1. |
Free
03:54
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Any other place and time these words would fall like rain
There would be a reason why and someone could explain
Everyday a day goes by and I still feel the same
Set em up and knock em down again and again
Some day we'll know the reason, some might even find a meaning or more
Always putting up a fight, always asking what are you fighting for
But I'll keep my hopes up, and I will believe
Taking deep breaths til I finally breathe
It might take a lifetime to finally see
We pay quite a price when the best things are free
Do you wanna be a billionaire with fortune and fame
Do you want a pet jaguar and two private planes
do you want to be a superstar, everyone knows your name
but no-one knows who you really are at the end of the day
Cause people always saying that you can't take it with you when you go
people always saying 'when you know you know'
But I'll keep my hopes up, and I will believe
Taking deep breaths til I finally breathe
It might take a lifetime to finally see
We pay quite a price when the best things are free
I'll keep my hopes up, and I will believe
Taking deep breaths til I finally breathe
It might take a lifetime to finally see
We pay quite a price when the best things are free
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2. |
Baby Don't You Cry
04:33
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You try and tell me that I'm pretty and petite
I'm one part sour, two parts sweet
That you're going to sweep me off my feet so quick I'll fly
assuming I'm a basic, love sick fool
Ssshh baby listen up I'm telling you
You're going to learn a whole new set of rules, so listen right
Here's a sermon you're gonna practice what I preach
get ready for the famine, had the feast
time to let this guard dog off her leash so she can bite
cause babe I tired of living underneath your thumb
flags are waving, race is run
time to stick a fork in this, it's done
Baby don't you cry
Baby don't you cry
Baby don't you cry
Baby just get by telling your lies
Baby don't you cry
You're a little late to learn your this from that
babe you gotta earn your tit for tat
now you're going to burn I've lit the match to start this fire
rising like a phoenix from the ash
they're saying in the streets the bitch is back
I've been playing D now I'll attack
baby don't you cry
Baby don't you cry
Baby don't you cry
Baby just get by telling your lies
Baby don't you cry
Get ready baby cause it's time to turn some tables
tip some scales and lose some labels
time for change now don't complain it's about time
if anything it's long been overdue
cause babe I've been a long time over you
get out of the way I'm coming through
baby don't you cry
Baby don't you cry
Baby don't you cry
Baby just get by telling your lies
Baby don't you cry
baby just get by saying you're fine
baby don't you cry
baby just get by telling your lies
baby don't you cry
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3. |
Good Man
03:19
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Been a long time coming, been a long time gone
Some might say that Cupid's just plain evil
I was down and out, not looking back
clutching at straws in my haystack
now I think I've finally found my needle
And he's smart and sweet and handsome
and he holds my heart to ransom
But there's no price I'd take to leave his side
He's kind and cute and brooding
always gets me in the mood and
I couldn't leave him even if I tried
Cause he's the whiskey in my coffee and the honey in my tea
my stomach full of butterflies the tiger in my teeth
He's a good man run fast as I can
into his arms with my heart in my hand
beaming smile, eyes wide as wide can be
I think it's safe to say that I'm the luckiest girl
You can search all over this big, bad world
you'll never find a better man for me
Cause baby I'm smitten, I'm satisfied
I'm giddy more than words could even say
Tingles from my toes to fingertips, I teleport when we touch lips
and when he holds me close I'm blown away
He's hard as solid marble like he's cut from Grecian stone
A tongue of solid silver, a heart of solid gold, yeah
He's a good man run fast as I can
into his arms with my heart in my hand
beaming smile, eyes wide as wide can be
I think it's safe to say that I'm the luckiest girl
You can search all over this big, bad world
you'll never find a better man for me
He's a good man run fast as I can
into his arms with my heart in my hand
beaming smile, eyes wide as wide can be
I think it's safe to say that I'm the luckiest girl
You can search all over this big, bad world
you'll never find a better man for me
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4. |
You
04:13
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Nights they get a little longer now, feel so lonely without you
The clock ticks over and I know that it's over yes I do
still I'm thinkin bout you
and I know that it's no good, wasting all this time
but babe I wish I could change your mind
Everything is nonsense, every day's a circus without you
am I the tightrope walker, am I the clown with giant shoes
cause I keep falling over, cause it's over
but the show keeps going on
I'm standing in the spotlight trying to fight the good fight
