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Go
02:24
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Go!
she plays drum she wants love she wants the love of my drum
she insists on wanting me needing me , needing my love
she says she's leaving soon leaving home , leaving me tomorrow
she's packed up her bags said her goodbyes bye bye
this merry go round sweet time hot sex play time heart break time over and over
could be sally , anne or jane all I know is that it’s happening again
another ride on the circus
cry
I cry alone I cry on my pillow I want an excuse
I cry out her name in the heat of the moment ( hot )
cry for the joy of it the unity of it heart felt bonding all night along
cry, as she turns her back as she's spinning round to face me looking out from her eyes
want
we say we want love but we run , find the exit and leave
we change out hearts and minds again , run a little faster , bouncing back.....( the motion caresses me)
we want contact , close physical contact drink, in your sweat and your fun
we must want pain ‘cause we always seem to end up with it again and again
always seem to end up with it again and again
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Angelfish
03:53
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angelfish
there is no place to run that I have not been
no place to hide that I have not been seen
there is no dirt that can not be washed clean
in rivers of love or oceans of dreams
she bird feather
she changes with the weather
freedom on an a high speed flight
she’s always thinking
she thinks too much
it keeps her up all night
this heart that beats wont let me sleep
she lust and ruffle
she looking for trouble can’t keep her hands to herself
she hunts by instinct with passion and with music
she don’t seem to need my help
and my heart spins when she walks by
angelfish learning to fly
she sings the depths inside of me
she gives my soul tranquillity
and I wonder and I analyse
sometimes I don’t believe my eyes
never in my wildest dreams
would I believe that she would come
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Friends
03:18
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Friends Karen Hunter
Frankie sits on her bed at night watching the TV
If she’s there when I call her up she’s always got time for me
I can talk to her about anything
and know that I’ll be heard
when she speaks truth tumble out through the power of her words
Chorus
She is my friend
she will stick by me
she knows the meaning of loyalty
Miss Russ sits on her tuft painting the light out of the sky
when I look into her eyes I see the sun still shines
she listens so carefully
and smiles so knowingly
I can trust her with my heart and know she’ll treat me gently
She is my friend
she will stick by me
She knows the meaning of sincerity
Christine she’s a blessing
Sings with her heart and mind
She writes songs to die for and dance to till the end of time
I found her by the mountain
she was looking up with awe
tears were in her eyes and when I asked what they were for
she said
Who are my friends
who will stick by me
who knows the meaning of integrity
I say
You are my friends
you have stuck by me
shown me the meaning of love
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Loves Good Eye
03:58
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Loves good eye
Sometimes in the darkness
there’s a shape so open
so wide I can’t see round it
so deep I cant walk through it
I hear the song of the siren calling
calling through the wind
calling through the rain
the darkness is calling me home again
survival is like a tiger
ever watching ever at the ready
the hunter inside each of us
is looking out for number one
I don’t need to kill to be here
I don’t need to do anything
three dimensional undeniable
living soul
tonight I’m being alive
just here with me
the seasons are changing
with them changes everything
sometimes I look to love
like I look to a drug
where is the one who will make me feel good?
distract me ,placate me
love herself looks back through her one good eye
and whispers
here we are child the two of us hand in hand
dancing and in combat ,hand in hand
to live and one day to die
the silence beckons and the phone don’t ring
the door don’t knock and the wind don’t sing
tomorrow keeps her mouth shut showing me her empty pages
I hear the voices that fill the quiet
I see the shapes that fill the darkness
I hear the echoes in the smallest of spaces
I see you in my minds eye
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The Private Life of Clowns
I have no fake smile for you
no tools to hide
on my face is a thousand thoughts
transparent this human offering
There goes the lonely clown
riding the trick pony
head inside the lions mouth
There goes the lonely clown
riding the trick pony
walking the fine wire
And they shall clamp and stamp their feet
at the performers bright costume
can they see inside
to the deeper hue within?
