1. |
Close To You
03:59
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CLOSE TO YOU
I’ve been treading lightly, staying up day and nightly thinking just of you.
Head above the water, trying not to falter, want to see it through
Love, take it slowly, I am only, just a rock
Oh can you move me, you see right through me
When I get close to you
Wishing on the moon that I can get to you oh I am on my way
Hope it don’t get harder, hold it high above you so that it won’t break
Love, take it slowly, I am only, just a rock
Oh can you move me, you see right through me
When I get close to you
Honey you can lean on me
Won’t be losing no more sleep
You’ve been making me believe now I’m gonna make it through somehow
Love, take it slowly, I am only, just a rock
Oh can you move me, you see right through me
When I get close to you
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2. |
The Same Way
04:34
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The Same Way
I want to keep you just like a secret
Keep you close to me
I want to meet you right in the middle
Want to make you see
But it’s too soon to say
When the sun goes away
Can we make this easy
Make it so easy on my babe
Mornings when we wake into the heartbreak of yesterday
I want to hold you don’t want to get close like I might break
But it’s too soon to say
When the moon goes away
Can we make it easy
Make it so easy on me babe
And all
Along
Singing the same song
So don’t let me go
Don’t let me go too soon
For all that we know
There’s no one else in this room
And I want to wake up baby
Beside you is where I’m lately
Oh are we too close maybe to say
If we’re moving in the same way
I want to write it out like story
So I won’t forget
I want to frame it put it on my wall
Like an old photograph
Cause I’m so lost for you
And carried away
Can we make this easy
Make it so easy on me babe
PRECHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Two steps forward and one step back
When fools rush in it’s a heart attack / (fools rush in fools (cause) do things just like that)
Two steps forward and one step back
And all the time oh that I held my hopes so high
I think this time we’ll get it right
CHORUS
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3. |
Not Waking
02:34
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NOT WAKING
Vs 1
Oh the troubles that used to trouble me
Well they don’t seem so troubling
Cause now I’m bound with lock and key to this broken heart you’ve given me
Vs 2
Tried to be patient I tried to be kind but love is cruel and love is blind
Thought that we could find a light somehow
CHORUS
The trouble with dreamers
And making believers
Is when you wake it is not always as it seems
Vs 3
I wanted to keep this
Safe like a secret
But now it feels like it was something from a dream
And I’m not waking
Vs 4
I played the part I stayed in line followed your great in perfect time
I tried to mold and to oblige you see
(But) leaving me out in the cold is such a lonely way to go
I guess I should have let you know my weakness
CHORUS
The trouble with dreamers
And making believers
Is when you wake it is not always as it seems
I wanted to keep you
Like lovers should do
But now it feels like it was something from a dream
And I’m not waking
BRIDGE
Hold me down I am shaking
Calling out
There’s nothing much to see here
Nothing to believe in
I am but an ocean that you couldn’t float in
CHORUS & EXT.
The trouble with dreaming
And make believing
Is that I’ll fall into the same place
One of these days
Guess I can’t live without it
Something that’s precious
Vs 1
Oh the troubles that used to trouble me
Well they don’t seem so troubling
Cause now I’m bound with lock and key to this broken heart you’ve given me
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4. |
6 AM Light
03:07
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6 AM LIGHT
Vs 1
I live in a dream
Most of the time
Do you dream of me when you turn out the light
Vs 2
Not making no plans
To stay in your sightline
I just wanna make you make you feel alright
PRE CHORUS
Oh holding on with both hands
Darling won’t you spin me round and back again
It’s alright now
If you wanna make a mess of it
CHORUS
Stay up all night
You look so good in this 6 am light
I wanna spend all of time
Don’t come too close
Don’t wanna want you the most
Maybe we can take our time
Vs 3
But it’s just a dream
Most of the time
Wake up in a cold sweat unkept on cloud nine
Vs 4
Little bit of coffee
Little bit of wine
Little too much talking, moving overtime
PRE CHORUS
So won’t you hold me with both hands
Oh darling I’m not margin any plans
But it’s alright now
If you wanna make a mess of it
CHORUS
Stay up all night
You look so good in this 6 am light
