{"id":441,"date":"2020-04-19T15:04:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T15:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?p=441"},"modified":"2020-04-19T15:06:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T15:06:07","slug":"single-for-refuge-ive-been-trying-to-tell-you-all-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?p=441","title":{"rendered":"Single for Refuge: &#8216;I&#8217;ve been trying to tell you all my life&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m giving the money raised from Downloads of this song to <a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Frefuge.org.uk%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1LAmMWAGSHDL9WCfnz1Tnjldk5h0wNt5xJhncuomX1fB4vYczrnbNHUM0&amp;h=AT3MyYRK7oY8yF8dmlfdGsjSW7fewDMaWvqta15xzBJqIzchVOK_3EJr6jxxxYgHRMU4O643CjxjlszwUXh5PzWQqSgvGgThvyjOu7JVJ1sPeNPv_ck2ixSVW9iDZlJdVq95x86kkth-tUoKkrGtkcsZUT9qdOwmnQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\" data-lynx-mode=\"origin\">refuge.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.37.28.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-443\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-443\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.37.28-300x258.png?resize=300%2C258\" alt=\"Screenshot 2020-04-02 at 16.37.28\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.37.28.png?resize=300%2C258&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.37.28.png?resize=768%2C661&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.37.28.png?resize=1024%2C881&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.37.28.png?w=1628&amp;ssl=1 1628w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.37.28.png?w=1208&amp;ssl=1 1208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSince the Lockdown began Domestic Abuse has gone up 700%. So if you would like to help Refuge give people a safe place during this crisis please Click the link below to Download. Pay whatever you like and I&#8217;ll make up all commission taken by Bandcamp myself. \u00a0If you could share on your Social Media as well that&#8217;d be great \u00a0I&#8217;m trying to raise \u00a3100.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you:-)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vincentburke.bandcamp.com\/track\/ive-been-trying-to-tell-you-all-my-life?fbclid=IwAR1Omy0ADje9EXDxp4HiHFxO0wNgYZHWcFAwR9PlrC1wnwdaFgwN6qBc8fo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\" data-lynx-mode=\"origin\" data-lynx-uri=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fvincentburke.bandcamp.com%2Ftrack%2Five-been-trying-to-tell-you-all-my-life%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1Omy0ADje9EXDxp4HiHFxO0wNgYZHWcFAwR9PlrC1wnwdaFgwN6qBc8fo&amp;h=AT1Uu_wN7FWe49rCawTgB7SB-mQNdc6uBA-MBwvRAHNrZO2o39LDnfxL3rwwHksAPx2BjlhyONMjCLeg7_K-RA8H8owx5yRxW85rWxCObgz6-r5tAD--N00ZOV9G6JzTkV0xgVq29f2_OsOon9c5h0yYc7xu4v5dFA\">https:\/\/vincentburke.bandcamp.com\/\u2026\/ive-been-trying-to-tell\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want to hear it first here&#8217;s the \u00a0Video hope you like,<\/p>\n<p>Thanks and look after yourselves \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/blj6buW544U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nit\u2019s a year,<br \/>\nit\u2019s a second,<br \/>\nit\u2019s a minute,<br \/>\nit\u2019s an hour,<br \/>\nit\u2019s a day<\/p>\n<p>it\u2019s the push of a button,<br \/>\nit\u2019s as certain<br \/>\nas a dog upon a chain<\/p>\n<p>it\u2019s the cool of the river<br \/>\nit\u2019s the promise<br \/>\nof the coming rain<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s as light as a feather<br \/>\nit\u2019s the weather<br \/>\nit\u2019s the ticking of a bomb<\/p>\n<p>it\u2019s as cruel as a whisper<br \/>\nit\u2019s as tender<br \/>\nas a blister on your thumb<\/p>\n<p>it is far in the distance<br \/>\nand as present<br \/>\nas a smoking gun<\/p>\n<p>look at the sky fall open<br \/>\nmoving into something new<\/p>\n<p>look at the sky fall open<br \/>\neverything that is is true<\/p>\n<p>and this is the moment come<br \/>\nand this is the moment gone<\/p>\n<p>it\u2019s a sigh in the temple<br \/>\nit\u2019s a bluebell<br \/>\nit\u2019s the swinging of a gate<\/p>\n<p>it is soft as a shadow<br \/>\nit\u2019s a garden<br \/>\nit\u2019s a foot upon a rake<\/p>\n<p>it\u2019s the bite of a lemon<br \/>\nit\u2019s the feeling that you\u2019re wide awake<\/p>\n<p>look at the sky fall open<br \/>\nmoving into something new<\/p>\n<p>look at the sky fall open<br \/>\neverything that is is true<\/p>\n<p>and this is the moment come<br \/>\nand this is the moment come<br \/>\nand this