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Nowhere Girl
04:03
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New Orleans a’int the place for a girl like you
You don’t eat red beans and you don’t sing the blues
You don’t party past your curfew
Makes me wonder why you want to follow too
I’m a stranger and I go wherever I never look back coz it suits me better
I do what I please nobody tells me nothing
Coz I’m a nowhere girl but I’m always going somewhere
Everybody wants to be like me for reasons I cannot see
Freedom is a good things but I’d much rather be learning at my mama’s feet
Because freedom a’int the thing for a runner,
your always running towards what you running from
Who says happiness is a destination it’s a just a lil ole state of mind
I’m a stranger and I go wherever, I never look back, coz it suits me better, I do what I please nobody tells me nothing coz I’m a nowhere girl,
But I’m always going somewhere
I’ve been running trying to find somewhere
But it makes no sense when home starts to feel like anywhere I find myself X2
Freedom ain’t a thing for a runner
You’re always running towards what you’re running from
Who says happiness is a destination
It’s just a lil ole state of mind
I may be a nowhere girl but I’m always going somewhere
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Pennysylvania
03:04
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They say it’s nothing new
You will find someone soon
Get up, get dressed, you’re going out, you’re gonna get him out of your mind
I don’t think they tell the truth, I wont forget you
But maybe time and everyday life will suppress your memories
(Chorus)
But I, am reminded every time I hear our favorite song
Of your beautiful words and all your selling points
But I don't wanna go through life feeling like
I left my heart in Pennsylvania
And when you ear this song, you’ll know it’s you I’m singing about
Don’t freak out, keep your cool, it just takes me a little longer to get over
All those beautiful words and all your selling points,
But your nonchalance tells me to kick rocks
I’m confused coz love’s become a metaphor, for everything but what it should stand for
(chorus)
when I fly around the world, I’m always sure to make a stop
in that airport where you work, should I give you a call
and let you know that?
(CHORUS TILL FADE)
and if I’m being honest I’d say, my heart’s in Pennsylvania .
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Harrison
04:08
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Harrison, my pretty little baby boy
I think that you’re growing up a little too soon
I feel it all, I feel my love slipping away
Think I need another heartbreak, to remind me
If pain is the antidote to pain, then babe I will need you to stay away
You make me handicap in my helpless world
Stay away, I don’t think I can love again
The other night I saw you staring into the sky and I wondered where was your mind
The ocean must have dried and you must be searching for love, in another woman’s arms, but don’t worry I’ll be fine, this is life and I don’t own my own skin
If pain is the antidote to pain, then baby I will need you to stay away
You make me handicap in my helpless world
Stay away, I don’t think I can love again
Don’t you ask me to get naked in front of you
When you know that you’ll leave me out here in the cold, with no soul
There’s a giant hole in the center of my heart and every time I try walking over to ya
I fall right in and I don’t understand
If pain is the antidote to pain, then babe I will need you to stay away
You make me handicap in my helpless world
Stay away, I don’t think I can love again
It’s very likely that I won’t write another love song
And if I ever catch a whiff of love, I’ll run but congratulations
You’ve made a believer of me
Coz until now, I never did understand love songs.
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Fly on Your Wall
04:11
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Sunshine when you rise, where do you go before dark
Do you go to a spa, get a tan, or relax, I wanna know what makes you so beautiful
Do you have a lover that makes you smile, when it gets real hot is it coz he made you cry
Do you have a friend do you have a favorite thing
Oh the things you never tell me
I want to know the little pieces and why you touch my skin
Like I’m the only one that exists in your world
I could follow you around like a stalker but that wouldn’t be right
I know I’m better off as a flyer on your wall
Is the moon your brother, do you have a mother
Do you ever get tired, do you fall asleep, do you even ever dream
You just like to keep me wondering
Do you ever hurt, will you take my love, please forgive me dove, I’m just trying to get to know you
Because of you, I don’t hide anymore
Because of you I’m not afraid anymore
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Revolution
03:54
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Mama would you love me?
If I travelled the world and just sang songs
If I had no money
If I wanted nothing more from life than to see the sun rise
Tell me would you love me?
Papa would you cry, if I considered all you taught me, if I called it a lie
If I wanted no part of your dream for my life
If I just want to see the sunrise, tell me would you love me?
(CHORUS)
Because I have a feeling that precedes something rebellious, oh my soul is caling….
For a REVOLUTION
Give me knapsack, put it on my back,
I don’t want no memories from the past,
don’t give me hope for the future either, just tell me that you love me
put me on a path to a place with no map, I don’t wanna see you cry, I just wanna see you come to understanding, say that you love me
Because I have a feeling that precedes something rebellious, oh my soul is caling….
For a REVOLUTION
And I love you more than any song could say
I wish that we could both have it our way
But my soul is calling
For a REVOLUTION
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Blessing Tangban
Blessing Tangban is a Nigerian award-winning Afro-folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, based in Halifax, Canada. Her sound is a blend of raw, and emotionally stirring melodies fused with lyrics that are introspective and vulnerable. She sings in a style that is reminiscent of Norah Jones and Dido, and is known for her songs “Grow up (feat. Johnny Drille) ” and “Insecure (feat. M.I Abaga)”. ... more
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