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IS IT TOO LATE
02:56
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I looked at you hard, I looked at you strong, I knew you were wrong.
But I wanted you bad, I knew you were mad, your eyes they were sad;
they were looking at me.
Is it too late, is it too bad, is it too much,
for your kind of touch.
You're tripping me out, I know you were right,
I'm losing my mind
Over you. I'm over you.
Whom are you kidding; you couldn't bet better, you're closer than ever
to the land of the free. You never belonged, as you always preferred a good song over me.
All those stories collected, not inter-related, can be well nominated for the best show in town. But what is it to you, if through you, they're all getting to you this time.
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TRUST
03:30
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Tears are all behind us, We circled twice the world,
and carefully designed the lion's roar.
Manically pretending, that life is pretty good;
But this is hardly good enough for me.
I wish I could lose control and fly, just so I can hide away from you.
It seems a bit too easy, I wish that you could teach me,
how to lie & smile & disappear.
The good old rain, pouring down hard,
like the angriest God around.
I wish I could lose control and fly, just so I can hide away from you.
Now what? The storm is coming down,
I'm all alone, and there's no angel at my door.
Mis-Take! Don't even try to fake, don't even try to tempt me
With the love we never had.
Thing is, I don't trust you. I don't trust you. I don't trust you anymore.
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J-TOWN GIRL
03:09
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Baby you made me happy tonight,
when you sent me away with those sadliest eyes.
I wish I could show you the fire inside,
the desire to conquer, the ruins of love.
There was no angel by my side.
Someone asked for a quarter, so I poured out my heart.
As you opened the door and you asked for some wine,
All your secrets were oozing through some innocent rhymes.
Down, to dust, our love, our lust, will fall.
J-town girl with sad eyes on my wall.
You never stayed here long enough to see end.
You had some balls to call yourself my friend.
When I opened my eyes, this whole town disappeared,
There was nothing take, there was nothing to give.
This ghost town is hanging and spinning around.
It used to be home, now it's base holy ground.
Too early to quit, but too late to be found,
Your band's getting tired & old & home bound.
Messing with messages, safe & soothing the crowds,
Sleeping like babies, and waking like clowns
Down, to dust, our love, our lust, will fall
J-town girl with sad eyes on my wall
You never stayed here long enough to see end
You had some balls to call yourself my friend.
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LEAVE ME ALONE
03:09
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This is bad, this is bad, babe.
I don't think that we can fake it.
This is bad, this is bad, babe.
Nothing you can say could save it.
Don't tell me that you love me,
I don't want to know.
Don't tell me, 'cause it scares me,
I don;t want to go.
Gonna run, gonna run, gonna run, as far as I can.
Gonna take, gonna take, gonna take, as much as I need.
Gonna ache, gonna ache, gonna ache, as much as I please.
Just leave me alone.
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MAMA BLUES
04:22
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My mama broke her heart on her way to save me.
If I only knew, this broken heart would take us to
A better place / a higher ground, mama.
She smiled at me, she said, don't worry about it baby.
You got the best blues, so you can never lose,
They'll never let you down.
Oh mama, sweet ma, you're too good but don't you know?
It doesn't matter who you are, or where you go,
The devil always takes it all.
My ma kisses me, she says, you've always been a smart ass
There's always a taking & shooting & faking & lying & buying & fighting & crying
Don't let it ever stop you, girl
But mama, no one ever listen anymore/ to my song.
If it ain't coming fast from a reality TV blast,
The genius of the crown will crash it down.
Oh babe, I don't much about the music business.
But your song Is cutting a hole in the skies.
Now, I don't want to break your heart again, mama/
But too much of this good stuff will mess you up real tough.
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RIGHT BEHIND YOU
03:29
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Right behind you, don't look back
I'm moving ahead, I'm on my track,
thank God for that.
When all the minds are put to sleep
And there's a voice that cuts so deep,
it hurts to listen & it hurts to speak.
I should have heard it long ago, but it's not easy to let go
Upon a notion or a word, upon a phone call or a sword,
I stayed too long.
I know I said I'll understand, whatever you may chose or say,
Well I lied on that.
Now I know we don't belong & I don't need another song,
And it makes you sad.
Surely this is not the music you expect
when there's something to be said before the end.
But from now on I'm on my own, I hear the piano and the horn,
They're calling me, my friend. I stayed too long.
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EASY NOW
03:36
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Please don't leave me, please don't go.
I think I've found what I've been looking for.
Play it slowly, play it low.
This is here what I've been hoping for.
Easy now. Easy now.
I might have gone too far for you,
But I'm getting closer now.
Running wordless, far from home.
Falling free, I thought I lost it all.
Caught in the desert, caught in a storm,
I hear the trumpet's broken hearted song.
Easy now. Easy now.
I might have gone too far for you,
But I'm getting closer now.
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FAR AS I CAN
03:54
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There ain't no use in trying to choose your ways about here,
winter blues is out to get you, as you
move and lose your mind to my mistakes.
