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Running Away
03:38
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I got my money, in my back pocket
Looks like its starting to rain
I got my ticket, I’m going one way
I’ve got my bags and I’m boarding a train
Oh you, couldn’t hurt me any more if you tried to
I’m so tired, I’m scared of sleeping
I’m on every prescription drug I can find
It hurts so much that I wanna forget
But memories keep burning my eyes
Oh you couldn’t hurt me any more if you tried to
But I don’t think I can stand and face this pain
So I’m running away, yeah
I’m running away yeah…
And you can’t tie me down no longer
Cos I refuse to live in fear
Your hold grows weak as I grow stronger
I’m getting the hell away from here
Oh you… couldn’t hurt me any more if you tried to
I’m running away, yeah
I’m running away… yeah… yeah…
Oh I’ve only just begun to breathe
I’m running scared but at least I’m free
There’s just too many memories in this place
So I’m running away… yeah
I’m running away.
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2. |
Praying For Rain
03:57
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I’m always on the other side, of a dusty window pain.
Where everything’s so dry, it’s like it’s always been that way
Even just the perfume, if I could smell it in the air
Would I sell my soul and chase it, when I know there’s nothing there?
‘Cause I don’t need thunder
I’m not asking for storms
Just a million little rain drops
Maybe then a million more
When the whole world is on fire
All this sunshine goes to waste
If you wanna come and find me
I’ll be praying for rain
Everything’s so barren. See the cracks start to appear.
It’s not about the flowers. Even weeds ain’t growing here.
What I’d give to dance in showers, feel it on my skin.
Yeah I’d sell my soul and chase that, if I knew that it was real.
‘Cause I don’t need thunder
I’m not asking for storms
Just a million little rain drops
Maybe then a million more
When the whole world is on fire
All this sunshine goes to waste
If you wanna come and find me
I’ll be praying ‘cause
I don’t need thunder
I’m not asking for storms
Just a million little rain drops
Maybe then a million more
When the whole world is on fire
All this sunshine goes to waste
If you wanna come and find me
I’ll be praying for rain
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3. |
I Don't Answer To You
04:02
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You’ve pushed me right to the edge
Contorted and twisted words that I’ve said
It’s just like you’re waiting to see what I’m gonna do
Or maybe you want me to hurt cos it’s still hurting you
But I refuse to play victim I refuse to play whore
You don’t dictate to me who I am anymore
You’ve painted me guilty, what else can I do?
I’m not playing your games I don’t answer to you
I’ve told you I’m sorry, til I’ve blue in the face
With a miguided conviction you’d forgive me someday
But something is telling me you wanna hang on to the pain
Like it’s the one thing that justifies you righteously shifting the blame
But I refuse to play victim I refuse to play whore
You don’t dictate to me who I am anymore
You’ve painted me guilty, what else can I do?
I’m not playing your games I don’t answer to you
To You….
And if you wanna carry on like a child
You can do it on your own time
It’s just like you’re waiting to see what I’m gonna do
But I refuse to play victim I refuse to play whore
You don’t dictate to me who I am anymore
You’ve painted me guilty, what else can I do?
I’m not playing your games I don’t answer to you
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4. |
Mad
03:25
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No longer read in this town
Been feeling like I can’t go on any longer
Got too much thought for progress
Spend too much time inside my head to wanna here
And it drives me mad And it drives me mad
It sends my mind into a frenzy, I’m frozen, apprehensive
And I hate that I’m this way again
And it drives me mad
Feels like I’m sinking slowly
Each day it seems to somehow hurt a little deeper
Get so frustrated with me
Like I should know how to be better than this
I’m better than this
And it drives me mad And it drives me mad
It throws my mind into a frenzy, I’m frozen, apprehensive
And I hate that I’m this way again
And it drives me mad
It drives me mad It drives me mad It drives me mad
And each time I think I’ve got this figured
Here hits another tidal wave
I’m running out of steam… too tired be brave
When I’m really just afraid
And it drives me mad And it drives me mad
It throws my mind into a frenzy, I’m frozen, apprehensive
And I hate that I’m this way again
And it drives me mad … it drives me mad.
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5. |
Guys Like You
03:06
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I found a couple of things, clothes, a diamond ring
In the back of a cupboard
Inside a little box, memories of us
I’d yet to rediscover
And they’re gathering dust
And I’m really not that fussed
Must have been important once but
Girls like me don’t need guys like you to make us bitter
Girls like me we don’t need guys like you to hold us down
We don’t need your love don’t need your lies
Your attitude, your alibies
Girls like me we leave behind… guys like you
I remember the night we met I remember the things we said
I remember everything.
