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Hummingbird

by Casee Wilson

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1.
Hummingbird 04:11
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She's leaving trails in the dark like a firefly Her every move a spark you wanna amplify You wanna bring her in and keep her safe and warm You'll never understand, she doesn't fear the storm She's a hummingbird, you will never learn Her song's for her, she will never sing for you She's a burning flame and she cannot be tamed She's a hummingbird, you will never learn You clip her wings, she'll just grow them back like new She's a cannonball against a paper wall You watch her fearless flight, the way she owns the sky You see her razor bright, as she goes flashing by You think to show your love, you'll keep her locked away You'll never understand, she won't do what you say She's a hummingbird, you will never learn Her song's for her, she will never sing for you She's elemental rage and she cannot be caged She's a hummingbird, you will never learn You clip her wings, she'll just grow them back like new She's the rushing flood, the burning in your blood You try and you try but you can't stop her flying She'll fly til she dies, that's the way she is You grip and you grip but you can't stop her slipping Out of your grasp, that's the way she is She's a hummingbird, you will never learn Her song's for her, she will never sing for you She's a burning flame and she cannot be tamed She's a hummingbird, you will never learn You clip her wings, she'll just grow them back like new She's a cannonball against a paper wall She's a hummingbird, you will never learn Her song's for her, she will never sing for you She's elemental rage and she cannot be caged She's a hummingbird, you will never learn You clip her wings, she'll just grow them back like new She's the rushing flood, the burning in your blood The burning in your blood.
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As Shadows Fall 02:44
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As shadows creep, as shadows fall I see your footprints, in my hall I feel your handprints on my heart Feel my reason torn apart Come back to me Come back to me Come back to me Come back to me The darkness spills over the edge Taste like ashes, bitter sage Wine like blood, no place to hide Icy fractures deep inside Come back to me Come back to me Come back to me Come back to me Come back to me Come back to me Come back to me Come back to me
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Super 02:37
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I was never blessed with courage, spent my life on the sidelines dreaming 'Bout a day when I'd be picked out from the crowd But you're the one on the rollercoaster, I'm the one on the ground screaming ah ah-ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Ah ah-ah ah ah ah ah Superman's got a job to do, when it all goes wrong it's up to you Wish I had a cape to wear but it wouldn't match my underwear And I had a different story written out where I was cool I wish that I was super just like you Ambition's not my forte, but I'd like to hear the ringing Of the applause that I deserve to come my way But you're the one up on the stage, I'm the one in the crowd singing ah ah-ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Ah ah-ah ah ah ah ah Superman's got a job to do, when it all goes wrong it's up to you Wish I had a cape to wear but it wouldn't match my underwear And I had a different story written out where I was cool I wish that I was super just like you I wish that I was super just like you Ooooh Superman's got a job to do, when it all goes wrong it's up to you Wish I had a cape to wear but it wouldn't match my underwear And I had a different story written out where I was cool I wish that I was super just like you I wish that I was super just like you
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Faded and Foolish 03:48
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I lost my alibi when I came here again I stand at your door undecided in the rain I'm here looking in, don't know how to begin to explain The stories we shared made me think that you cared Now I'm standing alone feeling faded and foolish I'm here in the night, won't you ask me inside to explain? Those times, they were bright and I grew in your light Now I stand in the dark feeling faded and foolish I lost my way home when my compass spun astray Now I'm here at your door, please don't send me on my way I'm here looking in, don't know how to begin to explain The stories we shared made me think that you cared Now I'm standing alone feeling faded and foolish I'm here in the night, won't you ask me inside to explain? Those times, they were bright and I grew in your light Now I stand in the dark feeling faded and foolish All that I want is to walk in the sun like the rain never came All that I need is to go back in time to where nothing has changed I lost my alibi when I came here again I'm still at your door undecided in the rain I'm here looking in, don't know how to begin to explain The stories we shared made me think that you cared Now I'm standing alone feeling faded and foolish I'm here in the night, won't you ask me inside to explain? Those times, they were bright and I grew in your light Now I stand in the dark feeling faded and foolish
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Wolf Among the Flock 02:44
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I've turned a corner, now I understand You're just a shadow of a broken man You hide in darkness but I bring the light Drag your corruption out and into sight You are revealed, you're the wolf among the flock The pretender to the throne, in a crowd but all alone You are revealed, the pretty cuckoo in the nest In stolen feathers flashing gold, but your heart is stone and cold Your impotence is equalled by your lies Your shallow, wooden soul and hollow eyes But I have come too far to let you win My mind's my own and I won't let you in You are revealed, you're the wolf among the flock The imposter to the throne, in a crowd but all alone You are revealed, the pretty cuckoo in the nest In stolen feathers flashing gold, but your heart is stone and cold You might have thought you'd find redemption in my eyes But I'm sad to say it doesn't work that way You burned the bridge, now there's no turning back You can't outrun your crime, you're running out of time You are revealed, you are the wolf among the flock The pretender to the throne, in a crowd but all alone You are revealed, the pretty cuckoo in the nest In stolen feathers flashing gold, but your heart is stone and cold You are revealed, you are the wolf among the flock The farmer's coming with her gun The farmer's coming with her gun
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Petrichor 04:04
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Roses 04:22
