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Chasing Stars
04:36
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Sometimes I wish just a little too much
It’s like I’m caught in my dreams, I can never get enough
I know I try to climb a little too high
Won’t let myself stop till I’m touching the sky
But if I’m not chasing stars I’m living in the past
I’ve gotta find myself a way to be glad for this fine day
If I’m not chasing stars I’m wishing my life away
Sometimes I think a little too hard
I’m stirring up the pot, churning up my past
And I still see pictures and memories
Oh how they haunt me, it’s no surprise this body don’t sleep
But if I’m not chasing stars I’m living in the past
I’ve gotta find myself a way to be glad for this fine day
If I’m not chasing stars I’m wishing my life away
Some wise words were whispered in my ear
“You won’t be happy there, if you’re not happy here”
We’re in the now
Right now...
But if I’m not chasing stars I’m living in the past
I’ve gotta find myself a way to thank God for this fine day
If I’m not chasing stars I’m wishing my life away
You know I’m wishing my life away....
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2. |
Big Bad World
03:57
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TV screens, nipping at your ears
Planting seeds and imagery, telling you what to fear
Cos it’s just around your corner; it’s just there in your street
If you don’t shut the gate they’ll be nipping at your feet
So we put up walls and we put up bars
The extra-ordinary ain’t quite so far
Cos it’s just around your corner, yeah it’s just there in your street
If you don’t lock the doors they’ll be nipping at your feet
But I know that I am skin and bones
And I know my time will come and go
But I don’t believe this big bad world will follow you where you go
But if it’s tapping at your door
Ask it to come back no more
Kids these days can’t go outside to play
There’s too many predators to shake up their days
So we lock ourselves inside while the criminals run free
We’re imprisoned in our minds by what we think we see
But I know that I am skin and bones
And I know my time will come and go
But I don’t believe this big bad world will follow you where you go
But if it’s tapping at your door
Ask it to come back no more
It’s a big bad world, a big bad world outside
You don’t wanna be, you don’t wanna be going outside
It’s a big bad world, a big bad world outside
But do you wanna be, do you wanna be locked inside?
But I know that I am skin and bones
And I know my time will come and go
But I don’t believe this big bad world will follow you where you go
But if it’s tapping at your door
Ask it to come back no more
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3. |
Enough
04:22
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Can’t stop now, you’re rolling
Where art thou, what’s this about
You’ve taken all your plans
Closed both of your hands
Now you’ll take yourself out
The thing is, I know you’re more
Than a violent eating disorder
When’s enough enough my love?
Old self-doubt, you’re choking
You’d turn yourself round if you knew how
But you’ve found your new direction
Through mirrors and reflections
And you’ll purge what you let down
The thing is, I know you’re more
Than a violent eating disorder
When’s enough enough my love?
No purging will bring you back to where you wanna be
The thing is, I know you’re more
Than a violent eating disorder
Yeah, we all know you’re so much more
Than a violent eating disorder
When’s enough enough my love?
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Across the Nullarbor
03:55
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You got dressed and you left
Sold your possessions on the web
Cos we don’t need many things
When all the baggage is in our head
And I wondered what you saw
In the girl across the Nullarbor
But she took your heart and your hand
And she stole you across this great wide land
But you know I’m gonna reach you there
You know I’m gonna find you out
And I’ll pull your heart right out of that town
You know I’m gonna reach you there
And I’ll woo that heart
And we’ll dance from shore to shore
Back across the Nullarbor
Seems there’s nothing in between
Just the stretch of the desert and one lonely tree
But in all our history
It’s got us hanging on that one fine string
But you know I’m gonna reach you there
You know I’m gonna find you out
And I’ll pull your heart right out of that town
You know I’m gonna reach you there
And I’ll woo that heart
And we’ll dance from shore to shore
Back across the Nullarbor
So I set upon my way
And I’m tripping over stones and the epiphany it came
When I came across the man amidst the dust
And he said to me...
“You know you’ve gotta go home”
“You know”.... don’t I know...
You’ll say no
You know I thought I’d reach you there
You know I never had a doubt
I thought I’d pull your heart right out of that town
But even if I met you there
I couldn’t win your heart
Gotta turn myself around
Back across the Nullarbor
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5. |
Somebody to Love
04:27
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Everyone around me has got somebody to love
Everyone around me has got somebody to love
But I’m still fighting, I’m fighting on my own
Will I find myself a lover or spend my days alone?
Neighbours up above, oh they have themselves a time
Neighbours up above, well they have themselves a time
I’ve been listening to their loving each and every night
While they’re showing off their loving, there’s no one by my side
Everyone around me has got somebody to love
Everyone around me has got somebody to love
But I’m still fighting, I’m fighting on my own
Will I find myself a lover or spend my days alone?
Oh I’ve been a wondering what the hell with me is wrong
Oh I’ve been a wondering what the hell with me is wrong
I’ve been flying SOLO for too long
Is there a sweet little love out there to which I belong?
Everyone around me has got somebody to love
Everyone around me has got somebody to love
But I’m still fighting, I’m fighting on my own
Will I find myself a lover or spend my days alone?
