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Slight Delay
03:10
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Well I know how you've woken up
A pile of dishes and a empty cup
But you feel alright
If there's a slow return or slight delay
Maybe it just wasn't meant that way
And if my eyes fill up with tears
Just look away there's nothing here to see
If I give you another chance
I'm afraid I'll miss another dance
And I'm getting tired
I hope that you understand
I just couldn't make a stand this time
I may be blind
Sometimes its a slow return
And sometimes you just gotta learn
With downcast eyes and smilin' mouth
You tell me you are heading south
And I can't hitch a ride
So if you find I slip away
Please believe I'd love to stay
I just have to go somewhere
Somewhere else
There's lots of ways a girl could end up
And you should never pick a friend up
When you ain't yourself
So bring it on, bring all the noise
Lock the doors and call the boys
And if I'm wrong you're vilified
I'll get in for a another ride with you
With you baby
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2. |
The Things That Matter
05:24
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I just want to sit in the sun
I just want to sit in the sun
Your own patch of grass
Ain't so easily won
And I just want to sit in the sun
Trouble turn your back on me
Trouble turn your back on me
I've been looking in your eyes
For too long it seems
Trouble turn your back on me
Sadness just walk away
Sadness just walk away
You've had your turn and you've had your say
Sadness just walk away
Confusion is just for the birds
Confusion is just for the birds
If you can't fight with rain
You can't fight with words
Confusion is just for the birds
I know the things that matter
I know the things that matter
Your sigh in the night
And a fresh pancake batter
I know the things that matter
Its a whole other world out there
Its a whole other world out there
Its not that I hate them
Its not that I'm scared
Its just a whole other world out there
I just want to sit in the sun
I just want to sit in the sun
Your own patch of grass
Ain't so easily won
And I just want to sit in the sun
I just want to sit in the sun
I just want to sit in the sun
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3. |
Forget Everything
04:13
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You said you'd be awake long after me
Then we lay down
And you fell asleep
I blow out the candles
Cos I know you'll keep
I wake you up at a quarter to three
And forget everything
No sign of trouble, no sense of time
No questions here, we drink vodka and lime
When you go you don't leave a scent
Two nights in your town
Two nights in my bed
I've got no idea of what's in your head
You leave nothing behind to remember you by
Coins by the bed from when you spent some time
Get a shiver down my spine
And forget everything
You sit on a chair, a hat on your head
And rip a piece from your trouser leg
You hold a brush with some aplomb
You seem to fill up my whole room
And nothing's ever gonna be the same
You're moving through me
Like a flame
And I forget everything
A little mark, where you pressed my flesh
No court could convict you of tenderness
You say 'take off my watch, I don't wanna know the time'
You give me your wrist and I
Forget everything
Everything
Everything
Forget everything
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4. |
Little Seed
03:25
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I showed you where the night winds blew
You showed me you knew what to do
A vicious little seed was planted
And it grew
Time dug in, it was diamond hard
Rubbed against where we'd been scarred
I put my weary hand in yours
And we knew
And all the talk got in the way
Of everything we tried to say
We used our hands to ward off the blow
But you and me both know
Once it's done you can't take it back
Just sit back and wait for the second act
Get outside into the light
Don't think about that fateful night
Running hot and cold and scared and bold
Missing what you used to hold
A love so hard without being told
We stitched it shut
Some things stick like glue
I never wanted anyone like you
Before
All the water, we're surrounded
Sometimes I think we must have drowned it
By the river, by the sea
Trying to wash away the fire in me
Boys will come and boys will go
But you and I will always know
There's a place where night winds blow
There's a place we shouldn't go
Yeah
I showed you where the night winds blew
You showed me you knew what to do
A vicious little seed was planted
And it grew
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5. |
I Don't Think I Will
04:22
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I was gonna love you boy
But now I don't think I will
I was gonna love you boy
Only now I don't think I will
Sometimes nothing comes from nothing
Sometimes nothing ever will
Don't hold it against me
Not unless I ask real nice
Don't hold it against me
Not unless I ask real nice
I was gonna love you boy
Then I thought twice
Nothing on my mind but trouble
Nothing in my hands but pain
Nothing on my mind but trouble
Nothing in my hands but pain
I know I'm good for something but
I forget everything but your name
I'm sleeping with my guitar
I wake up in a sweat
I think I found a song in there
But I can't sing it yet
I'm reaching for a pen
I'm searching for the words
Then I fall asleep again
Cos everything just hurts
I was gonna love you boy
But I think it might be some kind of curse
Yeah I was gonna love you boy
I was gonna love you boy
Now I don't think I will
Yeah I don't think I will
Yeah I was gonna love you boy
Now I don't think I will
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6. |
Six Strings of Pleasure
06:21
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Six strings of pleasure
Can't begin to measure
The hours that I waited
For you tonight
All stations to you
That's what my darlin' said
But he can't catch that train to me
'Til somebody's dead
Six strings of pleasure
And each a small sin
The days are so long
I don't know where they begin
Six strings of pleasure
One for each finger
And one leftover
Over which to linger
Hands running like water
