Share Songs that Motivate and Talk to You

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"Evaporate" - Gabrielle Aplin

 

Flesh and bone wrapped up in skin

Kept alive by oxygen

But right now breathing is so tough

 

They say they know what I can feel

And time will find a way to heal

But right now time is not enough

 

But then I feel you soaking in

I can feel the blood rushing again

 

[CHORUS:]

When it's too hard and too late

When I'm too tired to run away

When it can't stay the way it was

I need you cause

You smash the trouble I can't take

And all the pieces of the break

Evaporate, evaporate, evaporate

 

I don't know how the words you say

Hold a thousands times more weight

Than any word I've heard before

 

But then I feel you soaking in

I can feel the blood rushing again

Through my veins

I can feel the pulse begin to race

 

[CHORUS]

 

Fly, fly

You make them fly away

Fly, fly

Watch them fly away

 

When it's too hard and too late

When I'm too tired to run away

When it can't stay the way it was

I need you cause

You smash the trouble I can't take

And all the pieces of the break

Evaporate, evaporate, evaporate

Evaporate, evaporate, evaporate

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"Songbird" - Barbra Streisand

 

Songbird sings from the heart

Each word can tear you apart

I sing, you sing along

You find your life in my song

When you need the strength to carry on

You've got me to turn to

 

With the songs that I sing

And the magic they bring

They've helped you be strong now

The song sets you free

But who sings to me

I'm all alone now

Who sings for songbird

 

Sometimes when I'm all alone

I sing my saddest song

Lonely and no one can see

This time the song is for me

I can touch your secret place inside

And still you don't know me

 

With the songs that I sing

And the magic they bring

You've learned to be strong now

My song sets you free

But who sings for me

I'm all alone now

Where is my songbird

 

Where is my songbird

Who sings his songs for me

 

       

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"My Happy Place" - The Divine Comedy

https://youtu.be/7NCuFKY6bMU

 

When everything

Goes to sh**

And everyone

Blames you for it

When good goes bad

Bad to worse

I go where I went first

 

[Chorus]

I go to my happy place

I go to my happy place, yeah

I go where the mountains rise

On either side of a peaceful valley

I go where the gentle breeze

Blows through the trees and eases my mind

 

When everything

You have been

Working hard

To achieve

Crashes down

Around your ears

It's time to disappear

And go to your happy place

 

[Chorus]

 

My happy place

 

But when at last

You find the one

And all your days

Are filled with sun

But it could all

Be snatched away

Where would I go

When you're my happy place

You're my happy place, yeah

 

Well I go where the mountains rise

On either side of a peaceful valley

I go where the gentle breeze

Blows through the trees and eases my

Eases my, eases my mind

Eases my mind

 

I go to my happy place, yeah

I go to my happy place, happy place

My happy place

 

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"I Say a Little Prayer"

 

Dionne Warwick

 

Diana King

 

Aretha Franklin

https://youtu.be/KtBbyglq37E

 

http://imagecache6.allposters.com/LRG/30/3064/HYADF00Z.jpg

 

The moment I wake up

Before I put on my makeup

I say a little pray for you

 

While combing my hair now

And wondering what dress to wear now

I say a little prayer for you

 

[CHORUS:]

Forever, forever

You'll stay in my heart

And I will love you

Forever and ever

We never will part

Oh, how I love you

Together, together

That's how it must be

To live without you

Would only mean heartbreak for me

 

I run for the bus, Dear

While riding I think of us, Dear

I say a little prayer for you

 

At work I just take time

And all through my coffee break time

I say a little prayer for you

 

 

[CHORUS]

 

I say a little prayer for you

I say a little prayer for you

 

My Darling, believe me

For me there is no one but you 

Please love me too

And I'm in love with you

Answer my prayer

Say you love me too

 

Forever and ever,

You'll stay in my heart

And I will love you

Forever and ever

We never will part

Oh, how I'll love you

Together, forever

That's how it must be

To live without you

Would only mean heartbreak for me

 

 

 

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"Black Flies" - Ben Howard

https://youtu.be/LPXJXxfauis

 

Black flies on the window sill

That we are, that we are

That we are to know

Winter stole summer's thrill

And the river's cracked and cold

 

