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You are Going to be Fine
04:20
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Here comes the morning, relentless and bright
I don’t wanna feel the sunshine come peeking through the blinds
Let me sleep forever I don’t want to to see the light
Let me feel nothing, only peace and quiet
I have to get out of here, for the sake of my health
I've been living so badly, can't take care of myself
If I can cut back the drinking, at least when I’m alone
I'd probably feel better, about being stuck here at home
I've got to hit the highway, feel the wind in my hair
I've got to breathe something other than big-city air
I'll pull up when the night sky is an infinite expanse
In the city you never see the stars, they don’t stand a chance.
I want to see the ocean and clear out my head
Swim into the water and feel that instead
Look out at the horizon, say you’re going to be fine
I don’t want for anything, all I need is time.
Look out at the horizon, say you’re going to be fine
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When I wrote-off my first car
I cashed that cheque
And picked up my first guitar
I had bills to pay
I had some debts to settle
I spent the money anyway
Won’t you be my only one
When the days are short
And the nights are long
When I quit my first job
I didn’t think that through
I had some point I needed to prove
Just out of school and out of home
And the first time on my own
I had to learn how to be alone
Won’t you be my only one
When the days are short
And the nights are long
When I broke up with my first girl
I was a little cold
I wish I knew then what I know now
That everyone you meet is afraid
And often a little broken
But no one wants to sleep alone
All these things we build mean nothing
Without some feeling that we belong
Won’t you be my only one
When the days are short
And the nights are long
Won’t you be my only one
my special one
the only one
I need
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3. |
Out of My Mind
04:18
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I hope what they say is true
Things will get better in time
I did what I had to
Out of sight and out of my mind
This trouble is just getting started
This trouble with you and I
Give me hopes and dreams
Things I’ve never seen
Give me something to believe
I shouldn’t be this high alone
When I’ve got so far to fall
I’ll try and find my way back home
‘Cause I needed you after all.
This good thing is just getting started
This new thing with you and I
Give me hopes and dreams
Things I’ve never seen
Give me something to believe
Give me something
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4. |
Right in Time
03:20
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The whole thing was over
Before it began
It’s almost like a dream
Conceding things you would not believe
A whole other life
I haven’t seen you in a little while
I’ll take your hand
If you take mine
Nothing’s wrong
That won’t be right in time
You’ll never know
What you were supposed to do
But I started this now
I’ll see it through
It was just a loose end
As soon as I pulled unravelled
Now I’m uncovered and alone
Without a place to call my own
I’ll take your hand
If you take mine
Nothing’s wrong
That won’t be right in time
You’ll never know
What you were supposed to do
But I started this now
I’ll see it through
It’s over now you’re gone
Almost like there’s nothing wrong
Was it hard to say goodbye?
I wouldn’t know, I’ve never tried
I’ll take your hand
If you take mine
Nothing’s wrong
That won’t be right in time
You’ll never know
What you were supposed to do
But I started this now
I’ll see it through
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5. |
Daisy
04:33
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I still remember how it felt,
You took off running like a shot
And left us all for dead
chasing ghosts of what you’d lost
You would often disappear
Or wander off alone
Though you’d never seen the way
Somehow you’d always make it home
This time they found you it was getting dark
You’d been gone what seemed like hours
Carried in my father’s arms
And foaming at the mouth
I was just a little boy
How was I supposed to know
After all that we’d been through
This time you’d never make it home
I thought you’d always be around
Now you’re nowhere to be found
But you know I’ll leave the light on
So that you can find your way home
You can always find your way home
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6. |
Fight or Flight
05:11
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Lookout to the east
It’s coming with the clouds
Pack up your things
You don’t have days
You’ve got hours
Over the hills
It’s written in the sky
Raining fire and sulphur
Go take nothing
But your life
I taste ash on my tongue
And dust hanging all around us in the air
This land is incendiary
But we’re not ready
I’m not prepared
Run for your life
And keep running
You can’t hide
Run for your life
Don’t look back
Say goodbye
I’ll take your family
Take all of your friends
I won’t spare the animals
I’ll leave nothing
To defend
Run for your life
And keep running
You can’t hide
Run for your life
Don’t look back
Say goodbye
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7. |
Too Little too Late
02:49
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I guess that I’m just lucky I never had to think about
All of the worries that I live without
And changes to little things that I can I resist
Like I’m called a Mr, but you are a Miss
There’s so much trouble that I never see
‘Cause none of it ever happens to me
Don’t you ever back down?
You burn it all to the ground
And sift through the ash in the cold light of day
Oh we’ll see if there’s anything that’s worth being saved
The mob is restless it’s baying for blood
Now I’ll find out if you believe in God
Open you up to see what’s inside
And what you reveal with your feet to the fire
Don’t you ever back down?
You burn it all to the ground
And sift through the ash in the cold light of day
Oh see if there’s anything that’s worth being saved
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8. |
Where I've Been
03:26
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Now and then I’m reminded of where I’ve been
Things I know I said that weren’t what they seem
I hear it in the branches, the fallen leaves
A dying Summer, an autumn breeze
Will we be alright?
Hidden here in the grass
The wind’s a whisper it almost asks
What if I left here? What if I stay?
What if, after all this, I am unchanged?
Will we be alright?
I have to let it go
Stop fighting the current, go with the flow
You’re tired of trying to do this all on your own
Baby give in, and let the river bring you home
You touch my face, it’s burned on my cheek
I feel it’s close, God knows I’m weak
Now and then, by and by
You say it’s over but I’ll say goodbye
And we’ll be alright
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9. |
Hold On
04:15
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Hold on to the last thing you have left
Be strong you’re not second best
Though I struggle to be free
Hold tight to me
It wears me down
To always be afraid
And second-guess
Every choice I ever made
Hold on
Be strong
Again
A red sky at dawn
Means a troubled sea
And we’re out on the open water
Batten down what you can’t live without
I wouldn’t say we’re lost
But I don’t know where we are
Hold on
Be strong
Again
Hold on, hold on for your life
Hold on to what you know is right
And if I struggle to be free
Hold tight to me
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10. |
Feels Like Forever
04:39
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The weight of the world
Feels like it’s shifted
All of these days
Feel like they’re drifting
I just want to know
If I can see you
It’s been such a long time
Since I came over
I missed your face
Like maybe no other
I just want to know
If I can see you
I only want to know
When I’ll see you again
Feels like forever
But you’ll miss it if you blink
Days drag on
But they’re shorter than you think
Give me some good news
Even if it hurts
I want to hear the truth
For better or worse
I just want to know
When I can see you
I only want to know
When I’ll see you again
Feels like forever
But you’ll miss it if you blink
The days drag on
But they’re shorter than you think
Feels like forever
But you’ll miss it when it’s gone
And while you wait for something better
Everything moves on
The weight of the world
Feels like it’s lifting
All of these days
Feel like they’re gifted
Summer is here
And I’m no longer drifting
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J. Steinfort Melbourne, Australia
Lovingly crafting Folk Americana inspired songs from a tiny home studio in the backyard.
He is a mostly
self-taught musician and multi-instrumentalist, he has a love of lo-fi recordings combined with an obsessive streak that creates a beautifully polished yet evocatively raw sound.
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