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Ticking Clocks
03:17
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all that stuff, all those things
pack your bags time is moving
forward on and on it goes
soon we'll go along with our clothes
and the books you know, take them off the shelves
keep them for yourself, I've already read them
find the spoons that meant so much to you
mine would never do, I'll keep on moving
that first time we moved in and stayed the night
you filled the walls with our life, I carved out the sky
then the boats and the flocks, and all those ticking clocks
like time bombs on our watch, pushing us off
from the life we knew and all I thought we'd do
erased, fallen through the holes in the boxes
space and time hold hands as they pass us by
my hands are tied and yours keep on moving
all that stuff, all those things...
time is moving
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2. |
If You Were a Boat
02:52
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if you were a boat you'd rock and you'd float
and I'd love you so as I do now, I do now
and I'd want to be the sails, you see
so you could be free to travel around, travel around
i wont be the anchor
you will feel my love
if you were a stove you'd flicker and glow
and I'd love you so as I do now, I do now
and I'd want to be the kindling, you see
the flames would leap, the smoke would curl 'round, curl all around
i wont be the damper
you will feel my love
if you were a home
I'd be the window
open me, and breathe
so when you're a boat and you have to go
I'll still love you so as I do now, I do now
I wont be the anchor
you will feel my love
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3. |
Train
03:33
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the mold I made to fit his frame was broken
shattered by the cry
of the train bound for the south
that took him from my life
from high above he held my strings
he tugged at my heart
pulled me close and let me go
I fell into the dark
glue wont hold, tape just folds
I can't make him stay
glue wont hold, tape just folds
he has gone away
the heavy pound of steal on the tracks
beats back against my lungs
as the train leaves it picks up speed
this love is done
glue wont hold, tape just folds
I can't make him stay
glue wont hold, tape just folds
he has gone away
the mold I made to fit his frame was broken
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4. |
Running
03:44
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from here to there
I came running for you, running for you
my heart cried out
still it came running for you, running for you
when the bombs exploded loud
I could only hear your voice in that crowd
so I went from here to there, running
from then 'til now
I've been loving you, loving you
but oh somehow
we couldn't make it through, couldn't make it through
a bomb exploded loud
and my voice got lost in that crowd
still I went from here to there, running
going barefoot now
into the thickest clouds
all I know is now
run so fast so proud
from here to there
I came running for you, running for you
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5. |
The Spider's Song
04:12
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my eight legs grow tired
of pulling this thread
I am strong, but terrified
that I was wrong
you warned me of wind
said a storm would do me in
I just kept on pulling and pulling and pulling
on my silk
you sat there as I kept spinning
for all those years
took my hand, we danced between the dew drops
on every strand
though you warned me of wind
said a storm would do us in
there we were just pulling and pulling and pulling
on my silk
a storm came
with its driving rain
the web fell, it fell
my eight legs grow tired
of pulling this thread
still I pull, and though you've gone
its all I know
there may still be wind
and a storm might do me in
I have to keep on pulling and pulling and pulling
on my silk
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6. |
Lazy One
02:16
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lazy one, lazy one
oh baby I'm the lazy one
money, I hate the thing
green and sleazy, does it make life easy
oh what do is it bring?
lazy one, lazy one
oh baby I'm the lazy one
I just wanna sing my song
make my heart go rum tum tum
lazy one, lazy one
oh baby I'm the lazy one
does that make me crazy?
green's got ya so hazy
oh well pretty baby let me show you what lazy means
sing it, I'm gonna sing it...
make my heart go rum tum tum...
lazy one, lazy one
singing to the grave, I'm the lazy one
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7. |
Little Bullet
03:41
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empty hands wont make a mark
covered eye still find a heart
I have climbed over these walls
only to find you were never here at all
a little bullet got a hold of my heart
the shot runs wild
no man's land can be so loud
how did the end sneak by the crowd?
I feel so young, startled but old
you're not here, there's nowhere to go
am I even standing anymore?
a hollow gift, the lead I left
beside the walls you built so tall
you'll find the pieces if ever you come back
of that little bullet that got a hold of my heart
still there
a little bullet got a hold of my heart
the shot runs wild
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8. |
Mulberry
03:23
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lavender, jasmine, rosemary
peach and pear, apricot, then there's me
tarragon, strawberry, thyme
in my tree is where I hide
everyone just walks past me
I am not what they want or what they see
oh but I am more than this bitter taste
I could be the sweetest escape
I know there is
someone somewhere
out there, for me
they will find me
they will pick me
and I'll be free
so in my tree I will wait patiently
for the day when they will come and reach for me
cause I know there is
someone somewhere
out there for me
they will find me
they will pick me
and I'll be free
lavender, jasmine, rosemary
peach and pear, apricot, then there's me
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Joni
02:45
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Joni you better take this out of my hands
the match and the candle now
Joni I'm not like you, but I wish I could be
'cause maybe then his heart would bow
maybe he'd be sure
if I could fly on and die on, and never look back
then the things that might have been
wouldn't haunt me, they taunt me and smother me down
oh Joni, did you ever win
leaving him?
oh but Joni I love him
and he can't give in
I know you'd tell me to run
but this fire must burn
Joni you can't take this out of my hands
the match and the candle now
Joni I'm not like you and I never will be
I'll put my heart on the line for this vow
Joni, I'm sure
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10. |
Eggshells
04:38
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broken, broken
eggshells I walk on
I walk on
screaming, screaming
kettle cries on
it cries on
you're gone, gone
oh no, I don't know
what you've done
with our love, with our love
you just gave up, you gave up
heat in LA is too much for me now
but I can't go or stay here I just wait for you
broken, broken
eggshells I walk on
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11. |
Alaska
05:12
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oh Alaska, oh Alaska
with your sad August song
summer's ending, my sweet Alaska
winter will be long
you played your part, Alaska
when you held my heart
oh the eagle, oh the eagle
breath in your wings
follow the Kenai, my brave eagle
see what it brings
counting stars, Alaska
thought they were ours
the deepest ocean, the deepest ocean
I have ever known
dark waters of your ocean
drench my soul
but you held me close, Alaska
when the waves did roll
but oh Alaska, oh Alaska
with your sad August song
summer's over, my sweet Alaska
now that you're gone
did you know, Alaska
a year ago
that you'd go?
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Mally Smith Somerville, Massachusetts
Mally Smith is a singer-songwriter who divides her time between Boston and Edinburgh. Reminiscent of Shawn Colvin or a young Joni Mitchell, Mally combines tasteful guitar playing and poetic lyrics with a voice that will melt your heart.
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