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The Water Tower Sessions: Live at Studio Humbug

by Holly Kirby & The Great Outdoors

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Little Robin braver than the other birds His life story told throughout a thousand words But does he know the cracks are starting to show? CHORUS Nothing is quite what it seems When you're upside-down In a topsy turvy world The answer is living in dreams Down the path I made When the shroud tore at the seams It's me now You'll see now That I am not giving up On me Little Sparrow waves as if a human child A tiny person almost with a human smile And he's all good If I could sing him like him then I would CHORUS Little girl sits tired on a single bed Write a song to tell you what's inside her head But does she know that she won't say it at all? CHORUS x 2
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I'm a rabbit in the headlights  I'm lost without a cause  I'm caught up in a landslide  I'm living by my flaws  You never really knew me  I was lost in your lies  CHORUS I'm a skeleton in your closet  Just an empty cage with no heart  I don't trust myself  I don't make a sound  In case you come back round  In case you come back round  There's nothing left to feel now  But shame by your deceit  A bitterness for time lost  A girl who lost her pride  Why didn't I see through you?  This invisible man...  CHORUS Who do I trust if I can't judge a joker or a king?  Who do I trust if I can't judge a nightmare or a dream?  I'm a skeleton in your closet  Just an empty cage with no heart  CHORUS x 2
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I guess I'd like to say something That I haven't told you before I think that there's something missing There's something missing for sure Like a tiny leaf ageing in autumn Broken it falls to the floor Frozen like me, failing to reach out anymore CHORUS And I tell you you won't find the answer In tea leaves and old magazines Or etched on the faces of actors Living upon movie screens And I know now life's what you make it But making it's harder than this Singing songs to your friends about where it went wrong And how you can make up for it And I simply don't know and I simply can't care For I know that nothing is fair beyond private dreams Seeking is harder than finding But once you have found what you sought You're left with a meaningless answer You're finding your time has run short Like the poetic soldier of England Broken he fell to the floor Leaving behind words set to reach out forevermore CHORUS Musical Break CHORUS
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You’re looking at me like there’s something that you wanna share I’m doing something else and pretending that I couldn’t care less We both know deep inside it’s something I already know Why you’re telling me now’s beyond me when it started long ago Well I guess this changes things Cos I’m out and she’s in CHORUS I’ll pack my bags quite happily But don’t come crawling back to me When she knows it’s not just about your smile When you’re good it’s a sunny day When you’re bad it’s torrential rain If you keep your love in bloom Past the honeymoon I was a fool to think that you’d ever wanna settle down This beating heart and brand new love to bring you round Your wandering eye has proven too hard to ignore I may be hurting now but at least I know the score I know it might sound harsh But I hope she breaks your heart CHORUS x 2
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Twisting in circles we can't seem to find our way home Leading the high life we're blasting out nature's sweet tone Spiralling skywards, the headlines are all that you seek Proving you're better, informing the souls that you meet The tiniest green in the greyest of towns is a gift Shoots through the concrete like bullets of beauty and bliss Clouds may cry rivers but they know their sorrow's in vain Seasons may change dear, but humans are always the same CHORUS And I know it's not for me to say But isn't it warmer in May? The taurus moon glows But the spring flowers know They've got no permission to stay Oh the course of the season was never at fault Before we took clouds from the sky And I guess I'd like to know why Our sorrow's run dry The purest of raindrops is racing us down from the sky Caught in the sunlight he's lost but he doesn't know why Whispering, listening, the leaves may not deafen our ears But we might just see when the glorious green disappears Take me to somewhere the notes are now ever as sweet And breezes will carry the scents of the people you meet Tainted and formed we will laugh, we will all cry as one Beating as one heart, we wait 'til the damage is done CHORUS x 2
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Billy works hard at his day job And sitting on the Northern Line He’s thinking about everything they told him And the way you live to get it right Get a job, get on track Get a house, get a cat And fingers crossed it all ends well Maybe give a thought to the thoughts in your head Or forget about them if you can CHORUS Cos we’re all Running in the same race Living in the fast lane Wishing we could slow it down Cos I need more time For the one on my mind Gotta keep a cool, steady hand Cos it’s a rat race, kiss chase Putting on your bravest face life Yeah it’s a rat race, kiss chase Putting on your bravest face life Anna’s waiting tables just to pay the rent But she’s got a fire in her heart Living like they did in 1970 She’s a hippy child down from Mars But the dreams that she dreams Are all torn at the seams Cos the city isn’t on her side And where do you turn when the things that you learn Are the opposite of your desires CHORUS x 2
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Complex and kind with a beautiful heart The words that he said of my soul Say you're in love, but he scorned at the thought And told me our feelings won't go   They won't go... They won't go...   CHORUS: Well, the ugliest words are from guiltiest hearts And I've nothing to feel guilty for Go figure it out or I'll help if you shout Just to clarify all of your thoughts Do you judge all that you see Based on opinion from somebody's grief? Or do you hate just for the fact You can't erase all the glory we had?   A fly in the ointment, a watcher from walls A presence resented and damned Lingering on in his heart and his words The terrible brute that I am   That I am... That I am...   CHORUS   You said to him he deserved better than me So have fun with him filling my shoes If your feet are as small as your mind it'll take a long time   CHORUS x 2   Go figure it out.
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The Queen of Hearts she played her part And then she ran away From castle walls and dungeons dark The land in disarray But she won’t shed a salty tear For all the colours bleeding dry She’s got plans to find a land With greener grass and bluer skies CHORUS Does the sun shine brighter from the top of the hill Or does the freezing breeze tend to give one a chill Are you lonely up there on your golden throne Or do you seek solace in the fact that you’re known As the sweetheart Queen of Hearts The clock it ticks as time goes on The questions follow fast The sun sets round the old oak tree A temple build to last But is your love half as strong If you think the feeling’s gone Do you give up without a thought Of how you’ll face the exit door CHORUS x 2
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You knocked on our old wooden door  But you said that you couldn't come in  Your eyes looked as dark as a hole in the night  And your smile was wearing so thin  You turned away from the door  And I grabbed your arm in dismay  You looked at me once, a sorrow inside  Before moving further away  CHORUS And the tears rolling down  I knew you had gone for good  The choice is your own  But we never thought you would  Regret is for now  But you've left us forever  And reasons mean nothing to me  Or you  I'd ask myself 'why?' every day  If I thought that you could reply  Why didn't I see?  Why couldn't you be the happiest man who's alive?  The questions seem empty and cold  Like the church on that warm summer day  Your songs ringing out a message of hope  The last thing you wanted to say  CHORUS And now it's nearly a year  Since all we could see through were tears  Of anger and pain  Emotions in vain  That all could be saved, were you here  CHORUS x 2

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The debut live album from Holly Kirby & The Great Outdoors.

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released May 10, 2019

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Folk Pop fresh from the Isle of Wight.

Formed in 2018, Holly Kirby & The Great Outdoors were drawn together by a mutual passion for Celtic-infused folk and the reflective artistry of Sandy Denny, Suzanne Vega and Joni Mitchell.

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