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IN THE CREASES OF MY HEART
In the creases of my heart
I keep my sins so deep and dark
And I never look within
Scared of what I might begin
Denial is the key
To a life of feeling free
I've got something to declare
This life it isn't fair
Living in a place that's in between
What will be and what has never been
There you'll find the proof
There's no such thing as truth
As the winter steals the dying sun
Love can't see me through this one
I hope I did my best
Because time will do the rest
Time moves things in my mind
In a way that's seldom kind
I need to look away
Or I'll loose another day
Can't look you in the eye
Lord knows I tried
To do everything I should
Do everything I could
Living in a place that's in between
What will be and what has never been
There you'll find the proof
There's no such thing as truth
As the winter steals the dying sun
Love can't see me through this one
I hope I did my best
As time will do the rest
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Flamingos Lament
02:24
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I've something to tell you
This thing it's over and done
Great while it lasted
But to tell you the truth I'm no longer having fun
I loved you so much way back when
Now I only feel that now and then
I guess we never saw it coming
Baby here we are at the end
The first time I saw you
Life as we knew it was razed to the ground
Each moment mattered
As we revelled in this new world we had found
You loved me so much way back when
Now you only show me now and then
I guess we never saw it coming
Baby, here we are at the end
In the fullness of time
A monumental crime
Two people so in love
Not trying hard enough
When things got rough
I've something to tell you
This thing is over and done
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3. |
Epically Failing
04:23
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I'M EPICALLY FAILING AT LOVE
DON’T REALLY KNOW HOW IT'S DONE
IF LOVE EVERLASTING
IS WHAT YOU ARE ASKING
I DON'T THINK THAT I AM THE ONE
OOOOOOO…
LOOK AT WHAT I'VE DONE WITH LIFE
JUST KIND OF PUT OUT THE LIGHT
I WON'T STOP CRYING DESPITE ALL YOUR TRYING
I DON'T THINK THAT I HAVE THE RIGHT
OOOOOOO…
I AM AT ODDS WITH IT ALL
I CAN'T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES
EYES BLIND WITH TEARS TO BE CRIED
WON'T YOU LET ME LIVE?
WON'T YOU LET ME LIVE?
IN PEACE
THE SLANT OF THE LIE TELLS THE TALE
OH MY LOVE YOU'RE SO PALE
NOW DON'T YOU BE GRIEVING
BECAUSE OF THE LEAVING
YOU HAMMERED THE VERY LAST NAIL
OOOOOOO…
YOU HAMMERED THE VERY LAST NAIL
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I'm Not Crying
03:35
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Broken Glass
03:57
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INSIDE I'M BROKEN GLASS
THE PRODUCT OF A FUCKED UP PAST
AND EVEN THOUGH DEEP DOWN I KNOW
THAT YOU WOULD GET ME THROUGH...
YOU SAY I NEED YOUR LOVE
YOU SAY YOU'LL BE ENOUGH
BUT I'VE TURNED TO BAD
MOST GOOD I'VE HAD
AND THIS COULD BE THE SAME
AND I WOULD BLAME
THE BROKEN GLASS
GLASS
GLASS
BROKEN GLASS
DON'T TAKE ME FOR A FOOL
I'M BENDING STEADFAST RULES
NOW THERE'S NOTHING YOU
COULD SAY OR DO
TO KEEP MY HEART AT BAY
AND WE WILL ALWAYS PLAY WITH…
BROKEN GLASS
GLASS
GLASS
BROKEN GLASS
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6. |
Not Enough
03:48
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It matters not to me who you're loving anymore
But I feel the need to even up the score
So don't you turn your back or step out of the light
Coz I am holding this grudge close and very tight
They say forgiveness is the thing that sets you free
I'm fairly sure that will never work for me
I'm holding on the hope revenge can be so sweet
Coz sweet is what I need since you knocked me off my feet
Not enough minutes in the hours
Not enough hours in the day
Not enough days in the week to hear the crap you feel the need to say
Not enough weeks in the months
Not enough months in the years
Not enough years in my life to wipe away the fallen tears
I know in its own time that karma comes along
The gods of all that’s good and fair will right your wrongs
I think for karma darling I just cannot wait
So I'll continue now to contemplate your fate
Not enough minutes in the hours
Not enough hours in the day
Not enough days in the week to hear the crap you feel the need to say
Not enough weeks in the month
Not enough months in the years
Not enough years in my life to wipe away the fallen tears
Not enough minutes in the hours
Not enough hours in the day
Not enough minutes in the hours
Not enough hours in the day
Not enough hours in the day
Not enough hours in the day
Not enough hours in the day
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7. |
