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Gods
02:52
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If you were a god
What would it be
Would it be the god of fire
Or master of the sea
You would drown all words of wisdom
Burn the rules of love
You’d be watching
You’d be watching
From above
If we were gods
Oh you and I
We would be the god of war and
The mistress of the sky
You’d never be defeated
Fight all that I do
I’d be raining
I’d be raining
Over you
If I was a god
I would be free
I would break out of the hold that
You have over me
I’d defeat all of your powers
With the strength I’d find
Oh I would stop you
I would stop you from
Poisoning my mind
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2. |
Dancing Shoes
03:08
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Where’s my coat
Where’s my hat
Where’s my dancing shoes
Here’s your hopes
Here’s your dreams
Here’s your own life blues
Where’s my mother
Where’s my son
Where’s these friends of mine
Here’s your chair
Here’s your pillow and
Here’s your glass of wine
Chorus:
I miss you when I am with you and
I hold you when you’re gone
I cry when we’re together and I
Laugh when I am alone
What’s my name
Where’s my lover
Why the life I live
Here’s your laughter
Here’s your tears and
Here’s the love we give
Where’s the land
The land of this
Where’s the land of that
Here’s the land
You wear your coat
The land you wear your hat
Chorus
So here’s your hopes
Here’s your dreams
Here’s your own life blues
Wear your coat and
Wear your hat
Wear your dancing shoes
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3. |
Man With a Gun
02:37
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Hands built strongly
Delicate lines
Palms always warm and
A touch so fine
Holding you gently
Like lovers drawn near
Words left unspoken
Of truth that you fear
You know him as a husband
You were both as one
You know him with a gentle smile
I know him with a gun
I know him with a gun
Glow of the sunset
Watching the birds
Endlessly searching
For meaning in his words
Love once trusted
Now to abide
Was laughter as real
As the tears that he cried
You know him as a father
To build your trust upon
You know him with
a gentle smile
I know him with a gun
I know him with a gun
Seemingly loving
Quietly kind
Strongest of hearts
But the weakest of minds
Lies within secrets
Truth within lies
He has a darkness
Darkness on his side
I know him as a stranger
Who took away my son
I know him as
the man who pulled
The trigger of his gun
The trigger of his gun
I know him as a stranger
Who took away my son
You know him with
a gentle smile
I know him with a gun
I know him with a gun
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4. |
Won't Be Broken
03:56
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You have lost
You have lingered
You have longed to feel the beat
Life has thrown a shadow on the
Rhythm of your feet
Where the sun has cast a shimmer
You have sharpened its rays
Heat has reached out through
the glass and fire set ablaze
Chorus:
They set the rules
You break ‘em
All you had is taken
I have your back
Turn you over
Twist you round
Don’t look down
You won’t be broken
You won’t be broken
You won’t be broken
You have held
You have hidden
You have hardened your core
Hunger drives to fill the void
The urge to finding more
Freedom bound to sacrifice
Its relish incomplete
Accustomed to the bitterness
Indifferent to the sweet
Chorus
You have waned and
You have withered
You have willingly sung
The words that caused the open wounds
The blisters on your tongue
You have raged
You have reckoned
You have risen to your crime
Found the voice of reason
But you cannot make it rhyme
Chorus
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5. |
Running
02:51
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The sky has grown its darkest colour
Ground has given way
Edges lost
Between the night and day
Chorus:
Oh can you feel the heat
Sand is burning on your feet
Running is the only way to go
Running is the only way you know
Everything you thought you knew
Everything you owned
Things you used to feel
But now you don’t
Chorus
Beaten by the heat of day
Broken by the wind
Swept away by sea
But brought back in
Oh could you feel the heat
Sand was burning on you feet
Running was the only way to go
Running is the only way you know
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6. |
White Tip
02:26
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7. |
Dinah
03:23
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Looking back among the trees
I see her standing there
If only she’d return my gaze
My soul I would bear
I have a vision of her strength
A charm that is her own
She moves with wisdom by her side
Never walks alone
Chorus:
She will have the answer
She will set me free
I’ve got to talk to Dinah but
She won’t talk to me
Fearless is her heart within
Brave is her mind’s eye
The sharp precision of her wit
Pulls in passers by
Chorus
As I am searching in the dark
For light that is no more
I wish that she would take my hand
And show me to the door
Chorus
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8. |
Sleep Song
02:36
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Hey Mister
Can I buy some sleep
A little lie down
’Cause I have to keep
On going
Hey Mister
Would you be so kind
It won’t take long
Money has to keep
On flowing
Chorus:
My body’s tired
My head feels like a cannonball
But it won’t be in vain
Body’s tired
My head feels like a cannonball
Oh I’ve got to take the strain
Hey Mister
Can I buy some sleep
A little lie down
For my head to keep
From spinning
Hey Mister
Would you be so kind
Somewhere quiet
Where the phone
Stops ringing
Hey Mister
Can I buy some sleep
A little lie down
Cause I have to keep
On giving
Hey Mister
Would you be so kind
Nothing’s free
In the dream
I’m living
Chorus
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9. |
Waiting a While
03:00
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There’s pain to be carried
Laughter to share
Moments to treasure
Burdens to bear
Colours are changing
No looking back but
Yellow turns golden
Where grey can turn black
Chorus :
Oh the wind will lie down and
The sun slowly smile
The rain will grow tired
We’ve been waiting a while
Fight to keep steady
Lose while we learn
Mend what has broken
Watch what we burn
Say our goodbyes with the
Falling of tears
Letting things go
As they roll down the years
Chorus
Let us remember
The fire within
Don’t seek the ending but
Where to begin
Drop all you’re losing
Hold what you’ve found
Let it be leading to
Where you are bound
Chorus
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10. |
Gather the Words
03:46
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He lay down his weary head
Wishing she was by his bed
The woman he had met
In his deluded mind
Where did it all go wrong
How come you’re taking so long
You should be here by my bedside
To bid me farewell
You should be by my bedside
To bid me farewell
He’d walked home down sandy roads
Danger that his heart forebode
Lingered in the darkness
Ready to strike
How did I end up here
Why don’t the words seem clear
My body is broken and
Someone has taken my soul
Body is broken
Someone has taken my soul
For some it was not surprising to find
Injustice caused by a one-sided mind
Freedom was not a choice
As he was set upon
Please don’t leave me here
Embrace my sorrows
Catch all my tears
Gather the words of my songs
That lay scattered around
Gather the words of my songs
That lay scattered around
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11. |
Blankets
03:43
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A minute, a month, or a lifetime
A moment a week or a day
Three blankets, two sheets
And a pillow
I am on my way
Am I on my way back home
A minute a month, or a lifetime
A breath, a gasp or a sigh
Three blankets, two sheets
And a pillow
On which I lay my head and cry
On which I lay my head and cry
Thoughts lined up like soldiers
Slowly creeping in
The battle starts
To keep me sane
I fight until I feel
I fight until I feel no pain
A minute, a month or a lifetime
A moment, a week or a day
Three blankets, two sheets
And a pillow
I am here to stay
Am I here to stay
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Vera van Heeringen Llansilin, UK
“This lady oozes class” - fRoots
“Not only can she write imaginative songs she can play the
acoustic guitar better than most” -
NoDepression
“Her graceful playing is of the kind of a good malt, it tends to seep into ones soul, gently” -
Flying Shoes
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