1. |
Jars
04:18
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She said "Don't you leave me now
There's more to love than what they'd have you know
And it's not something simplistically filed in the supermarket aisle
It's crowded and ugly sometimes"
Where's that jar marked fire?
I think I left it in the attic some time ago
When we were working constantly till four am
My mind was taking me to places that we've never been
Oh, but these jars
That I hold
I am keeping them all
I am keeping them all, I am
These jars that I hold
I'm keeping them all
Even the comfortable ones
Even the comfortable ones
So don't you leave me now
She said, "I'm the pufferfish
And I don't intend to age too gracefully
Do you remember how they used to say that we don't seem to go together?
You'd say, who cares anyway"
Oh, romance is dead
Well we never really had that anyway
We don't need flowers or anniversaries to show the love we have
It's bigger than that
Oh, but these jars
That I hold
I am keeping them all
I am keeping them all, I am
These jars that I hold
I'm keeping them all
Even the comfortable ones
Even the comfortable ones
So don't you leave me now
Because
Who's gonna love the way we love and
Who's gonna live the way we live?
These jars that I hold, I'm keeping them all
The fire, the light, the bored, the complacent, the ignored, I'm keeping them all
These jars that I hold, I'm keeping them all
The comfortable, the warm, the wild passionate storms, I'm keeping them all
These jars that I hold, I'm keeping them all
The uninspired holes, the adored, the safest arms I'll ever know
These jars that I hold
I'm keeping them all
Even the comfortable ones
Even the comfortable ones
So don't you leave me now
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2. |
River
03:57
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I've tried to write this song a thousand times
To get the words down right
To make you understand
But it ain't easy
Trying to say a thing that has no end
That goes for miles and bends
Dark and turning
I know you're finding it hard to see past
All the demons that follow you into the night
But I'm longing
'Cause something's got to change here
You say there's always tomorrow
I say I'm only living for today
I'm gonna take you down to the river
Follow our reflections under the water
Do you like what you see?
Are you gonna leave the world burning
Twisted and churning when you leave?
Some say fade away, don't let the water in
Don't rock the boat again
I guess that life would be an easy ride
To make my mind go blind
Peacefully
I know you're finding it hard to see past
All the demons that follow you into the night
But I'm longing
'Cause something's got to change here
You say there's always tomorrow
I say I'm only living for today
I'm gonna take you down to the river
Follow our reflections under the water
Do you like what you see?
Are you gonna leave the world burning
Twisted and churning when you leave?
Lay me down in the river and
Wake me up when it's over
I guess we've got tomorrow to wake up to today
Why do I feel like it's all slipping away?
But you say there's always tomorrow
I say I'm only living for today
Do you like what you see?
Are you gonna leave the world burning
Twisted and churning when you leave?
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3. |
Back When You Loved Me
04:33
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When the night was cold
Autumn folds
Leaves were gold
That's when you loved me
When the sky was black
The air was crisp
Tears held back
That's when you loved me
Lights, they shone
On streets of no one
That's when I held you by my side
Long lost, and
We both know that there's not much time to say goodbye
So hold me by your side
Long lost
Meet me in the car on a misty morning
Take me to the place where the devil gets down
Songs of the cellar on your breath won't leave me
Sink till the last drop draws me in
I'll be in the bar on a Tuesday morning
Drink till the last breath draws me down
Underneath the cover and your love light throws me
Mind in the fire, and your love won't go away
When it's hard to be
A living entity
Wrap me around to when you loved me
When the dark day calls, and I watch you fall
I'll be beside you all the way
Lights, they shone on
Faded song
That's when I held you by my side, long lost
And we both know that there's
Not much time to say goodbye
So hold me by your side, long lost
Meet me in the car on a misty morning
Take me to the place where the devil gets down
Songs of the cellar on your breath won't leave me
Sink till the last drop draws me in
I'll be in the bar on a Tuesday morning
Drink till the last breath draws me down
Underneath the covers, and your love light throws me
Mind in the fire, and a love won't go away
Meet me in the car on a misty morning
Take me to the place where the devil gets down
Songs of the cellar on your breath won't leave me
Sink till the last drop draws me in
I'll be in the bar on a Tuesday morning
Drink till the last breath draws me down
Underneath the covers, and your love light throws me
Mind in the fire, and a love won't go away
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4. |
Alone
02:49
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I need the sun when I’m down
When I’m sad, I need words and a song in my mind
Do you need someone?
