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Deadline
05:27
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Deadline
V1- Ce soir- samedi
Trois jours- mardi
Three days, deadline
It’s here, no time
There goes nothing
Can’t even sing
Find strength in pain
Find calm in sane
Chorus- Day 1- nothing done
Day 2- one page through
Day 3- it’s the end of me
Haven’t reached
Post-chorus- My deadline
I missed my deadline
Haven’t reached my deadline
Oh I missed you
V2- Dimanche et lundi est partent
Lundi est en route maintenant
Running out of lines
To say I’m not fine
Chaos, coffee black
Bus times out of whack
Got to make it in time
For the deadline
Chorus- Day 1- nothing done
Day 2- one page through
Day 3- it’s the end of me
Haven’t reached
Post-chorus- My deadline
Oh I missed you
Haven’t reached my deadline
Oh I missed you
Build- I missed my deadline x4
I missed you, you x2
You, oh I missed you
I didn’t get the chance to tell ya x2
Outro- I missed you, you x2
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2. |
Alien
05:01
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Alien
V1- Someone got in my house when I was sleeping
They used my toothbrush, my shampoo as well
They helped themselves to the kitchen, they cooked up a feast
Then they crawled upstairs into my bed and they rolled over to see
Pre C- Another version of themselves from a much more simple time
I found myself caught in a trap cuz her eyes looked just like mine
Chorus- I am an alien, I can’t be real
Or am I so tired I could not feel
That I’m the intruder who found this place
Throughout all time and throughout all space
Alien, alien, alien
Ooh salient, alien, salient
Ooh who is the alien and who is real
I’m much too tired to feel, to feel
To be real
Solo
Pre C- I found another version of myself from a much more simple time
She stared into my eyes and said ‘this ain’t your bed, it’s mine’
Chorus- I am an alien, I mustn’t be real
Or am I so tired I could not feel
That I’m the intruder who found this place
Throughout all time and throughout all space
Alien, alien, alien
Ooh salient, alien, salient
I am an alien, I am an alien
I am, I am, I am, I am x4
Outro- Ooh who is the alien and who is real
I’m much too tired to feel, to feel
To be real
I’m much too tired to feel
I’m much too tired to be real
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3. |
My Frida
05:08
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My Frida
V1- My heart is on my sleeve
I’ve made my declaration of love
And now all I can do is wait to see
If it’s reciprocated, oh
Pre-chorus- Waiting for love, waiting to see you
Hear you, feel you
Everything seems so clear to me now
You are my Frida, I’m your Diego
Chorus- I’m the messy one, the selfish one
That you cannot dismiss
And you’re my beacon of light, my muse
Who I cannot refuse
V2- My heart is on my sleeve
And I wanna drown in your ocean eyes
I could just plunge deeper and deeper
Till I hear no noise but your heart beat
Boom boom, boom boom, boom boom
Pre-chorus- Waiting for love, waiting to see you
Hear you, feel you
Everything seems so clear to me now
You are my Frida, you are a work of art
Chorus- And I know it hurts but I’m here now
To help you lick your wounds
And I’ll hold you till the morning light
And kiss those sleepy eyes
Baby, I’ll kiss those sleepy eyes in the morning
Bass solo
Chorus- Baby all I need’s a little sign
A letter or a call
But why should I get another chance
When I have used them all
Vamp- Love heals the wound it makes x3
My love will heal the wounds I’ve made
Outro- My love… will heal… the wounds… I’ve made…
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Maybe Then (The World Would Be)
Riff
V1- An albatross soars above my lonely ship
And guides me to a chaotic silence,
Just like the sea; on the surface the eerie blue seems dormant
But what lies beneath is a frightening mystery
Riff
V2- The longing, it turns into loneliness
And what I can’t have engulfs my thoughts
To the point where I’m scared of silence
That suddenly my mind has the space to breathe
Pre C- The wind is picking up
And my sail jostles in its wake
I know there’s a storm coming
And I doubt my ship is strong enough to brace it
Oh I doubt my heart is strong enough to brace all that life is without you
Without you
Chorus- The things I could say but won’t
The things I shouldn’t do but do
The person I should be but can’t be
Oh the places I need to go but don’t want to
I’d love a day, just one, with no guidelines
Where I’m free to turn back time, and see your hands resting in mine
Maybe then the world would be more fitting x2
Chorus 2- Oh the things I could’ve said to you
The things I should’ve done for you
The person you wanted me to be, but I can’t be
The places we wanted to go when time was endless
Oh I’d kill for a day, just one, with no lineage
Where I’m free to hold onto your palms resting in mine
Maybe then the world would be more fitting x4
Build- Oh maybe then the world, maybe then the world x2
Ad lib x2
Maybe then the world would be more fitting
Oh maybe then the world would be more fitting for you and I
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5. |
In the Water
04:14
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In The Water
Intro (A Capella)- In the water, in the water
You can find me in the water here tonight
In the water, in the water
I’m alone here in the water tonight
V1- Shivers on your Sunday sunburns
Exposing the cool amidst the high degree stain
I’m alone here in the water tonight
Kicking soft so as not to impose
On the melodies imprinted here
I’m alone here in the water tonight
Chorus- In the water, in the water
You can find me in the water here tonight
In the water, in the water
I’m alone here in the water tonight
Interlude
V2- The morning glow seeps red on the blue below
And the colours are enchanting
Till you’re left there hanging
I’m alone here in the water tonight
In the light the animal walk
Bigger than the Earth they stand on
Though the roots are entwined deep in time
Bridge- And all they hear is noise
And all they see is want
And all they feel is not good enough
Breakdown- Won’t you join me in the water
Come and join me in the water
You can escape that noise in the water
Oh come and join me in the water
Chorus- In the water, in the water
You can find me in the water here tonight
In the water, in the water
I’m alone here in the water tonight
Drum solo
Outro (A Capella)- In the water, in the water
You can find me in the water here tonight
In the water, in the water
I’m alone here in the water tonight
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Steph Russell Sydney, Australia
Steph Russell is a Sydney-based jazz artist who delves into the niches of modern soul and folk jazz. She released her debut EP ‘In the Water’ last year and is stoked to be sharing her original music with the world. You can buy a digital or physical copy via Bandcamp. ... more
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