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Where did the roses go, they used to grow in your heart So beautiful and red like blood The trees dropped their leaves, now they're bare and diseased in the dark There's nothing here for us anymore There's nothing here for us anymore Time moves on, so do we Like the seasons, like the sea And I try to forget The look in your eyes, the taste of regret Cause there's no turning back now It's too late now Who let the winter in, icy and frozen inside So bittersweet and blue like pain The sun went away with no reason to stay in the sky We didn't have time for goodbye No, no, no, no, we didn't have time for goodbye Time moves on, so do we Like the seasons, like the sea And I try to forget The look in your eyes, the taste of regret Cause there's no turning back now It's too late now Oh there's no turning back now, It's too late now Now my coffee is cold, and I feel so old And I'm tired of starting again I'll find my way home but I'll do it alone I'm too tired of starting again So tired of starting again Time moves on, so do we Like the seasons, like the sea And I try to forget The look in your eyes, the taste of regret There's no turning back now It's too late now Time moves on, so do we Like the seasons, like the sea And I try, I try to forget The look in your eyes, the taste of regret There's no turning back now It's too late now There's no turning back now It's too late now It's too late now
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Believe 03:38
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I can't believe you when you tell me there's no sunrise Just rotations of the planet and an orbit counter-clockwise I can't believe you when you say there is no heaven Just a vacuum stretching into space from here until forever The glitter turns to ashes with each year passing by And we hide in the shadows, we've forgotten how to fly We're digging deep for miracles and only finding mud There's no magic anymore since we grew up I don't believe you when you tell me there's no reason Just a sequence of coincidences leading to the seasons I don't believe you when you say there's nothing new to find No mysteries or powers that we haven't yet defined The glitter turns to ashes with each year passing by And we hide in the shadows, we've forgotten how to fly We're digging deep for miracles and only finding mud There's no magic anymore since we grew up I wish I could turn back time Things were so much simpler back when I was a child who believed I wish I could turn back time And lose this ageing cynicism, the world was amazing when I believed Glitter turns to ashes with each year passing by And we hide in the shadows, we've forgotten how to fly We're digging deep for miracles and only finding mud There's no magic anymore since we grew up The glitter turns to ashes with each year passing by And we hide in the shadows, we've forgotten how to fly We're digging deep for miracles and only finding mud There's no magic anymore since we grew up
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Lifeboat 03:34
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I look in the mirror, clean the mascara off my face I want to be clearer, want to disappear without a trace I stand in your shadow, looking at everything but you Try to untangle all of the things I thought I knew I can't save you, I can barely save myself, This lifeboat ain't big enough for both of us I'm on my knees, you're the weight that's crushing me I need to let you go You keep dragging me under, I can't help but wonder If you ever loved me at all I can't save you but I'm gonna save myself Your sky is falling, the house you build crumbles brick by brick But still you keep stalling, unable to commit to twist or stick I'm lost in your shadow, looking for a way to find the light But everything's hollow, there'll be no answers here tonight I can't save you, I can barely save myself, This lifeboat's not big enough for both of us I'm on my knees, you're the weight that's crushing me I need to stand and fight You keep dragging me under, I can't help but wonder Why I let you waste my time I can't save you but I'm gonna save myself I'm gonna let this lifeboat take me Where you can't reach and you can't break me I won't come back and you can't make me Cause baby I'm free I can't save you but I'm gonna save myself I can't save you but I'm gonna save myself I can't save you but I'm gonna save myself I can't save you but I'm gonna save myself
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Wild Heather 03:44
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The darkness came arising, sweeping through the land It came in with the winter and took away the man Oooh, now the hills have lost their heart The wild heather's bending 'neath the weight of all her tears There will never be another in a hundred million year Oooh, now the hills have lost their heart Who will find him where he's gone? The darkness came arising, and the wild heather tried With all her might to save him from the cold and bitter tide Oooh, now the hills have lost their heart Who will find him where he's gone? Who will wake him with a song? The darkness came arising, sweeping through the land It came in with the winter and took away the man Oooh, now the hills have lost their heart Oooh, now the hills have lost their heart Oooh, now the hills have lost their heart
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Burn 03:49
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Running on empty, running out of time Dancing on the edge of a state of mind I've been playing with fire cause I never learn So won't you stand back and watch me Burn, burn Feed the fire and fan the flame I bare my soul and I'm whole again Open my heart and scorch it clean Feel the furnace beneath my skin Fan the flame and feed the fire Take my voice and lift it higher I was lost but now I'm found Running over higher ground Running on empty, running out of time Dancing on the edge of a state of mind I've been playing with fire cause I never learn So won't you stand back and watch me Burn, burn Feed the fire and fan the spark Look for a glimmer in the dark Strip me naked to the bone Raw and wounded, lead me home Fan the spark and feed the fire Let the whirlwind lift me higher Hook the barbs into my heart Pray I won't be torn apart Running on empty, running out of time Dancing on the edge of a state of mind I've been playing with fire cause I never learn So won't you stand back and watch me Burn, burn Running on empty, running out of time Dancing on the edge of a state of mind I've been playing with fire cause I never learn So won't you stand back and watch me Burn, burn, burn, burn
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Tiny Hands 02:39
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Tiny hands make the biggest plans all across the lands Build the biggest wall, make it nice and tall (and solar powered) Tiny hands have a tiny heart, and that other part Isn't there at all, don't you feel small? Don't try to tell me you're superman You're just a fascist with a wandering eye and some evil plans Don't try to tell me that you're gonna save the world With the button under the finger of your tiny hand Tiny hands that are cold as ice, they don't feel nice Keep them far away, there's no need for them to stray, no Tiny hands think they're tiny gods and against the odds, oooh They're gonna save the day, well I'm sorry to say No-one believes that you're superman You're just a fascist with a wandering eye and some evil plans No-one believes that you're gonna save the world With the button under the finger of your tiny hand The button under the finger of your tiny, doll-like hand Tiny hands that are putrid orange What a shame. There's no rhyme for orange.

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Casee's fifth studio release combines haunting piano driven melodies with emotional lyrical content and just a touch of synth. Dark folk at its finest, fuelled only slightly by gin.

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released November 9, 2019

All music written, performed, recorded and produced by Casee Wilson

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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.

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