1. |
You Know Who I Am
04:59
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Ik kan jou niet volgen mijn lief
jij kunt niet gaan waar ik ga
jij bent de afstand die je tussen ons zet
in de momenten die nog komen gaan
I cannot follow you, my love,
You cannot follow me.
I am the distance you put between
All of the moments that we will be.
You know who I am,
You've stared at the sun,
Well I am the one who loves
Changing from nothing to one.
Sometimes I need you naked,
Sometimes I need you wild,
I need you to carry my children in
And I need you to kill a child.
If you should ever track me down
I will surrender there
And I will leave with you one broken man
Whom I will teach you to repair.
You know who I am
You've stared at the sun,
Well I am the one who loves
Changing from nothing to one
Ik kan jou niet volgen mijn lief
jij kunt niet gaan waar ik ga
jij bent de afstand die je tussen ons zet
in de momenten die nog komen gaan
I cannot follow you, my love,
You cannot follow me.
I am the distance you put between
All of the moments that we will be.
You know who I am
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2. |
Green Grass
03:28
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Lay your head where my heart used to be
Hold the earth above me
Lay down on the green grass
Remember when you loved me
Come closer don't be shy
Stand beneath a rainy sky
The moon is over the rise
Think of me as a train goes by
Stand in the shade of me
Things are now made of me
The weather vane will say
It smells like rain today
God took the stars and he tossed 'em
Can't tell the birds from the blossoms
You'll never be free of me
He'll make a tree from me
Don't say goodbye to me
Describe the sky to me
And if the sky falls, mark my words
We'll catch mocking birds
Lay your head where my heart used to be
Hold the earth above me
Lay down on the green grass
Remember when you loved me
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3. |
If It Be Your Will
04:33
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If it be your will
That I speak no more
And my voice be still
As it was before
I will speak no more
I shall abide until
I am spoken for
If it be your will
If it be your will
That a voice be true
From this broken hill
I will sing to you
From this broken hill
All your praises they shall ring
If it be your will
To let me sing
From this broken hill
All your praises they shall ring
If it be your will
To let me sing
If it be your will
If there is a choice
Let the rivers fill
Let the hills rejoice
Let your mercy spill
On all these burning hearts in hell
If it be your will
To make us well
And draw us near
And bind us tight
All your children here
In their rags of light
In our rags of light
All dressed to kill
And end this night
If it be your will
If it be your will
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4. |
Suzanne
04:13
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Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night forever
And you know that she's half-crazy but that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her
Then he gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer that you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind
And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him
He said all men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them
But he himself was broken, long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him, and you want to travel blind
And you think you maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with her mind
Now, Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river
She's wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor
And she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love and they wil lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds her mirror
And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind
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5. |
Sins Of My Father
04:25
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God said don't give me your
Tin horn prayers
Don't buy roses off the street down there
Took it all and took the dirt road home
Dreaming of Jenny with the light brown hair
Night is falling like a bloody axe
Lies and rumors and the wind at my back
Hand on the wheel gravel on the road
Will the pawn shop sell me back what I sold
I'm gonna take the sins of my father
I'm gonna take the sins of my mother
I"m gonna take the sins of my brother
Down to the pond
Birds cry warning from a hidden branch
Carving out a future with a gun and an axe
I'm way beyond the gavel and the laws of man
Still living in the palm of the grace of your hand
The worlds not easy the blind man said
Turns on nothing but money and dread
Dogs been scratching at the door all night
Long neck birds flying out of the moon light
I'm gonna take the sins of my father
I'm gonna take the sins of my mother
I"m gonna take the sins of my brother
Down to the pond
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6. |
Family of Things
05:50
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You do not have to be good
you do not have to hold down your head
and hide from the people around you
you do not have to be still
you do not have to suffer in quiet
in the silence of the world that surrounds you
meanwhile the world goes on
like the birds we travel on
looking for shelter far away
like the wind moves
over treetops
through the valleys
down to faces below
like the rain falls
to nourish the soul of the earth
so you must also be strong
like them carry on through the seasons
over and over and over again
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7. |
Who By Fire
06:24
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And who by fire, who by water
Who in the sunshine, who in the night time
Who by high ordeal, who by common trial
Who in your merry merry month of may
Who by very slow decay
And who shall I say is calling?
And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate
Who in these realms of love, who by something blunt
Who by avalanche, who by powder
Who for his greed, who for his hunger
And who shall I say is calling?
And who by brave assent, who by accident
Who in solitude, who in this mirror
Who by his lady's command, who by his own hand
Who in mortal chains, who in power
And who shall I say is calling?
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8. |
Yesterday Is Here
06:00
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If you want money in your pocket
And a top hat on your head
A hot meal on your table
And a blanket on your bed
Well today is grey skies
Tomorrow is tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday is here
Well, I'm going to New York City
And I'm leaving on a train
And if you want to stay behind
And wait til I come back again
Today's grey skies
Tomorrow is tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday's here
If you want to go
Where rainbows end
You'll have to say goodbye
All our dreams come true, baby up ahead
And it's out where your memories lie
Well, the road is out before me
And the moon is shining bright
What I want you to remember as I disappear tonight
Well, today's grey skies
Tomorrow's tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday is here
Well, today's grey skies
Tomorrow's tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday's here
You'll have to wait til yesterday's here
You'll have to wait til yesterday's here
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9. |
Bird On A Wire
05:12
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Like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
Like a worm on a hook
Like a knight from some old-fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
If I, if I have been unkind
I hope that you can just let it go by
If I, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you
For like a baby, stillborn
Like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me
But I swear by this song
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
He said to me, "you must not ask for so much"
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door
She cried to me, "hey, why not ask for more?"
Oh, like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
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10. |
Suzanne NL
04:16
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Suzanne neemt je mee,
naar een bank aan het water,
duizend schepen gaan voorbij
en toch wordt 't maar niet later,
en je weet dat zij te gek is,
want daarom zit je naast haar
en ze geeft je pepermuntjes,
want ze geeft je graag iets tastbaars
en net als je haar wilt zeggen:
'ik kan jou geen liefde geven'
komt heel de stad tot leven en hoor
je meeuwen schreeuwen,
je hebt steeds van haar gehouden,
en je wilt wel met haar meegaan,
samen naar de overkant
en je moet haar wel vertrouwen,
want ze houdt al jouw gedachten in haar hand
Suzanne neemt je mee,
naar een bank aan het water,
je onthoudt waar ze naar kijkt,
als herinnering voor later
en het zonlicht lijkt wel honing,
waaraan kinderen zich te goed doen
en het grasveld ligt bezaaid met wat de
mensen zoal weg doen,
in de goot liggen de helden,
met een glimlach op de lippen
en de meeuwen in de lucht,
lijken net verdwaalde stippen,
als Suzanne je lachend aankijkt
en je wilt wel met haar meegaan,
samen naar de overkant
en je moet haar wel vertrouwen,
want ze houdt al jouw gedachten in haar hand.
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Rosalie Genay Netherlands
Rosalie Genay is based in Rotterdam after moving from London. She's currently workingon new projects after 'For the Love of Annie' a jazz album with Scott Hamilton, Barry Green, Dave Green & Steve Brown & 'In Between The Silence', an album of original material. In 2014 she toured the UK with acclaimed album Realms, arrangements of songs by Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen with pianist Rebecca Nash. ... more
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