B i o g r a p h y (by Official Press)
Lovely by name, lovely by nature? Well, yes and no. The music certainly sounds lovely, so lovely in fact that it'll make you swoon and laugh and cry all at once. The voice is undeniably lovely, but then those of you who've been paying attention will already know that, from Mara's work with Plaid and Matthew Herbert. But listen a little closer and a rather darker voice can be heard, telling tales of love and loss, death and courage and of nightmares... Mara's musical journey has been a long one. Having formed a punk band with her brothers while still at primary school, it's safe to say that she's been making music all her life. In various ensembles Mara has sung her way through church music, jazz, bluegrass, opera and electronica, elements of all of which can be found sitting harmoniously side by side on this album. Recorded at home (a fairly Herculean task that involved, amongst other things, squeezing a string quartet into her front room) 'The Lovely' began life as a bunch of 4-track recordings known collectively as 'Mara's Album Ha Ha Ha'. This was not in homage to the book by Roddy Doyle, but a reference to the fact that Mara didn't really think that these songs would ever be anything more than musings for herself and her friends, particularly as she had (and still has) a full-time job. But as more and more songs were born during nightshifts in the hospitals and hostels where she worked, and her sweet-but-sharp stories began to take shape, completing and releasing an album became happily inevitable. Mara signed to Matthew Herbert's Accidental records at the beginning of 2004 and put the finishing touches to 'The Lovely' in March. Arranged and produced by Mara, with additional production and mixing magic from her old buddies Plaid, the album is equal parts sinister and serene. The haunting opener, "Saw Song", demonstrates Mara's saw playing skills and swooping vocal range. "I Blame You Not", a loose arrangement of a piece of Schumann, has the feel of a jazz standard. "Bonding" and "Bravely Born(e)" are both awash with sweet forties-style harmonies. Conventional instruments such as piano and guitar appear alongside more unusual ones: ukuleles strum their way through quirky fairytale "Baby Bloodheart" and an mbira (African thumb piano) provides the pulse for the uplifting album closer "For Me". 'The Lovely' is an assured debut by one of the most talented and original singer-songwriters to emerge in recent memory; a collection of dark tales sung with a smile that will stand the test of time. The first single from The Lovely, "I Blame You Not" will be released on May 23rd accompanied by a stunning animated video by French designers Soandsau and heading to your TV screen soon.
Dido's Lament Follow Me Through Game For Fools He Makes My Day Nice Dream Piximerie She Burns She Lives In My Lap Sweet Spirit Vietnamerie Walk the line
The Lovely
I Blame You Not
I blame you not Although my heart is breaking Love's ever lost to me Love's ever lost for good I blame you not I blame you not I blame you not I blame you not Although you shine like a diamond There's no light into your heart I've known so long I blame you not Although I swear my heart's gonna break I've seen you in a dream And seen you're not trying And seen inside your heart I've seen, my love, just how sad you are I blame you not I blame you not I blame you not I blame you not I blame you not Oh I blame you not
Alive
I'm surprised by the sun every day I wake up I'm surprised by waking up I'm surprised to see my blood still running through and out me I think I must have died, but I've survived a slingshot from the darkest man I have cried a well of poisoned tears I'm surprised that your skin can let in so much sin But I know I'm still alive Looks like I'm alive Looks like I'm alive Looks like I'm alive Looks like I'm alive I have tried to understand the hardest riddles Love and hate and love gone strange And I am tired but I know to stop would be to drop Now I know I'm still alive Looks like I'm alive Looks like I'm alive Looks like I'm alive Looks like I'm alive Alive Alive Alive
Bonding Song
When I find peace of mind I will try to find you, I swear When I find peace of mind I will try to find you, I swear When I find peace of mind I will come and get you, I swear Wait for me But I'm on fire, honey And it's burning me like ice does That I have to leave I have to leave you 'Cause I can't be me with you I can't be me with you When I find peace of mind I will try to find you, I swear When I find peace of mind I will try to find you, I swear When I find peace of mind I will come and get you, I swear Wait for me Just give me time, honey Let me feel the way on my own And I will return, if I can, I'll return So just let me be free When I find peace of mind I will try to try to find you, I swear When I find peace of mind I will try to try to find you, I swear
