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Limelight (Blue)
03:57
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I'm in the limelight
It's a quarter after two
I'm counterclockwise
Been counting on you
This is new my friend
Meet me over at the crossroads
It's almost half past five
I've got disbelief to suspend
I'm in the shadows
I just feel like nothing goes my way
(Nothing goes my way)
So drop a line cause every day's the same
(Every day's the same)
Let's go anywhere else
Supermarket in Spain
Gelato in hell
Doesn't matter to me
You'll find me in the limelight by myself
I'm in my own right
To feel the way I do
Still, I'll find a new light
And paint it blue
I'm with you, my dear
Meet me somewhere in the middle
I'd go the extra mile
I've got sentiments to extend
By way of riddle
I just feel like nothing goes my way
(Nothing goes my way)
So drop a line cause every day's the same
(Every day's the same)
Let's go anywhere else
Supermarket in Spain
Gelato in hell
Doesn't matter to me
You'll find me in the limelight by myself
Stand in the limelight with you in a new shade of blue
In the limelight with you in a new shade of blue
In the limelight with you in a new shade of blue
In the limelight with you in a new shade of blue
I just feel like nothing goes my way
So drop a line cause every day's the same
(Every day's the same)
Let's go anywhere else
Supermarket in Spain
Gelato in hell
Doesn't matter to me
You'll find me in the limelight by myself
Stand in the limelight with you in a new shade of blue
In the limelight with you in a new shade of blue
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Ends Meet
03:41
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I've been trying to make ends meet
Waking up on the same street
In my dreams we're dancing, I'm standing on your feet
On the way to the venue
I look over and tell you
"I can't wait for the weekend we've got planned, I love you."
But are all good things just built to break?
Can a house be made just by mistake?
If I can't forget the way I always feel
Is that just the deal
This friction is fictional
Intrinsically liminal
To put in your hands
My breakable stance
Well it's easier just to play pretend
I know happiness comes first
Disillusion in excerpts
If I bite my tongue all alone will it still hurt?
Independence from purpose
Well is anything worth it?
Is there comfort in waiting for good days to surface?
What if all good things are built to break?
Can a house be made just by mistake?
If I can't forget the way I always feel
Is that just the deal?
This friction is fictional
Intrinsically liminal
To put in your hands
My breakable stance
Well it's easier just to play pretend
In dreams you're a catalyst
For comfort or detriment
The means to extend from opposite ends
Well it's easier just to play pretend
Is it worth the hurt
Just to tell the truth
To pull the rug beneath
Capture the illusion in my hands
To stand all of me in front of you
Could you be proud to say you associate
And could you face the fates
Tell it to 'em straight
Is this a dream state?
A cycle shaking me awake
My attempts at prediction
Have become an addiction
Just to bandage the wounds that I'm fearing
Are fiction
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Circling Your Block
02:31
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I've been circling your block
Picturing the small shops
I've been counting chances in between your absence
Wishing for the same clock
Borders on the sidewalk
Only drawn in white chalk
In and out of transit we'll be building mansions
Only when a pin drops
I've been circling your block
If I'm just afraid
I'll be the face of terror
I'd crumble under fame
I'm nothing under pressure
I do it anyway
So put my name in letters
Put my name in letters
Name in letters (put my name in letters)
Name in letters (put my name in letters)
Name in letters (put my name in letters)
Name in letters (put my name in letters)
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Tarquin Alexandra
With a satirical yet contemplative tone, Canadian independent singer-songwriter Tarquin Alexandra explores the masochism of life and the medical profession through intricate and introspective lyrics. Tarquin pulls from her experiences with both chronic and mental illness through existential infused indie pop. ... more
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