1. |
Lullaby
04:20
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Lay down your head, Dear
Rest your mind easy
Close your eyes and wait
For me
Slumber deeply
Knowing I'm here
Sowing my seed
For you
Waiting for the deep vulnerability
That I need
To plant my seed
Darling don't fear
But when you waken
You will no longer be enough
For you
I come to save you
To make you think
That all of those can's, cannot
For you
Waiting for the deep vulnerability
That I need
To plant my seed
And from the seed
Blooms fear and doubt
And from the seed
Grows shaky feet
But don't blame me
I only plant the seed
And you do the rest
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2. |
Darlene
04:57
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Wanna teach you everything I know
I want you to teach me too
But if you listen to what they all say
You will drown in yourself
Maybe I've come on too strong
Maybe I have frightened you
But if you trust that I won't lead you astray
We could be beautiful
So my darlin', Darlene
Won't you please come back to me
So my darlin', Darlene
Won't you please come back to me
'Cause we've been running for far too long
Won't you please come back to me
And maybe we will slow down
Maybe on paper the figures show
That what we have cannot work
But I know that's not what matters though
All that counts is that
Our love grows and grows and grows
So my darlin', Darlene
Won't you please come back to me
So my darlin', Darlene
Won't you please come back to me
'Cause we've been running for far too long
Won't you please come back to me
And maybe we will slow down
Slow down
So my darlin', Darlene
Won't you please come back to me
So my darlin', Darlene
Won't you please come back to me
'Cause we've been running for far too long
And we've been hiding for far too long
So come on, oh baby, come on
Won't you please come back to me
And maybe we will slow down
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3. |
Welcome Home
02:40
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Scraping at the sky
And hitting all the clouds
The mountain occupies
The no man's land between the gods
And the earth
The calling of the peaks
Will bounce around your head
Like the birdsong in the trees
You've known forever
But you've never really heard
Every time that you return to their feet
You can count on them to say
We've been waiting
When the thunder roars
Between the craggy peaks
You know the mountain watches with glee
Adding echoes to the din
Putting their two cents in
Every time that you return to their feet
You can count on them to say
We've been waiting
And there is no need to beg
You can expect their strong embrace
And a whisper in your ear
Saying what you needed to hear
Welcome home
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4. |
Mother
04:42
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Leaving you's the hardest thing
The hardest thing I'll have to do
It strips me of my shoulder strength
That then I'm forced to grow anew
No one fits my frame like you
Not anyone that I will know
So pull me in to your embrace
And brace yourself for the bitter part
When the time is ready to go
We may not be ready
And when I am ready to go
Oh, you may not be ready
When I am gone who'll right my wrongs
And pry away apologies
Undoubted love so far away
Who will bury my bodies
When the time is ready to go
We may not be ready
And when you are ready to let me go
Oh, I may not be ready
So won't you come with me
Move right in
Just you and me
I promise you'll fit right in
Stay by me
Your thick skinned, thin skinned hands around mine
Oh I need you by my side
My love and my guide
Oh I hope that I bring you pride
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5. |
New Eyes
04:13
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New eyes
Open your new eyes
Look up at blue skies
Look up at me
Pink palms
Outstretch your pink palms
To read the futures
Of your new life
Warm arms
Uncross your warm arms
Letting the soil's light
Into your soul
Soft toes
Uncurl your soft toes
Prepare them for god knows
On what you will tread
Don't forget to laugh
And go with a smile
Speak your mind
And keep your heart open
Plump lips
Unpurse your plump lips
Drink in the spirit
Swallow it whole
Thick brow
Unknit your thick brow
Darling don't worry
For you are strong
Don't forget to laugh
And go with a smile
Speak your mind
And keep your heart open
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6. |
Better One
02:31
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I move my hand an inch
But I feel it a mile
I give myself a pinch
But I can't seem to smile
I'm stuck between
Sitting here and being there
I'm stuck between
Giving up and getting scared
'Cause everything I do
Is steeped in what I do not know
And everything I know
Is made of things I knew years ago
My every thought is
Echoed by my own spite
I find I can't quite reach
My own light, it's just out of sight
'Cause everything I do
Is steeped in what I do not know
And everything I know
Is made of things I knew years ago
How can I ever write
The perfect song
If I can't get over every
Better one
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7. |
To Dance Again
05:18
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You’re working hard
Laying the tracks
For the ones who are near you
The ones who are dear to you
You only can hope
That all of your sweat
Will grant them their freedom
Their right to dance
Isn’t that worth fighting for
Isn’t that worth dying for
Isn’t it worth the chance
To dance baby dance
Your footsteps in dust
Where you pounded your heels
Showed your resilience
For those long killed
You only can hope
That those who follow
Will dance in your footsteps
To the beat of their thumping drums
Your children
Their children
Their children
And children
Isn’t that worth fighting for
Isn’t that worth dying for
Isn’t it worth the chance
To dance baby dance
You’re working hard
You’re making amends
Your fighting for freedom
Their right to dance
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8. |
K-I-S-S
03:39
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Take my hand and we’ll climb
To the top of the tree
Close your eyes and follow me
We’ll leave a world of prying eyes
And clicking tongues
On the ground beneath your new white sneaks
A childhood fantasy
Up among the leaves
Come on and K-I-S-S me
Like we are young
Pretend with me
Go back to when it was so easy
And kiss me
Come along and hide with me
No one will know where to look
Trust me
A childhood fantasy
Up among the leaves
Come on and K-I-S-S me
Like we are young
Pretend with me
Go back to when it was so easy
And kiss...
