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Take the needle out of my skin
Numb the pain, it's not working
Anaesthesia won't do the job
I'm gone, I'm gone
And I don't want to you
If you can take me whole
Because I'm not at all
I'm gone, I'm gone
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Sun splits
Off into horizon and it sinks
Far below the surface, could you tell
I was blinded by the strongest rays
Stumbling in the light of you, my haze
-y eyes are yours to keep inside your hand
Got so much to give, long-sighted plans
Soleil soak my skin down to the bone
And you
Made up of the dust and blood and skin
Everything I love, I can't let in
Everything we see is on our back
And I know it now we're here
Cold love
Said you were the sun but something set
Far below the surface and it fed
I was nothing more than ammunite
Donate all my cells with due delight
Made up of the dust and blood and skin
Everything I hate, I let it in
Everything we see is on our back
And I know it now we're here
Did you lose your mind?
Did you think I'd follow you blindly?
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I sit with my back to the sun
And the more I wait, the less it comes
Dragonflies and stone
Underfoot
Where do they belong?
I sit with my back to the sun
And wait for you to come
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I'll wait by the fire
You'll find me in the flames
'Cause I'm tired of the darkness
No change
I feel smothered
Overruled at my own game
Don't feel the shame in how I behave
I don't want to play
'Cause I'm lost at home
These rooms are not my own
And this is not where I belong anymore
It just makes me want to leave this lonely haven
Don't want to feel safe
Don't want to feel loved
Just want to let go
'Cause I'm slowly shrinking
I'm slowly wasting
I'm slowly rotting down to bone
'Cause I'm lost at home
These rooms are not my own
And this is not where I belong anymore
I feel lost in my own home
These rooms are not my own
And this is not where I belong anymore
How could you let me go?
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Crows (Feathers Version)
04:41
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I don't have to go where you go
I don't have to speak when you don't
I'll just sit back and watch the crows
I want to go with the feathered
I want to go, we're untethered
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Choke (Feathers Version)
04:27
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We choke
On air they'd have us breathe
Tarred lungs
No children left to grieve
Daughters
Lives lost on back streets
Leaders
Unqualified to lead
Are your dreams my dreams?
Don't dare to dream
Closed eyes
I'll meet you in the park
Light up
I'll find something in the dark
Are your dreams my dreams?
Don't dare to dream
Don't choke
'Cause the air they'd have us breathe
Our lungs
Deserve something clean
Are your dreams my dreams?
I dare to dream
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Dry (Feathers Version)
03:56
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We can’t pretend, we can’t forget
The distance grows, but borders met
Your fingerprints have stained my skin
And it’s a cold war, darling
But one you will not win
‘Cause I am stronger than you
I’ve always been
So much older than I ever truly felt
And you tore me, but my arms are not for sale
No, my arms are not for sale
The land was far, the water deep
Eight miles below, you bury me
As implode, the vessel sinks
You couldn’t know damage within
And it’s a cold war, darling
But one you will not win
‘Cause I am stronger than you
I’ve always been
So much older than I ever truly felt
And you tore me, but my arms are not for sale
No, my arms are not for sale
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Hours (Feathers Version)
04:48
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Out there, I'm alive
But I'm lost behind doors
When I close my eyes
You're not there anymore
Alone in the moment
The clouds form a spine
The bones of the sky
You say you can't see it
But I don't think you try
Alone in the moment
Forget the days you left behind
There are other hours to find
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Horses In My Dreams
05:07
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Horses in my dreams
Like waves, like the sea
They pull out of here
They pull, they are free
Rode a horse round the world
Along the tracks of a train
Broke the record, found the gold
Set myself free again
I have pulled myself clear
I have pulled myself clear
Silent, I have pulled myself clear
Silent, I have pulled myself clear
Horses in my dreams
Like waves, like the sea
On the tracks of a train
Set myself free again
I have pulled myself clear
Silent, I have pulled myself clear
Silent, I have pulled myself clear
Silent, I have pulled myself clear
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Austel London, UK
Austel - aka Annie Rew Shaw - is a Devon-born London-based artist, songwriter and producer, crafting introspective, brooding
music led by ethereal vocals and intimate lyricism.
Influenced by artists spanning from Bon Iver to Cocteau Twins to Jon Hopkins, Austel fuses a background in classical music and songwriting with ambient textures, cinematic soundscapes and contemplative electronica.
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