Playlist Dermot Kennedy

dermot kennedy - a closeness

Keeping her bright eyes focused on the coastline
waiting for you
Isn't she all of us pining for that last kiss
a permanent truth, a means to get through
Maybe we'll cry whilst hopeful
when we think about the past being cruel
Got a thought for those who start to think of love
as the pursuit of a fool, it's a palace from ruin

Deep into the night, eyes closing
heart swollen with my loving for you
A solid embrace, kind face
and then the hurt starts leaving the room
followed by goons
Sometimes it's open wide and light
the road at night, you've got a heart like the moon
Gather courage, if you're doing something, do it
'cause she got to go soon

If I could now
I'd never tell you not to love her
However, leaving her a long way from her home
And that ain't no promise, cracking over time
A private corner of Roma
Don't shadow the light, wait, good love grown
If I could now
If I could now
If I could now
If I could now
If I had you now

So keeping bright eyes focused on the coastline
waiting for you
Don't give me that bye-bye baby
when the night moves into black from the blue
The nights you've been through
Just give me that wide smile made
for putting songs into the hearts of the doomed
And catch a cold heart staring at the water
babe, remember you flew

If I could now
I'd never tell you not to love her
However, leaving her a long way from her home
That ain't no promise, cracking over time
A private corner of Roma
Don't shadow the light, wait, good love grown
If I could now
If I could now
If I could now
If I could now

If I could now
I'd never tell you not to love her
However, leaving her a long way from her home
And it ain't no promise, cracking over time
A private corner of Roma
Don't shadow the light, wait, good love grown

So say what you want, dear
But the courage was won
With the way that you spoke here
When the dreaming was done

dermot kennedy - an evening i will not forget

When love was found
I kept my hope just like I'd hoped to
Then sang to the sea for feelings deep blue

Coming down
We've had problems that we've grown through
But I bet you dream of what you could do

At seventeen I was alright
Was like nothing I could feel inside
And wishing you were here tonight
Is like holding on

But I still get to see your face, right?
And that's like nothing they can take, right?
So there won't be no feeling in the firelight
Hoping this will be right
Time to show your worth, child

I remember when her heart
Broke over stubborn shit
That's no way to be living kid
The angel of death is ruthless

And I'm always thinking summertime
With the bikes out
Pushing our luck getting wiped out
Days with nothing but laughing loud

Underneath my coat won't you tap my shoulder
Hold my hand
Nights with nothing but dark in there
You can be my armour then

Island smiles and cardigans
The nights that we've been drinking in
We're here to help you kill
All of this hurt that you've been harbouring

Confessions should be better planned
Alone, that night, I'm surely damned
Run away. I'll understand

What's important is this evening
I will not forget
Purple, blue, and orange, red
These colours of feeling
Give me love, I'll put my heart in it

I think about it all the time
The lights went out, you were fine
You kinda struggle not to shine

I still love you though
I still love you though
I still love you always
Hold me when I'm home
Keep the evenings long
Crack and break and part ways

And I wonder if I could let her down

It's for real, it's for real

dermot kennedy - after rain

I can only hope
There'll be nothing wrong here in a while
And we'll tell jokes
And run around for a little while
'till we go home
Where I'm so relaxed
My heart's a-beat-a-mile
I can only hope
It's not for nothing

I call arrows to fall short
Because the snow is at our feet
When embraces subside
And the lilies have died
It comes down to her tears on a sheet

But it's alright because
You cause lanterns to light
And force demons disperse
And if lucifer may fear
The swift drying of tears
Then, for evil, you could not be worse

But I see you now, I see you
Release me now, kinda like dreams do
I see you now, was hard to see you

Just don't forget to sing
Remember everything

You're the only little girl
I know who'd bring a kite in the snow
Said, "you just gonna hold it up? "
You said, "nah, I'm gonna let it go"
When your heart hurts
Days like today are the antidote
If you think just maybe it's her
Then promise me, young man
You're gonna let her know

It'll all be better in the morning
'cause while you sleep I'll build a wall
But pick a weapon up or something
We're 'bout to have ourselves a brawl

