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Child of Venus
04:42
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Coming up
Coming out
Through the underground
Walk through the dark woods all dressed in white
Gave my hands as a sacrifice
Poured my blood until the river ran wide
Plucked the fruit under the moon
The juice ran down
And like a night flower
Watched as my hands grew to return
Break the silence
Break the silence
Break the silence
Break the silence
And when the diamonds fall through the thunder clouds
I'll be waiting to catch them all
And when the night time comes
I'll be waiting
I'll be waiting
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Shot to the heart lost magic
Bleeding time seeping through the walls
Gather the pieces
Tie them together
Call it what you will it will be what it wants
Line up the stars you might be in for a long night
Trying to make sense of it all
But even through the fall I can remember
To keep it all wide open
All wide open
Visions for a troubled mind
Something that was never right
Phantom in the dark night
Visits from a past life
Try to cut through the rope
To reach the other side
Trying to make sense of it all
But even through the fall I can remember
To keep it all wide open
All wide open
All wide open
All wide open
Walking on a fine line
It's a feeling
To hold up a candle in the night
Believing
Keep it all wide open
All wide open
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Still in your (4)
Turning wheel
Sense the pull
Draw a line
Cross over
Take the leap
Check your pulse
Never a loss
To try it once
A spark
To a flame
To an ember
Smoke in the air it's a sign
Still in your
Still in your
Still in your
Still in your
On and on
Never enough
Call it off
Hangin' on
To take the hit
An undercut
Bare your teeth
Then swallow
Call on a name to remember
Smoke in the air it's a sign
Am I still in your
Still in your
Still in your
Still in your mind (still in your mind) (4)
To love is to dare
When pain speaks the truth
One single cut makes a scar
Makes a scar
Bah Bada Bah Bah
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I know you think you found it
The one that you've been lookin' for
I know you think you landed
On a rainbow or a unicorn
It's gonna be a hard road baby when it falls apart
When all that you were feelin' was a fresh start
Cuz nothin' lasts
It burns from fire to ash
And leaves you in the dark
I know that you've been workin' hard
To let go of the thing you lost
And I know it seems impossible
But time time baby is the only one
It's gonna be a hard road baby when it falls apart
When all that you were feelin' was a fresh start
Cuz nothin' lasts
It burns from fire to ash
And leaves you in the dark
Cuz nothin' lasts
It burns from fire to ash
And leaves you in the dark
I know ya
Know ya
Know ya
Know ya
Ooh
I know ya
Know ya
Know ya
Know ya
It's gonna be a hard road baby when it falls apart
When all that you were feelin' was an old scar
But it ain't that bad
I'll polish stone to glass
And make a new start
Bah Bada
Ooh bah bada
Ooh bah bada
Ooh
(I know ya know ya ooh) (3)
But it ain't that bad
I'll polish stone to glass
And make a new start
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Bright lights from the city
Behind me now
It’s alright baby don’t cry
Take the 1HWY
From the city of sorrow
I thought I told you before
I said the words over and over
I thought I told you before
(Bright light bright light)
Came up from the blind side
And passed me by
Without a single warning
Bright lights from the city
In front of me now
And i’m thinkin’ of ways to turn it around
I thought I told you before
I said the words over and over
I thought I told you before
But now I’m caught up straight in the middle
Into the night
Onto the highway alone
Try to take back the whole thing
Baby you won’t figure it out now
Can’t rewind the heart
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Shimmering light
Oh
From black and white to color
Simmering light
Onward
Through the silence
The silence
Oh
(Choir Ohs)
Shimmering light
Oh
From the top of the mountain
Shimmering light
Gone
A universe
Opening
Listen listen
The planets move
And the heart beats
Visions visions
The smoke opened the door
It made wide my eye
The more I tried to pull
Pushed me higher
Higher
Take me home (ooh)
On the line (ooh) between points (ooh)
By the light (ooh) of the stars (ooh)
It's a force (ooh) to reach the start of it all
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Photographs
05:24
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That photograph
The one from last summer
You had long hair
And the shirt with the flowers on
I went down to New Mexico
To dance with the aliens
In the dead of night
Took three shots to my ego and let it die
But it came back to life
That photograph
The one on your phone
Of that naked girl in your hotel room
And I wish you two some kind of grand future
Taking photographs for your Instagram
I'll be up with the planets
Spinnin' on axis like I usually do
Taking photographs
Of spiders and stones
And for better or worse
I think I'll make it out alone
That photograph
Of our wedding day
Of the fire and the dancin' and the layer cake
And you'd probably say
That you wish that you'd never
But that's not what you actually think
And that photograph
From our basement suite
The red coca-cola t-shirt
And glasses of whiskey
You went down to Mexico
To dance with the devil
In the dead of night
I'll be up with the planets
Spinning on axis like I usually do
Taking photographs
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8. |
Lost Orchestra (Reprise)
01:09
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Ghosts
04:00
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Am I building a fire?
Or am I making a home?
All I've learned to admire
The mirrors and the smoke
Oh but then I look to the sky
A path to bring me home
Oh then I look to the sky
The trouble with seeing it all
Then I saw my ghost
And I made a run for the wild
Then I saw my ghost
And I made a run for the wild
Oooh
Am I building a fire?
Or am I making a home?
Heart lies like an island
After all I'm letting go
Oh there's not way to find
A memory to hold
No there's no way to find the door
If I'm keeping it all alive
But then I saw my ghost
And I made a run for the wild
Then I saw my ghost
And I made a run for the wild
Sing it out
And let it go
Don't stop the fire
Let it burn
Sing it out
And let it go
Don't stop the fire
Let it burn
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AMAARA Toronto, Ontario
AMAARA is the multi-media moniker of musician, actor and filmmaker Kaelen Ohm. The project began as a solo effort and outlet for Ohm's ethereal dream pop sensibilities and cinematic sound. AMAARA's debut LP 'Child of Venus' is out now and was featured as one of Bandcamp's Seven Essential Releases in July. Kaelen is known for the Netflix original series Hit & Run and the MGM+ hit horror series FROM ... more
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