Lyrics to Daphne's Songs (reverse chronological order)
No Way (2019)
There was no way of knowing
Last time was the last time to see you smile
I’d been going to go when
You said, could you stay here for awhile?
Oh, the ground had been frozen
And I’d somehow chosen that night to make my stand
Cuz there was no way to know then
Last time was the last time
Last time was the last time
To hold your hand
I’ve been hoping to open
Places that we’ve never really been
I keep choking and choking
Tell myself that next time I’ll try again
I keep stoking the coals
But the fire just grows cold
And this darkness, it never ends
And there was no way of knowing
Last time was the last time
Last time was the last time
To make amends
Snow, falling slowly around me
Keeps turning me around
And I don't know if I will find my way home
I’ve got pictures of Christmas
I don’t know if they’re story or really fact
But every year on my wish list
I wish that I could have some of those times back
I’ve been over and over
Why we couldn’t be closer
And I, I don’t know why
And there was no way of knowing
Last time was the last time
Last time was the last time, oh
Last time was the last time
Last time was the last time, oh
Last time was the last time
Last time was the last time
To say goodbye
To say goodbye
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
Picture Book Story (2019)
I don’t want a picture book story
I don’t need someone new, no
Not looking for someone else to make my dreams come true
I don’t need you down on one knee
Not trying to say I do, no
I don’t want a picture book story, a picture book story
I just want you
We go out driving all the time, and we can ride in silence
We love the spaces that we find
We don’t argue much but, when we do, there is no trace of violence
Our strongest words are always kind
And you show that you care what’s on my mind
So I don’t want a picture book story
I don’t need someone new, no
Not looking for someone else to make my dreams come true
I don’t need you down on one knee
Not trying to say I do, no
I don’t want a picture book story, a picture book story
I just want
Waiting on the front porch swing when you tell me you have something for me
Loving all the love you bring me, there’s no limit to our story
And I’ll never say you’re the one that got away
Cuz we wake every day and say yay
I don’t want a picture book story
I don’t need somebody new, oh, no
Not looking for someone else to make my dreams come true
I don’t need you down there, kneeling before me
Not trying to say I do, no
I don’t want a picture book story, a picture book story, a picture book story
I just want you
I just want you
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
Vertigo (2019)
I know there is no use in swearing off you
I close the door, and you come sailing through with some line
And I will bite every time
It’s not like I can choose to care or not to
I chose before, and my heart just laughed at my mind
Said, I was right, read the signs
Aw, but lately you make me crazy
With all the little games that you play with me
And we are not right in the spotlight
But how I love to kiss you on a hot night
I have tried to let you go
That is why I let you know
You drive me right from high to low, oh, oh
You’re on fire and then go cold
My desire has been on hold
But we can say goodbye and we won’t go
Vertigo, oh
Vertigo, oh
I’m not the kind to like a rollercoaster ride
But in my mind we’re like a movie poster come alive
Feels so right, every time
Aw, but lately you make me crazy
With all the little games that you play with me
And we are not right in the spotlight
But how I love to kiss you on a hot night
I have tried to let you go
That is why I let you know
You drive me right from high to low, oh, oh
You’re on fire and then go cold
My desire has been on hold
But we can say goodbye and we won’t go
Vertigo, oh
Vertigo, oh
Aw, but lately you make me crazy
With all the little games that you play with me
And we are not right in the spotlight
But how I love to kiss you on a hot night
I have tried to let you go
That is why I let you know
You drive me right from high to low, oh, oh
You’re on fire and then go cold
My desire has been on hold
But we can say goodbye and we won’t go
Vertigo, oh
Vertigo, oh
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
By the Trees (2019)
Come and see me when you would like some kissing by the trees
I’ve been missing you, wishing that you could be here with me
Be right here with me
Come and see me when you would like some kissing by the trees
I know kissing is all that you and I will ever be
Oh, but it’s sweet
You want kisses with me
Now the dark miles are rolling away
They say that a kiss has a half-life of one day
Just a single day
In this moment it’s hard to conceive
The feeling of kissing you could ever leave me
Believe me
And come and see me when you would like some kissing by the trees
I’ve been missing you, wishing that you could be here with me
Be right here with me
Come and see me when you would like some kissing by the trees
I know kissing is all that you and I will ever be
Oh, but it’s sweet
Oh, but it’s sweet the way it always feels like the first time
And for the moment our hearts are on the line
I feel yours next to mine
I know it’s brief, and we may never have more than these nights
But nothing ever before had the taste of moonlight
Feels so right
Come and see me when you would like some kissing by the trees
I’ve been missing you, wishing that you could be here with me
Be right here with me
Come and see me when you would like some kissing by the trees
I know kissing is all that you and I will ever be
Oh, but it’s sweet
You want kisses with me
You want kisses with me
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
Personal (2019)
Watched him walk away
All I could hear was all that he said
I was so torn up by him
I didn’t see the way that he bled
But I know where I’ve been, making stranger out of friend
I won’t live that way again
Cuz in the end it’s not personal
In the end it’s not personal
In the end it’s not personal
I stood up beside her
I gave her everything I could give
She pushed me aside, said
I’ve got my own life to live
But I know where I’ve been, making stranger out of friend
I won’t live that way again
Cuz in the end it’s not personal
In the end it’s not personal
In the end it’s not personal
All of the smoke around me
Is blinding me so I don’t look down and see
There’s a match at my feet
I can see the storm now
See arrows floating down just like snow
It took me a long while
And I’ve got snowy miles to go
But I know where I’ve been, making stranger out of friend
I won’t live that way again
Cuz in the end it’s not personal
In the end it’s not personal
Tell myself again, it’s not personal
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
We Don't Cry (2019)
I hate you
I love you
I can't get enough of you
I've told you, but you keep turning away
It's late at night
And I will pick a fight cuz
Fuck you hurts less than nothing much left to say
And it's hard to show sometimes
Just how small I feel inside
And we don't cry, we don't cry
We push down all the pain inside
We drink poison, hope the other side will die
No, we don't cry, we don't cry
We lash out like we're justified
Standing toe to toe with our pride
But we cry inside
Yeah, we cry inside
I always start with good intention
An open heart and I don't mention
The broken parts that need attention I put away
But in time you will find that
I'm still a girl inside
And like you I am just trying to find my way
And it hurts to show sometimes
Just how small I feel inside
And we don't cry, we don't cry
We push down all the pain inside
We drink poison, hope the other side will die
No, we don't cry, we don't cry
We lash out like we're justified
Standing toe to toe with our pride
But we cry inside
Yeah, we cry inside
We always end at the beginning
When there is so much left to say
And the back and forth it leaves me spinning
But it's hard to walk away
And we don't cry, we don't cry
We push down all the pain inside
We drink poison, hope the other side will die
No, we don't cry, we don't cry
We lash out like we're justified
Standing toe to toe with our pride
But we cry inside
Yeah, we cry inside
We cry inside
Yeah, we cry inside
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
Love Logic (2019)
Love logic
The thing we do
When the chemistry is hot
Myopic
We try to prove
That we’re something we are not
Drawn to your light
Moth to a flame
Know it ain’t right
Go just the same
Cuz love ain’t logical
Love logic
Thrilling me
But there’s one thing I forgot
This love
Is killing me
Oh, and logical it’s not
Drawn to your light
Moth to a flame
Know it ain’t right
Go just the same
Cuz love ain’t logical
Ain’t real
Can’t trust the way I feel
It’s biological and psychological
But love ain’t logical
Drawn to your light
Moth to a flame
Know it ain’t right
Go just the same
Cuz love ain’t logical, oh, oh
Love ain’t logical, oh, oh
It’s biological, oh, oh
And psychological, oh, oh
And sexological, oh, oh
But love ain’t logical
Copyright Daphne Moore and Rob Dietrich 2019. All rights reserved.
