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God Knows
05:48
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Hold my breath and count to ten
She chooses her own doom again
Takes the cup and drinks it up and
You won’t tell your friends
How we moved our chess pieces slow
God knows how I love you
God knows how I love you
God knows how I love you
God only knows
You had me run right off the board
The tongue is a double edged sword
My heart still beat, it bought me time, I’d
Give that time right back
To you if I knew it’s what you wanted
God knows how I love you
God knows how I love you
God knows how I love you
God only knows
God only knows
God only knows
God only knows
God only knows
God only knows
God only knows
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The Game & The River
03:57
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There’s a fire on the horizon
And I don’t care at all
Sometimes, sometimes
You’ve got to let the axe fall
‘Cause the game has changed
But I’m turning circles like I’m still caged
Yes the game has changed
But I don’t know what to do with my days
After years of being patient
I can’t feel at all
Sometimes compromise
Really is the last straw
And I’ll take the words that hurt me
And I will burn them all
Restart my own heart
Making it an art form
‘Cause the game has changed
The river’s running both ways now
Yes, the game has changed
The river’s running both ways now
No matter what you say
There's honesty in these veins
I don't feel like I'm losing, you were
Never going to stay
Like it or not, you are choosing
And I'm finally walking away
'Cause the game has changed
And the river runs both ways
The game has changed
The river's running both ways now
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Heel of My Hand
04:06
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I thought the bet was fixed
I thought the bet was fixed
I fought for the best bits
I fought
No heat on my breath
Betrays ice in my chest
My mind as tight
As the skin of the drum I am beating
It goes on
An unwanted smudge on the heel of my hand
Everyone understands
No one can give it name
But I can
So sharp I can barely walk
So sharp I can barely walk
I sing; I cannot bear to talk
I sing
This road unknown to me
If your face I see there
I'll drown it
In all the despair I carry
In my voice
An unwanted smudge of on the heel of my hand
Everyone understands
No one can give it name
But I can
Oooooooooooh oooooooooh
And as I'm dreaming, I feel you breathing (repeat to end)
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4. |
Sidelines
04:40
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I’ve been falling quietly from the sidelines
Face so dirty, it’s looking good on me
Let them throw it, your smile will wash it out
I can’t resist writing songs to you
I just want you to know
I know, I know they won’t
Fit the shape of your mouth
But your heart’s the only one that matters now
If my voice left your hearing, would you search for it?
Trailing breadcrumbs across space and time
I feel your hands straying right into mine
I can’t resist writing songs to you
I just want you to know
I know, I know they won’t
Fit the shape of your mouth
But your heart’s the only one that matters now
This night will fade, but not our memories, my love
Burned like diamonds in our discovery
I’ll discover you if you’ll discover me
I can’t resist writing songs to you
I just want you to know
I know, I know they won’t
Fit the shape of your mouth
But your heart’s the only one that matters now
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"A compulsive piece of contemporary pop" - Adam Walton, BBC Wales
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