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Something
03:50
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Something has appeared in the corner of my tear-dried eye
Something like a door opening, or a light I’ve turned on inside
But I can’t see clearly now
I could never turn around no I, I can only hold the hand of time
I don’t know where it’s taking me, though I’m making these moments in mind
So I can’t see clearly now
No I can’t see clearly now
Everything is overturned in that nothing is permanent, life, oh life
And even as the wheel is turning, the road is running out of sight
So I can’t see clearly now
No I can’t see clearly now
I want to be free, I want to see clearly
I want to be free, I want to see clearly now
Something has appeared like a tear in the corner of my eye
Something in the air, I’m so scared of the endless friendless goodbyes
But I can’t see clearly now
No I can’t see clearly now
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Keep Walking
03:58
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She’s down Monday morning
And the sound of London calling
Greets her from the windowpane
She knows how it goes
Yellow red green red and yellow
And she knows how it’s gonna change
Cos she goes walking round
Walk the block and you keep your eyes down
And she tries smiling at the sane
And people passing by
Catch an eye and miss the sky
People turn the other way
But she’ll just keep walking
Cos she’s down Monday morning
Waking up to the rain falling
She can’t carry on this way
And she knows how it goes
Yellow red green red and yellow
And she knows something’s got to change
And there’ll be better days and wetter days
Red-letter days, you pray there’s nothing wrong
But she’ll just keep walking
Walking one way
Cos she’s high Sunday night,
Another line will see the light
And she goes dancing in the rain
You know how it goes
Yellow red green red and yellow
You know something’s gonna change
And there’ll be better days and wetter days
Red-letter days, you pray there’s nothing wrong
But she’ll just keep walking
Walking one way
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Passing By
03:52
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Passing by I caught the eye
Of the child on a back street corner
Waiting for her ride
Her fate sealed in stiletto heels
By a pimp beside her closing deals,
I saw the look in her eye
Passing by I caught the eye
Of a stranger on the escalator
Waiting for his ride
A briefcase for a ball and chain
In a daily rat race for the train
I saw the look in his eye, and it cried
I’ve been around too long
I’ve seen too much wrong
I’ve had it up to here
I’ve had it down the years
And I’m not that tough
I think I’ve had enough
Passing by I caught the eye
Of the woman at the check-out counter
Waiting for her ride
Name-tagged with a smile that sagged
Like the shopping in the plastic bags
I saw the look in her eye, and it cried
I’ve been around too long
I’ve seen too much wrong
I’ve had it up to here
I’ve had it down the years
And I’m not that tough
No I’m not that tough
I’m not that tough
I think I’ve had enough
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Lately
03:07
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I won’t be waiting til the morning light
I won’t be waiting for you late at night
I won’t be waiting for another fight
No not lately, no not lately
And I won’t be waiting here and wondering why
I won’t be waiting here to say goodbye
I won’t be waiting for another lie
No not lately, no not lately
I won’t be waiting, I won’t be waiting here
I won’t be waiting, waiting here for you…
I won’t be waiting when you call my name
I won’t be waiting til you feel ashamed
I won’t be waiting for your love again
No not lately, no not lately
But you cry, you tell me you can mend your ways
But do I believe you, do I believe a word you say
I won’t be waiting, I won’t be waiting here
I won’t be waiting, waiting here for you…
Did you think that I’d be waiting at the end of the line
Did you think I’d nothing else that I could do with my time
Did you think I couldn’t live without your love of mine
Did you think, did you think?
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Standing
03:58
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I bend like a reed, blowing in the breeze
I go with the flow, where the river wants to go
My roots are deep, my branches seek to embrace the wrestling breeze
So winds of change and godforsaken hurricanes won’t blow me over
Bring it on, bring it on and I’ll stay
Bring it on, bring it on and I’ll stay standing
Like a boxer in a ring, I’ll keep standing for another round
Held up by string, but I’m no dancing puppet that don’t feel a thing
All I know is fist throws and body blows won’t bring me down
So don’t think it’s beating me, I’ll just keep blinking as the blows sink in
And I’ll be thinking
Bring it on, bring it on and I’ll stay
Bring it on, bring it on and I’ll stay standing
My paper wings, a piece of string and pretty things that keep me sane
Unopened doors, and something more I’ve said before that calls my name
But I’m still unsure, cos I’ve had the floor pulled out before beneath my feet
But there’s safer ground, so tie me down, try to turn me upside down
And I’ll be bound to say
Bring it on, bring it on and I’ll stay
Bring it on, bring it on and I’ll stay standing
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TV To Take It Away
04:00
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People keep dying on TV and I don’t know where
I should be crying but somehow I just don’t care
I got my credit cards, I got my troubles to bear
If it’s nuclear war then I must find something to wear
I woke up this morning, my country’s a corporation
The board of directors desire my co-operation
And God and His lawyers assure us it’s legally sound
And the banners are up but my mortgage is gonna go down
And there’s bills to be paid and plans to be laid
Trinkets to trade and lands to invade
And there’s bombs to be braved and souls to be saved
Drugs to be craved and TV to take it away
Icebergs are melting but they have no water to drink
And fuel has gone up I feel fucked they say I need a shrink
I think that man is a Muslim I’d better not blink
But I have no thoughts as I’ve no time to sit down and think
When there’s insurance to pay and laws to obey
People to sway and means to be made
And there’s kids to be raised and soldiers to slay
Preachers to pray and TV to take it all away
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All That You Wanted
