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Never Belong
02:46
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I believe in birthdays and the
Satisfaction of a stolen kiss at night
So i blew all my candles out and
Made a wish to always have you by my side
But i guess the both of us
Are never gonna compromise
So we’ll never belong
We’ll never belong
So I’ve still got the letters that I wrote
And never sent you in the back of my drawer
And I’m not sure what bits of paper remind me of
Or what i need them for
Oh i guess it’s memories of feeling
Like i deserved much more
But i’ll never belong
I’ll never belong
I’ll never belong (never belong)
I’ll never belong (never belong)
I’ll never belong (never belong)
So I smoke a cigarette and hope
I don’t forget the times that we were close
Or the way the sun would dance across your face
And i would feel the afterglow
You can raise a glass to me if I
Am in your memory cause I won’t go
Recall the way the sun would dance across your face
When you could always hold me close
Oh my missing puzzle piece we’ll never
Meet again so i can’t let you know
That my birthday wish each year is
holding you and never ever letting you go
Cause we’ll never belong (never belong)
we’ll never belong (never belong)
we’ll never belong (never belong)
we’ll never belong (never belong)
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2. |
Sugar Honey
03:01
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Sugar honey iced tea
Drink me up, chew me
Refreshingly tasty
Baby I am
Working my way
Through every cliche
Of words that you say
To define what i do
The price has been paid
Impressions were made
And i am done with you
Bye bye, so long
Pack it up and get get gone
Hang tight, stay strong
Girl you’ve had this all along
Baby talk too sweet and slushy (no)
So you can put away your honey (oh no)
You’re kind of cute but not that funny
Please don’t ever touch my body (no)
In the dark is where I worry (oh no)
Take my phone and have my money
I didn’t mean to make you want me
Please don’t ever touch my body
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3. |
Tempt Me
03:25
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You’re always pushing my trigger
And i never I never complain
You’re a real hard hitter
It’s already already too late
I can’t reconsider
I’m stuck in this game
Even though i though i
Know that i’ll never win
So let’s go (let’s go)
Tonight (tonight)
Cause I need I need
To feel alive
I need the danger you provide
Tempt me tempt me
To the other side
Cause it’s always
Your pleasure your pleasure to take
A little too much
And you’ll never you’ll never explain
Why you’re seeking out bad luck
And dishing out tough love
And i know i know i
Can never get enough
So let’s go (let’s go)
Tonight (tonight)
Cause I need I need
To feel alive
I need the danger you provide
Tempt me tempt me
To the other side
So give me champagne headaches
And your sunkissed heartbrakes
You’re the only drug I wanna take
And the only price I want to pay
I keep adding to my mistakes
I don’t care cause I’m in it with you
I love the bad things we do
Lets go
I need I need
To feel alive
I need the danger you provide
You tempt me to the other side
And i know i know
Tonight
I need i need
To feel alive
I need the danger you provide
tempt me
Tempt me to the other side
Tempt me to the other side
Tempt me to the other side
Tempt me to the other side
Tempt me tempt me
Tempt me tempt me
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4. |
One Week
04:06
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Uh oh here I go again another
Mess up, the story’s neverending
It’s my fault for thinking that i could change
There’s no one to stand and defend me
Uh oh here I go again forever
Undone and always re-offending
I’ll show that this time I’m innocent
On my oath I swear I wasn’t guilty
I can’t remember what I was doing when
It all came to an end
But i know that it was Sunday
Cause we made love on the Saturday
And a credit card receipt shows that
We were fine and we drank good wine
On the previous Monday
So in one week I threw it all away
I need to slow down so maybe it’s time to
Account for living in a daydream
Breakdown all of the warning signs
And wake up or face this repeating
I can’t remember what I was doing when
It all came to an end
But i know that it was Sunday
Cause we made love on the Saturday
And a credit card receipt shows that
We were fine and we drank good wine
On the previous Monday
So in one week I threw it all away
I can’t remember what I was doing when
It all came to an end
But i know that it was Sunday
Cause we made love on the Saturday
And a credit card receipt shows that
We were fine and we drank good wine
On the previous Monday
