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Breathe
03:16
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So much can change in a year
I have different fears
I find I’m sorry a little less
I’m mostly scared of my brain
And things it can’t explain
I can’t handle a little stress
We’ve all done things were ashamed of tell me what you’re afraid of
Wear it with pride
We’ve all done things were ashamed of tell me what you’re afraid of
And I’ll tell you mine
I’ve been afraid to breathe
We are alive
I used to be scared of spiders
Now I’m scared of what’s inside us
And how well we hide it
I tend to worsen anxieties with my lack of sobriety
I’m my own worst enemy
I’ll never learn from my mistakes but I’ll give you mine and I hope you learn from them
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Lucky Stars
03:22
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On the ceiling in my bedroom
They would glow up in the dark
I had no idea that you and I were still light-years apart
Well, stars don’t look like that
At least they don’t to me
As I grew older
I noticed less and less
The darkest nights are when the sky can really look its best
And that’s when I saw you as bright as you could be
I thank my lucky stars
That I discovered you
Like the first man on the moon
But you came out the blue
I thank my lucky stars
That you’re so close to me
Like Venus and Mercury
From the darkness to the deep
I thank my lucky stars
Typical of me
I run before I walk
I’m on the moon without my suit
The world’s worst astronaut
I’ll just float with you
In zero gravity
It’s our adventure
It’s only just begun
And you and I can find some time to orbit round the sun
I am never scared
As long as you’re with me
Take my hand, prepare for take off
Don’t look down
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End of the World
03:11
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Sitting in an old bar, in a town the no ones heard of
Everybody’s outside with glasses on staring at the sky
Waiting for the message to arrive
There’s panic all around us
Shouting lord give me a sign
I’ll pour a new whiskey and you sit there drinking your wine
Just like everything’s fine
But this is it, the end of the world
The countdown’s begun
The meteor just flew in front of the sun
And it’s been confirmed
So, turn off the news
I am so lucky to be here with you
No one I’d have preferred
And we’re not concerned
It’s just you and me and the end of the world
The bar is almost empty
People shot off in their cars
But the old man’s in the corner and he’s there still playing guitar
But he’s playing Auld Lang Syne
We put a 50 in the juke box and play our favourite song
And we just start jumping and dancing and singing along
We feel like nothing’s wrong
30 more seconds
That’s when they say we’ll be colliding
I’m sure there’s irony somewhere but we cannot find it
Turn up the music I’ve loved you so truly don’t panic now
We’re alright
Here it comes darling I love you hold tight close your eyes
Well that was it
the end of the world
The countdown is done
The meteor crashed down on earth with a thud
And it was confirmed
So we turned off the news
I was so lucky to be there with you
No one I’d have preferred
And we weren’t concerned
It was just you and me and the end of the world
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I don’t mean to be negative
But the answer’s always been negative
I’ve been writing songs I don’t like
For someone to tell me they’re still not right
I wanna believe in the words I write
So I’m gonna carry on with my life
Forget all the hours I wont get back
And get used to the sad old fact.