When the dark meets the day
Sometimes I just want to hide away from the ones
Who love me the most
Do you ever feel that way?
Alone, alone, alone, alone
Standing in a room full of people all
Singing along, along, along
Telling me I should know this song
When all I wanted was a little peace in my mind
And silence from the chaos for a while
And now you’ve gone, how I wish you’d knock on my door again
I need a garden that blooms
Even when the snow hits my room in July
Do you have any recommendations?
And if your garden is full
Maybe you still feel like it’s all for nothing, no one, nothing
And nobody’s going to see those stupid fucking geraniums
Do you feel like it's all for nothing, no one, nothing?
It's all for nothing, no one, nothing
Do you ever feel
Alone, alone, alone, alone
Standing in a room full of people all
Singing along, along, along
Telling me I should know this song
When all I wanted was a little peace in my mind
And silence from the chaos for a while
Now you’ve gone, how I wish you’d knock on my door again
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5. |
Say Goodbye
04:01
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Why don’t you say goodbye?
Instead of eking it out one last time
'Cause I’ve seen you cry at night
With your eyes wired, fired, and bright, oh
Why don’t you walk away?
You could even pretend
It was my fault in the end
Cause this shit's gonna stick like glue
There’s nothing you or I can do
But I heard your curse
Are the words that won’t be spoke
And I heard your curse
Are the voices that won’t be heard
But I know you, yeah, you’re the lost one too
Oh, you’re the lightning stroke
When you work, and you don’t have to wait for no one or nothing
I know you, yeah, you’re the lost one too
But I’m gonna be fine on my own, and I know I can see it through
You can take it all
Everything that I own, I don’t want it at all
I don’t want anything
'Cause I saw you cry at night with your eyes wired, fired, and bright, oh
You could walk away
Let the memory fade
Fight it away from my memory
'Cause I’m gonna build a brand new me
I don’t need your pity
I heard your curse
Are the words that won’t be spoke
And I heard your curse
Are the voices that won’t be heard
But I know you, yeah, you’re the lost one too
Oh, you’re the lightning stroke
When you work, and you don’t have to wait
for no one or nothing
I know you, yeah, you’re the lost one too
And I’m gonna be fine on my own, and I know I can see it through
I heard your curse
Are the words that won’t be spoke
And I heard your curse
Are the voices that won’t be heard
But I know you, yeah, you’re the lost one too
Oh, you’re the lightning stroke
When you work, and you don’t have to wait for no one or nothing
I know you, yeah, you’re the lost one too
And I’m gonna be fine on my own, and I know I can see it through
Why don’t you say goodbye?
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6. |
Audrey
03:38
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Winter won't melt
Summer won't fall
The moon looks crunchy
And the sea looks cold
But that's love
That's love, that's love, that's love
And it's all she's been dreaming of
The kind of love you'd die for
Mama's gone cold
Said she's gonna go
That man never loved her
Like she was his gold
But that's love
That's love, that's love, that's love
And it's all she's been dreaming of
The kind of love you'd die for
So dance, Audrey
Dance, Audrey
You don't need no man to bring you down
Dance, Audrey
Dance, Audrey
You don't need no man to make you whole
Sad little eye
Hiding in the dark
Lay your wings
And take eagles that fly
For love, for love, for love, for love
And all she's been dreaming of
The kind of love you'd die for
So dance, Audrey
Dance, Audrey
You don't need no man to bring you down
Dance, Audrey
Dance, Audrey
You don't need no man to make you whole
Whole, whole
You can wake in the night
Take flight, free your mind
Set the record straight
Make your body yours
And yours again, make your thoughts bold
You can say all the words you long to say
Bury fear, bury minds, bury secrets, bury fear
Bury fear that he might take your
Take your life and run like the wolf
Like love, like beauty in your heart
And crush the fear, the hate, the spite
It's your life
Dance, Audrey, Dance, Audrey
Dance, Audrey, Dance, Audrey
Dance, Audrey, Dance, Audrey
You don't need no man to make you whole
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7. |
Purple
03:26
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Purple is the colour
That you see
You look at me
Like I'm the same old sad girl
Purple is the colour
That you see
My jealousy was hard to see
To love in me
Oh, shame, oh, shame, oh, shame
