Little Acts of Kindness, by Beth Prior Collective

Little Acts of Kindness

by Beth Prior Collective

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1.	One Love 04:49	lyrics	buy track
ONE LOVE One love, one love, one love Ooooooooh One love, one love, one love Ooooooooh There are just so many monsters in the world That's why I deal my harshest words with love Like arrow to a target And the dealing of cards It has aim, play and chance It has luck, wins and hardships And for all this beauty This bad seed shows like an amethyst Oooh yeah For all this beauty This bad seed shows like an amethyst Held tight in my fist Trapped in my fist so I Drink, swim and wash myself in the water For now with that bad taste It's the only thing I'm after I drink, swim and wash myself in the water For now the only thing I'm after is One love, one love, one love One love, one love, one love Oh my, oh my, oh my love One love, one love, one love One love, one love, one love Oh my, oh my, oh my love This my hardest lesson Born of your hands in Times like there have been It seems easier to wash them, wash them clean Cos I lose you more often than I should I lose lose you more often than I should The devil, yes I know him quite well Because he lived inside me too So I drink, swim and wash myself in the water For now with that bad taste It's the only thing I'm after I drink, swim and wash myself in the water For now the only thing I'm after is One love, one love, one love One love, one love, one love Oh my, oh my, oh my love One love, one love, one love One love, one love, one love Oh my, oh my, oh my love
2.	Green Tea 04:16	lyrics	buy track
GREEN TEA Moods like this define gravity Put down your pint Have a mug of green tea A smoothie 'stead of a daiquiri 'Stead of my Red Bull I'll drink a Purdey's The simplest things in life that make me sing But love is the only thing that gives me wings When I'm not right with you I'm not right with my world When I'm not right with you Coldest fire burns When I'm not right with you I'm not right with my life And I'm not right with my sight I'm not right with my drive And when I'm not right with you I fail to see my light survive Oh love, when I'm not right Just not right, I'm just not right, yeah So I take pinch of insanity Add it to the person that I believe that I could be And I have learnt that there are truths to see So many a lesson has come to stand Right before me And the simplest things in life that make me dance When I'm in love with the world I live in, romance When I'm not right with you I'm not right with my world When I'm not right with you Coldest fire burns When I'm not right with you I'm not right with my life And I'm not right with my sight And I'm not right with my drive And when I'm not right with you I fail to see my light survive Oh yeah, when I'm not right Just not right, I'm just not right, ohhh So what do we do? Put the world to right to wrong Put the kettle on It's as much about the ripple As the stone that was thrown Put the world to rights to wrong Put the kettle It's as much about the ripple As the stone that was thrown When I'm not right with you I'm not right with my world When I'm not right with you Coldest fire burns When I'm not right with you I'm not right with my life And I'm not right with my sight Not right with my drive And when I'm not right with you I fail to see my light survive Survive Oh, when I'm not right Just not right, I'm just not right, ohhh When I'm not right with you I'm not right with my world When I'm not right with you Coldest fire burns When I'm not right with you I'm not right with my life And I'm not right with my sight Not right with my drive And when I'm not right with you I fail to see my light survive Oh love, when I'm not right Just not right, just not right When I'm not right with you I'm not right with my world When I'm not right with you Cold this fire burns
3.	Occasionally Lime 03:57	lyrics	buy track
OCCASIONALLY LIME You say I keep you from yawning Like sex in the morning See I've figured it out Of all that I adore Oh how I love you And oh how I need ya The force that reckons with me And I am sweet rum I'm spiced But you are only occasionally my lime And I fear wandering thoughts Please keep me safe from harm... When I can't make sense of it all The fire needs stoking I'm not fucking joking And I pray it's you And I pray it's you, you, you you You say I keep you yawning With all this cleaning an' a cooking See I've figured it out Of all I can't condone Oh how I love ya And oh how I need ya The force that reckons with me.. And I am sweet rum I'm spiced But you are only occasionally my lime And I fear wandering thoughts Please keep me safe from harm Don't give me these lemons to suck my love Said I don't want that taste And please don't be lime my love If my rum has gone on another's time When I can't make sense of it all The fire needs stoking I'm not fucking joking And I pray it's you And I pray it's you, you, you you You... You... yeah I pray it's you And I pray it's you, you you Don't give me these lemons to suck my love Said I don't want that taste And please don't be lime my love If my rum has gone on another's tongue
4.	Fallen Trees 02:38	lyrics	buy track
FALLEN TREES Well I see colours So I figured it out If you put us all together We can make a perfect rainbow But ya, you can't make a rainbow in just black and white You need everyone, everything, everything together to have some kind of insight So get up, get up make a stand Wrap you legs around your lovers back Get up, get up make a stand Wrap your arms around the world And your legs around your lovers back Oh, and sleep in peace And not sleep like fallen trees Oh, sleep in peace And not sleep like fallen trees I wanna know the truth in you I wanna know what makes you you I wanna know what makes you run away and flee I wanna know what makes you stand up and fight for who you're meant to be oh! Get up, get up make a stand Find someone who has what you lack Get up, get up make a stand Wrap your arms around the world And your legs around your lovers back Oh, and sleep in peace And not sleep like fallen trees Oh, sleep in peace And not sleep like fallen trees Woooooo! When I see more adverts every day Telling me to buy more stuff And throw my good things away, oh See no-one fixes shit today! I'm swapping technology for theology Any remedy, any remedy that's fine with me Oh, make a stand Wrap your legs round your lovers back Get up, get up make a stand Wrap your arms around the world And your legs around your lovers back Oh, and sleep in peace, not sleep like fallen trees Oh, sleep in peace, and not sleep like fallen trees Sleep like fallen trees, oh yeah, sleep like fallen trees
5.	Quiet Times 05:27	lyrics	buy track
QUIET TIMES Ooooooh These quiet times Watch the sunset and rise Through the blinds soon Oooh From where I stand now And where I've been Where I've been Another familiar scene to me Yet another broken dream Oh how violent our lives can be Through our lack of sensitivity Oooh yeah, ahhhhhh Oooh yeah, ahhhhhh And so I sit in this room My eyes are wide shut When every blink has a name As I let in sunshine now And you take me away You take me away, always away For quiet times Oooh, my quiet times, time Oooh And these quiet times Oh I'll just watch the sun set and rise Through the blinds Yeah, oooh yeah My quiet times, times Ohhhh, ooooh
6.	Stitch Up 04:23	lyrics	buy track
