1. |
Smoke Signals
04:18
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Oh Father don’t be sad
Your sons are doing all they can
To rule, the name of their past
And Mother I know you are tired
You’ve done your best of all of your life
And know, we won't forget
But when the rain is falling on the fire
Smoke is blowing signs to go
We pack our bags and wave to home
Suddenly we’re on our own
Call me right
Call me wrong
Call this dream too long
Goodbye I’m not coming home
And Brothers yeah sure we are tight
We had our doubts
We had our fights
We learnt to hold the fort
As a family some tears were shed
But when laughter sung we broke the break
There’s no peace without war
But when the rain is falling on the fire
Smoke is blowing signs to go
We pack our bags and wave to home
Suddenly we’re on our own
Call me right
Call me wrong
Call this dream too long
Goodbye I’m not coming home
Call me right
Call me wrong
Call this dream too long
Goodbye I’m not coming home
Call me right
Call me wrong
Call this dream too long
Goodbye I’m not coming home
Call this dream too long
Goodbye I’m not coming home
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2. |
Something New
03:34
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Well I don’t wear my heart down
On my sleeves no more
No I don’t wear my heart there cos
I’ve been there before
And I don’t drink till sunrise
To wake up on the floor
No I drink then darling no
Cos I’ve been there before
I ain’t got much
But I got enough
Just the clothes on my back
and a heart of love
And if you
Give it a chance
To see where it lands
and start something new
I’ll share with you my shelter
I’ll share my food and more
I’ll share with you my shelter cos
i’ve been there before
I ain’t got much
But I got enough
Just the clothes on my back
and a heart of love
And if you
Give it a chance
To see where it lands
and start something new
Well, I’ve been making circles lately
Hoping that my mind won’t break me now
Don’t break me now
And it’s the roll of a dice thats going to save me
The kind of advice that’s going to shake me down
Oh shake me now
Because I ain’t got much
But I got enough
Just the clothes on my back
and a heart of love
And if you
Give it a chance
To see where it lands
and start something new
Oh well I ain’t got much
But I got enough
Just the clothes on my back
and a heart of love
And if you
Give it a chance
To see where it lands
and start something new
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3. |
Aeroplane
02:32
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We’re just stones thrown into the oceans arms
A feather in the wind
A carnival
But ain’t it funny
How clowns cry unhappy tears
And only when you’re down
is when you’ve had it up to here
Cos I could be your sunshine
you could be the rain
Don’t roll into a stop sign
then you’re never gonna see the tunnel
I will go the whole mile
Learn to fly an Aeroplane
Let us toast
and sing along as one in song
Like a tidal wave don't stop until its done
But ain’t it funny
How laughter cures an empty heart
And only when you’re lost
is when you feel the most at home
Cos I could be your sunshine
you could be the rain
Don’t roll into a stop sign
then you’re never gonna see the tunnel
I will go the whole mile
Learn to fly an Aeroplane
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4. |
On My Mind
03:31
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Call me round
To calm me down
Call me to your door
Love me now
Don’t mess around
Because soon I’ll be gone
From foreign towns
To common lands
Your thoughts will own the room
But now my only thought
is lying next to you
Oh honey your on my mind
Every day and night
These tides will change by the morning sun
But oh honey
You’re on my mind
Well i can't try to understand
the forces of your way
Just trying to be a better man
to carry on these days
But i can learn to build a wall
And make a home with you
So come on now
Lets build it to the moon
Oh honey your on my mind
Every day and night
These tides will change by the morning sun
But oh honey
You’re on my mind
And if you go now baby
Well I’ll see you there
Because no mountain or ocean
Will be the reason to keep us from meeting
Cos, honey your on my mind
Every day and night
These tides will change by the morning sun
But oh honey
You’re on my mind
But oh darling
You’re on my mind
But oh honey
You’re on my mind
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5. |
Run
03:53
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The waves they crash into the storm
Painting pictures as they formed
Each one gone now forever more
The sun it sets into the west
My fist it beats upon my chest
Telling my heart to beat some more
And we’re not hear to exercise
Practice, preach or compromise
Cos no one hears you when you’re gone
Don’t follow suit through lack of trying
Hoping one day that you’ll buy in
To an invite through the door
As oh
When we’re older and our bones
Ain’t like when we were young
Oh will you hold
Your head up and know
When you walked you should of run
Run Run
When you walked you should of run
Run Run
Oh you should have run
Run Run
And we used to play upon the sands
Building castles with our hands
When they’d crash down
Oh we’d build them tall
But now to build a castle as a man
I must find first a masterplan
Thats stops me crashing
through the floor
As oh
When we’re older and our bones
Ain’t like when we were young
Oh will you hold
Your head up and know
When you walked you should of run
Run Run
When you walked you should of run
Run Run
Oh you should have run
Run Run
As oh
When we’re older and our bones
Ain’t like when we were young
Oh will you hold
Your head up and know
When you walked you should of run
Run Run
When you walked you should of run
Run Run
Oh you walked you should of run
Run Run
When you walked should have run
Run Run
