1. |
Witness
03:29
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I feel home in the rugged wood
Where the dark moss grows on stone
Turn my back on the city lights
And I find myself alone
The water’s cold
The trees are old
And there’s time
For me to find
I’m not my mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Drinking deep from the Iron Spring
As I feel the stillness grow
See the light dance on mayfly wings
In the last of the sun’s glow
The water’s cold
The trees are old
And there’s time
For me to find
I’m not my mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Knowing yourself as the witness
Is the path to forgiveness
I’m not my mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
Mind
I feel home in the rugged wood
Where the dark moss grows on stone
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2. |
Borrowed Breath
03:56
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There’s silence in my fishing town
With nothing but the wind
To shake the walls of my wooden house
And beg me to let it in
The salty air whips my hair around
My pale and weathered skin
As I sit and wait by the old lighthouse
For the storm clouds to roll in
The storm clouds to roll in
I’m weathered and worn but my house is still
Standing against the wind
And whether I’m torn from the sky I’ll still
Know when the night begins
I cast my net into the deep blue
Which now reflects the stars
A reminder of a deeper truth
That which we hold is not ours
On borrowed breath I whistle a tune
A tune that beckons sleep
And memories of my mothers arms
Not even memories will we keep
Not even memories will we keep
I’m weathered and worn but my house is still
Standing against the wind
And whether I’m torn from the sky I’ll still
Know when the night begins
Breathe in lean back into the arms of rest
Exhale slowly and turn to face the west
I’m weathered and worn but my house is still
Standing against the wind
And whether I’m torn from the sky I’ll still
Know when the night begins
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3. |
Champion
05:35
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The higher that you jump
The further you’ll fall down
Don’t you know you the nature of gravity’s
To bring you to the ground
To bring you to the ground
So sharply you’ll inhale
As you feel your stomach drop
Don’t you know that once you’re freefalling
You’re not gonna stop
You’re not gonna stop
So choose your champion
And make sure they’re ready to conquer
What tomorrow brings
and hope that with their courage they were
Built to fight not born to die
And they’re strong enough to win the battle
Let them be alright hear their mother’s cry
As they pray on bent knee in the chapel
The longer that you wait
The more time that you waste
Don’t you know existence
Is fleeting momentary grace
Momentary grace
So spit the blood and run
Then stand your ground and face
Every mortal fear that has gripped you
And made you feel unsafe
Made you feel unsafe
So choose your champion
And make sure they’re ready to conquer
What tomorrow brings
And hope that with that courage they were
Built to fight not born to die
And they’re strong enough to win the battle
Let them be alright hear their mother’s cry as they pray
On Bent knee in the chapel
Aaaah aaaah aaaah aaaah
Aaaah aaaah aaaah aaaah
Aaaah aaaah aaaah aaaah
Aaah aaaaah
Cos we’re built to fight
Not born to die
Bang the drum and sharpen up the metal
We’ll survive the night this is our war cry
We will find a way to win the battle
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4. |
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Yesterday I lost me right around
the time that I lost you
a quarter after two
The hour that turned blue
Two magnets turned away from facing
What it was that drew
Their bodies together
That it is who we are
Who we are
Who we are
But if we want it badly enough
Could love ever be enough
And keeping it for fear of the loss
Could we even call that love
It’s funny how the little things
Can indicate a change
The shelves you’d rearrange
The way you’d say my name
As if when you kissed my lips
They didn’t taste the same
And no-one was to blame
We couldn’t keep our flame alight
Flame alight
Flame alight
But if we want it badly enough
Could love ever be enough
And keeping it for fear of the loss
Could we even call that love
I’m scared of being alone
Unprepared for living in our home
With all the things we shared
And everything we own
Our future plans a ghost
we’ll never know
Oh oh
Oh oh
But if we want it badly enough
Could love ever be enough
And keeping it for fear of the loss
Could we even call that love
Yesterday I lost me right around
The time that I lost you
A quarter after two
The hour that turned blue
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5. |
Postscript
04:34
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How many promises broken in two
How many hearts am I willing to glue
How many hands am I going to hold
Before I grow old
I look to the sky but it's no longer blue
The hillsides around me are hidden from view
The tumbling clouds weighing down on my mind
And I am now blind
My love I know I had no right to desert you
I'm playing it over again in my mind
You say that you're fine but I know that I hurt you
This time
The darkness I carry beginning to loom
The flowers around me no longer in bloom
The artist inside me has said there's no room
And she will leave soon
My love I know I had no right to desert you
I'm playing it over again in my mind
You say that you're fine but I know that I hurt you
This time
I left you behind in this world without knowing
How deeply I loved you and how much I care
So look to our garden that's endlessly growing
Im there
How many promises broken in two
How many hearts am I willing to glue
How many hands am I going to hold
Before I grow old
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6. |
Shutter Speed
03:16
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Just out of sight
Down at the end of the garden
You hide your bike
I find an excuse to be pardoned
No time for shoes
Feeling the damp of the dew
Against my skin
I will ride upon your handlebars
And feel as though the world is ours
Created for this moment in existence
Underneath a thousand eyes
Of ever watchful fireflies
That light our path into the distance
And when the town is fast asleep
We'll lay together in the street
Our hearts now beating with persistence
Set the shutter speed slow