Alive (2019)
Water’s rising all around you
You don’t know what the future brings
But you know, I have seen you flying, baby
So don’t you act like you don’t have wings
You know you’ll find a way to get high
We all find a way to survive
And this is a great moment to be alive
So I sing, I am alive, I am alive
I am alive, and I am high, I am alive
We’ll find a way to get high
We all find a way to survive
And this is a great moment to be alive
You’ve got a world around you, baby
And I know you don’t like giving up things
But you know, I have seen you flying lately
And I can hear when your heart starts to sing
And I know you’ll find a way to get high
We all find a way to survive
And this is a great moment to be alive
So I sing, I am alive, I am alive
I am alive, and I am high, I am alive
We’ll find a way to get high
We all find a way to survive
And this is a great moment to be
Laying it all on the line, see if it stands or falls
Once there was nothing but time, now there is none at all
But we’ll find a way to get high
We all find a way to survive
And this is a great moment to be alive
So come on, sing, I am alive, I am alive
I am alive, and I am high, I am alive
We’ll find a way to get high
We all find a way to survive
And this is a great moment to be alive
This is a great moment to be alive
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
The Flip Side (2019)
I catch you in my reflection
I like a view I can’t lose
And some folks they say, she should take a new direction
Like that’s a thing I could choose
Like that’s a thing I could choose
But I can see you laughing in the morning
Having the time of your life
Cuz it’s true, I believe, that children never really leave
Though they are on the flip side
Though they are on the flip side
I think of a dam in the river
The sticks and the mud it accrues
And if still water’s deep
Then the dark fathoms of grief build up until they break through
They build up until they break through
But I can see you dancing in the morning
Having the time of your life
Cuz it’s true, I believe, that children never really leave
Though they are on the flip side
Though they are on the flip side
And on the flip side, all of your best days
Having the time of your life
I’d prefer you were here, but I know you are always near
Though you are on the flip side
Though you are on the flip side
And I can see you, Conor, in the morning
Having the time of your life
Cuz it’s true, I believe, that children never really leave
Though they are on the flip side
And I can see you, Zach and Claire, in the morning
Having the time of your life
Cuz it’s true, I believe, that children never really leave
Though they are on the flip side
And on the flip side is my mama
She's having the time of her life
Cuz it’s true, I believe, that children never really leave
Though they are on the flip side
Though they are on the flip side
Though we are on the flip side
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
What We Don't Know (2019)
You take a view of the situation, plain
And you keep imagining nothing new here, nothing ever change, change
But you know we don’t know, oh, that we don’t know what we don’t know, oh
No we don’t know that we don’t know what we don’t know
That we don’t know what we don’t
Everything we do for the destination game
Cuz we keep imagining something truer, some things never change, change
And you know we don’t know, oh, that we don’t know what we don’t know, oh
No we don’t know that we don’t know what we don’t know
That we don’t know what we don’t know
That we don’t know
Been a long time, and so much knowing all around
And in a long line, questions frozen in the ground
You know we don’t know, oh, that we don’t know what we don’t know, oh
No we don’t know that we don’t know what we don’t
You know we don’t know, oh, that we don’t know what we don’t know, oh
No we don’t know that we don’t know what we don’t know
That we don’t know what we don’t know
That we don’t know what we don’t
You know we don’t know, oh, that we don’t know what we don’t know, oh
No we don’t know that we don’t know what we don’t know
That we don’t know what we don’t know
That we don’t know what we don’t know
That we don’t know what we don’t know
No, we don't know what we don't know
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
Already Gone (2019)
Let’s not talk about it
Let’s not talk about the future
Let’s not talk about the past, we didn’t last
And I am moving on from you
You paint such a pretty picture
Then you burn it all to ash in a flash
That's why I’m going on without you
Yeah, I’m already gone, I’m already gone
Let’s not talk about it
Let’s not talk about it
Let’s not talk about the night
I saw you leave with someone else, in her spell
You only ever thought of yourself
But I’m already gone, I’m already gone
Can’t believe my heart still races
In the twilight hours I hear your voice
Those were other times and other places
This time I make another choice
Let’s not talk about the weather
When there’s so much more to say, it’s your way
But I am sick of all of it
You can drop the ball forever
Give and go, then run away, that’s your play
But I ain’t playing ball with you, no
No, I’m already gone, I’m already gone
I’m already gone, I’m already gone
Let’s not talk about it
Let’s not talk about it
Let’s not talk about it
Let’s not talk about it
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
Play for Likes (2019)
Every day you find a way to tell me how the things I say are wrong
You hate the way I’m late, the way I play, the way I stay up until dawn
I try not to overreact, but every time you attack, and I don’t push back
I stick a knife in my own back
So back off, you’re out of line
You’ve got a number, but you don’t have mine
Go tell it to your shrink cuz I’m not paid to listen to you
Back off, you’re in the drink
Your breath is reeking and your clothes they stink
And as for your diatribe, don't make me say this to you twice
Fuck off, I'm done playing nice
I don’t play for likes, I don’t play for likes
You stand up on the stage and spill your rage into a mic, aren’t you a star?
You prey on folks who bleed and stitch your need up with a spike, does that get you far?
I try not to overreact, but every time you attack, and I don’t push back
I stick a knife in my own back
So back off, you’re out of line
You’ve got a number, but you don’t have mine
Go tell it to your shrink cuz I’m not paid to listen to you
Back off, you’re in the drink
Your breath is reeking and your clothes they stink
And as for your diatribe, don't make me say this to you twice
No, oh, no
Back off, you’re out of line
You’ve got a number, but you don’t have mine
There's steel inside my spine, and you're not gonna break me
Back off, you’re out of line
You’ve got a number, but you don’t have mine
And as for your diatribe, don't make me say this to you twice
Fuck off, I'm done playing nice
I don’t play for likes, I do what I like
I’m done playing nice, I don’t play for likes
No, oh, no
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
Kiss Me Baby (2019)
I’ve known you for a long while
I could trace the dimples in your smile
It might’ve happened sooner, but the time was never right
Now it’s snowing on a misty winter’s night
And I am seeing you through new eyes here beneath the pale moonlight
So kiss me, baby, show me that I’m on your mind and that you see me, you do
You know, baby, I won’t let you waste my time, but I’ve got my mind, my mind
On kissing you, on kissing you
Long walks on lazy Sundays
Late night movies that stretch into Mondays
It should’ve been so clear, but we just brushed it to the side
Snow is falling on a misty winter’s night
And I am seeing you through new eyes here beneath the pale moonlight
So kiss me, baby, show me that I’m on your mind and that you see me, you do
You know, baby, I won’t let you waste my time, but I’ve got my mind
On all of the things we might be if we don’t go down in flames
And when the sun has chased away the moonlight, will we still feel the same?