See the sky is no man's land

A darkened plume to stay

Hope here needs a humble hand

Not a fox found in your place

 

And no man is an island

Oh this I know

But can't you see

Or maybe you were the ocean

When I was just a stone

 

Black flies on the window sill

That we are, that we are

That we are to hold

Comfort came against my will

And every story must grow old

 

Still I'll be a traveler

A gypsy's reins to face

But the road is wearier

With that fool found in your place

 

And no man is an island

Oh this I know

But can't you see

Or maybe you were the ocean

When I was just a stone

[x2]

 

So here we are

And I don't wanna beg your pardon

And I don't wanna ask you why

But if I was to go my own way

Would I have to pass you by

 

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"All That You Have Is Your Soul" - Tracy Chapman

Oh my mama told me

Cause she say she learned the hard way

Say she want to spare the children

She say don't give or sell your soul away

Cause all that you have is your soul

 

[CHORUS:]

Don't be tempted by the shiny apple

Don't you eat of a bitter fruit

Hunger only for a taste of justice

Hunger only for a world of truth

Cause all that you have is your soul

 

I was a pretty young girl once

I had dreams I had high hopes

I married a man he stole my heart away

He gave his love but what a high price I paid

And all that you have is your soul

 

[CHORUS]

 

Why was I such a young fool

Thought I'd make history

Making babies was the best I could do

Thought I'd made something that could be mine forever

Found out the hard way one can't possess another

And all that you have is your soul

 

[CHORUS]

 

I thought, thought I could find a way

To beat the system

To make a deal and have no debts to pay

I'd take it all, take it all, I'd run away

Me for myself, first class and first rate

But all that you have is your soul

 

[CHORUS]

 

Here I am I'm waiting for a better day

A second chance

A little luck to come my way

I hope to dream, I hope that I can sleep again

And wake in the world

With a clear conscience and clean hands

Cause all that you have is your soul

 

[CHORUS]

 

Oh my mama told me

Cause she say she learned the hard way

She say she want to spare the children

She say don't give or sell your soul away

Cause all that you have is your soul

 

All that you have

All that you have

All that you have

Is your soul

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"Waitin' On A Sunny Day" - Bruce Springsteen

 

It's rainin' but there ain't a cloud in the sky

Must've been a tear from your eye

Everything'll be okay

It's funny, thought I felt a sweet summer breeze

Must've been you sighin' so deep

Don't worry we're gonna find a way

 

[CHORUS:]

I'm waitin'

Waitin' on a sunny day

Gonna chase the clouds away

Yea, I'm waitin' on a sunny day

 

Without you I'm workin' with the rain fallin' down

I'm half a party in a one dog town

I need you to chase these blues away

Without you I'm a drummer girl that can't keep a beat

An ice cream truck on a deserted street

I hope that you're coming to stay

 

[CHORUS]

 

Hard times, baby, well they come to us all

Sure as the tickin' of the clock on the wall

Sure as the turnin' of the night into day

Your smile, girl, brings the mornin' light to my eyes

Lifts away the blues when I rise

I hope that you're coming to stay

 

I'm waitin'

Waitin' on a sunny day

Gonna chase the clouds away

Yea, I'm waitin' on a sunny day

 

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"The Wings That Fly Us Home" - John Denver

There are many ways of being

In this circle we call life

A wise man seeks an answer

Burns his candle through the night

 

Is a jewel just a pebble

That found a way to shine

Is a hero's blood more righteous

Than a hobo's sip of wine

 

Did I speak to you one morning

On some distant world away

Did you save me from an arrow

Did you lay me in a grave

 

Were we brothers on a journey

Did you teach me how to run

Were we broken by the waters

Did I lie you in the sun

 

I dreamed

You were a prophet in a meadow

I dreamed

I was a mountain in the wind

I dreamed

You knelt and touched me with a flower

I awoke with this

A flower in my hand

 

I know that love is seeing

All the infinite in one

In the brotherhood of creatures

Who the father, who the son

 

The vision of your goodness

Will sustain me through the cold

Take my hand now to remember

When you find yourself alone

You're never alone

 

