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Waiting To Fly

by Lisa Richards

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1.
Anchor 03:35
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We got a plan to find a cure for all this pain We understand, it’s a temporary thing Here in my room, I forget about the world outside Forget about the love, that’s creeping under my door You are my anchor Stop me from flying away You are my port in a storm Keep me believing in La la la la la la la la la la la la Believing in love La la la la la la la la la la la la Believing in love We got each other inside this mess we’re in Throwing our voices into the wind to see where they land Maybe I’ll see you on my computer screen Maybe I’ll hold you one more time You are my anchor Stop me from flying away You are my port in a storm Keep me believing in La la la la la la la la la la la la Believing in love, yes I do La la la la la la la la la la la la Believing in love You are my anchor Stop me from flying away You are my port in a storm Keep me believing in La la la la la la la la la la la la Believing in love La la la la la la la la la la la la Believing in love La la la la la la la la la la la la Believing in love
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Flowers and Weeds (Dead and Gone) 03:56
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I got dirt underneath my nails Grass stains on my skin My hair is a tangle of flowers and weeds That don’t bother me That don’t bother me You pick me up and you carry me Lay me down in the ground Underneath the shade of an old oak tree That don’t bother me That don’t bother me It’s been so long since I was young I lived longer than I should a done Don’t cry for me when I’m dead and gone Raise your glass and sing my favourite song I’ll be dust and wind and rain I will be the earth and sky Finally Free from these old bones That don’t bother me That don’t bother me It’s been so long since I was young I lived longer than I should a done Don’t cry for me when I’m dead and gone Raise your glass and sing my favourite song Deaths been chasing me for so long My body’s broken and I can’t run Don’t cry for me when I’m dead and gone Raise your glass and sing my favourite song Raise your glass and sing my favourite song Raise your glass and sing my favourite song What’s my favourite song? What’s my favourite song? Oh when the saints, go marching in, Oh when the saints go marching in
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Gonna Be Fine 02:36
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Do you feel like you might drown here on your own As if the air were water and you are breathing it down The words are blinding lies in the harsh morning light Cutting through like razor blades Nothing is alright Come on, come on, get up out of bed Pull back the covers, let some light into your head Come on, come on, pull yourself together You’re gonna be fine You’re gonna be fine I know you want to hide out In the comfort of your room Tell me darling, is it a haven or is it a tomb Pull back the curtain Watch the dust float in the sun Your face is salty You’ve been crying too long Come on, come on, get up out of bed Pull back the covers, let some light into your head Come on, come on, come on, pull yourself together It’s gonna be fine It’s gonna be fine Come on, come on, get up out of bed Pull back the covers, let some light into your head Come on, come on, come on, pull yourself together It’s gonna be fine
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Gravity - When I Come Down 03:37
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I am an arrow balancing on string, waiting to fly Trembling beneath the strain Barely holding steady as I shoot into the air I know gravity won’t care, where it is I land I don’t care about the fall When I’m flying high above it all I don’t think about the ground the bruises and the breaks The way my heart will sink The way my back will ache When I come down When I come down I made god laugh I made god cry With all my little plans Chasing happiness like I can wink and make it mine After a little too much wine No more solid than the air I know gravity won’t care, where it is I land I don’t care about the fall When I’m flying high above it all I don’t think about the ground The bruises and the breaks The way my heart will sink The way my back will ache When I come down When I come down I try to hold time in my hand Even though I understand It is impossible to do. It keeps on rushing by, rushing by I don’t care about the fall When I’m flying high above it all I don’t think about the ground The bruises and the breaks The way my heart will sink The way my back will ache When I come down When I come down When I come down When I come down When I come down When I come down
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Houdini 03:33
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I Want This To Be Home 03:54
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Put your head on my lap And I’ll stroke your face I won’t let these hands of mine go to waste If this is love, I want more than just a sip or taste I’ll keep drinking till I’m drunk Till I become the ocean Clear and blue Sparkling too, I take your breath away And give it back to you As we glow all the colors of the rainbow Exploding in the sky I want this to be home I want this to be home It’s hard to be alive Harder than it looks Your chest rises and falls Until it don’t And I don’t know Till I open up my mouth If I’m gonna laugh or cry Or scream or shout Till I become the ocean Clear and blue Sparkling till I take your breath away And give it back to you As we glow all the colors of the rainbow Exploding in the sky I want this to be home I want this to be home And maybe I am nothing more than Flesh and blood and bones A head full of thorny constellations Arguing alone I don’t know where you’re end And I begin I become the ocean Clear and blue Sparkling till I take your breath away And give it back to you As we glow all the colors of the rainbow Exploding in the sky I want this to be home I want this to be home I want this to be home I want this to be home
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Majesty 04:17