Snow is falling on a misty winter’s night
And I am seeing you with clear eyes here beneath the blue moonlight
So kiss me, baby, show me that I’m on your mind and that you see me, you do
You know, baby, I know you won’t waste my time, and I’ve got my mind, my mind
On kissing you, on kissing you, on kissing you
Do you wanna kiss me, too?
I know you do
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
Favorite Sad Person (2019)
You are the warm inside
Stars in a dark night
The light that paints the breeze
But you are fearful of losing love
You cry where no one sees
But look inside you, can’t you see
See yourself the way I do?
I love you happy, but you know when you are sad
My favorite sad person is you, is you
I’ve seen you rise out of ash of burnt love
That life has dragged you through
You worry I will go, but you don’t know
That I see all of you
So look inside you, can’t you see
See yourself the way I do?
I love you happy, but you know when you are sad
My favorite sad person is you, is you
There was a tender place
And a kind face that shined its gaze on you
Then you got stuck outside on a dark night
The child believed was true
One day many seasons after
Hungry seasons of the mind
You stumbled on reasons for the loving and the laughter
And reached for the child left behind
It was a dark night, but your light is here to guide you through
And there are miles to go, but you know
That I’ll be here with you
So look inside you, can’t you see
See yourself the way I do?
I love you happy, but you know when you are sad
My favorite sad person is you
My favorite sad person is you
My favorite sad person is you
Copyright Daphne Moore 2019. All rights reserved.
Third Time's the Charm (2018)
First time we met it was a movie scene
You stepped into my life right off of that screen
And said, hey, babe, it’s been so long
But I got nervous just as things got real
Too many things I was afraid to feel
I said, hey, maybe this is wrong
We may be crazy
But baby maybe
Don’t they say third time’s the charm?
The second time we had a better ride
You were over almost every night
You lived to lay here in my arms
And all the things you whispered in my ear
Made it surprising when you disappeared
Although you say you meant no harm
We may be crazy
But baby maybe
Don’t they say third time’s the charm?
I would’ve sworn I was done with you
We’ve been here before, and it was fun with you – ‘til I was crying every night
But maybe there’s more than the some that we’ve been through
Another story left to write
Now you’re standing here at my front door
Talking magic that we can’t ignore
Which I’ve been saying all along
So I decide to give you one more try
Just wanna see if we can get this right
I’ll be OK if things go wrong
We may be crazy
But baby maybe
Don’t they say third time’s the charm?
Don’t they say third time’s the charm?
Don’t they say third time’s the charm?
Copyright Daphne Moore 2018. All rights reserved.
Turnaround (2018)
In the end, does truth come out?
It’s too easy to get tangled up in doubt
But you say it isn’t real
And only trust what you can see
And every time I try to tell you how I feel, you turn it around on me
Talk is cheap, but rage is free
I see you, why won’t anyone see me?
But there are things you cannot steal
And dressed in lies you’ll never be free
Though every time I try to tell you how I feel, you turn it around on me
Turn it around
You say you forget me
Just like that summer breeze
But I’d speak my truth if they’d let me
You brought me to my knees
Ten old men with dirty minds
Forty like them are pretending they are blind
But I am sick of your excuses
And I don’t need your sympathy
Just want to hear you say we all know what the truth is, though you turn it around
You turn it around
You turn it around on me
You turn it around on me
You turn it around on me
Copyright Daphne Moore 2018. All rights reserved.
I Told You So (2018)
I wanna hear from you
But I won’t text you
Cuz I'm not tryna connect
Just want to know you want to
It’s been a day too long
And too confusing
But I won’t reach out to you
Cuz if I do I’m losing
Did you forget the promise that you made me when we met?
My only rule - if you are leaving, tell me that we're through
And if it’s time to let you go
Why won’t you let me know?
Checking my phone again
But there’s no you
I need a dose of something
Refresh my page views
And lonely hours bludgeon
Go by like days
My phone’s not buzzing
So I write to push the silence away
Did you forget the promise that you made me when we met?
My only rule - if you are leaving, tell me that we're through
And if it’s time to let you go
Why won’t you let me know?
You know your silence is turning me inside out, and I told you so
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, uh-oh, oh, oh, oh
Did you forget the promise that you made me when we met?
Don't fool me twice, you wanted love - well, talking is the price
So is it time to let you go?
Just tell me yes or no
Because your silence is tearing me up inside, and I told you so
I told you so
I told you so
Copyright Daphne Moore 2018. All rights reserved.
Somebody New (2018)
It’s true, I knew that you and I wouldn’t last too long
Some loves, they last a season and some for a song
Didn’t think that I would regret you cuz what we had wasn’t much
But since the moment I left you, all I can feel is your touch
This is the way things are, I will accept it somehow
You’re writing love songs to somebody new, and
This is the way things are now
If you and I were stuck together, I’m sure we could love
But here and now where there’s a choice, we don’t want to be stuck
I thought that I would forget you, that we’d be better apart
But since the day that I left you, you’ve had a hold on my heart
This is the way things are, I will accept it somehow
You’re writing love songs to somebody new, and
This is the way things are now
And somebody new can tell you new stories
Somebody new can hide the things you don’t want to see
And somebody new can take you to all the new heights and glories
I wish there were somebody new for me
I thought that I would forget you, it wasn’t much what we had
But since the day that I left you, I just can’t shake it, I’m sad
This is the way things are, I will accept it somehow
You’re writing love songs, I’m alone at the bar, and
This is the way things are now
You're writing love songs to somebody new, and
This is the way things are now
Copyright Daphne Moore 2018. All rights reserved.
Just a Guy (2018)
Oh, I was high before you took me a little higher
I saw your light and said I think that I’ll go play with fire
Think I’ll dance close to the flame
Before I knew it you were the frame around my sunrise
I couldn’t see myself unless I looked at me through your eyes
It was such a losing game
I told myself it’s silly, yep, yep, it’s silly
If I could change it, I would do it oh so willingly
Then it came to me one day
You’re a guy, just a guy
And, yeah, you caught my eye
I used to look up at the moon and think you hung it in the sky
Now I don’t know why
I finally realize you’re just a guy
You’re a guy, just a guy
I know you caught my eye
I used to breathe you in as though you were my oxygen supply
But now I feel so high
I finally realize you’re just a guy
I started getting dizzy, could not get off your ride
When you were always busy, I just felt so sick inside
Say hello to fight or flight
And then I saw you one night, you seemed so ordinary
And all the weight inside was suddenly so light to carry
I stood up and said, good night
I told myself it’s silly, yep, yep, it’s silly
If I could change it, I would do it oh so willingly
Then it came to me one day
You’re a guy, just a guy
And, yeah, you caught my eye
I used to look up at the moon and think you hung it in the sky
Now I don’t know why
I finally realize you’re just a guy
You’re a guy, just a guy
I know you caught my eye
I used to breathe you in as though you were my oxygen supply
But now I feel so high
I finally realize you’re just a guy
I wanna laugh out loud
Ha ha, when I remember I don't have to wake up full of all that doubt
I got out
Cuz you’re a guy, just a guy
I know you caught my eye
I used to breathe you in as though you were my oxygen supply
Now I feel so high
I finally realize you’re just a guy
You’re a guy, just a guy
I can look you in the eye
And I can tell you when I know that what you’re telling me’s a lie
And I can say goodbye
I finally realize you’re just a guy
Yeah, I can say bye bye, I finally realize you're just a guy
I feel so high
I finally realize you’re just a guy
Copyright Daphne Moore 2018. All rights reserved.
