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1. |
For The Science
05:46
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I don’t know if I feel special
But I know that I can feel
Cos I’ve traded all my fantasies and half-formed dreams
For something real
I won’t waste another second
On unrequited dreams
The likes of you could never like the likes of me, but
It wasn’t what it seems
I never thought
The doubt would end
And we could be
More than friends
Now when you close your eyes I see
The love reflected back at me
And now every day I feel
The strength of our alliance
I’ll do it for you
You’ll do it for me
We’ll do it for ourselves
But most of all we’ll do it for the science
I reject their superstitions
It don’t make no sense to me
Their crystals and their auras and their chakras, I want
Something I can see
You talk to me of Einstein
When our mutual gravity
Makes spacetime curve around us both because E equals
M times the square of c
And all those dreams
I dreamed of you
Those words I wrote
They all were true
Now when you close your eyes I see
The love reflected back at me
And now every day I feel
The strength of our alliance
I’ll do it for you
You’ll do it for me
We’ll do it for ourselves
But most of all we’ll do it
Yeah most of all we’ll do it
As an experiment, a practical
We’ll prove the theory and test it all
It’s so electric, it’s so frightening
You make me feel I’ve been struck by lightning
The science tells
Us what is real
But it can’t tell
Us what to feel
Now when you close your eyes I see
The love reflected back at me
And now every day I feel
The strength of our alliance
I’ll do it for you
You’ll do it for me
We’ll do it for ourselves
But most of all we’ll do it
Yeah most of all we’ll do it
For the science
For the science
For the science
For the science
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2. |
200 Miles
04:52
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This isn’t built to last
You’re the future and I’m the past
But while we’ve got time
I will love you
We’ve come 200 miles
On roads covered in tears and smiles
And while we’ve got time
I will love you
My baby comes of age
Outgrows her golden cage
But while we’ve got time
I will love you
I’ll drive you to maturity
Consign myself to history
But while we’ve got time
I will love you
We’re driving on that road
That leads away from home
And every mile takes you from me
200 miles between a parent and a child
And I know that to love you know I need to let you go
200 miles until we have to say goodbye
But you will always live inside my soul
This would always end this way
You need to grow so you can’t stay
But while we’ve got time
I will love you
I’ll always carry you in my heart
Like I’ve carried you from the start
And while we’ve got time
I will love you
We’re driving on that road
That leads away from home
And every mile takes you from me
200 miles until you’re free to live your life
And I know that you will make me proud like you do every day
200 miles is both a distance and a time
And though it feels like an eternity it’s not so far away
200 miles between a parent and a child
And I know that to love you know I need to let you go
200 miles until we have to say goodbye
But you will always live inside my soul
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3. |
The Sun Is Up
05:26
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The sun is up, the windows are opened wide
The air is free to circulate inside
It blows away that winter feeling
Sets me on the road to healing me
I am able to exhale
Expel emotions that have grown stale
I’m cast away on summer breezes
The gentle feeling slowly eases me
I’m wide awake with you here by my side
I’m feeling safe, there’s no more need to hide
You turn to me, you’re softly smiling
You touch my hand and all the while I’m free
La la la
I never thought that this could feel so right
Now morning’s wiped away the dark of night
I feel like I could climb a mountain
Drink pink champagne from a fountain
There’s nothing that I cannot do
Now I know you feel the same way too
La la la
Last night I heard you say you feel the same
You told me that there’s no more playing games
Said that I’d unlocked a door and,
Said you knew you needed more of me
The sun is up, the window’s open wide
I love this feeling that I have inside
Farewell secrets, goodbye sorrow
for us there is just tomorrow now
La la la
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4. |
Easy To Say
03:58
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It’s easy to sing “I love you”
It’s harder to say those words
More difficult still to mean them and say them
Where you know that they’re gonna be heard
Where you know that they’re gonna be heard
I got thousands of words in my brain
I can write them all down
I can spin them around
And no matter how I rearrange
Them they still don’t make sense
To get me off the fence
Cos the moment I first spoke with you
I thought that you could see
I thought you would get me
And I think that I might get you too
If I give me a chance
And not this merry dance
It’s easy to sing “I love you”
It’s harder to say those words
More difficult still to mean them and say them
Where you know that they’re gonna be heard
Where you know that they’re gonna be heard
Well the things that you say can get lost
When they’re shorn of their context
And left on their own
And then you are left counting the cost
Of those things said in haste
When you thought you were safe
And I know that it’s hard to accept
That your words said in jest
Won’t turn out for the best
But the silence that you should have kept
Would have saved you the cost
Of misinterpreted thoughts
It’s easy to sing “I love you”
It’s harder to say those words
More difficult still to mean them and say them
Where you know that they’re gonna be heard
Where you know that they’re gonna be heard
Speak my truth in song it don’t mean a thing
Thoughts laid bare for all if you don’t hear me sing
And I’ll sing you a song of romance
And I will be strident
And then I’ll deny it
Was anything more than a chance
That you thought it might be
A song about you and me
Yes I hope you can work out by now
What I’m trying to say
In my roundabout way
And I don’t know how you’re gonna find out
The fact this song contains
The three words I won’t say
It’s easy to sing “I love you”
It’s harder to say those words
More difficult still to mean them and say them
Where you know that they’re gonna be heard
Where you know that they’re gonna be heard
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5. |
Love Song
05:01
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I wrote a love song for you
About the things
The things I couldn’t tell you
Until the day
When all the doubts
Fell away
I wrote a love song for you
But did you know
That you were the subject
Of my song
Until that evening
Came along
We should have known from the start
When you exploded like an atom bomb in my heart
We should have known all along
Instead I wrote you a love song
And if I could
Turn back time
And tell you sooner that I wanted you to be mine
Then when I got
Back to that day
I’d still write you a love song
I carried a torch for you
I kept it close
Held so very tightly
And every day
It lit my way
And burned so brightly