And the spirit fills the darkness of the heavens

It fills the endless yearning of the soul

It lives within a star too far to dream of

It lives within each part and is the whole

It's the fire and the wings that fly us home

 

Fly us home

Fly us home

 

 

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"Candle On The Water" - Helen Reddy

 

 

I'll be your candle on the water

My love for you will always burn

I know you're lost and drifting

But the clouds are lifting

Don't give up

You have somewhere to turn

 

I'll be your candle on the water

Till every wave is warm and bright

My soul is there beside you

Let this candle guide you

Soon you'll see a golden stream of light

 

A cold and friendless tide has found you

Don't let the stormy darkness pull you down

I'll paint a ray of hope around you

Circling in the air

Lighted by a prayer

 

I'll be your candle on the water

This flame inside of me will grow

Keep holding on, you'll make it

Here's my hand, so take it

Look for me reaching out to show

As sure as rivers flow

I'll never let you go

 

I'll never let you go

I'll never let you go

 

 

:smitten:                                       :smitten:

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" Closing In"

Ruelle

 

 

"Closing In"

 

I used to see in color

Now it's just a wave of gray

Feel it pull me under

Drowning in the disarray

 

There's no escape

 

Everything is closing in

Everything is closing in

Light is slowly growing dim

Feels like everything is closing in

 

A fraction of a memory

Pieces of a dream long gone

I can see it slipping

All that's left of me is gone

 

Everything is closing in

Everything is closing in

Light is slowly growing dim

Feels like everything is closing in

 

There's no escape

 

Everything is closing in

Everything is closing in

Light is slowly growing dim

Feels like everything is closing in

 

 

 

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" I Can't Breathe Anymore"

David Gilmour

 

 

"I Can't Breathe Anymore"

 

I can't breathe anymore

Why that is I'm not sure

I've got my feet on the ground

In fact I'm flat on the floor

 

My direction is lost

I should pause to take stock

It's a new one on me

To even dream that you're free

 

It's a tale without an end

But the end is there for all to see

And if the end weren't so real

Coming 'round and 'round again on me

 

I guess it's all about my pride

I want to be there at the kill

But with or without God on my side

I know that I really will

 

 

 

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" Full Of Grace"

Sarah McLachlan

 

 

"Full Of Grace"

 

The winter here is  cold, and bitter

it's chilled us to the bone

we haven't seen the sun for weeks

too long too far from home

I feel just like I'm sinking

and I claw for solid ground

I'm pulled down by the undertow

I never thought I could feel so low

oh darkness I feel like letting go

 

If all of the strength and all of the courage

come and lift me from this place

I know I can love you much better than this

full of grace

full of grace

my love

 

So it's better this way, I said

having seen this place before

where everything we say and do

hurts us all the more

its just that we stayed, too long

in the same old sickly skin

I'm pulled down by the undertow

I never thought I could feel so low

oh darkness I feel like letting go

 

If all of the strength

and all of the courage

come and lift me from this place

I know I could love you much better than this

full of grace

full of grace

my love

 

❤️

 

 

 

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" Voice Within"

 

Christina Aguilera

 

 

"The Voice Within"

 

Young girl, don't cry

I'll be right here when your world starts to fall

Young girl, it's alright

Your tears will dry, you'll soon be free to fly

 

When you're safe inside your room you tend to dream

Of a place where nothing's harder than it seems

No one ever wants or bothers to explain

Of the heartache life can bring and what it means

 

When there's no one else

Look inside yourself

Like your oldest friend

Just trust the voice within

Then you'll find the strength

That will guide your way

You'll learn to begin

To trust the voice within

 

Young girl, don't hide

You'll never change if you just run away

Young girl, just hold tight

And soon you're gonna see your brighter day

 

Now in a world where innocence is quickly claimed

It's so hard to stand your ground when you're so afraid

No one reaches out a hand for you to hold

When you're lost outside look inside to your soul

 

When there's no one else

Look inside yourself

Like your oldest friend

Just trust the voice within

Then you'll find the strength

That will guide your way

You will learn to begin

To trust the voice within

 

Yeah...

