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Go
03:17
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I'm a lazy fuck but I'm dutiful
Nothing but the bare and the beautiful
I don't seem to work without routine
To keep me from the unforeseen
The light throws shadows on my path
Feel like crying and instead I laugh
The dust lies heavy on my chest
I'm proudly unimpressed
Wrapped in sadness and heavy-limbed
It all looks better when the lights are dimmed
I say screw this and I mean it, to some extent
You can't get your time unspent
I'm walking through my fear I'm walking slow
If you never set a course you never go
I might be on the right road
Roaming in the wrong direction
With a desperate supplication to
Stand still in silent reflection
I might be on the right road
Roaming in the wrong direction
With a desperate supplication to
Stand still in silent reflection
Tears of laughter and tears of pain
Tears of anger and tears of shame
My freedom is my cage, my quietude my rage
And I'm a cookie-cutter sage
I'm walking through my fear I'm walking slow
I'm walking through my fear I'm walking slow
I'm walking through my fear I'm walking slow
If you never set a course you never go
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What was faintly remembered is getting stronger
And the times I remember keep getting longer
Before I kept coming up short
In the world‘s dazzling court
Before I learnt how to contort
I know
I kept at it, for myself, not measuring time
I kept going, knowing, the decision was mine
I didn’t know to care what they‘d say
It mattered to be on my way
I would get out there someday
I knew
The way it simmers, taking forever
And then the rush when it all comes together
You know it’s right and light as a feather
You think, „I made that“
You know you started this long ago
Now you’re sitting here in the afterglow
Because it pleases your soul to know
That you made that
For a glimpse of the infinite
For a glimpse of the infinite
Pages in a notebook, unused, but they were needed to get here
Countless phrases, scratched out, but I needed them to get clear
I could have felt this all along
I could have felt that I belong
I could have felt this all along
All these years checking for signs
Waiting for stars to align
I needed to quit the sidelines
To get
The way it simmers, taking forever
And then the rush when it all comes together
You know it’s right and light as a feather
You think, „I made that“
You know you started this long ago
Now you’re sitting here in the afterglow
Because it pleases your soul to know
That you made that
For a glimpse of the infinite
For a glimpse of the infinite
For a glimpse of the infinite
For a glimpse of the infinite
I‘m sad for the time I lost
I‘m sad to think what I forgot
Heeding a call from within
I vow to make this mean something
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3. |
Fade
04:00
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The snow will melt
The seasons will change
There‘ll be birthdays and weddings and moves but they won‘t be the same
I‘ll be I
And you‘ll be you
We‘ll each of us be getting back up and starting anew
In an empty flat
Overwhelmed and sad
How did we start?
How did we end?
Have you found out what it all meant?
Where are we going now
On our separate ways?
What was the point of these two thousand one hundred forty five days?
If they’re all to fade
You‘ve taken what‘s yours
I‘ve taken what’s mine
But then so much was ours and we chose it with us in mind
I‘ll no longer be hearing
How your day went
Oh, I wish we could go back and do it all over again
Looking one last time
At what we‘ve left behind
How did we start?
How did we end?
Have you found out what it all meant?
Where are we going now
On our separate ways?
What was the point of these two thousand one hundred forty five days?
If they’re all to fade
Where are we going now
On our separate ways?
What was the point of these two thousand one hundred forty five days
If they’re all to fade
If they’re all to fade
If they’re all to fade
If they’re all to fade
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4. |
You'd Do The Same For Me
05:16
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Your load is heavy
And it‘s been stacking
You‘re yearning for release
But then you hold on
Not knowing if you
Even deserve any peace
But it’s ok to be the one being held
It’s ok to wrestle with the hand we‘re dealt
I‘m here to talk
Or go for a walk
Or sit beside each other silently
Let’s watch a movie
Put on something goofy
Or something to dream
I know you’d do the same for me
You are the strong one
Who‘s there for others
And you will always be
But now it’s your turn
To be supported
Let’s find out what you need
It’s ok to be the one being held
It’s ok to wrestle with the hand we‘re dealt
I‘m here to talk
Or go for a walk
Or sit beside each other silently
Let’s watch a movie
Put on something goofy
Or something to dream
I know you’d do the same for me
When you are hurting
When it’s hard and you feel like you’re alone
I‘m here to tell you
We‘re in this together, we‘ll help each other carry on
I‘m here to talk
Or go for a walk
Or sit beside each other silently
Let’s watch a movie
Put on something goofy
Or something to dream
I know you’d do the same
Oh, I know you’d do the same
I know you’d do the same for me
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5. |
Silly
03:16
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She wants to have her pie and eat it
She has seen it in the movies
They get their signals crossed so now they're lost
To each other, don't you think this is -?
