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Fiery Creatures

by Sylvia's Mistake

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1.
There’s an old sayin’ that anything good Will come around whenever it should, But I don’t believe them. It seems to me that everything just happens. There’s an idea that when you’re in love It’s gonna last forever, cause it’s what a lover does, But it seems strange to me. If it don’t bring you joy, give it up and get some new company There’s an odd habit with people, it seems, To put off a passion and make more time for money, But I don’t understand. If you know what you like then why would you have any other plan. And there’s something missing between people and the land. They’ll fill it with their rubbish and then praise it for being so grand. They take care of their responsibilities; When it comes time for fighting they’ll hide on their private properties But I ain’t an angel, and I ain’t a saint, I’ve got barely any answers and a whole lot to say. I’m just like anyone: I wish every person would do what I’ve always done.
2.
The river is overflowin The storms are brewin on and on There is no telling how high the rise will be going Soon we’ll all be swimming in the North Saskatchewan The river is overflowin Bodies floatin beside evergreen trees Not a livin soul in those murky muddy pools The river of the damned flows through the heart of the city The river is overflowin The city’s cemetery’s on the move They’ll all be found on the island of the dead real soon Instead of lying still in some unlit room The river is overflowin Oh how it glistens in the sun But don’t get to close, and never jump in You never know what might be hiding in the North Saskatchewan
3.
Fiery creatures in smokey cages Told to deny your nature for ages There is power in hearing desire There is risk in all species of changes Give a listen to your throbbing body Chains accumulate with resistance The world feeds on your demeanour Liberated with heated insistence Oh, sunlight streamin through your body Let it melt your achin worries Free yourself from abandoned emotion There is always cause to hurry When the voice in your head starts singin Tear out of your old dead skin You’ll be saved from the weighty unknowing Like the taste of your first breath of oxygen (I’ve only got a gift for one thing in the world: boring myself to death. Now you know.) When you find it, start your engines When you find it scale the mountains When it’s over, start another When you’re living show the wonder It will cast you into the river Freshest water you’ve ever tasted It’ll fly you to the rings of Saturn You’ll be happy that you made it
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Studio 93 05:27
(If I had the choice, I’d do it all again, But I’d do it all with different men) There were days when he was a mountain And weeks when I was immune But he was always most handsome When he’d laugh to himself in our room. And I would get so frustrated But I’d never say a word I would kiss him first thing in the morning And cry once he left for work And oh, how I loved that man And oh, how I loved that man We were so lost in each other Never wanted to find our way He said I must be lookin through rose-tinted windows And I’m not sure if it’s safe I remember one day, by surprise We passed one another in the street And I could see him smile for nearly a mile Our lips met before we could speak And oh, how I loved that man And oh, how I loved that man It’s been years since the day that he left me I’m forgetting the way that he smelt But I’ll never forget his tenderness Or the way he made my heart melt And love is what everyone dreams of And love is why everyone cries, But we won’t know the feeling without really knowing That someday all love has to die And now I don’t know that man I don’t know anything about what he’s doing But somehow we can go from real love To nothing at all. To nothing at all
6.
Sad Holiday 05:48
Sometimes I wish I could forget Maybe for a day I could just pretend That nothing is really wrong That nothing is really wrong But now it’s worse than ever It’s worse than ever I’m sad the snow has hardly fallen yet I know that many hope this is as cold as it is going to get But there is so much more to worry about There is so much more to worry about We can’t lead such privileged lives If we ever hope to survive The forests are dying but it smells like olden times in the living room The water is drying and the snow is toxic But it’s pretty in christmas lights It’s so pretty in christmas lights It’s a sad holiday It’s a sad holiday Before we can start to mend it We must all come to accept it That we’re all helping to end it Do we even understand what we are losing anymore? If you refuse to budge then what’s the use of my fighting for? What will Christmas look like in two years or more? I wish that we could all just make a vow To stop being such fools and protect what’s still around But I know we don’t all feel the same I know that some don’t feel it’s time for a change But why can’t they just open up their eyes It’s time to be fighting for our lives I wonder what’s to become of this world that I have come to love I wonder what’s to become of this world that I have come to love
7.
Was I a fool for hopin that you would be my man Was I a saint for sayin that you would be just the thing Was I a loner for wishin that you would stick around Tell me who was I to you Was I a clown what I said that you made me laugh Was I a liar for remarkin on how often the time will pass Was I an actor for lookin so deeply into your eyes Tell me who was I to you How slow the time goes when we don’t have another How sweet it is to last in the arms of a lover How long it’s been alone under the covers Oh please, don’t misunderstand Was I a goddess when I said that you caught my eye Was I a poet when I said that you took me by surprise Was I a dreamer when I said I’d been waiting all my life Tell me who was I to you How slow the time goes when we don’t have another How sweet it is to last in the arms of a lover How long it’s been alone under the covers Oh please, don’t misunderstand
