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Refuge

by Keynes Brothers

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This song is partly about a place one of us loved going as a kid and partly about our early efforts at starting bands. It's also about trying to get better at your craft whatever that may be.

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REFUGE

Blackwoods sheltered us
ghost gums shone in the light of the moon
near a fibro room
where we wrote and yelled out loud
to this mad crazy world

childhood fears leaving
words and notes that slowly turned out less wrong
safe from anger
far from fists and names and words
troubles gone

when my friend would play some chords
I’d sing some stream of consciousness line
where the notes I heard
the words I sang
they just never seemed to sound
like the sounds in my mind

Blackwoods gave refuge
ghost gums shining bright
made my heart lift in song
then my friend left it all
and I worked and searched
thought the magic was gone

now I play my own chords
sing my stream of consciousness lines
though the notes I hear
the words I sing
they just still don't seem to sound
like the sounds in my mind

Blackwoods will shelter
ghost gums shining bright
make my heart lift in song
and the magic still comes
and the magic’s still there

©: Copyright J Fraser, R Cole
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released May 15, 2020
J Fraser, R Cole

Recorded and mixed by Craig Newman at Dewey Studios

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Keynes Brothers Melbourne, Australia

We're an Australian acoustic duo drawing inspiration from folk and folk rock with some blues thrown in.

Our lyrics centre on modern life covering topics from social commentary to love and humour. Sometimes they're semi autobiographical and sometimes they're about events outside our lives or about nothing much at all except what you see.
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