Life is a journey

It can take you anywhere you choose to go

As long as you're learning

You'll find all you'll ever need to know (be strong)

You'll break it (hold on)

You'll make it (be strong)

Just don't forsake it because

(No one can tell you what you can't do)

No one can stop you, you know that I'm talking to you

 

When there's no one else

Look inside yourself

And like your oldest friend

Just trust the voice within

Then you'll find the strength

That will guide your way

You will learn to begin

To trust the voice within

 

Young girl don't cry

I'll be right here when your world starts to fall

 

(Listen)

 

❤️❤️❤️

 

 

 

 

 

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The Wall .. Kansas

 

"The Wall"

 

I'm woven in a fantasy,

I can't believe the things I see

The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall

And with each passing day I feel a little more like something dear was lost

 

It rises now before me,

A dark and silent barrier between,

All I am, and all that I would ever want to be

It's just a travesty,

Towering, marking off the boundaries my spirit would erase

 

To pass beyond is what I seek,

I fear that I may be too weak

And those are few who've seen it through to glimpse the other side,

The promised land is waiting like a maiden that is soon to be a bride

 

The moment is a masterpiece,

The weight of indecision's in the air

Standing there,

The symbol and the sum of all that's me

It's just a travesty,

Towering, blocking out the light and blinding me

I want to see

 

Gold and diamonds cast a spell,

It's not for me, I know it well

The riches that I seek are waiting on the other side

There's more than I can measure in the treasures of the love that I can find

 

And though it's always been with me,

I must tear down the wall and let it be

All I am, and all that I was ever meant to be,

In harmony

Shining true and smiling back at all who wait to cross

There is no loss

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Saga 

Amazing lyrics as usual, you're really coming up with some incredible finds.  I just sat and quietly read the words before even listening to them. 

Mwah, MBB, love, love, love you! 

 

 

 

Hey GVI, glad you dropped by. 

Yes, yes to The Wall!  I do believe I threw that one down a little while ago. 

How these words just so speak to us, how well they capture the essence of this pitiful path we're all walking.  Shuffling?  Crawling? 

I hope you're hanging in okay?  Oh, you forgot to drop off the Youtube link for us, why not go back and edit?

Hugs

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"The State Of Dreaming" - Marina & The Diamonds

Millions of girls float on their one quote

Living on their last hope

On their last hope

I live my life inside a dream

Only waking when I sleep

I would sell my sorry soul

If I could have it all

 

My life is a play

Is a play, is a play

My life is a play

Is a play, is a play

 

Yeah I’ve been living in the state of dreaming

Living in a make-believe land

Living in the state of dreaming

Of dreaming, of dreaming

 

All I really want is to be wonderful

People in this town they

They can be so cruel

I live my life inside a dream

Only waking when I sleep

If I could sell my sorry soul

I would have it all

 

My life is a play

Is a play, is a play

My life is a play

Is a play, is a play

 

Yeah I’ve been living in the state of dreaming

Living in a make-believe land

Living in the state of dreaming

Of dreaming, of dreaming

 

If only you knew, my dear

How I live my life in fear

If only you knew my dear

How I know my time is near

 

Yeah I’ve been living in the state of dreaming

Living in a make-believe land

Living in the state of dreaming

Of dreaming, of dreaming

Living in the state of dreaming

Living in a make-believe land

Living in the state of dreaming

Of dreaming, of dreaming

 

My life is a play

Is a play, is a play

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"You Be the Anchor" - Mayday Parade

https://youtu.be/l6Ij7PRBdVM

 

And honestly I have been begging for answers

That you and only you can give to me

A voice crying loud

I've been crying for days now

And as I start to run I stop to breathe

And I was nearly scared to death

Why you left in paragraphs

The words were nearly over as

You stop and turn and grab your bags

 

[CHORUS:]

And I'll be here by the ocean

Just waiting for proof

That there's sunsets and silhouette dreams

All my sand castles fall like the ashes of cigarettes

And every wave drags me to sea

I could stand here for hours

Just to ask God the question

"Is everyone here make-believe?"

