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Messages (acoustic)
04:48
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You're so easy to love
It's not like I can help it
And things get pretty rough
But it's not like I want to avoid it
And I, I make it easy on you
And I don't say what I mean
In case you get to wondering if I'm really OK
'Cause I know that the messages reach you
And I know that the truth gets through
And I lied when I told you I wasn't in love
But darling you lied to me too
And I'm holding so much
Feeling like I can't take it
And it burns to the touch
But I don't want to overstate it
And I, I got no emergency brake
And no way to water this down
So there, it is what it is and you can make up your mind
'Cause I know that the messages reach you
And I know that the truth gets through
And I lied when I told you I wasn't in love
But darling you lied to me too
Feel the weight, feel it
Take the strain, take it
'Cause I don't wanna wait to say this
It's been my whole life in the making
And life takes its course
But I never saw this coming
We go back to the source
But I'm still in search of the one thing
And you, you say that I'm reaching for you
And I don't understand why
But what if I already knew all I needed to know
'cause I know that the messages reach you
And I know that the truth gets through
And I lied when I told you I wasn't in love
But darling you lied to me too
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Rengades (acoustic)
05:14
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You run away on the winter's air
Call my name, but there's nothing there
And I had a dream to chase, before you picked my pockets bare
The renegades, got no need to stay in one place
And I knew you, when your dark side was showing through
And I always thought
You got a little bit of something I wanted
Your islands form when the oceans clash
Conjured a storm, and the sky went black
And I'd make a trade for you and the love we didn't have
The renegades, got no need for holding it back
And I knew you, when your dark side was showing through
And I always thought
You got a little bit of something I wanted
Two of a kind, sometimes more than two
There was a time I wanted to be like you
And I left it all behind, couldn't stand to look at you straight
The renegades, got no need to stay in one place
And I knew you, when your dark side was showing through
And I always thought
You got a little bit of something I wanted
Your company, we were best of friends
Stay with me 'til the autumn ends
And though we were family, the only one I ever had
The renegades, got no need for holding it back
And I knew you, when your dark side was showing through
And I always thought
You got a little bit of something I wanted
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Flowers (acoustic)
05:20
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Was I reaching for you
Like a torch in the dark
Was I writing my name on your heart
Was I holding your hand
The night she didn't come home
Was I marking the land with pillars of stone
She plants flowers round your door
And waits for them to grow
Many years from now I'm sure
That they'll be beautiful
And I've kept you a space in my heart
But I wonder if she sees you in this light
Was I waiting for you
That night in the rain
Puddles in the tarmac and boarding the plane
When the city left you lonely
You crossed an ocean for her love
Let it not be said that here nothing grows in the mud
She plants flowers round your door
And waits for them to grow
Many years from now I'm sure
That they'll be beautiful
And I've kept you a space in my heart
But I wonder if she sees you in this light
How your safety divides us
I've been sitting in her shadow
Waiting for the time for us and
All of those years that I missed
When you're so sure she's what you wanted
Can't you see what you've been chasing is here
She plants flowers round your door
And waits for them to grow
Many years from now I'm sure
That they'll be beautiful
And I've kept you a space in my heart
But I wonder if she sees you in this light
And I've kept you a space in my heart
But I wonder if she sees you in this light
I wonder if she sees you in this light
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Swim Any Sea (acoustic)
06:22
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My love, it was wide as the ocean, and buried his head in the sand
I was filled with unbridled emotion, turned to dust at the touch of his hand
But the powers of nature decided he should always be parted from me
And since nobody loved him like I did, oh I swore I would swim any sea
Woah, you're part of my soul
As if somebody out there was waiting for me
I'd move any mountain to bring you back home
Oh my love, for to find you, I'd swim any sea
We were people from all different places, and we worked against famine and pain
And I loved him with endless amazement without even knowing his name
When he said it was me who amazed him it was more than I'd ever believed
Blew a kiss for me as he was leaving, and said "Darling I'd swim any sea."
Woah, you're part of my soul
As if somebody out there was waiting for me
I'd move any mountain to bring you back home
Oh my love, for to find you, I'd swim any sea
When our paths crossed again we were travelling, with still many journeys to go
And we said we'd be married in springtime, as soon as we made our way home
Now bearing in mind this is long since, and he's always been just out of reach
I don't think I've had too many chances to say "Darling, I'd swim any sea."
