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Mind's Eye
04:21
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So far, I’ve been spinning words that hurt me,
Nurture, I’m holding standards that I can’t keep,
I hope I can shift the code, honor me,
Take the love that I am owed, let it be,
We seek reciprocity, share the key,
It’s been running round my mind too long,
Oh love, I’ve been spinning words that hurt me,
Nurture, I’m holding standards that I can’t keep
Oh love, I’ve been spinning words that hurt me,
Nurture, I’m holding standards that I can’t keep
It’s all in the mind’s eye, your perspective,
You direct, the visceral exchange,
Affirmations, seen in your peripherals,
Manifesting, worlds that you create
She’s ephemeral,
Her smile glowing out,
Learning from mistakes she’s made,
I don’t wanna see it fade
She’s ephemeral,
Her smile glowing out,
Learning from mistakes she’s made,
I don’t wanna see it fade
Oh love, I’ve been spinning words that hurt me,
Nurture, I’m holding standards that I can’t keep
Oh love, I’ve been spinning words that hurt me,
Nurture, I’m holding standards that I can’t keep
It’s all in the mind’s eye, your perspective,
You direct, the visceral exchange,
Affirmations, seen in your peripherals,
Manifesting, worlds that you create
Where’d you go, where’d you go away
Where’d you go, where’d you go away
Where’d you go away,
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2. |
Shinin'
04:46
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On the outside,
Guarding your own line,
Drifting away,
Mind is cloudin you,
Scattered settling,
Silence deafening,
Reaching out my hand,
Grab on to me
Thoughts grow louder, speaking softer, I can see your, fighting someone’s battle, that isn’t yours,
Empathy’s, double-edged sword, breaks your skin, I’ll be here to bear your fall, when you let go,
Shining, Shining, Watch em take cover, you are worthy of your final form
Shining, Shining, Watch em take cover, you are worthy of your final form
You’re waiting for something,
A glimmering world,
Mindlessly scrolling,
Digging for gold,
Been scripted by design,
Break the mold again
Life burns you slowly,
So all we know the pain,
Changing is fated,
Even time can’t explain,
And joy trumps disdain,
Yet it’s bigger than that
Shining, Shining, Watch em take cover, you are worthy of your final form
Shining, Shining, Watch em take cover, you are worthy of your final form
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3. |
Alibi
04:24
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Just a quantified sinner,
Never seems to read the lines,
It’s just the alibi,
Rendezvous in the dead of night,
Driftin where the breeze blows,
Tortured mind to medicate.
Only in his eyes,
A broken shell,
Not raised to tell
Toxicity burn deep in the skin,
Morals skewed by birthline,
Searching for remedies
It’s just the alibi,
It’s just the alibi
I hear her name in his sleep and,
I won’t cease to try and hide,
Pain is economy
Salted wounds suffer honestly,
Can’t seem the cut the ties,
It’s just the alibi,
Only in my eyes,
A broken shell,
Not raised to tell,
Pleasure and pain keep me at halt,
Just trying to feel again,
Weight bearing down on me
It’s just the alibi,
It’s just the alibi,
It’s just the alibi,
It’s just the alibi,
It’s just the alibi,
It’s just the alibi,
It’s just the alibi,
It’s just the alibi,
Cut that shit
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4. |
Healin'
04:00
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Lay down your needs, big goals, dripping estrogen,
Bold woman flex, sitting tall, on our podium,
So why deny, why deny, why deny,
We defy, we defy, we defy,
Silent rooms, smoked by ego, raisin our voice,
Wiser roots, our feet stay grounded, on the floor
Facing the fire, deeper we grow,
Woman to woman, the scars we show
Woman to woman, the scars we show
Cos, it’s your body, your a product of highness,
We revolt, we destroy the patriarchy,
It’s your body, your a product of highness,
Just revolt, and uphold matriarchies,
Mothers, craddle, the tears we cry,
Slowly, healing, words untied,
Yet we go, we defy, we defy
It’s your body, your a product of highness,
Just revolt, and uphold matriarchies,
Mothers, craddle, the tears we cry,
Slowly, healing, words untied,
Yet we go, we defy, we defy
We defy, We defy
We defy, We defy
We defy, We defy
We defy, We defy
We defy, We defy
We defy, We defy
We defy, We defy
We defy, We defy
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5. |
Darker Waters
05:31
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They are watching, and conjuring, their message bleeding out,
Trapped in circles, wondering, how can they spin the doubt?
