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1. |
Angel
04:34
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Angel
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI
Tell me true
Can I believe my eyes
Can I believe in you
Do you feel
My touch the same
When I call your name
And if you stray
I'll send my heart
Send it out right away
To show you the way
Back home again
It's just around the bend
CHORUS
And now we walk closer to the angels
And now we walk closer to the warmth of the sun
And now we walk closer to the angels
Now we walk closer to the sun
Enchanted hour
We have a lifetime
To dance away
The sweetest song
It's not from above
It's right where we are
And if I stray
Will you send your heart
Send it out right away
To show me the way
Back home again
It's just around the bend
CHORUS
We walk closer
We walk closer
We walk closer
To the warmth of the sun
We walk closer
We walk closer
We walk closer
To the warmth of the sun
The warmth of the sun
The warmth of the sun
The warmth of the sun
The warmth of the sun
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2. |
Dark Horse
04:48
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Dark Horse
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI
When you're the DARK HORSE
You wish you had an eraser
So when you looked in the mirror
You didn't have to face her
That lonely twin
That answers to your name
And when you see her you understand
Why you're somehow to blame
CHORUS
You wanna know if it's all just a special effect
Does it show, all the years of silent neglect
When you're the DARK HORSE
They think you're made out of leather
They pound you with words of stone
And they expect you to weather
When you're the DARK HORSE
You can't peel off your label
And when you try to join them
They say there's no room at the table
CHORUS
When you're the DARK HORSE
Sometimes you hear bells
Bombs bursting in air
The sudden shock of shells
When you're the DARK HORSE
You don't sleep well at night
Always hoping to catch a ride
On an unearthly light
CHORUS
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3. |
Maker's Mark
03:47
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Maker's Mark
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI
Where is the MAKER'S MARK
Embossed on an angel's wing
Where is the promised heart
An envoy of finer things
CHORUS
She floats, she floats up
She floats, she floats up
Where is the sweet surprise
Born in a lover's eyes
Traveling the slippery slope
Where privilege collides with hope
CHORUS
Nothing can touch her now
Where is the line between
Living a dream and just wasting time
Where is the secret key
To unlock the door, unfettered and free
CHORUS
CHORUS
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4. |
Down
02:34
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Down
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI
DOWN in the water
That's where she went DOWN
DOWN in the water
That's where she went DOWN
CHORUS
Where we all began, she went
Where we all began
DOWN in the water
That's where she went DOWN
DOWN in the water
That's where she went DOWN
CHORUS
She went, where we all began
I dream of salt water
Salt water
Salt water
Dreaming of salt water
DOWN in the water
That's where she went DOWN
DOWN in the water
That's where she went DOWN
CHORUS
She went, where we all began
I dream of salt water
Salt water
Salt water
Dreaming of salt water
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5. |
Daisy Chain
04:04
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Daisy Chain
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI
Shoo-be-do-wah
Shoo-be-do-wah
You don't remember your real name
You go by an alias
All of your words come out the same
It's just a stupid game
You hear someone's wedding bells
They sound so far away
You jump like a circus dog through a hoop
And you've got this idea
That you can rise above the ordinary
Conquering all
Shoo-be-do-wah
Shoo-be-do-wah
You dot your "i's" with daisy chains
You slip into a trance
Where is the polka-dotted dress
That you wore at the dance
You watch the chemicals collide
You say you're a scientist
All of your world is one inch wide
And you've got this idea
That you can rise above the ordinary
Conquering all
CHORUS
But you get what you paid for
You get what you paid for
You get what you paid for
Shoo-be-do-wah
Shoo-be-do-wah
Where is Snoopy when you need a friend
He's on the other side
Of the tunnel in your dream
The tunnel in your dream
You want to hold your best friend's hand
And drink pink lemonade
Playing hopscotch in the sand
And you've got this idea
That you can rise above the ordinary
Conquering all
CHORUS
You get what you paid for
You get what you paid for
You get what you paid for
Shoo-be-do-wah
Shoo-be-do-wah
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6. |
Suspend Belief
06:28
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Suspend Belief
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI
You said I'm nothing without you
That we couldn't find the truth
If we weren't standing side by side
With our arms wrapped round our youth
I said there's washing to be done
You said we won't come clean
That living leaves a stain
That my good deeds won't erase
CHORUS
I'll be your girl
I'll walk in your world
I'll dream your dreams
I'll build a roof
Over our heads
To make it real
I SUSPEND BELIEF