I wanna spend all of time
Don’t come too close
Don’t wanna want you the most
Maybe we can take our time
BRIDGE
Oh I’m floating in a dream
And I feel it taking over me
And I know that it’s a bad idea
Vs. out
And it’s just a dream
Most of the time
Do you dream of me when you turn out the light
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5. |
Highway Blues
02:54
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HIGHWAY BLUES
It keeps getting a hold of me
Highway blues smells of gasoline
You’re like a dream but I wake up sedate still longing
So I keep chasing the midnight sun
Keep a safe distance from everyone
I’ll probably wake up feeling foolish
Sleepless lonely for your touch
But I just can’t give that much
But if you don’t move darlin where you gonna
You won’t feel new if you don’t have time to grow
Do I see in the same way as I did before
Guess I need more
I could wander on your back your way
(Or) I could make all the same mistakes cause you feel steady babe I know I am the one who is unsteady
I could keep my love to myself
Cause sometimes when you give it to someone else
Oh it comes right back to bite you then you’re laying on the kitchen floor
(But) if you don’t move darlin where you gonna
You won’t feel new if you don’t have time to grow
Do I see in the same way as I did before
Guess I need more
It keeps getting a hold of me
Highway blues smells of gasoline
You’re like a dream but I wake up sedate still longing
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6. |
Nobody's Winning
03:14
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Nobody’s winning
I forget now how it feels
Hands on me waist, spinning wheels
I remember dancing slow
Like a goddamn picture show
In the kitchen making plans
Head’s were buried in the sand
Who were we kidding
Nobody’s winning
When you’re going and making promises like that
I am not able
To lift the weight of
The worries that you carry on your back
I’m not looking for no-one
To fill the space that once you done
Nobody knocking at my door and I’m not weak for you like I was before
Did you ever find a space where you could let go lightly
Now I don’t even see your face when I’m lying half asleep
It’s kind of funny
How we were running
Right into the mess we made
We were not able
Just too unstable
Oh to lift the weight
And it’s all fun and games until it’s just not anymore babe
I’m washing myself clean of you
I’m not sleeping late no more
I’m not gonna wait no more
For you
Who were we kidding
Nobody’s winning
When you’re going and making promises like that
I am not able
To lift the weight of
The worries that you carry on your back
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7. |
Don't Count On Me
03:00
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DON’T COUNT ON ME
Vs 1
Don’t count on me when the morning comes
When all is said and done
I don’t believe in these kinds of things it’s just brain chemicals and poetry
CHORUS
You can count on the sun
Sure as the stars will rise
You can count on the moon to make you lonely
You can count on the seasons changing their ways
And I can always count on you to hold me
Vs 2
But don’t count on me
It’s better to let it go
Then to let you know and wake up losing sleep
In the small hours when I’m stuck in dreams
CHORUS
Cause I can count on me losing me footing again and I can
Count on you seeing it in colour
What if it’s just black and white to me babe
And I can’t see it another way
Vs 3
So don’t count on me cause some of the time
I’m afraid of everything
And I usually keep it close to me
Maybe I’m hard to love
They say hard to reach
CHORUS
And we can’t count on the way that it all will work out
Sure can’t count on it staying the same
But I’ve probably had less to lose before babe and you’ve probably had less to gain
Vs 4
If you count on me
I might be hard to hold
I could taste bittersweet but I’ll be your daydream just
Don’t go
Counting
On me
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8. |
I Can't Stay
03:19
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I CAN’T STAY
vs. 1
I could lift you up
But darlin can’t you see
It is just like gravity
vs.2
Like when I’m high on you
When I’m drunk on dreams
The come down always gets the best of me
PRE-CHORUS
Say what you want but it’s nothing to me
I don’t wanna weight on your shoulders don’t want your body
And for a long time, been stuck inside
It’s getting to be too much to carry all the time
CHORUS
So if I were I’d walk away
Cause I’m getting good and saying what you want me to say
It’s getting old and I can’t stay, I can’t stay
Vs 3
I guess that I’m just tired of talking all about it
I wanna feel it sometimes, wanna be someone else
vs.4
So take what you have
Make it into something that
