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Believer

by Emily Maguire

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1.
Free 02:52
If I have faith, if I am wise If I can wait and open my eyes I won’t steal and I don’t lie You can own a hundred houses but there’s nowhere you can hide And nothing else is holy now everything’s for sale But I will be free If I forgive, if I don’t mind If I can give, if I take my time I can hope and I can smile You can only hold the lifebuoy kicking for a while And nothing else is holy when everything’s for sale But I will be free If I could see and realise If I could feel a stillness inside I won’t kill cos when I die You can’t buy your soul back from the salesman in the sky And nothing else is holy now everything’s for sale But I will be, oh I will be so free
2.
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 I would rather be a shooting star than the empty space between 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 I’d keep the passion and the pain than be chained in sanity And I’d stand in the pouring rain to feel the sun shine down on me Cos I’d rather be I would rather stare through the blackest night than never see the breaking dawn 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 I would rather be a field of silence than a universe of sound I’d keep the passion and the pain than be chained in sanity And I’d stand in the pouring rain to feel the sun shine down on me Cos I’d rather be
3.
Wanting Time 03:05
I heard you’re back against the wall I heard you couldn’t take no more And still you smile but you can't fake it anymore And you couldn't call I heard you couldn’t sleep at night And in your dreams a fear you’re far too tired to fight, But maybe, just maybe it’ll be alright And I, well I'm here to turn on the light And I will call your name, I heard you crying again But hey, you'll be fine, you're wanting time I heard that all's not well with you There's nothing I can say and nothing I can do But maybe, just maybe it’ll be alright And I, well I’m here to see you through the night And I will cry your tears Until they're drying again Hey you'll be fine, you're wanting time Hey you’ll be fine, you’re wanting time
4.
You are the star burning bright in my sky You’re the light on the wall where there’s no light at all And you’re the guiding hand You’re the lighthouse man To show me the way And you’re the firelight You’re the star at night The sun in my day Too many lives I’ve been riding these waves And I reach for the shore but I keep going astray I need a lighthouse man Or a guiding hand To show me the way And you’re the firelight You’re the star at night The sun in my day Each faint horizon I reach but in vain After each sunny day comes a week in the rain But you’re the firelight You’re the star at night The sun in my day You’re the guiding hand You’re the lighthouse man To show me the way Please turn that light on, that light on The sun in my day Turn that light on, that light on Show me the way
5.
Autumn leaves are falling on the ground Street lights on, the rain is coming down Cold, cold air, you feel it bite but nothing’s there Cold, cold air, I wake at night but you’re not there People walk in streets of neon signs Everybody’s talking all the time Cold, cold air, it’s late at night but I don’t care Cold, cold air, it must be light and you’re not there And I’m here holding on And you’ve been gone, you’ve gone away too long You took my heart and laid it on the line I saw the train a-coming but not in time Cold, cold air, you feel it bite but nothing’s there Cold, cold air, I wake at night and you’re not there And I’m here holding on And you’ve been gone And I don’t know why I should waste my time on loving you When you’ve been gone, you’ve gone away too long Autumn leaves are falling on the ground
6.
Won’t you hold my hand I don’t understand anything we do Won’t you hold my hand I don’t think I can stand up without you But sometimes it’s not so easy And I don’t think it through But these things we take for granted We don’t want to lose And someday I’ll be all alone and want to feel you Calling out my name and saying Someday I’ll be waiting here for you, if only you knew Thinking only of you, anything you do Cos when you hold my hand I can understand anything you do When you hold my hand I don’t think I can stand it without you But someday I’ll be all alone and want to feel you Calling out my name and saying Someday I’ll be waiting here for you, if only you knew Thinking only of you, anything you do But I know that sometimes it’s not so easy And I don’t think it through But these things we take for granted And I don’t want to lose you But someday I’ll be all alone and want to feel you Calling out my name and saying Someday I’ll be waiting here for you, if only you knew Thinking only of you, anything you do
7.
Believer 04:28
I could be a rider, riding I could be a runaway, a runaway I could pray like a preacher, preaching I could be making it easier, easy, easy, easy Cos I try to fight the fire with fire And I find that the only way, the only way Was just to get higher and higher Leaving all the loneliness, the lonely, if only I’d seen the light of a thousand suns rising high above the sea And I’d held the hand of a holy man, if only I believed Believer, believer I could be taking it easier, easy Making it right away, the right way And never be the lonely, if only Running like a rider, riding, a rider, riding Cos I could be counted, not counting I could run and hide away, hide away I try to be wanted and wanting To keep away the loneliness, the lonely, if only I’d seen the light of a thousand suns rising high above the sea And I’d held the hand of a holy man, if only I believed That I’ve seen the light of a thousand suns rising high above the sea And I’ve held the hand of a holy man, if only I believed Believer, believer, believer, believer
8.
Woke Up 03:16
I woke up this morning, all the trees were gone A concrete jungle left outside, oh no They said on the radio, the seas were warm And all the fish had gone and died, oh no So what do we do now I woke up this morning all our water’s gone And now the ocean’s at my door, oh no They said on the radio a storm would come And wash away my neighbourhood, oh no So what do we do now I woke up this morning all the birds were gone Politicians act alarmed, oh no They said on the radio we’ll wait and see The economy cannot be harmed, oh no But can you see Do you believe it now
9.
Educated, emancipated Motivated, liberated, medicated brave new world Estimated, investigated Calculated, complicated, isolated brave new world You shouldn’t walk that wall, you shouldn’t try to call You shouldn’t cry at al, and you shouldn’t, you shouldn’t fall You shouldn’t walk that way, you shouldn’t talk that way You shouldn’t try to say, in a brave new world Can I take my time, can I make up my mind Can I bend the line, can I ever be a friend of mine And can I seek my goal, can I keep control Can I break the mould without breaking my soul No you shouldn’t, no you shouldn’t talk that way And you shouldn’t, no you shouldn’t feel this way, it ain’t ok And you couldn’t, no you couldn’t walk that way Cos it wouldn’t, no it wouldn’t be ok, oh no I wouldn’t walk that wall, I wouldn’t try to call I wouldn’t cry at all, I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t fall I wouldn’t walk that way, I wouldn’t talk that way I wouldn’t try to say, in a brave new world Innovated, rehabilitated Integrated, insulated, suffocated brave new world Dissipated, concentrated Radiated, recreated, desolated brave new world You shouldn’t walk that wall, you shouldn’t try to call You shouldn’t cry at all, and you shouldn’t, you shouldn’t fall And you shouldn’t walk that way, you shouldn’t talk that way You shouldn’t try to say, in a brave new world
10.
Caught in the muddy waters, falling down If I could breathe, then I would drown I’m fifteen, I feel older than God I got dreams and a hole in my heart And he says go slow, be kind, be wise Start over again Out of the muddy waters, I come round I said I’m off to London town My love is strong, the years roll by But now it’s gone in the blink of an eye And he says go slow, you need time, be wise Start over again Thrown in the muddy waters, I come down And you were waiting there on the ground And then you put your hand in mine You put your heart on the line And you said we’ll go slow, you need time, be mine And start over again So pour on the muddy waters, I won’t drown I’ll be walking a hilltop town And I’ll make the most of time And someday to a child of mine Well I’ll say go slow, be kind, be wise Start over again

