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Forty Days
03:48
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You tell yourself that you will have a heart
As strong as Noah’s ark
Sailing towards dry land
Board it up, don’t let the rising waters
Swallow you up
But you fail to understand
That anyone can poke a hole in a giant boat
You’re not so strong
And if you think that the tides in your mind
Can’t rock that ship
You’re wrong
And…
CHORUS
Forty days and forty nights
Of water from your eyes
Just stings
Your words came on in pairs of two
But now they’re crumpled up
You’re drowning in it all
Your soul is made of wood and nails
But now your time is up
The rain begins to fall
That dove you sent to find some peace
It cannot sing, and it has broken wings
And a withered olive branch
And when you see a rainbow in the sky
Even then you feel like crying
But you fail to understand
That all the time you’ve spent inside yourself
Has made you colorblind
And if you seek something to heal your wounds
Don’t count on time
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2. |
Love Me, Love Me Not
04:20
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I sold my soul to the devil
for some dandelion wishes
and a couple daisy petals
Oh
it’s a nasty habit I have
couldn’t help myself
it was drivin' me mad
Oh
somethin’ inside me has to know…
CHORUS
Does he love me, love me not x3
does he love me
I tell myself that I don’t care— I do
I tell myself that I don’t need approval but I do
I tell myself that I won’t try to make him miss these things about me
I tell myself that I won’t try to make it hard to live without me
Well I’m pretty sure I’m lyin’
and there ain’t no point in tryin’
Oh oh oh oh oh
I have asked and I have tried
I have pulled and I have pried
I have cheated, stolen, lied
I’ve bought myself a little time
Oh
would it kill him just to let me know…
I tell myself that I don’t care, I tell myself that I don’t need, I tell myself that I won’t x3
Love me, love me not x3
I tell myself that I don’t care, I tell myself that I don’t need, I tell myself that I won’t
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3. |
Matter of Time
03:45
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I’ve stopped wishing
I’ve stopped waiting
I’ve stopped knocking on your door in my mind
I’ve stopped trying
Stopped debating
I’ve stopped crying while your old love took its time
‘Cuz I hate what you say
And you hate what I do
So let’s just call it even
Us two
In the meantime
I’ve been learning
Something that you never taught me I could do
CHORUS
To be
Just be
Without you
Without you-ou-ou
To see
Just see
Everything
Without your voice in my mind
It’s only a matter of time x4
I love your soul
And I hate your hair
Maybe you’ll look back and see that I’m the one who cared
I am the girl next door
Who doesn’t like to swear
My friends tell me that loving you is my electric chair
And I hate how I wait
For your light to come on
So I buried you, you’re dead and gone
In the meantime
I’ve been learning
Something that has always felt so very wrong
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4. |
Where Are You Now
03:17
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Where are you now
are you on the dark side of the moon
where are you now
and will you be home soon
are you across the sea
or across the street from me
where are you now
CHORUS
Where are you now
I need you now
now oh oh
how do I get to where you are
it can’t be far from where I am
where
are you now
Where are you now
are you in outer space
how can it be that we’re so close
and yet so far away
it takes
all the strength in me
just to say hello
and when I reach for you
all I want to know is…
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Where are you now
are you on the dark side of the moon
where are you now
and will you be home soon
are you across the sea
or across the street from me
where are you now
CHORUS
Where are you now
I need you now
now oh oh
how do I get to where you are
it can’t be far from where I am
where
are you now
Where are you now
are you in outer space
how can it be that we’re so close
and yet so far away
it takes
all the strength in me
just to say hello
and when I reach for you
all I want to know is…
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6. |
Not A Day Goes By
02:41
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I’m flipping through my yearbooks
Finding pictures of you
If I could I’d cut them out
And paste them all over my room
I wonder if you’re doing the same
And know that if you call my name
I’ll come running
CHORUS
Not a day goes by
When I wonder why
I feel this way x2
Not an hour comes through
When I don’t think of you
Not a second comes and goes
When my longing doesn’t grow
Not a day goes by
Oh oh
Not a day goes by
Oh oh
Not a day goes by x3
I don’t know how many times
I’ve hoped and prayed that I could read your mind
But I am speechless every time
Can’t find a new rhyme
Waiting
For a clear sign
Pacing
‘Till the end of time
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7. |
I'll Be Here
02:59
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If you’re ever feeling that isn’t worth living
if there are never enough shoulders in the world to cry on
if you don’t understand the mysteries of modern man
if there doesn’t seem to be a way to carry on
CHORUS
I’ll be here
when the sky comes crashing down
when you’re on the ground
run to me
I’ll open my arms
I’ll be here
when the waves break on the shore
I’ll be here forever more
I'll be here
I’ll be here
I’ll be here as long as it takes
to take back our mistakes
I’ll still be here x3
I’m still here x2
Please be here
be here as long as you can
life’s dealt you a hand
and there are a lot of cards in the deck
when you’ve got nothing left
and you feel like a wreck
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8. |
Where I Belong
02:17
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Has anybody ever told you
You can’t run against the tide
Or that you can’t be neutral
You have to pick a side
One day you’ll find
That you’re not the only one
And that the tide will change
With the setting sun
CHORUS
I’ve been chasing the moon
I’ve been racing the wind
I know where I’m going
And I know where I’ve been
I’ve lassoed the stars
Why
Every one
And now I know where I belong
Where I belong x2
Every star in the universe
Could not amount to what you’re worth
Every day when we’re alive
Is a good one
Hey
When you’re a cloud in the sky
Every day goes by
And you shift
And shape
And move on
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Hannah Wilson-Black Washington, D.C.
Originally from northern Virginia, Hannah is a third-year student at the University of Chicago, where she studies Creative Writing and Environmental/Urban Studies. In her spare time Hannah is a singer-songwriter, both as a solo artist and as a member of Chicago-based punk pop band Puddlejumper ... more
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