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Devil off My Back
04:23
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DEVIL OFF MY BACK
Well I don’t know what its like to be alone
So I fill up the space and block up the holes
Turn the radio on, turn up the television
This meaningless shit’s better than what I’m thinking
Well I know what it’s like to lose someone It’s like walking around in a cloud of smoke Let the screen glow, let my eyes go bleary Real life just makes me weary
I try to do better
I try to work harder than that
I try to live lighter
I try to keep the devil of my back
Well I hate what it’s like to watch you go
When you’re swirling and whirling and dancing right out the door You’re a firefly; you’re a bright Red Robin
I’m left behind praying I’m not forgotten
I try to do better
I try to work harder than that
I try to live lighter
I try to keep the devil of my back
I try to do better
I try to work harder than that
I try to live lighter
I try to keep the devil of my back
At least I try Oh god, I try Like hell I try
I try to do better
I try to work harder than that
I try to live lighter
I try to keep the devil of my back
I try to do better
I try to work harder than that
I try to live lighter
I try to keep the devil of my back
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IT DOESN’T WORK LIKE THAT
It doesn’t work like that
Gamble with time
You gotta just sit back
And lose your mind
There’s an ocean inside
A perfect storm
You know you gotta decide
There’s only just one life
It doesn’t work like
It doesn’t work like that
I’m so impatient sometimes
I heard the old man cry
Not enough time
This sweet old life
Me, I pick and squeeze
Check my pulse and fidgeting
I worry all the time
Make a deal just to decide
It doesn’t work like
It doesn’t work like that
It doesn’t work like
It doesn’t work like that
Show me how it really is
Make my world delirious
Show me how it really is
It doesn’t work like
It doesn’t work like that
It doesn’t work like
It doesn’t work like that
It doesn’t work like (caught in the middle)
It doesn’t work like that
It doesn’t work like (you’ll never get it)
It doesn’t work like that
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3. |
Want it All
03:57
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WANT IT ALL
I want to live in the city so I can hit the town
But I want to move to the country so I can settle down
I don’t want to settle down just yet
I’ve still got some crazy nights ahead
But I want to settle down
Someday, someday soon
I want it all, I want it all
I want to travel, see the world like a troubadour
But I want to hold a steady job, be responsible
I don’t want to live a life in debt
To big men in suits who collect the rent
But I want to show you
That I can give just as I receive
I want it all, I want it all
I don’t want it all
I want it all, I want it all
I don’t want it all
I want to really see you
And you see me
I want to know the universe
And the secrets we keep
I don’t want to possess you
Shape you or stretch you
I just want to see what you see
I don’t want to be sorry
Fearful or worried
I just need to let it be
I want it all, I want it all
I don’t want it all
I want it all, I want it all
I don’t want it all
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Don't Let it Go
03:22
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Don’t Let it Go (Sophie Klein & Belle Harvey)
Caught in my throat
I don’t know what to say
I got a heavy heart
A heavy load
Mistake a falling leaf
For a bird that soars
I gotta give it time
Let it breathe
Bring it right back
To where I need to be
Don’t Let it Go
There’s enough in here
(so hold on)
Driving alone
I can show you more
I want you to ride with me
I’ve been unwise
I’ve been so caught up
Its been on your mind
I’m feeling low
The best thing for us is that you told me so
I hear you now
I make a change
The future is gold
And it starts today
Nothing sweeter than driving
With you right here next to me
Roll the windows down, turn up the sound
And roll on with me
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5. |
Coming Back For More
03:40
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Coming Back for More
You bring me down
You lift me up again
I wait around
You keep me waiting
You let me lead
You leave me bleeding
You hide inside
Who knows what the fuck you’re feeling
But like a moth to a flame
Like a sparrow to a jet plane
I just keep coming back for more
You keep me up at night
Wondering what you’re doing
I have rings around my eyes
From running rings around you
But like a drunk with no one to blame
Like a spider caught in a web of shame
I just keep coming back for more
But like a gambler to the game
Like a wet dog standing out in the rain
I just keep coming back for more
