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Sometimes I Want Rain
03:26
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Sometimes I want rain
To hide from bright lights of summers and wide smiles
I’m not what I show
Oh let’s talk this through
You do not know me and I do not know you
Oh let’s go to the park
And live for a minute
We’ll avoid the windows at night
Our reflections, they frighten us
And our heartbeats, they frighten us
When our eyes meet it frightens us
And our bodies, they frighten us when they touch, when they touch
And you’re awfully quiet
There’s a tree in my mind and it grows and it grows
And you’re awfully quiet
There’s leaves behind my eyes, does it show, does it show?
Oh I’ve got a blind spot for myself, you say
Who do you think you are?
And you’re awfully quiet now
Have I said too much, have I said too much?
Oh let’s go to the park
And live for a minute
We’ll avoid the windows at night
Our reflections, they frighten us
And our heartbeats, they frighten us
When our eyes meet it frightens us
And our bodies, they frighten us when they touch, when they touch
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Elasticity
03:34
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Be the change, be the first, be impeccable
Be yourself but don’t stand out too much
Be polite and be kind but beware of
Who you smile or talk to or touch
Spend your dollars so wisely, it’s pricy
To live in the present but don’t you be reckless
Remember the future
You’re young but time’s passing
I am aware of the rules you set for us but
Don’t you see that I can’t live by them all
Hazy eyes imprison your vision
Circumscribed
I’m tired, I feel my
Inner parts start to resist
There’s a limit to my elasticity
And I know that I talk too much
And I know that I talk too loud
And I ask way too many questions
But how am I supposed to figure you out
What to say, when to say it
When to bend, when to break it
When to love, when to hate it, who are we
Can’t get my head around, I can’t get my head around it
I am aware of the rules you set for us but
Don’t you see that I can’t live by them all
Hazy eyes imprison your vision
Circumscribed
I’m tired, I feel my
Inner parts start to resist
There’s a limit to my elasticity
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LIJO Utrecht, Netherlands
LIJO mirrors the weirdness of human behaviour in music.
“There’s an element of Kate Bush and PJ Harvey to it - that oddball female solo artist quality that’s rare to find these days.” - Thnksfrthrvw (UK)
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