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I Was Miles Away
05:23
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Been in the warming sun alone
Swimming through space when time’s postponed
See if I make it on my own
Cruising through stars that sing my name
Could it be true I’m not the same?
Marking the space, a single frame
And looking down, it’s just a dream
Seeing the oceans change to streams
Can I determine what it means?
Maybe the cause of this is true
Shielding my eyes amidst the blue
Can’t even bear to see the view
Can’t see the times as they’ve gone by
Try and ignore the words they cry
Maybe a sign it’s going to die
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Children playing with fire and ice
Not aware that they’re fed with lies
Falling over when reason dies
And it’s a merry-go-round, I find
Years repeating ’til death is kind
Buried deeper in holes that bind
Down, down it goes, down to the river downstream
Stand tall in a pretty red dress
Make faces with diamonds and pearls and then
Round and round you go round the bend
Round and round you go ’til it ends
Change is never going to be easy
Voices always going unheard
Turning up too late to the party
Leaving without saying a word
The road is empty, the sky is black
Makes no sense to be turning back
Strange behaviour turns to attack
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Inter Light
04:38
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Don’t talk now, there’s no need for sound
Here we are in a room
In a foreign land with the rocks and sand
Below
Floating high, while the city sleeps
Leave the time when you go
When the thunder strikes, and the morning bites
Alone
Don’t be ashamed, no one can see
They don’t know that we are here
Don’t be afraid, tread carefully
Springtime is fading away
Don’t look now, there’s no sign of life
Take a train to the shore
On a silent day, in a silent way
Again
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4. |
Taste The Air
03:29
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Every time I look away
Every single word you say
Every single game you play
It’s over, it’s over
And it always stays the same
Every time I hear my name
Finding someone else to blame
It’s over, it’s over
History said
Reason is dead
Tying in knots
And a flame in my head
Every time I look away
Every single word I say
Every single part you play
It’s over, it’s over
Everything’s bought
Everything’s sold
The tales that you tell
Always seem to get old
Skies are clear, shed no tear
Look around, you’re not near
Days are fair, taste the air
History said
Reason is dead
Tying in knots
And a flame in my head
Skies are clear, shed no tear
Look around, you’re not near
Days are fair, taste the air
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5. |
Xanthe
02:34
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(instrumental)
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Here you are, you’re coming round the corner
And you’re near, not far, I see you growing taller
But I’ve got news for you and you’re not going to like it
Here you are, you’re hiding in the shadows
And you creep, you slide, bombard me with your arrows
But you can’t get me now as I’ve learned how to trick you
Try and confuse me but you won’t get your way
Batter and bruise me but I won’t let you stay
Here you come, your voice is getting louder
And you shift, you change, you harness all your power
But you can’t get me now as I’ve worked out your MO
There you go, I feel you getting bolder
As your presence grows, the air is getting colder
But I’ve got news for you and you’re not going to like it
(All the fighting in the streets tonight
All the shouting and the doubting and the voices in my head tonight)
Try and confuse me but you won’t wear me down
Batter and bruise me, I’ll chase you out of town
I can’t see you but you’re there, I can feel you under my skin
Try to find my weakest points but I’m fortified from within
Try and confuse me but you won’t get your way
Batter and bruise me but I won’t let you stay
I can’t see you but you’re there, I can feel you under my skin
Try to find my weakest points but I’m fortified from within
It’s been hard to work it out, but I’ve found a way to push through
But at last the time has come and I’m finally rid of you
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Willow And Mallow
04:07
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Hey ho, everywhere we go
Everywhere the sun is shining
Everywhere the hearts are kind and…
Hey ho, everything we see
Everywhere the leaves are falling
Everywhere the birds are calling now
And the giant constellations in the night
And the colours of refractions in my eye
And the kindness of a stranger felt nearby
Every woman, every man, all the patterns in the sand are fading fast
Turn the tide and tame the overground
Makes a difference through the trees
And the giant constellations in the night
And the colours of refractions in my eye
And the kindness of a stranger felt nearby
Every woman, every man, all the patterns in the sand are fading fast
Sand are fading fast
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Tonight Is Mine
03:19
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Tonight, is an open book
The pages turning too fast
Be mine but be understood
I always wait to be last
Can you, with your blackened eyes
See the damage come to an end?
Can I, in the open seas
Be abandoned without a friend?
Tonight, there’s a game to play
It crashes me to the ground
Fade out from a burning day
And try not to make a sound
In time, it will all come through
And you’ll thank me for everything
But now just remember, dear
That we’re trying to break to win
Can you, with your blackened knees
See the damage come to an end?
Can I, in the open fields
Be abandoned without a friend?
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9. |
For A Moment
02:54
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In the hallways of my mind
Take a walk and you might find
Things you didn’t think you’d see
You might tread more carefully
Close your eyes and count to three, for a moment
In the basement of my heart
I’ve been tearing it apart
And been sorting through the change
And it’s all been rearranged
You and I on the same page, for a moment
“Where’s the person?”
Hear you say
Have to tell you
“Gone away”
No, she won’t be back one day
To stay
Close your eyes and think of me, for a moment
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And now the party’s over
The music’s at the end
The chaos of another day
Too much to comprehend
All the pretty boys, all the pretty girls
Have they lost their minds?
In the darkened rooms on the painted walls
Have they read the signs?
The never-ending saga
The story can’t be told
Before the lightning makes its mark
Can chaos be controlled?
And now the summer’s over
The nights are drawing in
The tide is turning over us
The drama will begin
Beautiful and strange, try and rearrange
How the story ends
Can it ever be that that we never see
How we make amends
All the pretty boys, all the pretty girls
Have they lost their minds?
In the darkened rooms on the painted walls
Have they read the signs?
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Emma Anderson Hastings, UK
Co-founder of Lush, releasing my debut solo album, ‘Pearlies’, on October 20
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