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Deep Water
02:53
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DEEP WATER
I was sure I saw a flicker in your eye
Of something under the surface that you try to hide
You are hiding in deep water
Only bubbles come out your mouth
What are you thinking, oh what are you hiding?
I’m dying to find out.
Sometimes when I meet your eye
I feel like we both think the same thing
Oh I find every time I say goodbye
I really don’t want to be leaving
And when we make conversation
I feel like we’re grasping for words
And while we talk about meaningless things
We are trying to calm our nerves
You are hiding in deep water
Only bubbles come out your mouth
What are you thinking, oh what are you hiding?
I’m dying to find out
When you lift your head from deep water
Well won’t you speak to me?
Show me what you are thinking and hiding
And your troubled mind will be free
You were hiding in deep water
Only bubbles came out your mouth
What are you thinking, oh what are you hiding
Well now I’ve found out
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2. |
Paper and Ink
04:02
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PAPER AND INK
Staring out the window the rain falls swiftly down
Drops slide down the windowpane and splash onto the ground
The flowers in the vase that you gave to me
Open their lips and whisper wisdom of the seed
I want to fill the blank page so I open up the draw
My mind is overflowing with you and me and more
I don’t know what I’d say to you if I met you down the street
But I’ll see if I can talk to you with paper and ink
I see my solemn reflection painted on the glass
Carved into my face is the sky, a fence and backyard grass
I stare at a stranger, raise my eyebrows and blink
But the eyes of my reflection blink faster I think
And still the page is empty, as blank as before
My mind is overflowing but I cannot write at all
I don’t know what I’d say to you if I met you down the street
I don’t know what to say with paper and ink
The sky begins to darken, the birds’ voices are lost
I see a fingernail moon behind a windowpane of frost
I’m staring and I’m staring, scare the night away
Until the flowers on my windowsill open to the day
So I’ll write you a letter, a letter not to send
A letter to let it all out and help my heart to mend
I’ll write down all my thoughts, not hold anything back
Then throw it in the fire and watch it turn black
I want to fill the blank page so I open up the draw
My mind is overflowing with you and me and more
I don’t know what I’d say to you if I met you down the street
But for now I will talk to you with paper and ink
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3. |
Sky Watching
05:00
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SKY WATCHING
I said I felt alone
You told me don’t get too down
Just try to feel it through
He told me that he would call
I wait to hear nothing at all
Now I’m feeling blue
Watch the sky turn black
Through this dirty windowpane
Write a stupid song about you again
I said I felt afraid
Of shadows on the wall you made
The growing flood of tears
Days and weeks go passing by
I try to keep you off my mind
To see life as it is
Watch the sky turn black
Through this dirty windowpane
Write a stupid song about you again
Watch the sky turn red
I will try hard to explain
Why I’m sitting here thinking of you again
My knees are weak and I’m not sure if I can stand it any longer
My hands are shaking it feels like this old body’s breaking up
I can’t pretend that I am fine anymore
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4. |
Hope
05:57
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HOPE
People say that history is always on repeat
So why do I feel like this is all new?
I cannot foresee what is in front of me
I just put one foot in front of the other
I hope, I hope it’ll all come floating back
I hope, I hope that time won’t fill the gap
I’m young, teach me how to talk
I’m old, teach me how to walk
I’m sure we can make it work if only we try
I’m a bird, teach me how to fly
I’m a stone, teach me how to cry
We can just let time decide, at least for now
Over the hill and down through the valley
This is where we’re going
Figure leaning over me, pouring salt into the sea
While I sit just to watch the flowers grow
You may come again today, stare at me as if to say
“Just put one foot in front of the other”
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5. |
I Don't Mind Being Alone
04:26
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I DON’T MIND BEING ALONE
Every night I lie in bed but stay awake
Thinking of the things that happened that day
You seem to ignore me but really I don’t care
In fact I’m happy when you’re not there
‘Cos I don’t mind being alone
So don’t you worry if I’m not home
Well we go crazy every time we have a fight
Well you should know by now that it will be alright
I walk out the door and down the street
Concentrating on the path and where to put my feet
I’ve been wandering and wondering why
I get so angry with you every time
‘Cos I don’t mind being alone
So don’t you worry if I’m not home
Well we go crazy every time we have a fight
Well you should know by now that it will be alright
I lie on the grass and stare at the sky
Watching the clouds and the birds go by
If I was a sparrow and you were a crow
If you caught me you would never even know
‘Cos I don’t mind being alone
So don’t you worry if I’m not home
Well we go crazy every time we have a fight
Well you should know by now that it will be alright
Let me fly into the storm
Don’t worry I won’t be gone long
Let me fly into the storm
