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The Year Of Magical Thinking

by Kid Steel

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1.
Giants (free) 02:50
crystal air in here twilight shining everything so clear crystal all around got my ear close to the ground if you want to know where to find me I'm down where the lights shine so brightly where the giants walk diamond light shining through I've got it all but I haven't got a clue diamonds all around they were lost but now they're found if you want to know where to find me I'm in a cave all bright and shiny where the giants walk sapphire eyes on my mind before I saw them I was blind sapphire lights in the disco guide me now I know where to go if you want to know where to find me find out and come and untie me where the giants walk
2.
King's Cross (free) 02:45
I marked the firmament as I got into the station played the whole thing in my head rose as part of the standing ovation I hooted, hollered and stamped both feet stayed til the last clap and left my seat I marked the horizon as the train pulled in held on to the true fact that you had dealt with all my sin I marked the passengers walking along the platform's edge peeled my eyes away from the abyss and stepped back from the ledge I marked the ticket office as the sunset splayed across the sky thought about a kind and perfect god who'd sent his only son to die
3.
Come On All You Ghosts (free) 04:44
I drove up to the car park near the west river turned over several thoughts in my mind sat back and waited to see what the day would deliver hoped that the traffic warden would be kind I went over several scenarios in the car got comfortable as I waited for the scene to play out wondered which lead actress they'd chosen as the star in my head I chased a few hypotheses about I walked up to the top of the hill was amazed how much of the city I could see from there worked out the distance from my house to the mill felt static electricity go through my hair found a rock and I threw it as far as I could sensed disapproving eyes staring into my back I turned around 180 degrees towards the wood but there was noone staring back on the woodland track stood outside the electrical goods shop leaned up against the bright clean glass and when the security guard asked me to stop I closed my eyes and waited for him to pass off into the twinkling sunset but instead he talked into his walkie talkie its obvious that he doesn't quite get people like you and me
4.
Hope (free) 02:15
hold the kernel tight in your hand don't open it until you understand hold onto the hope of better days coming let it go when you feel your fingers numbing drum out a beat on the table let your fingers take you where you're not able place your hopes and dreams up on a high shelf close your eyes and then open your mouth hold this fragment of time in your hand hold on tightly to the grains of sand but as they begin to slip through the gap with your index finger begin to tap out a rhythm on the armchair's arm know that here you're safe from harm hold on to the hope that you've know for years wipe your nose and unblock your ears
5.
Indian Rope Trick (free) 01:45
poison sun shines down where the shadows fall solitary trees stand twenty feet tall man in a cape charms a rope up high and when his young son follows it up the villagers don't believe their eyes indian rope trick indian rope trick la la la hey hey hey southerly wind brings in strange debris and the rope still stays straight and tall as a tree but when the charmer's young son vanishes at the top of the rope the wise old sage coughs and splutters and begins to choke indian rope trick indian rope trick la la la hey hey hey
6.
I stayed in the house today sky was an ultramarine blue sun blazed in through the windows and one sad fact rang true one sad fact rang true watched too many cartoons and I hate the guts of scrappy doo and I ate way too much sugar and one sad fact rang true one sad fact rang true I opened up all the windows and turned the oven fan on too closed my eyelids and let the breeze hit them and one sad fact rang true one sad fact rang true
7.
Magdalen Bridge Blues (free) 01:59
inched my way down to magdalen bridge to escape from my buzzing fridge inched my way down the road i was carrying such a heavy load i stand under it i understand it i stand under it i understand it inched my way up st clements hummed to myself oranges and lemons kept clear of st giles stayed away from their frozen smiles
8.
Anti-Werewolf Song (free) 02:06
I went for a run this evening the fog was thick and the snow was melting my feet were wet and almost freezing although I could feel the temperature rising its gonna be a full moon tonight so I'm hoping the clouds obscure it or else you're gonna get a fright and so am I, I feel sure of it but I got lost half way around and I'd heard the legend of the hound and in the bushes I heard a cracking sound so I dove to the floor and stayed close to the ground it was a false alarm but I still felt the chill so I rushed up to the top of shotover hill and I'm still not whether the legend's real but I'll keep on running still
9.
Guard Your Heart (free) 03:19
