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Glasses
03:42
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Tortoise shell framing the days coloured pink
Numbing the mind ‘cause you don’t want to think
Enveloped by fear and loathing for myself
A suspicious heart and a heavy mind, I climbed higher and higher
Blurry vision as I wake from slumber
I can’t think ‘cause I lost my head last night
I delve deeper into the tinted lens
Smudging the glass as I cleanse out my flat
‘Laughing it all away’ just ringing in my ears
I realised that no one would save me from drowning
So, I learned how to balance the lens and the frame
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2. |
Trauma
03:37
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Growth isn’t just about us getting older
It’s learning to cope with the pain and the trauma
Sleepless in Seattle, Hard Day’s Night
Reliving the past like its yesterday’s right
Sewing the seams of love those wounds cut deep
As you bleed from your heart for the sanity you keep
Countless lovers, memories untouched
Numbing releasing when it all gets too much
I watched her slip away from this world so young
With a spring in her step she was so highly strung
Goodbye for now I’d say softly to her
As if that could heal the pain that’s just been unearthed
Beautiful silver scars that now shine so bright
I was ready to find myself show up and fight
The pain I once felt has long had its day
Forgiving the girl who once slipped away
A bookshelf in mind I guess I stored it all away
I buried it deep until I could find a way
Guiding me through the waters of the storm
That would batter for years without being forewarned
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3. |
Perfectly Imperfect
03:02
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The beauty’s in the imperfections it
Took a lot to see that goal
Dismembered healing landscapes
And the apple poisoned soul
From rotting roots to charcoal lumps
A black heart turned to wood
Valleys of my skin I love
As waters wept with blood
I’m perfectly imperfect, imperfect to the eye
Rivers running deep reflecting to the sky
If loving me is hard enough then how’d I love you so
I’m perfectly imperfect and that’s all you need to know
Leaves that fall in autumn
Lessons turned to pulp
Feeding up my mind with
Ammunition driven gulps
A wilted flower cried aloud and
I could feel its pain
Surviving drops of heartache
Learning to dance out in the rain
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4. |
Forgiven
02:52
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I asked myself if I knew who I was, what I really think and feel
I couldn’t even answer myself, not honestly
Bare my soul as they nail me to the cross, and cave into the glory of hate
For thy shall redeem thyself, and all will be forgiven
It hit me like a tsunami of emotion, drowning me one, by, one, by, one, by, one
Losing air with every breath, reaching out
Bare my soul as they nail me to the cross, and cave into the glory of hate
For thy shall redeem thyself, and all will be forgiven anyway
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5. |
Happy
04:14
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He asked if I ever wrote anything happy
I pondered on this as I fixed my beret
There’s nothing that springs to my mind so gladly
I smiled as I walked away
From my head, to the paper from pen to the sieve
Darkness and pain that’s all I have to give
A lifetime of running don’t do it for me
It’s not for the faint of heart
Nothing prepares you for sin or for heartbreak
That’s why I learned how to run
From my head, to the paper from pen to the sieve
Darkness and pain that’s all I have to give
From my head, to the paper from pen to the mill
Darkness and pain that’s all a hole I have to fill
He asked if I ever wrote anything happy
I smiled as I walked away
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6. |
Pills
05:13
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Popping them pills, like a pez dispenser plea,
Please doctor print out this prescription for me
I don’t wanna hurt any more,
Pleading loves first kiss I’m dying on the floor
Pills, pills, pills, pills, pills
I sit hit the high, and the jackpot it rings,
Counting down from ten, can’t feel anything
Calm and collected, I’m creepin’ back to bed,
As visions of sugar plums are dancing in my head
Pills, pills, pills, pills, pills
I’m feeling happy, I’m numb but I’m alive,
These Prozac pills help me stay focused and survive
Pill poppin' people pointing, purposefully poised,
Pitching perfect poetry, pondering Prozac prose
Pills, pills, pills, pills, pills
Pills, pills, pills, pills, pills
Pills, pills, pills, pills, pills
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7. |
(Quiet)
03:37
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The loudest word I ever shouted
Is a word that is so still
I screamed it out loud in frustration
It haunts the very bones that kill
In pensive poise and clamoured mind
As crowds of people pass me by
I pause for thought and I wonder
If the other side has greener grass
Can’t force someone to respect you
You can refuse to disrespect
Silence is a woman’s cry
A sound you won’t forget
In pensive poise and clamoured mind
As crowds of people pass me by
I pause for thought and I wonder
If the other side has greener grass
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8. |
Alchemy
03:07
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Every cell in my body loves you, the new ones love you so
Regenerating all the atoms, as the stardust pieces glow
In a room that is full of art, my love, I’d still stare at you
The autumn rustling of the leaves, make way for flowers anew
The stars did nod and the oceans agreed
The flowers chorused too
The alchemy of you and I
Rings truer than ever true
