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HIGH RISE

by kirstenmcclure

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1.
Diamond Rain 04:41
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DIAMOND RAIN When the light from my eyes is gone, will you know me, will you know me? And our hearts start to beat as one, will you show me, will you show me? How to stare all those daggers down, getting closer, getting closer Til our love hardly makes a sound Will you own me, will you own me? A feather of time from the arrows wing Falls to the ground with a steady swing Scratching new lines with your broken arms Burst through the clouds with a bomber’s charms I feel the beat of the diamond rain Cutting through my heart again Making it’s way into my soul What you want from me I don’t know I feel the beat of the diamond rain Cutting through my heart again Making it’s way into my soul What you want from me I don’t know If the pull from the crowd’s too strong, will you hold me, will you hold me? And the world crashes round a song; will you show me, can you show me? That I’m not just another one, like the others, there’s been others And their voices go on and on, talking to me, walking through me If the fight’s going on too long, and there’s no bell there to save me And my hearts beating time all wrong, hold me close and break it gently Devastate and I’ll come back strong, let me loose I’ll find my way now And I’ll ricochet on and on, do you own me, do you own me?
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One Foot Blue 03:57
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ONE FOOT BLUE Can you hear me, over there The roof-top looms just like it’s Everest Did the storm wake you too Your eyes are open, but you don’t move Can you hear me, through the rain Put that needle in the groove and start again If I sleep now, I’ll never wake Watch the sunrise through my veins The only way I could be with you is if I give back everything There’s a war to be won if I could justgive up giving in Can you hear me call your name Can you see me fade away And the sky above me shatters like a shell That we found on the beach In the place where we meet You are noble to the bone You’d never leave me here to rot alone As the sun rolls through the years Hungry seasons reappear They are savage, old and wild Come to sing the last post to a dying fire In the sand a lonely shoe One foot’s broken, one foot’s blue A shadow on the sand I’ll hold the sea with my hand And the sun blinks into your eyes As you rise like a phoenix to the beat Of the seven waves that never let me sleep
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Shannon 04:18
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SHANNON Sky of rain shield, the ancient star is calling me She speaks her code, that shatters through my soul I will bring the mountains to your feet, bring you through my wilderness I will bring the mountains to your feet, bring you through my wilderness Through the darkness, past the point of no return I’ll give you love, I’ll wash away your fear I will bring the mountains to your feet, bring you through my wilderness I will bring the mountains to your feet, bring you through my wilderness And when I’m with you I feel her silent breath Her chaos brings me rest, keeps my resolve And my words dissolve into the atmosphere There’s nothing growing here, without you Let the starlight guide you through the fen to me I’ll wait for you by the broken bridge I will bring the mountains to your feet, bring you through my wilderness I’ll surrender to her tide when I return From the saffron sky across your frozen sea I will bring the mountains to your feet, bring you through my wilderness I will bring the mountains to your feet, bring you through my wilderness I will bring the mountains to your feet, bring you through my wilderness
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Back On The Road 04:22
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BACK ON THE ROAD Back on the road Letting the perspective take the load Squinting at the sun You hold the road just like a gun And there’s no going back Your bridges burned your fuses blown And your tired of all that Reach for the horizon on your own You came too far, got out of the car, this time you know you can’t admit defeat again You give you take, you love and you hate, hold your head high you’ll get back on your feet again There’s only one direction you know You can’t escape but your free to go And when your buried at sea And the fish and waves pick your bones clean Ocean reads your life From the book she tears the pages free Now there’s only a spine Where the love and wisdom used to be Dancing with the tide You look to the moon for company Ooo when your eyes shut slowly you’ll float away With a paisley sail you’ll conquer the world You’ll take her hand in yours down on the chamomile She’ll look at you and smile Like a queen…
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Before I Fall 03:30
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BEFORE I FALL The sun floats down to the river’s edge, And the leaves are all clapping up above my head, The stones make me slip but I won’t get wet, And I know that the pike hasn’t seen me yet I’m a long long way behind you, but I’ve never been out this far And the sound of the river running, is the sound of a breaking heart La la la la la-la-la-la la la La la la la la-la-la-la la la Make me strong, before I fall I’m holding a branch as I make my way But there’s not much left I don’t think it’s safe It snaps from my hand but my balance stays My hands turn to wings and I fly away I see your face on the river bead I can hear your voice as the rapids spread I feel your love as the river turns red And I know that I’m not ready yet
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The Last Relay 04:43
