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Manx Version of ‘Winter Is Coming’
Winter is coming
I am all ready there
My gloves are on
I am ready to live
but the world is dyingSnow is falling to cover my tracks
I have been somewhere and now I am back
Calculated reasoning
Fall by the wayside
There are so many things to do
He said it like it was true
Winter is comingSnow is falling to cover my tracks
I have been somewhere and now I am back
Winter is coming
and I am alone
That season I must face again
It does not feel the like the end
How would I knowSnow is falling to cover my tracks
I have been somewhere and now I am back
ÇHEET NISH TA’N GEUREY
Çheet nish ta’n geurey
Ayns shoh hannah mish
My lauenyn ta moom
Ta mee glackey my vioys
Agh ta’n seihll geddyn baaseSniaghtey vees tuittym ,
my lorg scryssit magh
Va mee ersooyl, agh nish ta mee backKiarail ayns resooney
S’veg shen agh fardail
Whilleen vees ry yannoo
Myr dy loayragh eh dy feer
Çheet nish ta’n geureySniaghtey vees tuittym ,
my lorg scryssit magh
Va mee ersooyl, agh nish ta mee backÇheet nish ta’n geurey
My lomarcan mish
Ta’n imbagh shen roym reesht
Gyn aer jeh’n jerrey vees ayn
Cre’n aght aym veagh fysSniaghtey vees tuittym ,
my lorg scryssit magh
Va mee ersooyl, agh nish ta mee backWritten by Cousin Lee
Translated with Thanks by Bob Carswell
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People Pass By
Running to the shop on the corner
I see a man I say hello
Is me or him or the world that is dreaming
I am learning
Cup of tea yes please
It has to do with dealing
Can you smile and say cheese
Or do anything with meaning
People walk by
Has it ended
Before they pass
The truth never spoken
I am scared in what I am trying
I only have one life
Believe in not hiding
Just what will survive
Everyone moves slowly
I guess I only manage once
I guess it is better then nothing
Do what you believe in
People walk by
Has it ended
Before they pass
The truth never spoken
The step we could gain
The places we could go
It is really unbelievable
The truth never spoken
© Cousin Lee 1997 -
Cars
Cars going so fast,
Cars going nowhere
There not going in my direction
There going to some other destinationThunder and lightning, the driving rain
Car with loaded guns chasing after
cars with Diamonds and crooks
Going so fast they’re out of sight
Full of dreams heading for hellThunder and lightning, the driving rain
I am not on time to hitch a lift
I can’t hear, but I can see the sun
They beat you and change your fate
I am stuck here, and I can’t runThunder and lightning, the driving rain
Cars cars what is coming
Cars cars can you feel it
It is taking you further away
To where you want to be© Cousin Lee 2026
Coming soon on the new album ‘Expecting’ -
1,052 plays
1,052 plays in the last 7 days, that is just amazing if you think about it. https://soundcloud.com/cousinlee And that’s not including Spotify and what not. Bodes well for the future album #listening #soundcloud #newsongs
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The Look
the look its got what it takes to be the hook
the look it is playing that show
its coming at you in your dreams
the look you get the picture
the darkness and the fixtureThe Look bit by bit
oh nodo you know what it is
you take your chances
open your eyes and see
what it is before you
Are you going to lookDo you have it or is it gone
oh noDo you now the look
lipstick kisses
madeup faces
Got to tie your laces
Generals Presidents, right clothes positionsThe Look bit by bit
oh no© Cousin Lee 1997
On the album ‘Greedy Pig’ -
Top Gig at Black Dog
DCIM\100GOPRO\G0022177. Songwriters’ Festival at the Black Dog — 45‑minute set
Last night was the Songwriters’ Festival at the Black Dog, and I had a 45‑minute slot. It was a great gig — one of those nights where everything lands, and I got to perform a lot of songs that will be coming out soon:
- Teach Me Peace
- I Am a Monkey
- Riding Up That Hill
- I Had Hoped to Change That
- A Little Hope
- Famous for Love
- You Could Find It in the Moon
- Hold On to Your Dreams
- Waiting to Cross the Road
A couple of tracks are bubbling under, waiting for their debut:
- It is a Script, a Play
- How will It Look
- And of course, ‘expecting’ the working title of the new recordings
Thanks for the lovely comments, and thanks to Callum for organising a brilliant night all round.
Part 1 of the show is up already on SoundCloud with Part 2 coming soon: https://soundcloud.com/cousinlee/live-at-black-dog?si=cf9ed3eec067486bb4ad19727ae79078&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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You Could Find it in the Moon
You could find it in the moon
and you don’t know why
Your not any other
though certain mandates follow
You Could find it in the Moon, like tonight
you could go to someplace
Someplace that is quite
You could stare into space defiant
Make a wish for a lover or even for another
You Could find it in the Moon, like tonight
You could find it in the coulors
Emanating coulors
By the stars in the sky shining bright
You could find it when varity dissatisfies
Trapped in bother
head severities hovers
you could find it in anything at any time
Yes you could find that thing so sublime
You could find it in anything at any time
You could find it in the Moon, like tonight
You could find it, and you don’t know why
You are not any other
Though certain mandates follow
You could find it in the Moon, like tonight….
moon find it lyrics music life -
I am a Monkey
I am a Monkey
Doing the Monkey's Game
Selling one thing to another
Climbing up the ladder
Sliding down the Poll
Giving love and time
I am the Monkey
Playing the Monkey's game
My mind stops and ask me
What is there
Just putting food in my mouth
and trying to be honest
That faction between
What is known and what is not
I am the Monkey
Playing the Monkey's game
Talking about this and that
I am on an adventure
Someone is always thinking
That they can predict the future
Were not that special
Slowly understanding this, unless
I am the Monkey
Playing the Monkey's game
© Cousin Lee 2026
Coming soon on the new album ‘Expecting’ -
Before something happened to them
It’s a script, a play
That they write that they are thinking about
what they want
Everywhere it was sent
by the people that roam free
Before something happened to them
Tik Tok Tok Tik
Where does one stand
At this point, place and time
I ain’t brain dead, but I am not productive
had to pull the chain
become a little remote
Before something happened
Don’t want no other voice
I know this is going to be hard
I write it all again
Focus Ken it can mend
One should write
Do what you love
before something happened again
© Cousin Lee 2026
Coming soon on the new album ‘Expecting’