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Oblivious
03:26
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I've seen poetry in motion
I've been lost in beauty so sublime
I've been immersed in this ocean
I've been lost throughout the ravages of time
Do you feel oblivious to everything we say?
Do you feel such deep mistrust the words just slip away?
Can you see you're close to us? 'Cos when you've had your say
You feel empty, broken, useless, well there is another way
So you don't believe it matters
What is wrong and what is right?
Is it true a heart can shatter
And leave the broken pieces all behind?
Do you feel oblivious to everything we say?
Do you feel such deep mistrust the words just slip away?
Can you see you're close to us? 'Cos when you've had your say
You feel empty, broken, useless, well there is another way
Half the world is sleeping
And half the world's awake
And half the world is grieving
For the other half's mistakes
And half the world's believing
But half the world's asleep
Are we caught in the crossfire
Should we admit defeat?
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Butterfly Face
03:18
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You are all grace, butterfly face
Do I have to scream it out loud?
Visit my dreams, take a look behind the scenes
Am I just brushing the surface now?
This dark talent to see what is not there
And your poor brain, what your poor brain tells you
And what my heart tells me
Have you been crying?
Have you been looking in the mirror too long?
No I'm not lying, only disguising the truth through song
You believed when the world was laughing
And it seems it sunk too deep and now you
Won't believe me when I'm trying
Just who do you think is telling the truth?
In your mind's eye there's
This dark talent to see what is not there
And your poor brain, what your poor brain tells you
Is not what people see
This dark talent to see what is not there
And your poor brain, what your poor brain tells you
Is not what others see
I never guessed you took words to heart
I never knew you were falling apart
I never guessed
How do I prove it to you now my word is worthless?
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Street Lights
04:24
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It's not as if you really need it (you're so young and full of life)
Your hopes and dreams are all out there
It ain't like you feel you been cheated (of whatever right you had)
It's not like I should even care
You've lost me now (in a sweet and heady haze)
You've won somehow
And I turn around and it's street lights in your eyes
Shining like you've seen the light
The love that's in your heart
Waits forever to depart
Disturbance in your blood
Chemical insanity will fade away
And I'm in way out of my depth here
Waves are crashing overhead
But I can see the sky's reflection
And it's stained with sunset red
So come on now educate me
If there's so much I need to learn
Our souls are numb just like our senses
Just sitting here watching it burn
You've lost me now (in a new unsteady daze)
You've won somehow
And I turn around and it's street lights in your eyes
Shining like you've seen the light
The love that's in your heart
Waits forever to depart
Disturbance in your blood
Chemical insanity will fade away
It's not like you should really need it
It's not like I should even care
But I do
Oh you've lost me now
You've won somehow
And I turn around and it's street lights in your eyes
Shining like you've seen the light
The love that's in your heart
Waits forever to depart
Disturbance in your blood
This chemical insanity will fade away
Street lights in your eyes
Shining like you've seen the light
And this chemical insanity
Where did all your reality go?
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4. |
Follow the Sun
02:47
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I been waiting for the sun all day
He must've packed his bags and flown away
Tired of winter but it seems it's here to stay
So let's go follow the sun
Summer sun is nowhere to be seen
In the distance like a hazy dream
But it's hot and sunny on the TV screen
So let's go follow the sun
'Cos it's high time he warmed my bare shoulders
And put the freckles back on my skin
Now that winter's here I'm getting older
I just can't hold out until spring
I've slept underneath the midnight sun
But round here he never shines for too long
We're stuck here and he's out having fun
So let's go follow the sun
And I can't say I don't love the night sky
When the moon and the stars are on show
But lately the sun's such a wise guy
I know that I just gotta go
I been waiting for the sun all day
He must have packed his bags and flown away
Tired of winter but it seems it's here to stay
So let's go follow the sun
Yeah let's go follow the sun
Hey let's go follow the sun
Mm let's go follow the sun
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The One
03:11
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Your clear eye is the one beautiful thing
I wanna fill it with colour
Not this dark ceiling without a star
Not this wringing, not this wringing of hands
You are the one solid the spaces lean on
You are, you are the baby in the barn
Oh love, how did you get here?
