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Memory
04:15
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I’m looking at a photograph
Of a faded frozen face I thought I knew
And I don’t know the place or time
The feeling’s but a trace defined by you
The sun caught your shadow stalking
Sees you walk across the moon
In my mind you left behind
A footprint like the sign upon the rune
And a bright blue flame remains
The creatures cry when you catch their eye
In your hand, and they don’t understand
But maybe they were laughing at the path
That you were tracking in the sand
With a shadow for a footstep
And a curtain for a wall
You’re the whisper in a conversation
Cos no-one heard you call
And just a bright blue flame remains
And remembers like the embers of the forest
Where the burning trees smell of memory
Maybe I’m not on your mind
You never stopped to ask, you thought I knew
And I don’t know what you believe
But you can’t see the dark side of the moon
And I can’t read the sign upon the rune
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Getting Older
03:56
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I’ve a story here to tell of a child who did so well
All her dreams were gonna save her
It was all bright lights and movie stars, looking cool in cars
Getting older, something changed her
But once upon a time, everybody lived happy ever after
But every dream day turned to dust and only lies we learn to trust
Getting older something changed us
Of all the things I thought I’d be the only one still here is me
Getting older we’re just changing
But once upon a time, everybody lived happy ever after
Once upon a time, everybody lived happy ever after
But I’ve a story still untold, I’ll still be young before I’m old
Getting older nothing changes
I’ll still be waiting, wanting more, filling time I’ve filled before
Getting older nothing changes
Once upon a time, everybody lived happy ever after
Once upon a time, everybody lived happy ever after
Whatever happened after
It was all bright lights and movie stars, looking cool in cars
And getting older, nothing changes
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A Bit Of Blue
03:56
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A bit of blue
Enough to stain these clouds a better hue
To maybe make me change the view
Though something tells me nothing’s new
To you but I could see it through
And I would say to you
You’re seeking black and white reasons
For these technicoloured feelings
And still nothing comes to life
Cos it’s drained as the grey of each and everyday
It could do with a bit of blue
A bit of blue
Enough to make me think, think it through
To maybe make me change my mind,
Though nothing tells me that I’m defined
By you, and I could see it through
But I don’t know what to do
I’m seeking black and white reasons
For these technicoloured feelings
And still nothing comes to life
Cos it’s drained as the grey of each and everyday
It could do with a bit of blue
We could paint our dreams on a big blank screen
But still nothing, still nothing would come alive
We’re seeking black and white reasons
For these technicoloured feelings
And still nothing comes to life
Cos it’s drained as the grey of each and everyday
It could do with a bit of blue
Seeking black and white truth
Til we’ve nothing left to prove
What we could do with a bit of blue
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For Free
04:30
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The ancient rivers run dry
There’s not enough space in the sky
But no-one owns the birds in the trees
They fly for free
I got a thousand friends I never see
I can talk to anyone I please
But it’s like some social disease
No friends know me
And it’s a world of traders and thieves
Everything I want is what I need
And the wily salesman agrees
He smiles for free
But I know there’s something sacred
In all the living things I see, yeah yeah
And I know that it’s a wonderful
World and yes it’s all for free
So I’m a little dazed and confused
There’s a billion stars I could choose
You can buy the moon if you please
But she’ll shine for free
But when a man of fortune is paid
For every bomb and bullet that’s made
Who would turn a war into peace
When true love is for free
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It's Alright
03:21
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I got a feeling there’s something wrong
Lying by your side
A stone cold sinking in my heart
And though I’ll carry on like nothing’s wrong
I already know
But it’s alright if you don’t love me anymore
Well there’s the door, you don’t have to stay
I’ll be alright, better without you being there
If you don’t care, you don’t have to stay
I didn’t fall in love with you
To fall apart over you
But you tell me I’m the only one
Lying by my side
But the writing’s on the wall
And I can read, don’t you see I already know
And it’s alright if you don’t love me anymore
Well there’s the door, you don’t have to stay
But I’m not falling on the floor in pieces
Begging you with tearful speeches
But I won’t deny I want to cry
But it’s alright if you don’t love me anymore
Well there’s the door, you don’t have to stay
If it’s not right, just go, I’d rather be alone
I didn’t fall in love with you
To fall apart over you
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Now Somehow
03:46
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When you had it all it was easy
You could fly high when you wanted to
They were salad days and you were stronger
It felt like you could
Climb any mountain high
And blow away every cloud in the sky
And you may be wrong but you belong
In fortune’s favour now, somehow
But they took everything that you wanted
Leaving nothing left that you could call your own
They were dark days and you were frightened
But I know you could
Climb any mountain high
And blow away every cloud in the sky
So you carry on cos you belong
In fortune’s favour now
Don’t look down
Don’t lose it somehow
Now somehow
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Banks Of The Acheron