about

'Believer' was my third album and the first time I'd been in a recording studio outside the Australian bush - Kore Studios in London. My manager Philip Tennant was producing with us and I was having one acute anxiety attack after the other, trying to appear normal in front of a roomful of very cool, very confident men. I missed the peace and quiet and gentleness of Pix Vane Mason's studio in the Australian bush where I'd made my first two albums.

But for all my angst, my album 'Believer' turned out to be full of light. Just the opening keyboard refrain of the first track 'Free', recorded by our drummer Geoff Dugmore, set the tone for the whole album. And the two days when guitarist Luke Potashnick came in to record and sprinkled fairy dust over the whole album were possibly the highlight of my recording career so far.

The last track on the album 'Start Over Again' I always introduce at gigs as 'the story of my life in 3 and a half minutes'. 'Believer' also includes my song 'Woke Up' which was used by Greenpeace for their Copenhagen climate change campaign.

REVIEW: Rock and Reel Magazine

A relatively new voice to get excited over, Australia-based English singer-songwriter Emily Maguire has already impressed enough to have been invited to support Eric Bibb, The Blue Nile, Paul Brady and Don McLean. Believer is her third album, the follow-up to 2006’s Keep Walking, which helped establish Maguire as a talent to be reckoned with.

A remarkably assured, hugely enjoyable set, Believer highlights Maguire’s strength as a writer of insightful, intelligent lyrics allied to a keen ear for melody. Her wonderfully warm but strong, supremely expressive vocals are the icing on the cake: this girl is here for the long haul, a true artist whose passion for her music is reflected in the care taken over arrangements and instrumentation.

Each carefully crafted track deserves praise but the beautifully judged love song ‘Anything You Do’, the restless, rockin’ ‘I’d Rather Be’ and the spiritually seeking title track reveal the diversity and depth of her talent.

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released November 16, 2009

All songs written by Emily Maguire except 'Anything You Do' written by Emily Maguire and Bruce Woolley. Produced by Philip Tennant, Christian Dunham and Emily Maguire. Recorded at Kore Studios, London by George Apsion.

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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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