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Whole
04:12
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You’re waiting on, the next big thing
Keep on telling yourself, something’s gotta give
Somethings gotta give
And You’ve tried, almost everything and it’s left you dry
Still, you’re gonna give it one more try
There’s a hole, in your heart
That nothing in this world is gonna fill
Even though you tell yourself it will
And you’ll try, to turn it off, you’ll try to push it down
But you’ll turn around
Cos you can’t fool your soul
Only he can make you whole
You’re pressing forward, you’re marching on
Oh you got your walls up and you’re holding on
Yeah you’re holding on
And each day you front up til you had enough
Just keep wishing that that voice would stop
There’s a hole, in your heart
That nothing in this world is gonna fill
Even though you tell yourself it will
And you’ll try, to turn it off, you’ll try to push it down
But you’ll turn around
Cos you can’t fool your soul
Only he can make you whole
Whole… Whole…
Turn the tv on, and the internet, light a cigarette, pour that chardonnay
But nothing really lasts you long enough to chase that void away
There’s a hole, in your heart
That nothing in this world is gonna fill
Even though you tell yourself it will
And you’ll try, to turn it off, you’ll try to push it down
But you’ll turn around
Cos you can’t fool your soul
Only he can make you whole
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2. |
This Time She Swears
02:58
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This time she swears, this time it's gonna be different
This time she swears, this time it's all gonna change
She says ‘I put that bottle down, I turned my life around,
I put my two feet, firmly on solid ground’,
This time she swears, this time it's all gonna change
Then she lists all the reasons, from the past to the seasons,
She knows every excuse in the book
But this time she swears, this time she’s had a good look.
This time she swears, this time its safe to come home
This time she swears, that she’s gonna make it, she just can’t do it alone
She says "I’ve done the best I can, with what life placed in my hands
You OWE IT TO ME! Just give me, a chance"
Cos this time, she swears, this time, she’s making plans
Then she lists all the reasons, from the past to the seasons,
She knows every excuse in the book
But this time she swears, this time she’s had a good look.
Maybe she’s right, or maybe it's just an illusion,
Maybe the words that come out of her mouth are part of the delusion
I guess that’s the confusion
But this time she swears, this time it's all gonna change.
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3. |
I Dream Of You
03:46
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It’s 2am when I finally decide to put the book away
I know it’s late and in the morning light well I know I’ll pay
But I don’t wanna close my eyes because I know that’s when it starts
My defences come down and my mind allows itself back in my heart
I dream of you, though I try so hard not to
Dream of you, and the things we used to do
And in the morning light, I face the day
With it all still fresh in my mind (pause)
Breaking my heart each time
Now there’s a space right next to me here in this double bed
It used to be for you and now he’s lying there instead
And as he looks into my eyes and he kisses me goodnight
I tell him Mummy & Daddy still love him with all their might
I dream of you, though I try so hard not to
Dream of you, and the things we used to do
And in the morning light, I face the day
With it all still fresh in my mind
Breaking my heart each time
Heaven knows just what I’d give for one good night’s sleep
Cos if these dreams are gonna get the best of me, who’s gonna get the rest of me?
I dream of you, though I try so hard not to
Dream of you, and the things we used to do
And in the morning light, I face the day
With it all still fresh in my mind
Breaking my heart each time
Breaking my heart each time
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4. |
Longer Winters
02:43
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It was hard back then, it was dark back then
I remember longer winters
And that big black cloud, that always followed me around
Pickin’ at my dreams and scratching them down
And I’d get a little motivation, catch a little glimpse of who I am
Then the fear would creep in, he’d tell me I was less than that.
It was rough back then, had to be tough back then
Like my coffee; strong and bitter
I had to face the world, I had to be a cornflake girl,
Had to put the show on and put it on well
And I’d get a little motivation, catch a little glimpse of who I am
Then the fear would creep in, he’d tell me I was less than that.