I saw you creeping up behind me like a grenade
Oh, shame
I saw you pick the pieces of my tirade
I walk the streets, and I find a place where we
Lay our head, where we forgive
Where we breathe a little easier
Yellow is the colour
That you use to make me feel
When I'm all black and blue and
Yellow is the colour
That you use to make me feel like I'm the one
The one to feel shame
Shame, oh, shame, oh, shame
I saw you creeping up behind me like a grenade
Oh, shame
I saw you pick the pieces of my tirade
I walk the streets, and I find a place where we
Lay our head, where we forgive
Where we breathe a little easier
Shame, oh, shame, oh, shame
I saw you creeping up behind me like a grenade
Oh, shame
I saw you pick the pieces of my tirade
I walk the streets, and I find a place where we
Lay our head, where we forgive
Where we breathe a little easier
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8. |
Angry One
03:58
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It's just a word, it's just a word, it's just a word
It's just a moment you misspoke
That fucked up my world
Up my world
It's just a simple point of view, a point of view
Without the shades of grey and blue
That made the world feel just bearable
Oh, but now I'm the angry one
Now I'm the bitter tongue
Now I'm the crazy one, ripping you into oblivion
I'm the angry one
Now I'm the bitter tongue
Now I'm the crazy one, ripping you into oblivion
Killing you with silence till it's done
It's just a sign, it's just a sign, it's just a sign
It's just a sign of these cold times
That I cannot, shake the old, no, no, no
And though I know you never meant to do me wrong
Maybe you're sorry, I guess I'll never know
'Cause you don't know that word
Oh, but now I'm the angry one
Now I'm the bitter tongue
Now I'm the crazy one, ripping you into oblivion
I'm the angry one
Now I'm the fucked up one
Now I’m the bitter tongue, ripping you into oblivion
Killing you with silence till it's done
And nobody said it would be easy
Walking away from all that you've known
Nobody said it would be easy walking alone
But now I'm the angry one
Now I'm the bitter tongue
Now I'm the crazy one, ripping you into oblivion
I'm the angry one
Now I'm the fucked up one
Now I’m the bitter tongue, ripping you into oblivion
Cold-heart believer
I don't need you, I don't need you
But I'm done, I won't run, I won't run no more
I'll be killing you with silence till it's done
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9. |
Blame It On Me
03:33
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You cut me up into little pieces
The earth falls out of kilter with the species
I'm all back to front and twisted, thinking of you
Five thousand miles I would dance to greet you
And you'll stand tall as my feet float to meet you
I'm all black and blue and twisted, thinking of you
But you can blame it all on me
Lock me up and keep the key
You and I were meant to be
Go ahead and blame it on me
Liquid to touch
Every ounce of you hurts
Tears might fall with every touch
I'm all back to front and twisted, thinking of you
Lights in the dark as you walk for me
And I'll be beside you at the break of day
I'm all black and blue and twisted, thinking of you
But you can blame it all on me
Lock me up and keep the key
You and I were meant to be
Go ahead and blame it on me
But you can blame it all on me
Lock me up and keep the key
You and I were meant to be
Go ahead and blame it on me
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10. |
Molecules
03:21
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We're just molecules and blood
An insignificant part of the universe
A tiny grain of salt in the sea
A speck in infinity
But you're all I see
And the world can be monstrous and cold
With you close to me
Close to me
With you close to me
We're the burning cigarette in the lungs
Suffocating life, we're killers, everyone
But you're all I see
And I guess that's all I need
All I need
And you're all I know
And the world can be monstrous and cold
With you close to me
Close to me
With you close to me
If we're already out of time
Let's make this moment last
If we're already out of time
Let's make this moment last
If we're already out of time
Let's make this moment last
A lifetime
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Based in Somerset, UK, Ma Polaine have a sound that is their own. Beth and Clinton both grew up with jazz, blues and soul, using those influences and a love for individuality to write songs that are simultaneously dark and light, featuring Beth’s effortlessly distinctive vocals and evocative lyrics, coupled with Clinton’s understated guitar style. ... more
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