1. |
On The Southbank
03:45
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So many stories here
But all I see is you.
It seems like every star
I wished upon came true.
I hold your hand so tight
My knuckles turn white.
And as the sun goes down
Your face is doused in yellow light.
And all I can see
Is the sky and you and me.
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
And every step I take
Along this bridge I find
That you are always here
If only in my mind.
There are a thousand faces
Some I've come to know
And some will pass by like the river as it flows
And all I can hear
Is the sound of London cheer.
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
The colours keep on changing,
So keep an eye on me,
Time is looming down on us now
But this water leads us to the sea
The colours keep on changing,
So keep an eye on me,
Time is looming down on us now
But this water leads us to the sea
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
I’ll meet you on the Southbank
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2. |
Nothing
02:15
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Remember that time
That we did nothing?
We had nowhere to be
We didn’t have a whole lot of cash
So we just stayed at home and watched TV
Remember that time
That we did something?
Making some new memories
We both agreed It was more than we needed
Because all that we need comes for free
I would travel the whole world
Just to do nothing with you
Would you like to do nothing with me too?
Remember that time
We spent all our money
Flying to somewhere new?
We walked around that unfamiliar town
Looking for something to do
Remember that time that we stayed up all night
Baring our souls face to face?
In the back of my mind I thought
“we’re wasting our time”
But at least we’ve got time we can waste
I would travel the whole world
Just to do nothing with you
Would you like to do nothing with me too?
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3. |
Safe Harbour
04:06
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Maybe I'll regret this in the morning
Maybe I will wish that I'd been wise
Maybe I'll regret this in the morning
But right now I can't see past your eyes
They say you only ever look back on what you didn't do
And I don't want to look back on never having you
Maybe I will wake up feeling foolish
But I know I won't remember in a year
Maybe I will wake up feeling foolish
The only thing that's stopping me is fear
They say you only ever look back on what you didn't do
And I don't want to look back on never having you
So throw away the bowlines
And all the doubt in your mind
Who needs a safe harbour, who needs a safe harbour?
One day we will all look back and wonder
About the roads we met but didn't take
One day I know I'll look back and wonder
But you could be my favourite mistake
They say you only ever look back on what you didn't do
And I don't want to look back on never having you
So throw away the bowlines
And all the doubt in your mind
Who needs a safe harbour, who needs a safe harbour?
I will be lost at sea
I will be lost at sea
I will be lost but free
So throw away the bowlines
And all the doubt in your mind
Who needs a safe harbour, who needs a safe harbour?
So throw away the bowlines
And all the doubt in your mind
Who needs a safe harbour, who needs a safe harbour?
Who needs a safe harbour, who needs a safe harbour?
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4. |
Over Again
03:20
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If I was a fire
I would burn for you
And I’d keep you warm
When the cold winds blew
If I was a river
I would let you swim
And I’d let you walk
Without falling in
If I lived forever
Then my love would never end
And if we weren’t together
I would always be your friend
And if I had my time once more
I’d search for you and then
I would love you all over again
If I was a fighter
I would draw my sword
And I’d show the world
You’re worth fighting for
If I was a lover
I would take your hand
And I’d show you love
Until you understand
If I lived forever
Then my love would never end
And if we weren’t together
I would always be your friend
And if I had my time once more
I’d search for you and then
I would love you all over again
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5. |
Songbird
03:45
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They said it would rain today, but the sun shone
You said that you'd stay today, but you're long gone.
I said that I'd hold your hand, but I let go,
We say a lot of things when we don't know
That times, they change
And faces age.
Uh oh love is a strong word,
Where all the lines blurred,
I'll try to write you a song first.
Uh oh love is a strong word,
Love from your little Songbird,
Your little Songbird
They said it would rain today, and we're soaked through
Running for shelter in my new shoes.
Looking for comfort on a bad day,
Three words can make it ok.
When times, they change,
Places always seem to stay the same.
Uh oh love is a strong word,
Where all the lines blurred,
I'll try to write you a song first.
Uh oh love is a strong word,
Love from your little Songbird,
Your little Songbird
I wasn't brave enough to tell you how I feel.
I wrote it all down once and pretended it was real.
Just because you can see right through me when I sing.
I'm just a book of words and six strings.
Uh oh love is a strong word,
Where all the lines blurred,
I'll try to write you a song first.
Uh oh love is a strong word,
Love from your little Songbird,
Your little Songbird.
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6. |
Streets of London
02:41
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I’m making waves today,
I’m making waves.
