1. |
Scottie
03:44
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Scottie do you think I can sing?
Do you… maybe… think I’m something?
I think I’m nothing..
I don’t know if I’m white or black
In fact/I think I may/be gray
Scottie, what do you say, boy?
What do you say?
Scottie, what do you say, boy?
I don’t know if I’m ready to be a colour, lover
Scottie, what are you thinkin’?
Did I start to sink in?
Counting down from five
I’m a lie, I’m alive
Five, four, three
Scottie don’t fall for me..
Scottie, please fall in love with me
But not the me that you see pretending to be
The next big thing, the only thing
That something that’ll make you smile
Scottie, do I make you smile?
Scottie, will you stay a while?
Is this another tribulation
Or should I start the celebration?
Oh… I know… my soul starts to show
Oh… you know… I’m faking it. I’m full of sshhh—hush now
Listen, Scottie, do you hear my heart beat?
Did you hear my heart skip a beat?
Now listen to it—STOP
You make me stop; you can make my heart stop
Scottie do you think I can sing?
Do you… maybe… think I’m something?
I think I’m nothing…
I don’t know/if I’ll go/away, in fact I think I may just stay…
Scottie, what do you say, boy?
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2. |
Falling For You
03:06
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verse 1
I see you lookin’ at me, and I’m lookin’ atchu
I donno what to say, donno how to act, donno what to do
I got this feeling, and I know you feel it too
So why you try to hide or deny it, you know it’s true…
CHORUS
I’m fa-la-la-la-la falling for you (x2)
I’m flying high, sky diving without my parachute
I’m free falling for you
-whistles ukulele riff-
verse 2
Are you gonna say hello to me tonight
And if you go, can I come home with you, is that all right?
‘cause I’m…
{CHORUS} x 2
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3. |
Take the Train
06:20
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verse 1
I once walked into a man.
He told me, “Listen up girl,” (he said) “you gotta go. Go! Get out of here!
“There’s a train that’ll take you where you need to be”
I asked, “Where does it go?”
He shrugged, said “I dunno,
Honey, you tell me”
“But what am I running from and why can’t I go back?”
“People’s smiles may be white but their insides are black.”
“This is happening so quickly, can I take somebody with me?”
“You already have all you need, you’ll see”
He said to me…
Pre-chorus
What are you waiting for? Why are you still here? (x2)
CHORUS
The show is over now we wait for the applause
There’s that awkward silent pause
And I—
I can’t believe that you would die for that cause
And now you’re breaking your own laws
And making up lies
Your lies... your lies…
verse 2
Still trying to figure out if I was right or wrong
I haven’t slept in so long, so long, so long
So I bought my ticket, there was no time to waste
And I boarded the train with exceptional haste
I wanted adventure, not just a taste
I had to get out of that place
The anxiety/is killing me/where does it lead?/I cannot see
These raindrops/they never stop/I miss you a lot/forget me not
Don’t forget me (x2)
{Pre-chorus→CHORUS}
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4. |
All I Need is You
05:27
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verse 1
Get out, please get off of my mind/for when the lights go out I cannot sleep
Without the thought of you thinking of me/now I wait while I weep
This cannot wait a month/my heart has nearly died too
And it's only been a day/since I've seen you
CHORUS
Lighting candles, pretty flickering flames to remind me of you
All my needs go up with the smoke, all I need is you
Lighting candles, pretty flickering flames to remind me of you
All my wants and needs and fears disappear with the smoke, all I need is you
-Scat section-
verse 2
Now it's cold and it's dark, and you're standing there in the moonlight.
So far to touch, yet so close in my memories of that one night
So this is love, this never ceasing hopeless feeling that exists in me
How I long to see those eyes again, but time's a fee.
{CHORUS}
-scat section-
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5. |
Peacock Chameleon Dance
03:30
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verse 1
You got to stand up/for what you believe in
But you must give in/to the majority's opinion
Stand up/give in
Stand out/fit in
Stand up/give in
To the majorities opinion
Pre-chorus
I don't want to! No, you can't make me!
I don't want to do that, no thank you.
Non merci, c'est très gentil, but it's not for me
CHORUS
It's the peacock chameleon dance (x4)
Dance, dance, dance (x2)
verse 2
You got your head up in the clouds
While your feet are stompin' on the ground
You know you got to be loud
but sshhh don't make a sound.... (x3)
Pre-chorus
I don't want to! No, you can't make me!
I don't want to do it your way!
Non merci, c'est très gentil, mais c'est pas pour moi, j'aime pas ca, oh la la...
CHORUS
It's the peacock chameleon dance (x4)
Dance, dance, dance(x8)
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6. |
Keep on Truckin'
01:51
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Keep on truckin mama, trucking my blues away
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin every night n day
Here you come mama, big as sin
Tell what you been doin by the shape you’re in
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away
If you been doin’ what I think you’ve been doin’ babe, you can’t do that round here (x2)
Here you come mama, big as hell
Tell what you been doin’ by the way you smell
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away
What’s that smell like fish pretty baby, I would really like to know (x2)
That aint puddin’ baby, aint no pie
It’s the stuff that I got you by,
So keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away
Yes you gotta leave this morning, get your yayas out of my door (x2)
Ashes to ashes, mama, dust to dust
Whatcha gonna do when the damn thing rusts
So keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away
I said, keep on truckin mama, truckin my blues away
Keep on truckin’ mama, trucking my blues away!
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Alanna Sterling Ottawa, Ontario
Alanna Sterling is a gender-fluid, genre-fluid vocal shapeshifter and multi-instrumental sorcerer. As an advocate for mental illness, their ultimate passion is to create musical movements out of moments of struggle, in hopes to work through life’s adversities and inspire others to overcome their own battles. ... more
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