It's Time
Oh yes My friend I'm here I am here Didn't I say I would be Didn't I say I would be Here And now there's so little chance of escape And now there's so little chance of escape Of escape Face me Face me Face me It's getting kind of hard Face me You're growing old Face me Face me Face me
Lost To Sea
Woke up really strange With pain in my face And my belly full of stones Like I'd lost you to the sea I'd lost you to the sea Went blind in the sun From searching so long Like I'd lost you to the sea Thought I'd lost you to the sea Saw you calling me Saw you clawing at the sea I was tied to the land But tore off my skin And threw myself in And I tried to sew stitches in the waves And screamed that I would save you But the water fell open And you were gone So to wake up and see you Lying by me Was the sweetest relief Thought I'd lost you to the sea I'd lost you to the sea I'd lost you to the sea Thought I'd lost you to the sea
June 15 Another cradle light on, promise Another layering of the time Be still as ice Hold on tight Good night Sleeping on Sweet dreams playing Knowing but not knowing this Understand Good night For you For you Bled clean for you and yours Missing now Moving past Amending Good night
*** Thanx a lot to Geri for this one ***
Bravely Born(e)
Your eyes are closed, your breathing slow I watch with wonder as you go Into a world where you'll find freedom So leave your worries here with me Leave all your worries right here with me (Leave all your worries right here with me) If you're afraid of what draws near Just call my name and I'll appear Here at your side, keeping you safe As you go bravely on your way As you go bravely on your way
Pianni
My brother, you've been good to me Strong and kind and brave to me Through it all, you've seen me through it all My brother, but you never call That's not true, you sometimes do But mostly when you're feeling sad It drives me mad But I still love you I do
Baby Bloodheart
Once I knew someone who was so in love with someone She cried blood-red lovehearts from her eyes Her love knew well how her love could swell She was Baby Bloodheart And he was her beau... And her cheeks glowed red with tears she shed And her lips shake with the love they make She could explode, she feels it so And he knows...and he knows He's Baby Bloodheart's beau Once I heard Baby and her lover loving to each other This is what I heard....he said: "Stay with me, Baby Baby Let me be everything your Bloodheart needs Cos I love you so..." She said: "Oh my god...I can hardly breathe this love is bursting through my heart and lungs I'm afraid this love may lift me off this bed So hold me down!" Her cheeks glowed red with tears she shed And her lips shake with the love they make She could explode, she feels him so And he knows...and he knows He's Baby Bloodheart's beau...
For Me
Please, let things stay this way Please, let things stay this way Let things stay this way It’s all so good It’s all i need I’m grateful, believe me It’s all so good It’s all I need I’m grateful, believe me Please, hold this moment for me Please, hold this moment for me Steal this moment, keep this moment For me, for me... Please don’t take this away Please, please don't... Please don’t take this away
Floreat
But Now I Do... I used not to sleep Too many secrets to keep Dirty rivers running deep I used not to sleep But now I do I used not to sleep Too many secrets to keep Dirty rivers running deep I used not to sleep But now I do, do I do, do I do, do I do, do I do I used not to speak My tongue was tangled with grief The words were too, too sad to release I used not to speak But now I do Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin I used not to touch Thought it would hurt me too much I didn't know it could be such fun I used not to touch But now I do, do I do, do I do, do I do, do I do, do I do, do I do, do I do, do I do I used not to sleep But now I do (I do) I used not to sleep But now I do (I do) I used not to sleep But now I do (I do) I used not to sleep But now I do
