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Riptides

by Casee Wilson

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She said: “I need you like a tourniquet, to stop the poison rushing to my heart” She said: “I need you like amphetamines to keep me set on fire But I'm nobody's hero, and I'm nobody's drug I'm nobody's saviour, so I'm sorry dear but you're out of luck She said: “ I need you like an alibi to save me from myself and all my crimes” She said: “I need you like a hurricane to sweep my world away” But I'm nobody's hero and I'm nobody's fool I'm nobody's scapegoat, so I'm sorry dear but I won't validate you No I'm nobody's hero and I'm nobody's pawn I'm nobody's angel, I hate to disappoint you but you're on your own
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Riptides 03:29
I've been digging for your secrets, I've been searching for your shore It feels like I'm leaning to breathe, like I never could before Oooh let the riptide pull me under Oooh let it strip me to the bone Oooh let the riptide pull me under Oooh let it carry me home We're still looking for the answers with the passing of the years Wondering how long it will take before we conquer all our fears Oooh let the riptide pull me under Oooh let it strip me to the bone Oooh let the riptide pull me under Oooh let it carry me home If time is on our side, show me how to fly I want to touch the clouds before we say goodbye Oooh let the riptide pull me under Oooh let it strip me to the bone Oooh let the riptide pull me under Oooh let it carry me home
3.
Deep in the Banewoods, in the fading light Mr Kinky's at the door singing “four to the floor, ooh girl, I'll keep you up all night” Voodoo Violet's in the bedroom with a knife in her hand When the camera starts to roll she will devour your soul and send you off to Neverland She's under your skin like velveteen and razorblades Blowing your mind like angel dust and hand grenades Although she seems cruel, her twisted ethics make some sort of sense Voodoo Violet, your pain is no defence Take a tip from an expert, there's nowhere to run There's hoodoo magic everywhere, it's like a day at the fair you might as well enjoy the fun Voodoo Violet's on the warpath, you'll break or you'll bend She'll take a chainsaw to your heart and then she'll rip you apart but you'll love her til the bitter end She's under your skin like velveteen and razorblades Blowing your mind like angel dust and hand grenades Although she seems cruel, her twisted ethics make some sort of sense Voodoo Violet, your pain is no defence
4.
I know you've heard it all before, the tired cliches and the overused chords This is just another love song for the cynical and sick at heart There will always be a girl like you and a fool like me There will always be a girl like you and a fool like me This is just another sorry tale of all the things I'd do for you A song of self esteem all wrapped up in a box, tied with a bitter bow There will always be a girl like you and a fool like me There will always be a girl like you and a fool like me There will always be a girl like you and a fool like me (You were always bad for me, I was just too blind to see) There will always be a girl like you and a fool like me (All my friends say they told me so, I was a fool not to let you go) This is just another love song for the cynical
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Drowning Ophelia says her heart's not for the taking She's been waiting for his footsteps in the sand Drowning Ophelia weighs her pockets down with longing as the seaweed slips like silver through her hand Ooh ooh, ooh ooh Ooh ooh Drowning Ophelia rides the currents where they take her She's a glassy eyed pretender to the throne Drowning Ophelia knows there's no-one left to save her She always knew that she'd be better off alone Ooh ooh, ooh ooh Ooh ooh (Sweets for my sweet, dreams for my dream, sweets for my sweet) Drowning Ophelia left her heart beneath the willow Softly haunting every corner of her mind Drowning Ophelia said goodbye to hopes and wishes Now she's sleeping and she left her dreams behind
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World Reborn 03:08
Dance with me at the water's edge Dance with me in the storm They say it's the ending of the earth But it's being reborn And the world falls away And the world falls away Take my hand at the water's edge Watch the sky crashing down We spin at the cracking of the dawn As the stars slowly drown And the sky fades to grey And the sky fades to grey Follow me to the waters edge To the thundering sea We fall in a rain of ice and fire As the world is set free
7.
