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When We Were Young
02:47
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When we were young
We didn’t think
We’d get any older
When we were young
We liked to drink
We liked to think
That we looked older
But the time had come to change all that
Yeah the time had come for change
When we were young
I would hold your hand
You would hold my hand
When we young
I liked to smoke
You liked to toke
But the times will come to change all that
Yes the times will come to change
Yes the time will come to move on up, and Move on out
Now the time has come to change all that
Yes the time has come to change
Yes the time has come to move on up, and Move on out
Move on out
Move on out
Move on out
Move on out
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St Patrick's Day's Night
03:10
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I feel a lot like crying, and
I don’t know why
I am here alone, and
You are by her side
You’ve left me alone
You’ve left me high and dry
Alone, I cry tonight
You’ve left me alone
You’ve left me high and dry
Alone, I weep tonight
Looking into you,
I am the sun, I am the sun
So tell me if you please
Why do I run, why do I run?
You’ve left me alone
You’ve left me high and dry
Alone, I cry tonight
You’ve left me alone
You’ve left me high and dry
Alone, I weep tonight
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3. |
See My Bones
03:01
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Can you see my bones?
I know you can
I’ve worked real hard
To nurture them
I know you’re scared of
What’s happening to me, but
I’m finally beautiful
Why can’t you see?
They brought my meals
Into my room
There are lots of nooks
To hide it good
Your hand reached out
I recoil in shame
Retreat within
To purge or abstain
I know your heart is tender
You want my surrender
The food has gone from my hidden shelf
Sister found and buried it herself
She’ll keep safe my secrets within
But I can feel her rage
I’m sure getting thin
I know your heart is tender
Erase this dread of gender
I’m glorified, no splendour
You want my surrender
Can you see my bones?
I know you can
As your eyes swept past
My fragile hands
My mind has slowed and
My body’s cold
I’m totally
Out of control
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Moondarra
04:05
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There’s a place that I know
Where we used to go
Along the back of the hill
Where the gums would grow high
The river ran dry
We’d lie and wait for the rain
Our shack’s out the back
Down that old beaten track
At the edge of the mountain we’d climb
So I’d sit, and I’d wait
For Bluey my old mate
To come back and see us again
The years have past like nothing
They’ve all travelled by so fast, but
The gums never change with so little rain
On the edge of the Jacobs my dear
There’s a place that I know
Where I used to roam
And I’d find you waiting alone
By that little old shack
We built out the back
On the edge of the valley we’d find
The seeds that we’ve sown
And the crops that we’ve grown
Have slowly worn us away
On this plateau of earth
We’ve drunk, dried and birthed
All that we’ve come to know
The years have past like nothing
They’ve all travelled by so fast, but
The gums never change with so little rain
On the edge of the Jacobs my dear
The years have past like nothing
They’ve all travelled by so fast, but
The gums never change with so little rain
On the edge of the Jacobs my dear
The gums never change with so little rain
On the edge of the Jacobs my dear
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5. |
Haven't Been Alive
03:11
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Another ten years
You’d wait for him to change
Like a fool who waits starvation
By sitting round in chains
Serving all his needs
Aren’t yours worth fighting for?
Oh, you haven’t been alive
You haven’t been alive for years
You haven’t been alive
You haven’t been alive for years
They say that where there’s hope
You’ll always find a fire
But the grace of your heart
Has come captive of your mind
Still you’re swept around town
As you grieve the absence of your child
Oh, you haven’t been alive
You haven’t been alive for years
You haven’t been alive
You haven’t been alive for years
Another ten years
You’d wait for him to change
It makes it hard to be your child
Watching you in so much pain
Still you linger and you swear
The mercy of your lord
Oh, you haven’t been alive
You haven’t been alive for years
You haven’t been alive
You haven’t been alive for years
Oh, you haven’t been alive
You haven’t been alive for years
Oh, you haven’t been alive
You haven’t been alive for years
They say that where there’s hope
You’ll always find a fire
They say that where there’s hope
You’ll always find a fire
They say that where there’s hope
You’ll always find a fire
They say that where there’s hope
You’ll always find a fire
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Before I realise, another week has gone
Before I know where I am
I don’t know what’s going on
Before I realise, another week has wasted away
So we’re hiding today and
Pretend we’re all replaceable
I am not afraid, I’m here right now
I am not afraid, I’m here for now
Before I know how you feel
Before I know where you stand
You’ve jumped on the train to Sydney
With my thoughts and my words
In your head, in your head
In your head, in your head
I am not afraid, I’m here right now
I am not afraid, I’m here for now
In your head, in your head, in your head
In your head, in your head, in your head
I am not afraid, I’m here right now
I am not afraid, I’m here for now
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Giovanna
04:34
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8. |
Two Towels
03:11
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I know when you come to me
That you’re not always free
To say what you feel inside
It’s cool you like to hide
And I know when I hang with you
I tell tales not being true
Escape my other life, it’s cool
I like to confuse the situation
Confuse the situation in my mind
So we sit inside all night
Recording, drinking wine
I know you like to take a little time
It’s time to hit the sack
In your shitty little flat
I crash on the floor
Two towels to keep me warm
Confusing situations in our minds
So we sit inside all night
Recording, drinking wine
You know I like to take a little time
Tell tales, not being true
When I hang around with you
If I had a little girl
She’d live inside our world
Confusing situations in my mind
So we sit inside all night
Recording, drinking wine
I know you like to take a little time
You know I like to take a little time
Cathryna likes to take a little time
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9. |
Gentle Giant
03:13
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You are the gentle giant of the east
A beautiful creature
That has come to comfort me
A Cleopatra among men
You are my father, and my friend
You have taught me so much
In my short life time
I have not always heeded
Or listened to all of your advice
I cry looking into the southern sea
To think that one day
You’ll no longer be with me
Into your arms I fell when I was born
And I can remember you saying
How lucky you are to have a baby girl
I know the day will come
When we will say goodbye
And you will drift off sweetly
Into the night sky
Into the night skies
Into the night skies
You are the gentle giant of the east
A beautiful creature
That has come to comfort me
A Cleopatra among men
You are my father
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10. |
Hoard Away
03:23
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Cat Canteri Melbourne, Australia
Drummer, guitarist songwriter and singer from Melbourne Australia.
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