I carried a torch for you
With all my doubts
That I would have the nerve to
Make it real
I didn’t feel
Like I deserved you
We should have known from the start
When you exploded like an atom bomb in my heart
We should have known all along
Instead I wrote you a love song
And if I could
Turn back time
And tell you sooner that I wanted you to be mine
Then when I got
Back to that day
I’d still write you a love song
All I want is you
And for you to want me too
Every time we met
I never will forget those signs
How could we be so blind (because)
We should have known from the start
When you exploded like an atom bomb in my heart
We should have known all along
Instead I wrote you a love song
And if I could
Turn back time
And tell you sooner that I wanted you to be mine
Then when I got
Back to that day
I’d still write you that love song
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6. |
Come To Terms
03:11
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I’m feeling better now
Better than ever now
But you can’t relate to that
You know my story now
You know I’m sorry now
You can’t relate to that
Well maybe I can help you come to terms with that
And maybe you can help me come to terms with that
And so I’m locked away
Shut in another day
I know you can relate to that
You know I need someone
Before I come undone
I hope you can relate to that
Well maybe you can help me come to terms with that
And maybe I can help you come to terms with that
The things we vocalise
Are they a compromise
I think you can relate to that
I need to see this through
So I can be with you
Please tell me you can relate to that
Well maybe I can help you come to terms with that
And maybe you can help me come to terms with that
Well maybe I can help you come to terms with that
And maybe you can help me come to terms with that
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7. |
Song For Bob
04:02
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Tell me secrets, tell me anything
Tell me what is on your mind today
Show your weakness, show your fortitude
Show me who you are and who you want to be
I won’t judge you, I won’t criticise
I have been there for too long
And I see you, I see every part of you
The light that shines in your eyes tonight
You’ve been damaged by toxic masculinity
Same as the father who’s never hugged his son
You are more than what other people think of you
You are worth as much as anyone
I can tell you from experience
A life that’s lived in fear is not a life at all
Things will happen in the darkest times
The sun will rise and light the way for you
Looking back, when this used to matter
Paralysed by idle vicious chatter
Isolation, I don’t need to describe
Some day soon you’ll find your tribe
You might think that this will last for all your life
I understand that, I once felt the same
Never listen to anyone who tells you that
You must change to make you more like them
There’s one last thing I want to say to you
To help you through the challenges ahead
It’s that everything will be alright in the end
And if it’s not alright then it’s not the end
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8. |
Chronicles Of You
03:23
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It’s easy finding motivation
Believing this time won’t be like the time before
You’ve got a brand new invitation
You’re gonna make a change we can’t ignore
But as time drags on the lustre fades
Enthusiasm wanes
Far from being something different
Some things always stay the same
It’s just a story in the chronicles of you
Another promise that you’ll never follow through
A work of fiction and the more you tell it
And the more you sell it
Then the less it’s coming true
Another story in the ever changing chronicles of you
Do you ever get the feeling
That the universe is playing tricks on you
Like it’s giving gifts and stealing
All them back and there is nothing you can do
So you met someone, they might be the one
The excitement starts to grow
Then separated by a virus
You will never get to know
It’s just a story in the chronicles of you
Another promise that you’ll never follow through
A work of fiction and the more you tell it
And the more you sell it
Then the less it’s coming true
Another story in the ever changing chronicles of you
Cos when all is said and done
You’re driven by the need for fun
And the monkey in your brain
Keeps pouring chances down the drain
Well you always had it easy
Everything was laid down for you on a plate
And it’s a certain kind of sleazy
That makes you think that your excitement cannot wait
Cos when things get tough and you’ve had enough
I won’t see you for dust
You need to look into the mirror
And make that person earn your trust
It’s just a story in the chronicles of you
Another promise that you’ll never follow through
A work of fiction and the more you tell it
And the more you sell it
Then the less it’s coming true
Another story in the ever changing chronicles of you
The final story in unrepeated chronicles of you
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9. |
The Fire
05:28
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From the first time that he saw you
You could never once escape his gaze
From the first time that he touched you
You were trapped inside his wicked ways
From the first time that he held you
You could never run too far away
From the first time that he hurt you
You could never be the same again
And I wonder how it all worked out
I wonder did he ever feel ashamed
And I wonder what’s it’s all about
Did he tell you it was just some fucking game?
And it’s still some kind of wonderful
How you ever made it through
And it’s still some kind of beautiful
How the fire burns in you
You were not quite a teenager
The first time you kissed a girl
But you still grew up to wear a man’s ring
To try to fit in in this world
And I wonder when the rules will change
So innocence and love can conquer all
And I wonder when we’ll stop to feel
The sunshine before summer turns to fall
And it’s still some kind of wonderful
How you ever made it through
And it’s still some kind of beautiful
How the fire burns in you
You are more than all the shit they pulled
Well sometimes if you try
You’ll find the answers in your life not in the sky
Cos I know there’s no doubt
You’ve been through some crap that would tear me inside out
And talk is cheap and words are hot air
When you’re abandoned in the depths of despair
When you’re in need of deliverance
Know that you are loved and you make a difference
With the violence behind you
You hide your face behind a mask
And it feels just like his hand did
The suffocation of the past
And I wonder when you’ll realise
How many lives that you touch with your own
And I know that soon you’re gonna feel
A love as precious as a jewelled stone
And it’s still some kind of wonderful
How you ever made it through
And it’s still some kind of beautiful
How the fire burns in you
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Kirsty Mulholland Belfast, UK
Guitar player, songwriter, old enough to know better, also old enough not to care.
Purveyor of classic rock sounds and vocal harmony with an indie sensibility. And a little bit of guitar playing.
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