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Real Life
04:16
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What is on your mind?
And what is in your soul?
Won't you let me in?
So I can take control
I see it in your eyes
I can feel it in your stare
That you understand me
And know I can take you there
This is real life
This ain't no fake
This is real life
No second take
This is real life
This ain't no fake
And in this life
Don't you hesitate
Show me deep inside
Show me all I need to know
Make me take my time
And make me take it slow
Let me open your eyes
Let me see what you got to hide
Cause I need to know it all
See what you got locked inside
This is real life
This ain't no fake
This is real life
No second take
This is real life
This ain't no fake
And in this life
Don't you hesitate
This is real life
This ain't no fake
This is real life
No time to waste
This is real life
This is real life
And in this life
Don't you hesitate
This is real life
This ain't no fake
This is real life
No second take
This is real life
This ain't no fake
And in this life
Don't you hesitate
This is real life
This ain't no fake
This is real life
No second take
This is real life
This ain't no fake
And in this life
Don't you hesitate
Don’t you hesitate
Don’t you hesitate
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2. |
When I'm Bad
03:37
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Pauly walked out looking for the weekend
Emptied 50 from the atm
Blew it all on cheap cologne and one shots
Took it to his one and only friend
But when he came around
I had to turn him down
Now he resents me
With pockets empty
Had to draw him a picture and what it said was
When I’m good I’m not so good
But when I’m bad I’m better
I wish I could help you
But I’m changing like the weather
And if I’m still not understood
I’ve found a higher bidder
Cause when I’m good I’m not so good
But when I’m bad I’m better
Meanwhile in the backstreets of my memory
Young Brazilian boy, forget his name
Took me to his home to meet his family
Mamma said I’d put that boy in shame
Couldn’t make an exception
Left him for deception
Just blew him away
What can I say?
Had to write him a letter and what it read was
When I’m good I’m not so good
But when I’m bad I’m better
I wish I could help you
But I’m changing like the weather
And if I’m still not understood
I’ve found a higher bidder
Cause when I’m good I’m not so good
But when I’m bad I’m better
Couldn’t make an exception
Left him for deception
Just blew him away
What can I say?
Had to write him a letter and what it read was
When I’m good I’m not so good
But when I’m bad I’m better
I wish I could help you
But I’m changing like the weather
And if I’m still not understood
I’ve found a higher bidder
Cause when I’m good I’m not so good
But when I’m bad I’m better
When I’m good I’m not so good
But when I’m bad I’m better
I wish I could help you
But I’m changing like the weather
And if I’m still not understood
I’ve found a higher bidder
Cause when I’m good I’m not so good
But when I’m bad I’m better
When I’m good, not so good
When I’m bad, I’m so much better
When I’m good, I’m not so good
When I’m good I’m not so good
When I’m bad I’m better
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3. |
You Don't Know
03:50
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My world is craziness
Wrapped in self conscious
My world’s indefinite
Covered in madness
I don’t like this shadow that sits behind me
I don’t like this feeling that walks beside me
Don’t let them find me
You don’t know just how you make me feel
And you don’t know why this feels so unreal
And you don’t know about anything I need
Cause you don’t know too much about me
You don’t know
This life’s so tasteless
Lost its illusions
This place so faceless
Filled with confusion
I don’t like this shadow that sits behind me
I don’t like this feeling that walks beside me
Can’t let them find me
You don’t know just how you make me feel
And you don’t know why this feels so unreal
And you don’t know about anything I need
Cause you don’t know too much about me
You don’t know
You don’t know
You don’t know
You don’t know about me
You don’t know
You don’t know
You don’t know
You don’t know about me
I don’t like this shadow that sits behind me
I don’t like this feeling that walks beside me
Don’t let them find me
You don’t know just how you make me feel
And you don’t know why this feels so unreal
And you don’t know about anything I need
Cause you don’t know too much about me
You don’t know too much about me
You don’t know
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4. |
Basement Of My Heart
04:02
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It’s cold down here
In the basement of my heart
It’s cold down here,
You better light the flame
You better let the fire start
Well it’s dark down here
In the basement of my heart
It’s dark down here
You gotta throw the switch
Flash a lightning from the sparks
Let the fire start
Lightning from the sparks
Moonlight from the stars
You gotta make it happen,
Lost in time and space
It’s a cold and lonely, lonely place
In the basement of my heart
It’s night down here
In the basement of my heart
It’s night down here
(So dark)
Throw a rope around the moon
Steal the moonlight from the stars
So lost down here
In the basement of my heart
So lost down here,
You gotta break me out
You gotta tear this place apart
Let the fire start
Lightning from the sparks
Moonlight from the stars
You gotta make it happen,
Lost in time and space
It’s a cold and lonely, lonely place
In the basement of my heart
It’s so cold down here
Mmmm
You better light the flame
Let the fire start
Well, it’s dark so dark down here
Mmmm
It’s dark down here
You gotta throw the switch
Ooooh
Let the fire start
Lightning from the sparks