With a tear in His voice, He says

"Son, that's the question"

Does this deafening silence mean nothing

To no one but me

 

As hours move to minutes

And minutes take longer to break

I will be desperately awaiting

When my tongue won't fall apart

And we've been sitting here for hours

All alone and in the dark

 

So let me think of how to word it

Is it too soon to say "perfect"

If I could find another thirty minutes somewhere

I'm sure everything would find me

All that's left is just to sing

 

[CHORUS]

 

And you'll sing to me sweet until then

I may never sail Virginia again

And as this current moves slow for me

This much you must know

We'll meet again

And I will have you know

I'm scared to death

 

Tell me once again

That you'll love me to the death

And should I die

You swear that you will come for me

As I fade away, you reach out your arms

And please don't let me go

And please don't let me go

 

And I'll be here by the ocean

Just waiting for proof

That there's sunsets and silhouette dreams

All my sand castles fall like the ashes of cigarettes

And every wave drags me to sea

I could stand here for hours

Just to ask God the question

"Is everyone here make-believe?"

With a tear in His voice, He says

"Son, that's the question"

Does this deafening silence mean nothing

To no one but me

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"Ticket to the Moon" - Electric Light Orchestra

 

Remember the good old 1980's

When things were so uncomplicated

I wish I could go back there again

And everything could be the same

 

I've got a ticket to the moon

I'll be leaving here any day soon

Yeah, I've got a ticket to the moon

But I'd rather see the sunrise in your eyes

 

Got a ticket to the moon

I'll be rising high above the earth so soon

And the tears I cry might turn into the rain

That gently falls upon your window

You'll never know

 

Ticket to the moon

Ticket to the moon

Ticket to the moon

 

Fly, fly through a troubled sky

Up to a new world shining bright

 

Flying high above

Soaring madly through the mysteries that come

Wondering sadly if the ways that led me here

Could turn around and I would see you there

Standing there

 

Ticket to the moon

Flight leaves here today from Satellite 2

As the minutes go by what shall I do

I paid the fare

What more can I say

It's just one way

 

Ticket to the moon

Ticket to the moon

Ticket to the moon

 

 

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"Arrival"

 

Amelia Brightman and Gregorian

https://youtu.be/y0Xws_f2qVY

 

ABBA

Sing, sing, sing

The song they sang with us

When they sailed away

Bring, bring, bring

Them back again

To these lonely shores one day

 

We'll be here awaiting their arrival

How that moment's gonna shine

May they ring then in our hearts

The jubilant bells of Auld Lang Syne

 

Sing, sing, sing

The song of sirens

If that is what it takes

Bring, bring, bring

Them back again

To each lonely heart that aches

 

I'll be first to know of your arrival

I'll be first to pour the wine

May they ring then in our hearts

The jubilant bells of Auld Lang Syne

 

I'll be first to know of your arrival

I'll be first to pour the wine

May they ring then in our hearts

The jubilant bells of Auld Lang Syne

 

Sing, sing, sing

A song of sadness

That they are so long gone

Bring, bring, bring

A ray of hope

And the courage to go on

 

We'll be here awaiting their arrival

How that moment's gonna shine

May they ring then in our hearts

That jubilant bells of Auld Lang Syne

 

We'll be here awaiting their arrival

How that moment's gonna shine

May they ring then in our hearts

That jubilant bells of Auld Lang Syne

 

Sing, sing, sing

The song they sang with us

When they sailed away

 

 

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"Shelter" - Lone Justice

 

 

Well alright

You gave it all up for a dream

Fate proved unkind

To lock the door and leave no key

You're unsure

Well Baby, I'm scared too

When the world crushes you

 

[CHORUS:]

Let me be your shelter, shelter

From the storm outside

Let me be your shelter, shelter

From the endless tide

 

Disillusion

Has an edge so sharp

It tears at your soul

And leaves a stain upon your heart

I need you to wash mine clean

You've felt it too

And you need me

 

[CHORUS]

 

Your struggle with darkness

Has left you blind

I'll light the fire in your eyes

 

Let me be your shelter, shelter

From the storm outside

Let me be your shelter, shelter

From the endless tide

 

Let me be your shelter, shelter

Shelter, shelter, shelter

 

 

                         

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Maria McKee - Panic Beach

 

 

