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Plan
04:32
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Plan by Laura Joy
I’ve got a tiny little kitchen
Where I can spice up chicken
With smiling snowmen plates
Found them in the basement
Best deal in the state
Things are kind of picturesque
Like the postcard hanging over my desk
Rough and ragged with travel
Such idle times so few and fragile
What do you want to do tonight
Sit around and laugh alright
People want some kind of plan
But that’s not who I am
Life sneaks up on me
When I don’t have anywhere to be
5pm on Labor Day
And I just noticed the way
It still smells like morning
Coffee cup sits nearby,
Its grounds still performing
It’s like the calm before the storm
The leaves are changing
The nights are still warm
My mind is running in place
The rest of me sits down and waits
What do you want to do tonight
Sit around and laugh alright
People want some kind of plan
But that’s not who I am
Life sneaks up on me
When I don’t have anywhere to be
I miss the city, I miss my man
I try to go with the flow but the flow is slowing
With more homes than I can count on one hand
I want see where I’m going
Dust needs to settle on where I stand
It’d been a year since my last song
I thought something had gone wrong
It ended up right
Took time to heal feel safe not fight
I’ve always waited for things to end
But I’ve got some idea what’s around the bend
I’ve always sung what I know
Now I know I’ve got a life and a love
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2. |
Heart
03:28
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Heart by Laura Joy
I’d drive a thousand miles for you and I do
Go till my car eats dust through ice
snow salt and rust
I'm running on fumes
I'm running on fear
I'm running on trust
Wondering why I’m still here
do you want me
can you see me
oh you know I’m drifting away
do you want me
can you see me
I don’t have time left to play
It felt right at the start
What you gonna do now with my heart
Do with my heart
wonder what’s next I felt so stranded
it was time to leave
Look at this place where I’ve landed
Right where I should be
lemme show you these cards
That I was handed
I dug up my roots doing
What life demanded
do you want me
can you see me
oh you know I’m drifting away
do you want me
can you see me
I don’t have time left to play
It felt right at the start
What you gonna do now with my heart
do with my heart
Hey I thought you’d follow my lead
You know these dreams they’re not always what they seem
It’s a battle of wills
they'll push you to the edge
I've not had my fill
so don't say I fled
do you want me
can you see me
oh you know I’m drifting away
do you want me
can you see me
I don’t have time left to play
It felt right at the start
What you gonna do now with my heart
do with my heart
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3. |
Children of the Stars
03:26
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Sun goes down, ocean is black
Just a few hours til the light comes back
traveling time, hope in our hearts
Wonder in the sky, the stars make art
with constellations
constellations
who's out there
in the ancient glow
messages from a thousand years ago
Did they see Jesus
See the fall of Rome
take photos of dinosaurs
lightyears from home
in the constellations
Constellations
The Mayans looked up and sought the truth
Galileo he wanted proof
cosmic dancers in our own backyards
looking for answers
we're children
Children of the stars
so many secrets, blessing and a curse
to try to know our place in the whole universe
spending our time, hope in our hearts
scanning the sky, playing our part
in the constellations
The Mayans looked up and sought the truth
Galileo he wanted proof
cosmic dancers in our own backyards
looking for answers
we're children
Children of the stars
Saw a shooting star
Just before the dawn
Swear it was there, but I looked back
and it was gone
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4. |
Arizona Sunrise
03:11
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Arizona Sunrise
Somethin bout the desert keeps me sane
cannot say I really miss the rain
I will take a cactus over pines
You can keep that snow, I will be fine
Yeah in summer it gets pretty hot
but it don't matter cuz of what I've got
early morning I go for a walk
man I swear those sunrises could talk
There's the gold that I've been looking for
Not in the hills or in the bank
Ever since that Arizona sunrise hit my eyes
It's in my veins
And nothing's been the same.
Everyone's got some idea of home
to find it maybe you will need to roam
I tried out a lot of different spots
Cut all my stuff down to just one box
Always used to sleepwalk through my days
counting all the sheep in a haze
Then I found myself facing west
sun warming my eyes like I'd been blessed
There's the gold that I've been looking for
Not in the hills or in the bank
Ever since that Arizona sunrise hit my eyes
It's in my veins
And nothing's been the same.
Red cliffs petroglyphs
speed at which the storms hit
cactus flowers in moonlight
stars at night are twice as bright
quartz shines in the sand
this sure ain't no wasteland
Nothing here is wasted
Nothing here is wasted on me
No one's gonna take this from me
There's the gold that I've been looking for
Not in the hills or in the bank
Ever since that Arizona sunrise hit my eyes
It's in my veins
And nothing's been the same.
