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Devastate Me
03:14
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This is a song for the heavy hearted
Lost friends and the dear departed
Kiss like a cannonball
Handle your alcohol
We disappear so quietly
Devastate me
We’re crying out, so eager to please
Devastate me
Sign up and enjoy the static
Scream along cos we’re so dramatic
Does the world need this piece of you?
Easy to speak but it’s hard to be heard
We’re not so wonderful
Mortalis digital
Watching ex-lovers age
Blood on my internet page
We disappear so quietly
Devastate me
We’re crying out, so eager to please
Devastate me
We disappear so quietly
Devastate me
We’re crying out, but nobody sees
Devastate me
We disappear so quietly
Devastate me
We’re crying out, so eager to please
Devastate me
We disappear so quietly
Devastate me
We’re crying out, but nobody sees
Devastate me
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London Bites
04:19
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It came from the mouth
So perfect, crystalline
The verdict slowing time
For this slip of a girl
Hold your your head high
Pull your your lips wide
Make your your mind keen
Keep your your teeth clean
Watch me break my body as I fall from heady heights
Find safety in strangers cos this city bites
Howling as the people fly underneath where I tread
Come with me to London, digging up the dead
Walking with ghosts on loose-lipped pavements
The walls we leaned against
How I loved the idea of you
Hold your your head high
Pull your your lips wide
Make your your mind keen
Keep your your teeth clean
Watch me break my body as I fall from heady heights
Find safety in strangers cos this city bites
Howling as the people fly underneath where I tread
Come with me to London, digging up the dead
Unwanted expectation
Misplaced my admiration
They never promised to protect my heart
Watch me break my body as I fall from heady heights
Find safety in strangers cos this city bites
Howling as the people fly underneath where I tread
Come with me to London, digging up the dead
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3. |
Strong Enough
04:20
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Fell from a height, everybody stay calm
Blue flashing light and a shot in the arm
Into the gloom you walk unprotected
You haven’t gone, you’re just disconnected
Don’t let go darling, we are strong enough
I’ll come back to connect all the pieces you left for me
Drifting apart in sterilised walls
Look for the stars when the night falls
You can stay close, my heart’s antiseptic
It can be yours as long as you need it
Don’t let go darling, we are strong enough
I’ll come back to connect all the pieces up
Don’t let go darling, we are strong enough
I’ll come back to connect all the pieces up
Connect all the pieces you left for me
Don’t let go darling, we are strong enough
I’ll come back to connect all the pieces up
Don’t let go darling, we are full of love
I’ll come back to connect all the pieces up
And nothing will break us up
To connect all the pieces you left
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Undone
03:18
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Drinking morning coffee late, today I’m in a dream
All the colours shifted imperceptibly
Happy for a moment then dark thoughts slide in-between
Cos I’m not okay, okay I’m not - no
I’m not okay, no I’m not
You say life goes on
But I’ve come undone
Some days I just really miss someone
Mental mausoleum - I display my memories
Light another candle for a friend at sea
Tell me these good people don’t deserve life’s cruelty
Cos it’s not okay, okay it’s not - no
It’s not okay, no it’s not
You say life goes on
But I’ve come undone
Some days I just really miss someone
You say life goes on
But I’ve come undone
Some days I just really miss someone
Someone
Someone
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5. |
Then The Quiet Came
04:45
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Then the quiet came
The bad thing, the very sad thing
Shouldering the blame
But it’s not easier - I don’t believe you
As I face the pain of heartbreaking and losing a friend
Then the quiet came, the weather changed and the water washed us clean away
Ooh, absence makes the heart grow colder, you’ll forget me soon
I picture myself getting older but it’s not with you
Then the quiet came
I’m alone again with a piano in a basement
Papering the stain
You couldn’t take me, I wasn’t happy
And the time we spent came to an end when I came to
Then the quiet came
After the driveby I didn’t realise
That I’d be pushed out of my room, of my friends, of my life
Of my house, of my city, of my home
But it’s still better than me and you
Absence makes the heart grow colder, you’ll forget me soon
I picture myself getting older but it’s not with you
Ooh, absence makes the heart grow colder, you’ll forget me soon
I picture myself getting older but it’s not with you
Absence makes the heart grow colder, you’ll forget me soon
When I picture myself getting older no it’s not with you
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6. |
Fortify
04:10
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Another life for another day
Another gut feeling that I disobey
I kiss a frog - then another one
If this is it then I’m happier on my own
Cos I’m always wrong
Look forward look high
We will fortify
I tear a page from my history
To figure out why I’m stuck on repeat
My disbelief won’t suspend until
I know that I’ve found something magical
And I know I will
Look forward look high
We will fortify
Please dare to deny
We will fortify
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7. |
Weary Bird
04:11
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Weary bird rest your wings
Flown so far you’re sleeptalking
Weary bird, like none on earth
Take me back
I’ll give my word
You didn’t know but you will be loved til the stars meet the sea
Wishing you shining and peaceful sleep
In your sanctuary
Weary bird
Remember me?
