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Fata Morgana
04:06
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You came to me when I slept
your lips made no sound
your feet made no din
I missed you so much since you left
and I asked you:
My darling, where have you been?
Chorus: And you smiled softly
and I saw that
you'll tell me whatever I wanted to know
But some things must be hidden
and so...
I woke up
with your voice in my ear -
the link is unbroken,
I felt you were here
My fata morgana
my mystery fay
on the horizon of my senses
you melt away...
Your stories of joy and of strife
are scattered like beads
but I am the thread
You looked so real and alive
and I asked you:
What is it like, being dead?
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2. |
Letting Go
03:08
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Letting Go
(for my first love)
There is a place I left behind -
I thought it would be my forever home
Life can be odd; sometimes you find
That happiness you claimed was not your own
Chorus: Not meant to be
My promised land across the stormy sea
I’m letting go
Will you ever heave a sigh or wish for me?
We both moved on - I have my songs
and I was happy on my wedding day
You have a girl - a homely soul
I’m hearing there’s a baby on the way
Farewell, farewell... I won’t return
and if I did, there’s nothing I could keep
I have a home - away from home
and I must put my memory to sleep
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3. |
Right Here
03:37
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Right Here
Round and round the garden
as a dreaming child
I was roaming, blissfully beguiled
Long before reality began
I didn't know the world's more full of sorrow
than I could comprehend
Chorus: I've never left that place
my childhood without pain and fear
my charmed and protected space
I'm always staying right here
staying right here
Leave me to my dreaming
it's my only skill
Sometimes it's the only thing that's real
Long before I fell into the trap
I didn't know I had to make excuses
for never growing up
Staying right here
inside my shell
all will be well
all will be well
To stay a child forever
I ran away from home
Didn't know what I was running from
Long before, when I began to flee
I didn't know my innocence was hidden
right here inside of me
Chorus: I've never lost that place
my childhood without pain and fear
my charmed and protected space
It's always staying right here
staying right here
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4. |
Tamed
03:08
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Tamed
(for my husband)
I had a grubby little heart
you picked it up in the mud
It was growing, wild and foreign,
on a heap of waste
You took it in, you took it home
and you gave it a scrub
And you put it on the mantelpiece
of our glory days
O-oo, I don't understand
Why you shunned all the roses,
picking me instead?
O-oo, take me by the hand -
we're responsible, forever,
for what we have tamed
Do you remember when we met?
You were strong, you were sure
there was kindness in your eyes
and you rescued me
Together, gently, we will grow
whatever life has in store
and for you I'll be the best
I could ever be
O-oo, do you understand
you are rare, like a raindrop
in a sea of sand?
O-oo, take me by the hand -
we're responsible, forever,
for what we have tamed
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5. |
At Midnight
02:01
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At Midnight*
(for my short-lived long-distance fling)
At midnight my head grows wings and
leaves my body to sleep alone
I will fly through your open window
drink you dry till the break of dawn
Stretching across the distance, I am a hungry shade
my soul is a string so thin that spiders are put to shame
The village is full of whispers, they know that I am a witch
I am stretching across the distance
as far as my soul can reach
At midday, the sun is scorching
and I'm shrinking, as shadows do
But at midnight I’ll keep on searching
reaching out of my mind to you
The village is full of whispers, they know that I am a witch
I am stretching across the distance
as far as my soul can reach
Stretching across the distance, I am a hungry shade
my soul is a string so thin that spiders are put to shame
(*co-written with Igor Devlikamov
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6. |
Butterflies
03:03
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Butterflies
(for the Butterfly Children - see www.debra.org.uk)
Most of us are wearing thick skins to hide
the fragile beauty sealed inside
We are caterpillars building our cocoons...
but one day we'll have to fly, bursting into butterflies... too soon
There are some among us, no armour or disguise
their skin as brittle as the wings of butterflies
To the world outside them no immunity
Such fragile beauty a pain to see
So squeamish caterpillars hide in their cocoons...
While brittle butterflies
break their wings on ignorance... too soon
So think of those less hardened and don't avert your eyes
from fragile beauty of butterflies
We may feel protected In our safe cocoons...
but one day we'll have to fly, bursting into butterflies... too soon
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7. |
The Hairdresser
03:33
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The Hairdresser
(for the lady that used to cut my hair when I was a child)
You're working at home cutting all sorts of hair
The TV is on, there's no news to share
Your daughter's reckless, the wanton sort
A drunken brawl
and a life cut short...
Your daughter's boyfriend, the rowdy sort
he'll beat her no more, but she's due in court
Accused of murder - it takes its toll -
she scribbles in black marker pen
on a white bedroom wall...
Chorus: Snip-snip, snip-snip, snip-snip
Lull your conscience to sleep
You have ties to cut and secrets to keep
There is no escaping, you're in too deep
So just carry on... Snip-snip
In desperation you rushed about
To borrow money
to bail her out
The lawyer was pricey, but you couldn't fail -
you had to save her from years in jail
You live in the past, in your innocent youth
your tresses were loose, free to flow as they choose
Старый, забытый
юности нашей вальсок...
(Russian: The old, forgotten
little waltz of our youth)
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8. |
Fake Wonderland
03:17
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Fake Wonderland
(for a wealthy man I happen to know)
In your suite that overlooks the Winter Wonderland
you are standing far above Hyde Park
Pumping beats pollute the evening air
neon towers glitter in the dark
Chorus: Fake wonderland, vanity fair
I understand you, you stand and stare
Money will buy nothing that lasts
Rumours abound about your past
Who will be the Alice to fall in your Wonderland
now you've parted ways with Queen of Hearts?
Like the little mermaid, she'll be walking on shards
stepping through the broken looking-glass
In this world of mirrors I'm forgettng what is real
clinging to ambition, mixed with fear
I recall a place where I could say what I feel
but it must be far away from here
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9. |
I Watch the Snow
03:33
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Track 9 on Daria Kulesh's debut album Eternal Child
I Watch the Snow*
(for absent friends)
I watch the snow, I dream of you
I watch the snow, I find what I seek
Across the miles I fly to you
and reach you as a snowflake on your cheek
Chorus: The snow will fall around us all
And fill the emptiness between
the sky will touch the land and I will fly to land
a kiss
like a snowflake on your chin
The snow will fill each crack and void
No sense of time, no space for time at all
So soft and pure, the perfect cure
upon the wounds the snow will gently fall
*co-written with Igor Devlikamov
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10. |
Cracks
03:14
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Cracks
(for a rebellious friend)
A day will break, a day for breaking free
The night will break, the cracks are plain to see
The darkness isn't perfect anymore
The warning signs are harder to ignore
Chorus: Cracks - the words are spoken
Cracks - the spell is broken
Tattered lies are tearing at the seams
Cracks - the paint is peeling
Cracks - a new beginning
Cracks appear in every single thing
The jigsaw's crumbling, piece by piece
and what I know is this:
through the cracks the light breaks in
A bond will break, but I am breaking free
I have been blind, but now I start to see
I can't go on pretending anymore
My inner truth is harder to ignore
I'm free! Crossing to the other side
I'm free! To ignite the fire inside
I'm free! To embrace my inner light
Through the cracks the light breaks in
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