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The Rising Tide EP

by D. Cullen

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The seabirds dance along the shore I hold them down, don’t know what for I see them now and then it’s time they changed their tune My pain, my fear, my faith is lost Don’t wait for all of the above I sold my soul to them but saved a piece for you You’re on your way to nothing kind I hear your heart, your broken mind I held your stare, our hands entwined I feel the hurt behind your eyes You point me to this great divide My blood runs cold, it turns to ice Your haunting words, they humble mine The crashing waves, the rising tide My memory turns back to the night we sang the songs that made you cry I heard your voice again and broke the same as you There’s people waiting to be loved I always thought we had it once You’re sure you’ve had enough I know for sure it’s true You’re on your way to nothing kind I hear your heart, your broken mind I held your stare, our hands entwined I feel the hurt behind your eyes You point me to this great divide My blood runs cold, it turns to ice Your haunting words, they humble mine The crashing waves, the rising tide I will never be the same again I will never be the same again and oh my lord was it too good to be true, was it too good to be true? The seabirds dance along the shore I hold them down, don’t know what for I sold my soul to them but saved a piece for you You’re on your way to nothing kind I hear your heart, your broken mind I held your stare, our hands entwined I feel the hurt behind your eyes You point me to this great divide My blood runs cold, it turns to ice Your haunting words, they humble mine The crashing waves, the rising tide
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Hollow Love 04:52
Break me and take me away from this place I had it all once then I laughed in its face My mind got lost in the silver arcade With its mirrors and lights and machines that get paid. Hollow Love. Hollow Love Midnight at the empty stadium. Hollow Love, Hollow Love Full speed ahead with the headlights on. I’m stuck on the words I didn’t underline I did not expect to lose everytime But I did not expect to win either thats true Now all night I stay up and drink about you. Hollow Love. Hollow Love Midnight at the empty stadium. Hollow Love, Hollow Love Full speed ahead with the headlights on. You borrowed my life and you never came back I wish I cared more about that stubborn fact But I could never entirely explain how I feel I’m a specialist here in my chosen field. Hollow Love. Hollow Love Midnight at the empty stadium. Hollow Love, Hollow Love Full speed ahead with the headlights on.
3.
The seabirds dance along the shore I hold them down, don’t know what for I see them now and then it’s time they changed their tune My pain, my fear, my faith is lost Don’t wait for all of the above I sold my soul to them but saved a piece for you You’re on your way to nothing kind I hear your heart, your broken mind I held your stare, our hands entwined I feel the hurt behind your eyes You point me to this great divide My blood runs cold, it turns to ice Your haunting words, they humble mine The crashing waves, the rising tide My memory turns back to the night we sang the songs that made you cry I heard your voice again and broke the same as you There’s people waiting to be loved I always thought we had it once You’re sure you’ve had enough I know for sure it’s true You’re on your way to nothing kind I hear your heart, your broken mind I held your stare, our hands entwined I feel the hurt behind your eyes You point me to this great divide My blood runs cold, it turns to ice Your haunting words, they humble mine The crashing waves, the rising tide I will never be the same again I will never be the same again and oh my lord was it too good to be true, was it too good to be true? The seabirds dance along the shore I hold them down, don’t know what for I sold my soul to them but saved a piece for you You’re on your way to nothing kind I hear your heart, your broken mind I held your stare, our hands entwined I feel the hurt behind your eyes You point me to this great divide My blood runs cold, it turns to ice Your haunting words, they humble mine The crashing waves, the rising tide

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"The Rising Tide EP" comprises the title track together with an acoustic version of the same as well as a vivid, technicolour version of James Maddock’s ‘Hollow Love’.

“I live near a lovely little beach in Shankill, Dublin, and ‘The Rising Tide’s’ lyrics came from an evening walk down there when the sea was particularly wild. I wrote the lyrics then and there and quickly ran home to put some music to it. We ended up filming the music video on that very same beach, about 2 and a half years after writing the song, so we got a lovely full circle moment out of it!

‘Hollow Love’ is a cover from an amazing artist called James Maddock. I discovered the song on a podcast called Underwater Sunshine (co-hosted by Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz), and became completely obsessed with it. It’s lyrically brilliant, with the most exciting guitar part, and has become a huge staple of my live set. Thank you James for the brilliant tune!

The acoustic version of ‘The Rising Tide’ came from an impromptu jam. I was messing around with a different tuning (Open G for any guitar nerds out there) and started playing around with this song. Sinead, my bassist/backing vocalist/overall-partner-in-crime, heard it and insisted that we record the song with all those lovely, open tuning chords. As per usual, her instinct was right, and it’s lovely to give the song a new context.”

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released January 31, 2020

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D. Cullen Dublin, Ireland

D. Cullen is a songwriter/musician from Dublin, Ireland.

Debut album "Sing My Story, Tell My Song" is available now!

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