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Lower
03:26
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Successfully concealed from untrained eyes
I lose myself when push approaches shove
Embracing inconsistencies and lies
I hurt myself and those I claim to love
Unspeakable cravings, unobserved, sore
Gaining momentum, lower, lower
Like a river that flows unstoppable to the sea
While a barrage of blows is bringing me to my knees
I want you to hold me back, need to you hold me
Or set me free
I’m driven even deeper down as I
Debase myself to slake my appetite
And shame’s a weighty force I can’t deny
This torrent of disgrace runs deep and wide
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Witness
03:33
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They say time’s a healer, time’s a healer
They say time’s a healer - that’s a lie
Time is fluid, you’re flowing through it
Time is fluid, and it’s passing you by
Let me hold you, warmth enfold you
Don’t conceal your wounds and scars
Let me stand, or walk, beside you
A witness to where you are
It’s hard to see a clear direction
Strange, this labyrinth of life
But when you’re ready to take your first step
You will find I’m right by your side
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Powerless
05:02
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I trundle on, I do my job
I pay the bills, I walk the dog
Unquestioning, I watch the screen
Get used to things I wish I hadn’t seen
Little wonder I anticipate the fall
Going under, and complicit in it all
I sip the drink, I down the pills
Excuse the falls and wipe the spills
I seek and find oblivion
I don’t reflect; I simply carry on
Things escalate as in a dream
And I’m powerless it seems, until I scream
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Waiting For A Sign
03:44
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When I could see you, everything was fine
Now you are hidden, I’m waiting for a sign
Waiting for a sign here, I’m looking to the sky
I feel like you’re still near me, I see you when I try
Often I’m reminded by things I know you’d love
A winding road before me, with trees and hills above
Sometimes I feel like I know just what you’d say
Is that you speaking? Or have you gone away?
Life is what we make it, and it will all work out
Our hearts are full of wonder, and joy, and grief, and doubt
Waiting for a sign here, I’m looking to the light
I feel like you’re still near me, I hope that you’re alright
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Give It Time
03:15
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Heavy burdened, craving rest
Craving rest and far from sleep
Far from sleep, and heavy burdened
The weight of darkness drags you deep
But glimmers of hope, glimmers of light will catch your eyes and
You’ll rise and shine
Give it time
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Shelf
02:42
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There’s a shelf where I put the things that you don’t want to see
There are prototypes and failed attempts and older versions of me
I get to thinking that you wouldn’t mind
I might show these things to you
But secretly, I’m hoping, given time
That I’ll be climbing up there too
Am I the person I hoped I would become?
And should I live for what I wanted then?
I look around me; even I can count to none
I’ll get back on my shelf again
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5
04:09
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If I could take your hand in mine
Then I would show you how to shine
Cause it’s like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
And it will make you feel alive
And if you’re scared to touch the sky
Just keep your head up high
And if you don’t know the game
Why don’t you play it all the same?
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Absent Father
02:50
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I proudly tell your stories, though I’m not sure if they’re true
But something in them guides me when I don’t know what to do
Are you witness to our sorrow? Are you witnessing this pain?
Are you with us when we pick it up and start again?
And when we come undone, unpicked line by line
Are we left in pieces by some chance, or by design?
We see lives unravel, row on row
Are you watching, do you know?
We see lives unravel strand by strand
If you’re even there, do you understand?
On the days when life seems harder, and we’re lucky just to cope
Can we pack up our misgivings and allow ourselves to hope
That you’re witnessing our sorrow, and you’re witness to this pain
And you’re with us when we pick it up and start again
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Some Things Happen
02:33
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I want to hold you when you cry
Want to tell you it’ll be alright
Some things happen
We don’t know why some things happen
Take your time, and walk with me
You’ll be fine, just wait and see
Hold your breath, just stop for a while
Leave your burdens behind you for one day
Just trust you can make it happen
Take my hand, ‘cause I can see you
Sitting by water with the wind in your hair
I don’t know how, but I know you’re there
With laughter and sunshine just waiting for you
I see you, I see you smiling
I see you, the sun is shining
I see you, I don’t know why some things happen
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Baby Steps
02:46
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Right, you are lost
And you never had a good sense of direction
Left, you’re bereft
Singing circles round the ones you can’t protect
Can you trust, can you try?
Can you give yourself permission?
Baby steps, left, right, left
Down, you fell down
And you hate to be the centre of attention
Stuck, out of luck
And still wary of the risk in reconnection
You will run, you will fly
If you give yourself permission
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Perpetual Light
02:46
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I wish you warmth, attention, comfort, peace
A loving light to shine right where you are
Some great reward, some wondrous feast
A sense that nothing and no one is too far
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12. |
Held
03:42
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Kim Edgar Edinburgh, UK
“Intense and thought provoking” (The List)
“Heart stopping…our very own Tori Amos” (Sunday
Herald)
“An inspired empathy” * * * * * (Fringe Review)
Fuelled by a passion for social justice, folklore, and feminism, Kim Edgar crafts keenly observed details of people’s lives into powerful, understated songs that reach out and touch listeners.
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