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I've wrapped my head around my brain
as wrapping paper for my sanity.
And the insane thoughts that still remain,
I call them mirrors to my vanity.
I'm the gift, the party, the dinner,
the honoured guest, the pot pourri.
And what we're here both celebrating,
well, it's you getting to know me!
My heavy heart's placed on the scales.
It's a nice and juicy quarter-pounder of sensitivity.
But grace my love and pain
lifts up the heart with relativity.
I'm the gift, the party, the dinner,
the honoured guest, the pot pourri.
And what we're here both celebrating,
well, it's you getting to know me!
Drinks on the house!
Sit down at my table.
Chants and secret song,
we will sing them when we're able!
The feast has just begun.
No beast has yet been awakened.
It's nice to meet you meet me!
Oh, it's so nice to meet you.
Meet me!
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2. |
Absent Bird
04:20
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I ask: "What will I receive
for my pain, my guilt, my grief?
Is there something new to bring
to this living?"
I awake and I speak your name
but absent you remain.
Is it wrong of me to believe
it's your turn giving?
Time will tell and I'll say I'm all up for it.
I can wait one ray of hope but not one moment more.
They call you the absent bird.
Who knows just where you fly?
Is there someone else but me
on the lookout for you tonight?
Time will tell and I'll say I'm all up for it.
I can wait one ray of hope but not one moment more.
Absent bird, I can see your twittering flock
flapping its wings before the sun.
And I alone stand still
but I want to dance with every single one!
Time will tell and I'll say I'm all up for it.
I can wait one ray of hope but not one moment more.
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Time is a Deserter
03:48
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He has visions of the water,
so clear that it scares him.
He is afraid of the deep
and that is where I found him.
Like a movie scene,
he explains it to me,
that begs him to be directed
but gives him no means to grasp.
Oh, I love every minute
when he shows his mind to me like that!
He is afraid of himself.
He is afraid to hurt me,
to always treat me bad,
to drag me along on his journey.
He is always looking back,
tries to protect me from what haunts him.
He's afraid that if I'd stay
I will both hate him and love him.
Time is a deserter!
Our time is at hand.
He would like to give it to me,
but he's unsure that he will
or that he can.
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Lend Me Your Ear
03:33
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Words are spinning around on the backrow of my mind.
I see the clouds. They're racing towards you.
Whenever I'm in doubt, I allow myself some time
roaming around in your mind of light.
Lend me your ear
and I will sing forevermore.
Hold me near
and I will breathe again, I'm sure!
To be misunderstood... I'm losing words.
I should run of for a while. But then, oh, you smile.
Can you take both my hands and make sure that I land
peacefully down with both feet on the ground?
Lend me your ear
and I will sing forevermore.
Hold me near
and I'll breathe again, I'm sure!
With you I can feel that my words won't fall over
and roll onto the land of those who don't understand.
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5. |
Summer Mourning
03:25
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In the blink of an eye
the summer was over,
leaving me to provide
my own youth once more.
It came as a shock to me:
the cold and growing dark.
Alone again and stuck with
no fur; unable to grow my own.
But I'm not ready yet.
Where would I have found the time?
I want to go again. I'm begging!
There are apples and pears
on the trees still.
And I can see my friends in bathingsuits
lying down under them;
they're playing their wordgames.
Where have they gone?
Back home with their towels and wine and bikes!
I'm not ready yet.
Where would I have found the time?
I want to go again. I'm begging!
'cause in the dark I'm stumbling,
looking for the switch
to turn on my vernal state.
It is no use! It was dark before I
could minemap the time,
before I could make a plan.
But I'm not ready yet.
Where would I have found the time?
I want to go again. I'm begging!
'cause to survive
I need a bigger plan.
To survive
I need a better plan.
To survive
I need a bigger plan.
To survive
I need a better plan then this!
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Wet Wood
04:54
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Well, I know ain't sane
to try and light a flame with wet wood.
But you know I'm still a child
who believes that if she tries she might find good.
And know it's a long time waiting for love.
But I'd love to fall in love with you.
I believe it is time
for this hard head of mine to think: "Love is good.".
And if it's a case of technique
I'm sure I can master every trick
for I've got time, plenty of time, while waiting for love.
Teach me how to fall in love with you.
Is there a gate? Or at least a cupboard door?
I know if you'd lead I'd be ready for more.
A timeless child am I, always falsely reborn into the same form.
Well, I know ain't sane
to try and light a flame with wet wood.
But you know I'm still a child
who believes that if she tries she might find good.
And know it's a long time waiting for love, for love, love...
teach me how to fall in love with you.
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Arra Di Allas Ghent, Belgium
Arra Di Allas is the solo project of Belgian singer and songwriter Astrid Creve.
This project is a collection of some of
her original songs that talk about love, which she labels: "Useless lovesongs (for all who need them)", sharing her own experience concerning the matters of the heart.
"Are you a sinking ship, or a submarine?" is her first solo release.
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