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Transparent

by Sarah Saville

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1.
Transparent 04:06
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Learning from the lines round other people’s eyes What they’re telling me Even the thickest skin cannot disguise What is underneath Everybody goes about their day Thinking they can hide But those tell-tale lines upon their faces Tell the story of their lives Your inner feelings are bold as brass And I can see through you like a glass Transparent – that is what we are Like a phantom you can see us in the dark We are mirrors reflecting each other Transparent Don’t realise we read each other like a book Down to the final page You can say so much with just one look Yeah you can set the stage Still everybody goes about their day Convinced that they can hide But those tell-tale wrinkles on their faces Tell the story of their lives My inner feelings are bold as brass And you can see through me like a glass Transparent – that is what we are Like a phantom you can see us in the dark We are mirrors reflecting each other Transparent
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In My Pocket 05:31
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I’ve got a pencil in my pocket Just in case I find the line Not that I’m gonna write a sonnet But I might just be inspired To put my nature down on paper I’ve got a pencil in my pocket And it’s keeping me alive I’ve got a feather in my pocket Just in case I need to fly Not that I’m gonna be a rocket But I might just gently glide With the wind on my wings I’ve got a feather in my pocket And it’s keeping me alive All these things I truly need To protect and keep me company Simple things remind me who to be Help me to see I’ve got a seashell in my pocket So that I can hear the sea And feel like I’m setting sail upon it Down that silver estuary To the ocean, world wide open I’ve got a seashell in my pocket and it’s keeping me free All these things I truly need To protect and keep me company Simple things remind me who to be Help me to see
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Hindsight 04:00
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I watch Orion cross the early spring sky The stars align but still can’t find meaning to life All the years so foolish – put down to bad experience Looking back it’s so easy to see each and every golden chance If I knew then what I know tonight Where would I be in hindsight? I take the same walk that I’ve taken every day so far I do the same job – mask my face and I can play the part But the world remains the same for all intents and purposes If I could go back would I ever make a difference? If I knew then what I know tonight Where would I be in hindsight? I watch Orion cross the early spring sky The stars align but still can’t find meaning to life
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Paint It Black 03:24
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I don’t like the colour of the sky today It’s not blue or red and it isn’t even grey I can’t stand the taste of the coffee from my cup I just wanna go to bed and never get up I don’t like the colour of the sky today I don’t like the colour of your eyes today They’re not blue or green and they’re not even grey They can’t see what’s staring them straight in the face The truth has been erased, it’s such a terrible disgrace I don’t like the colour of the sky today I wanna paint it black and cover up the stars I wanna hit the sack and bid you au revoir I can’t act in this dark comedy I wanna paint it black and drown in ebony I don’t like the colour that I’m supposed to be I can change myself and that’s true alchemy Couldn’t stand the coffee so now I’m drinking tea Nothing’s gonna stop me having my epiphany I wanna paint it black and cover up the stars I wanna hit the sack and bid you au revoir I can’t act in this dark comedy I wanna paint it black and drown in ebony
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Saint Christopher 03:30
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Christopher leaves his hide and goes outside Close the demon follows him Space in place of faces he can’t recognise Eyes that seem to swallow him Saint Christopher, what kind of god have you become? Saint Christopher, now you have lost your holy charm But Christopher has the patience of a saint He has an eternity He’s immune to love and he’s immune to hate Something of an entity Saint Christopher, trying so hard to be divine Saint Christopher, why does your sermon make me cry? Chris avoids all temptation in his way Plays the good disciple Wears his heart around his neck upon a chain Prays from dawn ‘til nightfall Saint Christopher, how in heaven’s name do you survive? Saint Christopher, now there is nothing to forgive Saint Christopher, what kind of god have you become? Saint Christopher, now you have lost your holy charm Saint Christopher, trying so hard to be divine Saint Christopher, why does your sermon make me cry?
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Silence 03:28
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What’s the point in shouting, no one’s listening All they ever hear is silence Why do people say things without thinking It’s only to break the silence I can feel the quiet falling Like a blanket it covers all things There’s so much meaning in words unspoken I believe in silence Fingers in my ears trying not to hear I want to be one with silence So whisper my dear, all will become clear There’s so much to learn from silence Some things I don’t need to know Shut up and just let the hush flow There’s no need to crow, life is a mime show Sit back and enjoy the silence Silence, silence Oh silence is the loudest thing Silence can be deafening I’ve always enjoyed the absence of noise I somehow feel healed by silence When cocophony stops and you hear a pin drop Then you know that it’s really silent Shielded from the shadow of sound There is even peace in thunderclouds Hold your tongue, let the song be sung The beautiful song of silence Silence, silence Oh silence is the loudest thing Silence can be deafening I can feel the quiet falling Like a blanket it covers all things There’s so much meaning in words unspoken I believe in silence
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You've Really Gone 03:41
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I wonder, I wonder If you’re looking at me now From that great big sky I’m under Are you there among the clouds? Is there an afterlife? Are you still by my side? I wonder if you’ve really gone You were with me one minute Then you went and left a space There’s no use trying to fill it It only fits your face No one is as beautiful You made me stand do tall I wonder if you’ve really gone I wish it wasn’t true That you were just about to Walk back into the room I’d throw my arms around you And forgive everything If I could see you again I wonder if you’ve really gone Yes, I have acquaintances They only know my name I still laugh I must confess But it doesn’t feel the same Only tears come easily Since your date with destiny I can’t believe you’ve really gone We’ve all gotta go sometime But please show me a sign So I know that you’re not really gone
