SEEKING
Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.ABOUT
FULL OF HOOKS... DARK... DEEP...
Are a few of the many ways the music of Nightbird has been described. Words that make us feel as though we must be doing something right, and that we're creating the atmosphere we wanted.
Greetings, we are Nightbird.
When we started out writing what would become essentially a 100 minute progressive rock album without any guitars in 2010, we didn't really stop to think that we would have to somehow put what we were creating into some kind of genre. But, back then we didn't even know exactly what it was we were trying to create, full stop.
It didn't take long for that to change and we find now that we happily identify with the Alternative/Progressive/Gothic Rock genres. But, in a way that we feel isn't taking too much of one and not enough of the other.
The reason we're writing this bio is because it has the specific purpose of being read by someone such as yourself, in the hope that you'll be intrigued enough to want to be a part of what we do.
We started writing and recording Welcome To Skeleton Coast about three years ago to be our debut album. A lot of effort, hard work, love, and probably a bit of our souls have gone into making it.
We're looking for like-minded people, with the same high ambition and desire to get out there and make our mark. If this sounds like you, then you need to get in touch immediately.
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- Screen name:
- Nightbird
- Member since:
- Nov 02 2017
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years together:
- 7
- Age:
- 29 years
Influences
The Cure
Bears Den
White Lies
Metallica
Iron Maiden
Dream Theater
Many, many more...
Members Of Band
Tommy V Cooper - Rhythm guitar, lead guitar, lead vocals
Lewie Roberts - Bass guitar, backing vocals
MUSIC
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The Sweetest Sound Of Heaven (TEASER 2)
The Sweetest Sound Of Heaven (TEASER 2)
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The Sweetest Sound Of Heaven (TEASER)
The Sweetest Sound Of Heaven (TEASER)
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Watch 'Em Swing PREVIEW
Watch 'Em Swing PREVIEWPreview of TBA song 'Watch 'Em Swing'
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This Perfect Dark (2019 Re-record)
This Perfect Dark (2019 Re-record)
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These Old Relics
These Old RelicsVerse: These old relics tried... To make it out alive I said I had this dream To make real my fantasy Where all my wishes breathe And fortune she smiles on me But all this seems so unreal No more the dream I shall feel Pre Chorus: Verse: Lost to the pages of time, The monument shatters in my mind. The hands caress through black and pain Sliding down my crying face Reaching out for me in the velvet blue Pick me up and I will follow you Middle 8: Pre Chorus: Lost to the ages, Forgotten by time. In place of luck, this curse of mine. And on an unmarked grave In the cemetery corner Beneath the dust the message: Chorus: These Old Relics die These Old Relics died These Old Relics tried These Old Relics died
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Siamese Twins
Siamese TwinsCover of 'Siamese Twins' originally performed by The Cure. Taken from the 1982 album 'Pornography' Written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Lawrence Tolhurst. I chose an eternity of this Like falling angels The world disappeared Laughing into the fire Is it always like this? Flesh and blood and the first kiss The first colours The first kiss We writhed under a red light Voodoo smile Siamese twins A girl at the window looks at me for an hour Then everything falls apart Broken inside me It falls apart The walls and the ceiling move in time Push a blade into my hands Slowly up the stairs And into the room Is it always like this? Dancing in my pocket Worms eat my skin She glows and grows With arms outstretched Her legs around me In the morning I cried Leave me to die You won't remember my voice I walked away and grew old You never talk We never smile I scream You're nothing I don't need you any more You're nothing It fades and spins Fades and spins Sing out loud We all die Laughing into the fire Is it always like this?
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My Kingdom - Outro - Teaser
My Kingdom - Outro - TeaserOutro teaser for the Nightbird track 'My Kingdom'...
