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If I Only Could [Demo]

from The Super 8 by Shift

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The Super 8 was an adrenaline-fused collection of eight songs, most of them written spontaneously and with passion and fury. It took two weeks to create the eight songs and only 3 hours to record, yet it still remains as one of the greatest RockLords albums.

Mark penned this song and taught it to the band in the months leading up to the studio session. It is a Hendrix-inspired track that Mark envisioned being a rock ballad. Mark was the only one who knew the vocal line but didn't want to sing on the track, so he made a pilot track and Kezza sang to it, hence the only semi-accurate vocal. A great song and a passable demo.

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And as she walks, she smiles
And it’s not for me
Draw a stick across the sand
And gently float out to sea

And if it comes my way then I’ll ride the breeze
Driven far beyond your stars, far from your own galaxy

And if the truth be known, then it’s the best for me
I’m no longer feeling stronger; I haven’t found my place to be

Beneath these layers shines a light so bright
You know I’d burn your eyes out
If I only could

Although she spoke so lightly, the words they cut so deeply
Leaving a scar that hasn’t set to heal

And time can pass so slowly, when you’re feeling lonely
So much to give and no one to receive
And if the truth be known then it’s my destiny
How can someone sink so low?
I haven’t found my place to be

credits

from The Super 8, released February 1, 2000
Keyboards by Mark Weir, Guitars by Kerry Logan and Drums by Bobby Logan. Additional vocals on If I Only Could by Kerry Logan.

Written by Mark Weir. Produced by Kerry Logan, Mark Weir and Bobby Logan. Engineered and Mixed by Alan Muggeridge, Daniel Evans and Bobby Logan.
Recorded at Rowan Studios, Kaponga January 23-24 1999.

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