My Little Story's Growing Way Too Long
A few songs as usual.... then at last... Birdy's new songs are all amazing, so it was hard choosing a few. Some of her songs and the lyrics are so haunting that it's difficult to even listen... but I can't not share them.
The Chainsmokers ft. Great Good Fine Ok - "Let You Go"
"You end up alone after all that you’ve done All that you’ve paid for Did you get what you wanted? Loaded the gun with all you were made of When you’re alone, People don’t think you know what you’re made of, oh You’ve been with me, It’s not up to see, it’s all that you paid for I’ll find a way up, see you through what came to pay for All our love, can we last? Isn’t it what it’s made for?
You were there for me And I was there for you No-oh, never let you go! You will always be the one That I really love No-oh, never let you go!
You’re here in the way, How could you stay after that you’ve paid for Leave it in time, won’t let you wait How could you be assured? We’re holding on our hope Saying that we are trying to find home, home I think I’m back again, I’ve come to understand my will Tell me that I can’t pretend I hear that you care about your stuff, but the most of things might feel rough And let you go
Holding a room for you Holding a room for you Holding, holding a room for you
You were there for me And I was there for you No-oh, never let you go! You will always be the one That I really love No-oh, never let you go! Let you go! Let you go! Let you go! Let you go!
Hoooo-olding a room for youuuuu!
You were there for me And I was there for you Oh oh, I remember times like that! You will always be the one That I really love Oh oh, never let you go!
Let you go! Let you go! Let you go! Let you go!"
Dire Straits - "Tunnel of Love"
"Getting crazy on the waltzers but it's the life that I choose Sing about the six blade sing about the switchback and a torture tattoo And I been riding on a ghost train where the cars they scream and slam And I don't know where I'll be tonight but I'd always tell you where I am In a screaming ring of faces I seen her standing in the light She had a ticket for the races just like me she was a victim of the night I put my hand upon the lever said let it rock and let it roll I had the one arm bandit fever there was an arrow through my heart and my soul And the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above And I'm just high on the world Come on and take a low ride with me girl On the tunnel of love It's just the danger when you're riding at your own risk She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby let's keep it like this It's just a cakewalk twisting baby step right up and say Hey mister give me two give me two 'cause any two can play And the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above And I'm just high on the world Come on and take a low ride with me girl On the tunnel of love Well it's been money for muscle another whirligig Money for muscle another girl I dig Another hustle just to make it big And rock away rock away And girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did Like the Spanish city to me when we were kids Oh girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did Like the Spanish city to me when we were kids She took off a silver locket she said remember me by this She put her hand in my pocket I got a keepsake and a kiss And in the roar of dust and diesel I stood and watched her walk away I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me stay And the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above And I'm just high on the world Come on and take a low ride with me girl On the tunnel of love And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades Searching everywhere from steeplechase to palisades In any shooting gallery where promises are made To rock away rock away from Cullercoats and Whitley bay out to rock away And girl it looks so pretty to me like it always did Like the Spanish city to me when we were kids Girl it looks so pretty to me like it always did Like the Spanish city to me when we were kids"
Goldfinger - "Disorder"
"My little story's Growing way too long I've had to suffer Enough to write this song And if I get the chance I'll tell you how it feels Cause in this sick old head The pain is way to real So I fall down I don't know If I can make it up this time I know I want to but it gets Harder every time And if it's easier To give up everything I'd give it all to you To relieve half this pain Cause it's been hard Yeah it's been hard I sit there at the bar I wonder what I've done Should I just fuck it all Or should I Go back home Cause if I take that drink I might as well just die And if I kill myself I'd be giving up my try"
Billy Joel - "And So It Goes"
“In every heart there is a room A sanctuary safe and strong To heal the wounds from lovers past Until a new one comes along I spoke to you in cautious tones You answered me with no pretense And still I feel I said too much *My silence is my self defense* And every time I've held a rose It seems I only felt the thorns And so it goes, and so it goes And so will you soon I suppose But if my silence made you leave *Then that would be my worst mistake* So I will share this room with you And you can have this heart to break And this is why my eyes are closed It's just as well for all I've seen And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows So I would choose to be with you That's if the choice were mine to make But you can make decisions too And you can have this heart to break And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows.”
