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Circling
02:41
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Away on the air with the sun in your hair
Falling needles that scream from the arms of the trees
Falling smiles from the clouds, sea of green all around
The circling diadems, we belong to them after all
Oh the ashes that lie, all wet with your cry
But you burn autumn leaves, balance apples on beams
And your life, as you know, but a boat that you row
Circling diadems, you belong to them after all
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Sleeping Streets
03:17
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These days I've searched for perfect words
And now I'm left staring at my knees
Ghosts dancing rings of dirt
'Round buried laments and pleas
In dark and empty rooms
I always search for you, my dear
Now the sunlight is running dim
And I have turned to skipping stones
Writing the words to my own hymn
My loving you must be postponed
On brighter urban streets
I can search for me, my dear
If you ever want to change your mind
Love is sleeping in my heart
Might be a bit hard to find
If it's long that we have been apart
On sleepy nighttime streets
Your turn to search for me, my dear
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3. |
Longing Gaze
02:33
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I'll write a letter, tell you how I'm feeling
Just like a lemon you were slowly peeling
Through toughened skin, to sour emotion
I lost myself that night in amber station
Sappy insects, crystal harmonization
Stuck inside a tree, it wasn't bad for me
Soon my stomach flipped right out the window
I'll bury something where you'll never go
I stepped on your bare feet
But I was so discreet,
Trapped in a holographic longing gaze
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4. |
Space Girl Blues
04:11
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Space girl blues, don't know what to do
The earth is not my home
Space girl blues, don't know what to do
But stare through the starry dome
When I found out Ziggy Stardust was human
I felt so alone, does he know what he's doing to me?
It's all fine and dandy to stomp in the leaves,
But where is the candy that grows in the trees?
I love baby goats and the birds and the bees
Little kids make me laugh and feel so carefree
But it's just not the same
Space girl blues, don't know what to do
The earth is not my home
Space girl blues, don't know what to do
But stare through the starry dome
When I found out Ziggy Stardust was human
I felt so alone, does he know what he's doing to us?
It's all fine and dandy to stomp in the leaves,
But where is the candy that grows in the trees?
Space girl blues
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5. |
Dizzy
02:30
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He took my hand, then left me waiting
A brighter morning couldn't be
With every look, we were celebrating
That new life sprang inside of me
Reassuring gold magic visions
The soft embrace of northern air
I longed for comfort in my derision
Somehow it seemed he never cared
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i want to be a silver queen of only autumn fruit
your fingers glide across the screen; you see me but i'm blind to you
i wanted to be a golden rogue with a pomegranate in her left hand
and craft my gentle tales in rose from a warm orange townhouse on the coast
i'm tangled in my anxious moods, i was so down and low
you made me, it's no secret-- now you know.
you lit a spark in the eye of a girl like me, oh dear!
some children call me mary, some men call me venus
why don't you call me yours?
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7. |
176 Miles to Bloomington
03:39
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it is 176 miles to bloomington,
and i am your faithful passenger
and i count the spots on all the cows
as the flat towns grow their yellow hills
and strong stone cliffs. down goes the sun
we laugh so loudly we fill up the car
with air so happy it begins to fly
and pleasantly i think you are the sweetest
boy i know, more of us should be like you
the solemn gray waits before us far
you say, "we are open books when touched,"
i nod and softly melt into the dark
and it is time to move on and meet new friends
so we wave goodbye until we know when
and i pass the night on a rosehip dream
i eat fat black olives in a turkish restaurant
sip tea in a ribbed crystal mug
and katie says, "south bend moves here
when we've grown, and it makes me sad,"
the wooly forest here is what i want
but not if it means i must close my covers
176 miles from home
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maybe i'm wrong if i think it's true
it's thoughts like these that weigh down on you
wishing you could control the way you feel
putting everyone before yourself and what is real
am i the nicest girl to be found in this big scary world?
because it sure often feels that way
i can't say no and i love you all in every way
see me walking through chicago streets
funny looks as i wave to the people i see
and before i know it, i've been pushed right over
feeling like a trampled four leaf clover
am i the nicest girl to be found in this big scary world?