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BLOOD
BLOOD[DEMO - 2014-2017] LYRICS: Verse: What do you know What do you say? Our voice won't matter anyway It's too late to be creative With a sound Make angels cry shooting up towards the sky The change has come With the new voice And one day you will know my name Chorus: Watch your step 'Cause I want your blood No I won't go back No I won't go back 'Cause I want your blood Now watch your step my friend 'Cause I want your blood No I won't go back No I won't go back 'Cause I want your blood Verse: Go back the way You already came I don't need no claim to fame I don't need no self afflicted Part time star With a sound Make angels cry shooting up towards the sky The change has come With the new voice And one day You will know my name Chorus Solo Chorus x2
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A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever VoyagingWith guest vocals by Philippa Cooke. Verse: Don't give up hope on me Just yet There's still much to be said for this man I've been elsewhere I've been working on who I am I know It's been too long I know It's been too long Months of silence But it's not like I planned to Real life can often creep in unawares And change you Chorus: What have I become Since the last you saw my face? What have I become Since the last you heard my voice? What have I become Since I saw the light of day? What have I become And will I ever be the same? Verse: I've been around the world Without ever leaving home And keep repeating I promise for new things soon Time and time again I would say these things to you Time and time again I would say these things to you For a moment I thought I'd lost it all When the voice that sang only whispered A hollow tune I kept on wishing towards a time I kept on hoping for Another beautiful Melody in my head Another beautiful Story to be read
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I Chose You (2016 re-recording)
I Chose You (2016 re-recording)VERSE: How much can we take? When it feels like everything is gone except our faith. And we don't have the strength to cry anymore PRE CHORUS: And this is just, a moment of your time And this is just, the time in our lives CHORUS: When it feels like the end, and it won't be the same Just remember that I chose you When we can't seem to smile When we make up our minds Just remember that I chose you When it builds up inside When we give in and fight Just remember that I chose you When we make our mistakes When we fall down again Just remember that I chose you BRIDGE Won't you walk with me, my hand in yours, we'll make it back soon It'll take a while, but I promise we'll be there soon. Please don't feel, like I never swore to love you Please don't feel this way Please don't feel, like I'd let you go and walk away I'm not a shadow, I won't fade away
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Rain clouds at the edge
Rain clouds at the edgeWhere did you come from? Portrait in gold... A colour of love To paint this soul I've been through it all, I've seen the night. I only did what I thought was right... I've been the martyr, I've played the game. I always thought, It would be the same. I've been to the end, I know true pain. All I ever wanted was for someone like you, To take me away... I'm just a man with a name, A face in the crowd, a fly on the wall. I have no Adonis, no spark on the tongue, You see what you get, no two ways, just one. I've been so weak, I've cried til I sleep. I've screamed til I died, I've been in love with the sky. I've dropped and got up, I've fucked and not stopped. I've pushed til I break, I've always said I'd make my life and live it My way...
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The Calling Of The Nightbird
The Calling Of The NightbirdHe's calling...
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Lure Of The Temptress
Lure Of The TemptressVERSE: You'll come to me, with love, no sin (And I will know I'm dreaming of you now) Said you'd wait, through it all, even war (And I will know I'm dreaming of you now) I never saw this side of you before And I must know what all this really means I never thought this was all you'd come for And now I know just what you really are CHORUS VERSE: Don't talk to me, if you don't believe (Another voice again will leave) Your posion words pollute my soul (Another voice again will leave) I never felt this alone before And so I walked until I found her I never felt this alone before And so I walked away from you CHORUS INTERLUDE HALF VERSE: I never saw this side of you before And I must know what all this really means I never thought this was all you'd come for And now I know just what you really are
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Charlotte: Part II
Charlotte: Part IIWritten and performed by The Nightbirds Lyrics by Tommy V Cooper Verse: There was always more Of this story to tell As much as it makes you blush To hear me sing your name for the world to know But I could only say so much And I know at times When I was fucked and high You were staring death in the face But I can't change the time And how it changed our lives But darlin' you know I know what it came to Chorus: I wasted love I let you go I cast aside Your faith in my dark soul If I knew then, What I know now. I'd turn back round, And go through hell, To come back for you Verse: Now I sit and lament over a picture of you And remember the touch of your kiss How we'd slip into bed Though I was out of my head And you always said goodnight And I never knew what I was doing to you Until it was far too late Now I sleep alone with everything I know And pray I get to feel your love again
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Choose Your Reality