Weird Girl You said Nobody else would have me You said Nobody else would have me You said You're weird girl and you're wild Nobody wants a broken child (you said) Nobody else would have me And you were right Nobody else but you Nobody else but you Nobody else but you Nobody else but you You You said Nobody else would love me You said Nobody else would love me You said Everybody’s heard your story No one’s listening any more (you said) Nobody else would love me And you were right Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Nobody else but you Nobody else but you Nobody else but you Nobody else but you You Nobody else but you Nobody else but you Nobody else but you Nobody else but you You Nobody else but you Nobody else but you Nobody else but you Nobody else but you
Bowlface En Provence My heart hurts My heart hurts I've been loving so hard I have hurt my heart I feel nice I feel right I feel nice I feel right My face aches My ribs might break I am killing myself Laughing myself to death I feel nice I feel right I feel nice I feel right I feel nice I feel right I can hardly talk I can barely sing I've been screaming with joy Screaming Throwing your name again and again Throwing your name in the air And catching it into my mouth again Catching it in my mouth again Catching it in my mouth again Catching it in my mouth again Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin I couldn't feel any better
Pearl
Hey beauty You have to listen to me Those tears on your face They look so out of place Don't let loving make you blue And don't let this ignorant boy run rings around your heart Don't let this little fucker steal your sparkle You dug in mines for that Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin 'Cause you're a pearl And you're a princess And he's a fool If he doesn't know this 'Cause you're a pearl And you're a princess And he's a fool If he doesn't know this Oh beauty You have to listen to me There's nothing you can do If he's just not into you Don't let loving make you blue This boy must be blind if he can't see you And your gorgeous behind 'Cause you're a pearl And you're a princess And he's a fool If he doesn't know this 'Cause you're a pearl And you're a princess And he's a fool If he doesn't know this Nuzzle
Can I keep you Like a secret In my pocket Against my thigh Can I hold you Like a chicken Press you warm Against my chest And when I see you Can we nuzzle I won't tell you that I love you Like a crocodile I will cradle you in my mouth And rock you on my tongue Between the silk and my skin Nearly where my soul begins I'll balance you there Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin And when I see you Can we nuzzle I won't tell you that I love you Not with words Not with words Not with words Not that way With my nose against your neck I'll close my eyes And think it "I love you" I won't say "I love you" I won't say "I love you" I won't say "I love you" I won't say "I love you" I won't say "I love you" "I love you" Can I keep you Like a secret Like I already do
King I once had a king Made me laugh, made me sing Made me everything I once had a king Oh how I loved my king Oh how he loved me Oh how I loved my king Oh how he loved me I once had a king He unlocked my throat Drew out every note For him this I wrote Oh how I loved my king Oh how he loved me Oh how I loved my king Oh how he loved me Oh how I loved my king Oh how he loved me Oh how I loved my king Oh how he loved me Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin So all you, lovers and friends Future, present and then If you're thinking of me Be as sure as can be Know this one thing I've had a king No, this one thing I've had a king No, this one thing I've had a king No, this one thing I've had a king A king, a king A king
All Will Be Well All will be well And all will be well All will be well And all will be well All will be well And all will be well All will be well And all will be well
Away With These Self-Loving Lads (Originally written by John Dowland / Ancient And Modern EP) Away with these self-loving lads Whom Cupid's arrow never glads Away poor souls, that sigh and weep In love of them that lie and sleep For Cupid is a meadow God And forceth none to kiss the rod Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Away with these self-loving lads Whom Cupid's arrow never glads Away with these self-loving lads Whom Cupid's arrow never glads God Cupid's shaft, like destiny Doth either good or ill decree Desert is born out of his bow Reward upon his feet doth go What fools are they that have not known That Love likes no laws but his own Away with these self-loving lads Whom Cupid's arrow never glads Away with these self-loving lads Whom Cupid's arrow never glads Away with these self-loving lads Whom Cupid's arrow never glads Away with these self-loving lads Whom Cupid's arrow never glads