You Break Mine (2018)
You came to me draped in flags
But your light was so bright I didn't see they were red
You told me about your jags
But your song was so sweet I forgot what you said
When you whispered
Take care of yourself because I don’t do this very well
But I insisted, I said I will find out for myself
And I can hear you telling me, I adore you
Standing there and filling me with light
I wish I could be the one waiting for you
Telling you everything’ll be all right
But every time you take your heart off the line
You break mine
Take a walk in my shoes
You might learn a few things, and I don’t think you do
You came through like a train
But you stayed at the station so long I forgot what you said
When you whispered
Take care of yourself because I don’t do this very well
But I insisted, I said I can look out for myself
And I can hear you telling me, I adore you
Standing there and filling me with light
I wish I could be the one waiting for you
Telling you everything’ll be all right
But every time you take your heart off the line
You break mine
You break mine
And you told me you are careless
But you know that don’t give you a pass
As for me, in fairness
I would do it all over again even though it won't last
But there was a moment we almost made it
You stepped up and pulled me through time
And I can hear you telling me, I adore you
Standing there and filling me with light
I wish I could be the one waiting for you
Telling you everything’ll be all right
But every time you take your heart off the line
You break mine
You break mine
You break mine
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Love You Anyway (2018)
I never know where you are
And I couldn’t hold you if I tried
To keep you here by my side
We’d never match on Tinder
You’re spring, and I am winter, so
It may surprise you to know
That I think about you all the time
And when I think we’re through, you change my mind
It doesn’t mean that I’ll be here tomorrow
Doesn’t mean that you’ll decide to stay
And loving you won’t shelter me from sorrow
Baby, I just love you, anyway
Baby, I just love you, anyway
Things you would think would break us
Don’t ever seem to shake us up
We’re so unconditional
And I’m so surprised each time I
Look in your eyes – it’s so sublime
The way your soul touches mine
But I think about you, and I know
Each time I hold you, I will let you go
It doesn’t mean that I’ll be here tomorrow
Doesn’t mean that you’ll decide to stay
And loving you won’t shelter me from sorrow
Baby, I just love you, anyway
This thing between us
A song that fills my dreams
But when the morning comes
Who knows what it means?
And I think about you, but I find
That I don’t care if I can call you mine
It doesn’t mean that I’ll be here tomorrow
Doesn’t mean that you’ll decide to stay
And loving you won’t shelter me from sorrow
Baby, I just love you, anyway
Baby, I just love you, anyway
Baby, I just love you, anyway
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Waiting (2018)
When the last cigarette burns on the floor
And the hopes that you had turn to the door
You’ve been here before, waiting
When things fall apart, you turn to the bar
You pour out your heart – you don’t care where you are
But you don’t get far, and you’re waiting
You could call out the lies and see where they land
You could drop your disguise and reach out your hand
You could take a stand, but you’re waiting
It’s always the same thing
And always the main thing
And there’s nothing to gain from waiting
Oooooooh
Now you long for the day when you could go home
But you don’t know the way cuz you’ve lost that road
And you’re the last to know when you’re waiting
It’s always the same thing and always the main thing
And nothing became of waiting
It’s always the same thing and always the main thing
And there’s no one to blame when you’re waiting
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Love Again (2018)
If I ever love again
This is how I want to feel
I don’t know who, where, or when
This is how I want to feel
I see you watching me
Your steady gaze just cracks me open
I let go
But I don’t know you, and you’re young, so I’m not wasting time on hoping
But here’s what I know
If I ever love again
This is how I want to feel
I don’t know who, where, or when
This is how I want to feel
Your blue eyes penetrating
Have me feeling that we must have loved in other lives
And I’m not hesitating or concealing just how deep you’ve touched
Though I’m surprised
Cuz this sweet feeling of surrender
Is something I don’t know at all
But you see me, and I feel my heart so soft and tender
I want to fall
I want to fall
I want to fall
If I ever love again
This is how I want to feel
If I ever love again
This is how I want to feel
This is how I want to feel
This is how I want to feel
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Robotic Apology (2018)
You told me once that I am like the ocean
And you get scared of all that deep emotion, oh
But you envy all that I am feeling
Cuz when you take a leap, you hit the ceiling, low
I run warm and you showed
The blood in your veins is cold
I should’ve learned that the first time I was told
But I said, I’m done
I said, don’t start
You can take your robotic apology
And stick it right there where there’s supposed to be a heart
You can take your robotic apology
And stick it right there where there’s supposed to be a heart
I knew that we were headed for a showdown
Although we both agreed that we would take it slow
I wish I hadn’t given you the lowdown
I told you things that you did not deserve to know
Still I’m glad that I tried
To find out how we’d coincide
A little romance reminds us we’re alive
But I said, I’m done
I said, don’t start
You can take your robotic apology
And stick it right there where there’s supposed to be a heart
You can take your robotic apology
And stick it right there where there’s supposed to be a heart
You have taken my rhymes
And you’ve been taking my time
But you’re mistaking the signs
If you think I will let you shake my peace of mind
Cuz I said, I’m done
I said, don’t start
You can take your robotic apology
And stick it right there where there’s supposed to be a heart
You can take your robotic apology
And stick it right there where there’s supposed to be a heart
You can take your robotic apology
And stick it right there where there’s supposed to be a heart
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Meaningless Kiss (2018)
I know you, and I notice
There’s something going on – I can’t control this
But it’s all right
We’ve been talking about songs
You ask me how my new tune is coming along
We keep it light
I know you know that I like you
But not the way the other girls do
And all I mean is this – I want a meaningless kiss
I want a meaningless kiss
Like this
We’re flirting onstage
And I know that you’re only half of my age
But it’s all right
We take turns advancing
And if there’s a groove, we might find ourselves dancing
All night
I know you know that I like you
But not the way the other girls do
And all I mean is this – I want a meaningless kiss
I want a meaningless kiss
When I was young, there were judgmental voices
And I think that they really got in my head
They made me believe to be kissing was all about choices
And I’ve got no business with this one if I really want that one instead
Well, I’ve come a long way
I’m not the girl I was that long ago day
I’ve seen the light
This life is for living
And I know these kisses are made to be given
It’s so right
And I know you know that I like you
But not the way the other girls do
And all I mean is this – I want a meaningless kiss
I want a meaningless kiss
I want a meaningless kiss
Just a meaningless kiss
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Mansplain (2018)
Shut up
I know by now you must have bored yourself
Quit running off your mouth, or better yet go talk to someone else
Cuz you look like I’m hanging on each word you say
And I’m just trying to think how I can get away
Cuz you know you mansplain when you stand there and explain
As though I may not have a brain
And you show you mansplain because it’s plain with everything you know
You don’t know what you’re saying
Alert
I think it’s time you learned some social cues
Who taught you how to flirt
If that is what you are trying to do, ew
Cuz you look like I’m hanging on each word you say
And I’m just trying to think how I can get away
But maybe I’ll leave you a memento
In social situations it’s the rule
It’s not enough for you to change your tempo
Sometimes you just sit back and let yourself get schooled
Bye bye
Your face is turning pink – it’s time to go
I don’t care what you think – you’ve told me more than I would like to know
But you look like I’m hanging on each word you say
And I’m just trying to think of how I can escape
Cuz you know you mansplain when you stand there and explain
As though I may not have a brain
And you show you mansplain because it’s plain with everything you know
You don’t know what you’re saying
You know, you don’t know what you’re saying
We all know, you don’t know what you’re saying
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Simmer (2018)
You’ve got a secret, I can see it in your smile
And I’m just noticing you, though you say you’ve been here for awhile
I’m kind of used to my own rhythm, but there’s a groove I can’t deny
So if you’re in the mood for giving, come on and give me your best try
I wasn’t hungry when you came here, though I admit the menu’s been the same
But if you’re cooking up some dinner, you should know I love a simmer
How’s about you come and have a dance with me?
