1. |
I Were the Bird
03:12
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Seabird soaring weightless above the sea
Wings wide for the wind to rush underneath
Open arms and everything to see
I wish I were the bird and it were me
High white waves as the ocean churns
Rushing the shoreline under the bird
Nothing is settled, everything is stirred
She is like me and I'm like her
Seabird soaring high looks so free
Baring its heart to the world it would seem
Flying alone all day does it dream
That I were the bird and it were me
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2. |
Maybe I Knew
03:28
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I hear the words come out
But you don't do what you say
You can't tell me how
I end feeling this way
All the roads leading home now
All the tears have run dry
You can't tell me why
You can't tell me why
Maybe I knew right from the start
This was as far this was as far
Could it be true that I am just hiding
And you can't see my heart
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I know that it's all in time
I know it's just how it goes
I know there's no way to find
A good time to go
It doesn't make sense to stay together alone
If you mean when you meant
You'll be fine on your own
Maybe I knew right from the start
This was as far
Could it be true that I am just hiding
And you can't see my heart
I hear the words come out
But you don't do what you say
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3. |
White Daisies
03:41
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You sent me a pencil drawing
In the likeness of yourself
From a picture I had taken
In the time before hell
But you don't have to remind me
Of when we were so brand new
As I lie here tired and quiet
Empty of the love I had for you
You sent me flowers when you were strong
You were my baby, a whole year long
All you could tell me is how I'd done wrong
Now I've got white daisies and a lonesome song
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4. |
I Don't Care
03:20
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He said too much for me to understand
Right now all I can see is the man
Who's walking away while I say I don't care
He said too much for me to understand
Right now all I can see is the hand
That's waving goodbye while I say I don't care
Someone was just as lonely as me
I watched closely for a change of heart
Now mine's the only pain I can see
And I'll protect it if it kills me
I don't want to be sorry for what I can't help
It's just the way love goes
How does it get down bit by bit
It's no fun anyway it's just day to day
Someone was just as lonely as me
I watched closely for a change of heart
Now mine's the only pain I can see
And I'll protect I will protect it if it kills me
You don't want to be sorry for what you can't help
That's just the way love goes
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5. |
The Send Off
04:08
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We drove behind the big red car
That carried you all the way home
With voices high and hands held low
Someone spoke of how you made it through
You aim high
The to and fro
Oceans deep
And gardens grow
Silver and gold we are young we are old
And time takes time takes time takes time
We stood by as they laid you beside
All the ones you lost long ago
In the bright white glow of the sun on the snow
We held on tight and let you go
The send off chime
Oh the way of your love
Your hands in mine
Are all I think of
The waiting rhyme
And you somewhere above
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6. |
The Dancers
03:50
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All those nights I held your hands in mine
And I lead you to the center of the floor
We glided round the room to an old familiar tune
Without care and without clue to passing time
We laughed over tea and pie
I looked up into your eyes
Like I knew I would till we draw nigh
I'll care for you always and I know you'll do the same
And we'll lean into whatever's left to come
If you're to leave me first
We'll just do as we rehearsed
And you'll meet me in the middle wearing shiny dancing shoes
We will laugh and we will cry
It will keep this love alive
On and on side by side, hands entwined
We will glide
We will glide
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You and your whiskey
Me and my heart undone
You say that you miss me
I wanna hear that from the sober one
I know you get lonely
I get lonely too
You've got this sadness
You've been holding onto
All the time it takes to wait
All the time
I get so tired
Of trying to save you
Your love wrapped in barbed wire
Buried in all you've been through
But you've got
You and your whiskey
The captain and his first mate
You say that you're sorry
Oh the time it takes to wait
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8. |
Young Once
02:57
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We were young once like you are now
They held us close, they laid us down
You remind us to leave our furrowed brows
Our broken boughs
Our broken boughs
Hands and fingers, knees and toes
We cannot hold how fast time goes
You only get this one chance to grow
So take it slow
Take it slow
Little baby, sleep to dream
A melody of bright moonbeams
And sunny days of harmony
Fall asleep, fall asleep, fall asleep
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9. |
Celebrate
03:01
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Well hook me up and call me fish bait
You threw your line I didn't hesitate
I was looking for a clean slate
Ways to uncomplicate my love
Then you took my on our first date
We started early and we stayed up late
You and I now we can hardly wait
It's time to celebrate our love
I love you loving me when I wanna be in bed by eight
I love you making stupid faces when I take your portrait
I'm sorry in advance for times I might frustrate
Probably just one of my father's or my mother's traits
Against the walls our hearts reverberate
And everyone will want to imitate
Cause they can see that we don't fabricate the happy state
Of our love
I love you loving me when I clean my plate
Love like this has been so worth the wait
Loneliness I will not reinstate
Cause you're my soulmate
My soulmate
I will love you til the pearly gates
We don't need to get our stories straight
Everyone has come to congregate and
Celebrate our love
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10. |
Mandolin Man
04:13
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Mandolin man oh won't you dance with me
Always in the band why won't they set you free
Your heart has been broken and may be sore
Makes it so hard to give it anymore
My heart's been broken too
Maybe there's nothing we can do
You lean in and they throw to you the stage
It keeps you protected as we call your name
Your heart is on fire your hand on the door
How will it ever know when it can be sure
Well my heart's on fire too
Maybe there is nothing we can do
But play
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11. |
Lewis Lake
03:25
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All the ice was frozen
On the lewis lake
It gets as hard as winters frozen ground
I was only waiting
You were only late
And I was there with no one else around
It's been a swan dive
From a straight life
Still it's a good night
For a good night
Lewis lake was frozen solid as a stone
And quiet as a field of winter snow
Lewis lake was frozen and I was walking home
I guess I knew that it was time to go
It's a long way
From the old days
It's a long way
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12. |
Sadie in the Kitchen
04:10
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Let's spin each other round the kitchen before bed
Tell each other all the secrets in our heads
I'll hold you close and you'll hold me close and we'll savour it
Let's spin each other round the kitchen before bed
You and me and me and you we stick like glue
Our fire never burns out though sometimes our bodies do
I'll do my best to help you make your dreams come true
You and me and me and you
Oh, that smile is it for me?
Could it be that I could make you so happy?
Let's spin each other round the kitchen before bed
Tell each other all the secrets in our heads
I'll hold you close and you'll hold me close and we'll savour it
Let's spin each other round the kitchen before bed
You and me and me and you we stick like glue
Our fire never burns out though sometimes our bodies do
I'll do my best to help you make your dreams come true
You and me and me and you
Oh, that smile is it for me?
Could it be that I could make you so happy?
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Rose Cousins Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax singer-songwriter Rose Cousins finds insight in solitude and strength in numbers. Supported by a thriving Halifax
music scene and welcomed by an equally vibrant Boston community, her album WE HAVE MADE A SPARK was made in the spirit of community and collaboration.
Winner of 2011 East Coast Music Award for Songwriter of the Year and 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards for Contemporary Singer
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