Over my skin
If you knock in the darkness
I'll let you in
Six strings of pleasure
One for each night
Three for the moments
I counted tonight
I hear a train rumble
Three nights vibrate
Six wheels are turning
Five minutes late
Blame it on the living
Blame it on the wake
Six strings of pleasure
Is all I can take
An airstrip that's calling
And last train gone
This spell has me falling
Down like a stone
Six strings of pleasure
Five minutes late
For arms long-awaited
Three nights radiate
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7. |
No One Knows
05:03
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I've known you a long time
Since way back when
Still feels like a crime
But then again
We were always friends
We've been in your town
In your bed
Probably said some things
We never would have said
Anywhere else
But here we are
And there we are
I was holding him
And you held her
Til I caused a stir
Thats the way it went
The way it goes
Now I'm holding you
And no-one knows
And all these hands
And these nights
All these ways to make it right
Now you're holding me
And we're feeling alright
Closer now than we've ever been
I feel your blood
Beneath your skin
And wonder where you've been
You make me blush
I'm taking off
I think I've found that thing you lost
I just like the way you say my name
And in a way
It's so absurd
Don't break the feeling
With a word
All these hands
All these nights
All these ways to make it right
All these ways to make it right
Now you're holding me
And we're feeling alright
In a way
It's so absurd
Don't break the feeling
With a word
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8. |
Strangely Calm
05:24
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Oh that one dreadful moment
When it all becomes clear
Some little demon just whispers in your ear
Now you know and you knew
That it had to come true
You just did not think it would happen to you
A self fulfilled prophecy
Un fait accompli
I just didn't think it would happen to me
I stare at my hands
My back's cold on the wall
And I remain strangely calm
In the midst of it all
I never thought
It would come down to this
One anxious hour
One drunken kiss
No one looks right
And no one is left
You can't call it a crime
Just a minor theft
You can beat it down
You can throw it away
But you know in your heart
That the thing's here to stay
I stare at my hands
My back's cold on the wall
And I remain strangely calm
In the midst of it all
It feels like bad acid
Yeah I'm out of my mind
I just did not think that you were that kind
One small omission
One tiny lie
A ball of confusion
A tear stained goodbye
I bring out the whips
And I drag out the chains
But I find myself singing
The same sad refrain
Don't worry baby
You know you'll get yours
It's something that's destined
A matter of course
Now I don't return calls
And I keep the door locked
And I don't want to hear
Opportunity knock
Breathe in, breathe out
I believe that's how it's done
If I stand up to go
I'm afraid that I'll run
I stare at my hands
My back's cold on the wall
And I remain strangely calm
In the midst of it all
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I know you'll be my saviour
I know you'll be my ruin
I know your arms are waiting
As I step into the room
There are bombs exploding
And debris in our wake
And every waking moment
Feels like tempting fate
I know you'll be my downfall
I recognise the tune
I'll be dancing with you darling
Under the light of the moon
But I can't stand to see you like this tonight
I won't cry for you darling
I'm not built that way
I'll keep an eye out for you
If you're coming my way
What's that noise
What can it be
Are they coming for you
Are they coming for me
What price would I pay
Not to see you this way
Those disco eyes they are killing me
Those disco sensibilities
I'm calling you
I'm falling through
Falling through
Lets not waste our breath
Lets not waste our time
I'll be gone tomorrow
But tonight will be mine
Don't try to run
Don't try to hide
Don't give in
Just go along for the ride
Just go along for the ride
So don't go down
To the river alone
I told you I'd hold you
When your bird had flown
What's that noise
What can it be
Are they coming for you
Are they coming for me
Come to me slowly
Don't drag it out
I want you to show me
What its all about
Come to me slowly
Don't move so fast
I got a feeling this feeling
Is gonna last
Just go along for the ride
Just go along for the ride
Let's not waste our breath
Let's not waste our time
Tomorrow I'm gone
Tonight will be mine
Don't waste your breath
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10. |
Time To Go To Bed
04:40
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We lay by the river
Watched the sky turn from blue to black
Made it hard to find our way back
And the moon it guided us
And everybody made a fuss
With torches and such
And then there was a long drive home
And we got pulled over by the cops
It was a long drive home
And it was time to go to bed
There was no more to be said
We lay by the river
And we laughed a little
Then it grew cold
And the night felt so old
And I knew it was time to go to bed
It was time to go to bed
We talk a lot in our fashion
What does it all mean
Suddenly I don't feel so serene
When the dust settles
And your conscience is eased
It'll be time to go to bed
And we left a trail
Everywhere we went
And it was worth every cent
Now its time to go to bed
We could've slept there all night
Could've waited for the morning light
But it'd still be too late
It was just time to go to bed
There's always gonna be a daybreak
You're always gonna have to justify yourself to someone
But its a little too late now
It's time to go to bed
There's nothing more to be said
It's time to go to bed
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Lo Carmen Sydney, Australia
With every genre defying record she releases; equal parts rolling narratives and slow burning supernatural sounds, Lo Carmen's reputation as a lyrical heavyweight continues to build. Her impeccably penned songs offer a compelling authenticity and fearlessness, carving out a true cosmic musical niche for herself. ... more
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