1. |
kamikaze
04:52
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On judgement day
the sun shines down
A frozen sky
surrounds us all around.
And I can see it all ways.
I came into this
with my eyes open.
And everyone is set free
for all eternity.
A paper cut
that I let slip
No blood or pain
and there’s no going back.
I turn my face up to the sky.
Once in a lifetime
I see you smiling.
I want to be a rider
and cross the river like father.
I’m on the list of those who want to blow up the world.
And everyone is forgiven
And we’re all going to heaven.
And we freefall
to paradise
In a state of grace
that sounds like breaking glass.
And we are flying through the clouds.
We crash with wide-open eyes
where the cherry trees run wild.
And I will keep you inside
Where the heart never dies.
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2. |
low-flying birds
04:00
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And we are flying
above the clouds,
the ground so far below.
Put out your cigarettes
and fasten tight
there is so far to go.
We all sit suspended
in a cloud of static air.
All the lights are out
and everybody is asleep.
* * *
And we can travel
down by the park
Pass by the old street.
And we can hear
low-flying birds
with feathers in our ears.
There’s an old-time show
where all the lost and found go
in the main square.
We stand by and stare
at all the people moving, talking.
* * *
And I can understand
more than I speak.
Can you talk slowly?
And must it be
this cold in spring?
Where are you going?
If only you could talk
for I am a stranger in this town.
At night-time by the lake
it looks like the water is on fire.
And we are flying above the clouds.
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3. |
now, voyager
04:16
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Somewhere across the sea
I know a ship is waiting for me.
Clearest water
Long-lost summer
of what might have been.
It’s a happy time
when the moon shines down
on you and me.
* * *
I wore camellias every day
and Jolie Fleur perfume.
And every night
the band would play
the same old tune.
My first party dress,
my single blessedness.
And why reach for the moon
when we can have the stars?
* * *
Autumn, winter
make me shiver.
It’s that time of year.
A handkerchief
filled up with
gratitude and tears.
There were times when I
almost felt alive.
And this is my farewell
to Rudolph Valentine.
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4. |
zima junction
03:53
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My life has often been let down
by too few thoughts and wishes.
And in my life, its even turns,
some gain but nothing finished.
Forgive no error you recognise
it will repeat itself in time.
Who can find the nightingale?
Unbroken forest all around.
Where he sings up to the sky
there is no way to him at all.
Once I often used to dream of you
and tried to look into your eyes.
We’re going to Siberia
and making time, the hell with it.
Waking then was like a dream
when you’re only half-asleep.
We come into this world alone
and watch the oceans rise and fall.
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5. |
kagome
03:42
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The words are taken from a Japanese children's game. If you are chosen you are the devil and blindfolded, with the others chant the words and move around you in a circle. When it stops you guess who is standing behind you.
Kagome Kagome
A bird inside a cage
When, when will it come out?
At dawn and dusk
The crane and the turtle slipped
Who is behind you?
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6. |
I don't know why, Hawaii
04:36
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I don’t know why
I believe in Hawaii.
I don’t know why I believe in destiny.
I don’t know why, Hawaii.
Until we meet again.
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7. |
the greater sea
03:16
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Far from here
lost from sight
nothing’s going right
that I see
No-one made a sound
where the lights went down
Great waves came
again, at sea
And we all played in time.
There was no sound at all
The same tune
starts again
played in three-four time
same ending
Silence has a face
a vast and hidden place
Where we lie beneath
the greater sea.
And no-one made a sound,
There was no sound at all.
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8. |
star hymnal
04:35
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O beautiful
star at night
shining down on me
how I wish
that you were
shining just for me.
* * *
Sometimes when
I need a friend
and see your light so true
I wonder when
I will shine
as constantly
as you.
And are you left blind
with this heart of mine?
* * *
O heavenly
skies above
that darken
in the night
keep me safe
and keep me warm
with your undying light.
And when we’re apart
you can have my heart.
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9. |
to dream of roses
04:05
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To dream of seeing roses bloom in June
Or to see a libertine let out too soon.
To dream you see an ocean in the garden Lafayette
Is to find your destiny was found out too late.
The stars at night they slip from sight and vanish
Leaving you to find your way back home, all alone.
I would dream of breathing underwater.
To dream of taking letters to Napoleon or his wife in the night
Or to see a burglary in hindsight isn’t right.
The dream of stealing kisses no-one misses
Or the one where you get rich outright, overnight.
If only there were time to fly out solo… only fools know.
It’s not the only time that you fall down.
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10. |
salvesen
02:34
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Going whaling
The sun never sets
Long cold water
But no dark touching the sky
We follow a distant call
All the way to the horizon
The lines come back
Cold and alive
Frozen with light
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Chelsea Cargill Edinburgh, UK
songwriter and poet of edinburgh with piano.
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