I’m not scared of being tattered and torn
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6. |
Fossil in Stone
04:30
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FOSSIL IN STONE
Beaten me to death, all I am now is bones
I’ll try to build a skeleton as white as snow
Sediment will crush me, plantation will grow
Be the archeologist, find a fossil in stone
Staring at the starry ceiling, conversations with trees
Soon the dark is closing and brings me to my knees
All the world is sleeping but I am still awake
I try to tell myself that all this wasn’t a mistake
I’ll try see the light
I’ll try to breathe in in time
I’ll try hold me ground
Without falling back down
Flames inside me burning, burning me up
I’m waiting for the water but you never turn the cup
I’m trying hard to fight it, the flames lick my skin
I’m running for the water but the fire pulls me in
I’ll try see the light
I’ll try to breathe in in time
I’ll try hold me ground
Without falling back down
Beaten me to death all I am now is bones
I’ll try to build a skeleton as white as snow
Sediment will crush me, plantation will grow
Be the archeologist, find a fossil in stone
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7. |
Imaginary Friend
05:00
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IMAGINARY FRIEND
I have made a myth of you
In the pages of my mind
I have been so enthralled with your story
I’ve become nearly blind
You’re the voices in my head
That whisper words that no one’s said
In the silence of the telephone
You’re the ghost that haunts the hall
You’re the shadow on the wall
You are with me when I’m alone
You have been my imaginary friend
And I’ve realised I don’t know you in the end
You have been my imaginary friend
It has been a while since I saw you
Face to face, eye to eye
I have read your messages over and over
Wondering why
Memories of when we met
Of all the things we did and said
Are fading black and white
Your face has become a blur
My eyes aren’t focused anymore
You are fading with the night
You have been my imaginary friend
And I’ve realised I don’t know you in the end
You have been my imaginary friend
When I looked at you
I felt that we could be one and two
You have been my imaginary friend
And I’ve realised I don’t know you in the end
You have been my imaginary friend
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8. |
Truly Beauty
04:23
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TRULY BEAUTY
These cliffs rise higher than seventy people standing on top of each other
These cliffs rise high forever saluting the sky
I stand with the giants of old looking into the sunset
Even when I come here another day I will say
This is truly beauty
I really feel privileged to see
This is truly beauty
Take a deep breath in with me
This is truly beauty
Old faces in the stone, their eyes are closed, their thoughts unknown
Every sound echoes loud, waves bouncing all around
Water’s cold, dark and deep, insects skip and creatures creep
Every tree whispers the sound of the spirits heard
This is truly beauty
I really feel privileged to see
This is truly beauty
Take a deep breath in with me
This is truly beauty
A lean figure, Shadow by name, leads us to his rocky domain
He mocks at how took me so long to get away from the worldly throng
Silence whispers in my ear, it’s been so long since he did
It’s closing, it’s closing, it’s closing in
This is truly beauty
I really feel privileged to see
This is truly beauty
Take a deep breath in with me
This is truly beauty.
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9. |
Dragonfly
06:34
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DRAGONFLY
I have been a dragonfly
Darting around in your life
Getting caught under your roof
Then flying away in a minute or two
Your eyes are fixed on my wings
I wonder if they’re transparent to you
I’ll try to clear the floor
Let all the water run out the door
I’ll try not to stand in the way
Just for safety’s sake
I should have tried harder to work myself out
So you didn’t have to do it for me
Did I choose the right path before me?
Sometimes that wonder turns to worry
I’ll try to clear the floor
Let all the water run out the door
I’ll try not to stand in the way
Just for safety’s sake
And when the wind blows us away
Into the light of another day
We’ll spread our dragonfly wings
And we’ll fly away
I’ll try to clear the floor
Let all the water run out the door
I’ll try not to stand in the way
Just for safety’s sake
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10. |
Lost Girl
02:45
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LOST GIRL
As she walked up the stairs
You just stood and you stared
As if you had just seen an angel
What you didn’t know was what you saw
Was the first mask that she wore
And you were blinded and deceived then
When she sat next to you
She said things that frightened you
And you believed she was a demon
She whispered things in your ear
Then told you what you wanted to hear
And you couldn’t help obey and believe her
But what you realised after all
Was she wasn’t as special as you thought
And now you know all that she is
She is just a puddle of tears
As you walked down the corridor
You looked back and you saw
What you knew to be a lost girl
You didn’t look back again
‘cause you were scared that she’d become
The angel that you once saw
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Charm of Finches Melbourne, Australia
Charm of Finches are Melbourne-based sister duo Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes. They make haunting chamber folk full of beauty and candour for the famished soul.
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