Distance clouds bright memories
Dear lost boy you’re far from home
Nothing’s good now you have gone
You didn’t know but you will be loved til the stars meet the sea
Wishing you shining and peaceful sleep
In your sanctuary
You’ll never know that I came to your
You’ll never know that I came to your
You’ll never know that I came to your
You’ll never know that I came
I was there at your funeral
You didn’t know but you will be loved til the stars meet the sea
Wishing you shining and peaceful sleep
In your sanctuary
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8. |
Let Me Down
04:16
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Let go
Let down
Let’s break it apart
Don’t be nice to me
Give me back my hopeful heart
Please just let me down
Save us from this town
So I can pull these buildings down
I’m not used to the truth
So I call conspiracy
You still dress for success
And you speak in poetry
Please just let me down
Save us from this town
So I can pull these buildings down
Give me back your crown
Please just let me down
Save us from this town
So I can pull these buildings down
Give me back your crown
Real love save me now
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9. |
Dear Heart
03:50
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Vena cava, cardiac, hollow vein
Powering my dreams with sweet sustain
Delicate muscle you’re not built to hate
Your quiet biology I appreciate
Dear heart I was wrong for all the things I put you through
Greasy fingermarks stain
You’ve been neglected, been abused
But I will always treasure you
Atrioventricular be true
Should’ve never let the world break you
One day you’ll slow down and so will I
At least I have time to apologise
Dear heart I was wrong for all the things I put you through
Greasy fingermarks stain
You’ve been neglected, been abused
But I will always treasure you
Dear heart I was wrong for all the things I put you through
Greasy fingermarks stain
You’ve been neglected, been abused
But I will always treasure you
For as long as I get to
Til my finger are turning blue
I will always care for you
Thank you
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10. |
Love This Body
03:59
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I’d like to learn to love this body like you do
Peeling away the skin to uncover this ingenue
Years gone, What a waste
I’m breaking barriers to take my place
I was not my best friend even though I could have been
We’re only here for a while and then we’re not
So let’s see what we can do with the things we’ve got
Living in circles - a powerful mode to break
But I think you’ll find your strength of mind a cause to celebrate
No need for shame, no time for uncertainty
DISOBEY
Cos it’s not the weight of my shape that matters
It’s what I say
Sick of beauty queens
I’ll smash my mirror but I’ll eat my greens
If I knew the things I do now I could have stayed clean
We’re only here for a while and then we’re not
So let’s see what we can do with the things we’ve got
Living in circles - a powerful mode to break
But I think you’ll find your strength of mind a cause to celebrate
We’re only here for a while and then we’re not
So let’s see what we can do with the things we’ve got
Living in circles - a powerful mode to break
But I think you’ll find your strength of mind a cause to celebrate
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11. |
Hold On
04:02
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I’m alive - is that why you miss me?
Fighting feelings bigger than your tired body
But I will not stand to be a symbol any more
Isn’t it strange?
We’re all citizens of nowhere
With the power to make our own families
Hold on
You don’t feel far away
You’ll always have a place in the heart of me
I’m alive - stepping off your pedestal
Find another - I’m afraid this vessel’s full
No conversation for you to pin your hopes onto
Love from afar
Wish it had all been different
Play your guitar - but stop imagining me
Hold on
You don’t feel far away
You’ll always have a place in the heart of me
Hold on
Something real’s worth the wait
And you’ll always have a place in the heart of me
Hold on
You don’t feel far away
You’ll always have a place in the heart of me
Even though you’ve gone - hold on
Something real’s worth the wait
And you’ll always have a place in the heart of me
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12. |
Miles Away
03:07
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Where did you go my friend?
Tired of living in my head?
Where did you go my friend?
Breaking the bond I thought would never end
What did I do?
What did I say to push you miles and miles away?
You never noticed but I stayed
Choking on memories
Playing them back like home movies
You were so dear to me
Now everything feels imaginary
What did I do?
What did I say to push you miles and miles away?
You never noticed but I stayed
But if you want me to I will pack it all away
How you believed in me and the promises we made
And if you need me to
I’ll consider myself gone
But I will send my love
Every time I sing this song
What did I do?
What did I say to push you miles and miles away?
You’ll never notice but I’ll stay
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She Makes War Nottingham, UK
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She Makes War was the solo project of Bristol based multi-instrumentalist producer and visual artist Laura Kidd.
Blending urgent indie rock with melancholy torch songs, SMW released 4 and a bit albums between 2010 and 2019.
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