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Without Tears by TomFairnie [Email]
Genre: Acoustic

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Last Played: Nov 16, 2008 - 05:51:06 PM
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Uploaded: Sep 08, 2008 - 09:39:08 AM
Last Updated: Sep 08, 2008 - 09:39:08 AM
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Description:
This song was originally called Via Dolorosa as it traces a difficult journey.

Lyrics:
Without Tears

The road is just a memory
Where sunsets disappear
In the silence of a photograph
That’s faded by the years
To the colour of the old days
The darkness that we drew
In the dust on the horizon
When the sky was blood and blue

Headlights stretch before you
As a thousand falling stars
Drawn down from Heaven
Into midnight’s battle scars
And the emptiness inside you
Is a cancer of the heart
A symptom of pretending
That you’ve never been apart

But it’s a road that you’ll remember until it disappears
A song that you’d forgotten, ringing down the years
A Mardi Gras parade
A silent masquerade
The river where you played
That said there’s no journey here without tears

Fourteen miles to the border
And three days out from home
The neon at the crossroads
Is the promise to my bones
The radio’s a highway
Through this desert of the lost
Where Mescal dreams and thorns might lead you
On to Pentecost

And broken billboards beckon
Like thieves upon the hill
To lead you where temptation
Is meant to test your will
You’ve got one less tomorrow
And one more yesterday
But you hope there’s more behind you
Than tears along the way

But it’s a road that you’ll remember…

© Without Tears words & music by Tom Fairnie, Bob Shields, Jane Fairnie & Martin Boland 7th November 2005
With acknowledgement to the song Via Dolorosa © Martin Boland, Tom Fairnie & Robin Horn 26th February 2005
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Without Tears &mdash 09/08/08 - 12:37:33 PM
this is so artful ...a true piece of art Tom ..
the elements that you fill this song with .your
singing allow that sphere of thr story telling
open the mind for all what you want to draw in
our mind ...wonderful dobro work ...thnx alot
for the gem !!!!

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Lovely &mdash 09/08/08 - 05:36:27 PM
Lovely words, and a very nice musical arrangement, with some really nice melodic touches on the guitar. The vocals are really well done - great performances all round. Very cool. Nicely done. Peace.

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Man! &mdash 09/09/08 - 12:35:55 AM
this is top notch stuff. Very good. I've only heard it on my laptop, so I'll have to get back to it in my studio. But it sounds good so far.
Welcome!


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Without Tears &mdash 09/09/08 - 09:52:33 AM
Great work Tom. I enjoyed every moment of it. Great Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics and it was well arranged. Thanks for sharing your great work.

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a beautiful melody &mdash 09/09/08 - 09:16:25 PM
A wonderful, wonderful, wonderful song Tom. Everything. It is so perfect... don't have words.
Adore your guitar playing. It is so clear, that it's unbelievable :)
A great song
oh and really brilliantly sounds the war drum!

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Wow... &mdash 09/10/08 - 10:55:54 AM
....this is some very, very fine stuff...please pass my compliments to all involved, Tom Fairnie...

Bob

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Beautiful &mdash 09/10/08 - 11:03:10 AM
imagery in the words. Excellent musicianship. Enjoyed very much.

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Very nice &mdash 09/10/08 - 03:55:22 PM
Very pleasant track to listen to esp the vocals and harmony. Very good, I'm really impressed. Beautiful.

P.s. Cool picture as well, where's that?

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picture &mdash 09/10/08 - 03:59:09 PM
It's the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem - glad you enjoyed the song!

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beautiful &mdash 09/10/08 - 04:36:23 PM
Your vocal stylings are so soulful and heartfelt. Paired with superb songwriting, this piece is a jewel. Absolutely beautiful, Tom.

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No Tears Here &mdash 09/13/08 - 09:12:00 AM
wonderful song! love the natural vocal delivery.
The deliberate way you build the song works well. You add just enough stuff to keep it interesting without spoiling the intimacy of the song.
Great stuff here!

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So much in this tune &mdash 09/13/08 - 10:51:40 AM
From the gorgeous dobro sound, cool folk singing, marching sweet percussion, fingerpicking to the haunting type pic. It is all so nice. Glad that you have been such a great contributor to MJ in such quality music.

Thanks for sharing!

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Dobro = instant melancholy &mdash 09/13/08 - 04:05:32 PM
Nice slide work, and a great song.

I think I could have done without the snare drum. Those militaristic rolls don't add much to the song.

Otherwise, just lovely.

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Amazing. &mdash 09/14/08 - 01:25:11 AM
Beautiful work, Tom.

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it's true &mdash 09/15/08 - 12:09:28 PM
Artful. Wonderful intro with the bass, Dobro loaded outstanding, guitar licks sweet, b/v like a warm bath and of-course Tom your voice devine. What a production. Lyric so poignant. "The radio's a highway"

OOp's

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cool &mdash 09/25/08 - 05:49:06 AM
loved this song Tom thanks for sharing. excellent production. Is that Edinburgh in picture. take care

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