but the odds are slim to none
Cause I keep trying to justify my denial and temporary lunacy
because you see
moments in the sun, in my memory they shine so bright
they blinded me
cause it seemed so unexpected, how you unapologetically rejected me
so candidly
and I'll forever feel this shame cause you never felt the same
it's always been too late
so I disintegrate
Days are so confusing I'm getting used to it by now, somehow
I'm moving at a snail's pace, this is a race I'm bound to lose
against you
cause soon enough you'll be stepping up and dressing up
and find yourself another part to play
and I'll be waiting in the wings, find another song to sing
hiding backstage
The clock ticks over and I know that it's over yes I do
Still I'm thinking 'bout you
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5. |
A Thousand Kisses
03:57
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The ebbs and flows, the come and go's
the 'just around the corner's, the 'ya never know's
one step forward two steps back
the 'hurry up and wait' for a love that'll last
if patience is a virtue then I'm something to behold
cause good things come to those who wait
at least that's what I was told
but now I know
Give a thousand kisses baby
take a thousand smile
take a thousand inches babe
I'll give a thousand miles
tell me all your secrets baby I'm all ears tonight
Cause I know that this time I got it right
As a matter of fact it's simply a matter of time
it's not coincidence when circumstance and stars align
cause you hit me like a lightning bolt and shook me to the core
my heart beating like thunder like it's never thumped before
so now I'm sure
Give a thousand kisses baby
take a thousand smile
take a thousand inches babe
I'll give a thousand miles
tell me all your secrets baby I'm all ears tonight
Cause I know that this time I got it right
And maybe we are the exception not the rule
to me there's no-one more exceptional that you
Cause I say 'yes' a thousand times, just let me count the ways
screaming from the rooftops bout a love that's custom made, hey yay
Give a thousand kisses baby
take a thousand smile
take a thousand inches babe
I'll give a thousand miles
tell me all your secrets baby I'm all ears tonight
Cause I know that this time
Give a thousand kisses baby
take a thousand smile
take a thousand inches babe
I'll give a billion jillion miles
tell me all your secrets baby I'm all ears tonight
Cause I know that this time I got it right
I got it right
I got it right
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6. |
Bright Blue Eyes
03:25
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Guess I should've known, shouldn't come as a surprise
to learn the devil yeah he's got bright blue eyes
feel the anticipation electrifying my skin
filled with a cautious elation baby
not knowing what's about to begin
something so unexpected
something out of the blue
circumstances connected baby not knowing just what you're gunna do
come a little closer baby, stay right by my side
baby come on over, maybe you can stay the night
maybe I'm just dreamin' but I kinda get the feeling
that I don't know wrong from right
Guess I should've known, shouldn't come as a surprise
to learn the devil yeah he's got bright blue eyes
I'm coming down with a fever, I'm coming up with a plan
you're making me a believer baby for a godforsaken man
Imma give it up baby cause I've got nothing to lose
cause you've got me writhing with your smile and those
god damn baby blues
hotter by the minute heartbeat at a million miles
cool and so collected sending chills right down my spine
you could be my saviour with this deviant behaviour
how can hell feel so divine
Guess I should've known, shouldn't come as a surprise
to learn the devil yeah he's got bright blue eyes
Don't know where this is going, but I know I'm reeled in
got your hands on my hips I'll admit
that I want to commit the original sin
feeling's coming over me I'm under your spell
is this high water cause it's hotter than hell
if this is the beginning baby I'll just keep on sinning
be your jezebel
Guess I should've known, shouldn't come as a surprise
to learn the devil yeah he's got bright blue eyes
Guess I should've known, shouldn't come as a surprise
to learn the devil yeah he's got bright blue eyes
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7. |
F**k This S**t
04:26
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You can call me crazy but the crazy thing to me
is slaving daily 9 to 5 for all eternity
just sweating over pots and pans and piling up the dust
guess a well oiled machine ain't ever going to rust
cause when you only see the carrot, you can't seem to feel the stick
so we take our place in line for the punches and the licks
I've come round to thinking that the dice too have a load
it's a trick because the bricks are far less yellow down the road
cause the sky sure as shit and blue, this grass ain't fuckin green
and the train keeps rolling while I'm scrolling on a screen
got you clicking on the carrot and subscribing to the stick
and we grit our teeth and smile in denial we're faking it
Endless entertainment leaves us braindead and inept
and weekends of vacant spending leaves us crippled and in debt