is the moment come<\/p>\n<p>and this is the moment gone<\/p>\n<p>from the steam of the coffee<br \/>\nto the bottle from the offi is a day<\/p>\n<p>from the bob of the bobbin<br \/>\nto the lid upon the coffin it&#8217;s the way<\/p>\n<p>you can fight with the river<br \/>\nbut remember to<br \/>\nenjoy your stay&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m giving the money raised from Downloads of this song to refuge.org.uk Since the Lockdown began Domestic Abuse has gone up 700%. So if you would like to help Refuge give people a safe place during this crisis please Click the link below to Download. Pay whatever you like and I&#8217;ll make up all commission &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?p=441\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Single for Refuge: &#8216;I&#8217;ve been trying to tell you all my life&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[151],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":549,"url":"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?p=549","url_meta":{"origin":441,"position":0},"title":"talking nonsense about the new song and video &#8216;all good things will come to me&#8230;&#8217;","author":"admin","date":"October 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8Cl1CMGwqw0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;from the Album 'a conversation with fate'&quot;","block_context":{"text":"from the Album 'a conversation with fate'","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?cat=185"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/8Cl1CMGwqw0\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":128,"url":"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?p=128","url_meta":{"origin":441,"position":1},"title":"100 of my favourite songs: Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear","author":"admin","date":"May 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The problem with irony is nobody gets it; they get it in conversation, on TV,\u00a0 but not in songs. \u00a0 I know this from personal experience - there's something about singing which everyone\u00a0believes is personal, autobiographical and that can be great, but it's\u00a0not always what is happening, it can be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;100 of my favourite songs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"100 of my favourite songs","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?cat=27"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/27a929898ff530cb8afdb8d4872aa487-2-232x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":625,"url":"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?p=625","url_meta":{"origin":441,"position":2},"title":"Happy Xmas and Thanks For Sticking Around :-)","author":"admin","date":"December 16, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy Xmas and Thanks for Sticking Around :-)","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Update&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Update","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?cat=143"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/4WRp-wfFkX8\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":312,"url":"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?p=312","url_meta":{"origin":441,"position":3},"title":"track 4: can I just explain?","author":"admin","date":"April 2, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"nice photo hu? 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It's not my most popular, but it is one of my best - \u00a0both the lyric and the melody hit the spot for me and Late Junction on Radio 3 played it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"6music\"","block_context":{"text":"6music","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?tag=6music"},"img":{"alt_text":"Vince_CD_book_HIGH-5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vince_CD_book_HIGH-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vince_CD_book_HIGH-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vince_CD_book_HIGH-5.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vince_CD_book_HIGH-5.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vince_CD_book_HIGH-5.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vince_CD_book_HIGH-5.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55,"url":"https:\/\/www.vincentburke.co.uk\/?p=55","url_meta":{"origin":441,"position":4},"title":"here she comes","author":"admin","date":"November 15, 2015","format":"aside","excerpt":"- this may not sound like a song based on truth\u00a0but it is. 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