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1. |
Phony Flowers
03:33
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I loved you so
Fondly far-a-go
And still today
My peculiar reverie
Never lets me be-
Turns all my sweet dreams sour.
Just like a vase of phony flowers
Beautiful, and/but such a bore
Silly, silly girl to wish for more-
Than any ring
Tales of queens and kings
I loved you so
Fondly far-a-go
Now the very thought of you
Makes my heart crumble and cower.
You are my vice, you phony flower
Dust collecting eye sore
Still, I’m never gonna love anything more.
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2. |
Desert Island Song
04:19
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Up on my
Private desert island
Without a worry or care
Yes, I was livin high on my
Private desert Island
Till somethin spoiled the air
A strange nightmare--
Of two souls
Who came to my Round
Fumbled their way
Through an endless maze
With the Sun beating down--
Those beauties of mine
Turned on a dime
And just in their way,
Rapid decay
They fell to the ground
As they gazed up at my sky
A shootin star went by
Burning ball of light
I saw it move through their eyes, and I cried
Stareyes!
I know how this goes,
In-ev-i-ta-b-ly
Still, won’t you try
Burn slow for me.
Soon everything will be just fine
Up on my Desert Island
We'll have no worries or cares,
Yes we will be livin' high
Up on my Desert Island
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3. |
My Old Tune
03:22
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I don’t care for
Grand goodbyes, or your
Moon-soaked skies
They can just pass me by
But I know one thing very well
I’m an easy tell
Done with before I fell
For you
I already knew
You were my old tune
Say, do I do I do
To my
One and only
Tried and true
My Old tune
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When there’s a
Bone cold chill
On a hot summer’s day (or a)
Dizzy spell day dream
Floats me away to some
Unfamiliar place, a face that
Makes my stomach drop (or a)
A slippery melody that can’t be caught--
I look for the girl with big doe eyes
A part of me always out of time
Loopin’ in circles
Tangled, intertwined (in the)
Spin of the wheel, the tick of the wind
Spin of the wheel, tick of the wind
Mirror mirror on my wall
Won’t you show me somehtin'
To make sense of it all (cause I’m)
Movin in circles
Chasin’ my tale
Endlessly searchin, but to no avail --
Then through the
Spin of the wheel, tick of the wind
I saw the girl grown old and wise (and she)
Stared at me sweetly as she sighed
“What once was yours, soon it will be mine”
Spin of the wheel tick of the wind.
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Train To Caen
03:33
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I planned our whole lived out you see
On this train to Caen
But those beaches down in Normandy, don’t do the things you want
Got us stuck in the mud
I would get stuck anywhere with you
There’s no one I’d rather stick to
Yes, I would get stuck anywhere with you.
With sandy hair and blistered feat
We wandered long the shore
A couple miles down the way
Still hadn’t found what we came for
Never fear, mi amor (because)
I would wander anywhere with you
There’s few things else I’d rather do
Yes, I would wander anywhere with you.
Last call to JFK as we tumbled towards our gate
I hoped that sitting duck would stay right there,
But it got up and flew away.
It really wasn’t our day.
Still you know,
I would miss just anything for you
A train, a plane
Let’s miss two (we’ve missed a few)
I would miss just anything for you-
I would get stuck anywhere--
Wander shored without a care--
I would miss just anything for you.
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6. |
Buzz & Bloom
04:17
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Each time it begins
Just under my skin
Fills me to the brim
WIth blue
And it’s all I can do
Buzz and Bloom.
Not a moment too soon
Those butterflies and gloom
Give way to a
Moment Supreme
But I know it can’t stay.
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My Old Tune (reprise)
01:26
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I don’t care for
Grand goodbyes, or your
Moon-soaked skies
They can just pass me by
But I know one thing very well
I’m an easy tell
Done with before I fell
For you
I already knew
You were my old tune
Say, do I do I do
To my
One and only
Tried and true
My Old tune
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Nicole Saphos Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Operating in the Fiona Apple / Dirty Projectors sphere of the alternative music spectrum, Nicole Saphos is known for her harmonically bold and rhythmically driven original music. To date, the LA-native, Philadelphia based artist has released three critically acclaimed albums, and has performed at venerated venues such as The Kennedy Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Rockwood Music Hall. ... more
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