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Bernard Houston and Alison St Ledger - Blue Skies

from 52 Songs by Bernard Houston

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This song was written for the Advanced Breast Cancer Group (Queensland). This service helps women with secondary breast cancer. They gave me a couple of videos of their clients talking and from them I wrote the lyrics. This was probably one of the hardest songs I've had to write as I wanted to capture the reality of what these women have to live with. Any proceeds from this track will go to this service.

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Blue Skies

Look up, nothing but blue skies stretched out
Arms behind my head and though
When I started on this journey I was raw
And the hand that I was dealt seemed so unfair
Now I’m content with these – these sweetest days

Unknown territory lies ahead
I retrace steps that led me
To this place where nothings certain but now I’ve
Achieved a certain state of grace I find
I’m content with these – these sweetest

Days they fly by time seems short and
I try catch them like a child
Chasing dandelion seeds on a summer day
Blue skies
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Reach out nothing but air in my way
And though my life seems so short
There are still some things that I intend to do
And what once seemed so important is so small
Now I’m content with these – these sweetest

Days they sparkle with small moments
Treasures kept inside my mind
Precious photographs of these sweetest days
Blue skies.

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from 52 Songs, released January 1, 2015
Vocals - Alison St Ledger

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Bernard Composer Brisbane, Australia

Bernard has composed music for numerous films including “The Foal” (2010 Cannes Film Festival). Bernard has also produced music for theatrical productions at Brisbane’s Judith Wright Centre and Metro Arts. His credits include “Flicking the Flint” with an ambient electronic score that in the words of the Courier Mail “underscored the dual atmospheres of nature’s splendours and menace”. ... more

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