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Revealed
03:16
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In the silence I can hear, better then in revelry my dear.
Its from within no sounds of sin, I am revealed now.
Taking the wheel now.
Out of the storm I lay awake ...
In harmony with the crashing of waves.
The quiet calm can do no wrong, I am just me now.
I am revealed now.
And I bow out, I'm setting forth.
No looking back just carrying on.
Can't hold my hand, just let me go.
I gotta do this my way.
And I bow out, I'm setting forth.
No looking back just carrying on.
Can't hold my hand, just let me go.
I gotta do this my way.
I gotta do this my way.
In the silence I can hear, better then in revelry my dear.
Its from within no sounds of sin, I am revealed now.
Taking the wheel now.
Taking the wheel now.
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Something More
03:10
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Look at me, what do you see? can you read between the lines.
You close your eyes and look away, cause it's not me you're trying to find
The story's there, your wide awake, can you feel your beating heart?
You close your eyes and look inside, you've been there since the very start.
Waiting for that something more... that peace of mind.
That something more, that you wish that you could find.
Waiting for that something more... that peace of mind.
That something more, that you wish that you could find.
Waiting for that something more... that peace of mind.
That something more, that you wish that you could find.
You've turned around, you've broken down, are you too scared to say hello?
You've hit reset, you've blocked it out, cause the truth you don't want to know.
The story's there, but your half asleep, can you even feel your heart?
You've closed your eyes and kept them closed, you've been aware since the very start.
Waiting for that something more... that peace of mind.
That something more, that you wish that you could find.
Waiting for that something more... that peace of mind.
That something more, that you wish that you could find.
Waiting for that something more... that peace of mind.
That something more, that you wish that you could find.
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The Wolf
04:00
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Once upon a time there was a little girl. She was told that she had to be beautiful. She had all of these things, was given everything ... but taken from her was her soul.
Just a puppet on a string.
One day The Wolf came without warning. He huffed and he puffed and he blew it all away. He blew it all away.
Once upon a time there was a little boy. He was told that he had to be powerful. He had to strong carrying the weight of the world ... but every night he would try to cry.
Just to feel something.
One day The Wolf came without warning. He huffed and he puffed and he blew it all away.
He said, "Dear child, don't lose hope."
He said, "My boy, you'll be OK."
For once in both of their lives they found meaning.
They lifted all of the lies and started healing.
The Wolf, he set them free by revealing to them the truth ...
That it's OK to not be OK.
It's OK to not be OK.
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4. |
Breaking Down
03:04
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My eyes are glazed and I'm good to go.
I'm in a daze and my next step I don't know.
This colourless haze is wrecking my soul.
And I'm stepping towards a dead end, this phase needs to end.
My hands feel weak and my heart beats slow.
My mind is wrapped around a force that won't let go.
I tried to end this, but I couldn't mend this.
It's my mess, and I missed my goal.
Im drowning in my worries, I'm locking out the pain.
I'm hiding behind this wall I've built and I'm losing faith.
I'm trapped inside my nightmares, and I'm running low on tears.
Im breaking now.
Im breaking down.
I look for hope at the bottom of my glass.
I sip away and I wait for my feelings to pass.
I grant myself this cheap escape.
Just one of my many mistakes.
Im drowning in my worries, I'm locking out the pain.
I'm hiding behind this wall I've built and I'm losing faith.
I'm trapped inside my nightmares, and I'm running low on tears.
Im breaking now.
I'm spinning around.
I'm sponging around.
I'm spinning around, I'm breaking down.
I'm spinning around.
I'm sponging around.
I'm spinning around, I'm breaking down.
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5. |
Run Through Me
04:48
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Oh, what is this, flowing inside of me?
I can't fix this, feels like insanity.
Where did the time go from when we all shared the same home?
Where oh where ...
Tell me, where oh where.
Over the rainbow someday you'll find me, and I'll be smiling thankful for my days.
All the times that I've laughed and I've cried, are the moments that make me feel alive.
I want to know if you can hear me
If your listening, I'm up in the clouds.
Its running through my veins this confusing shooting pain.
Its running through my veins this confusing shooting pain.
Let it run through me.
Bleed through me.
Become me.
Everything.
Let it run through me.
Bleed through me.
Let it run through me.
Bleed through me.
Become me.
Everything.
Run through me.
Bleed through me.
Become me.