You can hold onto not something that is holding you back
PRE-CHORUS
Say what you want but it’s nothing to me
I don’t wanna weight on your shoulders don’t want your body
And for a long time, been stuck inside
It’s getting to be too much to carry all the time
CHORUS
So if I were I’d walk away
Cause I’m getting good and saying what you want me to say
It’s getting old and I can’t stay, I can’t stay
BRIDGE
Cause I choke on the words that I never say
And I keep making all of the same mistakes
I’ve been meaning to call you been meaning to say
CHORUS
That if I were I’d walk away
Cause I’m getting good and saying what you want me to say
It’s getting old and I can’t stay, I can’t stay
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9. |
Won't Let You Down
02:55
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WON’T LET YOU DOWN
We’ll be alright
Even when the sky is grey
Hanging onto yesterday
Stuck in the middle
We’ll be just fine
Darlin put your hand in mine
Won’t be wasting no more time
Feeling so little
CHORUS
And I will hold you when the night comes
Cause this ain’t nothing like the old us
And I’ll keep watch for the ghost coming to haunt you now
Won’t let you down
So let it be
Just running on these empty dreams
Trying not to lose too much sleep
When night turns to morning
And I love you so
Never wanna let you go
Wanna be the the one to grow
In your arms
CHORUS
And I will hold you when the night comes
Cause this ain’t nothing like the old us
And I’ll keep watch for the ghost coming to haunt you now
Won’t let you down
BRIDGE
Oh my baby it’s too much lately
Won’t you lift me up
I will carry you when you think you have had enough
We’ll be alright
Even when the sky is grey
Hanging onto yesterday
Stuck in the middle
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10. |
The Weight
04:16
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THE WEIGHT
If I was a weight
That was dragging you down
Well you were the shoreline
I was calling out
Tripping on words
Trying to say it
But you left me breathless
In the worst kind of way
Give me a reaction
I don’t wanna feel this used
But you don't even notice
And I don’t wanna feel this blue
If you were a song
That was stuck in my head
I’d just sleep all the time
Until I could forget it
Or driving down 17
Turn on the CBC
To drown out the sound
Just like a bad dream
Give me a reaction
I don’t wanna feel this used
But you don't even notice
And I don’t wanna feel this blue
So I’ll be dancing on my own
While I’m spilling my guts in the bar to your best friend
Not calling on your phone
I just lay here like a map that you have navigated
If you were a prayer
I would’ve said it each night
When I was turning in
Turning out the light
Maybe my words
Would turn into verses
And wrap all around you
Until you felt your worth
But you’re just a ghost
That’s haunting me now
And when I needed you most
When I was haunting myself
You cut the cord
You just let it fall
Unplugged the light
Right from the wall
Give me a reaction
I don’t wanna feel this used
But you don't even notice
And I don’t wanna feel this blue
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11. |
Waves
03:14
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WAVES
Vs 1
I don’t wanna try to fit where I don’t belong no more
The weight of your hands when it’s not as we planned
And if we have to try this hard well maybe we’re just not that sure
And I’m getting tired of trying to understand it
CHORUS
But I cannot drop my anchor
In these waters cause I keep getting up in the storm
I’d rather float away then try to stay here darlin where I don’t even belong
Vs 2
I’ve been trying to do right trying to live like it’s the last day
So i’t kind of funny how they all feel the same
So Darlin take me downtown
Let’s go dancing wanna feel something
And i’ll be your quick fix if you’ll be my arms unfolding
CHORUS
Cause I cannot drop my anchor
In these waters cause I keep getting up in the storm
I’d rather float away then try to stay here darlin where I don’t even belong
BRIDGE
Break all the rules all the plans that we laid out
Say what you mean what you say I am found out
Saved you a place guess that it was in vain now
I think that I should just go home with myself
Vs out
Cause I don’t wanna try to fit where I don’t belong no more…
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Rose-Erin Stokes North Bay, Ontario
Hailing from Northern Ontario, Rose-Erin Stokes' music is raw, honest and tells stories of love lost and silver linings. Her debut EP is full of vulnerable lyrics that give the listener a window into this songstress' heart. Her melodies range from ethereal pop to playful soul to toe tapping folk. ... more
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