STITCH UP Reggae sounds better in the sunshine Jazz goes down sweeter with a fine wine All this music can you feel it Can you feel it like you want to Our music sounds better in the sun Drum and bass indie and ska is fun The techno beats, the house, the womp We just all bounce along Cos we're all just singing the same song If you believe in love Then the holes in your pockets them a stitch up x2 (oooooh) When the suits come out with their politik We know, we know who they want to trick And the message we are sending We are sending it cos we want to So when their brains start aching from empty policy We'll offer up to them our soul currency And as they run to our sound their suits hit the ground Cos they know we're singing the same song If you believe in love Then the holes in your pockets them a stitch up x2 (oooooh) So come on come on you don't have to frown We are, we are patrons of the underground! And the music we are playing We are playing it cos we want to Come on come on this is our sound Compassion is worth more than your shiny pound And we are no not fools we overrule the rules Cos we're all just singing the same song If you believe in love Then the holes in your pockets them a stitch up x2 (oooooh) All this music, can you feel it Can you feel like you want to Like you want to If you believe in love Then the holes in your pockets them a stitch up x2 (oooooh) (Believe in love, and the holes in your pockets them a stitch up Them a stitch up Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah, ooh! Our pockets watch 'em stitch up Yeah, oooooh
7.	I & You 03:49	lyrics	buy track
I AND YOU Oooh I'm proud of my blisters I know I can bruise I own the wounds on my body Like I own the wear on my shoes And I wanna kick 'em off And I've done things that I'm not so proud But when I sat down to figure them out You know I needed a revolution And ain't that the truth Ain't that the truth For I and you You And ain't that the truth Ain't that the truth For I and you You you you, yeah For I and you, yeah For I and you Ooh, you You see I'm proud of my legacy Proud of how I came to be Know that wasting time is a wasted life you see But I'm just so, I'm just so fucking happy And ain't that the truth Ain't that the truth For I and you, you, you Yeah, yeah For I and you, you, you yeah For I and you, you Oooh See I'm proud of my blisters I know I can bruise I own the wounds on my body Like I own the wear on my shoes And I'm kicking them off And ain't that the truth Ain't that the truth yeah yeah For I and you, you, ooh yeah For I and you, you, you For I and you, ooh Oooh, yeah! Ooh
8.	Certain Things 04:30	lyrics	buy track
CERTAIN THINGS Music as music Art the frustration of it My love, my love Be mine, be mine Music in music And the sound on the breath of it On the breath of it Love has love in the now And in the far, in the far But we are We are lying in between the legs Of certain things Certain things We are lying in between the legs Of such, such simple things Music as music Art the frustration of it My love, be my love And lust just icing on the cake of it My rhythm will be my rhythm And the pulse beats with the rest Cos it's all in a locked up Sometimes slightly fuzzled head When, you are lying in between The heart of it And the head of it You are lying in between the legs And you feel like a six pack of Stella in dregs Me folded, now beseech my body Lay me in a way that ideas come so naturally to me, to me As I laugh with the universe Sing to the moon Dance with the sun And I'm touched by the earth We are lying in between the legs of certain things We are lying in between the legs of such simple things Oooh We are lying in between the legs Of certain things Certain things We are lying in between the legs Of such simple things Certain things
9.	Salt of the Earth 04:01	lyrics	buy track
SALT OF THE EARTH See this is for anyone Who's story is a little different Who wears their heart of their sleeve But has secrets within 'em And the makers and the martyrs Live among us Sour bitter sweet On the tongue of us But then they see That all rivers end up at the sea Cos now they know why I sit by the river Cos that's where I'd rather be When the salt of the earth Is in the bricks of our houses And the salt of the earth Is on our hands When we hold it now And the salt of the earth It's on your lips When you kiss mine, kiss mine And they advertise through our weakness still And everyone's a doctor when you're ill And the makers and martyrs Live among us Sour bitter sweet On the tongue of us But then they see That all rivers end up at the sea Cos now they know why I sit by the river Cos that's where I'd rather be When the salt of the earth Is in the sound of our voices And the salt of the earth Is in the strength of our choices now And the salt of the earth Is on your lips When you kiss mine, kiss mine Oooh
10.	Little Acts of Kindness 04:11	lyrics	buy track
LITTLE ACTS OF KINDNESS My battery went and died overnight So my phone didn't hear the news That noon was now calling And I know I should've gone to bed Instead of watching animals on YouTube So I stumbled down the stairs Shuffled across the floor Put the kettle in the fridge And the milk in the sink And eventually found my coffee in the cutlery drawer Then I remembered that I did the washing last night So I got clean clothes to wear Then I remembered that I didn't hang them up to dry I'm a soggy damp despair Then I rejoice for the moment No time to dwell or fear And I smile and think yes! At least I've got dreadlocks So I don't have to brush my hair And my little world of chaos I'm trying to change And I'm blessed by acts of kindness And I'm thankful every day These little acts of kindness Cos we are all the same We are chaos in order And order in chaos Like sunshine when it rains So I dig through the laundry pile For the best of the bunch But my top smells of smoke And that stain on my sleeve Is definitely yesterday's lunch So I rolled up my sleeves Grabbed my keys and grabbed my bag And instead of hearing clinking coins I hear silence instead And oh my little world of chaos I'm trying to change But I'm blessed by acts of kindness And I'm thankful every day These little acts of kindness Cos we are all the same We are chaos in order And order in chaos Like sunshine when it rains So off in the van I go I got time to make it still But I go around the corner There's a bus, there's a lorry And a dude who's lost his shoe And I hope and pray that somehow They'll disperse down little lanes And the road will be mine I'll get there on time And the shoe will be reclaimed And oh my little world of chaos I'm trying to change But I'm blessed by acts of kindness And I'm thankful every day These little acts of kindness Cos we are all the same We are chaos in order And order in chaos Like sunshine when it rains So I pulled into the carpark In the nick of time, woah This guy was leaving He was speeding He was probably late too But he stopped and said stranger I don't need this do you? And I said, oh my god, yes please I really do So in my hand I had a ticket With five minutes left to go And this guy he didn't have to stop And he'll probably never know But oh these little acts of kindness Cos we are all the same We are chaos in order And order in chaos Like sunshine when it rains And my little world of chaos Is with me every day And your little acts of kindness Are more beautiful than I can say
11.	Written 05:08	lyrics	buy track
WRITTEN So if I write words and melody And your art teases the songs, the poetry right out of me yeah Then lie with me Like a muse, like a danger Like a safety Show me divine symmetry I'm exactly where I'm meant to be I know, know And I don't know, but I know it's written somehow Somehow So if you lay the brush strokes And you set colours free Then my thoughts my words and my voice Become as tactile as I want you in me, with me yeah Like a muse, like a danger Like a safety We have our divine symmetry We're exactly where we're meant to be I know, know And I know that I know that it's written somehow We're exactly where we're meant to be I'm sure, sure yeah In the most ancient of conditions we found ourselves free, oh yeah We're exactly where we're meant to be I'm sure, oh yeah In the most ancient of conditions we found ourselves free, oh yeah I'm exactly be where I'm meant to be I know And I don't know, but I know it's written somehow We have our divine symmetry Like a muse, like a danger, like a safety Divine symmetry

