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Emily
04:24
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There's a piece of paper,
There behind the mirror,
Under flecks of silver,
And only you know.
There's a piece of paper,
Hidden by the sugar,
of words you wrote in anger,
It was a long time ago.
Emily, let it be, It's time to let it go,
Emily, set yourself free, its time to let it go.
There's no time for curses, black horses and hearses,
Sad faces following slow.
Here's where the proof is, we know what the truth is,
Emily time to let go.
The clock ticks in the hallway,
Its' face has seen your story,
Tiny feet through Morning Glory,
It was a long time ago.
Emily, let it be, it's time to let it go,
Emily, set yourself free, it's time to let it go
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2. |
In The End
03:58
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Left the comfort of that back street bar,
Walking home alone,
Really had to leave that place,
Really should have known,
The boys keep fighting,
The girls excited,
Nobody is playing fair,
Everybody’s testing their urge for conquest,
And never really getting there,
Got to leave my thoughts behind,
And get into the night,
Winter hits as I pull up my collar and wander through the city lights,
The Moon is hiding, the rain is biting,
Suddenly the air turns cold,
There on my heels there’s a deep black shadow, a fear of what might unfold.
I may not like it, but I won’t fight it,
Don’t need to be like everyone else,
In the end,
We all have our battles,
And the battle that we fight is with our self.
Whoever said patience was a virtue, waited for the Universe to move,
I’m waiting now to shake hands with my shadow,
What else have I got to prove,
Here is the night and the Moon adds reflection,
To the darkness of the empty street,
Light comes in and chases the shadow,
And the fear and the joy can’t fail to meet.
I may not like it, but I won’t fight it,
Don’t need to be like everyone else,
In the end,
We all have our battles,
And the battle that we fight is with our self.
Whatever happened to the happy-ever-after as a sacrifice to see us grow,
Change is good and the freedom and the laughter that comes from just going with the flow,
See this move as the great awakener, leaving all that troubled past behind.
Imitate the wind and don’t be distracted, who knows what you may find.
You may not like it, but You won’t fight it,
Don’t need to be like everyone else,
In the end,
We all have our demons,
And the battle that we fight is with our self.
I may not like it, but I won’t fight it,
Don’t need to be like everyone else,
In the end,
We all have our battles,
And the battle that we fight is with our self.
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Do you know how much I love you,
Do You know how much this hurts,
Do you know I’m thinking of you,
And I’m trying to find the words.
Do you know how much I miss you,
Do you know how much I care,
I keep reaching out to touch you,
And it feels like you’re not there.
If only I could find the words, and make these feelings change,
If only I could turn back time and bring you back again.
I would never want to hurt you,
But I see hurt in your eyes,
And the silence that surrounds you,
Only makes me want to cry.
If only I could find the words, and make these feelings change,
If only I could turn back time and bring you back again.
If only I could find the words, and make these feelings change,
If only I could turn back time and bring you back again.
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4. |
Time Runs Slowly
04:47
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As you hold a minute in your hand,
Let it go, its sure to land,
Like an hourglasses’ tiny grains of sand,
Run together on command,
What was night becomes the day as suddenly it’s blown away.
Linger like you would have done,
Watch the circle round the sun,
The rain that fell, the sun that shone,
Feel the seasons one by one,
Capture time before it flees and floats away upon the breeze,
And time runs slowly,
Time runs fast,
Take it boldly,
Before it’s passed.
Summer takes one last sigh,
Holding on a long goodbye,
Along the water’s edge to follow,
The suns’ last scarlet glow
As you look back and recall, know that you have felt it all.
And time runs slowly,
Time runs fast,
Use it boldly,
Before it’s passed.
And time runs slowly,
Time runs fast,
Take it boldly,
Before it’s passed.
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5. |
There's a Time
03:57
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As a tree I’m rooted,
I feel the stillness of the earth,
And the season is well suited,
For the time of new birth.
Now this seed has been planted,
I can only watch it grow,
Taking all of this for granted,
The sky above, the earth below.
There’s a time for moving on,
There’s a time for letting go,
Ands there’s a time for being strong,
And there’s a time to let your feelings show.
I’m stretching out bare branches,
Ideas to an open sky,
And who knows what the chance is,
Which will land and which will fly.