Well, the dog act got drunk again last night

The king and queen of the waltz clog team had another fight

The king was careless with his tango grip

Nearly lost his queen in a dip

 

Yeah, she righted herself

Straightened out her slip and kicked him in the shin

Miss Billy Begonia thinks she's hit the "Big time"

She wants a thick red rug from the dressing room door

To the front-line of the footlights

 

She's got a sky blue swans down powder puff

And a corset to keep her spirits up

Yeah, she don't sweat

She sours and melts like ice cream in the sun

She'll be out of a job at the end of this three week run

 

We're having fun out here on Panic Beach

All the vaudeville bums are here out on Panic Beach

I hear them talk about the Palace but it's so far out of reach

So I'll do my time then say goodbye to Panic Beach

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

 

The visionary theatric strikes a juggler's seesaw tune

And the dying swan pirouettes and fawns

By the light of the street lamp moon

 

When my trunk is filled with taffeta

Those "Big time" hacks won't laugh at us

 

 

 

When my taps are made of silver

I can make the kiddies thrill for just one buck and wing

Yeah, I will nail them to my heel and the Panic Choir sings

 

Here comes a lucky little thing to Panic Beach

Yeah, you know we got to teach him how to sing

While we're stuck on Panic Beach

Ah the way ya hear 'em say it, doesn't seem so outta reach

So I'll do my time then say goodbye to Panic Beach

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

 

Well, the landlord gets a free show every Saturday at six

Sometimes on a Sunday

All dependin' on whatever kinda mood he's in

 

I keep his glass filled up with sherry

And sing him all his favorite songs

If a tear comes to his eye he may let a month go by

Before he takes away my key

Oh, that sherry starts to taste real good to me

 

Hey mama, look at me on Panic Beach

I may be hungry but my rent is free up on Panic Beach

Yeah, I can almost see the palace no longer outta reach

So I'll do my time then say goodbye to Panic Beach

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

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"Misguided Ghosts" - Paramore

 

I'm going away for a while

But I'll be back don't try and follow me

Cause I'll return as soon as possible

See I'm trying to find my place

But it might not be here where I feel safe

 

We all learn to make mistakes

And run from them, from them

With no direction

We'll run from them, from them

With no conviction

 

Cause I'm just one of those ghosts

Traveling endlessly

Don't need no roads

In fact they follow me

And we just go in circles

 

Well now I'm told that this is life

And pain is just a simple compromise

So we can get what we want out of it

Would someone care to classify

Our broken hearts and twisted minds

So I can find someone to rely on

And run to them, to them

Full speed ahead

 

Oh you are not useless

We are just misguided ghosts

Traveling endlessly

The ones we trusted the most

Pushed us far away

 

And there's no one road

And we should not be the same

But I'm just a ghost

And still they echo me

 

They echo me in circles

 

 

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"Something Else" - Gary Jules

 

They never tell you

Truth is subjective

They only tell you not to lie

They never tell you

There's strength in vulnerability

They only tell you not to cry

 

But I've been living underground

Sleeping on the way

And finding something else to say

It's like walking on the freeway

 

They never tell you

You don't need to be ashamed

They only tell you to deny

So is it true

That only good girls go to heaven

They only sell you what you buy

 

And I've been living underground

Sleeping on the way

And finding something else to say

It's like walking on the freeway

 

Oh I've been living underground

Trying not to burn

And finding something else to learn

At Hollywood and Western

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"Bluebird" - Sara Bareilles

 

Word came through in a letter

One of us changing our minds

You won't need to guess who

Since I usually do not

Send letters to me that are mine

 

I told him I saw this coming

That I'd practically packed up my things

I was glad at the time that I'd said I was fine

But all honesty knows

I wasn't ready, no

 

And so here we go, bluebird

Back to the sky on your own

Oh let him go, bluebird

Ready to fly

You and I

Here we go

Here we go

 

This pair of wings worn and rusted

From too many years by my side

They can carry me

Swear to be sturdy and strong

But see, turning them on

Still means goodbye

 

And so here we go, bluebird

Gather your strength and rise up

Oh let him go, bluebird

Oh let him go, bluebird

Oh let him go, bluebird

 

Ready to fly

You and I

Here we go

Here we go

Here we go