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Helena
01:22
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2. |
With You
01:40
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the names of streets on buildings
reflections on the ceiling
some are carved in stone
and being far from home
i lose my place
i'm losing faith
...with you
...with you
the summer seems so long ago
on a seaplane you would follow
on the rue francoeur
i will forget her...
& lose my place
i'm losing faith
...with you
...with you
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3. |
Too Big A Place
02:02
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what kind of world
are you waiting for
how can it help you breathe
what kind of feeling
are you in it for
precious things we can keep
the world's too big a place for me...
...we should leave
what kind of love
makes you whole again
how can this fill the need
what kind of love
makes you breathe again
is it something you keep
the world's too big a place for me...
...we should leave
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4. |
Sleepyhead
02:34
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that day, you came
and stayed
felt the same
broken
and failing
but does it stop, here?
this is all we'll lose
you
you're here
in mind
and day'll fly
my sunshine
everyday
your heart aches
sleepyhead
trust yourself
this is all we'll lose
you
you
you
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5. |
An Autumn Afternoon
02:28
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i fill my head
with thoughts of you
and how you looked
this afternoon
i'll take your breath
inside my chest
and store your words
until you're blurred
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6. |
A Winter Between Us
02:26
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a foot of snow
outside your window
so deep
i've almost forgotten
the sound of your voice
and in this air we breathe
stacked on top of sheets
you lie asleep, there
this might be asking for much
but could we keep this
between
the two of us?
pause and take a breath
it's the best thing
i know this won't
leave much room
but they don't know you
like i do
and just how beautiful
you've become...
this might be asking for much
but could we keep this
between
the two of us?
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7. |
A Difficult Goodbye
02:09
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she's a sleeper
on a summer sunday
here...
a difficult goodbye,
darling.
have you seen her?
she's out of focus
sunlit freckles
i'll risk this sad farewell
a difficult goodbye,
darling.
we lose the daytime
to our teen years
waking cranky
your face is what i'll miss
a difficult goodbye,
darling.
leave a memo
we'll meet on mondays
like we used to
i don't think it'll last
a difficult goodbye,
darling.
a difficult goodbye,
darling.
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8. |
Just Tip Her Over
02:29
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you can make a sound
she is sleeping
nothing can wake her now
just tip her over
onto her shoulder
another tired day
she can sleep away
and if i could see her
just one more time
turn her onto her shoulder
close to mine
a winter overseas
take in the world's fair
sleep on the ferris wheel
just tip her over
onto her shoulder
so nice to see your face
even though you're sleeping
i guess i'll stay awhile
and tip her over
onto her shoulder
and if i could see her
just one last time
turn her onto her shoulder
close to mine
you can make a sound
she is sleeping
nothing can wake her now
just tip her over
onto her shoulder
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9. |
Safe
02:17
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you are
a beautiful day
and they won't
see in your heart
where i'll stay
& keep you as safe
as blue waves
that keep you away
& if
write a million songs
& if i
right a million wrongs
might you stay?
we'll spend
our time in this life
as bookends
and living a lie
as best friends
just holding our breaths
in the deep end
where love lets us drown
& if i
write a million songs
& if i
right a million wrongs
might you stay?
here it's safe.
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10. |
Pirates (Neruda)
01:07
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you are painting
the ships at sea
landscapes
autumn leaves
waves are breaking
as seagulls dive
neruda's books
by the fireside
and they cast a spell
taking you
and they cast a spell
taking you.
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11. |
True Love Has My Back
02:56
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we are here
on tidal waves
ocean air
on autumn days
we trace our steps
overseas
as true love fails
to keep the peace
what do we have to say about that?
& does my true love have my back?
bury those
letters in the dirt
what no one knows
no one hurts
they made the moon
we got their first
what do we have to say about that?
& does my true love have my back?
soon our days
will cover us in frost
it keeps our eyes
from all we've lost
we played with fire
and now we'll burn
but they don't know
the love we learned.
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12. |
She'll Come Back For You
02:30
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i will write your name
like an old flame
underneath the tower
so tired
you make the winter warm
here, on an island.
& she'll come back for you
like she said
like she said
she
would
another early morning
we can build a bridge
that will block the view
to you
in an ocean on a soundwave
back in '92
there was you
& she'll come back for you
like she said
like she said
she
would.
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13. |
Parting Gift
02:33
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thank you for stopping by
it's been nice
maybe next time
we might get it right
he is waiting for you
and i am letting go
maybe next time
we could meet again
your trembling voice
makes an echo
and our time
runs out with tomorrow
they are waiting for you
and i am letting go
no one said
this would be easy
i hold you close
and hide you inside me
with parting gifts
discussing our feelings
wave out of the window seat
of an airplane
until you can't
hear my name
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14. |
When I Loved You
02:02
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he will love you
more than i could
and in a week or two
you'll know this to be true
and he will love you
more than i do
and he will put you to bed
lay a kiss upon your head
like i used to
when i loved you
the heart will make mistakes
in our weakened state
and the world will stop
for a second or two
to let go of you
and he will put you to bed
lay a kiss upon your head
like i used to
when i loved you
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15. |
Grey
02:27
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can i make you an offer?
level it like a monster
these memories are a failure
have her in for some supper
we can talk like we never met
and keep your face on a forgery
and you'll stay
in his way
til her little face
turns grey
make a deal that i can't refuse
bide my time in your little world
the air here is so hard to breathe
i'm not much for astrology
the devil dealt a pretty mess
but keep it over from buckling
and you'll stay
in his way
til her little face
turns grey
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16. |
Paint On Canvas
03:01
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this doesn't mean a thing
yeah we were kids
yeah we were friends
but that was long ago
things have changed
you know
she's paint on canvas
snow at christmas
yeah she's paint on canvas
we talk by telephone
on an airplane
travelling alone
just to lose the both of us
summertime sunshine
the time just rushes by
when she's here
she's paint on canvas
snow at christmas
yeah she's paint on canvas
she's just a pretty face
just looking for a change of pace
if love is not enough
then what's left to discuss
here?
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17. |
Another Autumn Afternoon
02:42
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i fill my head
with thoughts of you
and how you looked
this afternoon
a taste so sweet
like a memory
and you know
i can't stay
i'll take your breath
inside my chest
and store your words
until you're blurred
and far from view
this afternoon
and you know
that i can't stay
it's alright
it'll be okay
a bicycle
a heart thief
an autumn rain
training wheels
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what kind of world
are you waiting for
how can it help you breathe
what kind of feeling
are you in it for
precious things we can keep
the world's too big a place for me...
...we should leave
what kind of love
makes you whole again
how can this fill the need
what kind of love
makes you whole again
is it something you keep
the world's too big a place for me...
...we should leave
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19. |
Wake Up Away
03:02
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you are sleeping
inside my head
where the world is a ghost
you settle
into tomorrow
until the sunlight
hits your eyelids
and you will
take up a name
and you will
wake up away
you have built a place
on islands
wash the summer
from your bright eyes
keep the mittens
for your winter
and you will
take up a name
and you will
wake up away
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20. |
Wake Up Away (Hobo Mix)
05:55
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