Show dancing puppet I feel for you
your heart is bleeding and we all can see
Show dancing puppet I feel for you
walking the fine wire
So who is there to hold you
when you wake up from your dreams at night
oh thats just the wind in the open sky
blowing your dreams away
There goes the lonely clown
riding the trick pony
head inside the lions mouth
There goes the lonely clown
riding the trick pony
walking the fine wire
Show dancing puppet I feel for you
your heart is bleeding and we all can see
Show dancing puppet I feel for you
walking the fine wire
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Perfection / Washing
08:12
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Crazy Old Jack
03:02
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Crazy ol' Jack
smack crack ,crazy ol' jack
put his head on the chopping block and never came back
he opened his mouth and he opened his heart
a cry ushered forth from the thick hard dark
goodbye said jack
All the advisors sang the same old line
you're too strange mr jack turn around go back
but jack couldn't listen to any more whine
he pulled out the blaster and silenced his mind
goodbye said jack
I was watching
so silent and still
behind the door by the window sill
couldn't see it coming and regret that now
big institutions gave the why not the how
goodbye jack
smack smack crack crack jack
opportunity
theres plenty really
for coming or going or just standing still
we make the desicions that decide our fate
so lock up the weapons before its too late
smack crack ,crazy ol' jack
put his head on the chopping block and never came back
he opened his mouth and he opened his heart
a cry ushered forth from the thick hard dark
goodbye said jack
smack smack crack crack jack
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Living & Breathing
04:40
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Sparkle
04:14
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Verse 1
We've trashed the ocean with old bottles of beer
Aluminum cans are floating everywhere
This fish wants to breathe but some strange object is in the way
There's a stingray trying to fly but by pollution it will die
Pre-chorus
I love the ocean, the freshness sweet
It makes my world so complete
I love the ocean, the deep blue sea
Bringing out the best in me
Chorus
When you sparkle
In the moonlight
Sparkle
Verse 2
Can't get enough of the sight and the scent of all of the beauty in front of my eyes
The deep green of the forest, the warm grey of the sky (the Auckland sky)
I can't swim without water; I can't breathe without air
I can't cook without fire; thank god the earth is with me everywhere
Pre-chorus
Chorus
(In the city by the harbour lights)
Bridge
I'm diving into you, my friend
Chorus
Verse 3
I'm hearing you call me, in all the beauty I see
Far away from the city, in a place of tranquility
I'm going to love you forever; I want to know that you're there
I want to protect you from the harm that comes from everywhere
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Empty Bottles
03:24
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Empty bottles
all the broken ladies sing
they won't wear the wedding ring
keep me pure keep me sane
keep me virgin forever remain
all the novice hopefuls sing
for the covent's ice-cream ring
bubbling ocean, boiling god
drowned my only childhood
if could give you anything
i'd give you an angel who could sing
a song to take away the pain
heal the fire in the rain
preacher broken hits the ground
empty bottles lie around
wide eyed daughter runs away
Jesus teach me how to pray
if I could......
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River
02:49
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Sing me that song that you sing
The one about the freedom that our loving can bring
The song of the river that flows inside your skin
So you laugh as you raise your glass
A toast to the sistren at last
Mmmm just to be at your side
Where there is no need to hide
To hide or to run
From the warmth that has begun to thaw out the winter bite
Keep us warm hold us tight
Sing me that song that you sing
The one about the freedom that our loving can bring
The song of the river that flows inside your skin
There's no need to run
From the warmth that has begun to thaw out the winter bite
Keep us warm hold us tight
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Karen Hunter Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealander Kāren Hunter uses guitar, voice, mandolin and loops to create heart charged soundscapes that draw deep from
the well of our collective spirit.
These are love songs to Papatuānuku / Mother Earth, freshly baked under the fire of Ranginui / Sky Father.
Each album has it's own role in her collection, from rootsy songs, Celtic dub to Yoga music, Kāren is a diverse and eclectic composer.
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