1. |
Disco Brazil
03:51
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We sang ourselves from place to place,
America's gorgeous southern face,
you were my friend and you were always so complicated,
But you were only just fifteen,
a sad and lonely rosa del jardin,
El Caminito dancing queen,
always looking for a song to sing -
we sing:
(scat chorus)
Why didn't I kiss that beautiful man
in that disco in Brazil?
Im pretty sure his name was something like Leonardo...
But we were only just fifteen,
midnight market downtown on the beach,
running barefoot in the streets,
from Corcovado we saw everything -
we sing:
(scat chorus)
Rio sunrise,
last night still in our eyes,
breathe in and know then,
this is what it is to be alive.
(Scat breakdown)
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2. |
Close to You
03:24
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Baby I know you can see my little wheels turnin',
baby I know you can see how much that I've been burnin',
so don't you pretend like you don't know just what you're doing to me,
baby I want to be close to you.
I see a little somethin' every time I catch you're eye,
and I know it's that feelin' you try so hard to disguise,
so I won't pretend like I don't know just what I'm doing to you,
baby I know it's true - you want to be close to me to,
baby I can't play these games anymore,
you know I - I just want to,
I just want to be with you,
I'll be so good for you...
(guitar solo)
Baby I know (repeat approximately 1 million times)
Baby I know you can see my little wheels turnin'
(baby I know)
Baby I know you can see how much that I've been burnin',
so don't you pretend like you don't know just what you're doing to me,
baby I want to be close to you.
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3. |
Stupid Shit
02:05
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I'd like to spend a day just singin' blues,
and maybe write down stupid shit,
hope it rhymes or flows or moves.
I'd like to do away with feigning sanity,
with eight to fives and status quoetry,
make some sense of irony.
Look for inspiration through the cracks in the wall,
pit my vice against my sorrow, curse my sneakers when I fall,
but I believe in something, in spite of it all -
believe in me, in spite of it all.
I'll plan my getaway from all this "sanity",
and make something out of me,
I will,
I will...
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4. |
I Will
03:54
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I'm a waste of my time - of profanity,
I wish that I was all mine,
I'd do this differently,
do it differently,
I will.
I hurt myself today,
like everyday,
don't ask me if I'm ok,
I will carry me,
do this differently,
I will...
I know that I am strong,
its just that I'm afraid,
but it won't be long,
I will carry me,
do it differently,
I will, I will, I will,
oh yes, I will,
I will...
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5. |
Strange & Beautiful
04:45
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Should've written a love song when I had the chance,
at least a song is forever.
You see, you're always right but I'm never wrong,
and judging by your glance, it all gets old eventually.
I wondered just how long 'til you figured me out,
just like they always think they do.
Your sweetness wanes and my happiness drains,
but I'll never be through with you -
No, I'll just wait here 'til you remember,
that I'm strange and beautiful,
you wish you could swallow me whole,
yeah I'm strange and beautiful,
and it's all for you,
it's all for you.
You've never written a love song, and it's no surprise,
it's been so long since I moved you.
You tell me, "baby, we'll be just fine"
but I can't get it out my mind,
you're going to leave eventually.
Baby it isn't your fault that we fight like this,
it's that I just can't help the way that I am.
You walked out again with your patience to mend,
but you'll never give up on me -
No I'll just wait here 'til you remember,
That I'm strange and beautiful,
you wish you could swallow me whole,
yeah baby I'm strange and beautiful,
and it's all for you,
my heart is true,
you know I love you, boy,
you know I love you -
Baby I'm strange and beautiful,
you wish you could swallow me whole,
yeah baby I'm strange and beautiful,
and it's all for you,
I said it's all for you, boy,
you know I'm strange and beautiful,
and it's all for you,
you...
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6. |
A Prayer for Ariana
04:48
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The letter she wrote speaks to me from the wall,
I'll never forget how she laughed when she called,
this ain't the way it's supposed to be,
but baby you're strong
like your mother was -
Hold on, hold on
hold on, hold on
Ari, don't be afraid,
Ari, don't be afraid,
Ari, don't be afraid,
You're gonna be ok.
You should've seen how she lit up a room,
a sister found late and gone too soon,
this ain't the way it's supposed to be,
but baby you're strong,
like your mother was -
Hold on, hold on
hold on, hold on
Ari, don't be afraid,
Ari, don't be afraid,
Ari, don't be afraid,
You're gonna be ok
(repeat chorus)
You're gonna be -
You know it isn't your fault, Ariana.
Hold on...
Ari, don't be afraid.
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7. |
Going Home
06:23
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Lay down in the light of a pale blue dawn,
watch the restless night slip away.
Let me take your hand, I'll sing you a song,
you know I'll understand if you can't stay long,
'Cause the moment's ours to keep,
even after we drift off to sleep...
and it feels like we're goin' home.
Eyes set ocean-deep, blue as late july,
they've seen what it means to be alive.
Remembering the taste of cool mountain air,
remembering how you danced the depth of her stare,
And the memory is to keep,
when the senses must go off to sleep...
and it feels like we're goin' home.
(do do do)
Rise up in the light of this beautiful dawn -
And the last words he said to me were:
"Sing, and you'll always be free."
And it feels like we're goin'
and it feel's like we're goin'
Oh won't you tell me what it feels like?
I know it feels like you're going home,
I know you stepped into the light,
I know I'll see you on the other side -
And it feels like you're going home.
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Margaux LeSourd Seattle, Washington
As of 11/10/2023, 100% of proceeds earned through this Bandcamp page will be donated to Palestine Children's Relief Fund (50%) and Doctors Without Borders (50%) until a ceasefire is declared in Gaza.
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