because it sure often feels so true
broken and sad i'd still do anything for you
am i the nicest girl to be found in this big scary world?
it too often seems that way
maybe it's just not my day
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9. |
Night Song
03:33
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A gentle breeze awakes the trees
I hear your voice in rustling leaves
At night the world just seems so close
To perfect lies and eyes of ghosts
And when your heart is set on me
I find it hard to go to sleep
And I wonder if I'll always be this way
In love by night winds while I'm free by day
And this boy laughs just like a fawn
A flower blooms and I am gone
He and I will fly into stars
Above city lights and sounds of cars
When darkness seeps into my brain
It will be clean, not full of pain
And I wonder if I'll always be this way
In love by night winds while I'm free by day
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10. |
Love in Cerulean
02:55
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The highs are high as city towers
The lows are low where lonely showers
I won't awake those passing hours
Your love is wilting just like a flower
And it seems I'm ill again
I want to be your friend forever and ever
Forever and ever you'll be
The highs are high as city towers
The lows are low where lonely showers
I won't awake those passing hours
Your love is wilting just like a flower
And it seems I'm ill again
I want to be your friend forever and ever
Forever and ever you'll be
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11. |
Lexapro
05:21
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try to build the strength
to get out of this damn house
and go out to a place
where i know you and no one else
but i can't seem to be
this girl you've come to know
after so many months, knocked on my knees
pill by pill, that's how it goes
now i can't move my legs
i'm trapped outside myself
girl, party girl
i'm not who i promised i could be
i've fooled myself
with a hope, with some belief
where i went wrong
was growing up in the dark so long
how can a girl like me
hope to keep up with all of you?
i came in like a ghost
of marcia, marcia brady
so behind in my mind
i wore a turtle neck and bell-bottom jeans
but i know in a different time
i'd be this girl you've come to know
trying to fake it, long blonde hair
pill by pill this is how it goes
now i can't say a word
they just get stuck inside my throat
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12. |
Salvare la Faccia
02:35
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Wait a minute, I thought you were the sane one
I thought I was the insane one
But here you are, making the same mistake
Day after lousy day
Wait a minute, I thought you were the one with a choice
I thought I was the one without a voice
But here I am, deciding anyway
And here your words have gone away
I want to free myself
I want to scream my worries right out loud
I want to dance around
and I want to burn every thought to the ground
I want to free myself from you
Don't you too?
Wait a minute, I thought you were the sane one
I thought I was the insane one
But here you are, making that same mistake
Day after empty day
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13. |
Confession No. 1
02:55
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I know that right now just isn't the time
I know it's too late to make you mine
But I thought I'd let you know
It kills me to let you go
But I'm happy if you're happy
I've been your best friend for quite a while
When we walk these dead streets, we do it in style
And I want to let you know
It kills me to let you go
But I'm happy if you're happy
I know I should have told you
I love you so long ago
And now we're going separate ways
It's making me go
Out of my mind, and you know the whole story
When I'm down and blue, you're always there for me
Just wipe my tears before you go
And hold me tight, and so very close
You know I'm happy
If you're happy
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14. |
Light Pouring Out
03:08
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i was walking alone one day, too many words in my head
then the sun came in and the weight of them fled
my sister doesn't know how much i love her
i want to hug her, but i stop myself
sun, take my sorrow, burn it for the light of tomorrow
something beautiful sings beyond the heavy weeping
i see her there, beyond the rain
i wonder if my friends, too, hold back their love for me
when i reach for their hands and i hold nothing
i wonder if they're waiting for the sun to come
and kiss their closed arms until they open them
and light pours out
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15. |
Oh No Honey
03:54
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honey happy over there, summer standing in the square
happy, happy, escape by a smile, chasing happy a country mile
catch a collared dove by the big beech tree
summer sitting happy stream, covered, toasting to a dream
diamond laughter, saddened cry, all my laughter tall to sky
catch a frog and feed him dinner
lonely, lonely as i am, longing days down on the sand
summer sunlight, golden skin, breaks right through the sad i'm in
i remember who i am, and it's not much, but it's good by me
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Sydney Sue South Bend, Indiana
Musician and producer based in South Bend, IN.
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