Name: Down On The Quays
Duration: P00H04M14S
Description: A guns blazing folk-rocker; a reflection on those times when your darker angels come calling, and where they may try to lead you.

Down On The Quays

by O'Connell Brothers

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A guns blazing folk-rocker; a reflection on those times when your darker angels come calling, and where they may try to lead you.

lyrics

Standing in the shadows underneath the streetlights
The smoke from my cigarette..
Rising with the fog from the waters edge,
I'm down on the quays again.
I never ever wanted to tell you lies
But I didn't know how this would end.
I never ever wanted to be that guy
But I'm down on the quays, down on the quays again.

Sitting on a high-stool in a crowded bar
Sweating underneath the lights.
Whisky and a chaser and a bird-dog on,
And where did you sleep last night?
The old man beside me whispers in my ear
And we're framed in the camera lens
Someone shouted action and the band strikes up
And I'm down on the quays, down on the quays again.

Who's the writer of this storyline?
Who built this set and put it here?
I play my part with poise and ease.
And put a smile upon the tears.

The final song is playing on the soundtrack
But I didn't know how this would end.
The credits are rolling and I fade to black
And I'm down on the quays again.

Who's the writer of this storyline?
Who built this set and put it here?
I play my part with poise and ease.
And put a smile upon the tears.

Standing in the shadows underneath the streetlights
The smoke from my cigarette..
Rising with the fog from the waters edge,
I'm down on the quays again.
I never ever wanted to tell you lies
But I didn't know how this would end.
I never ever wanted to be that guy
But I'm down on the quays, down on the quays again.

credits

released July 7, 2021
Dave Curtis joins O'Connell Brothers on piano & synths
Recorded at Great Western Recording Studio & Malbay Studios
Produced by O'Connell Brothers
Engineered by Jon O'Connell, Martin O'Malley
Mixed & Mastered by Brian Masterson

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O'Connell Brothers CE, Ireland

The O’Connell Brothers are from Co. Clare, Ireland.
Notorious for music and beauty, charlatans and troubadours, The O’Connell Brothers have soaked in all these influences and gift it back to us in glorious music.

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