Russ T

Intro

(Sun-kissed chillin')
(Sun-kissed chillin')
(Sun-kissed Chillin')

Set sail in a walnut shell to escape the rat race, retreat from harm
Caught the doldrums along the way
Now I'm kicking back, having unseized the day
The sun is past the yard arm
Nothing more to say
So I'm cotching with a brandy, savouring the notes as time slides away

Chorus
Sun-Kissed Chillin' (Drift away)
Sun-kissed Chillin' (Drift away)
Sun-kissed Chillin'
Sloth away the day under satin skies

Verse
Will not return or move to a city
Caressed within silence, the stillness peacefully amplifies
Laissez faire?, It's more a failure to catalyse
No plans to go out, not dressed to the 9's, but I'm sitting pretty
Feeling kinda high
Watching popcorn clouds held static, unmoved by breathless sighs

Chorus - repeated

A world of possibilities, I say I'm working thru
Dozing, I'm lost to subliminal thoughts with eigengrau views
Destiny, the last hope, my direction is yours to choose
I recant the life I outgrew
Fate take your cue
Let me forever drift upon this millpond of muted hues

Chorus (Repeated)

Chorus (Repeated)

Chorus (Repeated)

Intro
(You serve me sunshine)

Chorus
You send me sky high
But I don't think you know it
You're more than a verse in my life
But I never was a poet
My shadows retreat when I see you glow
You serve me sunshine

Verse
I'm not perfect, I don't remember the date
I won't forget the time as I was running late
You entered my world on a cloud platform
It was 11.03 and it sealed my fate.
Oh stop!...I need to set the scene
My awkward fidgeting didn't go unseen
When your smile radiated warmth
I was struck by lightning thru the pixel screen

Pre-chorus
1-2-3, 1-2-3 is all we need
Take my hand, pull me close
Let's waltz eternally in cyberspace

Chorus - Repeated

Verse
For too many years I've been deaf, dumb and blind
A sense of worth I was unable to find
I find comfort in your presence
You cleanse cobwebs from my mind

Bridge
You serve me sunshine
Don't ever change
Whatever life may throw at you
Don't ever change
You're perfect as you are
Don't ever change

Pre-Chorus - Repeated

Chorus - Repeated

Outro
Struck by lightning thru a pixel screen
Your smile radiates
Don't ever change
You serve me sunshine

Verse
I must be made of cellophane, you looked straight thru me
I avert my gaze from indifference
I close my eyes
To hide the pain
To hide the pain

Verse
Treachery cuts deep, oh the emotional bloodshed
My dreams cascade like raindrops on windowpanes
I close my eyes
To hide my pain
To hide my pain

Chorus
So let's both journey our separate ways
I'll dust myself down, let my memories fade
So let's both journey our separate ways
I'll dust myself down, let my memories fade

Verse
I wander aimless into the night
Sepia images are no comfort to me
A ripped out heart and all that's left is
An empty hole
An empty hole

Chorus - Repeated

Bridge
I'm feeling paper thin tonight
I shed a tear under moonlit skies
for you, for me
I'm feeling paper thin tonight
I shed a tear under moonlit skies
for you, for me, for me, for me

Chorus - Repeated

Outro - Repeat Bridge

Verse
Ooh sweet worker bee
Lay down your tools, come play with me
Life's too short, lets make hay
Teach me the beauty of a Summer's day

Chorus
Buzzin
Oh I'm buzzin (buzzin)
In your presence I am buzzin
Oh Oh Oh Oh

Verse
So tell me your stories, hopes and fears
Let me recalibrate the scales, settle arrears
I hear stage whispers of your qualities
Your delicate presence delivers sweet harmonies

Chorus (repeated)

Verse
Teach me dance steps and rhythm to your song
I'm spellbound by your sonata, stolen moments I wish to prolong
Oh sweet worker bee
Say you'll come and buzz with me

Chorus ( Repeated)

Verse
Your honeyed kisses, I hope to gain
On inclement days I'd shelter you from the rain
Make haste, times not free
Lets escape upon lace wings of fragility

Chorus - Repeated

Outro
Oh Oh Oh Oh (Tell me your stories, your hopes and fears)
Oh Oh Oh Oh (In your presence I am buzzin)
Oh Oh Oh Oh ( Teach me the rhythm to your song)
Oh Oh Oh Oh (I'm buzzin)

Verse
A rabbit in the headlights
Glimpsed thru the looking glass
A heightened sense of consciousness
Things don't always come to pass

