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This Is All You Felt
03:12
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This Is All You Felt
by Simone White
I can't give you what you want
you said
and shrugged and left
and closed the door
and went to bed
I stayed up late to watch the stars
shooting out their lights
'cause there's no reason why to shine
you learn a different lesson every time
like sugar's sweet
and salty brine
and stand up straight and get in line
'cause fire burns and ice will melt
and this is all you felt
you don't think there's any hope you said
you don't believe you'll get to be
just once before you're dead
but you never stayed up late to watch the stars
shooting out their lights
'cause your city's far too bright
you know you'll never win that fight
'cause sugar's sweet
and salt is brine
you stand up straight to get in line
but fire burns and ice will melt
and this is all you felt
but everything that you feel
another movie reel
you take your place and make your bet
don't hold your breath
don't hold your breath
'cause nothing's ever all you'll get
'cause sugar's sweet
and salt is brine
you stood up straight to get in line
but fire burns and ice will melt
and this is all you felt
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Letter to the Last Generation
by Simone White
first we weren't sure
then we ignored
all the way down
what doesn't bend
breaks in the end
hi ho
now we know
by the time you find this
it might be too late
all the signs were there
we simply did not
could not
would not
care
you'll never see
the blue in the sky
oh no
you'll never understand that we tried
no no
you'll never know
by the time you find this
it will be too late
why did we wait
all the signs were there
we simply did not care
no one could be blamed for the lies
everyone was named at the trials
those hollow hollow hollow hollow hollow
hollow
promises
first we weren't sure
then we ignored
all the way down
what doesn't bend
breaks in the end
hi ho
now we know
by the time you find this
it will be too late
why did we wait
all the signs were there
we simply did not care
please take care
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Little Heaven Little Blue
by Simone White
you took my hand in the fever dream
the sweat flowed freely from the cracks and seams
if I could just burn through the heaviness and blue
the patchwork and the pieces that keep covering the true
all I wanted was a kiss
an easy thoughtless way to get out of this
a melody a song
that wanders along
but all the kisses you could give me
couldn't keep me strong
the weight of the world and the weight of a man
the words in your head and the silence you say you just can't stand
oh you just can't stand
you took my hand in the fever dream
I knew it wasn't what it seemed
the two of us burning through
little heaven little blue
little lies unfolding to cover up the true
the weight of the world and the weight of a man
the words in your head and the silence you say you just can't stand
oh you just can't stand
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4. |
So It Goes
03:34
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So It Goes
by Simone White
you found hope
in a signal sent from outer space
and it showed what you thought you'd lost
without a trace
I want to wrap my arms around you
and keep you safe
wish I could kiss the tears off of your face
now here's a story
and I know you've heard them all before
this one's crazy and it's past the point
of no return
think I could love you from a million miles away
the planet's spinning and I'm standing in place
but oh
so it goes
you're never just alone
no no no
there's a light on every door
it's the universal glow
lighting up with love to show
lighting up with love to light the dark way home
you found hope
in a signal sent from outer space
and it showed what you thought you'd lost
without a trace
I felt you wrap your arms around me to keep me safe
I feel your love from a million miles away
and oh so it goes
you're never just alone
no no no there's a light on every door
it's the universal glow
lighting up with love to show
lighting up with love to light the dark way home
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5. |
Genuine Fake
04:54
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Genuine Fake
by Simone White
I met you once in Glasgow town
your arm in mine as we wandered around
the glossy streets as the rain came falling down
the words you never did say out loud
the year you came out to L.A.
you were impressed how I knew all the freeways
we drove out west stopped at old McCabe's
and sat on the beach as I watched you play
and you
your face so bright in the storm
chasing light every day like you're being reborn
always finding a spark
and the beauty in the dark
your love so big for everything
I never knew you wanted my heart
hold a mirror to the setting sun
the people we have been and everything that we have done
the quiet space between us like a home to which I run
and every time I see you
it's you
your face so bright in the storm
chasing light every day like you're being reborn
always finding a spark
and the beauty in the dark
your love so big for everything
I never knew you wanted my heart
but do you know what my heart is made of
how easy can you break it
does it need more than you can take
and are you sure it's not a genuine fake
I met you once in Glasgow town
your arm in mine as we wandered around
the glossy streets as the rain came falling down
the words you never did say out loud
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6. |
Harvest
04:19
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Harvest
by Simone White
john michaelson
come close the door
your father's let a man in
they said they could use our only son
now it's come the revolution
so wash your hands, sit at the table
we haven't got a thing to offer him
you're a strong lad, so capable
spring harvest was thin
a single plate translucent skin
we turned away and kept it in
and prayed for better days
the summer harvest fell to rot
we held too tight to what we got
it split in two but still it was too few
and so we prayed for better days
the autumn harvest disappeared
a confirmation of our fears
we killed the thieves among the dusty leaves
and then we prayed for better days
the winter harvest still unfound
the stone and fever sealed the ground
we stand in silence gathered round
and pray for better days
we pray for better days
one day
one day
one day
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7. |
Tiny Drop
03:39
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Tiny Drop
by Simone White
how much will it cost
a lot a lot
the way the wind blows around you
how the sky felt above you
the beauty that you lost
a lot a lot
for all the wars you fought
you are a tiny drop tiny drop
you are a tiny drop tiny drop
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Rain
03:22
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Rain
by Simone White
I heard your voice
a silver thread
you cast a net
capturing me unaware
my heart laid bare
a tangled boy
you made a bet
unraveling
daring me to bust your cover
woven lover
rain rain
filling up the well
rain rain rain rain
don't care where it fell
and underneath the ground
what made you new
once left behind comes into view
could you be persuaded or convinced
what lies beneath
contains the kiss
rain rain
filling up the well
rain rain rain rain
don't care where it fell
if I slip I'll surely drown
pull me out and lay my body down
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9. |
Shadow Pass
03:08
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Shadow Pass
by Simone White
everything I said was half true
it's the way it comes out
when I try to talk to you
I'm keeping the best part
the rest of a broken heart
hold a little back from the start you won't lose
it only leaves a bruise
all the time gives into regrets
if I let you in my head
if I showed you how it gets
would you see what I can't see
can you hold on
to the best in me
will you wait will you watch
the shadow pass
will you tell me it won't last
give me courage faith and bravery
give me courage faith and bravery
give me courage faith and bravery
I want to believe I want to believe I want to believe
the things that I can't see
everything I said was half true
it's the way it comes out
when I try to talk to you
but can you see the best in me
will you hold on
to what I can't see
will you wait will you watch
the shadow pass
will you tell me it won't last
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Letter to the Last Generation
by Simone White
first we weren't sure
then we ignored
all the way down
what doesn't bend
breaks in the end
hi ho
now we know
by the time you find this
it might be too late
all the signs were there
we simply did not
could not
would not
care
you'll never see
the blue in the sky
oh no
you'll never understand that we tried
no no
you'll never know
by the time you find this
it will be too late
why did we wait
all the signs were there
we simply did not care
no one could be blamed for the lies
everyone was named at the trials
those hollow hollow hollow hollow hollow
hollow
promises
first we weren't sure
then we ignored
all the way down
what doesn't bend
breaks in the end
hi ho
now we know
by the time you find this
it will be too late
why did we wait
all the signs were there
we simply did not care
please take care
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Simone White
"Simone White has a voice like ether. It's sweetly airy and hypnotic. Hearing it can pull you under to a strangely beautiful, glittering world where nothing seems real." - NPR
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