In dead of night, one window open
He heard her singing down the hall
Singing 'bout him, least he was hoping
She left her listener enthralled

dermot kennedy - bring me down

Load your boat up and let it go
Been talking too much about where you'll go
And I told you the future's good
I should have kissed you right
There where you stood
Where you stood
On a cold morning

Bring me down, bring me down

I hope all that you know
Will be left behind for me as I go
And I hope all that you know
Someday I'll know

Bring me down, bring me down

Run away with me
And then we'll see who cares here
Run away with me 'till
We're lost in the evening air
Come now, this summer
I hope that I know you in the end
Come up, come meet me
I'll see you again someday my friend

Bring me down, not yet
Bring me down, not yet
He still had stuff to do
Bring me down, not yet
Bring me down, not yet
They still had stuff to do
Bring me down, not yet
Bring me down, not yet
Still got so much to lose

Talk to me, 'bout how there's never no hope
Talk to me, 'bout how there's never no hope

dermot kennedy - glory

For all the moments never known
'Cause he stepped off of the tallest sail
For all the love he'd left below
In the waves

He made his peace with letting go
Said some things he'd never dared to say
The one the lighthouse left alone
Never saved

'Till a set of eyes had pinned him
Became his version of a kingdom
Now I know they'll never hunt me
When she's singing to me "glory"

And a hopeful rhythm woke within him
She's singing to me "glory"
Had some letters written, 'course she's in 'em
She's singing to me "glory"
Tried to tell her, throat was linen
She's singing to me "glory"

I was only ever thinking about you, you know

She's singing to me glory

They found a letter that he wrote
He said "it's best off if we burn the page"
I wrote it very long ago
In different days

I guess I'm tired of talk of hope
I've learned that doves and ravens fly the same (fly the same)
But suddenly she's all I know
An old refrain

'Till a set of eyes had pinned him
Became his version of a kingdom
Now I know they'll never hunt me
When she's singing to me "glory"

And a hopeful rhythm woke within him
She's singing to me "glory"
Had some letters written, 'course she's in 'em
She's singing to me "glory"
Tried to tell her, throat was linen
She's singing to me "glory"

I was only ever thinking about you, you know
She's singing to me "glory" (oh)

(Glory)

I was only ever thinking about you, you know
Singing to me "glory"

'Till a set of eyes had pinned him
Became his version of a kingdom
She's everything the devil can't be
When she's singing to me "glory"

'Till a set of eyes had pinned him
Became his version of a kingdom
She's everything the devil can't be
When she's singing to me "glory"

(Glory)

She's singing to me "glory"
Singing to me "glory"

dermot kennedy - shelter

So step inside
'cause that night is cold
It don't deserve such a smile
It's not enough
For it to show up every once in a while

In the moonlight, I should
Kiss you at samhain, throw it all down
Wouldn't that be cool?
To kill the guards, open the gates
For feelings unbound

But I've been keeping hope
I've got a fairytale in my heart
I can cope

I've been keeping hope
Bet they had you in mind
When naming the rose

Only know 'bout how I won't be here later
Don't forget
'bout how she had you feeling major
He tried to write down
How he felt 'bout the girl
Kept running out of paper
He'll wait for her

He was feeling fucking awesome
Be a good man like you taught him
Don't get caught up in caution
When love exists

So step inside
'cause that night is cold
It don't deserve such a smile

We'll be alright
I could never lie about caring a lot

dermot kennedy - without fear

Because of her, because of her
Her eternal summer smile
Is breaking my defences, I know
Damn well won't find no peaceful sleeping
With no her up in my head
Caught me by the collar at the graveside
'neath a sky of royal blue
Like you're saying 'I'm here now'

Loving thoughts living in my young mind
Give this boy a beautiful view
And tell him 'without fear, now'

I never questioned
I was accepting
Until she stepped in
Moving like beautiful truth
If there were others in that room
I didn't see 'em babe

Darker than amber
Staring right at her
The first full laughter
Asking six days into june
Spending my evenings on the roof

