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Hurricane
03:48
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I see you there standing right in front of me
Can't catch a clear glimpse now
It's like a siren call hearing you whisper to me
Like a roaring waterfall
Seeing all the signs is a useless scheme
When I'm blind to the heartache
It's like I'm playing the fool or I'm helpless and weak
Like a home in an earthquake
Over and over and over again
You take me and break me again
You were the one I never saw coming, coming
You were the one I was waiting for
Swept me off my feet then I hit the ground running, running
You're a hurricane
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh
You told me a tale and I chose to believe
Cause you spoke like an angel
It's like the wind in my bones when you're touching me
Like a secret I'll never tell
Over and over and over again
You take me and break me again
You were the one I never saw coming, coming
You were the one I was waiting for
Swept me off my feet then I hit the ground running, running
You're a hurricane
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh yeah
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh yeah
(x2)
You were the lightning strike in the darkest night and I followed the thunder home
You were the stormy seas that were shaking me but I couldn't stand on my own
You were the raging winds where it all begins at the edge of insanity
You were the deepest black and my heart attack, oh oh oh oh
Over and over and over again
You take me and break me again
You were the one I never saw coming, coming
You were the one I was waiting for
Swept me off my feet then I hit the ground running, running
You're a hurricane
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh yeah
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh yeah
(X2)
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21
04:44
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Gonna tattoo my body with all our memories
And all the things we should've done
Dye my hair blue ‘cause you always wanted me to
And it'll take me back to feeling 21
When did I grow older?
You got me feeling sober
And 21 should never feel like that
We were young
Barely even broken, not quite twenty one
Barely even spoken before we fell in love
Acting like we knew what love was all about
we're older now
Do you wake up at midnight and just don't feel right
Cause boy, I do it all the time
Go back to eighteen when all we ever did was dream
And you promised that you'd always be mine
Now we’re finally older
But you got me feeling sober
And 21 should never feel like that
We were young
Barely even broken, not quite twenty one
Barely even spoken before we fell in love
Acting like we knew what love was all about
we're older now
Can you tell me that you're doing okay now?
Can you tell me that you're doing just fine without me?
Can you tell me that you're playing it safe now?
I don't believe that, I don't believe that (last time: so come back to me)
(x3)
We were young
Barely even broken, not quite twenty one
Barely even spoken before we fell in love
Acting like we knew what love was all about
we're over now
Can you tell me that you’re doing okay now?
Can you tell me that you’re doing just fine without me?
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Give Me Tonight
03:44
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Give me a line
and I'll read it well
Just so you will stay right
under this spell
I'll tell you my truth
and you say that I'm
not enough for you
Give me some time
so I'll understand
I can't help but wonder
if this was all planned
The clever deceit
The gentle despair
It's not enough for me
but give me tonight, tonight tonight
give me tonight, tonight, tonight
give me tonight, tonight, tonight
give me tonight
I'll listen close
When you tell of your love
But I can't hear you
When you're giving me up
I'll live in the place
Where you'll always be mine
I'm not enough for you
but give me tonight, tonight tonight
give me tonight, tonight, tonight
give me tonight, tonight, tonight
give me tonight
The ending is right
But before I go
Give me tonight
Just one last time
Give me tonight
Give me tonight, tonight tonight
give me tonight, tonight, tonight
just give me tonight, tonight, tonight
oh, give me tonight
Give me tonight, tonight tonight
give me tonight, tonight, tonight
give me tonight, tonight, tonight
give me tonight.
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Grief
04:31
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Grief
Oh there's a knock
Who could it be
I slowly open the door
And it's Grief
Grief's an old friend of mine
Wasn’t expecting him soon
But I let him in
And go fix him a room
Fix him some tea
Make him comfortable
Grief demands company
But pushes me out the door
He leaves dirt on my pillow
He leaves clothes in my room
He's not a nice house guest
But he tells me the truth
Well, the truth is I've got
an empty room sitting there
I may as well just let grief move in
He pays decent rent
Of course I'd rather have you
Miss your dishes piled in the sink
I would clean them twice over
If you'd come back to me
But I sit down with Grief
And we watch a nice chick flick
With popcorn and milk duds
Til I think I'll be sick
He hands me a glass
Though I hate to drink alone
But when friends call me over
Well, then he needs me at home
I will be friendly
I will be true
But Grief is your ghost
But he's nothing like you
Grief holds my hand
But it's cold and feels bony
Not like midsummer nights
When you used to hold me
SECTION B
I spend all my nights wondering where you could be
It’s funny how you're probably off somewhere happy
While Grief’s by my bedside and I didn't invite him to stay
But I need you
SECTION A
Grief and I are closer now
He might be making me whole
I forget that he’s there sometimes
Cause he's part of my soul
Of course I'd rather have you
Miss your clothes on my floor
Miss your laugh in my living room
Miss your knock on my door
Miss your hands on my piano
Miss your mouth on my coffee cups
Miss your head on my pillow
Miss your spills on my counter tops
I think I need you
Miss your dishes piled in my sink
I would clean them twice over
If you'd come back to me.
