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A song about summer, the city, and memories that bubble back up to the surface in the heat.
lyrics
Through the eyes of a child
Ride the clouds in the winter sky
A rainy day and you’re cool
Sunshine just makes me think of you
‘Cos now summer’s back
Blue skies attack
Hide your rainy day dreams
From the summer thieves
Yeah summer’s back
Black bitumen cracks
Like the ice in your drink
See your city shrink
And if it rains, well let it pour
Right through the cracks in my front door
Familiar dreams are where I’ll be
When your old flame lights a fire in me
‘Cos now summer’s back
Blue skies attack
Hide your rainy day dreams
From the summer thieves
Yeah summer’s back
Black bitumen cracks
Like the ice in your drink
See your city shrink
It’s raining, it’s pouring
The dreamers’ sirens are calling
So steal the light right out of the sky
And fly high
credits
released February 3, 2023
Mark Hughes - lead & background vocals / acoustic & electric guitars / piano / keyboards & synths / percussion / drum programming
Ashley Smith - bass
David Balaban - sitar
Written by Mark Hughes
Produced, recorded, engineered, mixed & mastered by Mark Hughes
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