1. |
The Secret
04:29
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How do you sleep, keeping the thoughts that you keep?
And how do you stand, when you’ve two feet off the ground?
How can you see, when you never look at me?
And how can you grin, when you’ve no good thoughts…
Within you you’re guarding a secret you cannot expose,
Though you know that you want to
And hiding it deeply you’re thinking that nobody knows
But I do.
What would you say, if I told you this one day?
And what would you do, if I told you I’m standing by you?
What can it be, that is holding you back from me?
And what would I see, if I looked deep inside…
Within you you’re guarding a secret you cannot expose,
Though you know that you want to
And hiding it deeply you’re thinking that nobody knows
But I do.
Tu penses être une étoile tombée du ciel
Ne me prive pas de cette lumière
Why can’t you speak, to me telling the thoughts that you keep?
And why does it seem, that you’re living some kind of bad dream?
Why don’t you take, a hold of the love that’s at stake?
And why must I stay, outside when I should be…
Within you you’re guarding a secret you cannot expose,
Though you know that you want to
And hiding it deeply you’re thinking that nobody knows
But I do.
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2. |
Window Box
03:18
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Happy is the girl, who walks alone
In sun and wind and rain with a carefree refrain.
She doesn’t miss the hand she used to hold
But manages to find,
A tranquil state of mind.
Sitting there on her own,
She has grown, she has grown.
Sitting there on her own,
She has grown, she has grown.
(Sowing seeds, planting bulbs and turning earth, she is growing
Lifting weeds and feeding soil and spreading love in her window box).
Distant is the boy, who stares outside
Imagining her smile that evades him for a while.
He tells himself he’s fine without her heart
But secretly he craves the love he’s felt in waves.
Sitting there all alone,
She has grown, she has grown.
Sitting there all alone,
She has grown, she has grown.
Scattering her seed she is a flower in the wind…
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3. |
Rosie's on Her Way
03:06
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Rosie’s on her way.
Rosie’s on her way.
My girl’s heading out today
It is her intention, no longer to stay
‘Cause the timing is right for her world to ignite from this day (now is the time)
And the city awaits as she steps through its gates,
She’s ok.
My girl’s stepping through the door
With her plans and her dreams and her hopes and much more.
She is taking a chance on this life of romance, that’s for sure (now is the time)
With my blessing she’s gone, she’s the one that I’ll always adore
Rosie’s on her way.
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4. |
Lost
04:35
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Far, far, too far, too far from where I wanna be.
Far, far, too far, too far from where I wanna be.
I take his hand but he leads me.
I take his hand but he leads me.
Far…the change came when I knew it would,
When I stood my ground for all those things that I believed in.
He was confused and sad and lost.
That smile disappeared for a while.
Far, far, too far, too far from where I wanna be.
Far, far, too far, too far from where I wanna be.
Far, far, too far, too far from where I wanna be.
Far, far, too far, too far from where I wanna be.
I take his hand but he leads me…
It doesn’t mean I don’t love you.
It doesn’t mean I don’t love you.
Child of mine.
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5. |
I'm no Longer Here
02:37
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You talk,
You walk the walk
But you don’t say anything new at all.
You dress,
How you aim to impress
But you don’t say anything new at all.
You feed me the same old score as you’re walking out the door
But it’s what you hide I can’t ignore.
Every time you try to undermine my fears
The truth gets louder in my ears
I’m no longer here.
You strut,
And you act like a slut with every
Man and woman you meet
But you don’t say anything new at all.
You fake
Every smile you make
And you ain’t saying anything new at all.
You feed me the same old score as I’m walking out the door
But it’s what you hide I can’t ignore.
Every time you try to undermine my fears
The truth gets louder in my ears
I’m no longer here.
No, I no longer hear your talk
Or the way you walk
‘Cause you don’t say anything new at all.
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6. |
Boy When You Love
04:03
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Hey little boy, your honesty’s shining right through you
And I know that this blow is the toughest you’ve ever endured.
You’ve suddenly seen a truth that is hard to imagine.
The perfection is floating away to reveal that it’s flawed.
Making mistakes is a hazard of day to day living (everybody makes mistakes),
But standing alone and admitting you’ve wronged is quite brave.
Don’t hide away from the people around you who love you.
Learn to forgive her but don’t let your love be her slave.
And boy when you love you surrender in full,
Believing she’s saving it all just for you,
But from a safe distance, your heartstrings she’ll pull ‘til they break.
And she doesn’t understand why she’s to blame.
Why can’t you continue to love her the same?
In your innocent way she expects you to stay in love.
And she doesn’t understand why she’s to blame.
Why can’t you continue to love her the same?
In your innocent way she expects you to stay in love.
Boy when you love
Boy when you love
Boy when you love.
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7. |
Snow Came Down
05:08
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Ooooh, I know that you
Go with me to
The place we always do
And if you are late
Don’t believe that I won’t wait.
I will be around for you
When the day begins
And when the night
Shines on
The town below
You will know that I am waiting,
I am waiting
For you.
For
Even when you do not come
I’ll be sitting waiting ‘til
The moon
It waxes and it wanes
And soon
The birds begin their chatter
But no matter
I’ll be waiting true for you.
And when we are there we will be together,
Together
It wasn’t such a long time ago
When it snowed
And we walked together
Hand in hand
You took mine
And we slid and we slid and we slid and we slid and we slid and we slid.
And the snow came down
And it lifted our spirits.
Streets so clear
It seemed like the end of the world to me.
And we slid and we slid and we slid and we slid and we slid and we slid and we slid and we slid.
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8. |
Keep Blowing
03:16
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You’re down in the south where the weather’s too hot
I’m sitting further north, “is there sun?”, “not a lot.”
