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Sweet Song
04:39
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Gonna read a big book with words that I don’t understand
Start watching movies, stop all this living in my head, in my head
Though I can’t stop the seeping through I’m gonna seal the cracks I won’t think about you
No I can’t stop the seeping through, I’m gonna seal the cracks I won’t think about you
Oh sweet song
Oh sweet song
Gonna buy a car to drive and visit all my other friends
Turn the radio real loud so you can’t get in, oh in
Gonna write down math equations, problems I can’t ever hope to solve
Stop thinking about the one thing I don’t want to think about
The one thing I, I don’t want to think about, anymore, get my senses in order
Oh sweet song
Oh sweet song
Hate it when you have it, miss it when you don’t, when it’s gone
Say, “I could stay this way forever if you’d fall again,” I’ve fallen, but please don’t, hey stop
There’s no good reason why you’re here at all, no good reason why you should ever call
There’s no good reason why you’re here at all, no good reason why you should ever call
Call me
’Cause I’m not immune to new love, old love
not immune to same love, best love, in love, no love
And I’m not immune to jealousy, anger
not immune to you and everything you do, don’t do, please do
Oh sweet song
Oh sweet song
Oh sweet song
Oh sweet song
No I can’t stop the seeping through, I’m gonna seal the cracks, I won’t think about you
Though I can’t stop the seeping through, I’m gonna seal the cracks I won’t think about you
Oh sweet song
Oh sweet song
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Dragonslayer
04:01
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I can’t give you diamonds build a brand new house
I can’t give you all the things that we talk about
And you try so hard to give me all I’ll ever need
I’m trying to do the same
I would climb over mountains, I would swim through the sea
Crawl through the desert upon bended knee
And I would slay all your dragons in a neat little row
That’s what I’d do for you
That’s what I’d do
He don’t bring her flowers she don’t clean their little home
It’s been the same for too long now she’s going to leave him alone
I say girl you seem so troubled but not really with him
She just looks at me I know he’ll never win
Though he would climb over mountains, he would swim through the sea
Crawl through the desert upon bended knee
And he would slay all their dragons in a neat little row
She says I don’t really want him to
I’m nothing like you
So I say baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, when no one wants to hear baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
They say it’s tired like using roses or the sun to describe
The way your eyes grow, oh they shine when you smile
And I would climb over mountains, I would swim through the sea
Crawl through the desert upon bended knee
And I would slay all your dragons in a neat little row
That’s what I’d do for you
That’s what I’d do
So I can’t give you diamonds build a brand new house.
I can’t give you all the things that we talk about.
And you try so hard to give me all I’ll ever need.
I’m trying to do the same.
I would climb over mountains, I would swim through the sea.
Crawl through the desert upon bended knee
And I would slay all your dragons in a neat little row
That’s what I’d do for you
That’s what I’d do
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Funny How the Days Go By
03:42
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Funny how the days go by
Planes leave tracks across the sky
I wave my fingers hastily, hope nobodies watching me
My actions are all predisposed by magazines I’ll never own
Jeans I can’t afford to buy, yeah jeans I can’t afford to buy
And I am just the afterglow of a girl you used to think you’d know some day
But she has gone away, that girl has left and gone away
And it isn’t the same
Funny how the days go by
I miss you lots, I cannot lie
But as I am the way I am, I will not tell you how I am
So now I’m walking down the street, alone I’m tripping on these feet
In shoes I should have thrown away, they fall apart with each new day
Still I am just the afterglow of a girl you used to think you’d know some day
But she has gone away, that girl has left and gone away
Well don’t tell me about my mom and dad and all the dreams that they once had
For you and me and us and them, there is no us, or even them, for you.
You are walking away from me, and I don’t know what to say to you, to say
“I’m not okay with you.” So I turn around, and I walk the other way, and say that I’m doing okay, believe me I’m doing okay.
Without you.
So I called you up to say hello, and find out how it is things go,
See how you have really been, since I have gone to be with you.
But you’re not there and I am glad, well I wouldn’t want you alone and said
Since I am out here having fun, believe me I am having fun.
Without you.
You are a walking away from me, and I don’t know what to say to you, to say
“I’m not okay with you.” So I turn around, and I walk the other way, and say that I’m doing okay, believe me I’m doing okay, I’m doing great.
Without you.
And we are just the afterglow, of some people we used to think we’d know
Some day but we have gone away, we have both left and gone away
So don’t tell me about your mom and dad, I’m sure they’re really kind of glad, they never liked me anyway, they never liked the games I’d play
And don’t tell me about my mom and dad and all the dreams that they once had
For you and me and us and them, there is no us, or even them, for you
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Indigo
03:00
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And you say the indigo shines blue inside my eyes
So we sit and talk about it until we trip the color line
If you ask me twice I’ll say this message ain’t for me
‘cause I’ve been here one too many times for me to believe
Who you are
Who you are
Who you are
You are like the ocean stealing all the sand
But only until the tide when you will give it back again
That is when you ask it are you restless are you alone?