The Human Touch
03:37
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A comforting and warm woman he said
I wonder would she mind if I laid my head on her shoulder
Oh life can get a little lonesome when you're older
He bought her a drink, sat thigh to thigh
She had a world-weary look in her eye when she told him
She had little or no objection to some holding
It's the human touch that keeps the world spinning
It's the human touch that tells you you're alive
It's the human touch that keeps you from the crazy
In your mind
Alone in the dark, side by side
Nothing to say and nothing to hide from each other
Both naked as the day they were born to their mothers
And no one here is expecting love
They just need to find a way to keep their heads above the water
It's the human touch that keeps the world spinning
It's the human touch that tells you you're alive
It's the human touch that keeps you from the crazy
In your mind
A comforting and warm woman he said
I wonder would she mind if I laid my head on her shoulder
Oh life can get a little lonesome when you’re older
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8. |
Talk To Me About Love
03:03
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Talk to me about love she said
Talk to me about love love love
Talk to me about love
And start talking now
We're losing the light
We're losing the will to fight
We're losing the light
It's too late for words
Talk to me about love she said
Talk to me about love love love
Talk to me about love
And start talking now
The winter is cold
And I'm feeling oh so old
The winter is cold
It's too late for words
Talk to me about love she said
Talk to me about love love love
Talk to me about love
And start talking now
When summer was here
Love held no fear
When summer was here
We'd no need for words
Talk to me about love she said
Talk to me about love love love
Talk to me about love
And start talking now
Talk to me about love she said
Talk to me about love love love
Talk to me about love
And start talking now
Talk to me about love she said
Talk to me about love love love
Talk to me about love
And start talking now
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Bury Me Deep
05:29
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I'm winded I'm lost, I'm a child again
Another day written with a wounded pen
I love you even more than I did back then
And I see you in my dreams
I see you in my dreams
Bury me deep
Plant me a tree
Let me grow in eternity
Oh this life
It wasn't unkind to me
I'm just dying for your company
I'm just dying for your company
Some people find me harsh at times
Christ it's hardly the very worst of crimes
I just need to call things as I see
I wonder what you would make of me
Bury me deep
Plant me a tree
Let me grow in eternity
Oh this life
It wasn't unkind to me
I'm just dying for your company
I'm just dying for your company
What I need right now is a fool-proof plan
It's the only hope I hold for this fool that I am
And if this is how it's going to be
I really fear there is no hope for me
Bury me deep
Plant me a tree
Let me grow in eternity
Oh this life
It wasn’t unkind to me
I'm just dying for your company
Bury me deep
Plant me a tree
Let me grow in eternity
Oh this life
It wasn’t unkind to me
I'm just dying for your company
I'm just dying for your company
I'm just dying for your company
I'm just dying for your company
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A TENEMENT A DIRTY STREET
WALKED AND WORN BY SHOELESS FEET
IN SILENCE LONG AND SO COMPLETE
WATCHED BY SHIVERING SUN
OLD EYES IN A SMALL CHILD'S FACE
WATCHING AS THE SHADOWS RACE
THROUGH WALLS AND CRACKS THAT LEAVE NO TRACE
AND DAYLIGHTS BRIGHTNESS SHUNS
THE DAYS OF PEARLY SPENCER
THE RACE IS ALMOST RUN
NOSE PRESSED HARD ON FROSTED GLASS
GAZING AT THE SWOLLEN MASS
ON CONCRETE FIELDS WHERE GROWS NO GRASS
STUMBLES BLINDLY ON
IRON TREES SMOTHER THE AIR
BUT WITHERING THEY STAND AND STARE
THROUGH EYES THAT NEITHER KNOW NOR CARE
WHERE THE GRASS HAS GONE
THE DAYS OF PEARLY SPENCER
THE RACE IS ALMOST RUN
PEARLY WHERE'S YOUR MILK WHITE SKIN
WHAT'S THAT STUBBLE ON YOUR CHIN
IT'S BURIED IN THE ROT GUT GIN
YOU PLAYED AND LOST NOT WON
YOU PLAYED THE HOUSE THAT CAN'T BE BEAT
NOW LOOK YOUR HEADS BOWED IN DEFEAT
YOU WALKED TOO FAR ALONG THE STREET
WHERE ONLY RATS CAN RUN
THE DAYS OF PEARLY SPENCER
THE RACE IS ALMOST RUN
THE DAYS OF PEARLY SPENCER
THE RACE IS ALMOST RUN
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Mandy Bingham Belfast, UK
Hailing from the North Coast of Ireland, Mandy is the eldest daughter of singer songwriter David McWilliams (Day’s of Pearly Spencer). This cultural and family heritage is inherent in her songwriting.
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