So you had a cunning plan that you sent me in a text,
You’re gonna blow the sun my way,
It’s coming here next! (it’s gonna come my way next).
It’s grey above but the atmosphere is
Feeling pretty close as though the summer’s near
And as I sat outside just yesterday
The wind whipped up
And blew my hat away
(it blew it clean away, it blew it clean away. It blew it clean away, it was yesterday).
So keep blowing my friend, keep blowing
Fill your cheeks with your breath and keep blowing.
I can feel a gentle breeze so keep blowing
And warmth around my knees just keep blowing.
(Le soleil arrive faut soufflé, je souf!)
And now the mercury is reading 17
I’m dreaming of the beach and all the “might have beens”.
I’d like to swim in the sea and Merengue in the sand,
Tasting ice on my lips from the Mojito in my hand
(I’m dancing on the sand, I’m dancing on the sand.
With a Mojito in my hand, I’m dancing on the sand).
So keep blowing my friend, keep blowing
Fill your cheeks with your breath and keep blowing.
I can feel a gentle breeze so keep blowing
And warmth around my knees just keep blowing.
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9. |
Long Lost Friend
04:25
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Why should it be that you must underestimate me?
I can’t see but I feel.
And how does the bird fly so high
Without ever touching the sky?
And how will we fend?
When will we tend,
My long lost friend?
Why do I feel like I want to cry
When you pass me by?
And when does the rain
Intend to stay home again?
And how will we fend?
When will we tend to each other, forever and ever,
My long lost friend?
My long lost friend.
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10. |
French Exchange
06:41
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Je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles.
Sous une lumière blafarde
Court, danse et se tord sans raison
La Vie, impudente et criarde.
Aussi, sitôt qu'à l'horizon
La nuit voluptueuse monte,
Apaisant tout, même la faim,
Effaçant tout, même la honte,
Le Poète se dit: “Enfin!”
Mon esprit, comme mes vertèbres,
Invoque ardemment le repos;
Le coeur plein de songes funèbres,
Je vais me coucher sur le dos
Et me rouler dans vos rideaux,
Ô rafraîchissantes ténèbres!
— Charles Baudelaire
(J’ai aimé, tu as aimé, il a aimé, elle a aimé, nous avons aimé, vous avez aimé, ils ont aimé, elles ont aimé)
I’m on my French Exchange,
The teacher’s left, there’s no one to explain
But I’ll get by, I always do,
Examining the difference between the vous et tu.
Je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles.
I’m on my French Exchange,
The teacher’s left, there’s no one to explain
But I’ll get by, I always do,
Examining the difference between the vous et tu.
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11. |
Circles
04:21
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You are the one who sits in the sun.
You are the one who sits in the sun.
You tilt your head, you tilt your head,
Pulling the thread that’s undone.
You are the one who walks in the rain.
You are the one who walks in the rain.
You talk out loud, you’re talking out loud,
Embracing the crowd that’s not there.
And we’re moving in circles, moving around.
Hands deep in pockets, eyes to the ground.
Yeah, we’re moving in circles, moving around.
Hands deep in pockets, eyes to the ground
And I wonder, will we ever be found?
You are the one who stands at the bar.
You are the one who stands at the bar.
Speaking in tongues, you’re speaking in tongues,
Expanding your lungs ‘til you fly.
And we’re moving in circles, moving around.
Hands deep in pockets, eyes to the ground.
Yeah, we’re moving in circles, moving around.
Hands deep in pockets, eyes to the ground
And I wonder, will we ever be found?
Around, around, around, around…
We’re moving in circles, moving around.
Hands deep in pockets, eyes to the ground.
Yeah, we’re moving in circles, moving around.
Hands deep in pockets, eyes to the ground
And I wonder, do you wonder, will we ever be found?
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I know you've been hurt by someone else
I can tell by the way you carry yourself
But if you let me, here's what I'll do
I'll take care of you
I've loved and I lost the same as you
So you see I know just what you've been through
And if you let me, here's what I'll do
I'll take care of you
You won't ever have to worry
You won't ever have to whine
For I'll be there beside you
To dry your weeping eye
So darling tell me that you'll be true
There's no doubt in my mind, I know what I want to do
And then just as sure as one and one is two
I know I'll take care of you
I'll take care of you
I'll take care of you
I'll take care of you
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13. |
El Toro
03:35
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Born in searing heat, where the sea and mountains meet
It was day three of my grief when the magic began.
And as I held you to my breast, I forgot about the rest,
It was clear our love would last ‘til Kingdom come.
And I could hear you cry
Could you hear me cry?
There were phases as you grew, like Picasso’s shades of blue,
Didn’t matter what we said or what we’d do.
So infectious was your charm, it would get us every time,
Sharing laughter was the only way to go.
And you can hear me cry –
El Toro!
A renegade in school, not accepting any fool, who should
Bend the truth or strut about the place.
Gaining kudos from your peers, you were
Wise beyond your years but your
Innocence illuminates your face.
And I have watched this man appear –
Demonstrating, entertaining, dedicating, celebrating,
Imitating, captivating, graduating, emigrating.
El Toro!
(El Toro, el Toro, el Toro…)
Hear me cry – El Toro!
Hear me cry – El Toro!
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14. |
Noëlle et les Papillons Exeter, UK
An adventurous soul, I re-work my observations and experiences into songs and soundscapes. After performing on Jazz
circuits abroad and at home for many years, I have finally created my first original body of music, French Exchange.
This debut album brings together talented friends and musicians; les Papillons and explores my musical journey via recent travels. Thanks & enjoy, Noëlle Rollings
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