Choose Your RealityVerse: 1,2,3 They all take aim, And stare down shaking sights. Many slain and none to blame, For a war murder, blood disguise. Questions later, Shoot to kill, Video-alibi. 15 minute obituary, Nice start, A flash of light. Locked inside, You're left inside, Thoughts of an open mind. Hungry, biting, drink it down, It calls on every night. Bring your life to razor sharp, Crystal clear clarity. Say the line then, Take the line, Hollywood with rotting teeth. Chorus: And the veil's aside, No one knows who was holding it up. Now I see what it really means, To die with secrets. Corrupt me with your lies, Caress me with this hatred.. The veil's aside, My only chance to make this right. Now I see what it really means, To die in sequence. Corrupt me with your lies, Caress me with this hatred... Dual bridge (Tommy/Nuno) Verse: Then I saw my life grow older, Saw a child die. Now I see my heart grow colder, With these sunken eyes. Soon I'll see my life unravel, In haunted afterglow. Now I see my life expendable, Something made of less... Trapped inside my liquid thoughts, Time takes it all. Memories. trying, fighting through, We hold it oh so close. Single mind and marching forward Into an unknown world. Where nothing stays, and nothing plays But silence. Dual bridge (Tommy/Nuno) Dual solo (Tommy/Nuno) Outro
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Karmalove
KarmaloveWritten and performed by The Nightbirds Lyrics by Tommy V Cooper Verse: Be still To touch the sky And feel the heavy drift Rest easy and ignore Fall backwards And slip With the colours as we fade Through the ancient storms Pre: Let it resonate into your heart This is just the start Verse: Step back As the voice turns To deathly soft The sky is no more Turn away Don't stare Into the empty space Breath deep And carry on Chorus: This is not a vision And this is not the dream And this is not admission And this is not your home Solo Breakdown Chorus x2
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No More You
No More YouWritten and performed by Nightbird Lyrics by Nightbird Intro (0:00 - 3:09) Verse I(3:09 - 3:57) : I won't keep you long I'm calling today Just to let you know I've made it through another day Without seeing your face Without saying your name Without the sound of your voice In my head. And no one will know What we made of our world And to only have eachother And in another time And in another life I'd bleed my heart dry Just to see you smile Pre chorus (3:57 - 4:21) Chorus: (4:21 - 4:45) : Now, it's just me again Now, I've got all I need Now, I can move on again But now, there's no more you Verse II (4:45 - 5:33) : I won't keep you long I'm calling today Just to let you know I'm drifting through another day Only seeing your face Only saying your name With only the sound of your voice In my head. And everyone will know What we made of our world And to only have eachother And in another time And in another life I'd pull my heart out and die Just to see you smile Pre chorus: (5:33 - 5:58): Chorus: (5:58 - 6:21): Now, it's just me again Now, I've got all I need Now, I can move on again But now, there's no more you... Solo/Build up Crescendo/Big chorus Interlude Break down Outro: It's just me again It's just me again It's just me again Now there's no more you...
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Everything We Loved [working title] [early demo]
Everything We Loved [working title] [early demo]Just something that's been in the works recently and wanted to share!
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This Perfect Dark (Demo - Instrumental stage)
This Perfect Dark (Demo - Instrumental stage)Just a taster of the direction things are heading in at the moment, similar vein to our earlier stuff before we began incorporating a much softer style into our music. We haven't forgotten how to play heavy.
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This Lonely Bed
This Lonely BedVerse: I can't feel a thing And the bed is lonely tonight I can't hear your voice anymore... You need time to think I don't want to sing goodbye Please don't leave me on my own Pre solo: I'm sorry that it went this way Pre solo: I can't go on like this without you now I can't go on like this without you now End: I hope you'll love me once again I hope you'll love me once again...
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Wherever You Go
Wherever You GoVERSE: I cannot wait to see you soon So you know 300 miles or more for sure I'll go as far as it takes I won't keep you holding on When you're alone because CHORUS: I'll be with you Wherever you go And I will love you Wherever you go Closer and closer I'm never too far Cos' I have found you in my heart INTERLUDE: I could never ever let you go As long as the world still turned I'll be right here waiting and waiting For you to come on home The winds could turn the world to stone And I'll keep on praying As long as the world still turns I'll keep waiting and waiting...
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Autumn
AutumnVERSE: Wake me up when the clouds are down and the world is grey I feel alive when the sky goes cold, no daylight serves to light my way Dancing our way through confetti leaves, arm in arm, just you and me But I know, it'll never be, the same as it used to be CHORUS: Oh how I miss, the way we used to walk, the way we used to play In Autumn leaves, in Autumn breeze Oh how I miss, the way we used to walk, the way we used to play It'll never be the same again VERSE: Wake me up when the fires light, and the colours change I feel so alive in Autumn time, this season where memories are made Growing old through confetti leaves, arm in arm, just you and me It'll never be, the same as it used to be...