I SUSPEND BELIEF
You're a counter of stars
You made the constellations
We're all waiting to be born
In this alien nation
I see we're growing old
You insist we haven't changed
In your mind we're ten years old
And that's how we will remain
CHORUS
I've seen so many people in this world
Enough to make an educated decision
That you're going to be evil for me
You brag how easy it's all been
That the best things in life can't be forced
I forgive your arrogance
We both know how hard it is to stay on course
Someday you'll want a child
Something half you, half me
Can I stretch this net
To deceive all three
CHORUS
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7. |
I'll Feel Fine
05:15
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I'll Feel Fine
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI
I'LL FEEL FINE
I'LL FEEL FINE
I'LL FEEL FINE
I'LL FEEL FINE
You make a mockery of love
When you try to realize
That script in your head
I see behind your eyes
It hurts to see you so revealed
But what can I do
I'LL FEEL FINE
I'LL FEEL FINE
I'LL FEEL FINE
I'LL FEEL FINE
The sand is running out
Of the hourglass we designed
Did you have this in mind
We've run out of…
I walk with my head hanging down
I'm so glad that there's nobody around
Set me free
You've got nothing on me
I'm in a cage nobody can see
Set me free
I'LL FEEL FINE
I'LL FEEL FINE
I'LL FEEL FINE
I'LL FEEL FINE
You're the laughingstock
All decked out in your finery
You hide out in your room
All holed up in your…
You make a mockery of love
When you walk that tightrope
And you keep falling down
And you're only an inch above the ground
Set me free
You've got nothing on me
I'm in a cage nobody can see
Set me free
Set me free
Set me free
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8. |
Sleepwalker
03:25
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Sleepwalker
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI
SLEEPWALKER
It's ok
Fire's out and you're safe
Inside my arms
Safe from all the harm in the world
SLEEPWALKER
You climb the walls
Chasing shadows down the halls
But the fire trucks are all gone
And there's nothing left to burn
Firestarter in your swaddling clothes
Where you got it no one knows
Someone must have given you a light
And it grew and grew
SLEEPWALKER
It's no game
Holding hands with a flame
You cry inside
Coz smoke gets in your eyes
This ring of fire
It grows higher and higher til you can't escape
I take your pillow away
So you won't suffocate
SLEEPWALKER
It's ok
Fire's out it's much too late
To be awake
It's too late to be afraid
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9. |
Water's Edge
04:04
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Water's Edge
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI
Take me down to the winter garden
Where nothing grows and everything fades
Take me down to the bottom of the ocean
Where light escapes and comes out of your eyes
CHORUS
At the WATER'S EDGE
There is nothing you can do
At the WATER'S EDGE
There is nothing you can do
At the WATER'S EDGE
There is nothing you can do
But close your eyes
Close your eyes and pray
Before you dive into the quicksand of a lover
Write all the names of your friends on your hand
Coz when you drown in the sickness of another
You never know if you'll come up for air
CHORUS
And it takes its toll
I can't see you
I walk through you
You're just a space that I once knew
I see through you
Your eyes - there's nothing going on
Take me round to the local hero
When he holds court, we all gather round
When he's walking through this world on fire
The light's so bright he has to look down
CHORUS
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10. |
Home
06:53
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Home
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI
Balloon in the sky
Marooned in the sky
Consumed with the popular lie
That if you could loosen up the grip of love
You would rise, rise, rise
Straight up to the sky
You beg for me to push you away
On a swing you touch the sky
Come home again
Makes me dizzy to watch, it's a seasick game
Someday you'll jump leave me standing here
Holding onto the chain
CHORUS
Nothing ever seems to be good enough for you
You always change
It's just another phase you're going through
Look around
We're all lonely
Isn't it lovely
To be free
Desire can come unwound
Tangled up in false endings that drag us down
But the world outside sticks around
This time will be the last time
That you make me hate everyone in this town
CHORUS
Balloon sinks to the ground
Guess you lost your momentum when the wind died down
If a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound
What you think at first is clapping
Is just your heartbeat finally come unbound
CHORUS
Look around
One and only
In the land of the brave
Home of the free
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Alice Bierhorst New York, New York
Alice Bierhorst is a visionary singer and songmaker. Ethereal and earthy, tender and tough, her music draws upon classical music, 60's and 70's pop, roots rock, Tin Pan Alley, and dreamy indie folk. Debussy, Kate Bush, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Judee Sill in the mix. A voice clear and plaintive, airy and grounded, full of wonder, tenderness and love. ... more
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