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5. |
Radio
04:22
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Radio by Laura Joy
soon you will get off the train
walk five blocks to me in the rain
the radiator squeaks its piece of mind
everybody's got an opinion around here
here I sit with my greatest fears
waiting for the snow to reappear
darling you know the right words
you always say them
so I'll chop the onions
while Miles Davis is playin
on the radio
the streets are crumbling and dirty
everybody's in such a big hurry
but there's a robin staring quizzically
wondering why we can't see that
we don't have sit with our greatest fears
waiting for the snow to reappear
darling you know the right words
you always say them
but I'm singing songs
nothing like they are playing
on the radio
together we could tackle the odds
throw that status quo away
the future is broad
the greatest type of beauty
comes with effort over time
ain't no better reason for being alive
I don't want to sit with my greatest fears
waiting for the snow to reappear
darling this country's so pretty
won't you come with me?
we could go dancing in other cities
who needs the radio?
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6. |
Here
04:29
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Here
Ticking time bomb
alarm on my desk
Every morning
I wake up and ask
What can I do to break this ceiling
I can’t see
What can I do to make this day end differently
Money in my pocket
And a sense of worth
Simple pleasures
I’ve known less since birth
What do you do that’s so much
Better than me? Good thing the sun in the sky is free.
Work a little harder. Work hard to get ahead
Work a little harder. Just work harder they said
I say I want to get away from here
Here is not a place.
It's lacking what you need
After trying for years
It’s losing what you had
Here is facing your fears
How do I get outta here?
Cover your face
Just need to see your eyes
Cover your mouth
don’t need to hear your lies
can’t cover your tracks
shoes are caked in facts
Can’t shutter these dreams
Light cuts through the cracks
Climb a little higher. The ladder’s so tall
Climb a little higher. Careful you don’t fall
Fire on the mountain
Gonna have to let it burn
Fire in the canyon
We’ve got so much to learn
can’t put out flames
When there’s too much fuel
Heat wakes up the seeds
We’ve got tools to renew
You say I’m so done with being here
Here is just a place
We can get what we need
We’ve been training for years
Starts with a ripple then a
Wave then the sea
It starts from the bottom
Gathers, grows up like a tree
break the walls with truth
and you’re free
We’re gonna get out of here.
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7. |
Yellow Cardinal
03:46
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8. |
Remember
03:33
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Remember by Laura Joy
I remember you
The crowd was loud
And your voice cut through
Your guitar was proud
I remember you
It's strange to lose touch
With folks who change us
so dang much
I wasn’t gonna fight with you
I knew I wasn’t right for you
I saw wounds you
Wouldn’t look at
And let heal
But you lit a part of me on fire
When I’d forgotten
I’d forgotten how to feel
I remember us
Laughing in your little red car
Shivering in December
When it wouldn’t start
I remember us
And that long cold winter
Keeping each other warm
Before the whole world splintered
Do you remember me?
Or was I just one more planet
Circling the star of you
My axis and viewpoint slanted
You haven’t changed a bit
I’d put money on it
And who am I to say
If I’ve grown
But you’re not someone
I’ll forget I’ve known
Do you remember me?
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9. |
Magic Right Now
03:29
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Magic Right Now by Laura Joy
A summer peach is in reach
But it’s too hard to eat
I got 15 restless sailors inside of me
And they just spotted the beach
Keep your feet on the ground
See magic right now
Breathe in breathe out
I know all this stuff
But I still can’t help it much
I look for the beach
Even though I love being out at sea
The sun sets so epically
But I can wreck it looking 5 days ahead of me
Hey remember when we were in high school
Hey remember college
Hey now let’s get married have some kids
We gotta share all this knowledge
Keep your feet on the ground
See magic right now
Breathe in breathe out
We know all this stuff
And we still can’t help it much
I reach for the peach
And I know it’s not ready but it smells so sweet
It grows at its own speed
When do we listen and when do we lead
So we try not to think about it
We try not to feel bad
Because there’s more than one way to waste time
Don’t want to miss what we already have
Keep your feet on the ground
See magic right now
Breathe in breathe out
We know all this stuff
And we still can’t help it much
I look for the beach
Even though I love being out at sea
The sun sets so epically
But I can wreck it looking 5 days ahead of me
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Laura Joy Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix-based singer-songwriter Laura Joy has been known to quell dark, angry bars full of ornery old Irishmen with her brand of acoustic pop. Laura’s percussive finger picking and buoyant voice have graced audiences from as far as the Sun Belt to the streets of Manhattan. ... more
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