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I'm just here
Keeping myself company
Not on holiday
Or anywhere
Away from me
Keep this clear
It's not easy to be
Rattling round this old home of mine
With nobody
Once in a while
I'll tell a lie
Say I'm fine
Feign a smile
Maybe I should tell the truth and
Let go for a while
It's not healthy for me to be porcelain
They will see right through me
As I see right through them
Hush now girl
I feel she's in there somehow
Just find her out now
Take her hand
And show her how to smile
Ask her then
What her heart desires
Make sure you get it for her, too
She's got your number now
Once in a while
She'll tell a lie
Say she's fine
Feign a smile
Maybe she should tell the truth and
Let go for a while
It's not healthy for her to to be struggling
One as stunning as her
Do not stop her from singing
Right now girl
Soon you'll be ready to choose
What you like
And what you don't like
What you're willing to lose
If you're happy, good
If you're sad feel free to cry
The question is not
How we die
But how we live in this life
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2. |
A Line In the Sand
02:49
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All my life
Roaming around the house
Like a waiting wife
You came twice
I remember when you said to me
Walking down my street
'It's not far on the train'
You never came again
I was advised
To draw a line in the sand
I said I keep thinking I did
But it keeps disappearing
Every time the tide comes in
I'll call and I'll call and I'll call again
Just to see if you give me a different answer
On a different day
Maybe (I'm thinking) your mind is changed
Maybe you've forgotten what a strange girl I am
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Congratuations
02:47
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If I could have taken all this pain
And then some
In my neck
I would have right then
To avoid the sense of void
I knew for sure
I felt before
and she was feeling
She said:
'It's you
It's you'
This is the pinnacle moment
Does she fight
Does she fail
It's not to do with him or her or them
But the change she makes
It manifests there
She said:
'It's you
It's not you
It's me'
Congratulations
This itch in my throat
Spreads to ear
Three reports
And still the fear
So I'll just come up here
She said:
'It's you
It's not you
It's me'
Congratulations
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4. |
Do You Well
02:55
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You made the Cause, Girl
Walking round Euston
Red from where you stood
Why fear the fall girl
Can't fall much further
How much are you worth in that bed?
I know
It's said
You're streets ahead
And I could make a life
With you there
I'm not well-to-do
But I can do you well
Worth much more than
Punishment in this
Touched before the kiss
Marry me then
Give me your money
Let me feed off your success
She's just sitting there
Not doing anything
I'm just sitting here
Not doing anything
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Maybe one day
We can sit down
And have coffee
In another town
You would have sailed there
I would have sung there
We could be less
Like a wanker
Less like that
Old Town
Fashionable
Frightened
Boredom
Hiding behind my smile
I could fry you some food, man
Marrow and onions
We could laugh at what could have been
Maybe have pudding
You would be stronger
I would be kinder
I would be stronger
You would be so very kind now
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6. |
Wedding Day
02:59
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Take First Aid
To a wedding day
Because this beauty
Takes pain
Insane
What we create
For our fairy tale
Canine
What is wrong with you?
You put your lips to anything
From the ground you cling to
Turn it around and a girl
Wants to slice her thighs in two
See what you put you through
Deep fry me a tune
Batter me a song
Come along
Come along
It's not what you are
What you do
What you say
How you play
It's where you belong
So you say
I'm not your first mate
Today I took your lies away
From my dining plate
Come join me and pray
For our joy and wait
For our wedding day
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7. |
The Sound of Your Voice
03:06
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Oh it's a battle
Between medicine and dreams
And I can't handle
This poison in me
And the sound of your voice
It rings in my ears
For days
Oh I am trouble
The man on my back tells me so
I'll give my heart to someone
He'll tell me: 'You're better off alone'
And the sound of your voice
It rings in my ears
For days
Give me a mention
I don't want praise or recognition
On the condition
You'll hold me dear in your heart
Like I try to hold you
And I try to hold you
And the sound of your voice
You don't want a hand under you now
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8. |
Handy for an Animal
02:50
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Empty
But still full
Not very handy
For an animal
Oh I'm in love
With people like you
But I don't go out
With people like you
'Cause I'm too afraid
Of being hurt
By people like you
You don't wanna screw
With a girl like me
I don't really know
What I want
Until I do it
And dislike it
Or like it
And then I lose it
No wonder I'm impatient
Look at the world
Look at the birds
They all think it's spring
All singing
Building a foundry
It's only January
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9. |
Never Show You
01:50
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Sitting on this sofa
Thinking 'I'll show yer'
But I'll never show you
I'll never show you
Light a candle for a woman
Who is wiser than beyond
But I'll never show you
I'll never show you
I could sing you a song
In front of people, all silent
But I'll never show you
I'll never show you
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Jessica Grace Oxford, UK
Raised by wolves in the heart of England, Sniff Sniff used her experience in the wilderness to hunt for nuts and berries.
At that point she founded Jessica Grace, using excess berries to fuel the upload of the songs and wolf spit to power her laptop.
Her more recent work is a mixture of synth pop, acoustic lyrical folk, alternative and indie-ish.
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