Telling stories about yesterday.
I’m getting by today,
Just getting by.
Telling stories by the riverside.
And I don’t need your coins,
No I just need your ear.
Won’t you join me
While we’re standing here?
Buh bah buh bah!
There’s music on the streets of London.
Buh bah buh bah!
There’s music in my heart.
Buh bah buh bah!
There’s music on the streets of London.
That’s where we are, that’s where we are.
I’m making memories,
I’m making plans.
My future and my past are where I stand.
I’m making history,
I’m making news.
I’ll make the best of things and hope that soon.
I won’t need your coins,
No I’ll just need your ear.
Won’t you join me
While we’re standing here?
(singing)
Buh bah buh bah!
There’s music on the streets of London.
Buh bah buh bah!
There’s music in my heart.
Buh bah buh bah!
There’s music on the streets of London.
That’s where we are, that’s where we are.
Ooooh
Yeah I get lonely.
Ooooh
Yeah I get cold.
Ooooh
Yeah I get tired, oh so tired
But I’ll never sell my soul.
Ooooh
From Piccadilly
Ooooh
To Leicester Square
Oh I gave my heart to London
And you’ll always find me there.
There’s music on the streets of London.
There’s music in my heart.
There’s music on the streets of London.
That’s where we are, that’s where we are.
Buh bah buh bah!
There’s music on the streets of London.
Buh bah buh bah!
There’s music in my heart.
Buh bah buh bah!
There’s music on the streets of London.
That’s where we are, that’s where we are.
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7. |
Jump
03:05
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When you’re in power you can be that late in,
Two whole hours and the crowd’s still waiting.
What has become of us?
It’s a about money, that’s what we’re told
So pick up the phone and sell your soul.
She used to be one of us.
If you keep dancing they’ll keep playing.
If you keep listening they’ll keep saying:
Jump, jump, jump, jump!
How high? How high?
Jump, jump, jump, jump!
How high? How high?
Kept like cattle but we act like sheep,
It’s an uphill battle and we’re in too deep.
Where do we place the blame?
In money or in fame?
If you keep dancing they’ll keep playing.
If you keep listening they’ll keep saying:
Jump, jump, jump, jump!
How high? How high?
Jump, jump, jump, jump!
How high? How high?
(Rap)
So we spend all our days trying to break from control
And we find some escape in the depths of our soul.
We listen to musicians because they make up feel free,
But is it real if they appeal to our sensibility and try to use it to sell us
The things we don’t need
Because to recognise manipulation makes me feel free.
And I know that it’s a shame that that’s the game that they play
But if we all had a well would we wish it away?
If there are these rules that we’re trying to break
Then why do we follow the people who take
And never give. I’ll never live a life of wisdom and grace
But I’d like to know that I can look my mother in the face.
And we all tell ourselves that we rebel and we defy
But we’re funding those who make the rules with music we buy.
We comply with restrictions that we put on ourselves
And idolise our captors and the stories they tell
Because we have to have an idol and have someone else to hate
And in a world of crime and violence music is our escape
That’s why we wait.
And we don’t care if she mimes and comes on two hours late.
If you keep dancing they’ll keep playing.
If you keep listening they’ll keep saying:
Jump, jump, jump, jump!
How high? How high?
Jump, jump, jump, jump!
How high? How high?
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8. |
Matala
02:48
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Today is life and tomorrow never comes
That's what they say down in Matala
Hippies all around they're dancing in the dark
Living in the caves and loving in their hearts
Woah woah
Woah woah
Peace and love and kissing under the stars
Feels like the night is never ending, we're in paradise
Stars are glowing waves are sending messages to the sky
Come with me and I'll show you it's beauty
Sea smell all around and even paintings on the ground
Friendly people to help you out
Flowers in out hair and our hands to the sky
We don't even care if we live or die
Just want peace and love and kissing under the stars
Feels like the night is never ending, we're in paradise
Stars are glowing waves are sending messages to the sky
Come with me and I'll show you it's beauty
Woah woah
Woah woah
Woah woah
Woah woah
Just want peace and love and kissing under the stars
Feels like the night is never ending, we're in paradise
Stars are glowing waves are sending messages to the sky
Come with me and I'll show you it's beauty
Today is life and tomorrow never comes
That's what they say down in Matala
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9. |
Sparkle
02:39
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You used to be The one with the sparkle
Where did it go, did you give it away?