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Born in the middle of the pack, you grow like a wild weed In the summer rain You worry you grow too fast and your skin’s too thin Cause your bones show through, when you’re alone You are, you are, you are, a majesty A world of complications you don’t understand You are, you are, you are the sun that burns in the sky Makes you want to cry Cause it's so damn beautiful Is your heart too big? Does it beat too hard? When you see too much And you cannot find the words Your voice trembles and your hands shake When you finally say what’s on your mind You are, you are, you are, a majesty A world of complications you don’t understand You are, you are, you are the sun that burns in the sky Makes you want to cry Cause it's so damn beautiful You’ll find yourself a home Where you’ll be loved and you’ll be known You will stumble and you’ll pick yourself back up again Each day will be another pearl Connecting you to this old world As you start to shine without concern You are, you are, you are, a majesty A world of complications you don’t understand You are, you are, you are the sun that burns in the sky Makes you want to cry Cause it's so damn beautiful You are, you are, you are, a majesty A world of complications you don’t understand You are, you are, you are the sun that burns in the sky Makes you want to cry Cause you’re so damn beautiful So damn beautiful
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Pebble In A Slingshot 04:22
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I’m a pebble in a slingshot launching into space Flying through the air I can almost taste it on my tongue A grand celebration I have finally won Nothing really changes Now I see the target, painted on the wall A tiny speck of light, nothing more I don’t see the goal post as I still kick the ball With this tiny speck of light, I know I won’t fall I am growing taller every single day In this game of snakes and ladders, anyone can play No place to settle lay claim to the ground So i’ll be a hero wherever I land Now I see the target, painted on the wall A tiny speck of light, nothing more I don’t see the goal post as I still kick the ball With this tiny speck of light, I know I won’t fall I am climbing mountains and breaking down walls Shattering the ceiling, settling the score For all the flowers blooming late in the fall The summer time babies still learning to crawl Now I see the target, painted on the wall A tiny speck of light, nothing more I don’t see the goal post as I still kick the ball With this tiny speck of light, I know I won’t fall Now I see the target, painted on the wall A tiny speck of light, nothing more I don’t see the goal post as I still kick the ball With this tiny speck of light, I know I won’t fall I know I won’t fall I know I won’t fall
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This Is Our History 03:32
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Our history is full of faded photographs And jeans torn off at the knees Army boots we bought from some disposal store Before doc martin joined the war Kicking up dust Raising hell Trying hard to figure it out This is our history This is our history Our history is full of long straight hair, mullets and perms Wrap around skirts and bongs in bags that we sneak into the cinema Kissing in the dark because I had to give myself to somebody Thinking everyone else belonged There was something wrong with me That’s just history, history Sure, we were young once But we were not free Swirling in a kaleidoscope of need Handsome and pretty But we had no clue All beauty's wasted on the youth Now we stand here on our front porch Looking at the flowers we planted yesterday We got wrinkles, we got cars We got history of scars We carry in our broken down hearts We got stories we aren’t too proud to tell To remind each other we all went through hell But now that’s just history That’s our history That’s history La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
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We Were Wild 03:23
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We were strangers Walking hand in hand upon the beaches Drenched in salt and sand Golden brown from the summer sun That burned and bit our skin I remember I remember we were wild We were family connected by a sticky web Of ugly stories that made us hang our heads We learn to dress ourselves in the clothing that we made I remember I remember we were wild I see fragments of your face Behind the sunglasses and lipstick Driving fast down to the docks To watch your lover from afar While we drink milkshakes in the back seat of the car I remember I remember we were lonely I remember So we grew Into the wildlings of the North We went out across the land Every woman, every man Trying to understand a map we’d never seen I remember I remember We were lost I remember I remember We were lost I remember I remember
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Who Got The Key 04:20
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There is a world where everyone is well Food is on the table Every hand that reaches out is kind and everywhere we go Is safe and sound Comfort isn’t measured by how much money you got Privilege ain’t something that you have or you do not I don’t know where it is But I want to live there Who got the key to the lock to the world Where this is happening Where is this happening? There is a time for everything And everything must have its time And we are soldiers in the war That’s only fought in our own minds No one here Is safe and sound That little number on the screen doesn’t tell me what I’m worth It Doesn’t tell me who I am So you don’t pay me for the songs I sing, Well I don’t care I’m gonna sing them anyway ‘Cause only the love that I have given and the love that I receive Can give me shelter from the storm that’s coming through I can’t escape the rain I may be wet, but I’ll be happy See I don’t know where it is This world that I wanna live in Who got the key to the lock to the world Who got the key to the lock to the world Who got the key to the lock to the world Who got the key to the lock to the world Where this is happening Where is this happening Where is this happening

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released November 4, 2022

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Lisa Richards Canberra, Australia

With an instantly identifiable vocal timbre and an elastic sense of phrasing, Lisa has been called a singer's singer and her songs are a melting pot mixture of jazz, folk,blues,pop, rock and country - her own brand of adventurous folk art.

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