I feel you breathing, and I hear my heart start counting, one-two-three
Well, there are things we should consider, though you just might be what I need
So if you think you can deliver, then come on closer here with me
I wasn’t hungry when you came here, though I admit the menu’s been the same
But if you’re cooking up some dinner, you should know I love a simmer
Oh, oh, oh
You’ve got a fever, I can see it in your eyes
You’re in a hurry, come on, slow down, let’s just try it on for size
You’re looking for that happy ending, but there is heat here at the start
And all the signals that you’re sending, they say be careful with your heart
I wasn’t hungry when you came here, though I admit the menu’s been the same
But if you’re cooking up some dinner, you should know I love a simmer
I kinda think you can deliver
But you know, I love a simmer
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Soul of a Sailor (2018)
I see a girl, she is standing at the pier
In her pocket is a picture of a sailor
And though she can’t recall the last time he was here
In her daydreaming he can never fail her
It wasn’t love, though he stayed around for years
In his own dreams, he was much more than a father
And so she spends her evenings wandering the piers
Looking out at all the ships across the water
My arrows are broken, I’ve buried my spears
And when my shadow arrives, I’ll unveil her
But I can’t help the times when I wish you were near
Though I know yours is the soul of a sailor
She sees his face in the stars up on the screen
And from time to time she joins him on the waters
But when she goes to sleep, the fathers in her dreams
Oh, they are all the ones who stand beside their daughters
And as the years pass, she blames him
And blames herself for all she can’t forgive
Because she knows there is one love, one life to live
I see a boy, he is standing on the pier
Saying, Mother, did I ever have a father?
She says, don’t worry son, your mother’s always near
And you will know a father when you have a daughter
My arrows are broken, I’ve buried my spears
And when my shadow arrives, I’ll unveil her
But I can’t help the times when I wish you were near
Though I know yours is the soul of a sailor
No, I can't help the times when I wish you were near
Though I know yours is the soul of a sailor
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George Bailey (2017)
Through all these years I keep asking myself what it takes to make a good life
Is it fame, is it service?
Is it struggling and strife?
When Christmas comes around
I start thinking about Mr. Bailey and Mary, his wife
And I remember if you lead with your heart, you can have a wonderful life
So here’s to a good life, though at times it seems small
Here’s to George Bailey and the magic that lives in us all
Well, I’m not much for churches or spiritual searches that ask me to bow to the ground
But each fine December I always remember the hero of one little town
He dreamed about travel and building big cities, pulling his roots from the ground
But Fate, well, it had other plans, and he never left his town
He always was there for the people he cared for, and his principles did not bend
And if you asked round that tiny old town, you’d hear, George Bailey’s my friend
So here’s a good life, though at times it seems small
Here’s to George Bailey and the magic that lives in us all
He was a son and a brother, but mostly just like you and me
All of us here touch each other, but it’s mostly in ways that we don’t even see
Well, I’m not much for churches or spiritual searches that ask me to bow to the ground
But each fine December I always remember the hero of one little town
Each fine December I always remember the hero of one little town
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Last Night (2017)
I dug my garden up to grow you
Planted all your dreams in place of mine
With sleep and smiles and tears I sowed you
And I gave you all my time
And last night you were here beside me
But the days are shorter than I think
Cuz last night you were at my table
And tonight there are dishes in the sink
I never had much of a green thumb
But I tended you right from the start
And I grew roots here in this garden
Until your harvest plucked my heart
And last night you were here beside me
But the days are shorter than I think
Cuz last night you were at my table
And tonight there are dishes in the sink
Well, I was fine before you came here
And I know that I’ll be fine again
It’s just that things are not the same here
So I keep going back to then
And last night you were here beside me
But the years go faster than I think
Cuz last night you were at my table
And tonight there are dishes in the sink
Last night love was at my table
And tonight there are dishes in the sink
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Zing (2017)
How you do? It’s been awhile since I’ve seen you
You ain’t been coming around
But I just knew somehow you’d show up
When you heard I moved to higher ground
And all the things I feel when you come closer
They start to spin me out
You know this dance is like a rollercoaster
And what goes up comes down, comes down
But we soar when we fly, and there’s a blanket of stars in the sky
I told you long ago I am not giving up
So you should really quit asking me to try
I told you long ago I am not giving up
So you should really quit asking me to try
I know you’re there, I can call when I need you
You never let me down
But I’ve been trying to fly this plane on my own
And I’m liking all the places I’ve found
And all the things I feel when you come closer
They start to spin me out
You know this dance is like a rollercoaster
And what goes up comes down, comes down
But we soar when we fly, and there’s a blanket of stars in the sky
I told you long ago I am not giving up
So you should really quit asking me to try
I told you long ago I am not giving up
So you should really quit asking me to try
Hell, yeah, all right
I’m done coloring in between the lines
I’ve been leaning on you so long
It’s time that I learned my own mind
It’s taken me so long to see the signs
And we soar when we fly, and there’s a blanket of stars in the sky
I told you long ago I am not giving up
So you should really quit asking me to try
I told you long ago I am not giving up
So you should really quit asking me to try
I told you long ago I am not giving up
So you should really quit asking me to try
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Monday Song (2017)
I’m calling this my Monday song
The one that I will sing today
It came to me when I was sleeping
I almost let it slip away
I almost let it slip away
I’ve been judging for so long
I find a fault most every day
So when I heard this Monday song
I invited it to stay
I hate to think of all the good things all my doubts have scared away
So when my dreams bring me a song, I’ll be asking it to stay
I couldn’t tell you for how long
Another song may take its place
But I’m not singing about tomorrow
I’m just thankful for today, I'm so thankful for today
I hate to think of all the good things all my doubts have scared away
So when my dreams bring me a song, I’ll be asking it to stay
Sometimes I wonder where I’m going
But I remind myself each day
Who knows where we will be tomorrow
This is where I am today
Who knows where we will be tomorrow
This is where I am today
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Every Time (2017)
I’m alone
I see you on the phone
From time to time
I miss the days when you would long to stay by my side
And I’ve been told
To suffer is to hold on
And life is the ever changing tide, an endless sea of goodbye
And every time you’re here
Every time you try to say
You’ll be seeing me so soon
All I hear is goodbye
We all know
A house is not a home
It’s the light of the people here inside
The light and the love that’s here inside
But every time you’re here
And every time you try to say
You’ll be seeing me so soon
All I hear is goodbye
And every time you go
Every time I cry and say
Will you ever just be home?
