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So many things inspire me:
How does a seed become a tree
Or noises turn to notes that then turn into harmony?
Exactly how does one invent?
Are the good things truly heaven sent?
What’s in my bloodstream that prevents
Me drifting off to sleep
Drifting off to sleep
...Here comes a wave
To bring you back on board our glistening spaceship
Come, leave the day
Cast down your fear and you may truly be where peace is
Away, away
Give in and get away...
So many things confuzzle me
Do scriptures say that trees have knees?
Is kindness to the needy really such bad policy?
Do screen lights keep you all that pumped?
How does an M6 toll man get
To work and then back home again
Why can’t I get to sleep
I’d really love a slow news day
And what on earth will be our fate
(The time we found an old beach hat and looked out at a wave)
Does this thing need a middle eight
Is it early now instead of late?
Early now or late?
...Here comes a wave
We need you back on board our beautiful spaceship
Hold back the day
Put down your pride that you might truly know where peace is
Away, away
Oh stop and come away...
I think I’ll try a different tack
Remembering two summers back
The time we found your old beach hat
And dug a sandy hole
Then as we stood upon that pier
Or were we on a Ferris wheel?
You said this is the best of times
And looked out at a wave...
Here comes a wave
Come, leave the day, truly know where peace is
Here comes a wave
Here comes a wave…
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Susie
03:09
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Your mother stood behind the ironing board
And asked you what you’d done that day
As if you could ever say
The dress that foamed around you in the park
While he pieced together old ideas
Sweet jigsaw of a recipe iced with tears
Susie, Susie I get it
Well a singer needs a song
You must've sensed somewhere inside
It wouldn't be that long
Sure we, sure we all know it
Well the music needs a muse
And sure there might be other songs
But they'll all be for you
Yeah they all will be for you
So I guess you dodged a bullet then?
These arty boys don’t make a lot of sense
You spend your whole life in defence
It wasn’t fair to broadcast you like that
Shout what should’ve been whispered that day
You inadvertently took him up and away
Susie, Susie you get it
Now you've been the singer's song
You must've sensed somewhere inside
It wouldn't be that long
Sure we, sure we all know it
Now you've been the music's muse
For better or for worse these songs
They all will all be for you
Let the whole world look the other way
They don’t need to know about today
They sing along to songs about these places they’ve not seen and
When you read the note that said I’m leaving
You’d every right to laugh
‘Cause you’d still be on the line somewhere
You’d never stay in his past
Oh no
Susie hold your head up high
And tell the kids you told them so
You’re right there in the songs we know
They all were for you
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I’ll bring you light
I’ll bring you love
I’ll bring acceptance
When the past won’t set you free
I want to help
You lift your eye
Remind you of a sweeter day
That’s yet to be
I won’t bring you extra burden
Load you down with yet more weight
I am only wanting to
Acknowledge and accommodate
I want to bring light to your day
Do my best to look your way
We’re all longing for the same
I want to bring hope to your heart
Listen to you when it’s dark
Wanna love you as you are
Te traeré luz
Traeré amor
Cuando el pasado no te deje
Traeré paz
Un día feliz
Mostrarte hoy
Quiero ayudarte
La cabeza a levantar
No seré una carga extra
Solo te dejaré ser
Quiero darte mi cariño
Y hacerte sentir bien
I want to bring light to your day
Do my best to look your way
We’re all longing for the same
I want to bring hope to your heart
Listen to you when it’s dark
Wanna love you as you are
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Dear Singer
04:18
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Dear singer
You can warm these frozen days
Soothe us when we cannot smile
When you send a song our way
Dear singer
How you can revive a heart
Make it feel a little more like home
When a home seems just too far apart
But singers, heaven knows that
singers need to hear songs too
Oh singer, won’t you let me
Won’t you let me sing something to you
Dear dreamer
Oh how we need the ones like you
Seeing how to give the world more hope
But you always seem to start with you
Dear dreamer
You help us to remember joy
Make us want to love again
Build back what had been destroyed
But dreamers, heaven knows that
dreamers need a vision too
Oh dreamer, how I want to
How I want to give this dream to you:
Where the struggle makes you strong
And the good can come from wrong
And the whole world knows that
You are so much more than they had thought
‘Cause I know it’s not just me
Look around you and you’ll see
People with your song inside their hearts now
Cheering you on
Dreamer, you know I’ve got a dream for you
Hey singer, won’t you let me sing for you
You’re my brave warrior, but I’m not afraid to carry you
This life is better for the song that comes
It’s brighter for the fight that comes
We‘re better for the dream that comes from you
Hey singer, let me sing a song to you
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m e r f y Ealing, UK
Based in Ealing, west London. Solo singer-songwriter project turned acoustic live trio. Vocal harmonies, folk/jazz-tinged guitars and thoughtful, uplifting lyrics.
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