I can't, and I won't.
(With a smile on my face).
I don't want to, I can't cope.
(Find me somewhere in the rainbow).
But I will, cause I can.
(With a smile on my face).
I'll be somewhere in the rainbow.
Reach out my hand for you.
Reach out my arms for you.
It's running through my veins, this confusing shooting pain.
(I can't, and I won't).
It's running through my veins, this confusing shooting pain.
(I don't want to, I can't cope)
Let it run through me, bleed through me, become me, everything.
(But I will, cause i can).
But I cant.
I won't.
I don't want to.
I can't cope.
Somewhere over the rainbow.
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Empty Bottle
04:41
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Dressed to kill and the party's on.
Drawn into the laughter, can't wait for the party after.
I'll play my part then ill move along ... Oh, I'll move along ...
Cause following the crowd is apart of the act.
Drink another drink, fall back, relax.
Where do I find my confidence?
At the bottom of an empty bottle.
Empty Bottle.
Theres another show, and I know my part.
Broken from the inside out, and I think I've lost my heart.
No one knows, but no one could tell.
That this act has taken over, and the party is never over.
Cause following the crowd is apart of the act.
Drink another drink, fall back, relax.
Where do I find my confidence?
At the bottom of an empty bottle.
Empty Bottle.
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Remedy
04:57
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Is peace of mind so hard to find, that in the process you can break?
With this heavy weight invisibly resting on me, I feel so weak my bones shake.
All i can do is search for light, from the outstretched hands of my soul.
But this anger keeps holding me back and preventing me from letting go.
Letting go
Letting go
And I want to scream cause I need to feel.
Please give me a remedy.
It was you that has broken my heart, but it's the anger thats ruining me.
And I want to scream cause I need to feel.
Please give me a remedy.
It was you that has broken my heart, but it's the anger thats ruining me.
I need to let you go
I need to let this go.
I need to let you go.
Its locked inside and its burning me ...
All the things I wish you could've seen.
But I have to let this go, and let you go with it.
Cause if I let this linger longer, I will lose sight of me ...
I need to let you go.
I need to let this go.
I need to let you go.
And I want to scream cause I need to feel.
Please give me a remedy.
It was you that has broken my heart, but it's the anger thats ruining me.
And I want to scream cause I need to feel.
Please give me a remedy.
It was you that has broken my heart, but it's the anger thats ruining me.
I need a remedy, Ain't no one a friend to me.
At least they all pretend to be, When really they my enemy.
It's sucking all my energy, My harmonies and melodies.
Feel I'm runnin on a hundred legs, like I'm a centipede.
In need of medicine, depression really settin in, potholes never end, Got dough guess again, flat broke money spent, lookin for my paper.
Cause this is the season of catchin the vapours, I'm in danger, the angers comin from every angle, passin by strangers could be guardian angels, the razors cut through the skin with the quickest slice, battling these demons need a reason just to pick a fight, I'm pushing to my limit bout to give in any minute, didn't live it livid hit it bout to pack it up and quit it, saint peter Ima have to meet you at the gates, when they ask me how I'm feelin Ima say I'm feelin great, but really are you kiddin me, spit so willingly, this so still in me a flow of negativity, I'm growin skill is still a seed, ready for the blossom, heavy on the job hunt, my resume is awesome, I need to let you go ...
Spinning needle let the record flow
Life toxic clock ticks as the seconds go, live it how you love it muthafunka cause you never know.
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8. |
Ripple
03:22
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I am the ripple that started the disaster, that put an end to our happily ever after.
I am the stone that you cast from your hand, too bitter and too hurt to care where I land.
I am that pain that weighed you down, till eventually you gave up and you let us drown.
You let us drown.
In a shower of shots I wash away my pain.
But as I dry off, the dirt remains.
The cards have been dealt and the bets been laid.
And I had everything to lose, but I still played.
You are the words that I can't seem to write.
You are that ghost that still haunts me every night.
You are those memories that play on repeat.
You are that riddle that I will always seek.
You are the pain that weighed me down, till eventually I gave up and you let us drown.
In a shower of shots I wash away my pain.
But as I dry off, the dirt remains.
The cards have been dealt and the bets been laid.
And I had everything to lose, but I still played.
All of the reasons, still nothing will be fixed.
All the decisions that led us strait to this ditch.
I am the ripple that started the disaster, that put an end to our happily ever after.