The pain you wake to is not yours
But this is winter, this is night small love
We'll keep the sky at bay, let the stars plummet down
You are the one solid the spaces lean on
You are, you are the baby in the barn
You are the one, you are the one
You are the one, the baby in the barn
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Mona's Song
03:44
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Your green eyes would say it all
Of that I'm sure, I have no doubt
To see you still standing tall
Against a prison wall with no way out
They told you 'Recant your faith
And you can leave this place
There will be no more torture
Let go of all you believe
You know you've been deceived
You've been mislead we're sure'
She found the strength to give up her life
It must be latent within all of us, awakened by strife
The finest gift that she ever could give
She kissed the noose before she died but her soul still lives
No trace of contention, no fear or hesitation
Only endearing sweetness
Self-sacrifice and honesty, upholding all the truths
No sign of pain or weakness
They never ceased to ask of you:
'Deny your faith and you
Can take the easy way out
Here's freedom if you comply
If not then you must die
Your time is running out'
She found the strength to give up her life
It must be latent within all of us, awakened by strife
The finest gift that she ever could give
She kissed the noose before she died but her soul still lives
Blinded by prejudice,
A mockery of justice
They have only strengthened what they set out to destroy
Pure souls were lost upon,
A sea of darkness far from home
Changed hunger into laughter,
You turned sadness into joy
She found the strength to give up her life
It must be latent within all of us, awakened by strife
The finest gift that she ever could give
She kissed the noose before she died but her soul still lives
On and on
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7. |
Give
03:42
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When the sky has turned to grey
And all our good thoughts drain away
Can't find the reason why, no matter how we try
Can't find peace of mind
But you can't reason with the heart
Only watch it fall apart
For all the things we chose, something inside still knows
We didn't try hard enough
If you give it all away
If you give it all away
Can you leave yourself behind
Won't you open up your eyes
And embrace a new design?
So trade our happiness for war
Bleed our hearts until they're raw
Forget the things we shared, how we used to care
Life isn't fair
As we're living day by day
We get lost along the way
Where do we draw the line, running out of time
Give us a new design
If you give it all away
If you give it all away
If you leave yourself behind
If we open up our eyes
And embrace a new design?
All away, leave it today
Leave it behind, open your eyes
If you give it all away
If you give it all away
Can you leave yourself behind
Won't you open up your eyes
And embrace a new design?
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8. |
Guilty Consumer
04:03
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They want peace
And they don't wanna wait another day
Sweet release
And they don't need to find someone to blame
They don't need this pressure
They don't want this pain
Another guilty consumer only out to gain
Hear them singing on the radio
About the war that should've ended twenty years ago
See them begging on a TV screen
For an end to all the suffering and hate they've seen
Mhmm
But we will drive our cars and burn our oil
Squeeze the grain from the sickly soil
And when there's nothing left to spoil
We'll say: 'It just has to be that way'
Please ourselves – is that all we know how to do?
I'm to blame, cos I'm a guilty consumer too
And there's a hidden agenda no one likes to see
So many guilty pretenders like you and me
Hear them talking on the radio
About the cars and the cash and the fancy clothes
See them laughing on a TV screen
About the gold and the jewels and the limousines
But we will drive our cars and burn our oil
Squeeze the grain from the sickly soil
And when there's nothing left to spoil
We'll say 'It just has to be that way
Don't you know? It just has to be that way'
Now that we know we've gotta make a change
Doesn't all of this feel strange?
Owning up and changing our old ways
Because it doesn't have to be this way
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Rosanna Lea UK
Rosanna Lea is a singer-songwriter from Cornwall, UK.
She plays guitar, ukulele and drums, crafting soulful songs about the people and places she encounters.
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