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THE LAST RELAY Take me home Warm and bright you part the crowd like a comb Heading north Up the street where the brotherhood was born Sister’s still feeling bleak Babel kisses find tongue in cheek Bottle rolls between our feet I wonder if your light’s still on I been thinking of you all day long How the walls are crumbling down Windows steam Like a cloud that’s holding in a scream Broken sleep Hit the curb then fall back in a heap My neighbour’s sweet face has slipped Out of another relationship The angry monarch’s looking down I wonder if your light’s still on I’ve been thinking of you all day long Everything’s changing in this town The grand dames do Grimaldi’s dance Staggering heals scatter feet like chance Angel sighs through the London plane I tune in to another song One I’ve been dreaming All my life long Dream as sweet as blossom breeze I need you, like the morning needs the sun I need you I want you, I can feel it in my cells I want you If nothing’s all I can have It’s better than something that I never wanted anyway If nothing’s all I can have I’m going to have to live without But I will find my last relay
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In These Walls 03:47
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IN THESE WALLS I’m coming around to the world outside my window They’re taking it down and I know the view will change And the sound of another prisoner’s call Falls like a leaf With what’s hidden in these walls It’s been a long time but the dust has started settling I’m writing my name in it’s skin, and every day it grows thicker, like the branches of the ash That hide my face In the safety of these walls There’s something that you used to tell me That time can kill where patience fails You told me not to be a stranger I was and the wind fell from my sails The corners won’t hold the glass that makes my window It’s melting away into the cracks made by the wind And the river at the bottom of the stairs Calls out my name As I sink within these walls I’m turning away from the world outside my window I’ll no longer stay with these castings from the war And the door now opens out instead of in And as I leave I hear you singing in these walls
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Love's A Habit 05:12
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LOVE’S A HABIT December’s on the corner, arches her back like a sail Cracked pavements make her taller, arms wind round an iron rail Looking younger than she feels, she tastes the weather falling Breaks the gutter with her heals, she’ll wait for him till morning, yeahyeahyeah, and she said: Love’s a habit I can’t break, I give more than I can take, hmm… and she said Love’s a habit I can’t break, I give more than I can take, hmm… and she said She’s causing a distraction, as he makes his way round closing time Cos it’s key to her attraction, that he sends a shiver down her spine It hit her straight between the eyes, she never saw it coming Cut the ribbon with her knife, she’s getting tired of running, yeahyeahyeah, and she said December’s in the corner, blue lights flash across her skin Somebody’s trying to call her, doesn’t have the strength to let them in It won’t take them long to find, it’s not her blood that’s pouring And she wishes love was blind, couldn’t stand to see him fallen, yeahyeahyeah, and she said…
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High Rise 02:30
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HIGH RISE High rise in the afternoon White sheets wrapped in our cocoon High enough to feel the concrete sway Got no reason to presume Heart as heavy as the moon Satellite around you every day Skylark raises the alarm I lie in your open arms Close enough to feel your change of heart You tried to keep me safe from harm But now you ran out of charm And you say it was better at the start I’d stay forever if I could It’s late and I misunderstood I misunderstood Skylark blazes through the dawn I’ll chase him until I’m worn Forever trying to find his broken song Twice shy it’s not hard to do And I think I always knew My mother said it’s better to be strong
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Secret Garden 03:38
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SECRET GARDEN Come into my secret garden Shelter from the storm Wear your honeysuckle crown There’s no need to grow old Down we go, into the undergrowth Heaven is my home It’s where I want to be He’s waiting there for me I’m not afraid of what I’m trading Now the seeds are sewn The thistle wrapped around your feet Reminds me how you’ve grown Down we go Into the undergrowth Heaven is my home It’s where I want to be He’s waiting there for me The raven and the hummingbird Will weave your ragged hair The mirror pond won’t ripple as you Wade to your repair Down we go Into the undergrowth Heaven is our home It’s where I want to be He’s waiting there for me Sewing up the seams
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Come Back To Me 03:33
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COME BACK TO ME NOW It’s been too long now, I’ve waited for you I never thought that you could see it through I look for the signs in the sky above I only find your love Waiting for me by the road It’s been five years now, I’ve thought of you every day Never thought you’d do that to me, fly away And the sun shines brighter when I think you’re still here The world turns and you disappear Come back to me now I need your loving I want you in my arms One more embrace now Till the end of time I Want you in my arms Take the needle from your palm The pieces shatter, then fall back in place. It’s not the same but it works anyway. And the sun shines brighter when I think you’re still here Then it goes and you disappear Come back to me now I need your loving I want you in my arms One more embrace now Till the end of time I Want you in my arms Take the needle from your palm

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released November 27, 2015

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Kirsten McClure is a full-time London Underground busker who has just completed her first studio album with Grammy-winning producer Matt Lawrence. Her songs are instantly appealing and have held many commuters entranced for an entire set in London’s busy subterrane. ... more

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