The Devil and Me And all this time When I thought it was just the devil and me But you, my love Were there all this time I thought I was alone Thought there was something wrong All this time Who were you hiding from I needed you all along All this time Oh sweet thing, sweet thing Oh sweet thing, sweet thing Where have you been Lonely I was, as well Through several shades of hell All this time What were you scared I'd see How utterly lovely you can be Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin Oh sweet thing, sweet thing Oh sweet thing, sweet thing Where have you been Where have you been Oh sweet thing, sweet thing Oh sweet thing, sweet thing Where have you been Where have you been You only had to call And I'd have run across the broken glass Or fought back flames Or whatever it takes Just to be near you I was always here We all need someone to give it away to We all need someone to give it away to You found my life, you found me You found my life, you found me You found you found my life, you found me And I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you
Classist
Art Thou Troubled (Georg Friedrich Händel / From "Rodelinda") Art thou troubled Music will calm thee Art thou weary Rest shall be thine Music, source of all gladness Heals thy sadness at her shrine Music ever divine Music, music Music, music Music, music Music, music Music, music Music, music Music, music Music, music Music, music Music, music When I Am Laid In Earth (Henry Purcell / "Dido and Aeneas") Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me On thy bosom let me rest More I would, but Death invades me Death is now a welcome guest When I am laid, am laid in earth May my wrongs create No trouble, no trouble in thy breast When I am laid, am laid in earth May my wrongs create No trouble, no trouble in thy breast Remember me Remember me But ah forget my fate Remember me But ah forget my fate Remember me Remember me But ah forget my fate Remember me But ah forget my fate God Be In My Head (Henry Walford Davies) God be in my head And in my understading God be in mine eyes And in my looking God be in my mouth And in my speaking God be in my heart And in my thinking God be at mine end And at my departing Belle Nuit (Jacques Offenbach / "Barcarolle" from "Les Contes d'Hoffmann") Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour Souris à nos ivresses Nuit plus douce que le jour Ô, belle nuit d'amour Le temps fuit et sans retour Emporte nos tendresses Loin de cet heureux séjour Le temps fuit sans retour Zéphyrs embrasés Versez-nous vos caresses Zéphyrs embrasés Donnez-nous vos baisers Vos baisers Vos baisers Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour Souris à nos ivresses Nuit plus douce que le jour Ô, belle nuit d'amour Ô, belle nuit d'amour Fucking fuck it
LIFE CYCLE Stillborn She isn't but she was She wasn't but yet is Eternal won't, not can't All didn't and not couldn't Undone, never done Total knowledge, unknown Leaving early, coming late Wholly incomplete One remaining plural Yet indivisible Entirely possible Yet infallible One within another Two inside each other Three but always either And So I Test Myself And so I test myself This time I test myself We have another chance Another little chance A little time to wait Another waiting time A line that may be crossed A cross that may be borne I cross the line I cross the line I Am The Pregnant Woman I am the pregnant woman in the park I am the pregnant woman in the hospital I am the pregnant woman waiting in the waiting room With all the other women waiting, counting down I am the pregnant woman at the funeral Waiting in the waiting room with all the other women I am the pregnant woman counting down and adding up I am the pregnant woman everywhere Ghostly Home Our home is now a ghostly home We haunt ourselves in every room I catch a ball, I sing A tender little lullaby This room is haunted by distress This room, so full of emptiness That might just be the baby's room Can only be a grief or joy The baby's room go to the baby's room Which isn't yet the baby's room Inside the baby's room I sing a lullaby A lullaby my mother sang to me I throw a ball, I stitch a hem I sing the ghost a tender little lullaby I Am Alone I am alone No longer only one I do not want to be alone I want you but not too soon I am alone They say I can eat for two This cake's for you And this cake's for you, too We are alone I know I should not speak for you "We" is not me I am no longer simply "I" I have begun to sing to you a lullaby I sing to you in case you do become our other one