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down by the river you walked
by the sea you ran
through the trees you ambled
through those clouds you swam
and all i can think of is you
all i can think of is you
you were my best friend, my dear
you knew me best, now it's clear
you held me close while i cried
i changed the subject when you tried
to tell me all the things that we'd do
to tell me your love for me was true
and now you're far from me
you used to be so close i could hear you breathe
you asked if you could stay there for good
i said maybe, but maybe you should
think twice before you say those words
think twice before you give me your world
down by the water you think
of all the things you wish we'd done
you dive in so deep
i say, baby, you should keep
a little back for yourself
when you fall for someone else
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2. |
Back Into the Light
03:01
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inside down dark deep
inside where i keep
the little things i used to know
the little things i need to grow
inside down dark deep
inside where i keep
the summer time i used to know
the summer time i need to grow
here i come now
stronger than before
here i come now
stronger than you all
outside it is cold
outside you are all
wondering what has become
of things you were when you were young
outside it is cold
outside you are all
thinking of things we've shared
hoping you will be spared
here i come now
back from the dark side stronger than before
here i come now
back into the light
inside down dark deep
inside where i keep
the seeds i sowed i before you all
the seeds i sowed before the fall
inside down dark deep
inside where i keep
the one i loved before you all
the one i loved before the fall
here i come now
back from the dark side
here he comes now
back into the light
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Ocean Eyes
02:06
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the point you knew
we were almost through
you saw me look your way
with my ocean eyes
and you knew
i would be okay
you knew
i was already far away
the world spins around
we go up and we go down
the point is not to cling
to the way we expect things
to turn out
you can give a shout
to turn out
but i don't doubt
the point you knew
we were almost through
you saw me look your way
with my ocean eyes
and you knew
you would be okay
you knew
you were already far away
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4. |
Till My Fingers Blister
02:49
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you watch yourself
fade to grey
i watch myself
watch you slip away
the summer sun
hides from my rage
behind heavy clouds
too scared to show it's face
and i'm gonna miss you
yes i'm gonna miss you
you know i've felt
this way before
you've felt your share
now you've found the door
i'll see you on the other side
before too long
but i will not rush
that would be wrong
but i'm gonna miss you
and i play you songs
till my fingers blister
play as you say
one more, one more
play you songs
till my fingers blister
play as you say
one more, one more
i miss your voice
i miss your smile
i miss your way
and all the while
you're lying there
you're not yet gone
but we both know
it won't be long
till i'm gonna miss you
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i've got nothing to say
you don't already know
i've got nothing to say
except i love you so
ah-oooh ah-oooh
grey seas churn you around
we scattered you there
high mountains scream your name
you are great just the same
ah-oooh ah-oooh
heavy clouds remind me of
memories of then
wish they would blow away
but for a season they will stay
ah-oooh ah-oooh
sun break through the clouds
you say don't be scared
don't have to be strong all the time
but there's nothing to fear
ah-oooh ah-oooh
ah-oooh ah-oooooooooh
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Wanderer
02:42
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we walk towards the river
talk about today
walk towards the river
talk about tomorrow
cos today we fell in love
tomorrow you're going away
and you're not coming back
you'll not retrace your tracks
if you weren't going away
i would not know you
if you weren't going away
you would not have let me know you
so i'm sad you're going away
cos now i know you
glad you're going away
cos now i know you
you're a wanderer
you're a wanderer
you're a wanderer
you're a wanderer
four months in one place is enough for you
you're a wanderer
four months in one place is enough for you
we walk towards the river
talk about today
walk towards the river
talk about tomorrow
cos today we fell in love
tomorrow you're going away
and you're not coming back
you'll not retrace your tracks
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7. |
Gave You Away
02:52
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i don't know where you've gone
and i dunno when you'll be coming home
but i know i'll love you
when you do
i don't know where you've gone
and i dunno when you'll be coming home
but i know i'll know you
when you do
your daddy was a mean man
he didn't really like me
your daddy was a mean man
i didn't think he'd like you
so i gave you away
and i gave you away
i gave you away
i gave you away
i don't know where you've gone
and i dunno when you'll be coming home
but i know i'll know you
when you finally finally do
cos i know you'll look like me
and i know you'll look like him
at least he was a handsome man
i don't know where you've gone
and i dunno when you'll be coming home
but i know i'll love you
when you finally finally do
and i hope you'll love me too
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8. |
You Avoid Gravity
04:02
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you avoid gravity
as best you can
when you're with me
i'll hold your hand
down here on the earth
you feel pain
up there in the clouds
you feel good again
but i'm here
for the time
you can't
make it to the clouds
I'm here
to help you through
oh my love
here for you
oooooh oooooh
you say you used to be
a strong man
out there on the sea
you'll be again
in here on the land
you feel strange
out there on the waves
you feel you again
but i'm here
for the time
you can't
make it to the clouds
I'm here
to help you through
oh my love
here for you
oooooh oooooh
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9. |
Seventeen
02:07
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seventeen years you've been gone
and i feel
like i hardly knew you at all
eighteen years you were here
thirteen of those i was here
man you hardly knew me at all
i wonder that you'd be doing today
i wonder if you saw me what you'd say
i wonder how you are today
i wonder what you are doing today
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10. |
We Kissed in Slow Motion
01:38
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do you remember when
we kissed in slow motion
i don't remember why
i think we watched some movie where
everything was real slow
you like that kind of show
do you remember when
we kissed in slow motion
our love is as big as the ocean darlin'
our love is as big as the sea
our love is as big as the ocean darlin'
now why won't you talk to me
now why won't you talk to me
now why won't you talk to me
now why won't you talk to me
do you remember when
we kissed in slow motion
we tried to do it again
it just wasn't the same
we got to excited darlin'
we went way too fast
we got too excited darlin'
i guess it couldn't last
i guess it couldn't last
i guess it couldn't last
i guess it couldn't last
do you remember when
we kissed in slow motion
i don't remember why
i guess we were in love
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Lyra Will Melbourne, Australia
Lyra Will plays songs of love, lust and loss with chords and resonant quietudes. Using the tropes of traditional songwriting
her folk based songs sound out small lessons learned about learning to fight,
holding on tight and the gentle art of letting go.
Her songs of innocence and experience are old and new, borrowed and blue, and she has a whole new swag of them on her new album, 'Letting Go'.
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