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TPM-12 There is a diamond in the sky
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myterious and atmospheric with full church organ CD This Precious Moment from http://www.martinstirrup.force9.co.uk e-mail: martin@stirrup.free-online.co.uk
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #2,635
Peak in subgenre #67
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
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May 17, 2007
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MP3 3.4 MB • 128 kbps • 3:39
Story behind the song
Lying looking upwards at the starfield from the roof of Mud Fort deep in the Gangetic plain. There were four bright stars in a diamond pattern with a dark heart…very deep and meaningful… oh yes…
Lyrics
There is a diamond in the sky Four quartered stars do mark its span It draws the mind to dream to fly To places where it never can There is a diamond in the sky Illusion of geometry In searching for a pattern I Create a place where I am free There is a diamond in the sky The darkest black is at its core A camel through the needle’s eye A sanctuary for evermore There is a diamond in the sky A gateway to infinity And if I go there bye and bye You’ll never hear the more from me
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