All I hear is goodbye
Looking back it’s clear
I’ve been craving
I’ve been craving so much love
Craving so much love
And every time you’re here
Every time you try to say
You’ll be seeing me so soon
All I hear is goodbye
And every time you’re here
Every time you say
Put your arms around me cuz I’ll be seeing you so soon
All I hear is goodbye
I’ll be seeing you so soon
But all I hear is goodbye
So put your arms around me now
Cuz all I hear is goodbye
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Drawing Board (2017)
It’s been warm in San Francisco
But I can feel a chill ahead
And all of the memories we made
Run around now in my head
I’ve been staring at your photo
Looking for someone I know
And talking myself in a circle
It’s so hard to let you go
And there’re some things that I would like to let you know
It’s a long way back to the drawing board
I can’t deny it
And the quiet
Is like a storm
I think you know that I have been here before
But I keep on trying
Though I’m crying
I’ll be back for more
Ohhh
And all of the words we left unspoken
All the places I had planned for us to go
And there’s something that I would like to let you know
It’s a long way back to the drawing board
I can’t deny it
And the quiet
Is like a storm
I think you know that I have been here before
But I keep on trying
Though I’m crying
I’ll be back for more
I keep on dying
And coming back for more
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Save Me (2017)
There’s a light by the lake
And I know you didn’t sleep
And the plans that we make
Have been so hard to keep
You tell me that you’re wearing down
Hanging around what is left
I’m just tuned into the sound of your breath
But you can save me when you’re alone
You can blame me when you are wrong
Complicate me when things get too easy
It’s the same theme as when you were young
And the same dream you’ve known all along
And you say that you mean to go it alone
But you know you can keep coming home
Coming home
It’s easy for me to say here is what you need or this is the way things should be
And I know how you feel
But this is your ride
And if you’re the one driving, it only makes sense that it’s you behind the wheel
I know you’ve been giving some thought to the life that you lead
And I have been waiting for you to say what you need
You’re looking back over the years and all the trails that we leave
The talks and the tangles and tears
How we bleed
But you can save me when you’re alone
You can blame me when you are wrong
Complicate me when things get too easy
It’s the same theme as when you were young
And the same dream you’ve known all along
And you say that you mean to go it alone
But you know you can keep coming home
Coming home
Save me
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Happy Song (2017)
When I was 22, I kind of figured out my life
Some kids and a TBD job
And always I’d be someone’s wife
Now it is hard to find the person I was in those days
So I’m glad to say the plans I made got lost along the way
I was a city girl
I grew up on the city streets
I carved my name there at the corner where we’d meet
Now ‘stead of danger, I’ve got deer outside my door
And I’m still surprised that I don’t miss that life I had before
But I like these sleepy hills
Making soup on Sunday
I don’t find myself getting lost in dreams of one day
Staying up all night
And singing ‘til it’s light
It’s belated, but I have to say it
I love my little life
Some of us move along a straight line
Counting our footsteps, marking time
But I find the zigs and zags can show us where we stand
So I’m glad that most of the lines that I made were sketched out in the sand
Cuz I like these sleepy hills
Making soup on Sunday
I don’t find myself getting lost in dreams of one day
Staying up all night
And singing ‘til it’s light
It’s belated, but I have to say it
I love my little life
It’s belated, but I have to say it
I love my little life
Consecrate it, celebrate it
I love my little life
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Pretty Lies (2017)
You tell me lately I’ve been crying in my sleep
And you say, you’re going to your mother’s house so you can get the rest you need
And you hope that while you’re gone I’ll figure out what’s wrong with me, uh huh
But I see through ya, and here’s my answer to ya
You can gather all your pretty lies and line them up there in a row
Yeah, you can run around and talk me down to all the people that we know
And you can kick my ass in any argument, you can say I told you so
Well, you can do anything your heart desires if you take your shit and go
Looking back on how we came to be a we, I noticed
I’d look into the mirror then, and I did not like what I’d see
So I was thankful for those scraps you gave to me, uh huh
But since then I’ve found that you’ve been dragging me down
So you can gather all your pretty lies and line them up there in a row
Yeah, you can run around and talk me down to all the people that we know
And you can kick my ass in any argument, you can say I told you so
Well, you can do anything your heart desires if you take your shit and go
Here we go again now
You can gather all your pretty lies and line them up there in a row
Yeah, you can run around and talk me down to all the people that we know
And you can kick my ass in any argument, you can say I told you so
Well, you can do anything your heart desires if you take your shit and go
Yeah, you can do anything your heart desires if you take your shit and go
Yeah, you can do anything your heart desires if you take your shit and go
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Pictures (2017)
I met you across the ages
Two stories on separate sets of pages
So many stages
You came from a world of danger
And I was an old familiar stranger
An old shape changer
I tried so hard to be the haven that you need
But I am not the one I let you see
So I can understand if you are blaming me
The truth inside is always crying to be free
But you have pictures of the way things used to be
When you believed in me
Through all of the years together
I was your port in any weather
For worse and better
And each time the world betrayed you
I would try harder to persuade you
I’d never play you
But even Careful throws a spark eventually
And I am not the one I let you see
So I can understand if you are blaming me
The truth inside is always crying to be free
But you have pictures of the way things used to be
When you believed in me
So you’ll be leaving me
God knows I love you – you are like my family
But being true to you betrays a piece of me
And I am not the one I let you see
So I can understand why you are blaming me
The things we hold inside will cut until we bleed
But you have memories of the way I used to be
When you believed in me
So you’ll be leaving me
You are leaving me
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Let Go (2017)
I hope you’re fine
It’s been six and a half days, and I’m still here watching the time
It gets harder, I find
Searched my mind
Are you hurt? Did I cross an invisible line?
I’ve been looking for signs
But I know what this place is – I’ve been here before
Where the silence creeps in from behind
And all I can do is let go
Whatever you’re feeling, I may never know
The more I pursue, the more I lose control
So all I can do is let go
Remember the day
When the soft purple light at the beach was fading to gray
And you said, this is our time
And I know that things change
But after all we have shared I would say we’ve earned a goodbye
The kind that’s spoken, not implied
But I know what this place is – I’ve been here before
Where the silence creeps in from behind
And all I can do is let go
Whatever you’re feeling, I may never know
The more I pursue, the more I lose control
So all I can do is let go
So many things are hard to say
With our fear and our pride in the way
But ain’t that the price of living, loving
And all I can do is let go
Whatever you’re feeling, I may never know
The more I pursue, the more I lose control
So all I can do is let go
All I can do is let go
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If I Called You Mine (2017)
I was never looking for a romance
Or a lover – I just love to dance
That’s how I came to know the singer with the magical smile
He told me
I’ve been loving all the talks and tea,
But would you maybe take a chance with me?
