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Long Exposure

from Heart​-​Shaped Scars by Dot Allison

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lyrics

I didn’t think you’d lie to me
My love for you it was pure
Like glitter on snow
I cannot quite believe the deceit
What a fool love brings...

I held your memory high, encased in glass
Nothing could shatter or tarnish your sacred remains
But you came with your wrecking ball at last
What a fool I have been...

‘Cos I called through the trees
I called from the beach
I waited for you
Crying from all cliffs
and the photograph
That I held in my mind
Had a long exposure
Long exposure
To the truth

So I commit rare love to ink
That very night saw my letter dropped onto her fire
How could you turn so easily?
What a fool love brings...

For I called through the trees
I called from the beach
I waited for you
Crying from all cliffs
and the photograph
That I held in my mind
What a long exposure
Long exposure
To the truth

Orchards of cherries lie bruised on the ground
Bitten, discarded in grief all around
You settle for such easy fruit
What a fool that love brings…

For you’ve called through the trees
You called from the beach
You’ve been looking for me
Crying from all cliffs
and the photograph
That you held in your hand
Had a long exposure
But here I am, here I am, waiting
Here I am, here I am, waiting…

And that photograph of you
It’s fading in the sunlight
and that photograph of you
It’s fading in the sunlight…

credits

from Heart​-​Shaped Scars, track released May 5, 2021
Words and Music - Dot Allison
Published by Air-Edel Associates Ltd

Vocals, Ukulele, Piano, Vocal Arrangements - Dot
Strings - Arranged and conducted by Hannah Peel
Violin - Seonaid Aitkin
Violin - Patsy Reid
Viola - Jane Atkins
Cello - Su-a Lee
Double Bass - May Halyburton

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Dot Allison Edinburgh, UK

Since her debut solo album Afterglow in 1999, Dot Allison has strived to keep the listener on a journey – and herself too.

She revolts against what she has done before, to evolve and not just occupy the same space.

Her forthcoming, and most illuminating album to date 'Heart-Shaped Scars is out now via SA Recordings.
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