Come, baby, soon but not too soon Come when you want, be what you are Be who only do, please do be I heard about a woman Who at thirty-seven weeks The cord was wrapped around And all these stories come my way Hello Hello, my beautiful beyond Hello, arriving from away Hello, my everlasting friend Hello, the purest joy Look At My Child Look at my child, I think she just smiled Lying all curled on the edge of the world Tiny, cosy, shiny, rosy Look at my sweet, so neatly complete Her little feet on the blood-warm sheet Respect her, protect her Look at my darling, so gently uncurling Slowly awaking, your heart must be breaking Is your heart breaking My heart's breaking The Very Thought Of Children Being Hurt The very thought of children being hurt Somewhere in a story I cannot bear the thought of force The world is full of forcefulness I have to force myself to watch The very thought of children being hurt Near here at this moment So much depends upon the weak The weak uphold the edifice My strength, I feel, is weakening The very thought of children being hurt Somewhere in the future Although this is impossible All violence must cease And something occupy its place Perhaps not peace Something we cannot call anything but peace Although this is impossible All violence must cease All violence must cease The Gap So Small The gap so small Between world and child No gap at all And every fact However small Has an impact Your nails can cut The wind can wound Bright light can hurt A tiny scape Upon your face Both of us bled And now it's here A tiny scar There will be more There will be more Not Just Milk There used to be a woman in this body Not just milk There used to be a substance to her living Not just milk and carrying There used to be a life that was outflowing Not just milk and carrying and saying hush There used to be a flowering of action Not just milk and carrying and saying hush And putting down There used to be a world still to discover Not just milk and carrying and saying hush And putting down and worrying There used to be a world Not just milk and carrying and saying hush And putting down and worrying And milk Hushabye Hushabye, twinkle, all hushabye If baby will sleep then mummy won't cry Mummy will tidy and mummy will clean Mummy will say something she didn't mean Hushabye, little, fall, hushabye If baby won't sleep then mummy will cry Mummy will dry her tired eyes and will smile Hoping her sweet baby will sleep in a while Hushabye, wonder, breaks, on my lap If baby won't sleep then mummy will snap Mummy will wish that her baby were dead And lie down alone in the dark on the bed Hushabye, what you, cradle, a nap If baby will sleep then mummy won't snap Mummy will weep all alone in the dark Then take baby out for a walk in the park The First Turn Now you can turn Now you can turn yourself away from me Now you can turn yourself Forceful you are Forceful you are beyond our reckoning Forceful you are beyond Even a god Even a god is weak compared to you Even a god is weak You're everything You're everything we fear we might destroy You're everything we fear I know you change I know you change each time Each time I look Each time I look away The best of all The best of all the world has ever seen The best of all the world I want to keep I want to keep this time, this love, this us I want to keep this time I know you change I know you change each time Each time I look Each time I look away Field Of Snow I see you here all clear and all aglow In light beyond the light of every day As if we lay upon a field of snow And I will watch each moment as you grow To catch the merest hint of might and may I see you here all clear and all aglow As if we lay upon a field of snow I love you more than you will ever know Because my words are breath that floats away As if we lay upon a field of snow And when the dark engulfs me from below You dazzle like a firework display I see you here all clear and all aglow As if we lay upon a field of snow I know the thaw will come and time will flow But now I fear no death and no decay I see you here all clear and all aglow As if we lay upon a field of snow
Dido's Lament
(H.Purcell)
When I am laid When I am laid I am laid in earth May my wrongs create No trouble No trouble in thy breast When I am laid When I am laid I am laid in earth May my wrongs create No trouble No trouble in thy breast No trouble No trouble No trouble in thy breast No trouble No no... No trouble No trouble in thy breast Remember me Remember me But, ah, forget my fate Remember me Remember me But, ah, forget my fate Forget my fate... Remember me...