Birdy - "Lost It All"
"[Verse 1] Give a little time to me Give a little trust and you’d see Give a little peace of mind You never know what you might find
[Chorus] Oh, if this is what dreams are made of Then I think that I’ve seen enough Oh, I’ve given you all of my love But it’s still not enough
[Verse 2] You told me that you light my way You’re clever with the words you say, yeah Let me out into the dark I took a little step too far
[Chorus] Oh, if this is what dreams are made of Then I think that I’ve seen enough Oh, I’ve given you all of my love But it’s still not enough
[Bridge] Oh, it hurts (Lost control) Oh, it hurts (Lost it all) It hurts sometimes, sometimes
[Chorus] If this is what dreams are made of Then I think that I’ve seen enough Oh, I’ve given you all of my love But it’s still not enough
[Outro] A bitter heart You let me down But you’ll never lose What you’ll never found"
Birdy - "Shadow"
"[Verse 1] Woke up to the music of your heart Saying I, I Could have been the wishing that it lasts Saying I, I
[Pre-Chorus] Only you ever make me scared Cause only you can take me there
[Chorus] So wherever you go, I’m your shadow Desert to ice flow, I will follow Wherever you go, I’m your shadow I’m your shadow
[Post-Chorus] Ah, la la la, la la la la Ah, la la la, la la la
[Verse 2] There beneath your body when it wakes Saying I, I Hiding under every step you take Saying I, I
[Pre-Chorus] Only you ever make me care Cause only you ever made me dare
[Chorus] So wherever you go, I’m your shadow Desert to ice flow, I will follow Wherever you go, I’m your shadow I’m your shadow I’m your shadow
[Bridge] I know, I know, I know Every way you move You stay, you go, you change I am far too
[Chorus] So wherever you go, I’m your shadow Desert to ice flow, I will follow Wherever you go, I’m your shadow So wherever you go, I’m your shadow Desert to ice flow, I will follow Wherever you go, I’m your shadow I’m your shadow"
Birdy - "Hear You Calling"
[Verse 1] Some mistakes Are harder to recover from And I miss the days I could take my make up and put a brave face on
[Pre-Chorus] Oh, my beautiful summer How the winter makes me wonder Where you’ve gone Oh, my beautiful summer How the winter makes me wonder Where you’ve gone
[Chorus] Every night when the sun goes down And I’m left in this lonely town I hear you calling me, hear you calling me, yeah Everytime that I say goodbye Every night when I close my eyes I hear you calling me, hear you calling me
[Verse 2] Memories lie There’s no such thing as a perfect life Oh, and I let it die But looking back I can’t remember why
[Pre-Chorus variation] Oh, my beautiful summer How the winter makes me wonder Where you’ve gone Oh, my beautiful lover We were perfect for each other I was wrong
[Chorus] Every night when the suckle start And I’m left in this lonely town I hear you calling me, hear you calling me, yeah Everytime that I say goodbye Every night when I close my eyes I hear you calling me, hear you calling me
[Bridge] Take me home, take me home, don’t know this place Are you there watching if I’m lying awake? Thinking of you Take me home, take me home, don’t know this place Are you there watching if I’m lying awake? Thinking of you
[Pre-Chorus] Oh, my beautiful summer How the winter makes me wonder Where you’ve gone
[Chorus] Every night when the suckle start And I’m left in this lonely town I hear you calling me, hear you calling me, yeah Everytime that I say goodbye Every night when I close my eyes I hear you calling me, hear you calling me
[Outro] I hear you calling I hear you calling Me, me"
Birdy - "Unbroken"
"[Verse 1] Could you keep your head up? When you’re losing ground Could you keep your head up? Ooh ooh ooh Everything you once loved Like your own blood Comes crumbling down Could you keep your head up? Ooh ooh ooh
[Pre-Chorus] Sometimes the tears we cry Are more than any heart can take We hurt, just keep it inside Small wonder that it starts to break
[Chorus] Many moons will lighten the way And sure this night will follow a day And everything you once loved remains Unbroken, unbroken
[Verse 2] Could you find a daydream? In the dead of night Could you find a daydream Ooh ooh ooh Keep a quiet victory To a whisper In an uphill fight Could you keep your head up Ooh ooh ooh
[Pre-Chorus] Sometimes the tears we cry Are more than any heart can take We hurt, just keep it inside Small wonder that it starts to break
[Chorus] Many moons will lighten the way And sure this night will follow a day And everything you once loved remains Unbroken, unbroken
[Bridge] Everything you once loved lies unbroken Many moons will light us Many moons will guide us Everything you once loved lies unbroken Leave the past behind us Leave the past behind us
[Chorus] Many moons will lighten the way And sure this night will follow a day And everything you once loved remains Unbroken, unbroken, unbroken"