guard your heart there are wolves about and if you lie down before them they will devour you guard your heart there are lions on the prowl and if you lie down before them they will eat you whole guard your heart there are wolves in the yugoslavian hills and if you lie down before them they will devour you guard your heart there are lions escaped from belgrade zoo and if you lie down before them they will eat you whole guard your heart there are wolves at the door to our small house and if you lie down before them they will devour you guard your heart there are lions roaming around the fields around our village and if you lie down before them they will eat you whole
10.
when the heavenly doctor sibbes stepped down from the lecturn dozens of hearts in the congregation started to burn and honey was spilling from the heavens above as people came to a clearer understanding of christ's love hearts have got to melt not break hearts have got to melt not break hearts have got to melt not break because a broken heart's no use to anyone the honey dropper bypassed discussion of behaviour he went deeper it was the heart that was key to love of the saviour and as our love for Christ grows so too our hate for sin will grow and love for Christ will become more than just something to know
11.
West Papua (free) 02:38
the sun beat down on our little town when the translators came back around I don't know how we coped but with hope against hope we grabbed hold on to the safety rope when the plane touched down on the green strip I had your name on my lips when the plane touched down with our prize I saw your word for the first time with my own eyes the rain fell down on our little town and blessings were all around the day they sent such a glorious present our very own version of the new testament the light came down on our little town and everyone gathered around there were tears in the eyes of the young, old and wise this was the greatest day of our lives
12.
Girlfriend City (free) 02:02
walked down the road in the cold june sun walked at a swift pace but I didn't run I could hear the air conditioning hum I walked until the day was done people said it was such a pity when I laid down and died in girlfriend city found a place mid afternoon that reminded me of last june found myself in the eye of a monsoon july couldn't come too soon
13.
You And I (free) 01:18
you and I set out dreams up in the sky had no alibi but we watched the clouds go by we never knew why we just waited for the fly by held our hands up high it felt like we'd never die we never try it seems easy to you and I as the earth remains dry and I get something in my eye you and I set out dreams up in the sky had no alibi but we watched the clouds go by
14.
Isner Mahut (free) 03:26
if I recall correctly the match began early afternoon two weeks ago the first four sets went by in a breeze the fifth one is like cycling through the pure driven snow unforced error counts and the list of double faults is climbing high into the sky and every part of my body says I should quit but he just wont die he just wont die I came here for a game of tennis but I feel like I'll be leaving with blood on my hands the hour glass is cracking and I'm leaving footprints all across the sands every now and again I feel like I could use a little breather but there's no time to breathe when you've got things to do and somehow I repress the crushing feeling and my resilience comes through my resilience comes through it was during the 88th game I think that I wondered what this was all about the sunlight faded back behind the court and I wondered how I could get out something inside of me said I should continue until the well was dry but I could barely lift my racquet to serve and he just wouldn't die he just wouldn't die on the second evening I look a long hard look at myself in the mirror I looked for weaknesses in my facial expression but I couldn't trace a quivver in the hotel room I felt strong I felt cool and I felt steady and when trouble came hurtling down the road I felt ready I felt ready
15.
Twin Gold Mines (free) 02:24
your eyes are twin gold mines and I want to mine them for a while something in them shines and I think its the gold stockpile bullion stacked on bullion row upon row of gold worth a billion times a billion and they make me feel bold your eyes are twin gold mines and I guess x marks the spot and I'm headed down the rabbit hole on tram lines and the temperature is getting hot as the cave gets darker I'll let my torch light shine and I'll lay down a marker and the gold will be mine your eyes are twin gold mines and I'm a one man gold rush I got a headrush from the flashing signs and a headache from the hush and I looked up into the sky through a gap in the cave and I saw the gold piled high and wondered who I'd come to save
16.
ever decreasing circles gases slowly rising wind blowing through my hair gently prising the lid open on the can of peanuts

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In 2011 I embarked on a project to write a song a day for a year, however going on holiday and moving house put a stop to this plan and the end total was 242. I whittled the 242 down to 16 and before you are the finest cuts. I hope you enjoy these songs about monsters, love, the geography of oxford and christianity.

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released February 1, 2012

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kid steel is the project of oxford based singer songwriter jeremy steel

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