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The light went off, I can’t remember when I don’t know if I’ll be shining again The roof of my courage has rotted right through But the base is such a comfort that I may never move There is something still and serene About knowing it can’t be as it could have been In the beginning it all seems so hard Cause you never know how far you’ll go until you fall apart I have nowhere to be And no one at all is expecting anything from me I find myself dreaming of love Cause when you’re being kissed it’s ok to be a little fucked up My head is calm like the eye of a storm My heart is still like a cup of tea that’s gotten warm I’d love to pick up and get away But I’m not sure I’ll have enough for coffee everyday My brother got promoted, my sister’s in the woods My parents are on the sailboat, I bet they’re doing good My best friend had a baby, there’s pictures on her blog From afar they seem so grounded while I’ve never felt so lost I sit awake at night Dreaming of the life that I’d like But when I see the next day in the sun I get to my feet and forget about who to become The truth is a hard rock to chew You know you’re going your own way when no one follows you It could be we’re all better off alone But the better way’s the only road that no one’s ever known Why is it so hard? Why is it such a fight? I find that I’m a stranger to myself most of the time I’ll never be healed and I’ll never be free And I’ll never have my story just as I’d like it to be But time never comes to an end It’s tempting to forget and pretend But we really only have one shot It’s sad to hate yourself when you know that you’re all that you’ve got And so I guess no matter what comes I’ll put on a smile and I’ll beat my own drum The problem with living is that we’re alone But the best thing about people is that everybody knows
9.
Got my letters stacked, got my addresses checked I’ll give em each one last kiss I hope that they make it It’s a risk, but I’ll take it Sending my love to my friends that I miss You can take an old highway, or jump on a plane But it matters which way you go Every dirt road turn off beats the smoothest take off I like to know every step of the road With the river so still and the birds racing by The sounds in my head can be oh so quiet There’s no much around No convenience to be found And the beast lives in the flames of the fire It doesn’t take 80 days to circle the world And you can even fly to the moon But the marvelling scale Is in all the detail It doesn’t matter if you get there soon Maybe it’s not where the road goes But all the little pieces of the road that we’ve known Maybe it’s not where the road goes But all the little pieces of the road that we’ve known Maybe it’s not where the road goes But all the little pieces of the road that we’ve known Maybe it’s not where the road goes But all the little pieces of the road that we’ve known
10.
Misery 04:12
(She’s so refined, I want to kill myself) I’m a young healthy woman With a long road ahead But I don’t end my days with a sweet little dream Instead I end it with a bottle of red Oh Misery, why you gotta go and torture me? Oh Misery, why you gotta stay and play? Oh Misery, you’re the dirty little thief who comes to steal all my dreams Oh Misery, please let me be. Done a lot of things that I’m proud of And I end most of my days with a smile But all the things I’ve done wrong echo with every thought And keep on badgering me all of the while Oh Misery, you’re the worst kind of company Oh Misery, you come without invitation and drink all of my wine Oh Misery, you’re the wind that comes to blow away all of the seeds Oh Misery, please let me be. Lately I’ve been making lots of changes So I can be the person I want to be But I can’t seem to pretend, I’ll always be on the mend Nothing fits quite properly Oh Misery, now you’ve had your fun For a quarter of a century you’ve kept me undone. Oh Misery, aren’t you getting kinda tired of me stumbling? Oh Misery, go find a new friend Oh Misery, I really wish this would end Oh Misery, please let me be.
11.
If I’m unkind it’s because I’m the devil If I’m unkind it’s because of your eyes If I’m unkind it’s because I don’t know better If I’m unkind it’s because of your smile If I break your heart know it was my greatest game To set you up just like a fox who didn’t see the cage If I break your heart it’s because we’re the same The element of surprise, everyone does it these days If I’m unkind it’s because I’m a coward If I’m unkind it’s cause the world is a mess If I’m unkind it’s cause you never bought me flowers If I’m unkind it’s cause you didn’t care about my brand new dress If I’m unkind it’s cause you’ve more feeling In your laugh than I do in my touch If I’m unkind you’ve gotta know the only reason Is I’ve got a heart that really isn’t much If I break your heart it’s because you were gentle And I only know pleasure from knowing pain If I break your heart it’s because I was tired We let the fire die and you began to look plain If I’m unkind know I regret it If I’m unkind know I’m not made of stone If I’m unkind know that it wasn’t worth it If I’m unkind know it’s only because I’m simply terrified Of being alone.

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released May 26, 2014

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