The oldest song on the album, reintroduced by Mick (the drummer) in my bassist Philly Kennedy's kitchen after a gig, over a few drinks...
lyrics
Love Oceans
I spent so long in the sublime,
Looking for you but every time,
I fall down and I fall over.
But not you, not you, you flew,
With aerodynamic angel wings,
And I knew, I knew that you,
Were a combination of everything,
That I wanted coz you’re special,
And you’re different, we belong together.
CHORUS
And I’m waiting,
Oh I’m waiting,
To see you again,
To be with you.
And I’m saving,
All my money,
I’ll buy a Morris Minor,
For me and you.
And I’m dying,
Everyday,
Just to hear you say,
I love you,
Because I,
I love you oceans
I love you Oceans, I do
Just wanna make you realise,
I could drown in your quivering green eyes,
And I don’t want this to be over.
About my failures you didn’t care,
And I’m enchanted by your hair,
Sundrenched with melted streams of gold,
And gold and silver can’t behold,
Your beauty coz you hold fast on my soul,
You are the sun the shines on my soul, on my soul.
CHORUS
credits
from Desire Lines,
released February 14, 2012
Valentine Black (P Mc Loughlin): vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, keyboards, harmonica
Philly Kennedy: bass (all tracks except 2)
Mick Cross: drums (all tracks except 2)
Dave Robinson: electric lead guitars (tracks 3, 4, 10)
Dave Hand: electric lead guitars (tracks 1, 7)
Robert MacLeod: electric guitars (all tracks except 3, 10), piano/keyboards (all tracks except 3, 8, 10) Percussion (2, 3, 4) , drums (track 2), string/brass arrangements
Petra Lexova: violins (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7)
Paula Hughes: cello (1, 2, 4, 6, 7)
William Palmer: trumpet (tracks 3, 4)
Dead of the night singers: Derek Matthews, Mick Cross, Paddy McDermott, Fran Myles, Siobhan Odomusu, Mickey McHugh, Emma McLoughlin (track 4)
Produced by Robert MacLeod and P Mc Loughlin
Engineered by Richie Corcoran at Resolution Recordings Dublin
Mastered by Barry Woodward at Dining Room Music London
Folk and pop tinged indie-rock songs.
Valentine Black's music mixes the heart of Springsteen, the head of Dylan, the guts of The Clash and the drama of Bowie...well you have to be ambitious!
So a few years after the VB project disbanded I began releasing music under a different moniker, 'Peco' -(a nickname used by most of my friends and family). This EP was my first release. Valentine Black
This is the 1st full album as 'Peco' and a lot of blood sweat, tears and laughs actually, lots of laughs went into it. More uptempo than the EP but a very honest look at life in all it's messy glory. Valentine Black
Really enjoying this album at the moment. Great songs with a real edge at times. Wonderful guitar playing throughout and I like when people sing in their own accents. Valentine Black