rod Stewart, Van Morrison and Sam Cooke, Jon Allen has an uncanny ability to write songs that feel instantly familiar.

Originally discovered by Mark Knopfler in 2006 (who later offered to play guitar for him), Allen broke onto the music scene with the single, “In Your Light” from his 2009 debut album 'Dead Man’s Suit,' which landed him a coveted spot on 'Later…with Jools Holland'. Holland described how he first heard Allen on the radio and had to Shazam the track with his phone to find out who the singer was before insisting he was booked for the show. “It was one of the most amazing voices I’ve heard this year,” Holland explained.

Now on his fourth album, Allen has developed his folk-rock driven sound into a more blue eyed soul approach. While all of Allen’s previous albums contained soulful elements, 'Blue Flame' represents the singer’s first out-and-out soul record, bringing a soulful confection of feel-good tunes delivered with Allen’s inimitable whisky-soaked voice.

‘I wrote this album to try and cheer myself up.’ explains Allen. ‘My three previous albums were much more downbeat, so I figured with this record we could all do with a pick-me-up!’

From the infectious optimism of the album’s opening soul shuffle “Jonah’s Whale” to the resolute “Keep On Walking” and the poignant-yet-hopeful refrain of “Better Day”, Allen illuminates the common experiences of joy, love, loss and change, ultimately reminding us it is what we share that matters more than what divides us.

OK!Good Records’ North American release of Blue Flame features an exclusive bonus track with the infectious, “You”. There is also a limited-edition vinyl pressing of the album pressed by Allen’s own label, Monologue Records, available for import.

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