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Desire
04:08
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It’s a heaviness this heart of mine
I’m packing it in gonna leave it behind
Keeps giving me trouble, keeps falling in love
I’m tired of crying so I’m giving it up
Gonna climb a mountain, someplace near the top
Gonna throw my heart from the summit, come down without it
I’m gonna be stoney, I’m gonna be cold
I swear I will never care for another living soul
Gonna kill this desire, bury it alive
Who needs a heart, a heart just makes you cry
Just makes you cry
I’m cutting my ties gonna run
I’m catching a train tonight, leave no notes for anyone.
I’ll never be achy, I’ll never be blue
I will spend my days never thinking ‘bout you
Gonna kill this desire, bury it alive
A heart just makes you cry
Gonna kill this desire, still this heart of mine
Who needs a heart, a heart just makes you cry, just makes you cry
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Little Heart
04:53
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I can barely sing my song waiting for my heart to settle down, come on heart, be kind to me
Cant you set your hope a little closer to the ground, why you got to wish for something so heavenly
I’ve been looking to the sky through teary eyes, thinking ‘bout what might have been
I’ve been staring heart ache square in the eye, knowing soon I will overcome
It’s gloriously clear, all my fear is just a shadow on my mind
It’s gloriously clear above my tears the sun still shines
I’ve been taking inventory of all my worries feeling shaky and all shook up
They’ve been piling up on me so high I could not see, eventually I’m gonna feel alright
My heart and me been thinking bout the end of things, come on heart that’s no way to be
All our gloomy mornings fade into one long grey day, come on heart let some loving in
O little heart of mine, It’s just a matter of time hold on with me now
O we’ve been here before and we made it through it’s not as bad as it seems
...above our tears the sun .....still shines
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Full of Fire
03:37
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If youʼre lost thereʼs a trail through the night
Donʼt give up the ghost, donʼt give up the fight. Donʼt let go
If youʼre lonely, the dayʼs too long and solitary
Youʼre out on a limb, you ainʼt got nobody. Say my name
Cause Iʼve seen you full of fire
Blazing a trail across the water
If youʼre thinking you might be sinking
I tell you I know it isnʼt so. Hold on to me
If youʼve gambled it all like thereʼs no tomorrow
In the light of day youʼll be glad hope had her way. Donʼt give in
If youʼre hurting, I know hearts can heal
Iʼm living proof, I know how you feel. Donʼt look back
Oh a heart is a fragile thing
Youʼve got to read the signs, got to know what they mean
Careless love is a dangerous game
You canʼt escape unscathed you can only redeem what youʼve got
Cause Iʼve seen you full of fire
Blazing a trail across the water
If youʼre thinking you might be sinking
I tell you I know it isnʼt so. Hold on to me
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4. |
My Shadow is My Shade
04:13
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Ever since I saw you Iʼve never been the same
Iʼm telling you I knew you before I heard your name
Youʼre just like my shadow I never knew I had
Always walking with me, always got my back
And Iʼve been walking miles weathering the rain
Trudging through a badland* biting back the pain
Before I found my shadow , before I found some shade
Before I found my lover, before I knew his name
If I stumble donʼt get me wrong
I might get spooked sometimes
Getting used to having you round
Having you round, having you round
Ever since I saw you Iʼve never been the same
Iʼm telling you I knew you before I heard your name
Iʼd been talking to ya , talking in my sleep
Telling you my secrets, telling you everything
Now I have no secrets , but now I know your name
And I ainʼt scared of nothing
My Shadow is my shade
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5. |
Only Your Arms
05:33
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I stand down by the water I see a new day is born
And youʼre calling to me from across the sea
And I hear it in my soul
It feels like an ache I donʼt want it to go
Youʼre breathing life into these dry bones
Donʼt go, silence kills the heart slow
And only your arms can save me
Oh my baby, commune with me now
Iʼm here at the edge, I will throw myself in
Sink beneath the crystal skin of the sea
Tranquility waits for me
And only your arms can save me
Oh my baby, commune with me now
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Haight St.
06:28
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Neon light down on Haight, rain shining up the street
Thereʼs a body on the sidewalk asleep
Iʼm stepping out, every night the city holds me
blinks her lights, tries to tell me you are here
I could stand to spend some time alone, bare my thoughts back to the bone
What you feel is real can sometimes change
When weʼre sleeping back to back donʼt move donʼt wake up
If you do we will be fighting fire with flame
Dream-like old fashioned film, 35 mil in my mind
your face washed out, flared in sunshine
Man donʼt wait around, light a smoke try to call me
you could never really know me, Iʼm not the same
You could stand to spend some time alone, give your thoughts room to roam
thereʼs nothing like being free and on the road
When weʼre sleeping spine to spine we could light up the night
Itʼs a shame my heart already has a home
I could stand to spend some time alone give my thoughts room to roam
Thereʼs nothing like being free and on the road
When weʼre sleeping spine to spine we could light up the night
Its a shame my heart already has a home
What you feel is real can change
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7. |
Reckless
03:27
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Darling please donʼt blame my reckless heart
Iʼm still true, Iʼm still true
Baby Iʼve been looking long and hard at what we got
Gonna make this all up to you
Darling darling what more can I say
I was a fool, I almost let you slip away
Oh baby I let all the bright lights turn my head
those rising stars theyʼll never be half the man you are
Thereʼs just one place that I wanna be
Back in your arms, your true love is heavenly
If you go, I will be haunted by our love, donʼt want to lose this love
Wanna make this all up to you
If you knew what Iʼve been fighting, would you go on
Would you keep making a wild thing out of me
Donʼt blame my reckless heart
Iʼm still true, Iʼm still true
Donʼt blame my reckless heart Iʼm still true, Iʼm still true
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8. |
Hopeful Dreamer
03:40
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If Iʼm looking for a sign
I just dream of the open sky
Ancient dust burning by
Spinning my head with what it says
To every hopeful dreamer
Sending prayers into the ether
All the wishes ever whispered to the night
If youʼre sending out a call
Give it all youʼve got,
Donʼt let the naysayers say whatʼs what
Call it luck or fate,
You are our little flame, not a big mistake
I was hoping youʼd be home
Dropped by when the light was on
If Iʼm ever feeling lost or alone
I think of your arms and what you said
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9. |
Let it Shine
04:01
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This little light of mine
I’m gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I’m gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I’m gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
One piece of paradise
I’m gonna make it mine
One piece of paradise
I’m gonna make it mine
One piece of paradise
Honey we’ll be fine
Just fine, just fine, fine
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Jess Chambers New Zealand
New album 'Desire' a minimalist ode to love.
‘Jess Chambers' 2008 debut was full of
mini-masterpieces from the depths of a haunted heart, and the follow-up is even more affecting.’ The Nelson Mail
'Like Welch and Rawlings these two had the ability, with just two instruments, to keep their audience engaged – entranced is not too strong a word – for the better part of two hours.' Karl du Fresne
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