CLARE MAGUIRE LIGHT AFTER DARK

The Shield AND The Sword

You and I Felt so good to begin with didnt we? Now it seems theres far too many adverts in between And we dont speak So were left in constant silence Its haunting me So Im ready now to fight this You have the shield Ill take the sword I no longer love you No longer love you Im not afraid of danger in the dark I no longer love you No longer love you You and I arent working Burning on the bridges now Were trapped inside Screaming wont somebody get me out Chorus I no longer love you no longer love you (x2) And we dont speak So were left in constant silence And its haunting me So Im ready now to fight this Chorus

Last Dance
Today I feel the mood and I dont feel like talking oh I I wasnt ready to lose you youre the first man to move me You helped me feel alive got me up from 9 to 5 oh I I could get through those days with you on my mind Got to try move on but I promise you I will kiss your crown when life takes me down Ill save my last dance for you my friend Ill save my last dance for you my friend Another face in the crowd Oh people love to move now oh I I just cant feel the beat cause my hearts fallen out Got to try move on but I promise you I will kiss your crown when life takes me down Chorus Ive got my life in my hands and your love in my heart Ive got my life in my hands and your love in my heart Ill save my last dance for you my friend And it seems Ive lived my life with you as my rhythm And I know Ill find my feet after dreaming Chorus Today I feel the mood I wasnt ready to lose you Today I feel the mood I wasnt ready to lose you

Freedom
Makes me sit and wonder How your never bothered When I say I wanna be free I was rushing ahead How could you not see that Guess you wont miss what you dont need I promised with every word That I would tell you the truth Maybe it went unheard You could of told me so I wouldve never known Youre not here Youre not here with me I guess that means Im free In and out Id rather go without I cant defend you now You would have let me down If you find another Maybe youll discover True love just wont get up and leave I promised with every word That I would tell you the truth Maybe it went unheard You could of told me so I wouldve never known Youre not here Youre not here with me I guess that means Im free

Surrender
Watching a fire Skipping under thunder Crossing a wire Connecting undercover Be mine Its a physical thing I wanna give you All the love I can give The love I can give Cause you make me surrender With you Im forced to surrender Burying rivers Drowning all our fears Burning the bridges Pushing all the gears Be mine Its a physical thing I wanna give you All the love I can give The love I can give Cause you make me surrender With you Im forced to surrender Im letting go waving this white flag Ive given up the fight Given up the fight Cause you make me surrender Losing a battle Head into the shallow Let go of the handle Let us be alone now Chorus You make me surrender With you Im forced to surrender

Bullet
I was told that loneliness was like spaces between the stars Well its empty between these starry eyes I was told a dead man was heavier then a broken heart Am I dead now? My heart sure feels heavy And I try not to feel it yeah I try not to feel it so hard to believe it I was told that time tiptoes by Well I can hear his footsteps running past me I was told I had a face with nothing to fear Thats not the first thing to scare me And I try not to feel it oh I try not to feel it Its so hard to believe it But at the end of it all its true You shot this bullet through my bones (x2) You shot me down down down I go (x2) I get up take the phone from my hands the glass from my lips the pictures from my fingertips I stand up I walk round and round And I dont hear no sound Only the words you last spoke to me And I try not to feel it oh I try not to feel it Its so hard to believe it But at the end of it all its true

The Happiest Pretenders

He licks the paper turns the page He writes the spoken word again Releases pools of untrapped blood to camouflage whats understood Wrapped up in a golden throne He undresses overloads Walks quietly to a distant place Honest lies in washed out grace Oh oh oh indicate were locked in Oh oh oh with the kings and queens We are the happiest pretenders We are the happiest pretenders. Dressed down towards the Tyne He chases evenings wonder whys Then misses hours time again Sweeps him underneath its wings Oh oh oh indicate were locked in Oh oh oh with the kings and queens We are the happiest pretenders We are the happiest pretenders If they try to catch us out Well chase them down Were gonna chase them down Cause we are the happiest pretenders He wipes the crystal from his eyes He hits the lights and leaves them dry Undoes tomorrows unknown will Lets it slide Tastes the thrill (x2) Chorus Repeat last verse

SWEET LIE
If I see you again will you remember me? If I see you again will you paint memories? Three long years never fly away Three small words speak again Out of sight out of mind What a sweet lie what a sweet lie Out of sight out of mind What a sweet lie what a sweet lie If I see you again will you understand? If I see you again this was not my plan Three long years never fly away Three small words speak again Chorus Three long years never fly away Three small words please speak again Chorus If I see you again will you remember me?