I gave you all my thoughts and now, I’ve gone and lost my mind
My eyes can’t shine unless there’s something burning, brightly behind
My mind’s a mirror looks like you, I forgot what I look like
Let me close my eyes and know in heart, you are by my side
The stars did nod and the oceans agreed
The flowers chorused too
The alchemy of you and I
Rings truer than ever true
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9. |
Cleanse Me
04:38
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Bathing in the moonlight, as I wash away my sins
Shoulders feeling heavy, full of needles, full of pins
Standing on a balcony and gazing at the stars
Listening to the rustling oak, I pray and cross my heart
The wooden frame before me, solidly quiet and still
I feel the brightness of the moon, now covering me at will
Reborn again into the maiden, awaiting the next phase
Wildly rejoicing, cleansing all my selfish ways
Aphrodite love me, constellations dance
The belt of one Orion, tells the timing of romance
Centre stage this time of year, he wears it oh-so proud
The flames of one blue running man, will arc a thunder cloud
Approaching is the mother, love and wonderment
A bounty that is full of lust, and time so carefully spent
The flicker of the stars above bring hope to me at last
Forever looking forward, as I leave it in the past
Aphrodite love me, constellations dance
The belt of one Orion, tells the timing of romance
Centre stage this time of year, he wears it oh-so proud
The flames of one blue running man, will arc a thunder cloud
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10. |
Storm
03:40
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It’s getting late, I really should be in bed cause it’s 4 o’clock,
No time for playing games I need a set routine,
Tryin’ to find a way out but it’s too hard
Get away, I'm driving round in circles stopping at dead ends,
Reversing back and forth but still no set routine,
Tryin' to find a way out but it's too hard
Tryin' to get away from all this mess,
Don't wanna face the day at all,
Tryin' to get away from all this mess,
Don't wanna face the day 'cause I want out
When will I learn to handle this when I’m broken on the floor,
Try and be more realistic instead of waiting at the door,
A helping hand, for somewhere safe, looking for that secret hiding place,
Wanna hide out away from the storm
I’m wonderin', what if it passes by and it has no effect,
What if it never leaves and I’m still stuck in it,
Tryin’ to find a way out but it’s too hard
I’m lookin', searching, for the door that says it’s the exit,
But I can’t see the light, no I can’t read the signs
When will I learn to handle this when I’m broken on the floor,
Try and be more realistic instead of waiting at the door,
A helping hand, for somewhere safe, looking for that secret hiding place,
Wanna hide out away from the storm
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11. |
Can't Let Go
03:29
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And I know that I love you, but I try so hard not to
I cannot seem to get you out of my mind
And I want to believe you, when you say that you do too
Every time I fall behind
When it rains, feels like the world is pouring
When it rains, I just can’t let go
And I feel I don’t know you, every word goes right through too
Block it out so I can’t hear what you say
And you know I adore you; I know that you love me too
But we both know that’s not the same
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12. |
Loving In Sin
03:57
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'What’s your poison?' She asked of him
Fruits of the forest that are wrapped in silk
He held her hand on the way down to hell
And smiled his smile for the wishing well
Gates as fierce as passion play
Drawn to her smile like a moth to a flame
His eyes they flickered like a sea on Mars
Crash landing in fire and melting his heart
A drop in the ocean, a grain of sand
The will of a wisp sees the chain of command
A tear for the shame and a smile for love
Now moving forward as below, so above
A fallen angel she now had become
Selling their souls for a moment of love
He fell into an unchequered way
Never to once see the light of day
A drop in the ocean, a grain of sand
The will of a wisp sees the chain of command
A tear for the shame and a smile for love
Now moving forward as below, so above
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13. |
I Serve Only Me
02:54
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A harlequin will live to serve, but I serve only me
A desert heart and a forest mind, a wanderer lives free
Ganassa forms a passion play and tricks my heart with wit
Nimble and astute he plays a card with which to hit
Emissary of the devil, damning souls to hell
Mischievous romanticism leaves stories now to tell
Oh Lucifer! I serve him not, though echoes surely show
That I serve only me, my dear, I put on quite the show
‘Commedia dell’arte’ it is, a 16th century tale
Dante’s hell shows prank-like antics in which we all regale
The Payne in which the features see a bold a chequered past
A frolic in the meadow shows a carnival to last
Emissary of the devil, damning souls to hell
Mischievous romanticism leaves stories now to tell
Oh Lucifer! I serve him not, though echoes surely show
That I serve only me, my dear, I put on quite the show
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Jade Thunder Liverpool, UK
When the pandemic hit, Thunder crossed the line between cover and original artist, and embarked on a new musical adventure
creating emotional, raw music that often incorporates nostalgic, real-life experiences.
Drawing from and blending elements of folk, pop, rock, prog-rock, and jazz, Thunder’s songs reflect on her feelings about disenchantment, womanhood, romance, trauma and recovery.
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