Devious deception, desperate indecision, the channel pulls us down,
Darker waters, drowning in, cascading empty sound.
Search for the light, that grows in truth
Search for the light, that grows in truth
Search for the light, that grows in truth
Search for the light, that grows in truth
Search for the light, that grows in truth
Search for the light, that grows in truth
Search for the light, that grows in truth
Search for the light, that grows in truth
They are watching, and conjuring, their message bleeding out,
Trapped in circles, wondering, how can they spin the doubt?
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6. |
Brooklyn Loft
03:56
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Sweat drips down my jaw,
Sense of reason, starts to slip away,
In this Brooklyn loft,
Your fingerprints float tenderly across
And nowadays,
It’s easy to undress cues,
I try to seek,
The joy that covered our youth,
And nowadays,
It’s easy to forget whose,
Softened eyes,
Look back and perceive you
Maybe it’s lust that’s drowns us out,
Can’t find a way to let you know,
Tampered by feelings seepin’ down,
Fear of the weight that love can hold
Maybe it’s lust that’s drowns us out,
Can’t find a way to let you know,
Tampered by feelings seepin’ down,
Fear of the weight that love can hold
Fearing the weight that love can hold
Maybe it’s lust that’s drowns us out,
Can’t find a way to let you know,
Tampered by feelings seepin down,
Fear of the weight that love can hold
Maybe it’s lust that’s drowns us out,
Can’t find a way to let you know,
Tampered by feelings seepin down,
Fear of the weight that love can hold
Maybe it’s lust that’s drowns us out,
Can’t find a way to let you know,
Tampered by feelings seepin down,
Fear of the weight that love can hold
Maybe it’s lust that’s drowns us out,
Can’t find a way to let you know,
Tampered by feelings seepin down,
Fear of the weight that love can hold
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7. |
Two Sides
04:16
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Seasons change,
and I’m running round in spirals and I’m washed away,
Losing touch,
No comfort in our mind,
I’m torn apart
All this time I’ve been trapping you, you , you and you,
Sitting right on the tip of my tongue lips quivering,
Look me straight in the eyes and tell me it’ll be okay,
In my body you will feel safe in it’s embrace
I’m two sides, I’m two sides (All this time)
I’m two sides, I’m two sides (All this time)
I’m two sides, I’m two sides (All this time)
I’m two sides, I’m two sides (All this time)
Chapters close and my sanctuaries falling to pieces,
Press it close cos my presence is bracing shifts in,
Swept out tides, I know my fears bruised me again,
But I’ll mend
All this time I’ve been trapping you, you , you and you,
Sitting right on the tip of my tongue lips quivering,
Look me straight in the eyes and tell me it’ll be okay,
In my body you will feel safe in it’s embrace
All this time I’ve been trapping you, you , you and you,
Sitting right on the tip of my tongue lips quivering,
Look me straight in the eyes and tell me it’ll be okay,
In my body you will feel safe in it’s embrace
All this time I’ve been trapping you, you , you and you,
Sitting right on the tip of my tongue lips quivering,
Look me straight in the eyes and tell me it’ll be okay,
In my body you will feel safe in it’s embrace
Seasons change and bruises have faded away,
Settle down, been feeling this way for a while,
But I’m free, and there’s safety in knowing they’ll see,
I am me
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Emma Volard Melbourne, Australia
Emma Volard is one of Narrm’s most enigmatic and staunchly authentic acts. Her music is entrenched in lavish harmonies,
broken-beats and gut-wrenching lyricism, and has garnered attention from national and international tastemakers alike.
Having continued to evolve to greater heights in recent years, Em has landed festivals including Meadow, New Years Eve on the Hill and Brunswick Music Festival.
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