Break These Chains

I just dont believe Im ready for today This paranoid pain is coming back again Oh that picture Momma placed By the window how I hate my face And theres people all outside Behind the curtains silver lines With all their lies theyre all like mine all like mine But when the wind blows Ill go Ill go And I will be released Break these chains set me free And I will be released Break these chains I can think of brighter days They were golden in a way Words were not this grey But now prices will be paid when I walk in the path Of all you guilty ones someday Cause I cannot help my heart When its beating in the dark Afraid next time I wont cry I wont cry And when the times change Ill go away Im away Chorus Like a pilot I will fly way up in the sky Ill be free Ill be high high high And I will be released Break these chains Break these chains So I can be released Praying on my knees That I can be released I will be released oh I can be released Praying on my knees That I will be released Chorus I can think of brighter days They were golden in a way Words were not this grey But I can break these chains

Youre Electric
Lately Ive been facing a fall Holding onto something that means nothing but war Ive been cutting connections Causing the walls to build up around me And faces to fade Into blue blue colours I walk in shallow waters Should of gone my own way But I didnt run just to hide I ran for a better life For a better life Youre electric You know you light up my world when its hard to take So lets run away Although I know youre electric I know that lightening wont strike twice in the same place So lets run away I want you to know this love I dont regret what weve done or who we are No need to look for protection Should have gone my own way But I didnt run just to hide I ran for a better life For a better life Chorus I would fly but youre standing here Fixing my broken wings Try to mend try to mend This mess Im in Chorus Youre electric you light up my world when its hard to take So lets run away

Aint Nobody

Aint Nobody (Can Love me like you do) Aint Nobody (Can Love me like you do) Aint Nobody (Can Love me like you do) Aint Nobody (Can Love me like you do) Meet me in the red sky and dance with me Let the valley change you and the night set you free Its dusk in desert its heaven at the gates You are my desire you are my escape Chorus

Open up this moment and bury me inside I can see us changing like the seasons over time Its silver on the river reflections of your love Drown me in this silence well never come undone Chorus Oh hey Shadows are falling tomorrows closing in Stay with me till morning open up your wings I can hear your whispers calling out my name Will you promise me youll steal the night again

Light After Dark

Were in one mind Were in this together and were facing a fight Were not trying to be clever no were not trying to be cool Sometimes it feels like its just me and you We have one life to find higher ground It can take us up it wont bring us down Its forever were forever Well change it all Well rise then well fall Well love then get lost In the light after dark Were not alone now

You are the reason I am walking so tall Were in the spotlight Were on the floor Wrapped in arms that make us feel secure We have one chance to go where we go You have shown me and now I have seen it I know Its forever oh were forever Chorus You and me were the light after dark You and me were the light after dark Chorus

This Is Not The End

If it be your will to speak Of memories we often shared Talk to me of days gone by Think of love and not despair And when Im gone well meet again As often do the closest friends So dry your eyes and lay me down I tell you this is not the end If someone else must take my place For Ill be gone the longest time Ill wait and I will understand A heart of thorns must leave the mind But when in time I see your face The scars will fade the heart will mend

So dry your eyes and lay me down I tell you this is not the end And from today I wish you joy From this day I wish you peace I hope that life will pass you by As softly as the falling leaves And when your heart is full again Raise a glass to me my friend And dry your eyes and lay me down I tell you this is not the end Oh dry your eyes and lay me down I tell you this is not the end

All tracks except track 4 written by Clare Maguire & Fraser T. Smith. Produced by Fraser T. Smith. Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd / Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd. Track 4 Music by Christian CRADA Kalla. Lyrics by Parallel - Victoria Akintola & Kassa Alexander. Published by Edition SL AllStars/AMV Talpa / Universal Music Publishing. Produced by CRADA for Motion Music. Vocal Production by Kassa Alexander. Vocals recorded by Myles Clarke. Tracks 2, 3, 6, 9, & 12 recorded by Beatriz Artola (MyAudiotonic Productions) & Sam Wheat (Metropolis Studios). Tracks 5, 7, 8 recorded by Beatriz Artola & Niall Acott (Angel Recording Studios). Tracks 11 & 13 recorded by Beatriz Artola & Mat Bartram (Angel Studios). Tracks 1-8, 10, 12, 13 mixed by Michael H. Brauer at Electric Lady Studio, NYC Mix Assistant & PT Engineer: Ryan Gilligan. Track 9 mixed by Mark Spike Stent at Mixsuite LA, assisted by Matty Green. Track 11 mixed by Serban Ghenea Engineer for mix: John Hanes Assistant Engineer: Tim Roberts. All tracks except track 11 mastered by John Davis at Metropolis, London. Track 11 mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, NYC. All Vocals by Clare Maguire. Drums & percussion by Ash Soan.Keyboards, guitars, & piano by Fraser T. Smith. Tracks 6 & 9 piano by Dave Tench. Track 9 guitar by Tom Goss. Track 7 backing vocals by Isobel Webster, Amber Davies, Sophia Lewis, Ally Poole, Sophia Keller, Lauren Keller, Isabella Isotta & Imogen Gibb.

Tracks 2, 3, 5-9, 11, 12 & 13 strings lead & arranged by Rosie Danvers. Violins by Natalia Bonner, Kerenza Peacock, Jenny Sacha, Ellie Stanford, Stephanie Cavey, Sally Jackson, Kotono Sato, Janna Jacoby, Rustom Pomeroy, Krista Caspersz, Sally Jackson, Libby Croad, Hayley Pomfrett, Eleanor Mathieson & Anna Croad. Viola by Emma Owens, Natalie Cavey & Natalia Gomes. Cello by Bryony James, Rosie Danvers & Jane Oliver. Double bass by Beverly Jones, Lucy Shaw, Steve Mair & Andy Marshall. Strings recorded at Angel Recording Studios & Metropolis Studio, London. Art direction & design by Richard Andrews. Photography by Aitken Jolly.