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Afi
00:37
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Fire
03:50
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When you, don’t feel so nice
You blame, the way it all just fell
You could stay in the dark so frightened
Or march on toward the horizon
I feel too much sometimes
So I let it all flow inside
The feeling is lighting up a fire
Feeding my deepest desires so
What ya got, what ya got, what ya got to give there sonny
We gotta push it further further make it better stoke the fire
What ya got, what ya got, what ya got to give there sonny
We gotta live right to feed the fire
Fire
While we make, our own way
We gain from thy neighbor when we both exchange
We are all blessed with decision
We just gotta find the right reason, to make it better stoke the fire
What ya got, what ya got, what ya got to give there sonny
We gotta push it further further make it better stoke the fire
What ya got, what ya got, what ya got to give there sonny
We gotta live right to feed the fire
Fire
Slip slide, can I have it all
What you got, what you got in store
If you give a little, you might get a little more
A little less chat and you might hear a little more
Time goes hold it right, don’t worry bout the noise outside
Like a bird in flight, on my way to the other side
I feel too much sometimes
So I let it all flow inside
The feeling’s lighting up like a fire
Feeding my deepest desires
What ya got, what ya got, what ya got to give there sonny
We gotta push it further further make it better stoke the fire
What ya got, what ya got, what ya got to give there sonny
We gotta live right to feed the fire
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3. |
Other Side
03:02
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There is this new thing
If you close your eyes and you click three times you’re in
Where you been? All this time looking for a remedy to change your life
Keep on knocking. Waiting for the right time when am I ready to strike?
Light it up. All I’m looking for is a way to the other side
A way to the other side
A way to the other side
A way to the other side
If only I could, climb a little faster and get on to the top
What you got? Get a bit closer and you might find out it’s not
What I want. Then I think how did I get stuck in this awful place
Hit me up. I was just hoping to get to the other side
To get to the other side
Get to the other side
Get to the other side
I’m like a yoyo going from the get-go ,I wanna see, give it to me keep it in the flow
I’m a reject if I don’t make it, just a little bit all over the place
I really wanna smooth it out everything simplify
I really can’t help it that all I wanna do is try to get to the other side
To get to the other side
All I’m looking for is a way to the other side
A way to the other side
A way to the other side
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4. |
Finally
05:46
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I spent all this time building my best
Learning to solve and taking the test
Up ahead I see a peak
And in my heart the beats increase
So finally finally
And finally finally
Entertain the feels, drained beyond empty
I leave nothing to a chance, I drop the waste that's heavy
Yes you are a tree and spent your life bearing
Some fruits were picked early, others not worth sharing
So finally finally
Oh Finally finally
Won’t you give me a break yeah yeah, cause I don’t wanna go there
Would you get it away yeah yeah, cause you don’t wanna go there
Would you give us a say yeah yeah, cause we don’t wanna go there
It happens every day yeah yeah, yeah cause I don’t wanna go there
You’re at the end of the line, no chance to get ahead rewind
Won’t you keep on moving in time, put all your regrets outside
Put all your regrets outside
And get it away and lose the envy
Its warm embrace and the full belly
I try to make a change, squint my eyes to double check
But all I wanna know, is this the final step
So Finally finally
Oh Finally finally
Won’t you give me a break yeah yeah, cause I don’t wanna go there
Won’t you get it away yeah yeah, cause you don’t wanna go there
Would you give us a say yeah yeah, cause we don’t wanna go there
It happens every day, yeah yeah yeah I don’t wanna go there
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5. |
Dust
06:31
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I’ve been circling round for days, and all this time I don’t feel right
Could there be something wrong with me, why I can’t see what’s in front of me
When you think you can’t get through the night
And you’ve lost sight, and everything is done
When you feel like you’ve had enough
The times are tough, we are specks of dust
I keep a tally of my falls, they follow me so I’m not free
I know this time is not so good, yes I know, I got no flow
When you think you can’t get through the night
Oh don’t lose sight, time brings the light
When you feel like you wanna run, hold on to love, till all is said and done
Friend of mine, we’re a dot in time
Won’t you please go and live your life
Friend of mine, we’re on your side
I could watch you fall, or I could help you climb
You are a friend of mine, friend of mine
You are a friend of mine, friend of mine
Softly spoken, stars are calling, brand new story in the light
Feel it reaching, steps unfolding, no more worries kept inside
When you think you can’t get through the night
It will be alright, we are specks of dust
When you feel like you’ve had enough, the times are tough
We are specks of dust
Oh ashes and dust
Ashes and dust
We are ashes and dust
Ashes and dust
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6. |
Move
03:55
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This day has woken, before I’ve even spoken
Which way am I going? Let’s go and find out
When you’re moving and all of sudden you’re in the rhythm of this day
Of this Day, of this day, I’m walking to the rhythm of this day
Keep tapping and you can’t stop clapping ‘cause you’re in the rhythm of this day
Of this day, of this day, I’m walking to the rhythm of this day
Today is wasted, it’s not you I’m blaming,
I keep on relating, how you make it feel
You are effective, and with a breath you change it
Always dominating, I am a slave
When you’re moving and all of sudden you’re in the rhythm of this day
Of this Day, of this day, I’m walking to the rhythm of this day
You be tapping and you can’t stop clapping ‘cause you’re in the rhythm of this day
Of this day, of this day, I’m walking to the rhythm of this day
Of this day, of this day I’m walking to the rhythm of this day
When I woke this morning I knew I had an edge
I was a step ahead before I left my bed
It doesn’t always work this way in the ebb and flow
How was I to know? This is the way it goes
I can set the pace. Put a smile on your face
Here’s a tiny happy moment, this I can arrange