There was a time for moving on,
There was a time for letting go,
There was a time for being strong.
There was a time to let your feelings show.
By the lock on the river
I stand and watch the water flow,
And I’m wanting to go with it,
Wash away everything I know.
There was a time for moving on,
There was a time for letting go,
Ands there’s a time for being strong.
And there’s a time to let your feelings show.
There’ll be a time for moving on,
There’ll be a time for letting go,
There is a time for being strong,
There is a time to let your feelings show.
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6. |
Raven & Hare
05:52
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There met at a crossroads a Raven and Hare,
Both stopped to ask why each one was there,
The highway was dusty the sun bright and high,
Bothe eager to question before they passed by.
The Hare asked the Raven which road would you choose,
If you were a man and the highway you used,
I know you have wings and can easily fly,
See the end of each pathway from up in the sky.
I know only North, I know only South,
The mountains and forest and the broad river mouth.
I can be there by sunset, run fast as I can,
Which way would you choose if you were a man?
The Raven she turned to the Hare and replied,
To the East or the West is where I would fly,
I go by the farmyards and to the Town Square,
And I walk among men whenever I’m there.
To the East is a market of wonderful fair,
If I were a man, I would go there.
Glitter and trinkets, flagons and braid,
Colours and laughter, music is played.
Why not go North? Said the Hare to the bird,
Soft music in mountains and forest is heard,
The stillness is endless, and I’ll often dream,
By clover sweet meadow and clear mountain stream.
But maybe he said, if a man I’d go South,
Catch fish by the plenty at the broad river mouth,
I’d live on the bank,
I’d lie in the sun,
After a days’ worth of fishing was done.
The Raven then said with her head on its side,
Many a treasure of silver I’ve spied,
I’ve taken the treasure and watched the shine fade,
Then tossed in a ditch in the mud it has laid.
The Hare he then leapt across the dirt track, a kick of his legs, a flick of his back,
I’m happy with hedges and valleys and streams,
I don’t want man’s silver however it gleams,
Who cares for these men and the paths that they use?
We have our own ways, the ways that we choose.
The Raven she rose and took to the air.
There met at a crossroads a Raven and Hare.
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7. |
Precious Swallow
03:45
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Precious Swallow now take flight,
Turn and weave in bright sunlight,
Embrace it with your delight,
Your value here is priceless.
Precious Swallow spread your wings,
The freedom that the big sky brings,
The rushing air as it sings.
Your journey now is dauntless.
Through the seasons as they pass,
Long evenings of a summer last,
Circle, turn with ease and grace,
Gravity defied, through endless space.
Gravity defied, through endless space.
Little bird, dance through the air,
Dive and soar, without a care,
A moment caught in flight so rare,
The strength you have is endless.
Through the seasons as they pass,
Long evenings of a summer last,
Circle, turn with ease and grace,
Gravity defied, through endless space.
Gravity defied, through endless space.
Gentle flyer, turn again,
It won’t be long that you remain,
Let the light catch you wings like burning flame,
Your spirit now is timeless.
Your spirit now is timeless.
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8. |
Wish
04:56
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As I sit and watch the light fade,
Shadows lengthen in the evening haze,
Clouds of insects rising, float away,
Like champagne bubbles on celebration day.
The light’s bright picture show’s begun,
And colours changing with the setting of the sun.
The stage is set, the first act has run.
I’ve bought my ticket, I’m the only one.
And I wish you were here, here with me,
I wish you were here, here by my side,
I wish you were here tonight.
A little bird, sings a crazy song,
And as the darkness falls, she’ll carry on,
Like a curtain call that lasts the whole night long,
She’s still singing when the audience has gone.
And I wish you were here, here with me,
I wish you were here, here by my side,
I wish you were here tonight.
I wish you were here, here by my side,
I wish you were here tonight.
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Kate Howden Leeds, UK
Kate Howden is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, artist and storyteller. With genuine warmth and subtle style in equal measure, Kate’s heartfelt music and song-writing is rooted in a love of nature, people and place. Living and working on her narrowboat Avril, Kate continues to perform her songs and tunes which explore and reflect both traditional and contemporary styles. ... more
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