Woah, you're part of my soul
As if somebody out there was waiting for me
I'd move any mountain to bring you back home
Oh my love, for to find you, I'd swim any sea
Well a storm hit the boat that we road in and raged for a night and a day
And a wave like a goddess came crashing, and my love, he got carried away
And when the storm passed I was nowhere, and my love was nowhere to be seen
Got no love and no boat, but I know how to float, and he promised he'd swim any sea
Woah, you're part of my soul
As if somebody out there was waiting for me
I'd move any mountain to bring you back home
Oh my love, for to find you, I'd swim any sea
Some say that love is a journey, and some say that love is a war
When we met he lit something within me I know hadn't been there before
For some, love is all in the searching, and for some loves it's not meant to be
But as long as I've hope, I'll have meaning - and a reason to swim any sea
Woah, you're part of my soul
As if somebody out there was waiting for me
I'd move any mountain to bring you back home
Oh my love, for to find you, I'd swim any sea
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Ever Yours (acoustic)
05:27
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If you ever need me I'll be here to take the load
There's always been a part of me that's watched you walking home
And if you ever want to we can talk about it all
My door is always open and my heart is ever yours
Ever yours
I said a thousand words, meant none of them at all
Turned up speechless at your door
When my heart is breaking you're the one I call
My single point of comfort and my shelter from the storm
And here we go in time
How long does it take to learn
The things we long for are the ones we cannot earn?
And all these feelings past
Never knowing how to let love through
'Til there was you, saying
If you ever need me I'll be here to take the load
There's always been a part of me that's watched you walking home
And if you ever want to we can talk about it all
My door is always open and my heart is ever yours
Ever yours
It seems a little late to learn so much of love
Never knew how lost I was
I wanna help but never mention it because
I've always been the small one in the symmetry of us
And if it lies ahead, the chance that I'll be waiting for
A day you'll need my love the way I've needed yours
And I won't be afraid, to tell you what you need to know
To let it go
You know that
If you ever need me I'll be here to take the load
There's always been a part of me that's watched you walking home
And if you ever want to we can talk about it all
My door is always open and my heart is ever yours
Ever yours
And here we go in time
How long does it take to learn
The things we long for are the ones we cannot earn?
And all these feelings past
Never knowing how to let love through
'Til there was you, saying
If you ever need me I'll be here to take the load
There's always been a part of me that's watched you walking home
And if you ever want to we can talk about it all
My door is always open and my heart is ever yours
Ever yours
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Fighting back memories
To stand with you on your undefended territory
Looking for brighter days
A deep longing for your sweeter words and kinder ways
Holding back all my needs
To see you in a better place eventually
I didn't show up with intentions of saving the day
Fighting the demons that threaten to stand in love's way
Fearing you'll find all that's left of your lover's a friend
But it is what it is and I'd gladly go back there again
You fall in love, you never know
If it's freshly turned soil or a field of stones
You take their hand, give your heart
Try to hold it all together while they fall apart
You take the hit, you take the blame
And when it comes around you take it all again
I didn't show up with intentions of saving the day
Fighting the demons that threaten to stand in love's way
Fearing you'll find all that's left of your lover's a friend
But it is what it is and I'd gladly go back there again
It's you my love, the only one
I can imagine would inspire me to get this strong
And nothing's changed, nothing's lost
In my heart I'm keeping everything the way it was
Be by your side forever more
For glimpses of the person that you were before
I didn't show up with intentions of saving the day
Fighting the demons that threaten to stand in love's way
Fearing you'll find all that's left of your lover's a friend
But it is what it is and I'd gladly go back there again
It is what it is, and I'd gladly go back there again
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Last Summer (acoustic)
04:10
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See the sunrise on the hill
See the trees all standing still
Feel the shadows of the clouds as they come to rest
Through the fields I came and went
Never knew quite what it meant
Heard you calling in the rain coming down
Barefoot in the grass I slept
And last summer this was all in my head
And I've been wanting to take you there
I've been floating in the deep
Believe in things I cannot see
Call me crazy but I knew you were on your way
I was where you're standing now
Sat and watched the world go round
Feeling hopeful for the light that was breaking through
While I was breaking out
And last summer this was all in my head
And I've been wanting to take you there
And I've been waiting for the chance to let you in
Way before I ever knew you you were here under my skin
And we grow closer with the turning of the years
And it's good to have you here where you belong
The way it's always seemed to me
Life leads us where we need to be
Feeling thankful for the force that has brought us here
And as it turns out here we are