Chorus
Anxiety is contagious
Drip feed my veins
Intravenous
From a bag for life

Verse
Peace of mind matters
Stressed, Unable to cope
I'm avoiding social situations
I'm here just seeking hope

Chorus - Repeated

Verse
A rabbit in the headlights
Just trying to stay ahead
It's all or nothing thinking
Oh the sense of dread

Chorus - Repeated

Outro
Unlock the pathway
Seeking the key
A rabbit in the headlights
Searching another way to be

Verse
Early morning, the dawn patrol commence the parade
Watching waves rise and fall, amongst the twilight shade
Mastering arts upon the ocean
Patience and learning, the only true accolades

Verse
The sun bursts free into the sky
Sand, Salt and smiles, I feel so high
Adventurous waves with bags of life
The low pitched drum beat amplifies

Pre-Chorus
Endorphins burning thru my veins
Self anointed King of the surf
So intense, so extreme
Feel the surge, oh I feel the surge

Chorus
An intimate exchange
Upon multi coloured waves
Find your soul and carve your turns
Pura Vida

Verse
Wipe out, pulled, pushed, buffeted around
Flung to the boom of crashing sounds
A battalion of white horses
Like thousands of hooves thundering upon the ground

Pre Chorus
Endorphins burning thru my veins
Self anointed king of the surf
So intense, so extreme
Feel the surge, oh I feel the surge

Chorus
An intimate exchange
Surfing for pleasure
Find your soul and
Carve your turns
Upon multi coloured waves
Irresistible, uncontrollable
Pura Vida

Bridge
I'm immersed in your maxxed out beauty
Riding un-surfed glassy waves
A thrill that none truly tame.

Chorus
An intimate exchange
surfing for pleasure
Find your soul and
Carve your turns
Upon multi coloured waves
Irresistible, uncontrollable
Pura Vida

Verse
I'm staring at my phone, reviewing our last goodbye
It's easy to stray, it's easy to lie
A chasm of questions that I need to fill
Instead I'm presented with fabricated alibi's
Time slides and nothing is said
I'm still checking the rear view mirror, not ready to move ahead
Goodbyes bite like a Winter's chill
This is our turning point....our watershed.

Chorus
I turn to speak, then remember you're not here
The absence tends to crystalize
I gift you silent wishes
You were my picture
And I was your frame

Verse
I'm staring at my phone, hoping that you'll call
It's easy to stray, It's easy to lie, pride comes before a fall
I never had shining armour...or a caped hero
But I gave you my all...I gave you my all
I'd love to hear you say "lets go back to the start"
But time slides and my hopes are pulled apart
Goodbyes bite like a winters chill...oh it's sub zero
Like an empty room, the silence echoes in my heart.

Chorus
I turn to speak, then remember you're not here
The absence tends to crystalize
I gift you silent wishes
You were my picture
and I was your frame

Bridge
My mind wanders under moonlit skies
Tempus fugit, Oh yes time flies
Emotional scars are still in place
My misplaced grin eludes my eyes

Chorus
I go to speak, then remember you're not here
The absence tends to crystalize
I gift you silent wishes
You were my picture
And I was your frame

Chorus
I go to speak, then remember you're not here
The absence tends to crystalize
I gift you silent wishes
You were my picture
and I was your frame

Outro
I gift you silent wishes
You were my picture
and I was your frame

Intro
3-2-1

Verse
Phone rings, I'm woken from my slumbers
Bleary eyed, I check the time...03.00
Splash some water on my face
Bouffant hair and thoughts of disbelief
Up and out the door at breakneck speed
I take a breath and turn the key


Verse
Travelling thru the moonlight
I need to get to you
Just to let you know
That you don't stand alone
Street lights ripple in standing water
Dancing on the surface as I drive on thru

Chorus
It's gonna be a long day
As hard as it seems
Fate convenes
And opts to intervene
The game has changed

Verse
Pull up silently to the kerbside
You're waiting on your doorstep
Open mouthed, haunted face, hollow eyes
I seek some words of comfort
Nothing...Nothing comes out
I walk forward arms outstretched


Verse
I'm watching rain explode against the window pane
Disconnected we sit in silence
Thankyou for reaching out
It took great courage
Take your time, whatever you need
Just don't shut me out

Chorus
It's gonna be a long day
As hard as it seems
Fate convenes
and opts to intervene
The game has changed

Verse
Hey mate
I'm here to listen
To understand what happened
Don't be in isolation
Thanks for trust placed in me
I'll stay right here.