Think it over now – I don’t mind waiting ‘round for awhile,
But you should know that I’m completely beguiled
And I said
Your smile is sublime – I would stand in line to see you
And here in my mind it’s all about you
But I’m taking my time because I’m fine without you
And I would miss how you shine if I called you mine
Once upon a time I had a husband
We were younger and we kind of rushed in
Thought with anything that came along we’d make it all right
We didn’t
In the meantime there have been some boyfriends
Enough to realize the magic ends
Makes me wonder ‘bout this sweet thing keeping me up at night
And all my friends they laugh at me with delight
When I say
Your smile is sublime – I would stand in line to see you
And here in my mind it’s all about you
But I’m taking my time because I’m fine without you
And I would miss how you shine if I called you mine
If I called you mine
I’ve heard it said before – better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all
I’ll think of you wherever you are
But maybe I would love you longer if I loved from afar
I called a friend up, and I said, let’s meet
Yes, I’m single, but I am complete
Let’s get together and discuss some things I don’t understand
Lately
We saw you coming from across the street,
And I do better when I’m on my feet
So I looked around and said it’s time that I take a stand
But you just smiled and you extended your hand
When I said
Your smile is sublime – I would stand in line to see you
And here in my mind it’s all about you
But I’m taking my time because I’m fine without you
And I would miss how you shine if I called you mine
If I called you mine
If I called you mine
If I called you mine
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Dreams (2017)
When I was a little girl, I dreamed that I would have a big life
Oh, a beautiful life
I saw my face on the newsstands, maybe my name up on the marquee
Oh, my fame, it would mark me
With all the winding and unfolding
I keep on finding what’s consoling
I was a lonely girl
I dreamed of houses with five children, oh, a mother and father
I’d fill my home with laughter
There would be light and love around me – all my sons and my daughters
With all the winding and unfolding
I keep on finding what’s consoling
And someone’s dreams work out
We lose ourselves in how
There’s beauty in the now
And someone’s dreams work out
But the now is lovely
You know it happened once before - love came to my door
And I was sleeping
So there’s a risk that I will take
Wherever this life leads me, I’ll stay awake
I have a beautiful dream
And it looks like the life before me
Yeah, the life before me
But if I had my own fairy queen
I would like someone to adore me, someone who’d be good for me
With all the winding and unfolding
I keep on finding what’s consoling
And someone’s dreams work out
We lose ourselves in how
There’s beauty in the now
And someone’s dreams work out
But the now is lovely
Copyright Daphne Moore 2017. All rights reserved.
What If I Love (2017)
The first time that I heard of free love, I said, you must be cracked
You know my love is free, thank you very much, as long as you love me back,
You love me back
Oh, and one more thing I think you should know
From this day forward I’m the only one in the show, oh
Those other girls will all have to go
Before I love
And what if I love more than I’m loved?
What if I give my all and it’s not enough – call your bluff?
People keep on trying to tell me
Cut your loss and run
But what if I love more than I’m loved?
Some years later on, I was hanging on my own at a movie
I heard 'em say, what matters is what I do and not what you do to me
Blew right through me
I can love whomever I choose
The lovin’ that I am bringing is one thing I won’t lose
And I can sing the blues if I love
More than I’m loved
So what if I love more than I’m loved?
What if I give my all and it’s not enough – call your bluff?
People keep on trying to tell me
Cut your loss and run
But what if I love more than I’m loved?
It’s all so fine and well to be free with all the loving in your heart
That’s how it’s meant to be, and it’s only fear that’s keeping us apart, scared to start
Oh, but lately I’ve been noticing that I’m missing all the signs, too busy patting my back
And it may not be a fact that I love more than I’m loved
But what if I love more than I’m loved?
What if I give my all and it’s not enough – call your bluff?
People keep on trying to tell me
Cut your loss and run
But what if I love more than I’m loved?
What if I love more than I’m loved?
What if I love more than I’m loved?
Copyright Daphne Moore 2017. All rights reserved.
End of the Line (2016)
I woke up this morning
And thought of the warning
You gave me before we were through
Of faraway faces
And dark, empty spaces
And all of the things that you told me were true
I’ve tried to move on
Change the lines to this song
But my dreams all lead me back to you
If I could change my mind
Reach through the veil of time
I’d still be here
But you’d still be mine
I’d give you all my heart
Is it too late to start?
Tell me there’s time
Cuz I’d like to see you
Before we reach the end of the line
Remember the times
When I’ve had to remind you
Of memories that we never made
And looking at photos
I curl up my toes
When I think about all of the plans we delayed
My mind wanders back
To the memory of standing
In front of the stone that we laid
If I could change my mind
Reach through the veil of time
I’d still be here
But you’d still be mine
I’d give you all my heart
Is it too late to start?
Tell me there’s time
Cuz I’d like to see you
Before we reach the end of the line
Is it over now?
Do your dreams ever lead you to me?
Am I wasting my time?
Think it over now
Is your new life all that you had hoped it would be?
And though through the years
I’ve made peace with my fears
I admit that I still have a few
Loves come and go
But I’m happy alone
And I smile every day like you asked me to do
I wouldn’t go back
But I wonder if I could still
Pick up the pieces with you
If I could change my mind
Reach through the veil of time
I’d still be here
But you’d still be mine
I’d give you all my heart
Is it too late to start?
Tell me there’s time
Cuz I’d like to see you
Before we reach the end of the line
The end of the line
Before we reach the end of the line
Copyright Daphne Moore 2016. All rights reserved.
