Emerald (This Is For You)

from Upstream (Revisited) by Jason Allen

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"An early version of this tune appeared on the Smoke Signals album by Bluebottlegreen (1999). I re-recorded the song and added lyrics to the music for the Made In Somerset EP (2002), and further remixed the track for inclusion on the original Upstream album (2003).

The song was completely re-recorded (again) for Upstream (Revisited). The lyrics are entirely based on a true story."

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lyrics

EMERALD (THIS IS FOR YOU)

I met you on an aeroplane
The last year of the century
We were heading to the South of France
You were there for company
Into the great unknown we travelled
Strangers in the sky
I said I was just scared of falling
When you laughed at my fear of heights

So this is for you, this is for you
This is for you, this is for you
I just hope it makes you feel good

We spoke of times that laid ahead
The greatest of escapes
Making plans for better days
As we landed in the rain
And the last thing I remember
You were waving from the taxi cab
Gone but not forgotten
To hold but to never have

And when I got 2,000 miles away
From who I used to be
I tracked you down
But I never got a chance to speak
And I'd love to get to know you
Better than I ever did
So I wrote a song about you
It was all that I had to give

So this is for you, this is for you
This is for you, this is for you
I just hope it makes you feel good
Hope it makes you feel good

This is for you, this is for you
This is for you, this is for you

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from Upstream (Revisited), released September 1, 2023
Written, arranged, performed, recorded and mixed by Jason Allen, March to July 2023.

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Jason Allen England, UK

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Somerset, England. Jason has written and self-recorded multiple solo albums and EPs, the most recent of which (February 2024) is called Borrowing Power From The Mill.

More information can be found at www.jasonallen.co.uk ... more

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