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The Only Thing To Do
03:18
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The Only Thing To Do
(Bella Hardy)
I've been travelling, I've been thinking I've been flying, driving, training I've been reading, I've been gazing
I can't see what I've been faking I'm too tired and I'm fading projecting and forsaking
I've been drinking wine I've been singing all the time Scared myself half blind with the shadows in my mind I've been running running running I've been trying to make you rhyme But you won't stand still
So should I hide a broken heart? Or let the world tear me apart again? They say the gods will have their way Well surely if that's true, the only thing to do is love
I've asked the tall trees, and the coldest seas I've asked the hot dust dragged from short grass by the summer breeze
All the new sounds felt like old sounds Felt like kisses in a whisper in a rain of silver birch leaves
I've been drinking wine I've been playing all the time Danced with strangers on the run Danced with the shadows in my mind I've been writing writing writing different men in every line But they won't stand still
So should I hide a broken heart? Or let the world tear me apart again? They say the gods will have their way Well surely if that's true, the only thing to do is
hide a broken heart And let the world tear me apart again They say each dog will have it's day Well surely if that's true, the only thing to do is love
So I'm sending my love back where your days are ending and mine are just beginning I'm sending my love back to the city Sending my love back to the hills Sending my love home
There's nothing keeping me on track except the tree upon my back except the skyline in my heart With every word so neatly placed with every demon found and faced should ever lesson be unlearnt?
Or should I hide a broken heart? And let the world tear me apart again? They say the gods will have their way Well surely if that's true, the only thing to do is
hide a broken heart And let the world tear me apart again They say each dog will have it's day Well surely if that's true, the only thing to do is love
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First Light of the Morning
(Bella Hardy)
I wished that you were
the first light of the morning
But it was only a train signal shining behind me
The narrow grey railway line split the dark valley
The 6am moon showed her face in my bracelet
and crowded stars sang to her radiant chorus
They lit up the silver wood gatepost where I lent and I wrote
"I think I might love you now"
Under dark silken skies of December
I walked across fields that knew my name
I walked beneath stars that knew the pain in my heart
I walked between trees that knew my start and my ending
On a quiet Christmas morning
I sang back to my valley and I asked her kindly for a miracle
And I wished that you would be
the first light of the morning
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The Darkening Of The Day
02:38
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The Darkening of the Day
(Bella Hardy)
Oh see, with the darkening of the day
How all my cares and troubles fly away
And though through this weary world we stray
All my cares and troubles fly away
With the darkening of the day
Oh see, with the rising of the sun
How light's an equal gift to everyone
And though down these endless roads we run
Light's the gift to each and everyone
With the rising of the sun
Oh see, kind words cause the clouds to part
And friendship warms each lonesome broken heart
And though things seem desperate at the start
Friendship warms my lonesome broken
And your kind words cause my darkest clouds to part
Through the shadows and sidelines
In riddles and bad rhymes
There's signs, songs, and smiling hearts called home
So see, with the darkening of the day
How all my cares and troubles fly away
And though through this weary world we stray
All my cares and troubles fly away
With the darkening of the day
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Jolly Good Luck to the Girl That Loves a Soldier
(Bella Hardy)
It’s a cold wind that calls through the darkness
But here’s a home fire burns bright
To those that say go and those that say no
Jolly good luck to the girl that loves a soldier
To the VADs, munitionettes, and Land Army girls
To Wakefield’s Nelly Spindler lost at Passchendaele
To the sweethearts of the Tommies, to the sweethearts of the Hun
Jolly good luck to the girl that loves a soldier
Jolly good luck to the girl that loves a soldier
To the widows of the frenchmen mortar buried at Verdun
To Maria Bochkareva and her death battalion
To all those who think that having one as big as theirs will stop the bomb
Jolly good luck to the girl that loves a soldier
To our Little Mother and our sickened state
To our German sister nurses that you call for us to hate
Whilst our streets are cooly littered with white feathers and disgrace
Jolly good luck to the girl that loves a soldier
Jolly good luck to the girl that loves a soldier
To those stood waiting hand in hand and those who wait alone
To those who know the inconsolable despair of the unknown
To those whom only shells of men or ghosts of men come marching home
singing "Glory glory hallelujah…"
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You Don't Have To Change (But You Have To Choose)
(Bella Hardy)
My wandering friend, he might not be the one
My dark-eyed friend, he might turn out
another of life's troubled, troubling sons
But you don't have to cut your hair
And you don't have to change the clothes you wear
And you don't have to change
So even if your future grows
in tiny hands and tiny toes
it's only half the one you chose
And through the telescope of time
where every strange look is a sign
doesn't mean they'll judge you either way
He might still be the one you choose
And you don't have to cut your hair
And you don't have to change the clothes you wear
And you don't have to change
You don't have to change, you don't have to change
You don't have to change (but you have to choose)
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Another Whisky Song
02:03
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Another Whisky Song
(Bella Hardy)
My darling really loves me
after whiskies one and three
When his kisses sweet and sticky come so freely
But when there's an old waltz from the band
And it's time to take my hand
That's when my man can't be found
My love's day's only done
after whiskies three and one
When I hide out in the yard so he won't find me
But when he's passed out in his chair
Well why don't I leave him there?