You used to be the one with the answers
You used to know all the right things to say
I don’t believe that you lose it
Your heart doesn’t break
You can only bruise it
So if you’re not doing so well
It’s only you who can tell
Don’t you think that it would be so much easier
Not being hard on yourself?
You used to be the one with the sparkle
Where did it go?
You look tired today
You can’t have it all, or so they tell you
The cracks start to show.
Are you feeling OK?
You don’t have to prove
That you’re perfect
Don’t ever doubt that
You’re more than worth it
So if you’re not doing so well
It’s only you who can tell
Don’t you think that it would be so much easier
Not being hard on yourself?
When it feels like
The weight of the world
Is on your back
You carry it with so much grace
And you’ll never lose that
So if you’re not doing so well
It’s only you who can tell
Don’t you think that it would be so much easier
Not being hard on yourself?
So don't be so hard on yourself
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10. |
We Are
03:40
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I wanted to write
I wanted to tell you about my day and night
And I wanted to hear about yours
Because I
I thought it would take me back to a place and time
That I can’t go anymore
Is this the way we are now?
Are you acting strong or did I say something wrong?
Is this the way we kiss now?
Close your lips and press them down
Then pull away without a sound
I wanted to know
If everything we had has turned to stone
Or did you just put it out
Of sight
Because you know that you’ll never be out of my mind
Even If I knew how
Is this the way we are now?
Are you acting strong or did I say something wrong?
Is this the way we kiss now?
Close your lips and press them down
Then pull away without a sound
Will you love me for one more day?
Before everything I know just fades away
We are we are we are we are we are so far
From strangers into friends
And all the way back again
Back to the start
I wanted to write
I wanted to tell you about my day and night
And I wanted to hear about yours
Is this the way we are now?
Are you acting strong or did I say something wrong?
Is this the way we kiss now?
Close your lips and press them down
Then pull away without a sound
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11. |
Wildland
03:26
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This love is wild
It brings me to my knees.
It makes me remember the things
I thought were all lost memories
And when I don't speak
My words hang in the air
Like the kisses you left on my cheeks.
I don't want to ask,
I'd rather just pretend
If my heart isn't broken
It never has to mend.
This love is wild
And it starts with your name.
When everything changes,
You know that I'll stay the same.
We made it this far
To the Grand Canyon
From a friend of a friend in a bar
I don't want to ask,
I'd rather just pretend
If my heart isn't broken
It never has to mend.
If we're never more than friend,
If we never start this
It never has to end* (I sang my own words wrong here oops!)
But I can't stay
In the Wildland and wait
I realised it much too late that you
You pack your things and go
And I can follow
I will follow.
I don't want to ask,
And I don't want to pretend,
Just want to understand
And let go of your hand
In the Wildland.
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12. |
Feathers and Wax
04:37
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I can run faster than you don’t hold me down,
One day I’ll pack up and I’ll leave this town.
I can sing louder than you don’t shut me up,
I will never lose sight of what I love.
When I fall, that’s when I wonder
Was it all worth it?
I can run faster than you don’t hold me back,
All I’m missing is the strength I lack.
I can sing louder than you til my voice, it breaks.
I can sing louder than you if that’s what it takes.
When I fall back down to earth it
Seems it all, yeah it was worth it.
We look around
For something inviting
For unholy ground,
Safe from the lightening
That singed our wings.
Why are we here,
Raising our voices?
It seems so unclear
But we all made our choices
To sing.
And that’s the main thing.
I can grow taller than you in so many ways.
Fly too close to the sun with my wings ablaze.
I can fall harder than you and when I land
I’ll be wax and feathers in your hands.
When I fall back down to earth it
Seems it all, yeah it was worth it.
We look around
For something inviting
For unholy ground,
Safe from the lightening
That singed our wings.
Why are we here,
Raising our voices?
It seems so unclear
But we all made our choices
To sing.
And that’s the main thing.
I’ve found that the meaning of life
Is to do what you love and try to survive
And hope that you don’t fall apart
When you finally open your heart
And find that the clothes on your back
Are nothing but feathers and wax
We all find the clothes on our backs
Are nothing but feathers and wax
We all find the clothes on our backs
Are nothing but feathers and wax
We look around
For something inviting
For unholy ground,
Safe from the lightening
That singed our wings.
Why are we here,
Raising our voices?
It seems so unclear
But we all made our choices
To sing.
And that’s the main thing.
We look around
For something inviting
For unholy ground,
Safe from the lightening
That singed our wings.
Why are we here,
Raising our voices?
It seems so unclear
But we all made our choices
To sing.
And that’s the main thing.
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