Can't tire of thinking 'bout you

I wonder if this'll all work out

The summer's shown where we should go
You smile in the winter, let summer show
I'm moving on a feeling here, I don't know
Never hide baby, always grow

I wanna do something for you
But I can see it now
You'd smile and tell me not to
Feel like I've gotta run a heart coup
Will there be demons when we come through

What would it do if I told you

When all of this is over
Love me like there ain't another day
Lead with the heart ain't that the only way
Keep thinking 'bout how much I changed today

Now I really think you're heavensent
'cause you've been forcing
All these hollow hearts to feel again

Now I really think you're heavensent
But there's a beauty in being broken
I've been seeing it

Can't tire of thinking 'bout you

dermot kennedy - couldn 039 t tell

dermot kennedy - moments passed

dermot kennedy - young amp free

dermot kennedy - couldn t tell

They question the king upon leaving
Said open your eyes when you see
With her, all the singing came easy
All go, cut the sun in the evening
But the birds have stopped singing this season
Alright alright definite scheming
I've never been good at this really
I've started to see the birds need a reason to sing

I'll be making my way
Walk tall and don't go, we're lonely
Curse of us sinning and healing
I do all of this hoping she'll see me
I envy the sea, have you seething
The water and all of it breathing
Sacred the secrets I'm keeping
How we danced under circular ceilings
All the embraces we've been in

Bring back one last time
For the summers we saw, second guessing and all
You were all on my mind
I'd love if you call, I'd love if you call
Now I couldn't tell
But she's keeping me well
All of my secrets releasing is pieces of me alone
Honestly destined to fail
But you were all on my mind
'Til we made what we are
Till we kissed in the car
Now I couldn't

dermot kennedy - boston

For the wolves we fought when a child was brave
Days on a Southern strand
Where we'd all pretend to be touring
And I'd wait all night for the smile you'd saved
Or how the wind would howl
Better head back now
It's a warning

We were swimming out so far this time
The sun and your eyes were the only fire
Pretty intimate so far so I
Lit a holy fire

So we all gather our ghosts around the island flames
Oh and the song she throws is not one I know
But it knew me
For an age long lost in time, erased
Days when they called our names
Stories tucked away, you tell it to me

We were swimming out so far this time
The sun and your eyes were the only fire
Pretty intimate so far so I
Lit a holy fire

Take me back to places I feel loved in
Maybe failing that, take me to Boston
Strange that I'm not seeing you as often
Wandering 'round in cities I feel lost in
What if all the costs are even

We were swimming out so far this time
(Take me to Boston, Boston)
The sun and your eyes were the only fire
(Take me back to places I feel loved in, loved in)
Pretty intimate so far so I
(Wandering 'round in cities I feel lost in, lost in)
Eyes of e-e, holy fire

dermot kennedy - power over me

Wanna be king in your story
I wanna know who you are
I want your heart to be for me
Oh, I
Want you to sing to me softly
'Cause then I might run in the dark
That's all our love ever taught me
Oh, I

Call and I'll rush out
All out of breath now

You got that power over me
My, my
Everything I hold dear resides in those eyes
You got that power over me
My, my
The only one I know, the only one on my mind
You got that power over me
(My, my)
You got that power over me
(My, my)
You got that power over me

Remember the lake in the moonlight?
Remember you shivered and shone
I'll never forget what you looked like
On that night
But I know that time's gonna take me
I know that day's gonna come
I just want the devil to hate me
Oh, I

Call and I'll rush out
All out of breath now

You got that power over me
My, my
Everything I hold dear resides in those eyes
You got that power over me
My, my
The only one I know, the only one on my mind
You got that power over me
(My, my)
You got that power over me
(My, my)
You got that power over me

It was all in doubt
They were all around

So we hide away and never tell
You decide, if darkness knows you well
That lesson of love, all that it was
I need you to see

You got that power over me
My, my
Everything I hold dear resides in those eyes
You got that power over me
My, my
The only one I know, the only one on my mind
You got that power over me