It's because I know he needs me
My man needs me and just another glass of whisky
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Oh! My God! I Miss You
02:55
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Oh! My God! I Miss You
(Bella Hardy)
I always knew I'd miss the snow
I didn't think I'd have to say goodbye to winter too
Somedays I long to lie out in the cold the way we used to do
Because oh my god I miss you
Oh my god I miss you
When no-one cares you'll wonder why
But if you never leap you'll never learn to fly
And I've got to let you go I know, but how,
I wish I knew
Because oh my god I miss you
Oh my god I miss you
Misplace the words and I am lost
Erase the way things were but at what cost?
Love had me thinking strength was blindness
now I see that isn't true
because I'm self aware and mindless
and clear thoughts just can't break through
and I wish I knew how not to feel this way,
lord knows I do
Because oh my god I miss you
Oh my god I miss you
Oh my god I miss you
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Gifts
03:54
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Gifts
(Bella Hardy)
I gifted you the sparrow's wings
And tail-feathers from that tiny body
Still warm with newly misplaced life
Limb from limb I cut with the kitchen knife
I gifted you the sparrow's wings
And tail-feathers from that tiny body
Still warm with newly misplaced life
Limb from limb I cut with the kitchen knife
Trying to fit into you, trying to fit in
Trying to fit into you, trying to fit in
Trying to fit into you, trying to fit in
Trying to fit into you, the offering at your bed-foot
I woke that night from dreams of wingless pecking at my window
I'm here and I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly, it's me, I've come home, let me in
Trying to fit in
Trying to fit into you, trying to fit in
Trying to fit into you, trying to fit in
You were painting layers of space and I gifted you nothing but trouble
I gifted you the sparrow's wings
I gave you the songbird that no longer sings
And we took each meaning from this life
Limb from limb we tore through the fading light
I was trying to fit into you, you were trying to fit in
I was trying to fit into you, you were trying to fit in
I was trying to fit into you, you were trying to fit in
I was trying to fit into you, you were trying to fit in, and now
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly, I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly, I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly, I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly I can't fly I can't fly
I can't fly, it's me, I've come home, let me in
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Time Wanders On
03:04
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Time Wanders On
(Bella Hardy & Cara Luft)
I've seen the Rockies rise high above the trees
I've seen the northern lights, brought me to my knees
Where you are, where you roam
Time wanders on, time leads you home
I've chased the river's rush, run down to the sea
Charted seasons in the skies, clouds do as they please
Where you are, where you roam
Time wanders on, time leads you home
I've seen the sun scorch the land in flame
Harvest fields burnt beneath her blaze
Heard the wild geese cry as they cross the plain
Heard the wind call my name
I've seen a hundred towns, cities shining bright
Slept among the summer stars, danced through winter's nights
Where you are, where you roam
Time wanders on, time leads you home
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Lullaby for a Grieving Man
(Bella Hardy
)
My name is written in your hand
a single line
a simple sign
Love don't forget our secret tongue
Don't give my name to some other charming one you'll find
My name is writ there in your palm
Plain as a ripple in a summer calm
Oh darling let me stay
Oh darling let me stay
On rocks the wise man built his house
Well I'll put on my coat and boots
and I'll head out to find some rocks like yours, dear friend
To find some rocks like yours dear friend
The stars aren't falling from the sky
And this June rose won't fade and die
Time keeps standing still and racing by
So all the while, I'd ask you to
remember crocodile
wherever these pathways lead us to
Wherever these strange pathways lead
A silver strand from me winds back
to where my name is written there
upon your hand, dear friend
I'm written there upon your hand
And the stars aren't falling from the sky
And this June rose won't fade and die
Time keeps standing still and racing by
So darling believe me
You'll never need to grieve me
Because here I am
And the stars won't fall down from the sky
And this June rose won't fade and die
Time keeps standing still and racing by
Not safe not sorry and nor am I
And the stars aren't falling from the sky
And this June rose won't fade and die
Time keeps standing still and racing by
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11. |
And We Begin
03:07
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And We Begin
(Bella Hardy)
They say the night will always win
But I've seen bold Phoebus breaking in
through a tow truck window
As the world rolled out below
I sang "favourites is a fools game"
I was wrong because along you came
and now I know
There's nothing that I wouldn't give
To start and end my days like this
I sang "time can't be turned back"
as we lay in shades of blue
And in your room of green, you sang
"It's the natural thing to do"
So I'll map the marks upon your back
I'll trace a course, a finger's track line
to be lost and found in
Oh we're all just navigating
A three star constellation on your chest
my weary head rest
and we begin
There's nothing that I wouldn't give
To start and end my days like this
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Bella Hardy UK
“Brit folk's finest” Mojo Magazine • “Enduringly seductive” The Telegraph • “A fine, no-nonsense interpreter of traditional music and an excellent songwriter” The Guardian • “An aura of sophisti-cation that will win over listeners who never set foot in a folk club” The Sunday Times • “…a shining star in the folk scene’s firmament” fRoots Magazine • “A triumph of folk art-pop” Songlines Magazine ... more
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