Follow Me Through (Mara Carlyle & Max de Wardener / Body Of Songs LP) Are you looking for a place to leave That thing that you've collected Follow me, follow you Follow me through Follow me through Are you looking for a place to leave That thing that you've collected Follow me, follow you Follow me through Follow me through Are you looking for a place to leave That thing that you've collected Follow me, follow you This is the place to leave That thing that you've collected Follow me, follow you Follow me through Follow me through This is the place to leave That thing that you've collected Follow me, follow you Changes life Changes truth Follow me, follow you Changes life Changes truth Changes life Follow me, follow you Changes life Thank you for your contribution That thing is neglected Follow me, follow you Changes life Changes truth Follow me, follow you Changes life Changes truth Changes life This is the place to leave That thing that you've collected Follow me, follow you Follow me, follow you Follow me through Follow me through Thank you for your contribution That thing is neglected Follow me, follow you Changes life Changes truth Changes life Thank you for your contribution
Game For Fools
(Jamie Lidell cover / Baby Bloodheart EP) Try me, the First moment you hesitate Better ask yourself why Don't you wait until it's too late Until something inside has died When you're paralyzed No direction at all Find yourself way up high Now there's only space to fall When you're losing even when you know the rules Must be the game for fools 'Cause the first moment you hesitate Better ask yourself why Don't you wait until it's too late Until something inside has died Yeah it's easy, down the line To make a map of your lies But you can't keep on keepin' the truth Well disguised Acting like it was alright When it, it was all wrong And feels like you wasted so much time Forever trying to make up your mind Now it's clear, you should have just moved on Simply packed your bags and gone (pack your bags and gone) 'Cause the fist moment you hesitate You can kiss those plans goodbye Don't you wait until it's too late Oh something inside might die If you're losing when you know Yeah you know the rules It must be playing, the game for fools And congratulations Yeah, you're winning Yeah, you're winning the game for fools Yeah, you're winning the game for fools Yeah, you're winning You tried and you're winning the game for fools
*** Thanx a lot to Alexander who corrected some mistakes ***
He Makes My Day (Bleeps-oh-six compilation) I feel so lucky lovin' him Tell me what is his magic for He thinks it's better left unsaid He makes his mind up at the glance He truly made it difference I seem to be unconditionally his He's like a new boy every day And all the rest don't bother me I'm far too busy lovin' him I'll never be lonely Now I know him He fills my heart with joy He just has to smile To blow my cares away He just has to touch my hand To make me stay He's all good He's all good He's all good He's all good Our love was unintentional He says we're not responsible He thinks with his chin up He always makes uncommon sense Always knows just what to say He always takes me unawares In less time than it takes to fall I'm here and there you are We never fought it anyway I'll never be lonely Now I know him He fills my heart with joy He just has to smile To blow my cares away He just has to touch my hand To make me stay He's all good All good He's all good All good He's all good All good He's all good All good All good All good All good All good
Nice Dream
(Radiohead Cover / Matthew Herbert feat. Mara Carlyle ) They love me like I was a brother They protect me, listen to me They dug me my very own garden Gave me sunshine, made me happy Nice dream Nice dream Nice dream I call up my friend, the good angel But she's out with her answerphone She says that she’d love to come help but The sea would electrocute us all Nice dream Nice dream Nice dream Nice dream Nice dream Dream dream dream.... Listen to me Listen to me Listen to me Oh come on, oh come on, oh come on Listen to me Listen to me Nice dream, nice dream If you think that you're If you think you If you think that you’re If you think you If you think that you're (listen to me) If you think you (listen to me) If you think that you're (listen to me) If you think you If you think that you're strong enough (listen to me) If you think you belong enough (make me happy) If you think that you're strong enough (make me happy) If you think you belong enough (make me happy) If you think that you're strong enough (make me happy) If you think you (make me happy) If you think that you're strong enough (make me happy) If you think you belong enough (make me happy) If you think that you're (make me happy) If you think you (make me happy) If you think that you’re (make me happy) If you think you (make me happy) If you think that you're If you think you (make me happy) If you think that you’re (make me happy) If you think you Nice dream
