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I’m an island
Everyone can see that I’m an island
I’ve got ocean just about everywhere that I can see
And I’ll be stranded unless you come to me
And I’m lonely

I would rather fall from grace completely
Than let you change my mind
And I would rather bet my life against the rising of the sun

Can’t be too careful bout the friends you keep around you
Some who never let you down
Some who fail you every day
And it’s a blatant disrespect of privacy
It amazes me

I would rather fall from grace completely
Than let you change my mind
And I would rather bet my life against the rising of the sun

I’m an island
Can’t you understand me?
I’m an island?
And I’m finally by myself, the way I’ve got to be
And that’s exactly the thing that’s been killing me

I would rather fall from grace completely
Than let you change my mind
And I would rather bet my life against the rising of the sun

I would rather fall from grace completely
Than let you change my mind
And I would rather bet my life against the rising of the sun

I would rather fall from grace completely
Than let you change my mind
And I would rather bet my life against the rising of the sun
The rising ….

People say a lot when they want the job, yeah
Lining up sideways around the block
“It’s not for the money” she say to you
Almost convincing herself that it’s true
“I’ll take care of your dog when you’re away”
“I don’t mind working Saturdays”
“When you wanna work I’ll work with you”, she say
“And I’ll go on working when you wanna play”
“Nothing gonna hurt you when I’m around”
“I’ll keep my eyes wide open and my nose to the ground”
“I’ll be like a mama with a baby cub”

People say a lot when they want the job
People say a lot when they want the job, yeah
People say a lot when they want the job

When you begin to see a sinister gleam
You’re locked in too tight on the same team
There’s a little holiday in her heart
When she sees you slip up, Ahhhhh
It’s like Christmas Eve just to see you trip up
Ooops, then down again
She’ll sit on the floor hardly hiding a grin
When her tears spill out, crocodile chagrin
It’s her contempt for you, she thinks you’re a slob

People say a lot when they want the job, yeah
People say a lot when they want the job
People say a lot when they want the job

Greatest cook to bring a meal (didn’t need a recipe)
Said she’ll also deal the cards (dealt the knave and two and three)
Said she also feel the thrill of the willow in the wind (feel the thrillo the willow—- or oak or elm or ash or pine sol)

It’s already too late when she’s reading your mail
Calling your agent and making the deal
She’ll just copy and paste it and make it last
Nothing is sacred about your past

She’ll tell of the poppies in the July fest
Maybe her brother with the badge can make the arrest
“You could go to jail, fail all the tests”
“Forget your keys and your secrets and your little black box”

People say a lot when they want the job, yeah
People say a lot when they want the job, yeah
People say a lot when they want the job

She was awfully good at fire (fiery fiery hussy burn)
She burned bridges where she could (she really couldn’t burn them very well)
She turned young men into torches (burning scarecrow)
She had a way with wood (do away with wood, do away with wood)

People say a lot when they want the job
Lining up eager around the block
Promising, promising never to quit
Well it’s a full time job to be a hypocrite
Maybe they remember that they’ve done it before
Practicing, with their dolls on the floor
The lie itself becoming the seed
The messy mascara, the future deed
The actor’s bow, the junkie’s need
They line up again just to wipe you clean

They line up again just to wipe you out
Line up again around the block
A mighty force of youth for hire
Spouting ideas that geniuses would rob ohhhhh

People say a lot when they want the job, oh
People say a lot when they want the job, ah
People say a lot when they want the job. yeah
People say a lot when they want the job
People say a lot when they want the job
People say a lot when they want the job

“Tell me Phoebe, do you want someday to have an award like that of your own?”

“More than anything else in the world”

“Then you must ask Miss Harrington how to get one
…Miss Harrington knows all about it”.

Oh my boy, what have you done?
Did you go out surfing on a frozen sea?
Did you scare the livin’ daylights out of me?

Did you go too far to drive away the demons?
Did you go too far to know what love really means?
Did you imagine it was more cause she went away first
Or did you force her hand to renew your thirst?

