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Haunted
03:36
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there were - there were two - there were two versions of you
who i - who i'd get - who i'd get i never knew
sometimes you were kind
but often i'd find
a cold rejection, left me hungry for affection
and shame on me to mention wanting affection
any time - any time i stood
anytime i stood my ground
you would - you would pout
you would pout and put me down
instead of apologize, you would criticise
you said i should have known i wasn't wanted
and though i left you by those words i am haunted
you would - you would hang around
you would hang around and say
you needed - you needed more time
you needed more time away
you said i wanted too much
i never said i didn't get enough
i didn't even ask you to come over
i didn't even ask you to come over
why do i - why do i have to - why do i have to explain
touching me, touching me when, touching me when i said no's not a game
when men behave the way you did that day
you're the first to throw stones
to talk breaking bones
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Shadow
03:32
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we are together in feeling alone
unloveable and unknown
we are still searching for where we belong
it is not where we are or where we came from
everything that we do is an effort to escape the sadness
we seek distraction and a fraction of light in darkness
shadow can't live without light
day can't live without night
we should remember where light can be found
if it burns too bright it's sure to burn out
so take rest in darkness knowing it's just a shadow
and shadows have edges that meet the glow
shadow can't live without light
day can't live without night
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3. |
Mirror
03:40
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you are good at telling me
how you think i ought to be
and i'm always telling you
what you ought to do
oh we've really thought it through
there are rules about the words we say
about who can take up how much space
and shame on you if you mess up
no apology will ever be enough
no second chance, the doors are shut
maybe we could never measure up
though these rules have a reason
we are all flawed humans
though its often hard to tell
we're all tryin hard as hell
and we've learned from the times we fell
what are we fighting for
and who's the enemy in this war
we've got our weapons facing in
isn't that how hate always wins
we're forgetting where we've been
there's so much i still have to learn
many bridges i won't mean to burn
and people that i may demonize
mistakes that i will criticize
i hope one day i will be wise
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4. |
Possibilities
02:11
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what if you'd been told that you were strong?
that you could play along
that you were born to play this game
and you were born to win?
what if you'd been told that you couldn't be wrong?
that you would always belong
what if you'd been told you could take what you need?
that you were born to be free
no one knows the possibilities
what if you'd been told that you would go far?
what if you'd been told you could play the guitar?
what if you'd been told and you believed
you could be what you wanted to be?
what if you'd been told that you were smart
that everything you made was a work of art
that if you tried you would succeed
and everyone agreed?
no one knows the possibilities
what if you'd been told your ideas should be heard
that your thoughts should be put into words
that everyone appreciates your advice
because you are always right
what if when you turned on the TV
you thought, "hey, the heroes all look like me"
what if you'd been told and you believed
you could be what you wanted to be?
no one knows the possibilities
i'm telling you now if its not too late
you deserve it all and you shouldn't have to wait
if someone tells you that you're unworthy
turn around and leave
no one knows the possibilities
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5. |
Becoming A Nun
03:30
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i'm thinking about becoming a nun
i'm tired of being defined
i'm feeling confined
by your desires
i'll light you on fire
i am for hire for what you require
i'm thinking about becoming a nun
old fashioned ways you like to say
in a history book you belong
my body betrayed you
you said it had value
but to profit from that is wrong
CHORUS
i don't like the story you're telling
so what if its the only kind that is selling
you honor a tradition passed down through history
you'll keep getting rich selling our humanity
CHORUS
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Darken Your Door
02:14
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I know you're not somebody's baby no more
be mine, honey, it's you that I adore
won't you invite me to darken your door
i'll take however long you want to love me for
so many years ago that i was cruel to you
now you and i have been alone for a few
isn't it time yet to try again
you have not left my mind one single day since then
I know you're not somebody's baby no more
be mine, honey, it's you that I adore
won't you invite me to darken your door
i'll take however long you want to love me for
haven't you paid me back with all this waiting
what must i do to prove that i have been changing
i've never owned a feeling so strong
i've never known my heart to ache so long
I know you're not somebody's baby no more
be mine, honey, it's you that I adore
won't you invite me to darken your door
i'll take however long you want to love me for
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7. |
Low Expectations
03:24
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all the time i spent wondering what you were thinking
you spent all that time drinkin
so anything you thought you quickly forgot
its easy to outdo my low expectations of you
the bar is set so low, you act like you know
you get away with treating me so
because after i go there will be one to follow
its easy to outdo my low expectations of you
they say you're a good one and me i'm no fun
you play games i turn and run
we aleady know who won i forfeit i'm done
its easy to outdo my low expectations of you
i expect you to be mean, to treat me disrespectfully
with all the world you've seen
you should know you should not be so awfully mean
its easy to outdo my low expectations of you
all the time i spent wondering what you were thinking
you spent all that time drinkin
so anything you thought you quickly forgot
its easy to outdo my low expectations of you
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8. |
Not What I Need
03:20
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you keep on fooling me with all your stories
about the future and forever when you'll always be there for me
what about now? what about now?
where are you?
there are things you'd rather do
your love's not what i need
your love is not enough
your love's not what i seek
your love's not real love
your love is loud but weak
your love's not fooling me
your love's not what i need
what does it matter now the world's about to end
who cares about my failed romance when we have rights and bodies to defend
since we are under attack, i need to know whose got my back
your love's not what i need
your love is not enough
your love's not what i seek
your love's not real love
your love is loud but weak
your love's not fooling me
your love's not what i need
those men up on their thrones want to pick the meat from our bones
they want to keep our bodies under lock and key
so right now, right now more than ever, we've got to be the solid ground for each other
your love's not what i need
your love is not enough
your love's not what i seek
your love's not real love
your love is loud but weak
your love's not fooling me
your love's not what i need
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9. |
What Have I Done?
03:55
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10. |
Now You're Gone
03:24
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11. |
Rise
02:54
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no one should live inside a cage
i don't believe it keeps us safe
darling it's all about money
nothing is too precious honey
it's all about the money, honey
rise
laying bodies like bricks, building spires
somebody's building empires
leaving behind a trail of fire
from the ash rises a choir
rises a choir
rise
muffled voices through the wall
high price paid for a phone call
we amplify as we multiply
so listen as the silence dies
hear the choir rise
rise
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Zoe Boekbinder New Orleans, Louisiana
Nomadic at heart and a creator at their core, Zoe Boekbinder (they/them) was born on a farm into a family of four children. While music wasn't very present in their upbringing, Boekbinder recalls some of their first memories as making up songs. For them, music is as natural and as necessary as breath. Songwriting has become their resistance language. ... more
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