You see it happen, it's not uncommon
There are stories that can prove it
It's early days to say in any case
But you could argue this is all rather silly
He got himself a trophy
At cards as well as at love
Nothing does the trick quite as quick
As a diamond on a pretty girl
You come home to the mess you left
Then go out without cleaning up
Things you convinced yourself of catch you by surprise
Whenever they decide to unmask
You will never have it
You will never find it
It will never be like that
You will never have it
When it comes to love
All you know is „I don't feel the same way“
You plan to make it, so you shake it off
And yet it stings whichever side you stand on
You will never have it
You will never find it
It will never be like that
You will never have it
You will never have it
You will never have it
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6. |
You At All
04:58
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I see you trying to bypass every trap and
As you do so you make your life not fully happen
You find your nerves to be frayed and your heart confused
You think that there’s a way to evade ever getting bruised
Non-exposure doesn’t equal safety
Being camouflaged won‘t make you feel free
All the shapes and sizes of your hiding
They will only ever be misguiding
The safety you‘re after is a counterfeit
And it can’t be made worth what you pay for it
The price that you‘re asked is making your life so small
It hardly feels like a life at all
You feel like you’re in control when you‘re barely noticed
You bear the weight of your goal, trying to be faultless
What seemed to work in the past makes you feel alright
And yet you can‘t get comfort to last while you hold on this tight
Where can you move without knocking anything over
What can you do without anyone being bothered
What seems to protect imprisons you ever more deeply
In a labyrinth hunting for the key
The safety you‘re after is a counterfeit
And it can’t be made worth what you pay for it
The price that you‘re asked is making your life so small
It hardly feels like a life at all
A life at all
Don’t let you pass you by, stay with you
Do the next thing that’s right and true to you
It‘s time to face what‘s real - come out of your cave
No matter how tender you feel, you’re also brave
The safety you‘re after is a counterfeit
And it can’t be made worth what you pay for it
The price that you‘re asked is making yourself so small
It hardly feels like you at all
You at all
You at all
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7. |
A Game To Be Played
03:41
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The road before us, the city behind
A jaw to unclench, a knot to unwind
The sound of the engine, the tyres on the tar
Everything looks different seen from afar
I feel alive, like I’m sitting on a starting block
I want to drive until I feel my heart unlock
Kept looking for my value in a fixed amount
But I‘m so much more than numbers in a bank account
My love‘s hands on the steering wheel
It was a dream and now it’s real
Quit the dull panic of the everyday
For delight to show us the way
I feel alive, like I’m sitting on a starting block
I want to drive until I feel my heart unlock
Kept looking for my value in a fixed amount
But I‘m so much more than numbers in a bank account
I don’t want to sleep in, I'm tired of sitting still
Want to take it all in, 'till I’ve had my fill
Looking at the vastness, eager and afraid
This life is not a game to be won but a game to be played
I feel alive, like I’m sitting on a starting block
I want to drive until I feel my heart unlock
Kept looking for my value in a fixed amount
But I‘m so much more than numbers in a bank account
I‘m so much more than numbers in a bank account
I‘m so much more than numbers in a bank account
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8. |
Come Child
04:12
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Come child, I know you‘re terrified
Of dusting yourself off and moving on
Come child, I know you‘re shaking inside
And trying to put this off for years to come
Come child, it’s not the time to hide
Or turn your back and run, we’re pushing on
Along the path of life
We’re not meant to know for sure
And when fear becomes rife
You‘ll learn the cure
Is not to stop
Come child, you’re not alone on this ride
I‘m here no matter what is to come
Come child, I‘m here by your side
We’re taking the next step to what we can become
Come child, we‘ve got fears to set aside
And a life to live, rolling on
Along the path of life
Who knows what it will bring
And when fear becomes rife
The most important thing
Is to not give up
You’re enough
You’re enough for me
You’re enough
You’re enough for me
You are safe
You are safe with me
You are safe
You are safe with me
Joy is here
Joy is here and now
Joy is here
Joy is here and now
Joy is free
Unconditional
Joy is free
Unconditional
Come child, I know you‘re terrified
Of dusting yourself off and moving on
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9. |
You Are
05:17
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I came into this world with outlines blurred
Now every word I speak is slightly slurred
All I ever knew was how to question
All I ever learnt was how to doubt but
You are my love
You can see all of me, all
You are my love
You can see everything
Facing inside but I welcome you
By your side the world comes into view
Crying, trying to make no sound
You're the warm thing that calms me down
You are my love
You can see all of me, all
You are my love
You can see everything
If life do us part
I will keep you in my heart
Tending to a settled ache
Here's to a promise I can make
You are
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10. |
The Wrestle
03:35
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Who knows, maybe I'm not competitive enough for this
Maybe I'm just a bore
In rows, they're wrestling to get a chance to shoot and miss
While I'm left wondering what for
I watch from the sidelines, commenting on everyone's progress
For them to have high standards to impress
There goes a piece of advice from the active ones
They who know what to say
There crows unenlightened death to the sleepy ones
„Gather ye rosebuds while ye may“
I'm next to my story, walking beside it
Looking around me, trying to hide it
Most of my deeds only loosely related
The bulk of my dreams becoming outdated
Who knows, maybe I'm not competitive enough for this
Maybe I'm just a bore
In rows, they're wrestling to get a chance to shoot and miss
While I'm left wondering what for
I watch from the sidelines, commenting on everyone's progress
For them to have high standards to impress
There goes a piece of advice from the active ones
They who know what to say
There crows unenlightened death to the sleepy ones
„Gather ye rosebuds while you may“
Go out and find what you want to say
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Erika Spencer Zürich, Switzerland
Erika Spencer makes music about the seriousness of life without taking herself too seriously. Her music deals with the human experience, with honesty and precision, and at the same time always with a twinkle in her eye. A bit like the books of Jane Austen, which she fell in love with as a teenager. The Swiss singer-songwriter with South African roots combines alternative pop with jazz and folk. ... more
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