I can’t keep coming back for more
I won’t be coming back no more
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Marrying Kind
04:02
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MARRYING KIND
When I knew you
You were not the marrying kind
In fact maybe once or twice
I recall you said you don’t believe
But we’re older now
And I can’t claim to know you now
How you think or how you sound
Before you fall asleep
Maybe I never did
But I hope your days are brighter
And your love is ever deeper
And I hope she can provide you
With every drop of sweetness
Do you remember that time
We walked through the city all night
You waited til the morning light
To kiss me like no one ever did
It’s not that I would change a thing
I’ve got my sweetheart
Ive got my ring
But that don’t keep my mind from wandering
Down the corridors of love long gone
Of love gone wrong
But I hope your days are brighter
And your love is ever deeper
And I hope you can provider her
With every drop of sweetness
Seems the universe did a mighty job
Of proving we could never win
That two people from opposite sides of the world
Yeah, the odds were firmly stacked against
Yeah, the odds were firmly stacked against
Yeah, the odds were firmly stacked against
But I hope your days are brighter
And your love is ever deeper
And I hope she can provide you
With every drop of sweetness
But I hope your days are brighter
And your love is ever deeper
And I hope you can provider her
With every drop of sweetness
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7. |
Restless
04:22
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Restless
I’m tired of travelling
But I don’t want to be still
And life keeps rolling
Like a stone up a hill
And the better it is
The harder it feels
Like two steps forward
In a black and white
Slow motion film
Can you hear me calling?
I’m restless baby
I’m waiting
For you to just come on around
I want to live
For a long long time
I wanna see the future
And the past collide
And there’s no space
And there’s no time
I’m floating away
I’m breathless
I’m restless to get it right
Can you hear me calling?
I’m restless baby
I’m waiting
For you to just come on around
Can you hear me calling?
I’m restless baby
I’m waiting
For you to just come on around
Can you hear me calling?
I’m restless baby
I’m hungry, I’m tired / I’m restless, I’m wired
I’m waiting For you to just come on around
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8. |
Johanna
02:47
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Johanna
The house is a mess
And the kids haven’t been fed
It’s an orange brick suburban life
Her ex -husband has a brand new wife
Johanna don’t you weep
Johanna’s losing sleep
Johanna don’t you weep over him again
The kids are off to school
Don’t let the bullies rule
The playground is the cruellest place
It breaks her heart just to know what they face
Johanna don’t you weep
Johanna’s losing sleep
Johanna don’t you weep over them again
Johanna.. Johanna…
Got these visions of this woman on my mind
Her folks are getting old
Dad’s just had another fall
Her brother’s no use, he’s back in Broken Hill
She’s gonna have to foot the hospital bill
And Christmas is coming
And the roads are insane
Surely there’s some relief for all this burden and pain
Johanna.. Johanna…
Got these visions of this woman on my mind
Johanna.. Johanna…
Got these visions of this woman on my mind
These visions of this woman on my mind
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Devil's Reprise
01:51
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10. |
Mamma
02:47
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Mamma
Would you be proud of me
If you knew who I am now
All my love turned inside out
And upside down
Would you feel sad for me
If you knew my inner deeds
All the thoughts that run beneath
And in between
You don’t get anywhere
Without a wing
Without a prayer
Mamma I’ll see you there
Would you have hope for me
Beyond the sorry dreams I keep
Beyond the dirt and the concrete
High above the trees
Would you still know me
If you saw me in the street
If you reached out your hand
Would I take it
I’d never let it go
You don’t get anywhere
Without a wing
Without a prayer
Mamma I’ll see you there
Mamma I’ll see you there
You don’t get anywhere
Without a wing
Without a prayer
Mamma I’ll see you there
Mamma I’ll see you there
Mamma I’ll see you there
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Little Wise Melbourne, Australia
Little Wise makes music for the drifters and the dreamers. Brimming with melodic hooks and a piercing, heart-on-sleeve lyricism, she conjures a magnetic collision of vintage Americana and modern folk-rock. “Little Wise sings with the wisdom of an old soul” (triple j). ... more
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