But don't feel bad, my heart's ok, and ain't going anywhere,
I mean, as far as making plans,
you know where plans will get you.
Maybe I should run away, as far as I can, far as I can.
So I can let you go, so I can start again.
You've always been a star, the way you're looking at me.
All those angels at your door, they stand in line
to hold you when you fall apart.
I'll never be the one you wanted, hidden song deep in my pockets, magic at my fingertips that heals
a broken world gone mad.
Maybe I should run away, as far as I can, far as I can.
So I can let you go, so I can start again
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LOVE IS NOT THE ANSWER
02:40
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Last night, lights out, couldn't write a word down,
calling you to dance with, dressing out explosive,
looking for the cool stuff, hoping just a little,
thinking I was real nice.
Touching up with real tough, facing up the rough heart,
not enough, but alright, magic up for true love,
too much headaches, tired of, heart is weak,
I'm crying out.
I wish there was another way, I wish I that could find it for you.
Mama promised better days, there's so much to hang on to, she said.
But look at me, I'm falling free, and all my dreams won't let me,
If I could only hold you closer to me…
Boy I thought you liked me, saying stuff like touch me,
hiding out and coming back, feeling good, I'm feeling bad,
going on a venture, looking for the treasure,
the city is our nature.
Making love on bridges, shunning iron fringes,
angels passing by us, acting very pious,
don't look back in anger, live forever after,
love is not the answer on our streets.
I wish there was another way, I wish I that could find it for you.
Mama promised better days, there's so much to hang on to, she said.
But look at me, I'm falling free, and all my dreams won't let me,
If I could only hold you closer to me…
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IT'S ALL OVER NOW
03:53
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Cheers, come, sit a little closer, have a little drink,
night's still here, and I ain't leaving yet. Take it.
Take it from my hand. Raise it.
Raise it, raise it to the bells that call your name,
they know it's not the same, but they're still calling.
A little bit longer, under your cover,
did you ever wonder, did you ever tell her,
did it ever matter, it's all over now.
I'm running out of words, my head of spinning thoughts,
I bring myself to you, but you keep changing, I do too,
and we keep missing, all we do.
And if you could, please unbrain this this naked, troubled, haunted wind of man, damn, I want to be your friend, I think I can.
A little bit longer, under your cover,
did you ever wonder, did you ever tell her,
did it ever matter, it's all over now.
All I do is twist and shiver, please unkiss my shame,
if there's a key to cure this river, please let it shine and rain.
Let me shout and raise all hell, and let me stay awake to tell,
I wouldn't have it any other way.
A little bit longer, under your cover,
did you ever wonder, did you ever tell her,
did it ever matter, it's all over now.
And hey, no matter what you say, I know you love me anyway.
I know you's stay. Now Stay, no matter what I say, I know I love you.
Anyway…
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DIAMONDS IN YOUR LIES
03:23
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It used to be so easy, free styling into your mind,
picturing some kind of mad loving you.
It ain't the same, though, now, see,
I don't fall in love no more,
Just like no one buys no music in a store.
Tears in your mind.
Diamonds I your lies.
I ain't buying your crying at me.
I saw your records on the wall, I knew you're gonna fall,
Just like every one before, you.
Racing down the aisle to glory,
keep your guts tight, twist your story,
But don't expect me to be sorry,
when you're gone.
Tears in your mind.
Diamonds I your lies.
I ain't buying your crying at me.
Check it out, my girl is rhyming.
Check it out, my girl's free styling.
My oh my, I saw it coming.
Turn on the mike, and she'll start crying.
So I’m making it up, ‘cause I don’t really know.
How I left you alone, how you stopped coming home.
Walls came down on your eyes, piling mountains of lies.
You were leaving the room, with your sweetest perfume.
Not a sound left behind, silence cracking my mind.
And the beat of my heart, grooving city-love rhymes.
For even when you go, your love is standing, yo.
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GIVE ME WORDS
02:45
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Give me words, give me love, pour some wine from high above.
Wash me up, stay around, give me space & hope & time.
Hold my hand & hold my dreams, keep me safe along the stream.
Keep me wild, do me good, show your face around the hood.
I just want to call your name, with all my might,
and hear your voice replying,
"You're my girl, without a doubt"
and then I want to see you down & crying,
"Stay a little longer by my side".
Don't pretend we never touched,
there was a moment when we crushed.
You stood astride and mystified,
your eyes went dark, your hands were tied.
And all that while you wanted me,
your face was hard, you frightened me.
Hell I knew, as blue was blue, I never said I wanted you.
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HADARA Levin Areddy Israel
A singer/song writer, a rapper, a writer, a determined iconoclast, a free speech advocate. She released 15 albums and authored 3 books (poetry & prose). Loves Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Tim Minchin. For further info, see: hadaralevin.com/frames.php?page=biography.php ... more
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