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Down
03:16
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Oh the pavement smells like fresh cold rain in the spring
Your living room smells like cigarette smoke and the musty air of an ending
My footsteps sound too loudly in the hall when I walk away
I didn't want you to hear me leave so I'll stay another day
We're going down down down
We're going down down down
We're going down down down down down
It's a deep, deep sleep and we've gotta wake up tonight
The free fall might be thrilling but we're gonna hit the ground sometime
My footsteps sound too loudly in the hall just like yesterday
I didn't want you to hear me leave but this time I've gotta walk away
cause
We're going down down down
We're going down down down
We're going down down down down down
I take a breath
Deep and slow
But the water under the bridge makes it difficult
I give it up
Cause I know
We're just two souls held together by withered (crumbling) skin and bone
We're going down down down
We're going down down down
We're going down down down down down
We're going down down down
We're going down down down
We're going down down down down down
We’re going down.
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Love You So
03:06
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I ran over a mailbox and then I ran out of gas
I ran a 5K just to prove that I would finish last
I’ve waited for my prince to come but I’ve just been kissing toads
So I shoplifted some new lipstick and got tackled in the road
I woke up late on Sunday so I totally missed church
I tried out being hippie but I just don’t care about the earth
I ate three-day-old mac and cheese cause there was nothing in my fridge
Then I sobbed over my bank account and dreamed of being rich
So I break things and I spill things
and I always need directions
I don't like pets, have student debt
But I’m used to rejection
Oh, these are the things that I thought you ought to know
But if you love me, I will love you so.
I called my waitress “sir” on accident and she got really mad
I forgot my momma’s birthday so then she got really sad
I spilled coffee on my tax forms so they'd match my carpet stains
I took an IQ test that told me I don't have a brain
So I break things and I spill things
and I always need directions
I'm critical, apolitical
I’m used to rejection
Oh, these are the things that I thought you ought to know
But if you love me, I will love you so.
I hope that you like honesty
‘cause I’ve got tons of that
I’ll tell you every flaw of mine
and exactly where I’m at
Messy lives are beautiful
and I hope that’s what you’ll see
when you look at me
So I break things and I spill things
and I always need directions
and I cry a lot, wanna tie the knot
And I’m used to rejection
Oh, these are the things that I thought you ought to know
But if you love me
So I break things and I spill things
and I always need directions
I don't like pets, have student debt
and I’m used to rejection
Oh, these are the things that I thought you ought to know
But if you love me,
if you love me
if you love me, I will love you so/
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Neighbor
02:56
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Hello, neighbor
Hello, friend
I'm just wondering
Where you've been
Empty driveway,
Empty home
Your plants and cat
Are left all alone
I used to see your lamp on late into the night
I used to hear your songs through windowpanes after a fight
I used to watch her drive away and you sit on your porch head in your hands
Oh, where have you been?
Where have you been?
I've watched her yelling
I've watched you cry
From my empty living room
I've wished that you were mine
I watch for your headlights
Throughout the day
Did you chase after her
Or did you just run away?
I used to see your lamp on late into the night
I used to hear your songs through windowpanes after a fight
I used to watch her drive away and you sit on your porch head in your hands
Oh, where have you been?
Where have you been?
Come and water down your lawn
Cause it's looking pretty dry
I could've sworn I heard your
kitten call your name from right inside
Your driveway looks so lonely
without your beat-up Volvo there
I don't wanna care but where
Where have you been?
Oh, my neighbor
Oh, my friend
You don't even have
a clue of who I am
But I see you
Through my window now and then
I could make you happy
Again.
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Mandy Pennington Louisville, Kentucky
Inspired by artists such as Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, and Taylor Swift, Mandy Pennington creates piano-led pop that invokes a visceral reaction from her audiences. Her style is influenced not only by these three artists, but also brings in elements of musical theater and soul. Mandy is working on three new singles based around the idea of “letting go” that will be released in 2019. ... more
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