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What Once Was (Single)

by Pepe Belmonte

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The second single and title track from the forthcoming album, 'What Once Was'

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WHAT ONCE WAS (Single)

V1
Two promises made
Six hours too late
How are you going to make up for that now?
Your hats on straight
You’ve learnt how to hide the hate
But I know where to look on your brow
Freedom come
With her red dress on
But the salt in your eyes only lets you see it in monochrome
So she sits and waits for you to ask her to dance
The veils of other people’s lives say you’ve not got a chance
Have you been mourning
For what once was?

V2
I must admit
I was a little upset
With the angel whose wings finally grew
But I always believed
In your tsunami dreams
I weren’t surprised when up they flew
Freedom come
In his crown of thorns
Your picture book Adonis yeah babe I heard him blowing his horn
And he takes you in his arms
And he gets you up to dance
The veil of other people's life lift for that chance
Have you been mourning
For what once was?

V3
Now the nights grown still
Since I watched you climb the shill
Thistles and thorns blocking my pursuit
I went home said a prayer
To help guide you to where
You first heard the yearning flute
Freedom come
In a black haze of smoke
I told you baby sometimes its gonna make you choke
I been lucky enough to find
People who treat me kind
They can draw a smile most of the time
When I’m not mourning
For what once was

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released March 31, 2021
Written and performed by Pepe Belmonte

Pepe Belmonte: Vocals/ Guitar/ Harmonica
John Nicholls: Bass/ Guitar
Daisy Palmer: Drums/ Percussion

Recorded at Savage Sounds Studios, Hastings

Engineers: John Nicholls & Harry O'Sullivan
Production: John Nicholls
Mixed by John Nicholls
Mastered by Dick Betham at 360 Mastering

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Pepe Belmonte UK

Pepe Belmonte is a roots-blues guitar player and singer song-writer. He grew up in Co. Cork on the West coast of Ireland.

www.pepebelmonte.co.uk

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