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    November 26, 2019 / No Comments

    There you were
    Standing there
    As your eyes reached out to me
    Something warm in your eyes
    Touched my heart right then and there
    All the love I never knew
    I found in you
    Suddenly
    My world stood still
    My life was then fulfilled
    As you gently touched my hand
    I knew that we had laying a plan
    For everlasting love
    That I been forever dreaming of
    At last
    Ooh, at last
    My forever came today (My forever came today)
    When you walked into my life (When you walked into my life)
    And made my lonely life
    A paradise (A paradise)
    It came today
    Forever came today

    As we were standing there
    You didn’t speak a single word
    But your eyes
    Your eyes said you wanted me
    Your touch said you needed me
    And my heart said tenderly
    Darling
    Ooh, my darling
    Make me yours
    Let your kiss touch my face
    And tell me love has let me
    To this place to your warm embrace
    And our happiness
    Thanks to you my search has ended
    And I want the world to see
    How gently love has shined on me
    With everlasting love
    That I been forever dreaming of
    At last
    Ooh, at last
    My forever came today (My forever came today)
    When you walked into my life (When you walked into my life)
    And made my lonely life
    A paradise (A paradise)
    It came today
    Forever came today
    At last
    Ooh, at last
    My forever came today (My forever came today)
    When you walked into my life (When you walked into my life)
    And made my lonely life
    A paradise (A paradise)
    Oh, it came today
    Forever came today
    At last
    Ooh, at last
    My forever came today (My forever came today)
    When you walked into my life

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    November 22, 2019 / No Comments

    We drove all day pushing hard to beat the snow
    We’re on our way, a few more hours and we’ll be home
    In the heat of the city, the snow is never settled
    In the moonlight on the palm trees, the forest’s cold as hell

    On my way…
    On my way…

    Through the towns, all dressed up in stupid lights
    Window down, I’ll cut my cheekbones on the ice
    It’s the time of the season: the cold is unforgiving
    But the lamp light on the snowflakes
    Life is still worth living

    Fa la la la la
    We’re Coming Home for Christmas on my way
    Drive beneath the stars ’cause I would never miss this oh, on my way

    Silent night I’ll put the radio on loud
    The rose turned white, there’s a blanket on the ground
    Cut my feet on the dashboard, the bells started ringing
    And you sleep on the sidedoor, the choir starts to sing

    Fa la la la la
    The Holly and the Ivy on my way
    Driving under stars, my baby is on the backseat oh, I’m on my way
    Another half an hour and I’ll be back for Christmas on my way
    We’re driving under stars ’cause I would never miss this oh, on my way

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    November 19, 2019 / No Comments

    “I would never have broken up with you,” I said earnestly. “I’m more miserable without you than I am with you.” As soon as that sentence came out I groaned, because I knew how bad it sounded.

    But Declan laughed. “Vintage Simon Murray comment.”

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    November 15, 2019 / No Comments

    I knew how it felt to be another one in need of someone to show the way
    Until you saw a part of me that nobody else
    Could see and my life hasn’t been the same

    You make me feel lucky as I can be

    Before I couldn’t get a break,
    Never had a chance to make
    The impressions I want to
    But now it falls right into place
    When I get to see your face
    Then there’s nothing that I can’t do

    You make me feel lucky as I can be

    No more dark days, only sun rays
    No more hard ways with you today

    You make me feel…

    You make me feel lucky as I can be

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    November 12, 2019 / No Comments

    Tryin’ hard to recognise
    Some pure motive inside of me
    A creature that would horrify
    Any child that I used to be
    Oh, give no faith to show
    Started to smile so I showed my teeth
    No more than flesh and bone
    Doin’ so much just to watch someone bleed

    But I love the very blood of you
    It keeps its heat in spite of you
    Oh, the heart that beats
    To keep you here with me always

    Tryin’ hard, I nearly find
    Innocence in spite of me
    Oh, creature that would terrify
    Any child left inside of me
    Oh, that’s a cold insight
    Nothin’ above us and nothin’ below
    Ahh, but you might be right
    If there is no heaven and there is no soul