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6. |
Don't Mind
03:11
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I must admit I was afraid to step outside your door today
Forgive me my love if my hand suddenly slips away
Cos there’s all of these people with predator eyes
Watching the girl wrapped around my waist line
But I don’t know why they mind
And I don’t know why I mind…
…that they mind
So I’ll go home to face the music, face the scene
Cos they’ll all be wondering why
The questions with answers no one wants to hear
Let’s turn, turn a blind eye
Cos the neighbours all saw her bike in my lawn, they’ll say,
“It’s not like you!” “We don’t understand…” “Is it true?”
But I don’t know why they mind
And I don’t know why I mind…
…that they mind
Darling let’s slip away, let’s take a break from all who criticise
You and I can find a quiet place to escape, we can drop the disguise
And you and I will be fine
You and I, we’ll be fine
But I don’t know why they mind
And I don’t know why I mind
But we don’t have to mind…
…that they mind
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7. |
Comfort Zone
06:38
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This room: its paper, its musty clothes.
The house: its routines, its habits and codes
I wanna know: is this all that we’ll know?
This road, it twists and it buckles back home
To a town that’s got a lot to say for its downs
I wanna know: is this all we’ll ever know?
Come Monday morning
This town that I’m born in
Will learn to see the back of me
It’s not that I’m leaving
Cos you’ve been displeasing
But no,
I’m uncomfortable in my comfort zone
This life, we’ve got one, we’ve got just the one life
And I know it ain’t bad, but don’t you know something just ain’t quite right
I wanna know, is there any more to know
Come Monday morning
This town that I’m born in
Will learn to see the back of me
It’s not that I’m leaving
Cos you’ve been displeasing
But no,
I’m uncomfortable in my comfort zone
Get out, get out of the shadows and stride
Fear is the brakes on this ride
It’s the chain on my kite
It’s the cage round my mind
I wanna know
Come Monday morning
This town that I’m born in
Will learn to see the back of me
It’s not that I’m leaving
Cos you’ve been displeasing
But no
I’m uncomfortable in my comfort zone
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8. |
A Place in the Sky
04:55
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Dancing circles in the street
Sorry if I tread upon your feet
Would you please excuse me
There’s some place that I would like to be
But in this spinning wheel
It’s all racing, I’m not sure I can match your speed
I don’t like the way you lie
I don’t like the way you climb
It’s all pushing and shoving to find your own place in the sky
If I don’t start this pushing, I won’t be finding mine
With their eye on the prey
Making moves in the broad light of day
They’ll sell their souls with smiles, yeah they’re gonna take you on a ride
And you’re going to find out this time that you’re much too polite
And their smiles are cold
As they’re chasing rainbows for pots of gold
I don’t like the way they lie
I don’t like the way they climb
It’s all snatching and grabbing to find the gold pot in the sky
If I don’t start this snatching, I won’t be finding mine
All this business, all this rush
It’s an all-consuming addictive rush
We gotta get ourselves out on top or we’ll drown
In the hell we made above the ground
All this bullshit, all this fuss
I’m lying through my teeth just to toughen me up
You’ve gotta toughen me up
Gotta toughen me up
I don’t like the way I lie
I don’t like the way I climb
I started pushing and shoving to find my own place in the sky
But in the sky, there’s no nice guys
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9. |
Learn
04:06
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You and I we broke up last night
There’s nothing left to feel
I’m kicking old habits
Like something of strength is in me
Do you think I could learn
Do you think I could burn all my past
But learn
You and I we have yet to meet
And I still feel the sting
But I’m refocused
Like something of life is waiting
Do you think I could learn
Do you think I could burn all my past
But learn
You’re just a thought
Waiting to fall
Do you think I could learn
Do you think I could burn all my past
And love
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10. |
Winter Sun
08:03
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In the winter sun
Cuppa tea to warm my palms
Some might smoke to fill their lungs
Cos we all need something to pull us through
Don’t you?
I’ve been thinking about addiction
All the things we feel we need
But what if I gave up my dirty deeds?
Would I still know who to be?
Would you still find love for me?
It’s been a long hard year
I’ve been out for a while
Searching for something we just can’t buy
Until I find it, is it so bad that I do
All the things that I do…
If it pulls me through
It seems like such a waste
I’ve given too much time to this dark space
What if I found new ways to escape?
Would I still need something to blame?
Would I still hold on to this piece of pain?
It’s been a long hard year
I’ve been out for a while
Searching for something we just can’t buy
Until I find it, is it so bad that I do
All the things that I do…
If it pulls me through
I found all these little treasures
In pockets if forgot to check
I’ll be sure to hold on to them
But now I’m wondering what I’ve been missing
And I’m wondering what is coming
It’s been a long hard year
I’ve been out for a while
Searching for something we just can’t buy
Until I find it, is it so bad that I do
All the things that I do…
If it pulls me through
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Jenny Biddle Edinburgh, UK
Now living in sunny Scotland, Aussie indie folk & blues songwriter, seasoned guitarist, poignant pianist, and recovering chocoholic, Jenny Biddle, has just released her EIGHTH independent album, “Hoping for a Hero”. Enjoy her exquisite and eclectic mix of rustic roots, gentle folk, blues grooves, poignant piano ballads, rustic roots, sweet country flavours for the wandering soul. ... more
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