How you turned into someone else, how it all went straight to hell
I remember well
How I felt just like a fool for believing in you
I can’t believe I trusted you but
Girls like me don’t need guys like you to make us bitter
Girls like me we don’t need guys like you to hold us down
We don’t need your love don’t need your lies
Your attitude, your alibies
Girls like me we leave behind… guys like you
I tried to forget, seems I haven’t yet
But I just praise the Lord I left cos
Girls like me don’t need guys like you to make us bitter
Girls like me we don’t need guys like you to hold us down
We don’t need your love don’t need your lies
Your attitude, your alibies
Girls like me will be just fine, when girls like me we leave behind
Guys like you. Guys like you. Guys like You
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Today’s the day I’m gonna get myself up out of this here bed
Today’s the day that I forgive myself for all that I regret
Today’s the day I make a list of all the things that I put off
Cos I don’t believe I’m good enough
And one foot in front of the other
One arm held high in the air
One step right after the other I know I’ll get there
Ill get there, oh I’ll get there
Today’s the day I’m gonna show myself just who I really am
Shed the doubt that’s crippled me, pull myself up on my feet and stand
Today’s the day I make a start on all the mountain’s I must climb
And leave this dishevelled mess of me behind
And one foot in front of the other
One arm held high in the air
One step right after the other I know I’ll get there
Ill get there, oh I’ll get there
And when I fall cos everybody falls I’m gonna
Dust myself and pick myself back up
I’m gonna know, that I don’t have to do this climbing on my own
I won’t worry just how far I’ve got to go - I’ll take it slow and
One foot in front of the other
One arm held high in the air
One step right after the other I know I’ll get there
Ill get there, oh I’ll get there
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7. |
You Don't Want To
04:10
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If I didn’t see your face, on that February day
I’d wonder if you’d ever cared at all
And you just walk away, cos you don’t wanna change
Your apathy still keeps you comfortable
But I swear I saw a glimpse of a man that you could be
Swear I saw the colours light your face
But you don’t feel, like I feel cos you don’t want to
You don’t want to
And you won’t try, and you won’t fight,
Cos you don’t want to. You don’t want to.
You’ve convinced yourself, not to ask for help
Maybe you’re too scared of what you’d find
But somewhere deep inside, the part of you you pushed aside
Is waiting for the day you change your mind
But you don’t feel, like I feel cos you don’t want to
You don’t want to
And you won’t try, and you won’t fight,
Cos you don’t want to. You don’t want to.
And there’s nothing I can do or say
When you’re buying each excuse you make
But I can’t stand by and watch you go to waste
When you don’t feel, like I feel cos you don’t want to
You don’t want to
And you won’t try, and you won’t fight,
Cos you don’t want to. No. You don’t want to.
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8. |
Stories
03:53
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Time hasn’t quite, got you off my mind
I guess I’m not over you yet
We had such a good story once
It makes it so hard to forget
We both know that love just isn’t enough
Or we wouldn’t be where we are
Cos my love was without question My heart was on the line
I gave it everything I had and couldn’t make it right
And the mess when you left And the pain in my chest
Words can’t begin to describe
I really felt it breaking this time
Words that you said, really messed with my head
But know it’s not all your fault
I know it’s hard when you don’t know who you are
It’s harder to know what you want
And you would be right beside me
If love could be all that we need
Cos my love was without question My heart was on the line
I gave it everything I had and couldn’t make it right
And the mess when you left And the pain in my chest
Words can’t begin to describe
I really felt it breaking this time
Time hasn’t quite got you off my mind
And you’re still free leasing my head
We had such a good story once
But there’ll be a new story yet.
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9. |
Real Love
03:14
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Of all the beauty that I’ve seen
Nothing compares to the way he looks at me
Those big blue eyes stare up at mine
This kind of love is so hard to find
It’s real love that he’s given me
Real love and there’s nothing like
The real love that I see in his eyes
There is nothing in this world like the love of a child
Of all the memories in my mind
The best ones are his little hand reaching out for mine
He’s my little angel. He’s my number one.
He’s the one who’s teaching me about // real love
It’s real love that he’s given me
Real love and there’s nothing like
The real love that I see in his eyes
There is nothing in this world like the love of a child
And when life gets me down and it gets too hard to hide
He tells me that I’m beautiful and makes everything alright
He’s only four years old and he’s the best thing in my life
It’s real love that he’s given me
Real love and there’s nothing like
The real love that I see in his eyes
There is nothing in this world like the love of a child
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10. |
Fly
03:19
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I know you’ll often think of, what they’ll say
But whether you ignore it, your dreams remain the same
You can’t live your whole life for someone else
It’s time to start believing in yourself
You see I know that you are broken and I know that you’re afraid
But I wanna see you stay and fight and keep on trying anyway
I wanna see you standing tall, wind rushing through your hair
I wanna see you take a leap of faith and fly
So you hit another wall and you feel you’ve failed again
Well you can bond to your excuses or try in spite of them
I guess it’s time to figure out whether to swim or sink
But let me tell you you are worth so much more than you think
You see I know you’re only human, sometimes life will get you down
But just keep pushing through the pain and always try and stand your ground
And never ever lose sight of what it’s all about
Take a leap of faith and fly
Fly…
I know that there’ll be days when, you think your dreams are out of reach
And the higher that you climb, the further that you’ve got to fall
But to try and fail is better than to never ever try at all
And I know someday I’m gonna see you
Fly.
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11. |
Please Forgive Me
03:50
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I know I let you down
I wasn’t there when you needed me round
I didn’t listen when you had so much to say
You knocked at my door and I turned you away
When I know what you need and I kept it from you
Trying so hard to be what they needed me to
I was hearing your voice but not heading your call
Till it got to the point you made no sound at all
Please forgive me I know not what I do
I never believed I was abandoning you
I was trying so hard, doing all the right things
But for letting you breathe and letting you sing
I didn’t mean to lie
When I said everything was fine
I didn’t mean to be callous, I didn’t mean to be cruel
When I put everything first but you
Please forgive me I know not what I do
I never believed I was stifling you
I thought you could fly whilst clipping your wings
Not letting you breathe or letting you sing
Please forgive me I know not what I do
I never believed I was abandoning you
I was trying so hard, doing all the right things
But for letting you breathe and letting you sing
But I promise you this, whatever else life will bring
I will harness your breath and be hearing you sing
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