Well if you ever want an endless night
Or you need a moon and stars to shine
Just hold out your heart my darling
Hold out your heart my darling
Hold out your heart
And I will give you some of mine

Oh my girl, what have you done?
Is it something we can’t even talk about?
Did you silence me, remove me from your faith?

Did you make me all but a stranger to your love?
Did you look right through me
Below me and above?
Did you try to ignore me, make me all but lost?
Did you cloud up the sky when you needed me most?

Well if you ever want an endless night
And you need the moon and stars to shine
Just hold out your heart my darling
Hold out your heart my darling
Hold out your heart
And I will give you all of mine

It’s gonna be fine
It’s gonna be fine, just fine
Just hold out your heart my darling
Just hold out your heart my darling
Hold out your heart
And I will give you all of mine.

Artist: Carly Simon
Genres: Rock: Pop-Rock
            Pop
            Rock
            Soundtrack

Artist: Clay Aiken
Album: On My Way Here
Year: 2008
Genre: Pop

Download album On My Way Here

I took my first step
On that black and white kitchen floor
I sometimes wonder if that house
Is even there, anymore
I had my first glimpse of love
When I was five
I watched two people split apart
But still the three of us survived

I’ve seen the best
I’ve seen the worst
I wouldn’t change what I’ve been through
I’ve touched the sky
I’ve hit the wall
But I did what I had to
Ooooohhhh

On my way here
Where I am now
I’ve learned to fly
I have to want to leave the ground
I’ve fallen hard
But I’ve been loved
And in the end it all works out
My faith has conquered fear
On my way here.

Oh yeah yeaaah

My address has changed
Almost every year
I’ve found that standing still
Can quickly make a lifetime disappear
I’d rather try and fail
A thousand times denied
And this, whenever you feel pain
It lets you know that you’re alive

I’ve been a fool
I’ve been afraid
Yeah, I’ve been loved
I’ve been lied to
I’ve been wrong
And I’ve been right
I stood up when I had to

Yeah Yeahhhh

On my way here
Where I am now
I’ve learned to fly
I have to want to leave the ground
I’ve fallen hard
But I’ve been loved
And in the end it all works out
My faith has conquered fear
On my way here.

No guarantees
I believed that I would find
An open door or a light
To lead me to the other side
I guess that is why

On my way here
Where I am now
I’ve learned to fly
I have to want to leave the ground
I’ve fallen hard
But I’ve been loved
And in the end it all works out
My faith has conquered fear
On my way here

Yeahhhh
Oooooohh.

It’s in everyone of us
to be wise
Find your heart
open up both your eyes,
We can all know everything
without ever knowing why,
It’s in everyone of us
by and by ..

It’s in everyone of us
to be wise,
Find your heart
open up both your eyes,
We can all know everything
without ever knowing why,
It’s in everyone of us
by and by ..

It’s in everyone of us
I just remembered
it’s like I been sleeping for years,
I’m not awake as I can be
but my seeing is better,
I can see ..
through the tears,
I’ve been realizing that,
I bought this ticket
and watching only half of the show,
There is scenery and lights
and a cast of thousands,
Who all know
what I know,
And it’s good
that it’s so ..

It’s in everyone of us
to be wise
Find your heart
open up both your eyes,
We can all know everything
without ever knowing why,
It’s in everyone of us
by and by,
It’s in everyone of us
by and by….

I lie awake while the rest of the world sleeps happily
I’m tossing and turning in the dark
I try to make some sense of the mess that calls itself my life
Just wish I knew where I should start

I’d go back in time if I could
and erase you from my mind for good
I get so tired of trying
Maybe I should just…

Fly away let my heart pretend
My dream comes true and the story ends
I get on my feet and start again
And forget I ever knew you
I leave the past and rise above
I let you go and fall in love
With everything that I’m made of
Say goodbye to all I’ve been through
And forget I ever knew you

I turn the page I’ve got nothing to say but I’ll start writing anyway
Something that gets me moving on again
Stuck in this place I’m putting one foot in front of the other foot
Maybe today I’ll let this be over and done again

I’d make up my mind if I could
And leave this all behind me for good
I’m getting tired of trying
So maybe I should just…

