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Tiny Talk
03:30
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Sometimes I wonder
How you're getting on
I think I saw you kiss her
Please forgive me if I'm wrong
Have you improved your spelling,
By reading those English books?
I haven't yet learnt Spanish,
Although I swore
For you I would
You said you don't hear the words
I said I don't really play
Here I am
Trying to learn
Can you hear what I'm trying,
To say?
The strangest of strangers
Just another nameless face
With one crazy conversation
I could have sworn we were Soul mates
You said 'what have i got in my pocket?'
And history became the rest
You pulled out your guitar pick,
You played the strings inside my chest
I should have said the words I'd saved
I should have when you asked me to play
Summer flew
Now it fades
Too young,
Too late
Now all we have is
Tiny Talk
And winter is running towards me
But this year I hope it's short
This year there will be
No Argentinian tea.
© Sonny Casey 2016
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All boarded up, no open doors
Eyes that don't meet mine no more
Staring somewhere over my shoulder
A face that looks so much older
We talk about
Where you've been and where I'll go
All the things I'd love to know
I don't dare ask about
I bite my tongue, I bite my lip
So many words I'd love to give
But they won't work it out
Your voice no longer resonates
And your advice, I don't think I'll take
I've heard your stories too many times
Now I'll write mine if you don't mind
I'll write about
Where I've been and where I'll go
And all the things I'd love to know
But don't dare ask about
How I bite my tongue, I bite your lip
So many words I'd love to give
I'll write them all down
People like seasons they change
Stars they shoot and waves they break
So I guess I'll be seeing you
Somewhere on the other side of the moon
We can talk about
Where we've been and where we'll go
And all the things I'd love to know
I'll finally ask about
I won't bite my tongue I won't bite my lip
So many words I'd love to give
I'll shout them all out
On the other side of the moon
© Sonny Casey 2016
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3. |
Lonely on the Road
03:47
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I knew it was too good to be true
But whatever it was, it was beautiful
Short but sweet,
On Dublin's windy streets
I found myself
Lost in you
You told me in the evening
It gets lonely on the road
Waking up in hostel rooms
Full of people you don't know
Sometimes you just need
Somebody warm to hold
Grab your guitar my dear let's go
We can watch the world from windowsills
Pretend we belong in Dublin Castle
We'll sing on every street, climb every wall
But I wont let myself fall
You spin your lie, I sing my truth
My head's full of flowers, but I'm no fool
Because it's not that hard to see,
I know two and one makes three
So my darling, I guess
I'll see you soon
We can watch the world from windowsills
Pretend we belong in Dublin Castle
We'll sing on every street, climb every wall
But I wont let myself fall
Because I know you only grow lonely on the road
Maybe in the future if you have a lighter load
We can follow the sunshine until we turn to gold
But for now, won't you say hello?
To your lover
Back home.
© Sonny Casey 2017
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4. |
The Fifth of July
03:16
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I'd tell you everything I know
If you'd do the same
We'd talk until the blue sky
Stole night time's place
I'd dance on the edges
Of your every wave
If you didn't have to go
And I didn't have to stay
As flames of orange
Fill the sky
Traces of you
Fill my mind
An old misty hill
The cold morning dew
Time frozen still
A stolen sunrise
I'd show you everything I see
If you'd do the same
We'd gaze until the grey sky
Faded away
I'd memorise every line
On your sun-kissed face
If you didn't have to go
And I didn't have to stay
As flocks of birds
Cross the sky
Thoughts of you
Cross my mind
An old misty hill
The cold morning dew
I smile because of you
And the golden sunrise
I'd tell you everything I know
If you'd do the same
© Sonny Casey 2017
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On bus journeys and train rides
You were always by my side
Your voice filled up my nights
As we said our last goodbye
I told you I'd be back in a while
But I lied
I lied
We could have gone anywhere
We could have been anyone
I hate you when you're here
I miss you when you're gone
Every time we'd sing
I'd swear we were flying
Our voices gave us wings
'Of all the words of tongue and pen,
The saddest are it could have been'
I think it could have been
I think we could have been
We could have gone anywhere
We could have been anyone
I hate you when you're here
I miss you when you're gone
The sea breeze in our hair
Unspoken words between our stare
I feel safer when you're near
As different as night and day
You'd laugh at the things I'd say
I think I loved you anyway
I loved you anyway
You told me I was the only one you could trust
But I guess that just wasn't good enough
I know you don't believe in love
But I think maybe you would
If you fell with your eyes shut
We could go anywhere
We could be anyone
I hate you when you're here
I miss you now you're gone
© Sonny Casey 2017
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Winter Whispers
03:56
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The streets were dark
As I searched each and every face
My hands were cold
And winter whispered 'I'm here again'
The moon was pale, as pale as snow
And you had nowhere else to go
Your eyes they dived, right into mine
I swear they read my every line
Come let me tell you
All I've never said
I'm tired of pretending
Let me lay this down to rest
Weeks they passed, you stole my mind
I saw you in each passer-by
There you were, caught in the rain
I found you by my side again
We spoke of all we used to be
When we followed roads right to the sea
Guitars on backs, no shoes on feet
We'd sing until we'd fall asleep
Come let me show you
All I've never said
I'm tired of pretending
Let me lay this down to rest
Lines were crossed, no going back
We threw ourselves right off the track
When you don't know, anything can be
We found out it was all a dream
I wish I'd never told you
All that I said
I should have pretended
There was nothing on my chest
The streets are dark
As I search each and every face
My hands are cold
And winter whispers
'I'm here again.'
© Sonny Casey 2017
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7. |
Blue
03:17
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You took my hand
We laughed as we danced around the room
You said 'what's your plan?'
I said 'I think I'll fly away to the moon'
You told me you knew a place
Not so far
Somewhere you can almost
Kiss the stars
So we climbed
Onto a car park roof
With stars in our eyes
I saw myself in you
We wrote our names in the sky
Then we painted the night
Every shade of Blue
We watched the world from above
You said 'no one ever remembers to look up'
From that moment forth
I swore I always would
I wish I could say I love
The way that you are
But I don't feel brave enough
Without my guitar
So let's climb
Onto a car park roof
With stars in our eyes
I'll sing you my truth
For one last time
We'll paint the night
Every shade of Blue.
© Sonny Casey 2017
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8. |
The Place and Time
02:56
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What did you do?
You took a look inside
Somehow you saw right through
Then you wrote some words
You know I wrote some too
Now my every thought
Flies right back to you
Maybe the time and place
Isn't here or now
But I've been lost for days
When you read to me
Those words out loud
All the stars in the sky
Softly fell down
What have you done?
I swear I was never
Looking for someone
But I gave you the moon,
You gave me the sun
The Blue in your eyes
Demanded a song
Maybe here and now
Isn't the time or place
But lately when I sleep
I've been seeing your face
You can call it chance
You can call it fate
It's funny how life
Never stops to wait
I know you'll be leaving soon
You'll jump on a plane
In a day or two
But I'd do the same
If I were you
The world is calling
I can hear it too
Although you came to me
As a surprise
Although you're clouded by your troubles
More than sometimes
I recognise the shadows
In your eyes
Maybe here and now could be the place and time
I think here and now could be the place and time
© Sonny Casey 2018
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Sonny Casey Berlin, Germany
From the age of seventeen, folk singer-songwriter Sonny Casey has been busking and gigging her songs all over
Europe.
Raised in Galway, Ireland, her music is influenced by poetry and storytelling.
Her new EP ‘Phoebe’ is out now.
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