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The Lights of Te Atatu

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Wichita, Waterloo, Phoenix, Te Atatu. Simple names on a piece of paper but then, so much more besides.

​It's not even about the places, they’re just a stage upon which the stories play out, tales of everyday life and people.

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We were young, we believed our love was strong
Still just kids, make it up as we went along.
Talked about the future with youth upon our side
I made a call, packed a bag, got to build a better life
Sky so clear, looking from my window seat
My goodbye, I know I’m gonna find my feet, and …

The lights of Te Atatu shine for me
They look like diamonds through my tears and jewels on the sea
If I ever make it back, will she still be there for me
Or have I wasted everything on a dream that might have been?

Tried so hard to get her on the telephone
So remote, I shoulda never left her on her own
Then somebody else came along and showed me my mistake
There was nothing I could do from far away
That letter was hard to take
I was lost, no matter how hard I try
Memories will haunt me til the day I see …

The lights of Te Atatu shine for me
They look like diamonds through my tears and jewels on the sea
If I ever make it back, will she still be there for me
Or have I wasted everything on a dream that might have been?

Maybe I was running to the place where I’m going to be me
But I haven’t begun
Got a little busy in the city and I never looked back
Having too much fun

Time rolls on, while other people come and go
There’s no love, nothing like I used to know
Buried myself in another life, working seven days
Spend my nights with an old guitar, play my pain away
If I could I’d sing this one for her
Side by side we’d walk along the shore, where …

The lights of Te Atatu shine for me
They look like diamonds through my tears and jewels on the sea
If I ever make it back, will she still be there for me
Or have I wasted everything on a dream that might have been?

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from The Lights of Te Atatu, released January 30, 2018
Dominic Blaazer/Steven Shaw

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Dominic Blaazer Auckland, New Zealand

Dominic Blaazer; singer/songwriter

Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, found myself in London then matured in Auckland.

A Riot of Colour, C86-era John Peel session and three 12" singles. The Chills, The Peter Stuyvesant Hitlist, Pet Rocks and Smoothy. Also quality-time alongside SJD, Don McGlashan and The Clean.

I've absorbed much along the way so welcome to my own world of music.
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