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Grow
03:43
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The lightbulb in me stopped brightening up the days and the nights
I've tried to replace it, with so many things so many times
But I’m destined to live in the dark, it seems
I've been spending a lot of time on the floor in the hopes that I'll hit rock bottom faster so the only way can be up
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
But no matter how many apples I ate
I was still sick, I was still sick
So I left them to rot in the dirt alongside me
Maybe they’ll grow an apple tree
Maybe they’ll grow an apple tree
Maybe they’ll grow an apple tree
The lightbulb in me stopped brightening up the days and the nights
But I’ll keep trying to replace it with whatever I can find
I’ll grow in the dark
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2. |
Summer / Winter
03:29
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Life has not been kind to you,
But I know that you’ll make it through
Because you’re stronger than I think you’ll ever know
I know how it feels to be down so low you don’t think you’ll make it out,
And you can’t envision better days
But you know that they exist,
you know the sun will rise again
And melt away the cold
Winter has been so harsh
But summer is on its way
Just stay another day
And may things start to feel okay
You’ve pulled me through so many awful times
While continuing to be an amazing mother, and an amazing wife
Your brother would be so damn proud of you
And everything you do
Winter has been so harsh
But summer is on its way
Just stay another day
And may things start to feel okay
And if you’re in that place right now, I don’t know if words are enough to pull you out but you are so dearly loved
Winter has been so harsh
But summer is on its way
Just stay another day
And may things start to feel okay
Winter has been so harsh
But summer is on its way
Just stay another day
And may things start to feel okay
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3. |
Sickness
03:01
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Backseat of the car
Unsure of the destination
Sickness is all I feel
No hands behind the wheel
Backseat of the car
Unsure of the destination
Sickness is all I feel
No hands behind the wheel
I can feel every bump in the road, every dip, and rise
Like I crafted it myself
But each one still comes as a surprise
Backseat of the car
Unsure of the destination
Sickness is all I feel
No hands behind the wheel
People who once lived inside of me still hover in the halls
and I just want peace and quiet within my own walls
Yeah peace and quiet within my own walls
Within my own walls
Within my own walls
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4. |
Monochrome
03:49
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This room, it has four walls
And a disappearing door
And every time I’m trapped again
I forget what it’s like, I forget what it’s like
Outside
Everything is grey again
So monochrome
I cannot be here again
I cannot be this low
Everything is grey again
So monochrome
I cannot be here again
I cannot be
this low this low
Everything is dark again
The light has slipped away
Feeling the walls for an exit
Only to find, only to find
A rope
Everything is grey again
So monochrome
I cannot be here again
I cannot be this low
Everything is grey again
So monochrome
I cannot be here again
I cannot be
The house is quiet
Everything is grey again
My mind it is louder
I cannot be here again
The house is quiet
Everything is grey again
My mind it is louder
I cannot be here again
Everything is grey
I cannot be here again
Everything is grey
I cannot be here
I cannot be here
I cannot be
I cannot be
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5. |
Taking Flight
03:22
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I take a deep breath
Feel the air slowly fill my lungs, but it’s painful
Grounded, flying,
Both at the same time
Broken, trying
To make it out alive
Crash-landed, but at least I landed on solid ground
It felt like I could’ve done circles in the air forever
But I know that eventually I’d tire out and fall down anyway
Fall down anyway
And I know I let you down, most days
I know I let you down
(Ahhhhhhhhhhh)
I know I let you down, most days
I know I let you down
(Ahhhhhhhhhhh)
I just keep burning my failings into my skin
(Ahhhhhhhhhhh)
I just keep burning my failings into my skin
(Ahhhhhhhhhhh)
I just keep burning my failings into my skin
(Ahhhhhhhhhhh)
I just keep burning my failings into my skin
(Ahhhhhhhhhhh)
(My skin my skin my skin my skin)
Not like it’s a stranger to scars
Grounded, flying
Both at the same time
Broken, trying
To make it out alive
Grounded, flying
Both at the same time
Broken, trying
To make it out alive
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6. |
Rebecca's Song
03:28
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I love the way your nose creases when you smile
And the way your eyes light up when they meet mine
And the way you hold my hand when I’m scared of the dark
And the way you wrap your arms around me when I’m falling apart
We’ll be fine, you and I, because our stars have finally aligned
you are the air I breathe; you are the light I need
You’re the end of the tunnel, even when I can’t see it
we'll be fine, you and I, because our stars have finally aligned
