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The One Who Counted

by Camden Place feat. Rachael Akano

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The theme of “The One Who Counted” comes from an idea in the film, “The Midwife”, the tale of two older women of very different temperaments. Claire is detached and sober, a creature of routine. Beatrice is a free spirit, spontaneous and even reckless. Beatrice is dying of cancer yet is irrepressible. Claire is burdened by circumstance and doesn't really know how to live.

Speaking about a former lover, Beatrice says: He was the only one who counted. Claire asks her: And what about all the others? Beatrice replies: You can spend years with a man who will always be a stranger and a single night with one you'll remember your whole life.

The One Who Counted is the first in a series of three Camden Place recordings featuring Rachael Akano due for release throughout 2022 via Beardfire Music.

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He was the one, the one who counted
Like a fool I let him get away
I turned my back, turned my back on a miracle
There it is - my big mistake
Spent a night, one night with a stranger
Someone born, born to be my king
He was the one, the one who counted
Should have been my everything

He was the one, the one who counted
Like a fool I let him disappear
Oh baby baby - circumstance confused me
Or else I didn't want to see
So many people don't want the dream to end
I was blind and settled for a kiss
He was the one, the one who counted
Opened the door to a life of bliss

He was the one, the one who counted
Opened the door to a life of bliss

I spend years with a nobody
Someone who never gets close
He floats along on the surface
Values convention the most
There can be many lovers
But none of them get to stay
He was the one who counted
I let him get away

Yes, I spent years with a nobody
Holding still so that I could survive
See my face – I put a price on happiness
Serve my sentence and not a life
I was the one, the one he loved kissing
I never worked out how I should respond
He was the one, the one who counted
And me? I didn't understand

He was the one, oh yes he was the one
And me? I didn't understand

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released August 1, 2022
Copyright © 2020 Seán Silke/Rohan Healy. All rights reserved.

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