Moonlight from the stars
You gotta make it happen,
Lost in time and space
It’s a cold and lonely, lonely place
In the basement of my heart
Basement of my heart
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5. |
Better For Knowing You
04:10
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Never known anyone look at me the way you do
You opened the door to my soul and walked straight through
Even if you don't understand I know you try to
Connection out of the blue when I now know what I mean to you
You got my head in your hands and you open your eyes
Kiss away my tears and replace them with sighs
I could never want to lose you and now I realise
Life is too complex, too beautiful to ever pass on by
You'll always know me better
Than I know myself
Don't ask me where this leads cause it'll shatter
Don't ask me where I've been cause it don't matter
Don't ask me how I feel you know I'm better
Much better for knowing you
Much better for knowing you
My head gets so fuzzy and so messed up
But you'll let me be myself you won't interrupt
Whatever's right or wrong, sometimes all down to luck
Meeting someone who can give more than they took
You'll always know me better
Than I know myself
Don't ask me where this leads cause it'll shatter
Don't ask me where I've been cause it don't matter
Don't ask me how I feel you know I'm better
Much better for knowing you
Much better for knowing you
Even when it's hard to say you'll always know the truth
Whatever that is worth I'll always be there for you
Always be there for you
Don't ask me where this leads cause it'll shatter
Don't ask me where I've been cause it don't matter
Don't ask me how I feel you know I'm better
Much better for knowing you
Much better for knowing you
Don't ask me where this leads cause it'll shatter
Don't ask me where I've been cause it don't matter
Don't ask me how I feel you know I'm better
Much better for knowing you
Much better for knowing you
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6. |
Breaking Your Heart
04:56
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Why do I feel so broken and tired?
Why do I feel I got no place to hide?
It’s bringing me down
Why do I feel so lonely and cold?
Why does this all feel so old?
It’s bringing me down
Tiredness is my void
That I need to fill
This weakness within my heart
Means I’ll need you until, until, until
It all falls apart
And I’m breaking your heart
Cause I know it’ll start
It’s just who I am, I am, I am
When I watch us fall
And there’s nothing at all
I’ll be making you crawl
And it’s just cause I can, I can, I can
Why do I feel this closing in?
I can feel it all shattering
And spinning around
Why do I feel it’s all breaking?
And I know I’ll never win
You’re left on the ground
Tiredness is my void
That I need to fill
This weakness within my heart
Means I’ll need you until, until, until
It all falls apart
And I’m breaking your heart
Cause I know it’ll start
It’s just who I am, I am, I am
When I watch us fall
And there’s nothing at all
I’ll be making you crawl
And it’s just cause I can, I can, I can
I can
Tiredness is my void
That I need to fill
This weakness within my heart
Means I’ll need you until, until, until
It all falls apart
And I’m breaking your heart
Cause I know it’ll start
It’s just who I am, I am, I am
When I watch us fall
And there’s nothing at all
I’ll be making you crawl
And it’s just cause I can, I can, I can
I can
It’s just cause I can
It’s just cause I can
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7. |
Feels So Right
03:17
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Sit alone and watch the fire light, then I
Hear a voice you’re right outside, so I
Open the door to unlock my life
And this feels so right
Stare at your face and into your eyes
You’re the only one who can make me smile
So I need to lock you deep inside
Cause this feels so right
Can’t believe how you’ve changed my life
And I thought I had it all so right
But I was there just wasting time
Until you walked in
Until you walked in
So, you wrap your arms around my waist
And I stare ahead right into your face
You’re so close I just want a taste
Cause this feels so right
So then you take me by the hand
And now we both can understand
That it’ s, it’s just like this was planned
And it feels so right
It feels so right
Can’t believe how you’ve changed my life
And I thought I had it all so right
But I was there just wasting time
Until you walked in
Until you walked in
Can’t believe just how good I feel
And that now this is all I need
Cause you’re deep there in the core of me
And it feels so right
You walked into my life
You walked into my life
Sit alone and watch the fire light, then I
Hear a voice you’re right outside, so I
Open the door to unlock my life
And this feels so right
Stare at your face and into your eyes
You’re the only one who can make me smile
So I need to lock you deep inside
Cause this feels so right
Can’t believe how you’ve changed my life
And I thought I had it all so right
But I was there just wasting time
Until you walked in
Until you walked in
Can’t believe just how good I feel
And that now this is all I need
Cause you’re deep there in the core of me
And it feels so right
You walked into my life
You walked into my life
You walked into my life
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Rebecca Downes Birmingham, UK
Winner of Female Vocalist and Emerging Artist of the Year at the British Blues Awards 2016, and Female Blues Vocalist of the Year at the FORM UKBlues Awards 2018, Birmingham (UK)-based Rebecca is an independent artist creating original blues/rock music with her co-songwriter Steve Birkett and performing within a 5-piece band or as a duo with Steve. ... more
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