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Looking Out And After
04:04
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For two hours I walked up the gorge from the sea
Breathing thyme scented air and ghost steps ahead of me
The wind was strong dancing around my feet
Teasing the leaves to set them free
Can you hear the whispers of the past?
Women, children, men looking for greener grass
Where love can live and freedom too
Peaceful times lives anew
High on the mountain the white chapel stands
Looking out and after the working man
Seas maybe rough but there’s room for your love
Looking out and after the working man
Pomegranates sway ripe on the trees
Another autumn day wild in its ways
No one knows what tomorrow will bring
But hope holds strong for love to be king
High on the mountain the white chapel stands
Looking out and after the working man
Seas maybe rough but there’s room for your love
Looking out and after the working man
Looking out and after the working man
Room for your love
Room for your love
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2. |
Could It Be You
03:43
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The sun, the river, the flick of light
Water cascades like my heart beating life
The world passes by as the birds soar high
Through the mottle of leaves the sun shines through
People walk by and I wonder, could it be you
People walk by and I wonder, could it be you
I lift my head up to the glint of light
So pretty and so pure, so far from the night
But time passes by like the run of the river
There’s no boat I can sail in to free this shiver
People walk by and I wonder, could it be you
People walk by and I wonder, could it be you
No, it’s just another sadly it isn’t you
The light blinds me so, the night leaves me cold
I wonder, I wonder, I wonder could it be you
People walk by and I wonder, could it be you
People walk by and I wonder, could it be you
Could it be you
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3. |
Brooklyn
03:35
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I walked round the block this morning
To take in a pocket of blue
With yesterday’s black cartoon tattoo
Smudged still on my hand
The band last night they played rock n roll
Three young boys suited in grey
The bar man served us Hendricks and red
And a Norwegian guy said hi but I ran away
As bridges were yet to be crossed
I’m nobody’s girl and I’m nobody’s fool no more
I’m trying not make the same old mistakes like before
As I build life anew me without you
On Brooklyn’s East River shore
I wondered how your mother was
And if she was on the mend
She was good to me like I wanted to be
When you’d bury your head in the sand
The Eagle spoke of times good and bad
As the Avenue shuttle scooted by
The mailman skipped up 8,9,10 steps
For every door he’d letters for but he’d none for me
As I was so new in town
I’m nobody’s girl and I’m nobody’s fool no more
I’m trying not make the same old mistakes like before
As I build life anew me without you
On Brooklyn’s East River shore
As I build life anew me without you
On Brooklyn’s East River shore
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4. |
An Unseen Star
03:24
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Don’t you know I love you?
I never meant to make you blue
Words I wish I could erase and replace
But etched they are like the lines on your face
Canyons of memories, warm sunset lanes
The golden halo, those hunger games
Trying to read things right, turn a new page
The weeks are long but soon they’re gone
Beautiful you are an unseen star
Shinning bright in a velvet sky waiting to be named
Beautiful you are an unseen star
I hope someone will see the beauty that’s in you
A treasure you are, a mother of pearl, laying low and still
With so much to give, hidden beneath but they don’t know
Those walls you built and disguises to hide uninvited tears
And I hope, life treats you kind, I hope they will see
Beautiful you are an unseen star
Shinning bright in a velvet sky waiting to be named
Beautiful you are an unseen star
I hope someone will see the beauty that’s in you
Beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
Beautiful you are
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5. |
Fragile
02:54
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Be gentle and kind
Do as you would be done by
Something I read in a book long ago
To live life just so
Like a delicate scented rose
Light and warmth we need
There are hearts to be loved
Hands to be held, to make good our world
Fragile we are
But together we are strong
As one we will be, hand in hand
Living life as one
Some days the view is stark
Nothing makes any sense
Friendships are spun woven undone
But you carry on
Like a bold butterfly
Beating against the wind
Edges are frayed, you’re tired of being brave
Waiting to be saved
Fragile we are
But together we are strong
As one we will be, hand in hand
Living life as one
In one single breath
Everything can change
The routine you knew, is now something new
And you don’t feel like you
Fragile we are
But together we are strong
As one we will be, hand in hand
Living life as one
Fragile we are
But together we are strong
As one we will be, as one we’ll be
Living life as one
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6. |
Gone Too Far
03:43
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This day and everyday there are wonderful times
When I catch the smile of a stranger or they return what you found I’d lost
But sometimes days are from a bitter sweet bouquet
I wake up to news I didn’t want to hear and clouds of truth appear
Walking through the silent streets that yesterday I knew
Our songs of laughter are gone, face is long and lips are numb
How did we allow this to be?