First comes the love and
Then we get married
And who knows
We may even have a baby
Up among the leaves
Come on and K-I-S-S me
Like we are young
Pretend with me
Go back to when it was so easy
And kiss me
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9. |
Big Mouth
03:45
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Little lady got a big mouth
Little lady know how to use it
Little lady asks all the right things
At all the wrong times
And if you don't cut in
She'll just keep talking
Oh keep running her mouth
Long after you've gone walking away
Mmm She's got a lot to say
Little lady don't think before she speaks
Little lady says exactly what's on her mind
And oh from that little lady you know you can expect honesty
The right kind
And if you don't cut in
She'll just keep talking
Oh keep running her mouth
Long after you've gone walking away
Mmm She's got a lot to say
Oh but that little lady
Always getting into something bad
But that little lady is the best friend
You'll ever have
And if I don't cut in
She'll just keep talking
Oh but that's what I love
I will never go walking away
Oh yes I'll always stay
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10. |
Bridge the Gap
03:59
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He's building a bridge
To find what they lost
He's building a bridge
To close the gap
He'll keep building that bridge
'Til they're on common ground
He'll keep building that bridge
'Til they talk again
'Cause she's the only
Thing he needs
She's building a bridge
To meet him halfway
Oh she's building a bridge to help him
Because a man like him
Can't do it on his own
So she'll keep building that bridge
Because she's the only
One she wants
They're building a bridge
Because two hands are better than one
And they're not the only
Ones building bridges
They aren't the only ones in love
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11. |
You Went
04:28
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Drifting
In my jar of honey
All sweet from what I can see
Hearts ticking as one
Drinking
The nectars from your tongue
Blind to the sticky
Path ahead
Plucked out by the sandy hands of time
Deaf to my heart screaming
Let me stay awhile
Please don’t go
Sinking
Here take some for the road
Not nearly enough
To sustain me
Leaving
A gooey little coating
Covering my heart strings
Ticking alone
Plucked out by the sandy hands of time
Deaf to my heart screaming
Let me stay awhile
Please don’t go
But you went
And if you must depart
Please leave a trail
For my lonely lips
To follow
Back to my honey
Oh you are lovely
Make me so happy
And miss you I do
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12. |
I'll Follow You
02:31
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One hand tied to the earth
One hand tied to your heart
We'd walk through the world on a delicate star
And the distance from falling was never too far
The distance from falling is never too far
Buried inside the ground
Under my flowers
I'd dig up your grave and I'd kindly jump in
I hope you don't mind if I snuggle in
I hope you won't mind when I snuggle in
'Cause when you rest your head
I won't sleep a wink
Even if I wanted to
I couldn't leave you behind
Our unbreakable chain
Won't be split by death or rain
And darling I'll follow you
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13. |
I'm Alive
02:58
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Oh my lord I think
That my bones are free
So I think I’ll sing
Hallelujah
Oh my stars I know
That my feet will go
So I think I’ll show you
And run
Hallelujah
Oh my god I feel
Like my knees are real
So I think I’ll dance
Oh mercy me
But my eyes can see
So I think I’ll look
At everything
Hallelujah
Oh my lord I am free
Oh my stars I can see
Oh my feet will go
Oh I’m alive
So alive
Hallelujah
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Emily Ann Laliotis San Diego, California
Emily Ann Laliotis is a 19 year-old singer-songwriter from San Diego, land of partly cloudy with little chance of weather, currently based in Tacoma, WA (much more weather here). She likes to think of her music as her contemporary folk superpower (to be used only for good). Her cats are her biggest fans. ... more
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