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Fires

by The West View

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Fires is a film and track in one. Taking in the epic unmanaged UK overnight cycle ride the Dunwich Dynamo, the film was shot in July 2019 at Hackney and the Suffolk coast between 8pm and 5am. The track tells the story of the ride against the backdrop of the world in that moment. The West View is singer-songwriter Jake Griffiths, who grew up in the wide open spaces of Norwich and is now based in Hertfordshire in the orbit of London, England. Fires is his fourth release.

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The skyline is burning
It's twisting and turning
How did we get so cold?

We're grasping for money
For some hope and some lonely truth
Wondering where does the time seem to go?

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Chemicals and mind games
Still rushing through my bloodstream
I couldn't reach out but neither could you

Now I'm walking the wild shore
Just thinking these wild thoughts
And I'm sending a message to you

Retrace my steps
Escape the past
The fires are burning and it's already gone too far
There's fire in the dark
There's fire in my heart

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Searching in the starlight
Staring down the gaslight
I got tears in my eyes that won't fall

We're glitching and crashing
Hoping for a way in
Good times didn't feel so good at all

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Travelling through time now
Asleep on the window
If I wake up will you still be real?

Now the waters are rising
Got stuck in my own dreams
But I'm back and I'm marching with you

Retrace my steps
Escape the past
The fires are burning and it's already gone too far
There's fire in the dark
There's fire in my heart
There's fire in the past
There's fire in my heart

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She's the girl from the future
Buzzing like an antenna
Got her broken dreams in my head

I'm a month and a number
Now you're pulling us under
But I'm back and I'm running to you

Retrace my steps
Escape the past
The fires are burning and it's already gone too far
It's not a celebration, it's a step into the dark
It's a step into the past
There's fire in the dark
There's fire in my heart
There's fire in the past
There's fire in my heart

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released July 3, 2020

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The West View England, UK

The West View is singer, songwriter and producer Jake Griffiths.
Growing up in the wide open spaces of Norfolk and now living in the orbit of London England, Jake is a former DJ and producer with gigs at iconic London venues.

Lifeline and Meet Me Here released in 2020 were produced at Unit Studios Herts, with mastering from Matt Colton (Manic Street Preachers, Thom Yorke, Coldplay). ... more

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