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Alone, Not Lonesome
03:50
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I’m alone but not lonesome as I find myself with you
Falling back into my senses and it feels so good
Cause you know, you’ve been right with me
Together from the start
Yet I’ve been searching for that handrail in the dark
I’m alone but not lonely, haven’t heard you in some time
Like a phoenix from the ashes, I rise
Cause you know, you’ve been right with me
Together from the start
Yet I’ve been searching for that handrail in the dark
Remember feeling alone like a bag full of bones
Red and mountainous sky, broken clouds, terrified
You’re so lost, you’re so fine
But you never give up when you’re tired
Feeling like death, breathe in white cigarette
Let it roll off your tongue as you carry me home
You’re so lost, but you’re right
And you’ll find your way back when it’s time
Never know till you give it a try
I’m alone but not lonesome
Cause we are made of the divine
As you shake under the covers there is light
Cause you know, you’ve been right with me
Together from the start
Yet I’ve been searching for that handrail in the dark
Cause you know, you’ve been right with me
Together from the start
I’ve been searching, and you’ve been here all along
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2. |
How Can I Be
03:37
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Every miracle is a gaping hole
waiting to be fed
Every sore regret, all the skins you’ve shed
Need to float away
When it takes you over and out
Can you see why you’re the one?
How can I be without you?
Every time the thoughts escape, I’m buried in the sand
How can I be without you?
Every time I feel elated, I throw it in the can
Take these sorry eyes, flooded memories
in a sheen of light
Someone’s there above watching out for you
You’re a lucky fool
When it takes you over and out
Can you see why you’re the one?
How can I be without you?
Every time the thoughts escape, I’m buried in the sand
How can I be without you?
Every time I feel elated, I throw it in the can
How many people have done you in?
When you smiled at me, I choked
Not a child, not quite adult
How many people have you been?
Cause you might have, but I won’t
Not forever, not for long, not you
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3. |
Ode for Tomorrow
05:00
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You pull your hand away
Wiping the sweat off your face
And still, I linger on
There’s got to be some for me, tomorrow
You took my breath away
Watching my footsteps fade
And still, I linger on,
But I will be gone from here, tomorrow
Cause is it too much to ask for, I know
It’s been too much, too little, too long
Because everyone knows, no-one knows
It’s been too much to carry alone
Surrendered to your arms
Falling into your shadow
And still, I lingered on
Where could I have gone with no tomorrow?
As you painted us a whole life
Funny how I couldn’t decide
It’s clear, I must go on
And leave you alone with your tomorrow
Cause is it too much to ask for, I know
It’s been too much, too little, too long
Feels like everyone knows, no-one knows
It’s been too much to carry the load
When you find that a better life
is a heartbreak away
Never mind about that silver lining,
it was kinda grey
As I walk away, I know
Freedom may taste like sorrow
But still, I will go on
To wherever I want to be, tomorrow
Cause is it too much to ask for, I know
It’s been too much, too little, too long
Feels like everyone knows, no-one knows
It’s been too much to carry the load
Darling, it’s water that’s under the bridge
No, it’s too much for me to forgive
Because everyone knows, no-one knows
It’s been too much to carry alone
Let it all sink in
and dream for tomorrow
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4. |
Good Morning
04:02
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Good morning, good riddance
It’s great to be alive
Been waiting to reclaim
all the joys I’d been denied
Remembered those good times
and here we are, at last
But a sadness grows inside me
because that moment’s passed
And if you find you would turn back time
I’ve tried - you’re better than before
And if you say you’ll wait
I'll take my time - it might never arrive
We’re leaving the party
It really shows your age
The night is young and could have gone
so many other ways
I’ll be back tomorrow,
this promise I have kept
But the music’s turned to silence
and the building’s up for rent
And if you find you would turn back time
I’ve tried - you’re better than before
And if you say you’ll wait
I'll take my time - it might never arrive
Ooh, let me take another one
Still, staring into that setting sun
New day on the horizon
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5. |
In the Summertime
02:48
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I’ve been picking it up
Watching it dry
Where’ve you been all my life?
I’ve been making it up
Passing the time
Never looked at the sky
In the summertime
I’ve been sitting around
Letting you drive
Taking me for a ride
I’ve been putting it off
Losing my mind
Where do you draw the line?