When you walked should of run
Run Run
Oh you should of run
Run Run
When you walked you should of run
Run Run
Oh you should have run
Run Run
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6. |
I'll Be Fine
03:10
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I’ve been going back and forward
Going places I don't want to go
But my ghost keep telling me to ride along
And hold the door don't leave me hanging
Find a cure to this inner madness
I’m not lost in love
I’m just going blind
But if I don’t find my way soon I might cry
But if all I have is you then I’ll be fine
Don’t need much for this one way sadness
Just enough to secure this panic
I keep on lining them up
and you just knock them down
And to the rest I tell my stories
Cos in this chest beats a heart of glory
As in my life
I’ve love, laughed, seen and tried
But if I don’t find my way soon I might cry
But if all I have is you then I’ll be fine
But all love is gone
It’s been dried up
and served to us all as a metaphor
So run and tell your god
That we’ve got higher hopes
For this flesh and bone
And one day when we are older
And I say those words I told ya
You’ll stare at me with those eyes of
I knew you would
But if I don’t find my way soon it’ll be alright
Cos if all i have is you then
well I’ll be fine
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7. |
Tongue Tied
03:56
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How do you feel
Because I ain’t seen you
for a long time it feels
As these days
come and go
And before we know it
we’re just names on a phone
Cos we’ve been going
back and forth my love
Trying to find a way we can all be one
Ignore the warning signs
and the writing on the wall
Tongue tied and twisted
Let’s not miss it all
Well I stumble
through the room
Your mind’s already in places
were the stars meet the moon
And by sunrise
You’ll be gone
To my early morning lover
soon our roads will meet once more
Cos we’ve been going
back and forth my love
Trying to find a way we can all be one
Ignore the warning signs
and the writing on the wall
Tongue tied and twisted
Let’s not miss it all
Tongue tied and twisted
Let’s not miss it all
Tongue tied and twisted
Let’s not miss it all
Tongue tied and twisted
Let’s not miss it all
Cos we’ve been going
back and forth my love
Trying to find a way we can all be one
Ignore the warning signs
and the writing on the wall
Tongue tied and twisted
Let’s not miss it all
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8. |
Wind Fire Water Stone
02:33
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I’ll hold you till the morning comes
Spend my years showing you my love
And if this road we take
shows us trouble I’ll be brave
Because you’re my
Wind fire water and my stone
I told you once I’ll tell you twice
Loving you ain’t rolling dice
And in this world we’re in
not all of us can win
But you’re my
Wind fire water and my stone
You’re my
Wind fire water and my stone
Well and you are the best of me
The sweetest thing I’ve ever seen
Well I sing this song
with these words to you women
You’re my
Wind fire water and my stone
You’re my
Wind fire water and my stone
I’ll hold you till the morning comes
Spend my years showing you my love
But if this road we take
shows us trouble I’ll be brave
Because you’re my
Wind fire water and my stone
Because you’re my
Wind fire water and my stone
You’re my
Wind fire water and my stone
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9. |
Sticks and Stones
04:53
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Out in the darkness
the rooster crows
At the fork in the road
which way do you go
My mind is helpless
a grain in the sand
Fly me away from the troubled lands
Like wine needs time to breath
Will sight come soon to me
Pull me up from the burning fire
Unchain my wings and take me higher
These stick and stones don’t break my bones
But it’s hard to know when you can’t find love
I feel this city is breaking me
Am I in a cage or am I free
A thorn comes from beauty
a rose from the reeds
And like hope handle carefully
Like wine needs time to breath
Will sight come soon to me
Pull me up from the burning fire
Unchain my wings and take me higher
These stick and stones don’t break my bones
But it’s hard to know when you can’t find love
Pull me up from the burning fire
Unchain my wings and take me higher
These stick and stones don’t break my bones
But it’s hard to know when you can’t find love
It’s hard to know when you can’t find love
it’s hard to know when you can’t find love
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10. |
You to Me
03:43
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I took my car
and drove it too the waters edge
To watch the waves
crash upon the shore
And for a moment
it felt the ocean was a part of me
But then i looked up
to see your face once more
Because I
I belong to you
and you to me
Sometimes I
find myself in jeopardy
Lost and lonely
holding back the tears
But darling
well you're the one that saves me
Bringing me to my senses
or the face my fears
Well as I
well I belong to you
and you to me
Well and I know
no matter where which way that we will go
That I’ll roll
back to you just like a rolling stone
Well and I
I belong to you
And I
Well I belong to you
And I
Well I belong to you
And I
Well I belong to you
and you to me
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OKTOBA Brighton, UK
Oktoba (Chris Athorne), British alt folk songwriter, weaves emotive narratives through intricate guitar melodies and soulful vocals. Influenced by Bon Iver and Ry X, his introspective lyrics explore love, loss, and growth. TV appearances (e.g., Love Island, Clarkson's Farm) amplify his impact on a wider audience. Oktoba's genuine storytelling crafts a sonic tapestry for devoted fans. ... more
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