03:18
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On the banks of Acheron you’ll see
Where the willow trees hang low
There’s a child who looks a lot like me
On the banks of the Acheron
She has pale white skin and thick brown hair
And as green as grass her eyes
And her legs run fast as any deer
On the banks of the Acheron
She’ll be running free
She’ll be running free
On the banks of the Acheron
And I wish I could have held her hand
And have called her by her name
But I lost her life and now I stand
On the banks of the Acheron
She’ll be running free
She’ll be running free
On the banks of the Acheron
I will dry my tears and carry on
But a hole is left inside
Where a heart once beat, but now is gone
To the banks of the Acheron
She’ll be running free
She’ll be running free
On the banks of the Acheron
But my child is not the only one
To have died before it’s born
About a hundred million women weep
On the banks of the Acheron
She’ll be running free
She’ll be running free
On the banks of the Acheron
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All I need is a little time
A bit of space to make up my mind
Married all these years and every day
I wonder why but I’ve got kids to raise
And it’s always been this way
But I don’t know if I can stay
So I’ve been trying to find the words that I could say
Without him flying into yet another rage
But every word I say, he’ll twist his way
And I know I’ll stay this time
I’ll change my mind
Yet another day turns to night
We lie in bed, and he holds me tight
But I’m about a million miles away
And while he sleeps, I am wide-awake
Afraid to think it through
Cos I know what I should do
And I’ve been trying to find the words that I could say
To make him understand I can’t go on this way
But every word I say, he’ll twist his way
And I know he’ll think it’s fine
I’ll change my mind
But I still love him in some way
And we’ve got our kids and there’s bills to pay
Our lives so totally entwined
Like the roots of an ancient vine
How could I cut it down
I don’t know if I can
But I’ve been trying to find the words that I could say
To make him understand, to make him change his ways
But every word I say, he’ll twist his way
And I know I’ll stay this time
I’ll change my mind
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Stone And Sky
04:38
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She’s alone in a cemetery
Skulls and bones underneath her feet
Used to be alive
Used to be
People just like you and me
Loving, living on these city streets
And now here they lie
Under stone and sky
She knows there’s a remedy
For hungry ghosts in a cemetery
She’s afraid of life
She’s afraid to die
Can you feel her stare
When no-one’s there
The black crows caw overhead
Will you take her hand
And lay her down
Back in her warm earthy bed
As the clouds go by
Under stone and sky
She’s alone in a cemetery
Standing under the willow tree
Can you read the stone
It says she died long ago
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I'd Rather Be
04:34
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Well I would rather be a rolling stone
Than a diamond in a crown
And I would rather keep my head in clouds
Than to tie my feet to the ground
I would rather risk going way too high
Than to never fly at all
And I would rather take a running dive
Than be waiting for the fall
Cos I would rather be a restless sea
Than a safely rooted tree
And I would rather make it short and sweet
Than to waste a century
I would rather be a loose cannonball
Than a concrete paradise
I would rather be a waterfall
Than a solid sheet of ice
Cos I would rather be a shooting star
Than the empty space between
And I would rather see your face in darkness
Than an ordinary dream
And I would rather take it sweet and slow
Than never bide my borrowed time
Oh I would rather take the highs and lows
Than to hide in a narrow mind
Cos I would rather keep the passion and the pain
Than be chained in sanity
And I would rather stand in the pouring rain
To feel the sun shine down on me
Cos I’d rather be free, oh yeah
And I’d rather be me, oh yeah
And I would rather stare through the blackest night
Than never see the breaking dawn
And I would rather bear this rack of life
Than to never have been born
And I would rather be a feeling flying high
Than a reason running down
Oh I would rather be a field of silence
Than a universe of sound
Cos I would rather keep the passion and the pain
Than be chained in sanity
And I would rather stand in the pouring rain
To feel the sun shine down on me
To feel the sun shine down on me
Cos I’d rather be free, oh yeah,
And I’d rather be me, oh yeah
Oh I'd rather be free, oh yeah
And I'd rather be me
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Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving
But how can they know it's time for them to go?
Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming
I have no thought of time
For who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?
Sad, deserted shore, your fickle friends are leaving
Ah, but then you know it's time for them to go
But I will still be here, I have no thought of leaving
I do not count the time
For who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?
And I am not alone while my love is near me
I know it will be so until it's time to go
So come the storms of winter and then the birds in spring again
I have no fear of time
For who knows how my love grows?
And who knows where the time goes?
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Emily Maguire Obi Obi, Australia
Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and Buddhist poet Emily Maguire has released seven albums, published four books, and toured with Don McLean, Dr Hook, Eric Bibb, Roddy Frame, Glenn Tilbrook and The Blue Nile. Originally from the UK, she is now based in the Australian bush. Open about her struggles with bipolar disorder, she is an award-winning mental health advocate. ... more
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