Graham the Turtle

by Graham the Turtle

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1.
Crouching Tiger 03:14
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Are You Still Breathing 04:29
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I'm scared, I'm scared to touch you, I'm scared, I'm scared I'd burn you, I feel so cold inside, I feel that I can't touch you, I'm so scared, how much I'd hurt you. But I'd feel free if I exposed my feelings for you, I could be me, who I really was, if I made love to you. It's easy when I hide behind my fears, Where I can't see you and I don't know your tears. It's easy, to pretend I'm free to choose, to pretend all my weaknesses are my virtues. Are you still breathing? Well you don't need me, I'm leaving. I'm sorry that I broke your heart but I feel so weak though I have been hard, but I feel so weak I feel so weak that I can't let you near me. I I'm sorry that I broke your heart but I feel so weak though I have been hard, but I feel so weak I feel so weak that I can't let you near me. I feel for you but I can't let myself hold you. There's fire between you and me but I'm scared, I'm scared I'd scold you. I'm sorry that I broke your heart but I feel so weak though I have been hard, but I feel so weak I feel so weak that I can't let you near me. I'm sorry that I broke your heart but I feel so weak though I have been hard, but I feel so weak I feel so weak that I can't let you near me.
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Intuition 03:53
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I don't know I just feel I don't think enough I think far too much I don't know I just feel I find it so hard to know what's real I want to tell you I want to caress you I want to love you I want to believe in you I want to hold you I want to embrace you I want to play to you I want to sing to you I want to live with you I want to breathe with you I want to sit all night and talk with you I'd like to see your tired eyes in the morning 'cause I know I can touch them without even moving I don't know I just feel I find it so hard I want to tell you I want to caress you I want to love you I want to believe in you I want to hold you I want to embrace you I want to play to you I want to sing with you I want to live with you I want to breathe with you I want to sit all night and talk with you I'd like to see your tired eyes in the morning 'cause I know I can touch them without even moving I don't know I just feel I don't know
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Rude 04:00
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I'm sorry I didn't mean to be rude I just want some time away from you
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As Emotion Bursts 03:39
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Sleepless night I'm sure I should be happy But I'm not sure if I can think straight the state I'm in I so desperately want to make you happy But have you been sleepless too Never told you anything I never said a thing But my heart did and you felt it beating Has there been something you didn't tell me too My heart can't hide the truth Can yours hide it from you And this is how I feel And as emotion bursts through my heart and my soul I've lost control, I've been drawn into you And I'm a fool to be seduced by these emotions I've not known And I'm a fool cause I'm in love but I'm still on my own Love is something that I don't believe in But what I do know are the things that I'm feeling And I wonder do you feel them too And does that mean I should be with you? And this is how I feel And as emotion bursts through my heart and my soul I've lost control, I've been drawn into you And I'm a fool to be seduced by these emotions I've not known And I'm a fool cause I'm in love but I'm still on my own And this is how I feel And as emotion bursts through my heart and my soul I've lost control, I've been drawn into you And I'm a fool to be seduced by these emotions I've not known And I'm a fool cause I'm in love but I'm still on my own And as emotion bursts through my heart and my soul I've lost control, I've been drawn into you And I'm a fool to be seduced by these emotions I've not known And I'm a fool cause I'm in love but I'm still on my own
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P1 02:42
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The messiah's been put away again They say he's a madman Hold onto your freedom Let go of your wisdom Hold onto your freedom Let go of your wisdom Hold onto your innocence Come on baby take a chance with us and Meet me at the back of the universe Just don't let the truth die alone 'Cause I'm a pretty normal man if you think I am But I'm really just as mad as the boys on the inside I guess they're just too honest and that's their only problem I bet they wish they weren't now they're stuck on the inside Hey son you don't conform gonna send you down to P1 Yeah I'm gonna send you send you down to P1 An ambulance pulls up on the far side of the street Before I notice it's been driven away I don't know who it was brings a certain unease I don't know who it was will they be OK? Flee the town flee the town You'll escape them but not yourself Don't be afraid of your freedom Don't be afraid of your wisdom Don't be afraid of your freedom Don't be afraid of your wisdom Don't be afraid of your life 'Cause I'm a pretty normal man if you think I am But I'm really just as mad as the boys on the inside I guess they're just too honest and that's their only problem I bet they wish they weren't now they're stuck on the inside Hey son you don't conform gonna send you down to P1 Yeah I'm gonna send you send you down to P1 Send you down send you down Send you down send you down Send you down send you down Send you down send you down Send you down P1 P1 P1 P1
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Avecleo 03:57
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Lonely 05:57
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I'm away from you Do you dream of me I'm not as strong as you In fact I'm quite lonely I'm away from you Or didn't you realise I'm away I'm away from you Did that thought once pass the skies Did you ever try being lonely Just for fun Have you ever tried being lonely you should It's such good fun
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Miss You 03:38
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I wish it wasn't so hard It used to be so easy Now it's hard to look into your eyes Without having to rip myself away 'Cause I get drawn so deep inside And I miss you how I miss you And I miss you And I wish I didn't love you like I do Life's so hard for me when you make me feel the way I do Life's so hard for me when every time I see you I want you more Life's so hard for me now I can't hold you any more And this feels so cruel I know but I hate to know why we can't be together I know and it's so hard The pain's forever And I feel I've got to stay away 'cause these feelings get stronger every day And I miss you how I miss you And I miss you And I wish I didn't love you like I do Life's so hard for me when you make me feel the way I do Life's so hard for me when every time I see you I want you more Life's so hard for me now I can't hold you any more And this feels so cruel And I wish I didn't love you like I do Life's so hard for me when you make me feel the way I do Life's so hard for me when every time I see you I want you more Life's so hard for me now I can't hold you any more And this feels so cruel
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A Message from Giles 00:17
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Sinurette 04:52
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In the grey lanes behind the council offices The cat moves and then blows itself away After three years of pain moving down through the trees The castle's waiting I can sit feel the breeze Oh sinurette oh have you yet Oh sinurette oh have you yet Moved by the river Failing to see it's tranquility I've never loved Never been loved I cried, I cried, I lied, grown without knowing it Forget what I ever said, I love how I love you all I have learned to be wrong I have learned to belong Can we learn to be wrong Can we learn to be wrong
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Hidden Dragon 03:51
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Hand away your sword, you can't be the warrior In that state of light there was only loneliness And I was there standing next to you Have you come here to finish what you began Or have you come here to find out you can't carry on That because you love her you can't be the warrior Or did you know that all along? Hand away your sword but it won't let you leave behind Your whole life lead with your head and blocked your heart I've lost no respect sometimes your goals are much too hard Have you come here to finish what you began Or did you come here to find out you can't carry on That because you love her you can't be the warrior Or did you know that all along?