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Wednesday's Child 04:48
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Monday’s child is fair of face Tuesday’s child is full of grace But I was born on Wednesday morn The sky was torn when I was born They say the mirror never lies But I can’t believe my eyes I look at me - I’m so ugly Born on the wrong day of the week Mercredi And so I scorn the day I was born And how I pray to go back again ‘Cause I don’t eel like a person I feel like just a version Of everything I’d rather be And so I revile Wednesday’s child Curse that Mercredi So that’s how the fable goes Wednesday’s child is full of woe Wish I could be a Sunday Baby Then I’d be free of the legacy Of Mercredi And so I scorn the day I was born And how I pray to go back again ‘Cause I don’t eel like a person I feel like just a version Of everything I’d rather be And so I revile Wednesday’s child Curse that Mercredi
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Light At Your Window 04:24
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I walk out in the street, destination unknown No shoes on my feet, just walking on stone Searching for someone, for a kindred soul Then you turn on the light at your window And that moment changed my life To gold from indigo And I hope you won’t turn out the light At your window I’ve got empty pockets, no thoughts on my mind Is this as good as it gets or are the clouds silver-lined? ‘Cause I need a sign that I’m not alone Then you turn on the light at your window And that moment changed my life To gold from indigo And I hope you won’t turn out the light At your window Light - shining like the moon on the darkest night So bright, showing me the way through this pantomime And that moment changed my life To gold from indigo And I hope you won’t turn out the light At your window
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Key Of He 04:22
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Standing in the firing line playing songs to people who are talking so loud She turns to take a sip of bee, helps her fight the fear so she can our her soul out Moisture on the microphone, sweat upon her hands and tears in her eyes Protected by the armour of a smile that’s forced she soldiers on, she’ll survive The through the mist of conversations, breaking glass and altercations she sees him Sitting quiet in the corner, transfixed by this tender troubadour She keeps on strumming her guitar, hoping that her repertoire will please him Delivers every line with passion, wants her words to touch him to the core She sings a melody in the key of he She can tell he’s listening – hangs on every note she sings Melody in the key of he Is getting underneath her skin, she could fall in love with him She pauses for a moment and waits for some applause, but they’re all preoccupied Excepting for the man who with a smile claps his hands and makes her feel justified And with a renewed purpose she starts to sing again and she is walking cloud nine She thinks she’s scratched the surface of this lonely soul who’s nearly finished his wine And now her eyes are closed and she is lost inside the ballad she is singing To the gentle stranger in who’s presence she no longer feels bereft Suddenly she looks up and the bar is nearly empty, doors are swinging Her soul mate in the audience and all her hopes of being loved have left She sang a melody in the key of he She thought he was listening – hangs on every note she sings Melody in the key of he Was getting underneath her skin, she could fall in love with him Standing in the firing line playing songs to people who are talking so loud
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Fait Accompli 05:25
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She was beautiful, he was debonnaire Life was wonderful, no one ever had a care They were so in love, straight out of some fairytale No clouds up above, no way they could ever fail But they took it all for granted Too many things were left unsaid Now they’re barely hanging by a thread You’ve got to feed love otherwise it withers and dies Looses the feel ‘cause you’ve severed all emotional ties It’s like a disease, the tumour of complacency And now their love is just another fait accompli Now she’s dutiful, he’s hardly ever there Life’s nothing special and nobody seems to care That they were once in love, it felt like a fairytale Now storm clouds up above have silenced the nightingale ‘Cause they took it all for granted Too many things were left unsaid Now they’re barely hanging by a thread You’ve got to feed love otherwise it withers and dies Looses the feel ‘cause you’ve severed all emotional ties It’s like a disease, the tumour of complacency And now their love is just another fait accompli How they blew it all, blissfully unaware That love’s something special, they know now it isn’t there They know if they could choose they’d bring back the fairytale Now all that they can do is cling by their fingernails ‘Cause they took it all for granted Too many things were left unsaid Now they’re barely hanging by a thread You’ve got to feed love otherwise it withers and dies Looses the feel ‘cause you’ve severed all emotional ties It’s like a disease, the tumour of complacency And now their love is just another fait accompli
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Carpenter Of My Soul 04:11
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Carpenter of my soul Make it pure and make it whole Show me now the righteous way And I will praise you everyday Father heal me with thine hands Oh Lord, help me understand Carpenter of my heart Fill it with how great thou art I will love you even more Let me be your ambassador Look upon me with thine eyes Oh lord, leave me baptised Carpenter of mankind In your name we shall combine Tell the story of your birth Let your glory fill the Earth Soothe our spirits with thine voice Oh Lord, We will rejoice Show us now the righteous way And we will praise you every day Soothe our spirits with thine voice Oh Lord, We will rejoice Oh Lord, we will rejoice Oh Lord, we will rejoice
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Utopia 03:26
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Utopia is what I hope for The war is over It’s perfect Utopia is getting closer I want to go there Because it’s perfect Find your solstis Find your soul Take them with you It’s time to go To a place where Everything is free Only love there You just have to be Utopia is what I hope for The war is over It’s perfect Utopia is getting closer I want to go there Because it’s perfect

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released January 10, 2009

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Singer, Songwriter & Guitarist Sarah Saville's debut album 'Transparent'

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