04:41
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In a dark room, alone with your head
In this silence, the words that you said
You were smiling, a smile you can’t fake anymore
And timing, time only takes
And it’s writing lines on your face
And you’re frightened, you don’t want to face anymore
All you wanted, all you needed
All you prayed for
All that you wanted was more
Cos you thought you’d be making your name
As they taught you to seek fortune and fame
But they caught you and you can’t escape anymore
Cos your life is a loan you can’t pay
You’re providing for kids you can’t save
And desiring a love you don’t make anymore
And you realise the butterflies are all gone
And you feel like something’s wrong
All you wanted, all you needed
All you prayed for
All that you wanted
You wanted, all you needed
All you prayed for
All that you wanted was more
So you’re buying things that you crave
And denying they ever could save you
From dying, you don’t want to die anymore
All you wanted, all you needed
All you waited for
All you wanted, all you needed
All you prayed for
All that you wanted was more
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Back Home
03:45
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I’m one drop in a sunlit sky where seagulls fly, they rise and fall
I can’t stop now a cloud is flying, the sky is crying and the seagulls call
And now I go with the river, I go where the river goes
I flow with the river, I know what the river knows
I sit still in the sound of silence and feel the fire in my eyes and ears
And I know there’s no point in violence cos fear and fighting only ends in tears
So I go with the river, I go where the river goes
And I flow with the river, I know what the river knows
That I will rise up with the sun and I will fall down with the rain
And I will flow like a river goes back from where I came
Back home, back home
Time moves me on, I keep moving on
Life moves me on
High tide and the moon is rising and clouds are dancing for the dying day
In a blue sky where the birds are flying, the clouds are crying, I can hear them say
Go with the river, go where the river goes
Flow with the river and know what the river knows
Cos you will rise up with the sun and you will fall down with the rain
And you will flow like a river goes back from where you came
Back home, back home
Time moves me on, I keep moving on
Life moves me on
And I will rise up with the sun and I will fall down with the rain
And I will flow like a river goes back from where I came
Back home, back home
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One Good Thing
02:50
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Sometimes you’re patient
Sometimes you’re sore
And sometimes you really think you can’t take it anymore
Sometimes you’re philosophical
Sometimes you’re raw
But if there’s one good thing about a broken heart
You can’t break it anymore
You can look but don’t touch desire
Your dreams are dust at dawn
And now you’ve got what you’ve been longing for
You don’t want it anymore
But this time you’ve gone across that line
And they don’t think you’ll be fine
And they say you’ve lost your mind
That you’ve left it all behind
Cos sometimes you’re lazy
And sometimes you’re wrong
But if there’s one good thing about a bad mistake
You won’t make it anymore
But this time you’ve gone across that line
And they don’t think you’ll be fine
Cos they say you’ve lost your mind
That you’ve left it all behind
You left behind your mind
Cos sometimes we’re crazy
Sometimes we’re bored
But if there’s one good thing about the end of time
You can’t waste it anymore
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Wanted
03:19
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I can’t make myself feel better
I can’t help myself
But I feel so much better
Helping someone else
Cos all I ever wanted was to be wanted
I crave my peace and freedom
Just to be myself
I don’t see no reason
For being someone else
Cos all they ever wanted was to be wanted
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Someday
03:30
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Well I must fly while I still have wings and the will to set them free
I won’t survive if they tie me down they might as well kill me
I need to find my way but I will see you someday
Someday I will meet you in the fields above the sea
I will meet you where the corn blows in the breeze
I will meet you where there’s sunlight and space to breathe
And I know there’s no place I’d rather be
I must fly now the sunset’s over and the birds are calling me
I must find out if I can be free and time won’t wait for me
I need to find my way but I will see you someday
Someday I will meet you in the fields above the sea
I will meet you where the corn blows in the breeze
I will meet you where there’s sunlight and space to breathe
And I know there’s no place I’d rather be
I must fly or they’ll bind my wings, I heard the whispering breeze
Deep inside, my soul is singing and the sky is calling me
I need to find my way but I will see you someday
Someday I will meet you in the fields above the sea
I will meet you where the corn blows in the breeze
I will meet you where there’s sunlight and space to breathe
And I know there’s no place I’d rather be
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12. |
She Knows
03:16
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She knows what’s coming
And it’s not gonna be the brightest day
She knows what’s round the corner
And it’s not gonna stop until it’s over
And I wish I had the words to take it all away
I wish I had the heart to be broken
I wish I had a smile that could save her in a while
But I can bow my head and I can pray
Eyes wide open, wide open
She knows what’s coming
You love and you leave your heart wide open
She knows the story’s ending
And happily ever after is never spoken
And I wish I had the words to take it all away
I wish I had the heart to be broken
I wish I had a smile that could save her in a while
But I can bow my head and I can pray
Eyes wide open, wide open
She knows what’s coming
She knows what’s coming
And I wish I had the words to take it all away
I wish I had the heart to be broken
I wish I had a smile that could save her in a while
But I can bow my head and I can pray
Eyes wide open, wide open
She knows what's coming
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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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