I'm lying awake, it's 5am, the city's asleep, it's raining again Where are you now? It feels like I'm hanging by a thread, it's colder than hell here in my head But I don't know how to tell you I miss you now, I don't understand it, after all that we've been through I miss you now, I'd turn the clock back if I thought that it would save you You always said I think too much, I live in a dream, I'm out of touch I drift away The stories we told were our own special dance, the light went out long before we had a chance to make it safe and mean it but I miss you now, I don't understand it, after all that we've been through I miss you now, I'd turn the clock back if I thought that it would save you This doesn't happen when skies are blue and life is moving on I always find a way to make it easier to bear But somehow the sheets of rain reflect the pain I cannot cast aside And everything I do reminds me of what could have been I miss you now, I don't understand it, after all that we've been through I miss you now, I'd turn the clock back but I don't think that I can save you
8.
You tried to push me but I never fell I'm stronger than you'll ever know The way you play me and the lies that you tell You really need to let it go Cause sooner or later you'll find the dark side of me There'll be hell to pay on the dark side of me There's a chill in your soul on the dark side of me So you better back off and leave me be Your lack of empathy and the things that you say make me wonder who you really are Obsessive ignorance repeated day after day Has pushed me way too hard and way too far So you better look out for the dark side of me There'll be hell to pay on the dark side of me No the sun doesn't shine on the dark side of me So you better back off and leave me be
9.
I was going in circles, waiting for signals Reading the writing on the wall You were all secrets, shadows and stories Telling me nothing, nothing at all I could be there, begging you please Just give me something to believe in But I've got my pride You've got me in a corner, and I'm going aaaaah Around and around again Around and around again You could bear witness, give all the answers Tear down the walls that keep you safe We've got no agenda, no motive or reason Just tired of the pointless masquerade And I could be there, bang on your door Begging for truth and nothing more But I've got my pride You've got me in a corner, I'm going aaaaah Around and around again Around and around again We were going in circles, waiting for signals Reading the writing on the wall You were all secrets, shadows and stories, Telling us nothing, nothing at all And we could be there, begging you please Just give us something to believe in But we've got our pride You've got us in a corner We're going aaaaah Around and around again Around and around again Around and around again Around and around again
10.
Mary 03:46
The geese have gone south now, there's snow on the ground Mary picks up her brother, it's time to go home Her red shoes are dancing, without making a sound And soon she'll be leaving on her own search for the sun And she knows that the world will start changing All the things that she knew will twist and turn away And she knows that the world needs rearranging Her old skin doesn't fit so it's time to turn the page The sky's getting dark now and the storm's rolling in Mary faces the darkness, she can't outrun the rain So she's lighting her candles, and she's checking the doors When the knocker comes calling, she'll be miles away And she knows that the world will start changing All the things that she knew will twist and turn away And she knows that the world needs rearranging Her old skin doesn't fit so it's time to turn the pagea
11.
On the outside looking in, I've played the watching game for someone else's dream Now it's time to stand alone I'm tired of waiting for something to call my own I'm waiting for the sky to fall and I'm praying I don't lose it all I throw the dice and trust the gods Waiting for the sky to fall With the turning of the tide I'm letting out the things I fought to keep inside Bide my time, take a chance, on something real, a hope that lasts All I need is to be here So I'm waiting for the sky to fall and I'm praying I don't lose it all I risk it all to beat the odds Waiting for the sky to fall Waiting for the sky I need to feel alive I'm waiting for the sky Cause it's time to feel alive Oh I'm waiting for the sky to fall and I'm praying I don't lose it all I risk it all to beat the odds Waiting for the sky to fall
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released July 31, 2013

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Casee Wilson London, UK

Casee is a piano-acoustic singer-songwriter based in Madrid where she migrated in desperation after Brexit.. Her style has been described as "emotionally walloping piano-folk" but she likes to sprinkle synth elements into her music too.

When she is not gigging or writing she enjoys aikido, taiko drumming and chocolate.
And gin.

But we don’t like to talk about that. *hic*
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