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Heartbeat
03:30
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Magnetic to me in a southern Spanish bar
Ordered another round of cheap Jägermeister
I dragged myself across a chipboard dancefloor
I didn’t know who I admired anymore
Maybe I should be alone
I can see my cover’s blown
Skipping out of time on repeat
Just like my heartbeat
I wake up early and I collapse in a heap
Thinking of the chance I missed
Last night I couldn’t sleep
It’s possible that I was too much for you baby
I wasn’t used to being on my own maybe
But it’s good to be alone
I can see my cover’s blown
Skipping out of time on repeat
Just like my heartbeat
Should we keep pretending this is never ending
I don’t think so
They say it just takes time
This time has got me on my knees
Do you remember when we felt invincible
I’m starting to think true romance is fictional
I wish I could make you feel better in my way
Get out of this place maybe go on holiday
But it’s good to be alone
I can see my cover’s blown
Skipping out of time on repeat
Just like my heartbeat
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2. |
Kings and Queens
02:56
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In a dusty town of student bars
We sang our hearts out to a drunken crowd
They can call us what they want be we know
That we are the kings and queens of love
This is what it is to be young
The stillness of the warm night hums
I can’t pretend to be sure of myself
But I’ll finish the bottle with your help
And I wanted to impress you
And I think you knew
What we have, we know that they’ll never have
This is all I needed
I find it hard to put myself on the line
And the world is spinning wine
The consequence of this feeling
Sunburned lips reeling
On a bus, on a train, in a van on a plane,
Across the Pacific, caught in a dream
You can’t imagine how happy it made me
To look out in the crowd and see you smile at me
And I wanted to impress you
And I think you knew
What we have, we know that they’ll never have
This is all I needed
In a dusty town of student bars
You sang your heart out to the drunken crowd
They can call us what they want be we know
That we are the kings and queens of love
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The first snow’s melting on the ground
And I can see the breath in your silhouette
And I remember what it felt like to be warm
And to be safe in love
And I know I have been holding out, and now something’s got to give
But these pictures on your wall make it all seem so out of reach
I’m afraid I’ll fade away
And I have to fight the urge to run away
Please believe me I’ve never said this before
When we have an awkward call at the airport
It seems crazy I know, but I’ve got this idea that we’ve met before
And we come from the same place
When I tell you these things
I’m really talking to myself
I can’t say everything will be ok
I’m just trying to make it through another Tuesday
It gives you goose bumps on your skin
I can’t talk my tongue is tied
You’re not feeling very well, and I can’t tell
If I’m sleeping or awake again, or dreaming, or awake
Please believe me, I’ve never said this before
When we have an awkward call at the airport
It seems crazy I know, but I’ve got this idea that we’ve met before
And we come from the same place
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4. |
Angela
03:24
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If I had more than a penny
I’d take this flight to New York City
And come see you in your apartment
And try not to be another disappointment
Oh Angela
You were born with the darkest eyes that have seen it all
And the hardest thing we ever have to learn
Is when those we love don’t love us in return
Well I want to drink some wine, and I want to kick off my shoes
Dance in my stockings in the kitchen with you
And you can drink me under the table
I’ll go along with it, so you can forget I’m not him
Oh Angela
You were born with the darkest eyes that have seen it all
And the hardest thing we ever have to learn
Is when those we love don’t love us in return
I know that we are friends
I don’t know where love goes when it ends
But lovers come and lovers go
I’d like to stay and I wanted you to know
Oh Angela
You were born with the darkest eyes that have seen it all
And the hardest thing we ever have to learn
Is when those we love don’t love us in return
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5. |
Bright Eyes
03:21
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When I watched you get undressed that was my Achilles heel
Then you took my cigarettes so what else will you steal?
Do yourself a favour, start before you tear yourself apart
Recent events make this heart unwind
And I’m aware I am a southern witch, but I’m predisposed to your kiss
When I’m with you I leave the dark behind
Do you believe in fun? (I surely do)
Do you believe in love? (I do if you ask me to)
I feel better hanging out with you
And I was dreaming (you’re always dreaming)
I found a reason (baby don’t start teasing)
Bright Eyes here’s to looking back at you
And when the sun gets up I’ll bring you marmalade
And in the afternoon we’ll drink lime in the shade
Somehow I have found myself lost in this circumstance
But you go to great lengths to tell me this is not a romance
What’s the hurry don’t you see?
The best part’s in not knowing
We can take our time
You don’t have to worry
Do you believe in fun? (I surely do)
Do you believe in love? (I do if you ask me to)
I feel better hanging out with you
And I was dreaming (you’re always dreaming)
I found a reason (baby don’t start teasing)
Bright Eyes here’s to looking back at you
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6. |
History Lessons
04:03
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I don’t believe in fate but I’ve been feeling differently of late
Caught in a wave I didn’t catch and no turning back
And if I began to doubt that I had any room left for you in my heart
To my surprise I’ve realised I’m lost in this crowd
You’re studying history to know where you’re coming from
No idea where I was headed, but I feel the weight it’s strong
And I believe we can make it, but the burn has left its mark
You can try and live in the moment, and I’ll contain my rebel heart.
