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Castles in the sand

from Standard Ideal by Peter Loveday

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Castles in the sand
Ladies and gentlemen, through the fiery ring we leap. Words that fall from our lips and the silences we keep. Then you say you love me, and in this I do believe. As the waves slide in across the beach, to bring us to our knees. The shapes that we conceive and the tools we have at hand, the architecture of our hopes, making castles in the sand. The courage that we muster, the chips that we toss down, the roulette wheel spinning as you slip off your gown. If it's all we manage, more than we ever planned, sitting on a beach making castles in the sand. If it's all that matters of this we understand, together and divided making castles in the sand. The irony, the aching, the daylight and the dreams, promises of permanence, the stitching of our seams. To grasp the air about us, cup this time in our hands, carving out the rooms we keep in these castles in the sand. We tried to wear uniforms, tried to live in cells. Lived right next to churches within reach of their bells. We found the uniforms suited, the prisoners just like us. No excuses left to lean on or institutions left to trust. And to the outer reaches, walking hand in hand, resting by the water's edge making castles in the sand. Not the winning nor the losing can define just where we stand, sitting on a beach making castles in the sand.

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from Standard Ideal, released December 12, 2009
Peter Loveday: vocals, guitar
Sarah Davison: vocals, percussion, flute
Andy Gemmell: pedal steel
Naomi Wedman: violin

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Peter Loveday Barcelona

Peter Loveday was born and grew up in Toowoomba, Australia. He was active in a number of bands in the early Brisbane post- punk scene, such as The Supports and Birds of Tin, followed by Tiny Town, based in London in the '80s. He continues to record and perform in his hometown, Barcelona. ... more

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