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Our Hearts' Boom Boom
05:09
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i awaken to that dream again
shadows flock like crows around me
i can't see you
but i sense which way to run, so i run to
our heart's boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
our heart's boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
growing louder and louder
'til i find our tiny room
louder 'til all i hear is you
wars wage on somewhere
gales poltergeist the air
stars change formation
spelling out "danger"
so how come we never looked up?
how come we never looked up?
as our heart's boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
our heart's boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
grew louder and louder
'til it filled up our tiny room
louder 'til all i heard was you
I awaken to that dream again
in darkness we held so close that our breath was a sparrow
passed back and forth between our throats
our heart's boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
our heart's boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
our heart's boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
our heart's boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
grows louder and louder
'til it trancends up our tiny room
louder 'til all i know is true
louder 'til all i hear is you
louder 'til all i know is you
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Spring Comes On
05:27
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spring comes on
insinuates and sighs
her lullaby
staring ‘cross
the backyards through the woods down to your house
you're words begin
like a sweet Amen
but then we're doin' it all again
then we're doin' it all again
ohh....yeah we're doing it all again
last night
last call
left off in mid-song
an old game of musical chairs
there we were the only ones
left standing there
you're words begin
like a sweet Amen but then we're doing it all...
we're doin' it all again
then we're, doin' in all again
ohhh....we're, doin' it all again
ohhh...yeah we're doing it all again...again!
if i believe I am able to be astonished if i belive I’m light as air
you fall behind me unteathered i belong to no one, nowhere
spring moves on
insinuates and sighs her lullaby
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3. |
Objects May Be Closer
04:42
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time, we wasted
haunts me still
wheat and cornfields
flip past like chapters in a book
we were fated
for better or worse
and I am changed
I am changed
time, i owe you
we made a deal
objects may be closer
than they first appear
with my head outside the window
I gave a blistering shout
it struck the mountains
and came barrelling back
and I, I am changed
i am changed
ohhhhhhhh
I, i am changed
I, I am changed
i am changed
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4. |
The Act of Loving You
05:00
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it feels like all the air has left the troom
how could you know how you affect me?
you flicker like an old projector
your beauty never gets old
snowfall is the act of loving you
wind blow is the act of loving you
epic. silent. magic. through and through
simple. distant. pure.
do you see me trying to be a good person?
can you hear my every thought?
do you watch me when i'm sleeping?
the way that i do you
sun fall is the act of loving you
waves crash is the act of loving you
epic. silent. magic. through and through
simple. distant. pure.
epic. silent. magic. through and through
simple. distant. pure.
it's like flying the rooftops below
all our places seen from above
rows of seats in the empty theater
wait like seeds not yet sown
rain fall is the act of loving you
this song is the act of loving you
epic. silent. magic. through and through
simple. distant. pure.
epic. silent. magic. through and through
simple. honest. pure.
simple. honest. pure.
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odessa chen San Francisco, California
Cinematic and spectral, Odessa Chen’s music is a journey, intimate as a long held secret. Each song, like a tiny rowboat maneuvering in the dark, transports us to the deepest part of the lake where the stars shine brightest. Through despair towards transcendence each snapshot in time speaks of the romance of heightened experience, pivotal moments, and the rush of love. ... more
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