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Don't Need Other People's Truths
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One of the first songs I recorded.Almost hauntingly gentle. Acoustic Guitar and vocals. That's it.
pop rock singer songwriter folk blues country uk bristol gloucester davis geoff
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Eclectic blend of pop/rock, acoustic folk, blues and country
Geoff Davis is a singer and songwriter of rare talent from the UK. In the past he has fronted the pop/rock band The Freudian Slippers and the acoustic based trio Davis, Edwards & Riley, the latter often having the acclaimed violinist Graham Smith (formerly of String Driven Thing and Van Der Graaf Generator) as a guest at their gigs. A number of his songs have been broadcast on BBC Radio and he has also performed his material, along with Dave Edwards, Syd Riley and Graham Smith, on British television. Geoff's Album Ancient Wisdom, Modern World displays his talent as a singer and a songwriter with its wide range of musical styles, brilliant lyricism and variety of vocal techniques. The album is now available to buy online from It is also available in MP3 download format. Further details can be found by clicking on the "store" link on this page. You may also be interested in seeing Geoff's pages. Geoff is listed in the following directory
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #219
Peak in subgenre #27
Author
Geoff Davis
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Geoff Davis
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September 25, 2004
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MP3 3.0 MB • 128 kbps • 3:19
Story behind the song
Actually, it was a Dylan song, One More Cup Of Coffee, that inspired me to write the song. However, although lyrically the subject matter is similar, the sound is very different - quite a bit softer.
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Don't Need Other People's Truths They say that you're illiterate, but then what do they know? Ephemeral bits of knowledge arriving just to go Clouded by their daydreams you see while passing by They've never known the land nor the seashore nor the sky Chorus: And you don't need other people's truths to live by You won't let points of view seduce your soul You won't let it what is trite and what is useless in this world Take a mechanical control You've never read a book and you've never seen a show But you've learned to skin a rabbit and you've learned to use a hoe And you see through any mask, you can always spot a fake And you smile at the squeamish who are frightened of your snake Chorus And when they talk of love you know it's just a dream They all give different answers when you ask them what they mean But you have no pretensions to being other than you are You know that lots of luggage won't take you very far Chorus And now you come to join me on my father's plot of land With the earth worms and the grass snakes and a garden spade at hand Your love is just organic, it's essential and it's pure For it knows that death alone is where we are secure Chorus
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