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by katie van sleen
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Digital Album
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aquamarine
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shapeshifter
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i once had a heart
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monsters
02:29
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home
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too much smoke
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ode to apologies
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credits
released 01 January 2012
special thanks to topher rasmussen (aquamarine, home, i once had a heart, ode to apologies) and alex michaelson (shapeshifter, monsters, perfect, too much smoke) for assist with recording, occasionally including additional instruments or vocals, and of course, for providing the bulk of my inspiration.
special thanks to topher rasmussen (aquamarine, home, i once had a heart, ode to apologies) and alex michaelson (shapeshifter, monsters, perfect, too much smoke) for assist with recording, occasionally including additional instruments or vocals, and of course, for providing the bulk of my inspiration.
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- Track Name: aquamarine
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we couldn't see the shore
so we floated aimlessly
and we couldn't be much more
than a boat that's built for three
she was the glow i saw
beacon like a lighthouse
and she was the one who pulled me under
i can't breathe
i'm no aquamarine
i'm no aquamarine
she called to him from the island
where he wanted to belong
but i didn't fit so i said to him
so long
she is a mermaid
sparkling scales and flowing hair
but me, i belong on land
i could never be so rare
i'm no aquamarine
i'm no aquamarine - Track Name: shapeshifter
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well you're a shapeshifter
and you're a dream lifter
releasing me from my false glee
you keep insisting that you're setting me free
and i'm a shadow in the dark
and i've been waiting for that spark
that spark of light to tell me how to get back
stop changing shapes on me
remove your mask so i can see
who you really are
and if we're gonna go that far
hurry up and make up your mind
this shapeshifting it wastes my time
and i can't wait any longer
if you're not getting any stronger
and she's the kiss of death for lovers
she'll get you while you're under the covers
and you won't see it coming
you won't see her there
to stop you from running
stop changing shapes on me
remove your mask so i can see
who you really are
and if we're gonna go that far
hurry up and make up your mind
this shapeshifting it wastes my time
and i can't wait any longer
if you're not getting any stronger
and you're a shapeshifter
and you're a dream lifter
the idiosyncrasies of your different faces
always captivated me - Track Name: i once had a heart
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i once had a heart
believe it or not
it beat and it pumped
but i was destined to grow
away from the thing
that made my pulse slow
i once had a soul
i felt all the pain
of the little boys and girls
but now i can't see 'em there
from up on my throne
from up on my chair
if you wanna see
what i used to be
follow my lead
if you wanna know
where i used to go
just say so
if you wanna see
what you've done to me
then follow me
if you wanna know
where we used to go - Track Name: monsters
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there's a monster living under my bed
who comes out at night
and the stories he told always helped me get to sleep
even if nothing was going right
but now it's time to show him to the door
i know i'll never need him like i did before
and there's a wolf living under my skin
and he's scratching at my courage and at my doubt
he whines and he howls, but he'll never see the moon
'cause there's no way in and no way out
i wish that i could set my pieces free
but i can't be with you as long as he's with me - Track Name: home
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there's no hope for me
and there's no land as far as i can see
there's no darkness if there's no light
baby i am blind, try as i might to see
i can't, so take me
home, where we don't fight
home, with my blanket and my night light
home, when you're in bed with me
home, is where i wanna be
there's no hope for me
when i'm out there there's no way i can dream
and there's no water if there's no sand
darling we're drowning in the waste land
i'm sick, i'm dying
and i miss
home, where we don't fight
home, with my blanket and my night light
home, when you're in bed with me
home, is where i wanna be
it's where i wanna be - Track Name: perfect (feat. alex michaelson)
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the days fall into place
the moment's not right until i see your face
you're not perfect, but you're perfect for me
just listen to these stupid words
they're a love song to nobody
calendar pages fall as fast as my feet pace
and i can't follow your footsteps
you were gone without a trace
i'm not perfect, but i'm perfectly content
when i said i was okay that's not really what i meant
i was bad, like an angel fallen from the sky
i was bad, like a little girl caught in a riptide
if everybody loves me, why am i alone?
if i'm the muse of melody why can't i just find the tone
to say what i wanna say, what i wanna say to you today
i'm just a little shy
i wish i could be just like you
from the way you walk to the words that you choose
you're not perfect, but you're pretty god damn close
now raise up your glasses, 'cause it's time for a toast
to you, to you
if everybody loves me, why am i alone?
if i'm the muse of melody why can't i just find the tone
to say what i wanna say, what i wanna say to you today
i'm just a little
if everybody loves me, why am i alone?
if i'm the muse of melody why can't i just find the tone
to say what i wanna say, what i wanna say to you today
i'm just a little
i'm just a little - Track Name: too much smoke
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there's too much smoke in here
my lungs are too full to sing a song
the prescription bottle marked 'hands off'
fits perfectly inside my palm
and i can't see past a foot in front of me
my vision is blurring; my eyes are failing
carry lifelessness upstairs and to the roof
where mangled bodies lay, arms flailing
between the lyric book and the gas mask
i'll choose the first
between the lover and the fighter
i'll choose the worst
don't ask me why
i can't breathe
you're fragile fingertips are suffocating me
my neck is bare but it is broken
an unseen fire letting smoke in
pessimism wasn't always my calling
"i must be dreaming" means you're not
and i see the way you wanna fall into the sun
but you'll complain of being hot
you wanna know everything
but there'll be nothing left to learn
you wanna be alone
you wanna be depressed so that the world will shed a tear for you
but we've got troubles of our own
between the lyric book and the gas mask
i'll choose the first
between the lover and the fighter
i'll choose the worst
don't ask me why
i can't breathe
you're fragile fingertips are suffocating me
my neck is bare but it is broken
an unseen fire letting smoke in - Track Name: ode to apologies
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in this ode to apologies
that you never deemed necessary
i'll sing of love and loss
of heartache and painful words
the argument that altered the world
for me, or for all of us
in my heart i thought you knew
that i could never stay true
to myself, or at least to you
in this ode to apologies
one for you and one for me
i'll say
i've never been sorrier in my life
but you're the one who sharpened the knife
it's true, you never meant it did you?
when i can rest my head
by the man to whom i'm happily wed
i'll know that i am over you
but 'til then i don't know what to do