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Released in 2001 and recorded at the TCR Birch Road studio. This was the second album recorded by the group 'Graham the Turtle' which comprised a core of myself, brother Rob/Ron Yeadon (Later to be in 'Unkle Bob' and 'James') and Owain Davies (Later to be in 'Little Dice' and 'Spokes').

The end result was something we were incredibly proud of however it's creation was a complete contrast to the first album 'Cheers John' which saw us working together right the way through. GTT was invariably written and recorded by the musicians independently of each other. The final track 'Hidden Dragon' being an excellent example where Rob laid all the music down with intention of coming back in another day to write vocals. Before he had chance to do this, I heard the track and wrote laid down my vocal. Rob was initially angered somewhat by this but after several listens agreed that it should stay on the album.

Lyrically the album is dominated by lyrics of emotional turmoil due to my frustration of having fallen in love with (my now wife) Cloedie who was at the time involved in another relationship.

Two notable musicians appear on the album with well known French singer Flossie Malavialle's soaring vocal harmonies on 'Are You Still Breathing?' and North East violin virtuoso Emma Fisk on 'As Emotion Bursts' and there are also appearances from Richard Ellison, Abi Smith (Harrison at the time), David Parker, Gav Copland and Leo.

The track order on the album caused problems, and for a long time it seemed that it was just a bundle of songs with no shape. After numerous reshuffles and an off the wall suggestion of starting and ending the album with the same track Rob and I listened to the album as it is now outside a tent in Strathfillan in the dark and both agreed it worked nicely!

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released March 26, 2021

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Andrew Yeadon Barnard Castle, UK

Andrew Yeadon is from Barnard Castle in North East England. He has produced and released nine albums as both a solo artist and with bands. His interest in philosophy, spirituality and the environment inspires him to write lyrics that challenge preconceptions and dig beneath the surface of the human condition.
As well as many UK performances he has played in Europe, America and Asia. ... more

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