Never thought I'd see so far
Kept believing even though this was not a love
I'd ever known before
And last summer this was all in my head
And I've been wanting to take you there
And last summer this was all in my head
And I've been wanting to take you there
To take you there
I've been wanting to take you there
To take you there
I've been wanting to take you there
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Water's Edge (acoustic)
05:31
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Saw your face in the water’s edge and I stumbled on the steps of your relief
Your inner depth hasn’t found me yet and it was all that I had left of me
And I, I go by, casting raindrops to the sky
As if our pain could be recycled or replaced
And you think I’m shy, when I’ve got so much to hide
And if I showed you who I was, you wouldn’t stay
And I would wish upon your star to be where you are
And I would plummet to the earth to make you see
I am everything you are, and it’s taking control of me
I was a guest at your last request, at the closure of your cheap eternity
You were a saint with your painted face and the way you never looked at me
And I, I give in, like a leaf upon the wind
I let you cover me with frost as fine as soot
And you give me strength and I find myself again
In the only place I know you’d never look
And I would wish upon your star to be where you are
And I would plummet to the earth to make you see
I am everything you are, and it’s taking control of me
Would you write my name
In silver fire, in lights, in flame
I was your everything
Say you need me, say you need me
I would wish upon your star to be where you are
And I would plummet to the earth to make you see
I am everything you are, and it’s taking control of me
Stone’s throw from your afterglow, I awoke and watched the sun come up alone
You save face for your big mistakes, but I was sorry for the things I’d done
And all I have now, as the shadows gather round
Is a path that leads me down to where you lay
And I’d make amends if I had the chance again
To understand the things I know you tried to say
And I would wish upon your star to be where you are
And I would plummet to the earth to make you see
I am everything you are, and it’s taking control of me
Saw your face in the water’s edge
And it was all that I had left of me
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Resting Place (acoustic
03:37
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You're green grass, you're fresh air
I tried to take you somewhere
We started out as best of friend
I turned back to find it
Regrettably small-minded
You're not brave enough or smart enough
To see me as I am
And I was wounded at your hands
And I was still moving when you were standing still
You've already reached your resting place
And the fine line between love and hate
Is the blue print for my heart's mistake
That I would jump to love's conclusion
You're stubborn, you're lazy
Got no more use for changing
And I've been dragging myself down
I'm purely disuaded
Prematurely jaded
Wear your lack of understanding like
The great pretender's crown
You're my unsuspecting clown
And I was still moving when you were standing still
You've already reached your resting place
And the fine line between love and hate
Is the blue print for my heart's mistake
That I would jump to love's conclusion
If I'm wrong, and you're right
Then what's wrong in your eyes
If I'm blessed, and you're worse off
For having me around then
I'll go, all the same
It's not me who's to blame
And I could write a book about
The things that you have yet to learn about love
About love
It doesn't work without love
And I was still moving when you were standing still
You've already reached your resting place
And the fine line between love and hate
Is the blue print for my heart's mistake
That I would jump to love's conclusion
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Daughters of mercy, daughters of doubt
Did you ever believe what they told you about
When you do things to please them are you going without
What your heart needs to breathe, and your mind needs to shout
So rise up, daughters of mercy
You're fighters in the cause of the worthy
You'll guide us to the glorious return of the compassionate word
To an irrational world
And bring peace to the earth once more
Daughters of mercy, daughters of fear
Have you given your heartache for a man of good cheer
Have you fallen asleep for a week, for a year
Into slumbered obedience and a blanket of tears
So rise up, daughters of mercy
You're fighters in the cause of the worthy
You'll guide us to the glorious return of the compassionate word
To an irrational world
And bring peace to the earth once more
Daughters of mercy, the world needs you now
We're broken, and hurting
Our pain weighs us down
Been too hard on ourselves and it's time to let this go
Build some kindness within our souls
Take our men under cover
Stop shaming each other
'Til they're much more than brothers in arms
Daughters of mercy, daughters of fate
When your time comes to love them are you lying in wait
Light your beacons of empathy before it's too late
To take the fight to the man who is peddling hate
So rise up, daughters of mercy
You're fighters in the cause of the worthy
You'll guide us to the glorious return of the compassionate word
To an irrational world
And bring peace to the earth once more
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11. |
Take My Side (acoustic)
04:32
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He said his name was love
He introduced himself and sat down at my table
Strangely familiar
And for two years we would meet
And he would sit across from me
And ask me "What's the kind of love you think you need?"
