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Crown Jewel
05:23
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I know you were scared
Wise men sold you lies
Mother didnât try
Ill-equipped to hold a heart
They say itâs not polite
To speak up when it hurts
Or so you believed
And wept in solitude
I smell hope in the creases of the sheets you left behind
A broken set of keys
A kingdom in the sky
I know you were scared
Itâs hard to know youâre wrong
To never fail again
You hang them from your walls
And even your crown jewel is tired of the pomp
Your mantle of debris cuts my eyes when they roll
I smell home in the creases of the sheets you left behind
A broken set of keys
A kingdom in the sky
A broken concert of ghosts
Haunt the doors that you closed
Itâs time to leave it alone
âCause trust takes time to grow
The smoke from the pipe dreams you stoked
Haunt the doors that you closed
Itâs time to leave it alone
Itâs time
Itâs time
I know you were scared
I know you were scared
I smell home in the creases of the sheets you left behind
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Snowflakes
04:37
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In that moment I stopped being afraid
I could turn off the light because I knew
That youâre in the shadows waiting for me
And the moonlightâs enough to guide my way
Iâll grow stronger so I stand tall
Tall enough to reach the tip of your tongue
You neednât say more than trace the shapes
âCause Iâll be able to make out the rest
Snowflakes dance alone in the night
Gently pulsating with starlight
From now on the doorâs ajar
Iâve learned itâs easier to accept
The winds take me away to a new place
Snowflakes dance along in the night
Gently pulsating with starlight
As the dawn breaks they kiss the ground
A carpet of love for where you stand
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What a Time
03:15
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Oh by the bridge, by the bridge
Thereâs a waxing moon
You so wanted to have for our own
That we plucked it from the laughing sky
What a time, what a time
Oh in the yard, in the yard
There were flowers blooming
You so wanted to wear in your hair
So we picked them from the glowing green
What a time, what a time
And the love letters that slipped and cut my palms
I can read them now with grief-calloused heart
Of a lonely loon
Crying at the stars, ooo
Dazzled by the old light, ooo
You and I were always, ooo
Oh by the pond, by the pond
I heard one calling
I so wanted fly in its arms
That I prayed there in the growing cold
What a time, what a time
And the orphaned paints that clogged the big house
I can wash them off with time-softened heart
Of a lonely loon
Crying at the stars, ooo
Dazzled by the old light, ooo
You and I were always, ooo
Oh by the door, by the door
Thereâs a worried ghost
You so wanted to give me a hug
I pinched your ever-rosy cheek
What a time, what a time
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Courtney Swain Providence, Rhode Island
âA gorgeous blend of overwhelming vocal talent, modern keyboard techniques, and contemporary sophistication.â
â New England Noise
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