I am the stone that you cast from your hand, too bitter and too hurt to care where I land.
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Snake Eyes
03:03
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I know that I got all these things and there not figured out yet.
All this mess in my head you can guess, sometimes I go a little mad.
Who am I if i don't even try, If i don't dare to play the game.
I'll Roll the dice, call snake eyes, and let my luck lead the way ...
Right to you, cause you'll never love me.
Back into a place so lovely.
I know its true, no fairy tale ending here.
Falling into you ... I'm sorry I can't stay.
I try to find peace of mind but the lines they were blurred along the way.
I tried my best, you can guess, that my mind it hasn't changed.
What if i never tried and my eyes never opened up?
Some would say just have faith but it seems that I rolled snake eyes ...
Right to you, cause you'll never love me.
Back into a place so lovely.
I know its true, no fairy tale ending here.
Falling into you ... I'm sorry I can't stay.
This is not what I do, and this will never come true.
My wish was wasted and I ran, I'll guard my heart because I can.
So thanks for playing in my game.
I hope you have a very nice day.
I rolled snake eyes.
I rolled snake eyes.
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Don't Promise Me
04:13
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I want to feel, I want this all to come flooding in.
I know its real, cause I'm not sinking anymore.
If i let you in, can you promise not to promise me.
Ill take your hand, so don't reach for mine.
Over and over again I've gone in and I've pulled the plug.
Constantly thinking I'll win if I'm the first to choose to run.
I will let this go, this unwanted shadow hanging over me.
Ill start to heal, cause I'm not sinking anymore.
If you let me in, Ill promise not to stray away, when you hold my hand, ill hold on to yours
Over and over again I've gone in and I've pulled the plug.
Constantly thinking I'll win, if I'm the first to choose to run.
This old game is getting old ...
I'm not ashamed my truth be told.
My heart was hurt, the pain was real.
But now I want, I want to feel.
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Is this how I?
03:15
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Someone once said to me along time ago, "Don't be scared, it'll be alright."
With my heart on my sleeve, I quietly broke down and cried.
It was all just a delicate mess, my hands full of tears, and my heart was gathering dust.
Is this for real?
Cause it's making me fade.
Getting lost in my maze, I've forgotten my way.
Is this how I heal?
Cause I forgot how to pray.
And my silence is choking me up.
I caught my reflection staring back at me, wondering what the hell went wrong, bringing me down to my knees.
Pull yourself together she screamed ... So I shot for my sword and I grabbed my shield, is this how I feel?
Is this for real?
Cause it's making me fade.
Getting lost in my maze, I've forgotten my way.
Is this how I heal?
Cause I forgot how to pray.
And my silence is choking me up.
Is choking me up.
Is choking me up.
Is this how I?
Is this how I feel?
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12. |
The Weeds
03:41
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If you can't find your way now, look deep inside and somehow ...
You'll see right through the shadows, and there you will be ...
Waiting to be seen.
If you are scared to witness, the truth that cloaks the sickness.
Its easier just to stay buried, but its harder to breathe ...
When your tangled in the weeds.
If you can't find yourself now, write the words and listen to your sound ...
Your eyes will see whats been jaded, this is the moment, this is your moment.
Its easier, you think it's easier, and it gets easier.
You think its easier not to breath?
It's easier, you think it's easier, and it gets easier.
It gets easier to breathe.
Loosen up those weeds.
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13. |
Held Onto You
03:32
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One day I woke up and heard the news.
My heart in that moment Split in two.
Everything I thought I knew just changed.
And I know that I'll never be the same, because you ... So suddenly were gone.
You left all your pieces deep within my soul.
In a place where ill hold you, and I'll never ever ever let you go.
If I knew the last time that I saw you was the last time, then I would've held onto you.
Held onto you.
That day I woke up and heard the news.
My heart in that moment broke for you.
That day I woke up and heard the news.
My heart in that moment broke for you.
That day that I woke up and heard the news ...
My heart it broke for you.
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Gayla Ann Ely, UK
I am a Canadian singer-songwriter from North Vancouver, Canada, who is currently living in the UK with my wife. My music is a mix of acoustic folk and melodic piano with powerful vocals. I write and record most of my music in my home studio. My music is influenced heavily on my life experiences from the dark to the beautiful and I try to tell a story through my poetry and haunting sound. ... more
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