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Amsterdam
03:08
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By the canals of the 9 Streets, alone
I was walking along, I was singing a song
And I knew I was in love with you
Riding alongside your bicycle, blue
I was watching your face, you were humming a tune
And I knew that you loved me too
I fell in love with you when we fell into the snow
You said something eloquent, and I nodded like I know
Holding your hand on a cold winter day
I knew that I'd follow you any which way
And I knew you'd do just the same
Wearing your mittens and scarf on the train
All the faces flash by in a blur in the rain
Only you could make me light up again
I fell in love with you when we fell into the snow
You said something eloquent, and I nodded like I know
Watching the birds in the woods, we were quiet as mice
And I knew if I could love the quiet this much
How much more at your touch would I fall in love with you
When we fell into the snow
You'd say something eloquent and I'd nod just like I know
I fell in love with you when we fell into the snow
You said something eloquent, and I nodded like I know
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Shoelaces
03:35
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I'm packing my bags and I'm tying my shoelaces tight
I am ready to fly
Burning the candle at both ends tonight
I will gather the past in a pile
Oh, don't tell me to go
I know it's time, I know
Oh, stop saying it slower
I heard you the first time you spoke
I'll strike the match
There'll be beauty for ashes
I promise you I'll let it burn
I'll try to forget you so I won't regret you and still
Can treasure the lessons I've learned
Oh, don't tell me to go
I know it's time, I know
Oh, stop saying it slower
I heard you the first time you spoke
I didn't anticipate that you'd be the one to say we're through
I wasn't ready for this
I couldn't calculate your moves
Now I need a moment to myself
To gather my life from off these shelves
Just give me some time
Just a minute to find the door
I promise I won't come back anymore
Don't tell me to go
I know it's time, I know
Oh, stop saying it slower
I heard you the first time you spoke
Oh, don't tell me to go
I know it's time, I know
Oh, stop saying it slower
I heard you the first time
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3. |
Stranger's Prayer
03:07
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If I'd fallen back in your arms again
I would never be sure
If I'd taken a step back to look at you
I would be lost like before
How long must I wait
To truly escape?
And how long will it take
For my soul to wake?
Softly sleeping deep inside of me
Waiting for a brighter light to see
Clearly the path ahead of me
I nearly lost myself trying to flee
So how long will it take
To truly escape?
And how long will it take
For my soul to wake?
You broke something sacred in me
I thank the Lord that He took you away from me
I prayed a stranger's prayer
Prayed it fervently
I fear I no longer know me
So how long must I wait
To truly escape?
And how long will it take
For my soul to wake?
How long must I wait
To truly escape?
And how long will it take
For my soul to wake?
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4. |
Skeleton Ship Interlude
03:41
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5. |
Skeleton Ship
04:07
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We broke upon the rocks
No light shone in the dark
No hero on the shore
To save us from the storm
And nobody can hear us now
Above the sirens calling out
To break the ones who rush to meet our reaching hands
And who can save us now?
Who can save us now?
Who can save us now?
The water wears away
No stone before it stands
That will not finally fade back into sand
And nobody can find us here
Beneath the veil we disappear
And shatter with our lost skeleton ship
Who can save us now?
Who can save us now?
Who can save us now?
And we're weighed down
Never to return
And it rains down
While we burn
Who can save us now?
Who can save us now?
Who can save us now?
Who can save us now?
Who can save us now?
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Creature in the Dark
03:29
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Hold your breath
Don't give in yet
Temper your heart with an epithet
Don't loosen your grip or let your eyes slip
Make sure your teeth are set
Hold your ears and cut out the eyes of the creatures you fear
The hounds howl at your heels
We'll head for the hills
For the higher ground
And we'll never come down
And we'll cut at the legs
We'll scratch at the throats of the creatures that cry
That we're not good enough
Because what have they done that's better than us?
Don't turn your back to the open door
Or the wolves will come in with the clever east wind
And don't leave a whole in the back of your head
No room for the liar to let himself in
Hold your ears and cut out the lies of the creatures that cry
The hounds howl at your heels
We'll head for the hills
For the higher ground
And we'll never come down
And we'll scratch at the legs
We'll cut at the throats of the creatures that cry
That we're not good enough
Because what have they done that's better than us?
Don't answer their questions
Don't bow at their throne
Their crown is a shackle
Their prophesy, bones
Don't kneel at their altar
Or the blood will be yours
A cyanide wellspring on a desert march
The hounds howl at your heels
We'll head for the hills
For the higher ground
And we'll never come down
And we'll cut at the legs
We'll scratch at the throats of the creatures that cry
That we're not good enough
Because what have they done that's better than us?
What have they done that's better than us?
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Trouble
03:36
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Trouble, my friend
You're at it again
Bringing me down
You just keep coming 'round
And breaking my heart
I keep hoping we'll part
Trouble, my friend
You keep bringing me pain
You miserable wretch, you just can't stay away
Trouble, you had to start it again
Fighting and growling, you won't let me win
You keep breaking my heart
I keep hoping we'll part
I know you're faithful
You won't let me down
Oh, but I wish you would disappoint me
And stop coming 'round
And breaking my heart
I keep hoping we'll part
Trouble, you swear that you'll always be there
Well, I admire your pride, but I wish you'd decide
To stop breaking my heart
I keep hoping we'll part
Stop breaking my heart
Stop breaking my heart
You keep breaking my heart
I keep hoping we'll part
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Gayle Skidmore Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seven-time San Diego Music Award nominee Gayle Skidmore has written over 2000 songs since she began songwriting at the age of 8. She just won Best Pop in the 2015 San Diego Music awards, and her latest album and coloring book, “Sleeping Bear,” won Best Pop Album in 2014. She won Best Singer-Songwriter in the 2013 San Diego Music Awards, and her song "Paper Box" was featured on HBO's "Looking." ... more
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