Turn me into a ghost
Focus on the stars
Three two one the picture's ours
For ever and ever
And oh I'll go to bed
Ten minutes before my alarm
Eyes heavy as lead
But your name is written on my arm
Surrounded by stars
Tracing the lines of the ink
Upon my skin
I will ride upon your handlebars
And feel as though the world is ours
Created for this moment in existence
Underneath a thousand eyes
Of ever watchful fireflies
They'll light our path into the distance
And when the town is fast asleep
We'll lay together in the street
Our hearts now beating with persistence
Set the shutter speed slow
Turn me into a ghost
Focus on the stars
Three two one the picture's ours
For ever and ever
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7. |
Elements
04:50
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Push me pull me as indecisive as the wind
But strong and wild all the same
You call for me but my threads are wearing thin
And time will soon rub out my name
Now you’re the river running wild
Straight into the sea
I see you do you see me
And I have tried to run beside you
But now you’re on your own
And like a fire we’ll burn
Deep into the night
And each in turn
Will be blinded by our light
Oh when will we learn
That to make it all alright
We have to give up this fight
Give up this fight
My feet sink deep down into the earth
Like roots they’re holding me fast
Don’t weep you can’t keep begging for rebirth
Like fruit that's fallen to the grass
Now you’re the rain that’s pouring down
And I’m the thirsty ground
I stay still you’re all around
And I have tried to keep you hide you
But now I am drowned
And like a fire we’ll burn
Deep into the night
And each in turn
Will be blinded by our light
Oh when will we learn
That to make it all alright
We have to give up this
The winds gave wings to fire
And the fire scorched the earth
Which made the sky perspire
Which then washed away the thirst
And like a fire we’ll burn
Deep into the night
And each in turn
Will be blinded by our light
Oh when will we learn
That to make it all alright
We have to give up this
We have to give up this
We have to give up this Fight
Give up this fight
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8. |
The House on the Hill
05:34
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There’s a house on the hill that hated standing still
So its bricks they would shift and lift at their own will
When its door was ajar you could see it was scarred from the inside
So it shrunk and it grew tried to obscure the view from its own eyes
But the darker you grow well the less that you know of the light
‘Cause the pain is there to be made aware of
And if not it will tear you in two
It will make you feel scared and underprepared
Inside out and utterly see-through
So I walked up the path and knocked on the front door
And the walls seemed to speak with a creak that asked me for
The reason I came and my name I explained I meant no harm
Won’t you open the door cause the rain out here pours don’t be alarmed
Save me from the night and I‘ll turn on the lights in your room
‘Cause the pain is there to be made aware of
And if not it will tear you in two
It will make you feel scared and underprepared
Inside out and utterly see-through
So it cracked its windows open
And the lock turned in the door
And the beauty of its peeling paint
And dusty wooden floors
Was revealed before my weeping eyes
As the light came from within
Illuminating all of the previously hidden sin
But time warps us all don’t feel shame for the cracks in your walls
‘Cause the pain is there to be made aware of
And if not it will tear you in two
It will make you feel scared and underprepared
Inside out and utterly see-through
‘Cause the pain is there to be made aware of
And if not it will tear you in two
It will make you feel scared and underprepared
Inside out and utterly see-through
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9. |
Endless Blue
03:24
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Heard it whispered on the wind
A low enchanting voice invites me in
His childlike eyes are begging me to play
I assure you here I cannot stay
Lost in endless blue
Sailing far away with you
For a moment lost my breath
As I’m consumed by emptiness
Walk in silence by your side
With the ebb and flow of the turning tide
Once again we found ourselves entwined
As I skim the surface of your mind
Lost in endless blue
Sailing far away with you
For a moment lost my breath
As I’m consumed by emptiness
Lost in endless blue
Sailing far away with you
For a moment lost my breath
As I’m consumed by emptiness
For a moment lost my breath
As I’m consumed by emptiness
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10. |
Alone with Myself
05:10
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But I wanted to be alone
And you wanted to be my friend
You said you wanted to belong
To somebody’s heart again
So I’ll hold my breath til you come back around
Tell me that you’re here to stay
When the sun blinds my eyes I will follow your voice
Through the rain I’ll still travel your way
But I wanted to be alone
And you wanted to be my friend
You said you wanted to belong
To somebody’s heart again
But you had found me struggling
Life had bound me til you let me in
Now I can see everything
And I can be alone with myself
In the silence that followed the night you came back
You said all you wanted to say
Won’t you tell me the story of when we were young
Take my hand and we’ll both run away
But I wanted to be alone
And you wanted to be my friend
You said you wanted to belong
To somebody’s heart again
I’m falling asleep while you read me a book
And I’m drifting away to the sound
Of the people they’re laughing as you take my hand
Now we’re standing alone in the crowd
But I wanted to be alone
And you wanted to be my friend
You said you wanted to belong
To somebody’s heart again
But you had found me struggling
Life had bound me til you let me in
Now I can see everything
And I can be alone with myself
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Venus England, UK
'Heart'rending Voice', 'The Queen of ethereal melancholy'. 'Flawless voice'', 'Eeek, I just wanna hear you sing everything
for hours' - some of the recent comments from new fans. Venus's music crosses the bounds of folk.indie,pop and rock. One of the biggest Twitch musicians with her show www.twitch.tv/venusworld,
host to 70,000 followers.
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