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Old Friend
03:46
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My dear old friend, we’re older by the day
But when I see your beaming face it all feels just the same
As it did when I was nineteen, you were twenty-one
The bats flew over Carlton skies
Our lives had just begun
Twelve doors down from your house to mine
And every week on Brunswick Street we’d dance into the night
And I was kind of scared, you were wild and free
You told me I could be myself, it took a while for me
Chorus:
As we grow older will you let me know you
And I will try to let you know me too
If friends were flowers with magical powers
You know I’d try to pick a bunch like you
Ten years on, how the time has flown
I don’t see you as often now, but through it all we’ve grown
Like the lilies in the undergrowth, and marigolds so bold
We’ll shiver through the chilly winds and onto the sun we’ll hold
Chorus
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All The Streets
03:36
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We’re making a map of all the places that we’ve been
Long before I knew you and you knew me
We could’ve brushed by one another in this scene
So many times before
Then one night in the light of the dancehall stage
The art you made put a giggle on my face
Chorus:
I wanna hold your hand in the street
In all the streets
I wanna hold your hand in the street
From over the seas we shared a story every day
And every phone call made you seem less far away
We didn’t know it but we knew this was a thing
That we could hold onto
Just as Melbourne winter was settling in
The Tuscan sun was so warm on my skin
Chorus
Maybe one day we will have a fight
But I know we will talk it out and try to set things right
For you are here and I am here for the long haul
And everywhere I go I feel a humming in my soul
Chorus
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To Be Steady
03:52
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As clouds gather on the sky
I want to dive into the blue
Swim till I don’t have to try
My shoulders wide, my rhythm true
Chorus:
To be steady is not enough
You must fall in, you must fall off
Just remember you’re not that tough
Learning to swim when the sea is rough
Sleepy early morning frost
All is not lost, there’s much to do
And there is always an aching cost
Of pushing on, of pushing through
Chorus
We used to amble to the sand
Salt hair in strands, from your front door
Remembering when you held my hand
In this far land I miss you more
As clouds gather on the sky
I want to dive into the blue
Swim till I don’t have to try
My shoulders wide, my rhythm true
Chorus
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Cold Winds
04:00
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Nothing could surprise us tonight
You told me of your soul burning bright
Echoing the moon glow
And how everything is real
You told me when the fear froze you still
Voices in your head loud and shrill
And everything you’re saying
I remember how it feels
When I got home I wrote a song
As tears rolled down my face
Chorus:
Let the cold winds blow right through your aching bones
It’s so hard being out here on your own
Looking back, you’ll see where you have fallen is where you’ve grown
Let the cold winds blow right through your aching bones
If I could take this old pain away
Like cold water fades a stain
I’d try to make it better
But so many turn away
The weight of the world is on your back
It can be so lonely on this track
Some will understand you
Some will see you as a stray
And some will walk with you a while
And help you see the stars
Chorus
Stigma lifts when we give the gift
Of speaking from the heart
Let the cold winds blow right through your aching bones
It’s so hard being out here on your own
Looking back, you’ll see where we have fallen is where we’ve grown
Let the cold winds blow right through your aching bones
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Speak Soon
04:07
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I woke and I wandered the shell-studded shoreline
And into my heart whispered words that you wrote:
“Don’t worry, there isn’t that long to go,
Don’t cry, I’ll see you soon”
For years our love had been almost forgotten
But I kept your old letters in a box by my bed
And in my dreams I’d reopen them all
My heart danced around when you said
Speak soon, I hope that you’re well
Speak soon, I love you and hope you can tell
That if I could, I would be there I would
I’d be on the next plane till together we stood
Speak soon
Back when Melbourne was a bright shiny beacon
I used to call you each week from the West
Now we don’t talk that much anymore
The tide washed us clean for the best
Ten long years now I’ve lived in this city
And still I am learning how to love and be loved
I know that I’ve hurt you and it can’t be undone
You fairly called my bluff
Speak soon, I hope that you’re well
Speak soon, I’m sorry and I miss you as well
As time carries on, I know you’ll be strong
I hope to be seeing you around before long
Speak soon
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Broadbeans
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I woke up early, put a jacket on