And the sand is whispering, could I maybe try this on my own?
On my own
On my own
And even in the moments where we give ourselves away
People don’t believe in holding on
You could be Messiah or a person on a wire
But you will be crucified
And you say the indigo shines blue inside my eyes
So we sit and laugh about it until we trip the color line
If you ask me twice I’ll say this message ain’t for me
‘cause I’ve been here one too many times for me to believe
Who you are
Who you are
Who you are
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Ophelia
03:20
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I went down to the water, to wash my sins away.
I leaned my head in the water, to breathe that river in.
sank down beneath the current, slowly gliding free
Of everyone I loved, of earthly ties which once had a hold on me.
And did you know that I went willingly, down to the waterside
With not a tear in my eye, but a smile.
The path once it’s chosen, is easier to tread.
Unable to stand ground, I sank in the water instead.
The scene it was quite lovely, as I know recall
With the flowers in bloom all floating me down, down into the water.
Deeper than I believed I’d ever go,
Swimming me down to the darkness below.
My dark eyed wildness, my youth and my childishness,
Must have meant something, at some point to you.
Oh my love, and my body was weight enough on me
To help push me down,
Push me right through.
And they say her violets all withered away when he died,
But it was the lover not the father who lost me my mind.
Pushed me aside then took away, everything familiar,
Leaving a vengeful son and a daughter in a restless state.
So I went down to the water, to wash my sins away.
I leaned my head in the water, to breathe that river in.
sank down beneath the current, slowly gliding free,
Of everyone I loved of earthly ties which once held me.
And did you know that I went willingly, down to the waterside
With not a tear in my eye, but a smile
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Never Signed Up
04:15
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Either Way
04:00
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It’ll have to be a different song tonight, I’ve played the same one for too long now
Been trying to pull you from the deepest parts of me
But you’re still lying in my crook, and you’re still sleeping in my bed
I am restless and afraid, dreaming of these things I dread.
You see my body disagrees with the choices I’ve been making
Remembering to breathe does not reduce the aching
No matter what I try, can’t seem to stop the shaking
Will I do you right? Will I do you wrong?
Will I leave you for another, stop writing you songs
Will I be your girl? Do we stay friends?
If it’s over with out starting, why do these things begin either way?
I should maybe put my contacts in, would clearer vision help my head
See the world through straighter eyes and help relieve my troubled mind?
Or would the tears still blur my sight, what does it help if I am blind>
Though I push these thoughts away, I can’t keep what’s there inside
Because my memories disagree with the choices I’ve been making
While history disagrees with the chances I keep taking.
Will I do you right? Will I do you wrong?
Will I stay with you forever? Will you wish I was gone?
When I change my name, do I stay the same?
You’re tattooed on my life now it would hurt to remove you either way
Say that we’re forever and I will run away
But say that you are leaving and I’ll beg you to stay
Say that we’re forever and I will run away
But say that you are leaving and I’ll beg you to stay
I’ll beg you to stay
Hope distance helps the heart forget the dreams it never got to live
‘Cause I won’t make the same mistakes even though my weak heart breaks
Could it be there’s nothing new, I’m better off still loving you?
Give it up and let it go, stay the course it’s what I know
But see my body disagrees with the choices I’ve been making
Remembering to breathe does not reduce the aching
No matter what I try, can’t seem to stop the shaking
I miss you
Will I do you right? Will I do you wrong?
Will I dream about another? Will you be glad if I’m gone?
When I change my name do I have to bend?
If it’s over without starting why do these things begin either way?
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Rise Up
04:34
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Rise up silly little bird, flying ain’t so difficult or so I have heard
Though I wouldn’t try myself I’d say you’re just the right build
To take to the sky and maybe take to the world
Why don’t you rise up?
Her eyes betray something known to me
A fear of unfamiliar a lack of certainty
Wish I could betray that, make it go away
It only kills when you won’t go outside
What is it you have to be?
Everything to everyone is nothing
You do not have to please
They don’t want it or expect it
No that’s just you
Why don’t you rise up silly little bird, flying ain’t so difficult or so I have heard
Though I wouldn’t try myself I’d say you’re just the right build
To take to the sky and maybe take to the world
Why don’t you rise up?
I’ve done the same thing for so long
Hiding from the world that I’m afraid will do me harm
I feel unasked for, I don’t want to intrude
Who knows what could happen if I wander
What darkness waits for me?
In my self-made cage I’ve never known it
How bad can it be?
Worse than this life spent not trying?
Rise up silly little bird, flying ain’t so difficult or so I have heard
Though I wouldn’t try myself I’d say you’re just the right build
To take to the sky and maybe take to the world
Why don’t you rise up?