I’ll take the day off work I said, my coffee cup left a ring on your A-Z
These sacred streets lead us to the aquarium
You want to see the Lion King, I want to feel the light you bring
Jellyfish glow so fluorescent, I let myself begin
You’re studying history to know where you’re coming from
No idea where I was headed, but I feel the weight it’s strong
And I believe we can make it, but the burn has left its mark
You can try and live in the moment, and I’ll contain my rebel heart.
And this city has a memory, but it banks on its history
And places come and places go, I feel stronger letting go
But I want you to remember this
What came before doesn’t have to have been the best
Present becomes the past you realise what you’ve missed
You’re studying history to know where you’re coming from
No idea where I was headed, but I feel the weight it’s strong
And I believe we can make it, but the burn has left its mark
You can try and live in the moment, and I’ll contain my rebel heart.
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7. |
Half Heart Necklace
03:02
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This lights of this town spell H-E-L-L
Nothing ever happens here I can tell
Your mother said you were born with haunted eyes
I look at you with the eyes of a child
There’s nothing to do
But my love is true
This half-heart necklace is for you
We can go out walking when it gets dark
You can take me in your father’s car
I hope losers can come out on top
Because I don’t ever want this love to stop
There’s nothing to do
But my love is true
This half-heart necklace is for you
Now they question my intelligence
They tell me you’re a bad influence but I know that you’re...
Misunderstood you’re not a criminal
But what I’ve done is unforgivable
And I know nothing ever stays the same
So I’m telling you I want to share your name
Then we can leave
Then we can leave
My half-heart necklace is for you
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8. |
Romance and Adventure
02:51
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I read cover to cover
Romance and adventure
It was all a waste of time
Can’t get you out of my mind
And I just couldn’t believe
You’re now someone else’s baby
Put it on the shelf
Replace with someone else
And when you say these things to me
And you open up your arms
I don’t only think of me
I’m just tired of being strong
Early in the morning
I received the warning
Sure as night becomes the day
Romantics end up the same way
I saw you in the prism
Reeling against realism
Hide in fantasy
You wave back at me
And when you say these things to me
And you open up your arms
I don’t only think of me
I’m just tired of being strong
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9. |
Crickets in the Rain
03:40
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Back in 1992
Sometimes dreams really did come true
I kissed you in a swimming pool
Your lips were sweet from the Juicy Fruit
Later as a refrain
I heard crickets singing in the rain
And the Weather With You, floating through
Fluorescent blue lights in the haze
And nothing feels the way it did before
And I am grateful for that
The truth is when I realised I loved you
It was like everything I had ever lost had come back*
Driving round in your car
Start to feel a little older
And somehow I learned to never accept
The things that I didn’t deserve
Walking past the reservoir
And the place where he fell when he saw the stars
I tried to hold on tighter to you
But I felt you slip through my grasp
And nothing feels the way it did before
And I am grateful for that
The truth is when I realised I loved you
It was like everything I had ever lost had come back
And the night is warm, you turn a sprinkler on
There’s an apricot sky over the city lights
And I have a sense that somehow this will end
But I am going forward, never to go back again
And nothing feels the way it did before
And I am grateful for that
The truth is when I realised I loved you
It was like everything I had ever lost had come back
Last saw you in a carpark
Reading Joan Didion in the dark
“It’s easy to see where things begin
It is harder to see where they end”
*This line is inspired by a line in a poem written by Nayyirah Waheed, from her collection Salt.
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10. |
Santa Maria Novella
03:58
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I see your eyes burning with frustration and wet with tears
So I take you for a walk, and our footsteps together will free the talk.
A city radiating light, it feels like we’re in black and white
Did I sound convincing? Bitterness has no place here.
And I know that no-one likes a tourist I feel like I’m one here
And I realise of course, we’ll criticise what’s corny
But I like the way it looks, and I think you’re brave.
It’s hard to overcome, but it will cut you like a knife
In the middle of the night, when you should be sleeping
But you just stare at the ceiling.
Past countless souvenir shops, tried hard to make you laugh
By Santa Maria Novella, I remember how.
And I know that no-one likes a tourist I feel like I’m one here
And I realise of course, we’ll criticise what’s corny
But I like the way it looks, and I think you’re brave.
In an orange alley, I can hear the auto-tune echo from a radio
It all sounds the same, but we don’t know the names
And I know that no-one likes a tourist I feel like I’m one here
And I realise of course, we’ll criticise what’s corny
But I like the way it looks, and I think you’re brave.
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11. |
Another Year
04:26
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As I board a no-frills plane, confidence starts to wane
Hands tighten on the rests when the engine makes a test
And when the wheels tuck under, my heart is louder than thunder
Above is relentless blue sky, below trees capped with snow
And as I race through the sky I wonder, at 500 miles an hour
Will it be worth the pain? What if my heart breaks up again?
We blink and before we know it, another year goes
Another year will lead us back here, in another year we won’t be alone
And when we finally land, can’t feel my fingers or my toes
And I don’t know if I will have the courage to say “hello”
We blink and before we know it, another year goes
Another year will lead us back here, in another year we won’t be alone
And I’ve been staring at you so long, my tea’s gone cold
And I can recognise these scars for what they are
We blink and before we know it, another year goes
Another year will lead us back here, in another year we won’t be alone.
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