1. |
Slowly Unfold
03:51
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She painted brown
She painted blue and green, she painted pictures of her family that were never seen
Ohhh when she passed nineteen
She painted brown
She painted blue and gold, she painted pictures of the stories that were never told
Ohhhh they would slowly unfold
Oh eh oh oh oh they would slowly unfold
Oh oh oh oh they would slowly un
She took her time
She stayed up late at night, she had her fathers hands she wrote
So she could understand
Ohhh well she'd never really know
She swam away
She's learning front crawl in the day, she had her mothers knees
She never really cared to please
Ohhh, she would slowly unfold
Oh eh oh oh oh she would slowly unfold
Oh eh oh oh oh she would slowly unfold
Oh oh oh oh she would slowly unfold
Oh oh oh oh she would slowly unfold
Oh oh oh oh she would slowly un
She painted brown
She painted blue and green she painted pictures of her family that were never seen
Ohhh when she passed nineteen
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2. |
Back In Time
05:01
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You put your hands over mine
But we were still afraid
Wearing your breath as you sighed
But we were still afraid
But we were still afraid
We're young oh we're going back in time
When we were going out to play
We're young oh we're going back in time
We lived with an innocent rage
Hand over mine as we paved
Then we would sleep
Cooked up the chaos that we made
Then we would eat
The futures closing in but we found shade
But we were still afraid
But we were still afraid
But we were still afraid
We're young oh we're going back in time
When we were going out to play
We're young oh we're going back in time
We lived with an innocent rage
We will stay close together
Could of had fun forever
No now we're not afraid
We're young oh we're going back in time
When we were going out to play
We're young oh we're going back in time
We lived with an innocent rage
We're young oh we're going back in time
When we were going out to play
We're young oh we're going back in time
We lived with an innocent rage
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3. |
Hold Up Your Head Child
04:21
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Well I'm young, then I'm old again
Well I've suffered the waves, that I just can't explain
Why I'm here
Why I long to be near
Cos I'm sensitive, oh my skins feeling dry
Oh I'm sensitive, it was the longest goodbye
Oh I'm feeling like this
I'm feeling like this
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
If I could
Would I try to love every day
If I could
Would I give up holding on anyways
If I could
Would I try to love every day
I'd give it all
Would I give up holding on anyways
Well I'm young
Then I'm old again
Well I've suffered the waves
That I just can't explain
Why I'm here
Why I long to be near
Cos I'm sensitive, oh my skins feeling dry
Oh I'm sensitive, it was the longest goodbye
Oh I'm feeling like this, I'm feeling like this
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
If I could
Would I try to love every day
If I could
Would I give up holding on anyways
If I could
Would I try to love every day
I'd give it all
Would I give up holding on anyways
Oh I'm feeling like this, I'm feeling like this
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will pass
Hold up your head child, this will
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4. |
Baghdad
03:26
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She took a spade, oh she's digging away
Through the sand with the hope that she'll find a new land
Oh the days, Oh she's biting her nails
Well she's anxious at times but remembers the tales
Grandma sings
Of a life lived in Baghdad collecting new things
Grandpa tells
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
She couldn't bare the taste of mums tea
Oh it runs through the roots of her family tree
Oh the nights, as she's drifting away
Hold onto the stories that hurt them to say
Grandma sings
Of a life lived in Baghdad collecting new things
Grandpa tells
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
The taste of honey, her childhood street
She imagined the mountains, her favourite sweets
She dreamt of her father who said she was brave
Those dark brown eyes, those war torn feet
Grandma sings
Of a life lived in Baghdad collecting new things
Grandpa tells
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
That she never had
That she never had
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5. |
Words
04:18
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Words made way for space
Reflecting the things you could taste
Sometimes I listen but sometimes I don't
You said you don't mind but I know that you do
Scream with your eyes but your words can't get through
We're uncomfortable
Words made way for space
Like a boat that's capsized and erased
Sometimes it helps when you're holding my hand
Sometimes I talk though I don't understand
The weight of your skins making every you said okay
You said you don't mind but I know that you do
Scream with your eyes but your words can't get through
You said what I need well I need to feel held
You learnt what was love by the time you turned twelve
We're uncomfortable
Words made way for space
Reflecting the things you could taste
Sometimes I bare you but sometimes I don't
You said you don't mind but I know that you do
Scream with your eyes but your words can't get through
I said what I need well I need to feel held
You learnt what was love by the time you turned twelve
You said you don't mind but I know that you do
Scream with your eyes but your words can't get through
I said what I need well I need to feel held
You learnt what was love by the time you turned twelve
We're uncomfortable
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6. |
Pine
03:47
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Leaves that smell like pine
Memories of that grape vine
Take it as it goes
It's sunny then it snows
I was once a tree
Feet in the soil
No one dared to hurt me
Wind it holds me
Wind it holds me
Oh mother mother watch us grow
Oh mother mother watch us grow
We can't stop longing
We can't stop longing
Thoughts that melt our minds
Feel your skin is soothing
Take it as it goes
Can't stop thinking
Can't stop thinking
Oh mother mother watch us grow
Oh mother mother watch us grow
We can't stop longing
We can't stop longing
Oh mother mother watch us grow
Oh mother mother watch us grow
Oh mother mother watch us grow
Oh mother mother watch us grow
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7. |
Blue Is The Colour
03:11
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Blue is the colour that reminds me of my mother when she touched my skin
That warm
nostalgic love, well it stopped my heart from caving in
Red is the colour that reminds me of my father when he taught me to scream
My lungs, they'd rise up high but there was no one to hear what I had to say.
This is a numbed out fear It's a form of expression which releases me when nothing is clear, like a
Fallen tree, oh I gave all my roots to the people but they took them from me
Fresh as the colours, new and boundless I just want to be free
And move with whomever I'm attuned to maintaining my integrity
Born to a race, of an elegant space
Oh tell me I am enough
Like a creature yearning to belong, I'm tender and tough
This is a numbed out fear, It's a form of expression which releases me when nothing is clear, like a
Fallen tree, oh I gave all my roots to the people but they took them from me
This is a numbed out fear, It's a form of expression which releases me when nothing is clear, like a
Fallen tree, oh I gave all my roots to the people but they took them from me
This is a numbed out fear, It's a form of expression which releases me when nothing is clear
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8. |
Move Through The Waves
04:47
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Move through the waves, to a place, you can think
Catch up with time, hold yourself so you don't sink
Let the silence give you space
The flavours you can taste
Live with the characters that live in my mind, they're not in my mind
Late nights, watch as they evaporate
Live with the characters that lived in my mind, they're not in my mind
Layer by layer unravel what muddiness means
Let the silence give you space
The flavours you can taste
Let the silence move inside
And simplify the outside
And simplify the outside
And simplify the outside my love
And simplify the outside
And simplify
Let the silence give you space
The flavours you can taste
Let the silence move inside
And simplify the outside
And simplify the outside my love
And simplify the outside
Simplify the outside my love
And simplify the outside
Simplify the outside
Simplify the outside
Simplify the outside my love
Simplify the outside
Simplify the outside my love
Simplify the outside
Simplify the outside
Simplify the outside
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Flo Perlin UK
Flo Perlin is a contemporary singer-songwriter from London, UK with Iraqi and Belarusian heritage. She has been hailed as a ‘true storyteller’ by BBC Radio 6 with a style that blends contemporary folk, jazz and soul. The songs explore themes such as family history, human nature and being good to yourself. ... more
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Song For Our Daughter
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I once spent a whole day lying on the carpet in my old house during winter time, listening to this album on repeat. There's a rawness that touches every part of me. It's just stunning.
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