you are the blood flowing through my veins, you are the warmth I feel on a rainy day
But I know I’ll be okay one day
And even if I’m not
I have a home with you
I have a place to rest until a better day
Fear melts away and all that’s left is your face
We’ll be fine, you and I, because our stars have finally aligned
you are the air I breathe; you are the light I need
You’re the end of the tunnel, even when I can’t see it
We'll be fine, you and I, because our stars have finally aligned
You are the blood flowing through my veins, you are the warmth I feel on a rainy day
Dancing in the kitchen, to 80s music
The sunset is beautiful but it has nothing on you
And the moment I saw you, I thought that’s the girl I’m going to marry
And I can’t believe you felt it too
Dancing in the kitchen, to 80s music
The sunset is beautiful but it has nothing on you
And the moment I saw you, I thought that’s the girl I’m going to marry
And I can’t believe you felt it too
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7. |
Nails Painted Red
03:13
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Pretty skies and white lies, tea stained teeth and black eyes
We watched you fade away
Smiling brave until your final day
You gave love to every one you met
And gave and gave to never take
Nails painted red
Sat so still in that hospital bed
We grow old and fade away
We go grey and lose our days
But I’ll try not to lose my way
For you, no not today
It was hard for me living so far away
And when I got the call to say
You were in your final days
I wanted nothing more than to be right by your side
But the train timetables let me down
And the next day you died
We grow old and fade away
We go grey and lose our days
But I’ll try not to lose my way
For you, no not today
I’ll miss you on my wedding day
And tell dad I wish that he were here
to give me away
I’ll miss you on my wedding day
And tell dad I wish he were here to give me away
But life must go on despite this pain
You taught me that, to dance in the rain
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8. |
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Manic depression,
Thorns stuck in my side
If I pull them out I’ll bleed to death from the inside
But how can I live this way
Am I poison yeahhhh
Or am I poisoned yeahhhhhh
Am I poison yeahhhh
Or am I poisoned yeahhhh
Am I poison yeahhhhhh
Or am I poisoned yeahhhh
Or am I poisoned
I can’t tell either way
The loneliness is setting in
I fear it will stay the night
And overstay its welcome
Once again
Am I poison yeahhhh
Or am I poisoned yeahhhhhh
Am I poison yeahhhh
Or am I poisoned yeahhhh
Am I poison yeahhhhhh
Or am I poisoned yeahhhh
Or am I poisoned
I can’t tell either way
Either way
I just want out of this hell
I want out of this hell
I want out of this hell
I want out of this hell
I want out of this hell
Am I poison
Or am I poisoned
Am I poison
Or am I poisoned
Am I poison
Or am I poisoned
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Our beautiful bodies combined, naked and bare like art; we are admirable, we are precious and pure.
But like art we are fragile and the paintbrush it is made up of honesty and pain and a surgical knife because I cut open my chest to give to you my heart and the blood it has stained both my mind and your hands.
Don’t let me down and don’t let me fade because that heart resting in your hands is still beating today and only your touch can keep this blood flowing through my veins.
It’s all background noise except for you and I feel myself falling faster
I am scared I might hit the ground before my time because every candle I’ve ever lit has been put out before it burned out
And I go to sleep each night with this fear scratching at my mind that you won’t be there when I wake and the background noise will forever stay focused
And I drink this wine; to forget that I have lost everything I thought was mine
But I will try to keep this flame alive because it needs to burn to get me through each night
And I trust your voice, and that beautiful smile, and the way you wrap your arms around me tight
This love is pure and it can’t be defined, I thought nothing had a purpose because we are born to die
Until I looked into your sea-green eyes, and my life finally became mine
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10. |
In The Dark
03:23
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I know It's getting bad again but that'll break her heart
I know she'll take me in her arms and try to kiss away the dark
I don’t know why I even left the house, or got up at all
Always let down, yet ever hopeful
if I fall again I’m going to let myself go, ‘cause I’m tired of living on this slippery slope
I know It's getting bad again but that'll break her heart
I know she'll take me in her arms and try to kiss away the dark
But she and I both know
I know It's getting bad again but that'll break her heart
I know she'll take me in her arms and try to kiss away the dark
But she and I both know
she can't, she can't,
she can’t, she can’t
she can't, she can't,
she can’t, she can’t
she can't, she can't,
she can’t, she can’t
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Wilted Flower Nottingham, UK
Notts based emo folk duo
Micki combines haunting, powerful vocals with heart-wrenching lyrics focusing on mental health, love & loss
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