And I looked him in the eye
And told him "I reserve my right
To have my doubts when people love too easily
Too easily"
Since you've arrived
To teach me that I'm alright
If love is built to last
There's no such thing as wasted time
I've been tryin'
To make up my mind
It doesn't really matter if you take my side
If I don't
We say our prayers at night
But in the dark they say that no-one comes to save you
We live by candlelight
And I don't care to admit I wish that I shared his conviction
There was something he could find in here to love
And all he ever said was "You're amazing, don't forget
And try to find that voice within you you can trust
You can trust"
Since you've arrived
To teach me that I'm alright
If love is built to last
There's no such thing as wasted time
I've been tryin'
To make up my mind
It doesn't really matter if you take my side
If I don't
And I've been here in the wings
Waiting to love you
If love isn't everything
What are you holding out for?
What are you holding out for?
Since you've arrived
To teach me that I'm alright
If love is built to last
There's no such thing as wasted time
I've been tryin'
To make up my mind
It doesn't really matter if you take my side
If I don't
It doesn't really matter if you take my side
If I don't
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12. |
Mile Away (acoustic)
04:37
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If you were a mile away
I think I would see you from here
Love by another name
As if it was perfectly clear
And the things that they call crazy
Are the only ways I know to survive
It's not that I didn't want what you're offering
It was enough in itself that you're letting me in
And all these years spent
As if I knew what love meant
When it's finally happening
Only time it ever meant something
Is with you
Things I can never say
Ways I can never let go
Lost in the masquerade
Fighting the things I can't show
And I can't take you for granted
Any more than you can promise your love
It's not that I didn't want what you're offering
It was enough in itself that you're letting me in
And all these years spent
As if I knew what love meant
When it's finally happening
Only time it ever meant something
Is with you
I'll be here on my knees
Just the way I always was inside
Ask me what the scars mean
'Cause I've got nothing to hide
It's not that I didn't want what you're offering
It was enough in itself that you're letting me in
And all these years spent
As if I knew what love meant
When it's finally happening
Only time it ever meant something
Is with you
If you were a mile away
I think I would see you from here
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Things I never meant to say
Like ancient history
Scenes my memory can't erase
They're always with me
And I've been entirely unforgiven
And hopelessly ashamed
Not like others in their art
To walk so surely
Guess I never saw the path
That lay before me
And I've been spectacularly broken
And lived to tell the tale
And I can't un-say what's been said
And I can't un-hear what plays in my head
And I can't un-see the things that I have seen
When all these little things have brought me here
Born in 1981
We came out screaming
They say that life here has begun
Before we're breathing
And I've found it hard to shake the child-like nature
Written in my skin
See this life it needs some skill
I've yet to master
People take me as I will
And sometimes not at all
And I've found it hard to tell the stories
That account for what they saw
And I can't un-say what's been said
And I can't un-hear what plays in my head
And I can't un-see the things that I have seen
When all these little things have brought me here
Take down your precious walls of mystery
I know there's no-one coming after me
And in time, the things that you would try to forget
May be the only things you know are real
These little pieces of the lives we lead
And this was twenty years before
The great unfriending
Many times I've had the thought
That it's all ending
And I've been unsettled by the notion
That there is no kind of plan
And I can't un-say what's been said
And I can't un-hear what plays in my head
And I can't un-see the things that I have seen
When all these little things have brought me here
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Anne Sumner Redhill, UK
Wistful dreamer, lost but still wandering acoustic singer-songwriter
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