just trying to keep up with the Jones' new iPhones and faster cars
take the pills and pins and needles til you don't know who you care
cause the cure is in the carrot but the side effect's the stick
and we tell ourselves we're fine while we're slowly getting sick
From the day that you start playing they been saying certain things like
get a job, a house, a fancy car, a shiny wedding ring
hey a family comes in handy, makes your fairytale complete
just pay your bills on time watch what you say and what you eat
cause they advertise the carrot but the fineprint's in the stick
bleeding on the dotted line cause the ink just ain't that thick
So let's start taking off our aprons and start putting down the tools
stop bringing home the bacon and stop following the fools
just stop trying to tick the boxes cause the fox is with the hens
and the feather's won't stop flying til we kick em out again
cause I've had it with the carrot, so I'm going to snap the stick
and I'm stepping out of line simply saying 'fuck this shit'
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8. |
How Does Your Heart Feel
04:10
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How does the wind know where to blow
how can a seedling sense when it's time to grow
hallmarks and tidemarks go by so fast
how does a love know that it's gonna last
how does the hurt know that this too shall pass
so many questions so much that concealed
any direction, ask yourself, how does your heart feel
when does the truth turn into a bomb
how heavy's the weight when you hold on too long
how loud is the silence cause you can't say you were wrong
cause your temper's a tempest your sorrow the sea
on your mountain of pride that no-body will reach
how long can you lie about what you believe
so much deception so much to reveal
any direction, ask yourself, how does your heart feel
see your reflection but what's really real
any direction, ask yourself
just ask yourself
cause you know yourself
how does your heart feel
how does your heart feel
how does your heart feel
how does your heart feel
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9. |
Those Things You Say
03:23
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Passing judgement, throwing shade
casting shadows, laying blame
everyone's a loser in your game
you shouldn't say those things you say
you won't remember, she won't forget
she'll surrender than hedge her bets
she smiles for survival with such distain
you shouldn't say those things you say
think you know where she's going, she knows where she's been
it's devastating the states she's been in
you're coming on strong but the ice is way too thin
you think you'll leave bruises but they're really scars
dropping bombs from your ivory tower
taking such pleasure inflicting such pain
you shouldn't say those things you say
cause words can be weapons bullets buried deep
secrets like poison we swallow to keep
hate's a volcano do they know that burden's a beast
so sharpen your pitchforks and bang on your drum
narrow your blinkers the faster you run
they got what was coming through choices they made
you shouldn't say those things you say
cause we might look different but we're just the same
all cuts bleed, all bones break
so stop building fires and fanning the flames
you shouldn't say those things you say
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10. |
I Got Choo
04:58
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No I'm not trying to say that you bore me
we just find different ways to pass the time
cause I know, yeah I know in the pit of your soul you adore me
and to me, that sounds, just fine
cause I come from Venus and you come from Mars
and sometimes we feel like we're worlds apart
but apart from that you're the closest that I've come
to perfectly brilliant, amazingly hot
so I want you to know that I know what I've got
yeah I do
I got choo, oh I do
I got choo, oh I do
yeah I got choo, oh I do
and you got me too
Now I can't find the right words in my mind
to say what I mean and apologise for why my
disposition just seems to change with the tide
cause we'll always meet on the edge of sleep
my nose in your armpit and feet on your feet
and you'll say 'good night' and I'll kiss your cheek
and we'll dream and wake up and love and repeat
I got choo, oh I do
I got choo, oh I do
yeah I got choo, oh I do
and you got me too
Cause you've got the sun in your smile
you've got the way to make it all worthwhile
you've got the shoulders the eyes and the face
baby please know I appreciate
That I got choo, oh I do
I got choo, oh I do
yeah I got choo, oh I do
yeah
I got choo, oh I do
I got choo, oh I do
yeah I got choo, oh I do
and you got me too
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Brooke Taylor Melbourne, Australia
Brooke Taylor, Melbourne's own musical maverick, is a powerhouse singer, songwriter, and guitar-
thumper.
Navigating the waves of rock, blues, country, soul and pop, (‘alt-country’ if you want to put it in one genre), Brooke has ignited stages and rocked festivals nationwide.
She's not just a musician; she's a force. You'll be left wondering how someone so small can take up so much space.
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