I know that I let her down, oh
Let her down, oh

You got that power over me
My, my
Everything I hold dear resides in those eyes
You got that power over me
My, my
The only one I know, the only one on my mind
You got that power over me

dermot kennedy - outnumbered

Don't tell me this is all for nothing
I can only tell you one thing
On the nights you feel outnumberedbaby, I'll be out there somewhere

I see everything you can be
I see the beauty that you can't see
On the nights you feel outnumbered
Baby, I'll be out there somewhere

I could have showed you all the scars at the start
But that was always the most difficult part
See, I'm in love with how your soul is a mix of chaos and art
And how you never try to keep 'em apart

I wrote some words and then I stared at my feet
Became a coward when I needed to speak
I guess love took on a different kind of meaning for me
So when I go just know it kills me to leave

To all the stars that light the road
Don't ever leave that girl so cold
Never let me down, just lead me home

Don't tell me this is all for nothing
I can only tell you one thing
On the nights you feel outnumbered
Baby, I'll be out there somewhere

I see everything you can be
I see the beauty that you can't see
On the nights you feel outnumbered
Baby, I'll be out there somewhere

But there's beauty here that's yet to depart
There's still a song inside the halls in the dark
I'll come for you, if you just stay where you are
And I'll always hold your hand in the car

And there'll be days when it's difficult, but I ask you
To never leave behind the reciprocal, we're past that
Love is not designed for the cynical
So we have that, we can have that

To all the stars that light the road
Don't ever leave that girl so cold
Never let me down, just lead me home

Don't tell me this is all for nothing
I can only tell you one thing
On the nights you feel outnumbered
Baby, I'll be out there somewhere

I see everything you can be
I see the beauty that you can't see
On the nights you feel outnumbered
Baby, I'll be out there somewhere

How long can you wait for the one you deserve?
Fight on
Never let it out, never let it out
If I'm gone, if you ever leave I hope that you learn
To fight on, to fight on

Don't tell me this is all for nothing
I can only tell you one thing
On the nights you feel outnumbered
Baby, I'll be out there somewhere

I see everything you can be
I see the beauty that you can't see
On the nights you feel outnumbered
Baby, I'll be out there somewhere

(How long?)
Baby, I'll be out there somewhere, somewhere, somewhere
(How long?)
Baby, I'll be out there somewhere, somewhere

dermot kennedy - lost

When everything was broken
The devil hit his second stride
But you remember what I told you
Someday, I'll need your spine to hide behind
For fear of moments stolen
I don't wanna say goodnight
But I'll still see you in the morning
Still know your heart and still know both your eyes

I could have told you 'bout the long nights
How no one loves the birds that don't rise
So you can tell the heroes go hide
My sense of wonder's just a little tired

But if only you could see yourself in my eyes
You'd see you shine, you shine
I know you'd never leave me behind
But I am lost this time
Are we destined to burn or will we last the night?
I will hold you 'til I hold you right
But if only you could see yourself in my eyes
You'd see you shine, you shine

So we'll run into the open
Keep your hand inside of mine
And then when everything is over
I hope to think of this as better times
The sky got red and swollen
I guess I never see the signs
There can't be songs for every soldier
It can't be solace every time you cry

I could have told you 'bout the long nights
How no one loves the birds that don't rise
So you can tell the heroes go hide
My sense of wonder's just a little tired

But if only you could see yourself in my eyes
You'd see you shine, you shine
I know you'd never leave me behind
But I am lost this time
Are we destined to burn or will we last the night?
I will hold you 'til I hold you right
But if only you could see yourself in my eyes
You'd see you shine, you shine

I was lost 'til I found you
Now these songs will hold and hide your name
All it was was all about you
Since that night, the moon has never seemed the
same

And if only you could see yourself in my eyes
You'd see you shine, you shine
I know you'd never leave me behind
But I am lost this time
What if the love you deserve is love you never
find?
I've learned in love and death, we don't decide
And if only you could see yourself in my eyes
You'd see you shine, you shine (Aye)

dermot kennedy