You might not hear this on the radio
But I’m not sure I care you know
I’m gonna write this anyway and this ones for you
Oh no
You wont hear this radio
I have tried all the good advice
Tried to write a song that they’ll like
I’ve wasted hours and days and days
So I’ll just write a song they won’t play
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Dinner's Ready
03:01
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We’d been camping in my best friend’s garden
‘til we all fell out about something or other
Same night that we ran to the kitchen
Her mum called us chickens we were scared of the thunder
I called you up said I want to come home
You said you can but I think you should stay
I know that I didn’t always listen
I miss your decisions and hearing you say
Hurry up
Don’t be late
It’s on the side
Your dinner’s ready
Wish I could go
Back to then
Appreciate it when you said
Hurry up
Don’t be late
It’s on the side
Your dinner’s ready
Every morning we’d all meet by the lockers
Thick as thieves until we learned what love was
I had my first heart break that summer
It might have hurt but it brought us together
I called you up said I’m not coming home
You said ok where are you gonna stay
I know that I didn’t always listen
I miss your decisions and hearing you say
I’ve been married 3 years in June
My sisters had a baby too
There’s always kids in our spare room when I’m with them I act like you
I call you up and I ask if you’re home
You say please drive down and see me today
I know that I didn’t always listen
I need your decisions
It’s my turn to say
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Lightning
03:09
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I’d like my funeral before I die
Have my friends stand side by side
Tell our stories around a fire
Then party on ‘til the morning light
If I get struck down tomorrow well then let that be my fate
But you make sure that they play this at my wake
Light up the sky with lightning
We aint afraid of thunder
Light up the sky with lightning
We were born to wonder
Be brave, don’t be afraid
It’s time to dance in the pouring rain
And light up the sky with lightning
If you don’t take moments to be yourself
You’ll spend your life being someone else
Think of all those feelings that you never felt
It’s more than ok to ask for help
If you get struck down tomorrow
Well then let that be your fate
And you make sure that they play this at your wake
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Put on your worst jeans
And meet me in the living room
I have a bottle of red wine that’s waiting for you
Let sit on the floorboards
And put on some tunes
Argue about
What kind of wallpaper we will use
We’ve waited a long time for this
And now we are on our way
We have to be patient, dear
Cuz home wasn’t built in a day
Let’s dance in the kitchen
A night on the tiles
So we can feel
Something that we haven’t felt in a while
Let’s put up that picture
Of you and our friends
Then discover
That that bastard boiler is broken again
We’re hoping for good times
We’ve been hanging horse shoes
I can tell you
That there’s no room for sadness under this roof
We filled it with music
And plants we’ve grown
Maybe one day
We could share this space with some kids of our own
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I know some days are hard
But I know how strong you are
The front door's open if you're broken
Let's talk the night away
Sometimes we get it wrong, stick the kettle on
I spend my nights alone
I keep these doors closed
And it don't help me when they tell me
That I should just man up
Some days we get it wrong, stick the kettle on
And if you're low
You're not alone
I hope you know
Sometimes we get it wrong
Stick the kettle on
I find it hard to sleep
I lost my self belief
I didn't mean to but I seem to
Have ended up so lost
Sometimes we get it wrong, stick the kettle on
Sometimes you get it wrong and we come undone
Sometimes you get it wrong but I won't be long
Sometimes we get it wrong, stick the kettle on
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9. |
Today Was a Good Day
03:02
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I just wanna sit with you tonight
Watching the sunset
I listen to every word you say
I hang on your last breath
I watch you get undressed
Cuz I think you’re perfect
The moonlight kissed a glow onto your skin
Like paint on a canvas
And I love your arm wrapped around my waist
Under a blanket
Where I don’t get anxious
So I wanna thank you
And I’ve got an armful of goosebumps
A head full of silence
Not much in my brain
And all I wanna say
Is today was a good day
My favourite place is when you’re next to me
Driving in my car
Hand in hand and walking down the beach
You’re watching the coastguard I cant take my eyes off
How beautiful you are
I’ll spin you round on dancefloors and kiss you in the street
And how I feel about you is clear for all to see
Cuz you see me as someone that I’d really like to be
And I promise that I’ll be that person soon
And all I wanna say
Is today was a good day
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Connie’s Bar
02:35
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On a winter’s day down in Alachua
Exploring the Florida fields
Bob said to drop down for a meal if we felt like it
We were not too sure if we found the spot
Not a place that we’d usually go, it had blacked out windows and motorbikes outside it
Well we walked inside
there were neon lights and we asked her for a beer
She said what are you doing here and she was smiling
Well they don’t wear suits
And they play rough cards
They have old tattoos and faded scars
But you do know where you are
In Connie’s Bar
