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Conditional Love
04:32
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I'm not your hero I'm your blood
And my life should not be built from what your dreams are made of
You show me all that I should be
Yeah I'm the definition of perfection at the age of three
So please mother can you please
Turn and face your demons 'cos now they're haunting me
And I can't run from my home
'Cos this idea of acceptance from the world is all I know
This is conditional love
and this year they say I make the grade
And her eyes they shine
Like the memories I'll wish I have someday
I'm not your saviour I'm your kin
And the only beauty I should strive for is underneath my skin
And who's gonna teach me how to love and who to trust
'Cos every time you set the standard I have to rise above
Please mother can you please
Break down these walls 'cos they're closing in on me
You look down at me upon my throne
I look out at my believers, I've never felt so alone
This is conditional love
and this year I just don't make the grade
And their eyes they shine
Like the memories I'll wish I have someday
I wanted to build you up, yeah
Share your cup, yeah
Fill it 'til it was spilling over the top
And be there when the monsters come back
To counter-attack their black magic over you
Yeah I've been waiting
But you're the fear I ended up hating
Now I'm not your daughter and I'm not your friend
And the life you built for me I'll never call home again
If you can't love yourself you can't love me
I'm the definition of rejection at the age of thirty three
'Cos your fear got the best of me
This is conditional love
And I realise I'll never make the grade
And her heart it hides
Like the love I should have known today
Like the love I should have known today
Like the love I should have known today
Like the love I should have felt today
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2. |
Just Nice
03:59
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Breathe it in, it's so clear
We've got everything we need right here
Five minutes is forever when life is biting at your heals
I go to step back but I'm in it
I said I'm ok but I meant it
Five minutes is forever when you need something
It was a place where I never had to be anyone
It was a place where I never had to be anyone
It was a place where we never had to be anyone
And it was just nice
When I never had to, had to be anyone
Breathe it in, it's so clear
We've got everything we need right here
Five minutes is forever when life is biting at your heals
I go to step back but I'm in it
I said I'm happy and I meant it
Five minutes is forever when you need it, you need it, you need something
It was a place where I never had to be anyone
It was a place where I never had to be anyone
It was a place where we never had to be anyone
And it was just nice
When I never had to be anyone
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We Had A Good Thing
03:47
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I met you on the Ric's dance floor
You started dancing like it was '84
Well '80's trash always rubbed me the wrong way
Now it all reminds me of you
I wore your mum's old dress
You wore everyones everything on your shoulders
You gave me the world for free
All I gave you was someone who needed a friend
And that night it was after midnight
You took my hand, you lead me under a street light
And you made me remember I was someone I liked
All I gave you was someone
Who just couldn't change their mind
Quicker than they could pin point their faults
And stimulants they help me to unwind
I couldn't get high enough that time when
We had a good thing
Then it was over
I can't pretend everything's ok
But I can't seem to let go of anything
To let go of anything
Cos here's the thing, I don't feel anything
But at the same time I over-think everything
And I swear, I swear I used to be fun
Now I'm just warn out and I don't wanna hang with anyone
You tell me to step back, try to relax
Well I'm burning up everything I have trying to do that
Sometimes the guilt outweighs the shame
But I just can't calculate it
When I can't even change my mind
Quicker than I can pin point my faults
It's gets me every time
Stimulants help me to unwind
But I couldn't get high enough that time
We had a good thing
And now it's over
I can't pretend everything's ok
But I can't seem to let go of anything
Yeah, when we had a good thing
And now it's over
I can't pretend everything's ok
But I can't seem to let go of anything
See I can't seem to let go of anything
When I can't seem to let go of anything
I can't seem to move on from anything
I can't seem to let go of anything
When I can't seem to move on from anything
When I can't seem to let go of anything
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4. |
Pulse Is Beating
03:21
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Old tricks on a jaded heart
Like to pretend I can keep them apart
But being tough never meant that much to me
I'm questioning everything I believe
Now that I'm all I never wanted to be
Yeah I just can't live with this hypocrisy
Cos I was kidding myself
Man, I had it bad
Losing myself thinking this was the was the best thing I ever had
Because there's good intensions and fatal trends
When all I wanted was to be your friend
Yeah being right never meant anything to me
Now I can't stand to see you laugh
'Cos happiness seems like a thing of the past to me
I'm six feet under but I can't rest and there's no peace
Cos I was kidding myself
Man, I had it bad
Losing myself thinking this was the was the best thing I ever had
Well I've been dying for something
But my pulse is beating and I've gotta live again
I gotta live again
Now there's a stubborn nature and a open heart
Try as I did I couldn't keep them apart
Yeah being real always meant too much to me
Now I'm remembering everything I believe
And there's a light that I'm starting to see
'Cos I woke up this morning and I wanted to be me
Cos I was kidding myself
Man, I had it bad
Losing myself thinking this was the was the best thing I ever had
Well I've been dying for something
But my pulse is beating and I've gotta live again
Said my pulse is beating and I've gotta live again
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5. |
New Way
04:13
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Choked up, gritted teeth, forgetting to breathe
And I mourn my heart as I admit defeat
'Cos this overwhelming self-doubt's left me starving for what I know I'm living without
Sometimes it feels like I'm on the outside of myself as I fuck up
Despite knowing better or caring about what's right
Cast out, mis-judged, too much was enough
How could this mess have started as love?
Being too defensive and being too proud just leaves you desperate for what you know you're living without
Sometimes it feels like we had it all right as kids before we fucked up
Despite knowing better or caring about what's right
I was certain that I wasn't coming back to this place
But I wanna stay and throw down my protection
'Cos I haven't been smiling much these days
But there's something in your way that captures my attention
And I'm coming home a new way
They'll try to blame us for it
They I'll try to cut us to fit
But I'll never ask those feats of you
Here in my shitty room there isn't much to do
But we could listen to records all the way through
Sometimes it feels like who you are ignites
Something I've been trying to fight
And being caught out well it never felt so nice
I was certain that I wasn't coming back to this place
But I wanna stay and throw down my protection
'Cos I haven't been smiling much these days
But there's something in your way that captures my attention
And I'm coming home a new way
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Hanny J Melbourne, Australia
Impassioned, sentimental and evocative - Hanny J writes the soundtrack to your deepest feelings, simmered with angst and
complimented with a course finish.
From Warwick to the world stage, Hanny J has ascended from her humble beginnings and inspired affection among crowds throughout Australia and Europe alongside such high profile acts as Tim Rogers, Tex Perkins and Jeff Rosenstock.
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