In the summertime
Again in February, the situation’s hairy
I wonder how I got through the night
And if you’re getting wary,
that’s so unnecessary
Cause I’m the only one that you like
Give me another season
but there’s something wrong
Give me another reason
to keep tagging along
In the summertime
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6. |
Lucky
03:53
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Lucky that I listen to you
Lucky you don’t listen to me
Cause in the end you’ll never be
What you’re not
Lucky that I listen to the rhythm
Lucky that you’ve got no beat
Just listen to your little heart
That’s a start
Cause your love takes me higher
From the frying pan into the fire
If life is just a game
Would you leave it up to chance?
Lucky that I’m stuck in the middle
Lucky that you’re on the edge
And when it gets a bit too much
It’s a lot
Maybe it’s a little confusing
Or maybe you’re a little thick
Sometimes you get what you need
And not what you want
Cause your love takes me higher
From the frying pan into the fire
If life is just a game
Would you play it out again?
Cause your love is a liar
Just a spotlight to our desires
As the embers turn to flames
It’s the beginning of the end
Cause your love takes me higher
From the frying pan into the fire
If life is just a game
Would you leave it up to chance?
Cause your love gets me higher
As I fall back into denial
As the embers turn to flames
It’s the beginning of the end
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Oblivion
03:25
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Blast me into oblivion
And into another body
Fill me up like a leaky cup
With somebody else that wants me
When you’re out of chance but getting lucky
A sweet escape is much too nice
But every dance is one too many
When one door’s closed, another’s wide
Blast me into oblivion
With your tools of self-destruction
Just layin’ here dumb like an aching thumb
I look up and God is still watching
Cause I’m a mess and you’re too lonely
A sweet escape is much too nice
But every dance is one too many
When one door’s closed, another’s wide
Blast me into oblivion
I’m running on empty feet
Wake me up when I’m all grown up
Like a ship in a bottle, I’ll sleep
In your heart of hearts, you’re feeling ready
A sweet escape is much too nice
But every dance is one too many
When one door’s closed, another’s wide
open for you
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8. |
The Garden
03:59
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Every time you died
Crackled like a fire
Worlds that have fallen into waste
Entered like a ray
Plant a seed for me
Looks like you’re never gonna leave
Ooh, I’m not myself
Couldn’t wait, I filled the space with someone else
But heaven should know, my garden still grows
With all of you
Apples in your eyes
Captive of your smile
You reap the abundance of my fields
No more air to breathe
Plucked off every leaf
You leave me a hollow little well
Ooh, I’ll take it back
You tell me you’re the best thing that I’ll ever have
But heaven should know, my garden still grows
And I’m leaving you outside
You’ve got the trees, you’ve got the shade
Happiness is a precious thing
When you wake up lying under the cool water
If anybody knocks, you keep an eye out
There is sun after the rain
And hallelujahs in your breath
Ooh, alone at last
I look up at the emptiness and I expand
But heaven should know, my garden still grows
With every knotted branch
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9. |
My God
04:23
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Do you believe in God? I believe I do
But it isn’t the one that you want me to
Would you believe in something you cannot prove?
It’s easy to start, but so hard to lose
Cause believing in something is hard, for sure
But believing yourself isn’t easier
And all the faithful minds will open
And these foundations will be broken
And I will find my way to you
When you sit on the floor, falling into place
There’s this feeling returning I can’t escape
Cause believing in something is hard to shake
It’s easy to jump, but so hard to wade
Cause believing in something is hard, for sure
But believing yourself isn’t easier
And all the faithful minds will open
And these foundations will be broken
And I will find my way-
To you, like a slave, I’ve been working so late
She’s a full-time believer yet every time, I break
Then they say you restart, crawling out of the dark
Been at war with your mind
Been at war with your heart
But don’t try to resign, it’s like this by design
And all the faithful minds will open
And these foundations will be broken
And I will find my way
Cause home is always there for you
If God is an ocean then you’re the wave
There’s no lightning that strikes when you misbehave
Because God is all-loving, there is no shame
Forgiving yourself is an act of grace
Cause God is all-loving and here to stay
Believing is better when you’re awake
And all the faithful minds will open
And these foundations will be broken
And I will find my way to you
He is gone, my god
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Lara Antebi Montreal, Québec
Singer-songwriter saxophone music-maker
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