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A light in the dark
03:36
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Light the flame
And watch it burn
A brightness in the shadows
A Hope joy will return
And still something keeps me hanging on
There’s always a spark, to lighten the dark
Arise from the ashes
And take your flight
A phoenix you will be
Ascending to the light
And still something keeps me hanging on
There’s always a spark, to lighten the dark
Rest well dear cousin
I did not know you well
Your joys or your sorrows
Your heaven or your hell
But still something keeps me hanging on
There’s always a spark, to lighten the dark
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2. |
Somebody Sometimes
03:32
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I wasn’t looking for a lover
That’s just what you turned out to be
I’ve never been very romantic you see
But everybody needs somebody sometimes
And the time for us is right
I wanna lie down next to you
in the morning light
Open up and let me in
I’m knocking at your door
And I don’t think it’s a crime
To want to know you more
The small hours of the morning
Are the best time to share
And I feel myself falling
for you there
Everybody needs somebody sometimes
And I need you
I thought that you would understand
I think that you do
You may not be the one
In fact you probably are not
But at the moment you’re the one that I’ve got
And this connection might be something
I feel it in my soul
I wanna lie down next to you
for now that’s all
Everybody needs somebody sometimes
And I need you
I thought that you would understand
I think that you do
I wasn’t looking for a lover
That’s just what you turned out to be
Everybody needs somebody sometimes
Oh everybody needs somebody sometimes
Oh everybody needs somebody sometimes
And I need you tonight
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3. |
A cup of tea
01:50
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A moment between us
Don’t let it go
Let your love show
Stay for a cup of tea
And we both know what that means
But still we wait for the right time
But the right time is now
Your face by the firelight
Don’t know why it took me so long
to see you this way
So I stay for a cup of tea
And we both know what that means
But still we wait for the right time
But the right time is now
Don’t let this love slip away
Don’t wait another day
Next morning I wonder
What I should have done
To make you see
That to stay for a cup of tea
Meant everything to me
So don’t wait for the right time
‘Cause the right time is now
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4. |
Something calls
03:18
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I want to let you in but it is difficult for me
Take a look from my viewpoint and then you will see
I haven’t been hurt before but still it is hard
For me to let a boy right into my heart
For me to let a buy right into my heart
This heart of stone has been locked for so long
I’m not even sure where I belong
Come on boy won’t you help me out
‘Cause this love locked up inside of me has to be freed
This love locked up inside of me has to be freed
My heart wants to shout from the rooftops
My love wants to grow free from these plant pots
This garden blooms but still it is hard
For me to let a boy right into my heart
For me to let a boy right into my heart
Mixed up in metaphors this madness must end
And maybe it’s better that we part as friends
But still something calls me to want something more
And this love locked up inside of me has to be freed
This love locked up inside of me has to be freed
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5. |
The door
03:53
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Open the door, only a jar
For if you’re wrong emotions will scar
And then where will we be?
Alone and unhappy
Out pours your heart for all to see
Scattered around all secrets are free
And now where have we been?
And what did any of it mean?
I found a love that I thought was true
I found a person who I thought was you
Hop shines a light across the room
It may be alright to tell is too soon
But still the fact remains
That I was just another one of your games
I opened the door far too wide
Before I had know what was inside
And there what did I find
Deep in the corners of my own mind
I found a love that I thought was true
I found a person who is thought was you
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6. |
Just a song
02:21
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Just a glance,
a look in your eye
And it doesn’t mean a thing to you
And it shouldn’t mean a thing to me
Just a word
Slips from between your lips
And it doesn’t mean a thing to you
And it shouldn’t mean a thing to me
I was under the wrong impression
There was something we shared
Now I find you weren’t free to love
You shouldn’t have showed that you cared
Just a touch
Your skin on my skin
And it doesn’t mean a thing to you
And it shouldn’t mean a thing to me
I was under the wrong impression
There was something we shared
Now I find you weren’t free to love
You shouldn’t have showed that you cared
Just a song
Shared for the world to hear
And it shouldn’t mean a thing to you
But it all meant something to me
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7. |
A parting waltz
03:12
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Something breaks
Every time you let me down
And although I try
Not to let you get me down
I cry, I cry, I cry
Something grates
Every time you say those things
And although I know
That it’s time to spread my wings
I sigh, I sigh, I sigh
Although it pains me
It breaks my heart
We’re better together when we’re apart
But then something switched
Then I knew you’d never change
And that’s when I decided
It was time to rearrange
And say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
No I wouldn’t want to change you anyway
No I wouldn’t want to change you anyway
No I wouldn’t want to change you anyway
Although it pains me
It breaks my heart
We’re better together when we’re apart
Something grates
Every time you say those things
And that’s when I decided
It was time to spread my wings….
and fly!
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8. |
Happiness
02:54
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My mother says “when will you settle down?”
I say “I’m just happy living in this town”
‘Cause even though I’m on my own
I never feel that I’m alone
And even though I’m on my own
I never feel that I’m alone
I’ll be sitting in the setting sun
Maybe I’ll find someone
I’ll be sitting in the setting sun
Maybe I’ll find someone
The water brings a brand new day
Dive in and melt away
Cause even when all hope is gone
The river always brings me home
And even when all hope is gone
The river always brings me home
We’ll be meeting by the morning moon
Dancing to our own tune
We’ll be meeting by the morning moon
Dancing to our own tune
Found happiness no less
Found happiness
It isn’t necessary
Where you think it should be
You find it when you’re truly free
Found happiness
Found happiness
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9. |
Rhythm of the moon
03:15
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She dances to the rhythm of the moon
More strange than true
She whispers to you
With wind in her hair and sand underfoot
Oh she’ll carry you when you need to float
But she can drown you
In the very next stroke
So dip into the darkness and glide through her swell
You think you know her well
But she’s deeper than you ever can tell
She rises with the coming of the dawn
Sets when day’s done
She waits for no one
With fire in her soul and light in her eyes
She wears no disguise
And you watch her
As she flies
So bask in her brightness and bathe in her glow
You think you know
But she’s warmer than she ever can show
She’s not of your world
Her spirit is made of gold
And she’s not yours to hold
She’s the sea
She’s the sun
She belongs to no one
She’s herself
And that’s all she needs to be
She’s herself
And she’s free!
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May Tumi Oxford, UK
Deeply personal and instantly relatable, May Tumi’s songs draw on her experiences of love, loss and everything in between. With her beautiful voice and musical influences ranging from Joni Mitchell to Miriam Makeba, May is a unique performer.
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