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Forget Me Not
Forget Me NotVERSE: Forget me not, when you go your own different way I tried and tried, to be the everything you wanted And now I'm back. To where I was, with nothing to show and no-one will know The quiet nights alone in the bed, I whispered to you. And stroked your head. Your perfect kiss and gentle touch The things I know I will always miss CHORUS: Why did it have to come to this? Does he taste good on your lips? He must be something special To be the one to replace me... BRIDGE: I'm sorry it changed I'm sorry it wasn't everything you wanted it to be I'm sorry I changed I'm sorry I wasn't everything you wanted me to be
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I Chose You
I Chose YouVERSE: How much can we take? When it seems like everything is gone except our faith. And we don't have the strength to cry anymore PRE CHORUS: This is just, a moment of your time This is just, the time in our lives CHORUS: When it feels like the end, and it won't be the same Just remember that I chose you When we can't seem to smile When we make up our minds Just remember that I chose you When it builds up inside When we give in and fight Just remember that I chose you When we make our mistakes When we fall down again Just remember that I chose you BRIDGE Won't you walk with me, my hand in yours, we'll make it back soon It'll take a while, but I promise we'll be there soon. Please don't feel, like I never swore to love you Please don't feel this way Please don't feel, like I'd let you go and walk away I won't fade away.
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Injected [sample]
Injected [sample]Album sampler for our in the works first album: Welcome to Skeleton Coast. TRACKLISTING: Injected A Faceless Piece Of History Blood The Cold Months Charlotte Choose Your Reality Welcome to Skeleton coast How It Is
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How it is [sample]
How it is [sample]Album sampler for our in the works first album: Welcome to Skeleton Coast. TRACKLISTING: Injected A Faceless Piece Of History Blood The Cold Months Charlotte Choose Your Reality Welcome to Skeleton coast How It Is
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Choose Your Reality [sample]
Choose Your Reality [sample]Album sampler for our in the works first album: Welcome to Skeleton Coast. TRACKLISTING: Injected A Faceless Piece Of History Blood The Cold Months Charlotte Choose Your Reality Welcome to Skeleton coast How It Is
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Blood [sample]
Blood [sample]Album sampler for our in the works first album: Welcome to Skeleton Coast. TRACKLISTING: Injected A Faceless Piece Of History Blood The Cold Months Charlotte Choose Your Reality Welcome to Skeleton coast How It Is
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A faceless Piece of History [sample]
A faceless Piece of History [sample]Album sampler for our in the works first album: Welcome to Skeleton Coast. TRACKLISTING: Injected A Faceless Piece Of History Blood The Cold Months Charlotte Choose Your Reality Welcome to Skeleton coast How It Is
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Welcome to Skeleton Coast [sample]
Welcome to Skeleton Coast [sample]Album sampler for our in the works first album: Welcome to Skeleton Coast. TRACKLISTING: Injected A Faceless Piece Of History Blood The Cold Months Charlotte Choose Your Reality Welcome to Skeleton coast How It Is
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Charlotte
CharlotteDemo cut of 'Charlotte' taken from The Nightbirds debut album 'Welcome to Skeleton Coast'. release TBA. LYRICS: Verse: Do you remember what I said, On the night that we first met? I said I'd never mess you around, And these words you made me promise. I said 'I promise', And you smiled. And you sighed, And the first kiss of delight. You fell into my arms, And from then on all I want to say is... Chorus: Charlotte won't you lay down by my side. And tell me everything that happened in your life What made you laugh, and what makes you cry, I promise that the pain tonight, Will die. Verse: I promise... Nothing would change my mind, My greatest achievement in life. My cascading ray of light. And you smile, And you sigh, And the first kiss of delight. You fell into my arms, And from then on all I want to say is... Chorus Solo Chorus x2 End
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These Cold Months
These Cold MonthsDemo cut of 'These cold months' taken from The Nightbirds debut album 'Welcome to Skeleton Coast' release TBA. Lyrics: Verse 1: Don't look away To hide your tears Hold your gaze to mine And I will tell you again I love the way you love me back And everything you do is simply magical I've seen the best of your worst times and you to mine-my hour of need And you held me Never to let go Never to let go Pre: I feel it I feel it I feel it Woah-oh, Woah-oh. I feel it I feel it I feel it Woah-oh, Woah-oh. Chorus: But these words never Say it right And no words ever Say 'I love you' right... Verse 2: Don't look away To hide your tears Hold your gaze to mine And I will tell you again You're beautiful in every way And not another soul will ever Take away, my love from you I've felt your kiss upon my lips when late at night you must have thought me dreaming I've felt your kiss and every time your lips touch mine It always seems to take my breath away Pre Chorus Outro
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Calling of the Nightbird
Calling of the NightbirdComplete demo of our song "Calling of the Nightbird". It is a near 9 minute progressive instrumental piece that's filled with movements and is hopefully interesting enough to keep you guessing and wanting more.