I read the news and sang some love songs
Somehow what I’m writing comes out wrong
Some words don’t belong
I’ll boil the kettle, just enough for me
I’ll drown my sorrows in a strong black tea
My love got up for work at half past four
Headed straight out the door
Chorus:
Hello, I called you just to see how you’ve been
I’m sure you’re just busy, that’s how it seems
So now, I’m on the porch just shelling broadbeans
Broadbeans, broadbeans
There’s so much I should and should not do
My to-do lists only make me blue
Collecting kindling for the fire
Just enough to warm this tired heart of mine
In everything I try to do and make
If I fail, I feel my life’s at stake
Talking with you calms my mind
The silver linings that you find
Chorus
The city life is tiring
The rushing and desiring of just a bit more time
Though I don’t miss the traffic
I miss our silly antics
I hope this tree change doesn’t come between us
Chorus
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Games You Played
03:52
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You took me in under your arm
You told me you loved me so
More than I could ever know
I wasn’t the only one
But it had to be this way
Just to make you stay
Chorus:
I held on through the games you played
Till all I had was you
And heart by heart you found your way
Making up that twisted truth
You felt my fall, you heard my call
You kept running anyway
Now you’re blended into the broken light of day
Someone’s laughing in the shadows
Her lips are stained with wine
Her eyes are soft and kind
You’re leaning into all her secrets
Is it wrong or is it fine
I’ve loved you all this time
Chorus
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The Basket
02:26
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Let us sit and be as one
And give our thanks for the trees and sun
Through light and leaves the air we breathe is crafted
The most important things we know
Were felt by people long ago
The past and present weave us like a basket
Over and under and through again
Strands of green glimmer with the old
Will it take the weight
Of everything we want to hold?
Let us sit in wonderment
At greed becoming common sense
To get ahead is our responsibility
We are taught to tow the line
That this is just the daily grind
That caring is just a liability
Who decides the future of this weary world?
Men in suits sip coffee in their high rise buildings
Fooling no one
Till it’s all gone and we forgot our songs
So let us sit and be as one
And give our thanks for the trees and sun
And to heal the gloom upon our souls
May we sing it out in all the words we know
In one another’s tunes we’ll find the gold
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Broken And Beautiful
03:18
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You tell me you talk too much
But I don’t reckon that you do
Not like the characters in kids’ cartoons
I like to hear of your adventures
You tell me you’re heavier
Than you were last year
And when I look your eyes are full of tears
You say your body is a prison
The lady on the billboard seems to have it all
But we all know that she is pinned against the wall
Broken and beautiful
Broken and beautiful
You tell me you cannot sing
But I know you have sung before
So come on out from all these padlocked doors
And let’s go dancing ’round the footpath
You tell me you’re getting old
That you’re forgetting lots of things
So now it’s time to open up your wings
And marvel at the crazy colours
The lady on the billboard seems to have it all
But we all know that she is pinned against the wall
The big guys all are trading on our broken souls
Broken and beautiful
Broken and beautiful
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Feel It All
04:16
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When you were a little one, I used to take my friends
To wave to you through the kindergarten fence
After school you’d be munching on a carrot
Making castles of shells and songs for your teddy bear
Melodies shone from somewhere deep inside you
And your voice was clear and strong
Chorus:
You know how to be who you are
You always have, you always have
You’ve always known there’s sadness in the stars
And beauty in the darkness
To feel it all means everything
When you were six our family hit the road
To do what we did best, sing our harmonies so strong
Soon enough you wrote songs of your own
And you spent your busking money on colourful clothes
There were tears and fights,
Long drives and red-eye flights
But you were never scared of the blinding stage lights
Chorus
The teddy bear now sits on a shelf out of the way
And the coloured clothes have changed to black and grey
A river of songs flows through you all the same
Dip your hand under the surface, don’t let them run away
Chorus
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Lucy Wise Malmsbury, Australia
Award-winning singer-songwriter Lucy Wise creates a distinctive sound, drawing on acoustic, traditional folk, roots and pop influences. She sings about growing up, love of all kinds, city life, country towns, beaches and bushlands, her intricate guitar work providing a vibrant backdrop. ... more
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