about

We've returned to Backyard Studios, where I recorded my EP, Nomad. It's the most unassuming and awesome of places, situated literally in the backyard of Dave Owen's dairy farm and has played host to a lot of great artists since established in the 1970's.

Will Barnes is working his magic on this album as a producer, engineer and general studio Wizard! And how lucky am I to have one of the countries best gypsy swing guitarists at my disposal!? It's truly a pleasure to be working with this incredible artist. Along with Will, Aled Roberts has helped create a masterful mix for the album, which I can say again... sounds EPIC!!!

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released September 1, 2016

Incredible musicians have been in recording on the album, including Will Barnes on guitar (Gypsy Fire), Dunc Burns on drums (Fight the Bear), Chris Clarke on bass (Hunter and the Bear), Harriet Bartlett on accordion (solo folk artist), Andy Mantle (keys) John Franklin on trumpet (BC Allskas) and Len Carter on Saxaphone (Skatellis & Skubaroots).

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Beth Prior Collective UK

The BETH PRIOR COLLECTIVE represent something true.
A fresh and dynamic collective of musicians delivering a conscious an elevated trip into Dub-Reggae.
Their positive message is weaved into a deep pulse of improvisation brimming with energy and raw connectivity that leave audiences feeling like they’ve experienced something truly unique. ... more