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:: lyrics clara luzia

from the E.P. "the string ... and then some" (2008)

No-handed

words + music by Christopher Michael Tayler/ Trouble Over Tokyo

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Here vs. there

from the album "the long memory" (2007)

morning light

this has all gone wrong
this has all gone wrong
you took the lead
i tried to follow
now look at us
i fucked it up
this has all gone wrong
we held hands and cried
until the morning light

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tidal

the waves are shiny like a mirror
seagulls are circling above my head
a wanna-be sailorman is playing
his toy accordion
the sun ain't supposed to shine
this time of year
but it dries off this season's tears
it's been a long exhausting year
and I can tell now things have changed
like they always have
come on, sailorman
and sing for me
I'll be your lover sea
I'll be the wave that pulls you in
bury my shoes in the sand
throw my head in the neck
I want the seagulls to call me
I want my arms to turn to wings
the ships they come and go
leaving here for tokyo
nevermind the destination
gone is gone no matter where
the buzzing city on my back
the open sea in front of me
I choose water over wine
in case someone asks me
it's been a long exhausting year
and I can tell now that things change
like they always do

come on, sailorman
and sing for me
I'll be your lover sea
I'll be the wave that pulls you in
come on, sailorman
and sing for me
I'll be your lover sea
I'll be the wave that spits you out

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Port of New Orleans

this is the port of new orleans
this is an island in a stream
this is something in between
this is a winding road, you see
and its course is out of sight
this ain't something you can fix

i'll carry you upon my shoulders
i'll be the dwarf you can step on
i'll have you here when no one else will
but then there's this point
where i want to call
the whole thing off, just change the game
and let it, let it be

but then there's you and all the things
i haven't told you yet i know
i never will
i'll carry you upon my shoulders
i'll be the dwarf you can step on
i'll have you here when no one else will
this is the port of new orleans
this is an island in a stream
this ain't something you can fix

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narrow margin

hardly anybody cast their votes this time
i did
a difficult decision between the bad and worse
we think the choice is so large
but in fact it's a narrow margin

i'm sure when we trace everything
back to its source
there will be one single white man
who owns it all
just call it simplifying
they call it god
just call it simplifying
but they call it god
we think the choice is so large
but in fact it's a narrow margin

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gladly away

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one too many

One of your tears drops on my finger
and we think that this is it
but we thought so a several times before
And yes I can't let you go
and I know I shouldn't let you know
that I love you so and so

But you are my home
I just got a few
they are all full of you
and there is nothing I can do
to get away from you

You've got friends to distract you
and you got me to blame it to
and I've got one toothbrush too many
I let it sit here in my room
cause it's not going bad anyway
You are my home
I just got a few
they are all full of you
and there's nothing I can do
to get away from you

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electric light

snowflakes dance like butterflies
and tiny tears of joy and sorrow fill my
eyes
snowflakes turn to water as they touch the ground
so come down but better not
arrive
I find comfort in sorrow
I find pleasure in joy
and i find it so hard
to pick one of the two
it‘s getting dark in the afternooon
I use electric light all day in my room
it casts my shadows on the wall
and makes me sit in plato‘s cave

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chelsea

it is a cold night
it could be warmer this time of year
the moon is close to full moon
and it's idlely hanging in the sky
are you cold, are you tired, my dear
how i wish you were here
this place is crowded
and i long for the moon
i step outside in its shiny light
oh we are so good together
the moon and i
sleep well, my love
how i wish you were here
but i feel alright alone

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homedrinking

i spent the whole day at home
days like this happen so often
i didn't talk to anyone
apart from my imaginary friends
there's a hole in my socks
and blood in my panties
my stomach is sick, my knees are sore
and i don't mind that i feel lost
cause i'm not very hard to find

this is my second cup of tea
it got too strong it makes me shaky
and empty bottles fill my room
and tell me that i can't escape the beer
it tastes so good - no matter where
it shrinks my brain it fills my belly
and i don't mind that i feel lost
cause i'm not very hard to find

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No Offense

what is it
that is hiding here
is there a war around the corner
a border behind the fence
and the screams are getting louder
but they mean no offense
and the screams are getting louder
and all they wanna do is
to get through
and all they wanna see is
that somebody cares
and the screams are getting louder
but they mean no offense
and the screams are getting louder

what is it that we are fighting for
what is it that keeps us asking for more
and the walls are getting higher
and we pass the hatred on
and the screams are getting louder
but they mean no offense
to ears so far away
everybody seems to mind
but in fact we just don't care
cause this is happening somewhere
and we think it's out of range
so the screams are getting louder
but they mean no offense
the screams are getting louder

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glad it's over

no, i don't like to hurt you
and yes, i know that i do
i don't know why i keep doing this
i didn't even have a clue that i could do
something like this
make my heart stop
take a deep breath
and start again
if i can't grab this
then i can't spoil it now
yes, things keep getting worse
but i know one day it stops
and we will sigh with relief
and shake each other's hands and say:
glad, it's over

make my heart stop
take a deep breath
and start again
if i can't grab this
then i can't spoil it now
history can't be rewritten
but it can well be revisited
like your favorite book
you read a dozen times
and you always found
something new
make my heart stop
take a deep breath
and start again
if i can't grab this
then i can't spoil it now