Fly away let my heart pretend
My dream comes true and the story ends
I get on my feet and start again
And forget I ever knew you
I leave the past and rise above
I let you go and fall in love
With everything that I’m made of
Say goodbye to all I’ve been through
And forget I ever knew you

The sun can shine a little brighter now
I’m gonna make it on my own somehow
And I will start feeling alive again, yeah

I’ll start living life with no regrets
‘Cause the best hasn’t happened yet
I’m just fine with you out of my life

I’ll just, fly away let my heart pretend
My dream comes true and the story ends
I get on my feet and start again
And forget I ever knew you
I leave the past and rise above
I let you go and fall in love
With everything that I’m made of
Say goodbye to all I’ve been through
And forget I ever knew you
And forget I ever knew you

I never knew you
Say goodbye to all I’ve been through
And forget I ever knew you.

Maybe I’ve convinced myself
I’ve really been in love
And I’ve been wrong all along
For all I know the feeling
And the picture that I’ve tried
So hard to find isn’t mine

Could be its all just a waiting game
Wanna share my everything

And on my own
It’s hard to tell my heart it will be alright
This love it holds will one day find a home
As hard as love can be
It’s harder still it seems
To be a lover all alone without love

Picking up the pieces makes me wonder if
I only build it all to watch it fall
The faster it can go away it means the less of me
Is gone to stay and I’m ok

But lonesome tomorrow comes anyway
I’m alone for another day,
Another day

And on my own
It’s hard to tell my heart it will be alright
That this love it holds will one day find a home
As hard as love can be
It’s harder still it seems
To be a lover all alone without love

And on my own
It’s hard to tell my heart it will be alright
That this love it holds will one day find a home
As hard as love can be
It’s harder still it seems
To be a lover all alone without love
A lover all alone without love

Maybe I’ve convinced myself
I’ve really been in love
But I’ve been wrong all along.

Some folks always get the rough ride
Seem they end up on the wrong side
Constant battle just to survive on any given day
I watched a mother on my TV
Hungry children that she can’t feed
Still I’ve got everything that I need
And that just don’t seem right
That I sleep safe tonight
There’s got to be some rhyme or reason why
We turn away and we close our eyes
If I could find some way that we could justify all of this suffering
There but for the grace of God go I
Mother Earth is down on her knees
Poison rivers run to dead seas
Cities eating up the green fields
We never question why
How truth turns into lies
There’s got to be some rhyme or reason why
We turn away and we close our eyes
If I could find some way that we could justify all of this suffering
There but for the grace of God go I
Sometimes it’s hard to believe
In a truth that you can’t even see
But faith holds the hope for the world
And I know, I know
There’s got to be some rhyme or reason why
We turn away and we close our eyes
If I could find some way that we could justify all of this suffering
There but for the grace of God go I
When I’m thinking it’s a bad day
Feels like nothing’s going my way
I pass a wreck out on the freeway
And I pray that they survived
There but for the grace of God go I.

Sometimes I feel like
I’m chasing the shadows in your eyes
Losing my footing and looking for something
I recognize

You tell me you’re here for forever
But act like you’re passing through
Which one’s the real you
Which one’s the real you

[Chorus]
Are you only
Practicing until you find the real thing
Taking up space
Until you find yourself that perfect face
Are you looking
Over my shoulder
Am I enough
Or just your sacrificial love

I know when we started
That I kind of talked you into this
I was good for the moment
But now something’s missing
From your kiss

I see you lying beside me
But I feel you’re moving on
Which one’s the real you
Which one’s the real you

[Chorus]
Are you only
Practicing until you find the real thing
Taking up space
Until you find yourself that perfect face
Are you looking
Over my shoulder
Am I enough
Or just your sacrificial love

Do I have to spill my tears
Teach you how to say goodbye
If that’s not what I am to you
Then what am I
What am I

[Chorus]
Are you only
Practicing until you find the real thing
Taking up space
Until you find yourself that perfect face
Are you looking
Over my shoulder
Am I enough
Or just your sacrificial love.