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5. |
Cherry Tree Out Front
03:09
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I fear the decline of her body
As I climb the cherry tree out front
To gild branches with gold lights
She can’t do it for herself anymore
I fear the decline of her eyes
Dust swallows the forget-me-not blues
She pretends it doesn’t matter
That the sky remains grey in June
It’s like the winter got stuck in her bones
So her fingers can’t make the rain fall
Like it did when she sang to me
Like it did when she sang to me before
I fear what I will do without her
As I cut back the devastating weeds
Overpowering honeysuckle
Growing stronger than I’ll ever be
Its like the winter got stuck her bones
So her fingers can’t make the rain fall
Like it did when she sang to me
Like it did when she sang to me before
Its like the winter got stuck her bones
So her fingers can’t make the rain fall
Like it did when she sang to me
Like it did when she sang to me before
I guess I’m mothering a mother
And her cherry tree out front
It’s just the cycle of the seasons rolling around
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6. |
Blooming 4U
04:24
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Blooming for you-ou
(bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden)
Blooming for you-ou
(bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden)
Loving me won’t get you very far
So don’t believe that you can tame a wild heart
If I’m too busy dreaming with the stars
Please don’t wake me in the morning
I’ve nothing left to lose or throw away
I can’t commit if you ask me to stay
As tender as a rose is but with strength
Cause I’m not ever scared of falling
I’m taking my time to decide my next move
I’m not blooming for you-ou
(bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden)
I’m not blooming for you-ou
(bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden)
No no no no
I’ve been told that I should find some roots
Settle down and give myself to you
But this is not the life I want to choose
I prefer the never knowing
I’m taking my time to decide my next move
I’m not blooming for you-ou
(bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden)
I’m not blooming for you-ou
(bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden)
No no no no
I’m not blooming for you-ou
(bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden)
I’m not blooming for you-ou
(bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower, bloom like a flower in your garden)
No no no no
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7. |
Be OK
03:08
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Hello hello hello hello-ah
Hello hello hello hello-ah
Hello hello hello hello-ah
Hello hello hello hello-ah
Hello hello hello hello-ah
Hello hello hello hello-ah
Hello hello hello hello-ah
Hello hello hello hello-ah
I’m thankful for
the love I gave to you when we were
So wonderful
and everything was sweet
I gave my all
so much that is starting to hurt
I get back up
I’m going to be OK
Didn’t know that i was falling
Didn’t see the blood on the door
Didn’t know I, I, I
Was in the eye of the storm
Didn’t know that red was warning
Didn’t see the thorns on the rose
Should have known I, I, I
Would soon be ready to go
I’m thankful for
the love I gave to you when we were
So wonderful
and everything was sweet
I gave my all
so much that is starting to hurt
I get back up
I’m going to be OK
No, no your money can’t buy the way
I’m feeling now
No, no your money can’t buy the way
I’m feeling now
It took most of the year
But I can see clearly now
That you were mining all my tears
But diamonds will weigh you down
I’m thankful for
the love I gave to you when we were
So wonderful
and everything was sweet
I gave my all
so much that is starting to hurt
I get back up
I’m going to be OK
(I gave you my all and now I’m done)
(I gave you my all and now I’m done)
(I gave you my all and now I’m done)
(I gave you my all and now I’m done)
Didn’t know that i was falling
Didn’t see the blood on the door
Didn’t know I, I, I
Was in the eye of the storm
Didn’t know that red was warning
Didn’t see the thorns on the rose
Should have known I, I, I
Would soon be ready to go
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A long summer night
With oysters and cheap gin
Double denim kiss
Of knees under the table
How
This is how it all begins
Now it's restaurant card
Forgotten in pockets
Tearing at the edges
How
This is how it always ends
New underwear and
Twisting in bedsheets
Promised holidays
And kissing till my lips bleed
How
This is how it all begins
Now it's TV dinners
And unopened wine I’m
Eating my words
And swallowing my pride oh
How
This is how it always ends
Cause the biggest mistake
That I ever made