Then week after next (yes), I might be a mess
Please feel free to take the lead and you can give me strength
Hope hope, (Wayy Ahh Wayy Ahh) hope hope
Hope hope, (Wayy Ahh Wayy Ahh) hope hope
When you’re moving and all of sudden you’re in the rhythm of this day
Of this Day, of this day, I’m walking to the rhythm of this day
You keep tapping and you can’t stop clapping ‘cause you’re in the rhythm of this day
Of this day, of this day, I’m walking to the rhythm of this day
Of this day, of this day I’m walking to the rhythm of this day
Of this day, of this day I’m walking to the rhythm of this day
Of this day, of this day I’m walking to the rhythm of this day
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7. |
Coast Is Clear
03:41
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Caught up in some sort of crazy mess
I couldn’t see the right way out of it
I’m stuck in a game and I’ll never be the same
Falling into all sorts of spooky holes
Tripping on my feet that’s just the way it goes
I’ll never be the same, I’m stepping into change
Oh I, will keep on treading light
I know, there’s always far to go, to go
Lost these pieces of mine
Can you help me to find
The coast is clear so we can take our time
Searching side by side
Story told through your eyes
The coast is clear so we can take our time
Spent enough time digging in the pit
Dragged people down for the thrill of it
The mighty and the slain, will never be the same
Suddenly stumble by an open door
Doesn’t matter whether it was there before
Now I’m running with this game and I hope your footsteps will be with me as
I, will keep on treading light
I know, there’s always far to go, to go
Lost these pieces of mine
Can you help me to find
The coast is clear so we can take our time
Searching side by side
Story told through your eyes
The coast is clear so we can take our time
The coast is clear so we can take our time
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8. |
Days Behind
03:35
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Stumbled through the door
No one is there anymore
Looks like, he’s in the wrong place
Tracing back all the steps
You can tell by the look on that face
Not clear, where he might have been
That man is days, days, days behind
That man is way, way, way out of line
Why do you go and point your finger at me
Do you mind to take a moment so you can see what it’s like, what it’s like
Do it again, and shift the blame
Don’t forget to count all the days you missed
Just cause it fell that way
There’s nothing here to grab and hold on
I’m slipping further and before too long
He sees there’s no way back from here
That man is days, days, days behind
That man is way, way, way out of line
There’s nothing to say, that man has fallen away
What’s the use of caring when it’s all just going to waste
All these days are going to waste
All these days are going to waste
All these days are going to waste
All these days are going to waste
Keep on rolling back, I don’t wanna give up too much slack
Why you holding on, what will it take cause I’m not sure
Time is flowing by, every little jackpot to the sky
Too many questions why o why, let me go and get my disguise
All these days are going to waste
All these days are going to waste
All these days are going to waste
All these days are going to waste
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9. |
Turn
03:42
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I’m awake, taken, the way you turned around
Move, wait, got my attention now
Look away, look away I won’t crowd you out
Just leave it there leave it there, c’mon cool me down
Some days we, we turn from here
Maybe we, we learn to fear
I’m ready to turn around
It’s like the rush from the softest touch of a beautiful lady
Or gazing in the eyes for the first time of a new born baby
Like the other day remember you just couldn’t stop smiling
Rewind that's a sign no way that you should be hiding
Some days we, we turn from here
Maybe we, we learn to fear
I’m ready to turn around, turn around
It might, it might, take some time
What its worth, what its worth
You can bet it all that the time is worth the might
I’m feeling we be feeling that, that this is alright
No reason no reason you shouldn’t feel this fine
Some days we, we turn from here
Maybe we, we learn to fear
Cause I’m ready to turn around
Oh I’m ready to turn around, yeah yeah yeah yeah
I’m ready to turn around
Turn around
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10. |
Valdora
00:46
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11. |
Tomorrow
05:12
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Please come back tomorrow, there’s no one here today
Its not that I don’t care, the truth is I’m away
Pass on by tomorrow, tap tap on the door
I just need this time so I can give you more
Is that ok for you, is that ok for you
Is that ok for you, is that ok for you
I’ll be here tomorrow, I promise you will see
Today I’m someplace else, calling back my qi
Excited for tomorrow, but now it’s not the time
My tank is close to empty and my river runs dry
Is that ok for you, is that ok for you
Is that ok for you, is that ok for you
Thank you for tomorrow, cause now there is no flow
Something works against us and in my heart I truly know
You will see tomorrow, the dots they re-align
Vibrations move together and we shall see the signs
Is that ok for you, is that ok for you
Is that ok for you, is that ok for you
Out in the open colour my horizon
Just like a painting right before my eyes
Holding the feeling wading in the ocean
Just like a rainbow going round and round yeah
Oh won’t you give a little, won’t you give a give a give a little
You give it and you take it and you take a little
Won’t you take a take a take a little
You take it back pay it back and give a little
Won’t you give a little, won’t you give a give a give a little
You give it and you take it and you take a little
Won’t you take a take a take a little
You take it back pay it back and give a little
Won’t you give a little, won’t you give a give a give a little
You give it and you take it and you take a little
Won’t you take a take a take a little
You take it back pay it back and give a little
Won’t you give a little, won’t you give a give a give a little
You give it and you take it and you take a little
Won’t you take a take a take a little
Is that ok for you, is that ok for you
Is that ok for you , is that ok for you
Please come back tomorrow, there’s no one here today
Its not that I don’t care, the truth is I’m away
Pass on by tomorrow and tap tap on the door
I just need this time so I can give you more
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Bobby Alu Byron Bay, Australia
Australian/Samoan Singer, Ukulele & Drummer Bobby Alu is backed by a slick band bringing fine roots music.
Island flave, rhythm, soul & pop. The perfect hammock music.
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