    I just love the very blood of you
    It keeps its heat in spite of you
    Oh, the heart that beats
    To keep you here with me always
    Always, always, always
    Oh, I love the very blood of you
    It keeps its heat in spite of you
    Oh, the heart that beats
    To keep you here with me always
    Oh, I love the very blood of you
    Leaks and squeeks you black and blue
    Oh, the heart that beats
    To keep you here with me always

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    November 8, 2019 / No Comments

    I’ve lived a lot of different lives
    Been different people many times
    I live my life in bitterness
    And fill my heart with emptiness

    And now I see, I see it for the first time
    There is no crime in being kind
    Not everyone is out to screw you over
    Maybe, oh just maybe they just wanna get to know ya

    Now the time is here
    Baby, you don’t have to live your life in fear
    And the sky is clear
    Is clear of fear

    Don’t wanna live in fear and loathing
    I wanna feel like I am floating
    Instead of constantly exploding
    In fear and loathing

    Got different people inside my head
    I wonder which one that they like best
    I’m done with tryin’ to have it all
    And endin’ up with not much at all

    And now the time is here
    Baby you don’t have to live your life in fear
    And the sky is clear
    Is clear of fear
    Of fear

    Don’t wanna live in fear and loathing
    I wanna feel like I am floating
    Instead of constantly exploding
    In fear and loathing

    And when the time comes along and the lights run out
    I know where I will belong when they blow me out

    Don’t wanna live in fear and loathing
    I wanna feel like I am floating
    Instead of constantly exploding
    In fear and loathing

    I wanna be completely weightless
    I wanna touch the edge of greatness
    Don’t wanna be completely faithless
    Completely faithless

    When the time comes around
    When the lights will go out
    When the time comes around
    When the lights they go out

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    November 5, 2019 / No Comments

    He hated himself for wanting any of this. But not enough to stop. Never enough to stop.

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    November 1, 2019 / No Comments

    Your features defy all metaphors
    And I’m the king of those
    Your hair is too pretty
    To be compared to a city
    So I’ll leave it out of all my prose

    And your eyes are unlike any ocean
    That I have ever seen
    Unlike any jewels
    They break the writing rules
    And I’m trying to keep this song clean

    And not to mention
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    You are infinitely interesting to me
    And it’s so unexpected
    My heart feels unprotected
    I’m so thankful for that way you look at me, me

    Everything that you say is a poem
    And I’m hooked on every word
    Your mouth speaks no lies
    Needs no alibis
    And not one single word is slurred

    And I love that you talk about Dillon
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    I know you so well
    Didn’t notice any spell
    But you seem to be taking the lead

    And not to mention
    Despite pretension
    You are infinitely interesting to me
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    My heart feels unprotected
    I’m just thankful for that way you look at me
    [x2]

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    October 29, 2019 / No Comments

    Look behind you
    Avoid the shadows
    Watch your back now
    Make your breathing shallow

    Keep your room locked
    And leave the blinds closed
    I’m right there staring at your window

    And all I need is you
    And all I need is you

    I’m in the background
    On the radio
    I’m in your car
    In your house
    Waiting at your door
    Under your footsteps
    I’m everything you know
    Just let me haunt
    Let me haunt
    Let me be your ghost

    You had your chance love
    You tried to stay strong
    You tried to let go
    Tell yourself you moved on

    But then it comes back
    That feeling in your bones
    Like I’m right there

    And all I need is you
    And all I need is you

    I’m in the background
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    Waiting at your door
    Under your footsteps
    I’m everything you know
    Just let me haunt
    Let me haunt
    Let me be your ghost
    Let me be your ghost
    Just let me be your ghost

    I’m in the background
    On the radio
    I’m in your car
    In your house
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    Under your footsteps
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    Let me haunt
    Let me be your ghost

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    October 25, 2019 / No Comments

    “Because you filled a hole in me I didn’t even know was there. You make me complete. You make me happy. I see you, Robbie. I see you.”

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