Was letting you take
Every little bit of my heart
Every little bit of my heart
And it's bever enough
No matter how much
I'm will to break
Every little bit of my heart
Every little bit of my heart
Swapping house keys
And meeting the parents
The infectious laugh
Of nervous fulfillment
How
This is how it all begins
Now it's ignoring calls
Deleting old emails
Starting from scratch
Creating new profiles
How
This is how it always ends
Cause the biggest mistake
That I ever made
Was letting you take
Every little bit of my heart
Every little bit of my heart
And it's bever enough
No matter how much
I'm will to break
Every little bit of my heart
Every little bit of my heart
Cause the biggest mistake
That I ever made
Was letting you take
Every little bit of my heart
Every little bit of my heart
And it's bever enough
No matter how much
I'm will to break
Every little bit of my heart
Every little bit of my heart
It was every little bit of my heart
Every little bit of my heart
A long summer night
With oysters and cheap gin
Double denim kiss
Of knees under the table
How
This is how it all begins
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9. |
You Made Us
03:17
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Pass my neighbour, doesn’t know me
That’s the blessing, anonymity
In a city built by industry
Skip the bus to smoke a cigarette
In my neighbourhood it’s only cheap rent
When the price jumps we’ll just move on again
Watch the kids play, know they’re alright
You do your best but it’s a hard life
Resilient so we’ll survive
It’s the perfect cacophony
All your sirens with our poetry
As the sun sets over our streets
These are our streets
These are our streets
These are our streets
Take a pill climb to the flagpole
Drink some cheap wine from a friend’s cup
We’re family but not by blood
We’re family but not by blood
In my notebook are the true words
You’re a city built by love
Say we make you but you made us
Say we make you but you saved us
And you’ve saved us
And you’ve saved us
And you’ve saved us
Pass my neighbour, doesn;t know me
Doesn’t matter, smile knowingly
Cause you made them
And you made me
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10. |
Weekend Lover
04:31
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Got left with unfulfillment
Didn’t dance on your own wedding day
Went searching for commitment
Signing all your candour away
Vows can be broken and I’m open
To starting it up again
I know you want it babe i got it
We don’t need to be just friends
So baby please
If you’re scared of being alone
Just call on me
I’ll be your weekend lover
I need relief
And this is all you need to know
So call on me
I’ll be your weekend lover
I love you is inclined to cheapen
So let’s never say those words
A sweetened and rehearsed affliction
That can be a gentle curse
We’ll keep them close as uncut diamonds
So they don’t get smashed to dust
That get swept up
We’ve been swept up
So baby please
If you’re scared of being alone
Just call on me
I’ll be your weekend lover
I need relief
And this is all you need to know
So call on me
I’ll be your weekend lover
Oooh oooh ooooh
Keep it small and contained
Oooh oooh ooooh
Just for fun and that’s ok
So baby please
If you’re scared of being alone
Just call on me
I’ll be your weekend lover
I need relief
And this is all you need to know
So call on me
I’ll be your weekend lover
don't be scared now
don't be scared now
don't be scared now
don't be scared now
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11. |
Sleepyhead
03:14
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Calling all you sleepyheads
Time to rise and shine
Leave the comfort of your bed
Don’t be left behind
You'll look back
Over your shoulder
One day when you're older
than the stories that you tell
Throwing rocks into the wind
Could be tempting fate
Why invite the devil in
Don’t make that mistake
You'll look back
over your shoulder
one day when you're older
than the stories that you tell
Play for me
One of those sad songs
Another love gone wrong
That you do so well
Summer will come
Those days are waiting
Wide open arms
To welcome you darling
Calling all you sleepyheads
Time to rise and shine
Leave the comfort of your bed
Don’t be left behind
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Carla J. Easton Glasgow, UK
Making music described as “glitter bursting from every chorus” and combining “the ominous glimmer of synth-wave with the
maximalist fun of Carly Rae Jepsen’s ’80s throwbacks”, Carla J Easton is a pop songwriter with a back catalogue that would make most people envious.
She is consistently releasing music that’s talked about in terms of albums of the year garlands in Scotland, and beyond.
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