I’m restless, now I know how leaves must feel
Always wanting to move but stuck to a tree
And I am rooted so deep in your soil
That I couldn’t leave even with somewhere to go
Rise up silly little bird, flying ain’t so difficult or so I have heard
Though I wouldn’t try myself I’d say you’re just the right build
To take to the sky and maybe take to the world
Why don’t you rise up?
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He laughs more than I do, is friendly when he’s angry and oh
He smiled at me the other day, stole all the words I had to say
From my mouth, you know, and from my mind
I don’t know him, but I wish I did
He sits beside me I’m week in the knees
He fits me like a puzzle piece
Without having a thing to say we talk for hours anyway
I namedrop my boyfriend, he’s got a girlfriend of own
We start talking about the weather I say I should be going home now
I guess I should be going home now
I don’t know him, but I wish I did
And I waited round after class just to see if he’d walk past and notice me
He’s too slow he takes his time and I’m out the door alone
He laughs more than I do, is friendly when he’s angry and oh
He smiled at me the other day, stole all the words I had to say
From my mouth, you know, and from my mind
I don’t know him
No, I don’t know him
Oh, I don’t know him
And I never will.
I never will.
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Starwatching
04:43
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If misery loves company my guess is he’s lonesome tonight
I put all my blues on the shelf and let them dust for a while
The sun’s down, she’s been down for hours
The moon’s out, he’s hoping you’re wanting to
Walk with me through green, green grass to the river by your house
Where we would always spend our time before
Starwatching
Counting all the satellites
In the sky’s ocean
Littered with the bright white lights of the night
The wind plays a melody in her soft voice through the trees
The night bugs all singing along now in sweet harmony
Dance with me, fields lit by moon against the ebony
Will it end too soon?
When the morning comes with daylight
Why not wait for end of night
Before we must away and say goodbye?
Starwatching
Counting all the satellites
In the sky’s ocean
Littered with the bright white lights of the night
Starwatching
Counting all the satellites
In the sky’s ocean
Littered with the bright white lights of the night
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Insomnia
03:46
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The words I want have all been used to write a million other
Songs are made for people making noise to tell the world that they’ve a
Voice, which I have lost and cannot find, I could borrow theirs, I want mine
The sleepless nights become too long
I really should not twist it so there’s just so much you don’t know
And though not for me I’m sure for you, there will be something better
Soon, let’s been honest now friend, for friend is what you truly are
I loved your face from the moment that you smiled
So soft it tricked me into thinking it was for me, me alone
But why would you waste your time on me
These are, things I think when I’m not sleeping
And the man next door is yelling, he’s been drinking
No one’s been around all night, wherever you’re keeping
You could call me, I’m sure I’m not too busy for you to
Call me, I’m sure I’m not too busy for you
It isn’t death, no it isn’t pain, isn’t worse, just the same
I won’t last another day, inside a mind in all this
Could use a blanket for my grief, I wish she’d close her eyes or leave
Has she nothing better to do
Oh sleep for a thousand years of you, I’d take the nightmares with the good
For in my waking he’s not here, must be a dream
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12. |
What Else Have I Got
04:37
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What if there’s no hero and no villain, only the hurt and the hurting more
Then no one has to play the good guy or the victim or the whore
I used to see the world in black and white but there’s more than everything and nothing
It was so easy to say it’s you who’s wrong, it’s you who’s right
Now more often I see there’s in between
What if there’s no heaven? What if there’s no hell?
Only the emptiness that I’ve been getting to know so well
What if there’s no anger, only fear?
What if God doesn’t answer prayers, what if he isn’t real?
What else have I got?
What else have I got?
What if there’s no enemy and the terror is only a need they’re all dying for
But we don’t get to see that hunger, it’s too far removed from our good shores
I used to see the world as life and death, but there’s more than endings and beginnings
And sometimes what you want isn’t always what you get
Sometimes staying seems worse than leaving
What if there’s no pardon? What if there’s no grace?
No second coming to set us free from our mistakes
What if there’s no ending, no release?
What if God does not forgive, what if He isn’t fair?
What else have they got?
What else have they got?
And what’s a man gonna do, should he throw down his pride?
Give up the two fisted fury of another botched suicide?
After every time the earth’s revolved round the sun
You’d think we wouldn’t want to fight anymore.
What if there’s no heaven? What if there’s no hell?
Only the emptiness that I’ve been getting to know so well
What if there’s no anger, only fear?
What if God does not forgive, what if He isn’t fair?
What else have I got?
What else have we got?
What else have we got?
What else have we got?
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Jessica Heine Edmonton, Alberta
Singer/songwriter Jessica Heine's dynamic voice shakes rooms – she’s a classically trained vocal performer. But her passion is the power of song, shared through the folk tradition.
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