Now the sun shines through the rain
You brought colour to what was grey
It’s your love that gives me faith
Now the sun shines through the rain
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5. |
Baby It's You
03:51
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Some like fast cars, handbags, shoes, chocolate bars
Others just like to go out picking up
Religion, porn, politics, painkillers or energy drinks
Whatever it is that fills their cup
Some like placing bets, drinking beer or cigarettes
But I don’t want none of that stuff
It’s you, your loving gets me high
It’s true, you set my heart on fire
Your love could make the darkest sky turn blue
It’s you, the one that I adore
It’s true, don’t want nothing more
No there ain’t nothing in this world that’s gonna do
When baby it’s you
Fifty cups of coffee a day, facebook, snapchat, ebay
The obsession with possesions is never gonna end
Work, sex, compliments, holidays or heroin
They even say that diamonds are a girls best friend
For some it’s a brand new baby girl
Other’s its obsession with changing the world
But there is just one thing I really need
It’s you, your loving gets me high
It’s true, you set my heart on fire
Your love could make the darkest sky turn blue
It’s you, the one that I adore
It’s true, don’t want nothing more
No there ain’t nothing in this world that’s gonna do
When baby it’s you
And on my darkest nights when even the stars and the moon won’t shine
There is just one thing that’s gonna make it right
It’s you, your loving gets me high
It’s true, you set my heart on fire
Your love could make the darkest sky turn blue
It’s you, the one that I adore
It’s true, don’t want nothing more
No there ain’t nothing in this world that’s gonna do
When baby it’s you
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Dangerous
03:19
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I know what you’re thinking when you look at me with those eyes
It’s just a simple look and I can tell what’s on your mind
Then you touch me like that and it makes me wish we were alone
You whisper in my ear and you say you wanna take me home
But you’re dangerous for me I’m like a moth to a flame
So dangerous for me and barely know your name
And my imagination takes me to the places that I should not be
And I lose all sense of self-control cos you’re dangerous for me
And all the warning bells are ringing in my head so loud and clear
And my instincts say that I should get the hell away from here
But I want you so much and I need you so bad it aches
Oh you’re a dangerous boy and it’s a dangerous game we play
But you’re dangerous for me I’m like a moth to a flame
So dangerous for me and barely know your name
And my imagination takes me to the places that I should not be
And I lose all sense of self-control cos you’re dangerous for me
And I do everything to compose myself
But I just can’t find the strength to walk away
Cos whatever this is that you’re doing to me makes me stay
You're so dangerous for me I’m like a moth to a flame
So dangerous for me and barely know your name
And my imagination takes me to the places that I should not be
And I lose all sense of self-control cos you’re dangerous for me
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Alive
03:16
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You were the light when life got so dark
When I closed off the world, you opened my heart
When all hope was gone, you opened my eyes
Brought down to my knees, you answered my cries
When I was dead inside, you brought me to life
You were the way, the truth and the light
When I had the will, the wrists and the knife
Burdened and broken by the weight of the world
A shattered and shaken, vulnerable girl
When I was dead inside you brought me
To life…
Life…
You gave me the strength to reach out in faith
Held me so high, and helped me to change
You placed in my heart the will to survive
No longer empty, but truly, alive…
Oh you brought me to life
You brought me to life.
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8. |
Stupid White Dress
03:19
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Still don’t know how it happened
Still don’t know what went wrong
And it’s been so hard, and it’s been so hard
And it’s been so freakin’ long
But there’s a white dress, just a stupid white dress,
It’s not possibly, meant to mean,
Really anything at all, to me
But it’s symbol of all, that happened before
And I can’t throw it out thought it’ll never get worn
So it’s stuffed in a cupboard in a crumbled up mess
It’s just a stupid white dress
Still can’t open the wardrobe
So I avoid the whole damn room
Somehow I attached to the stupid white dress
Every memory of you
But there’s a white dress, just a stupid white dress,
It’s not possibly, meant to mean,
Really anything at all, to me
But it’s symbol of all, that happened before
And I can’t throw it out thought it’ll never get worn
So it’s stuffed in a cupboard in a crumbled up mess
It’s just a stupid white dress
Yeah, it’s just a stupid white, dress
I thought of takin’ to it with scissors
Or selling it online
But I can’t let it go, even though I know
It gets me every time
But there’s a white dress, just a stupid white dress,
It’s not possibly, meant to mean,
Really anything at all, to me
But it’s symbol of all, that happened before
And I can’t throw it out thought it’ll never get worn
So it’s stuffed in a cupboard in a crumbled up mess
It’s just a stupid white dress
It’s a genuine, mesmorising, mortifying, mystifying, horrifying, stupifying, terrifying, stupid white dress.
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I Don't Beleive
03:56
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Say you don’t love me, say you don’t care
You say that the place that I held in your heart’s been stripped bare
Say that it’s over, you’ve had enough
You don’t have the time, the patience or need for our love
But I don’t believe you, I think it’s all lies
I know that you’d change your mind if you’d only think twice
I watch you moving, you can’t meet my gaze
When I reach out to hold you or touch you you just turn away
Say that you’re leaving, that you can’t stay
You kiss me and tell me you’re sorry it ended this way.
But I don’t believe you, I think it’s all lies
I know that you’d change your mind if you’d only think twice
I don’t believe you, I don’t believe
Cos you can’t look in my eyes when you say you feel nothing for me
So I don’t believe
You won’t get satisfaction, seeing me cry
Well don’t for one second you’ll see one single tear from my eyes
Cos I don’t believe you, I think you’re being an ass
Don’t you give me that line that in time I will get over this
Cos I don’t believe
I don’t believe
I don’t believe you.
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10. |
The Wolf
04:08
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The voice says it’s too late, or it’s too hard
To have what you really want,
You’re either, too young or you’re too old,
Or it simply can’t be done
And if I listen to that voice, then it slowly drives me mad
It doesn’t tell me what I want, only what I never had,
Then you say
Don’t feed that wolf within you,
Or let it hold you back.
Cos you only own what’s in you,
So just remember that
When your back's against the wall
And it’s tearing you apart
Don’t listen to the wolf - listen to your heart
The voice says, nice try, well done, just not quite good enough
You could try hard, but you’ll fail, so why don’t you just give up?
And as I look into the mirror, and see the voice beyond the glass
She can’t look towards the future if she’s still stuck in the past
Then you say
Don’t feed that wolf within you,
Or let it hold you back.
Cos you only own what’s in you,
So just remember that
When your back's against the wall
And it’s tearing you apart
Don’t listen to the wolf - listen to your heart
She keeps you in the darkness, ‘cause she cannot face the sun
Only sees the day that’s over, when the day has just begun… and you say…
Don’t feed that wolf within you,
Or let it hold you back.
Cos you only own what’s in you,
So just remember that
When your back's against the wall
And it’s tearing you apart
Don’t listen to the wolf - listen to your heart
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