She said that she was a Canada girl
And she told us her Momma was sick
Didn’t know if she’d get back before it took her
Well the borders tough
Yeah she’d had enough
The election changed some things
Didn’t know if that would mean she had to go home
Well I overheard her speak some words about her old man
Said he used to wear a patch a long way back
I felt safe in that place
I felt wild and free and brave
Well I left that bar singing Amazing Grace
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11. |
Love Is The Best Revenge
03:34
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It was always me, myself and my guitar
Pulling dreams out the backseat of my car
I’d play to 15 people in a basement in a bar
But that’s a start
Yeah that’s a start
I wrote a song that got me out of there
The town that looks much better in the rear view mirror
I could hear them singing as I disappeared
It broke my heart
Yeah it broke my heart
They said I wouldn’t make it on my own
But they don’t get to write the end
I’m just here to say I told you so
And love is the best revenge
I’m in love with it all again
Everybody had the best intent
I didn’t think I’d make so many friends
The type of friends that love you then never see you again
They tried to make me something that I’m not
Well, that’s all that they wanted and it’s all they got
Tell me if there’s parts of this that I forgot
Sing it out
Sing it out
Sometimes you have to take the long way home
You have to lose yourself to know you had it all along
When the lights go low
And you scream so loud
That’s when I know
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12. |
The Waiting Room
03:58
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Never knew that I needed you
Until you just arrived
And I found a lifeline
In those big brown eyes
When you found something you liked
Well you gave it to me
Then you gazed out the window
Of my passenger seat
But nothing lasts forever I wish it did
I’d wait forever in this waiting room
Because I know I can’t leave here without you
I’d stay forever in this waiting room
But I know you can’t be here anymore
On my happiest of days
We would swim in the sea
And you knew you swam better
So you stayed close to me
In that single bed hotel
You slept on the floor and I watched you breathing
Couldn’t love you anymore
Then something inside you changed
The hair upon your head it turned to grey
And I could see you were in pain
Though if you could I know you’d never say
On the day the vet walked in
And told me it was time
I looked into your big brown eyes
And you looked back at mine
I loosened your collar
And I cried and I cried
And I thanked you for friendship
And your years by my side
I told you you were good
The best that there’d been
And I watched for your last breath
As you fell to your dreams
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13. |
As The Saying Goes
03:42
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You stood and cleared your throat
Then every word you spoke
Seemed to fall out of your mouth hit the ground and explode
Something about the truth and that you wanted me to know
I was working all the time and that you hadn’t been alone
You said that you were sorry, how it had been hell
IT hadn’t been at home, cuz you’d been in a hotel
Turned your phone towards me
And I felt the world melt
Cuz I was looking at a picture of you and someone else
Cliched, cliched I know
But it’s hard to give up hope
As the saying goes
It’s better late than never
There’s pride before a fall
It’s better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all
Hearts were built for breaking
If you love them set them free
Times the greatest healer
and what will be will be
I just know that I miss you
And none of it helps
Please come back to me
I walked from the front door to my car
And drove straight to the bar
Sat down
Looked at the scars across my arms
It all came flooding back, like I was sitting in the dark
How quickly I forgot that I had come so far
You were more than this
Said I’d never do it again
Because you said it hurt to see me do it to myself
But that’s all gone now
And you’re not here to help
Because you gave up on me just like everybody else
I wish that I’d been better
The person that you needed
I’m so much better than just sitting here and bleeding
I’m not gonna let this get worse and take hold
I made a promise to myself, and I’ll make it home
Well as the saying goes
They all say I’ll be fine
You’ll barely cross my mind, just give it time
They all say I’ll survive
You’ll barely cross my mind, just give it time
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14. |
Thanks For Choosing Me
03:13
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They say the first years the hardest
But I know that can’t be true
Cuz I’ve been married two years now
And I find nothing hard about
Being with you
Maybe you’d say it’s different
Cuz I leave my socks on the floor
And I don’t squeeze the toothpaste right
And I don’t share the quilt at night
And a million things more
I know that we won’t need much
You and me the house and the dog
Our best years are yet to come
Thanks for choosing me
Do you know how lucky we are?
We will plan our adventures
Then life will get in the way
But as long as we have good advice,
Open minds and butterflies
I’m sure we’ll be ok
I will fix my bad habits
And pick some up on the way
I’ll celebrate my years with you
Gold, emerald and diamond too
If I remember the date
And we’ll keep on dancing
And I’ll stay romantic
And we’ll still go camping
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Lucy Spraggan UK
I play my guitar and it makes me happy.
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