*** Thanx a lot to Basia for this one ***
Piximerie (Amerie's "1 Thing" / Baby Bloodheart EP) Oh, been trying to let it go Trying to keep my eyes closed Trying to keep it just like before The times when I never even thought to speak Don't wanna tell you what it is Oh wee, it felt so serious Got me thinking just too much I wanna set it off, but It's this one thing that's got me tripping It's this one thing that's got me tripping This one thing my soul may be feeling It's this one thing you did uh uh It's this one thing that caught me slipping It's this one thing I want to admit it (you did) This one thing and I was so with it It's this one thing you did uh uh It’s this one thing you did uh uh… Hey, we don't know each other well So why I keep pickin' up my cell Memories just keep ringing bells Hear voices I don't want to understand My car keys are jingling in my hand My high heels are clicking towards your door Maybe I just can't believe it It's this one thing you did uh uh I'm hoping you can keep a secret It's this one thing you did uh uh It's this one thing that's got me tripping It's this one thing that's got me tripping This one thing my soul may be feeling It's this one thing you did uh uh It's this one thing that caught me slipping It's this one thing I want to admit it (you did) This one thing and I was so with it It's this one thing you did uh uh It's this one thing you did uh uh…
She Burns (Joe Goddard feat. Mara Carlyle) I can't believe what I've done I only wanted some fun Some fun I'm not young and I'm not foolish I don't know quite what made me do this And now I feel I have to run Now I feel I have to run And it feels like my heart's on fire I should've shut my mouth and walked upright I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns Oh what a goose I have been I'm burning outside and in And in I should've known I would not like it I wish I thought before I tried it And all the warning signs were there All the warning signs were there And my tears won't douse this fire I wish I shut my mouth and walked upright She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns I can't believe what I've done I only wanted some fun Some fun I'm not young and I'm not foolish I don't know quite what made me do this And now I feel I have to run Now I feel I have to run And it feels like my heart's on fire I should've shut my mouth and walked upright She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns She burns, she burns
She Lives In My Lap (Outkast cover / Floreat LP Bonus Disc) She stays alone Never sheds a single tear She stays in the coolest moods Clearly woman of the year She and all her girlfriends They go out dressed to win She comes back to the cooler side of town But she lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap Make me want you Make me miss you Make me wonder where you are Then forget you Girl remind me Just who we are We're oh so close But yet so far You've got me open wide Come inside It's yours I'm yours For sure She lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap She lives in my lap
*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one ***
Sweet Spirit (Litany to the Holy Spirit / Duet with Willy Mason / Floreat LP Bonus Disc) Mara Carlyle: When I lie within my bed Sick in heart, and sick in head And with doubts discomforted Sweet Sweet Spirit, comfort me Willy Mason: In the hour of my distress When temptations me oppress And when I my sins confess Sweet Sweet Spirit, comfort me Mara Carlyle & Willy Mason: When the house doth sigh and weep And the world is drown'd in sleep Yet mine eyes the watch do keep Sweet Sweet Spirit, comfort me Sweet Spirit, comfort me Comfort me When the passing-bell doth toll And the furies in a shoal Come to fright a parting soul Sweet Sweet Spirit, comfort me Sweet Spirit, comfort me Comfort me When the tapers now burn blue And the comforters are few And that number more than true Sweet Sweet Spirit, comfort me Sweet Spirit, comfort me Sweet Spirit, comfort me Sweet Spirit, comfort me Sweet Spirit, comfort me Sweet Spirit, comfort me Comfort me
Vietnamerie (Amerie's "1 Thing" / Ancient And Modern EP) Oh, been trying to let it go Trying to keep my eyes closed Trying to keep it just like before The times when we never even thought to speak Don't wanna tell you what it is Oh wee, it felt so serious Got me thinking just too much I wanna set it off but Hey, we don't know each other well So why I keep picking up my cell Memories just keep ringing bells Hear voices I don't want to understand My car keys are jingling in my hand My high heels are clicking towards your door Maybe I just don't believe it It's this one thing you did uh I'm hoping you can keep a secret It's this one thing you did uh It's this one thing that got me tripping It's this one thing This one thing my soul may be feeling It's this one thing It's this one thing that caught me slipping It's this one thing It's this one thing I want to admit it It's this one thing
Walk the line (Dani Siciliano cover) Slipped your tongue out one too many times Leaving me with thoughts that weren't even mine There's no room for social pleasantries Patient ties when left with stupidity Walk the kind Walk the line Walk the kind Caught you stocking up on your public needs Drawing in the plots of your enemy There's no room for your social wizardy Not when you stir my life dysentry Walk the kind Walk the line Walk the kind Soon you'll be a shaded memory Caught your lost before I get to Don't get too close You're way too close Don't try to nose or i'll throw you off your need Don't try Don't get too close You're way too close Don't try to nose or i'll throw you off your need Don't try Don't get too close You're way too close Don't try to nose or i'll throw you off your need Don't try