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All the shop fronts are closed up and streets they are quiet tonight
There are few cars that pass, their way lit up by weak city lights
And I can’t help but wonder which poor sod has kicked it this time
As the sound of a siren and flashing blue lights pass me by

And I wait on sleep, but I’m afraid to dream
‘Cause the words that I read on the rafters are haunting me

Time and tide wait for no one
You can’t stop the second hand, turn the hourglass
There’s no point waiting for someone
To sing all the unsung songs, ‘cause in a moment they're gone

As the clubs start to empty the sun struggles up through the clouds
I see bleary eyed people as they battle on through the crowds
As its heart starts to beat they retreat ‘cause the city’s too loud
And they run for the exits or search for an easy way out

And I lie awake and my bones they ache
As the room starts to spin and the ground it begins to quake

Time and tide wait for no one
You can’t stop the second hand, turn the hourglass
There’s no point waiting for someone
To sing all the unsung songs, ‘cause in a moment they're gone

So I wait on sleep, but I’m afraid to dream
‘Cause the words that I read on the rafters are haunting me

Time and tide wait for no one
You can’t stop the second hand, turn the hourglass
There’s no point waiting for someone
To sing all the unsung songs, ‘cause in a moment they're gone

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from Break the Bottle (Alternative Version), released October 2, 2020

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Jess Silk Stourbridge, UK

Jess Silk is a guitarist, singer and songwriter from the Black Country. Her shouty but melodic brand of folk/punk music often has her being likened to a female Frank Turner or Billy Bragg, and it gets people sitting up and listening. Armed only with an increasingly sticker-covered acoustic guitar and a distinctive, gravely voice that many don’t expect, Jess plays to audiences up and down the UK. ... more

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