People disagree just like you and me but this I didn’t see
It’s gone too far, to right this wrong
It’s gone too far and I can’t change what is done
So, we can’t stay as we are
Sheltering under umbrella trees as the rain fall kisses my skin
I wish it would wash away the growing heat of the day
If only we could go back with what we now know
This might be a different day and there’d be a different way
It’s gone too far, to right this wrong
It’s gone too far and I can’t change what is done
It’s gone too far, to right this wrong
It’s gone too far and you can’t change what is done
It’s gone too far, to right this wrong
It’s gone too far and you can’t change what is done
It’s gone too far, to right this wrong
We can’t change what is done
So, we can’t stay as we are
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7. |
Tough Talking True
02:38
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An ocean now divides us like the splintered table where we sit
Nervously I cast my eyes down and spin your mothers ring
Do I tell you what I’m feeling, break the silent stare we hold?
I don’t want to hurt anybody but I’ve got to be true
Got to be honest with you
Tough talking true
Like walking cross desert sands with nothing to drink
Tough talking true
Like walking on a narrow rope in sky scraper heels
Once upon a time everything was so right
Our dreams were one and the same to make a sunshine life
I thought that love would be enough to take us from these city streets
But shadows fell and we lost our way and I couldn’t get through
To get the love to you
Tough talking true
Like walking cross desert sands with nothing to drink
Tough talking true
Like walking on a narrow rope in sky scraper heels
You know I’d rather be making love to you
Than breaking up but this is what I’ve got to do
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8. |
Taken
03:53
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Last night she dreamt one became two
Another world took her love away
She did but try to find a way through
Past the bramble and acorn fields that they once loved and knew
The chequered paths and lines they’d crossed
Believing love would carry them through
And the day would dawn where the sun would rise
And all their fears would fade away as the morning mist retired
She heard the wind blowing in the night
Crying out loud, where is my love?
Where is he taken? as taken
Taken, taken, oh taken I am
She closed her eyes to hide the dark
To hear love songs dance in her head
Recalling times colourful and new
Those butterfly island days rose gold indigo blue
She heard the wind blowing in the night
Crying out loud, where is my love?
Where is he taken? as taken
Taken, taken, oh taken I am
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9. |
Where Now
04:04
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In the middle of the night he came drumming at my door
A man who changed my life, demanding attention
His satin shirt stained red and coal dark eyes
His brother’s wedding he said mis-foolery
Fallen on his knees I took him to heal his wounds
As life was soon to leave, how could I say no?
Then he vanished with the dawn before authorities arrived
Asking had I see this wanted man whose life I’d saved
How was I supposed to know?
What was I supposed to do?
I helped a man as any good man would
Where now and what?
What now and where do I go?
It wasn’t safe to stay there were circling birds of prey
Broke I was to break away from my family
Secret afternoon goodbyes and hot sweet black tea
Drinking in those eyes one last time
How was I supposed to know?
What was I supposed to do?
I helped a man as any good man would
Where now and what?
What now and where do I go?
Who will give a life line?
A ticket to ride, to war the waves of this time
How was I supposed to know?
What was I supposed to do?
I helped a man as any good man would
Where now and what?
What now and where do I go?
Where now and what?
What now and where do I go?
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10. |
Take A Moment
04:06
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Looking for shelter from the storm
She took herself back to school
She passed the interview with charm and grace
And some dusty grades secured her place
Says she going to find some peace in her mind
Open a door to a better life
Light upon moments to close her eyes
Silently smile to the sky
Take a moment midst the clamour and clutter of everyday life
A moment of peace lessons new but never too late
The children try to tell her their tales
But she answers short she’s talking on the phone
So busy we can always find ourselves to be
Missing precious moments for free
Slowly just one small step at a time
New roots start to blossom and bloom
She keeps hold of her hat in the winter breeze
As parliament of magpies are chatting in the trees
Take a moment midst the clamour and clutter of everyday life
A moment of peace lessons new but never too late
Take a moment of peace
Take a moment of peace
Slowly just one small step at a time
New roots start to blossom and bloom
She keeps hold of her hat in the winter
Summer, autumn, winter, spring breeze
As parliament of magpies are chatting
Chitter, chatting in the trees
Take a moment
Take a moment
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11. |
People Come People Go
03:16
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People come and people go
Like shadows dancing round the sun
Before you know they’re gone
A familiar scent brings you to mind
Roaring like a waterfall
Blindly crashing in the pool
Did nature rule, did I take too much
Am I to blame for loosing you?
People come and people go
Seven months, seven days
Safe as one we lay
I get caught by surprise when a voice calls your name
Or I see a familiar face
My heart starts to race
Can you hear, do you know?
I promise you, I’ll make you proud
People come and people go
As morning dawn drifts to evening dusk
Love I trust
Will you ever see the views I see now?
Or know the person today
That I came to be
Years have past and here I am
Always you are in my heart
Always forever in my heart
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Sascha Osborn London, UK
Inspired by jazz harmony, soulful melodies, descriptive lyrics and a love of simple everyday natural beauty, Sascha is a songwriter and performer of reflective heartfelt songs. Blending her cocktail of influences, seamlessly dancing between the ‘folk’, ‘jazz’ and ‘retro-soul’ worlds, she utilises these flavours and colours to express narratives of relationships and evocations of life experience. ... more
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