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Company
04:14
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Following the western pass
Cutting through these southern plains
Driving from one home to the other
Leaving behind my sister, my mother
Sitting still my mind can fly
With the birds up through the trees
From up here it's clear to see
We are much more than our bodies
Gum, She-oak, Conifer, Melaleuca
Gum, She-oak, Conifer, Melaleuca
Trees keep me company
We weren't old but we were tired
Disconnect from ourselves
Saying one thing but doing another
Looking one way but running the other
Fortune's good and fame is fine
But what we really need is time
Time to learn and time to make
Time to give back what we take
Gum, She-oak, Conifer, Melaleuca
Gum, She-oak, Conifer, Melaleuca
Trees keep me company
Up ahead, it's monochrome
Fire she swallowed all the colour
Up ahead, it's monochrome
Wind tore right through all the flora
Gum, She-oak, Conifer, Melaleuca
Gum, She-oak, Conifer, Melaleuca
Trees keep me company
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2. |
Somebody Else's house
03:33
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Standing on the roof of a building
In a city we may never come back to
We've been living here alone for two days
Trying to make a home of somebody else's house
While you're reading in bed I go walking
I'm looking through windows and half open doors
I'm unsure of how to ask you for what I need
And so I won't
I follow the call of the tower bell, tracing a path that hugs the hill
7/8 is the rhythm that I'm counting but I cant figure out the scale
All I want is for you to be here with me
All I want is for you to see what I can see
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3. |
Undertow
03:29
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Undertow
Just below the surface
It is dark and cool
You know you should fill your lungs but
Something holds down, something holds you down
I wish I could give you answers
You're not ready to ask
All I want to do is hold you, but
In this state you're weightless
Who you were before is fading fast
Living in this way you won't last
You can feel the currents but can't let go
Something holds down, something holds you down
I wish I could be your courage
You're not ready to face fear
All I want for you is stillness, but
In this sate you're restless
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4. |
Sister Song I
00:52
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5. |
Have Her Fill
03:11
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Have Her Fill
I can see the smoke and ash, the North Wind she is out for the kill
Like a hound who’s tasted blood she will never have her fill
And widowed men are on their knees praying for rain
Because the do not have the strength to face the flames again
I can smell the blood and bone the West Wind he brings death to my door
Like a hawk whose made his kill, hunting he be forever more
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6. |
Saltbush and Sand
05:18
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Saltbush and Sand
There is a trail that shadows a coastline
Distinguished by nothing but saltbush and sand
And one lonely house, up on a cliff’s edge
Overlooking an island and the orbiting sun
And no one really knows of it except for the fishermen
Who come from the nearest town to anchor when the tide is in
Take me there, when things come undone
‘Caus it’s the only one that hasn’t been sold of moved out of
Take me there
I was born in the hills, I grew tall among the Eucalypts
I went roaming for hours, collecting crystals and wild flowers
And when summer rolled around, we would drive from town to town
With the promise of salt air, hanging heavy in the heat
And we would fight for the first sight of that house on the coastline
Just a spec in the distance as we drove over the last peak
Take me there when I get confused
‘Cause the smell of the water settles this fever
Take me there when nothing makes sense
‘Caus the spray off the rocks reminds of that child
And who I still am
Take me there
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7. |
Limitless
03:23
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Limitless
In this open space, in this quiet place
I feel limitless
All effort dissolves, all tension resolves
And I connect
I wanna run, I wanna run
Over the rocks and into the water
I stop thinking, I start feeling
I am whole
Doubt disappears, as trust reappears
And things make sense
I wanna run, I wanna run
Over the rocks and into the water
I feel strong and I feel strong
I wanna run and I wanna to run
I wanna run, I wanna run
Over the rocks and into the water
I'm coming back to me
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8. |
Sister Song II
01:04
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9. |
We Spoke of the Future
04:41
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We Spoke of the Future
Mountains in the rearview
Heading to the sea
Comfortable in silence
Just you and me
I’ve been getting stronger
Hard days getting further apart
Since you put your bag down
In my room
You know where I’ve come from
You know how hard I tried to hold on
You saw my world collapse
You saw me break down and break through
You come and go again
I’ll try not to hold on
Ocean on my right side
Driving towards home
You on board the ferry
And me alone
We spoke of the future
And the things we’d like to see
But you never promised
To spend it with me
And I can’t control you
And why would I ever want to?
I love you for who you are
Whether you are near or far
You come and go again
I’ll try not to hold on
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10. |
Old Pines
02:55
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Old Pines
Dreaming of dancing up on the hill
As daylight is fading
Under the old pines
Tired and hungry from salt-air and sun
So swaying slowly
Under the old pines
Come to me now, as you did then
Lay your head on my breast
Under the old pines
I’ll stay with you now, until the end
Place my hand on your chest
Under the old pines
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Naomi Keyte Adelaide, Australia
Songwriter and performing artist based in Adelaide, South Australia.
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