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That's The Way She Would Have Wanted It

from Painting Pictures In The Dark Volume Two by Neil Sturgeon

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Written in January 2009 and recorded at home later that month, 'That's The Way' is a previously unreleased song deserving of a studio session in the future..

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from room to room
through echoing hallways
soaking it in, remembering always that
that's the way she would have wanted it
one last look, isn't it pretty
a view from above of the shimmering city
this is the way I want to remember it

albums full of dusty old pictures
capturing all of my early adventures
bottled up until I can handle it

shy smiles, uneasy poses
the lens is aimed, the shutter closes
just before you can duck out of it

in black and white, in 70's colour
with so much ahead, healthy and younger
remembered the way, she would have wanted it
I think of you now, in daydreams and downtime
from tentative steps on cobbles and tramlines
to throwing your arms around those who needed it

shy smiles, uneasy poses
the lens is aimed, the shutter closes
just before you can duck out of it

i've taken the punches of silence and sorrow
i've watched and i've learned as the dominos topple
i've learned to say goodbye,

from room to room
through echoing hallways
soaking it in, remembering always that
that's the way you would have wanted it


(i'll always remember the place and the time
the place and the time, the place and the time)..

if love and love alone could have saved you
you'd still be here today

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from Painting Pictures In The Dark Volume Two, released July 13, 2013
Neil Sturgeon - Vocals, Guitars, Percussion.

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Neil Sturgeon Glasgow, UK

NS & The Infomaniacs (based in the Central belt in Scotland)' released debut album 'Geography & Luck' in 2018 featuring radio favourites 'Break Me','Ride The Tide' & 'NY Reflection Song'. In 2021 the band released an EP, '24 Panels Of Light' followed by a double 'A' sided single 'I Just Wasn't Being Myself' / 'Weed Kingdom' in Feb 2022. Sturgeon also performs and releases music as a solo artist. ... more

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