My Time (2016)
There’s a downy veil across the moonkissed sky
And not a house light on the hillside
The streets are quiet
Quiet creatures pass me by
Urban graces in the secret spaces
This is my time
You came down to tell me just how late it was
I can’t sleep with you beside me
If I could be one who does things just because
Then I’d belong instead of all alone here
Stuck in my time
But from twilight to twilight
I’m secure in the sweet glow of my light
Here to guide me
Burning even in the darkest season
I like what’s inside me
All those lonely nights before you gave a damn
I lay awake reciting rhyme
But every time I try to tell you who I am
You remind me there’s no one behind me
Here in my time
But from twilight to twilight
I'm secure in the sweet glow of my light
Here to guide me
Burning even in the darkest season
I like what's inside me
And I can skate down the avenue
Hold the hand of Time
This dreaming city’s mine
Velvet Valentine
So lonesome, but so sublime
There’s a world I know so wild and so free
Where the magic speaks in whispers
And visitors can brush against eternity
And deep believing where there’s space to breathe in
This is my time
My time
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Younger Dreams (2016)
Maybe you’ve kept me from harm
And thriving
Sounding out every alarm
While I’ve been
Trying to tell you I’ll be fine here on my own
You’ve taken the wheel for too long
I’m driving
I’ve known the way all along
Surviving
All of the troubles and the doubts that you have sown
And together I would rather be alone
I’m coming out
You’ve got something I can live without
From shall to have been
Is so much briefer than it ever seems
In younger dreams
Stitching myself at the seams
And hiding
All of the souls of my dreams
Colliding
Turning to ash whenever you wish me awake
Entangled in fears
Imbuing
All of the hopes of the years when you’ve been
Chasing away the chances I was scared to take
Well, I’m older now, there’s more and less at stake
I’m coming out
You’ve got something I can live without
From shall to have been
Is so much briefer than it ever seems
In younger dreams
And on a winding road
You showed me
How to lay my load down and hold me
I’m coming out
You’ve got something I can live without
From shall to have been
Is so much briefer than it ever seems
And sweeter than it seems
In younger dreams
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Freak Flag (2016)
Na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na
They told me pretend you don’t know
So you don’t scare the boys
Lay low, go with the flow, with the flow
And don’t you be real
Don’t tell the world how you feel, how you feel
Keep it inside, swallow your pride
Well, that’s not my ride
I’m singing na-na-na-na, I’ll be shining my light
Na-na-na-na, I’ve got me by my side, by my side
With my freak flag flying
Be sure that you listen a lot
and you talk about him
Go on hikes
Like what he likes, what he likes
Be what he needs
Don’t drag him down in the weeds, in the weeds
Put on a show, and don’t you ever say no
That’s not how I roll
I’m singing na-na-na-na, I’ll be shining my light
Na-na-na-na, I’ve got me by my side, by my side
With my freak flag flying
I’m up all night
I love to be right, to be right
And I’ll get to the bottom of what makes us laugh every time
I’m all about soul
I like to control, to control
And I love to spend my days on island time
How to resist the appeal of this fearful advice
Stay true, you just do you, you do you
Find out who you are
You’re more than the sum of your flaws, sum of your flaws
Sing your own song, and check out who sings along
That’s where you belong
You’re singing na-na-na-na, I’ll be shining my light
Na-na-na-na, I’ve got me by my side, by my side
Hear me singing na-na-na-na, I’ll be shining my light
Na-na-na-na, I’ve got me by my side, by my side
With my freak flag flying
I’ll be all right
With my freak flag flying
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Far Behind (2016)
I think of all the years I’ve tried to make it right
And all those early days when you were full of light
And I’ve been wondering if we might be out of time
Cuz I know I don’t have the heart for one more fight
And you’re leaving
You’re leaving
I’ve been searching
You’ve been hard to find
You’ve been far ahead
And I’ve been far behind
Far behind
I can’t seem to get you off my mind
Off my mind
I close my eyes sometimes, I see you close your door
I take myself back to the way we were before
When there was laughter, I could hold you in my arms
A cross word here and there so easy to ignore
But you’re leaving
Oh, you’re leaving
I’ve been searching
You’ve been hard to find
You’ve been far ahead
And I’ve been far behind
Far behind
I can’t seem to get you off my mind
Off my mind
I can't deny times when I’ve been hard on you
I get so worn down by the painful things you do
And I keep hoping that one day you’ll change your mind
And say, hey, I’m so sorry I have made you blue
And I love you
Oh, I love you
I’ve been searching
You’ve been hard to find
You’ve been far ahead
And I’ve been far behind
Far behind
I can’t seem to get you off my mind, off my mind, off my mind
I can’t seem to get you off my mind
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Golden (2016)
I walk to the park
Head for the highest piece of ground
I look west
A prayer
As the sun sets
I’ve lived in the dark
I know that I’ve got to leave this town
Find my way
I hear you calling to me every day
Golden
With all we’ve said
We still have things to say
And I’m not afraid to say I love you
I’ve chosen
I know that you think I lost my way
But I’m not too lost to find my way back home
Time doesn’t change
The romance I felt still runs as strong today
The Golden Gate still takes my breath away
And all that was strange
Now so well-known and at all at once a thrill
Chilly evenings and your rolling hills
Golden
With all we’ve said
We still have things to say
And I’m not afraid to say I love you
I’ve chosen
I know that you think I lost my way
But I’m not too lost to find my way back home
Before I found one familiar face
I knew I’d found my place
Foghorns and whispering trees became the sound of home
I’ve never believed
Where we were born is where we’re meant to be
Our birth is not our destiny
Sometimes we must leave
To find what embodies our intent and dreams
Be patient when we don’t know what it all means
Golden
With all we’ve said
We still have things to say
And I’m not afraid to say I love you
I’ve chosen
I know that you think I lost my way
But I’m not too lost to find my way back home
You know I'm not too lost to find my way back home
Copyright Daphne Moore 2016. All rights reserved.
Song for Tim (2016)
I’ve been twisting myself around
Hiding underground
Saying all the right things
Without making a sound
And the letters I found
They all talk of despair
Why am I grounded when I’m up in the air?
Up in the air
I’ve been waiting so long
For a place of my own
Thought it might be with you
I’m still feeling alone
Even when I was young
Caught between not enough and none
Trying to make it all right
Make up for where we had begun
It’s not about blame
Though there is some, I suppose
We all carry pain from things that nobody chose
And nobody knows
I’ve been waiting so long
For a place of my own
Thought it might be with you
I’m still feeling alone
It’s not about blame
Though there is some, I suppose
We all carry pain from things that nobody chose
And nobody knows
I’ve been waiting so long
For a place of my own
Thought it might be with you
I’m still feeling alone
I’ve been waiting so long
For a place of my own
Thought it might be with you
But I’m still feeling alone
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What We Started (2016)
You broke the mold
You said things that I thought could not be told
You brought us home
We've been so pressed
Not good enough sometimes has been our best
But you said no
We've got some dreams to repair
But our differences don't add up to much
Next to the things that we share
It's not too late
To finish what we started
Join where we have parted, open-hearted
Why waste our hour
Magnifying doubt?
If we can work this out
Let's work it out
You took a stand
And told the world that no one gave a damn
We made a deal
Then I said you flied
And you stood up and called me unqualified
Are you for real?
We've got some dreams to repair
But our differences don't add up to much
Next to the things that we share
It's not too late
To finish what we started
Join where we have parted, open-hearted
Why waste our hour
Magnifying doubt?
If we can work this out
Let's work it out
And together we can run this race
Find a way to embrace
Unity
It's not too late
To finish what we started
Join where we have parted, open-hearted
Why waste our hour
Magnifying doubt?
If we can work this out
Let's work it out
This isn't play
The wall is climbing
Rising every day
And we pay
It's not too late
To finish what we started
Join where we have parted, open-hearted, open-hearted
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Zachary's Song (2016)
I laughed when I learned you were coming
Always thought you would come to stay
I made a home in a deep green forest
And sang a song so you’d find your way
But sometimes lightning strikes on a cloudless night
And tears come falling down like rain
Down like rain, down like rain
Aries son of a Pisces mother
Wrapped in laughter and love and cheer
You used your charm to defuse my critic
I use your memory to soothe my tears
Cuz sometimes lightning strikes on a cloudless night
And tears come falling down like rain
Down like rain, down like rain
There’s a life left to live
There is love left to give
No one’s taking your place
But I will never get through
Loving, thinking of you
Wishing for your embrace
Some’ll say to live in the moment
But I made plans for you every year
Walked around as though I deserved to smile
They dropped the axe when I dropped my fear
Cuz sometimes lightning strikes on a cloudless night
And tears come falling down like rain
And sometimes dreams survive after hope has died
And tears come falling down like rain
Down like rain, down like rain, down like rain
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