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 Silverline

(Camilla Larsen)  © 2008

Who am I to tell
When I don’t believe
What am I to gain
When I can’t achieve
Why should I run
When running is in vain
At the end of this path, I guess
Everything is still the same


Someone stole my silverline
I’m out here on the edge
Who am I to even speak
When I can’t make a pledge
Someone stole my silverline
I’m riding for a fall
There’s no use for me to run
No use at all
 

I’m sailing pretty close
Close to the wind
Far away from land
And further away from the sane
And yes, I’m scared
'Cause I can’t see the way
 I will let the darkness
Be the one to hold sway
 

Someone stole my silverline
I’m out here on the edge
Who am I to even speak
When I can’t make a pledge
Someone stole my silverline
I’m riding for a fall
There’s no use for me to run
No use at all

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 Daddy Said

(Nanci Griffth)  © Wing and Wheel Music /BMI

Oh, I used to wish I was a hard line taker, and they'd say,
"Six to one a half dozen'll break her"
'Till I fell in love with a young man who sang the blues
Oh, bless my daddy, he warned me well
He'd whisper in my ear and say, "Now look out, gal 
There's always a ne'er do well gonna call you the fool"

He said, "you'll never learn to fish on a borrowed line
You'll never learn to write if you're walkin' 'round cryin'
And it's a pity that you're lover died young, 
But you'll never get tired of livin' alone"
 
So, now I dream of the lover that I don't know
It's safer this way 'cuz I don't have to go oh,
And he won't come, so nobody goes away
Sometimes I wish for the warmth of his hand
Take a look in these eyes and understand
I'm just a little too old to be a-learnin' the rules of the game

He said, "you'll never learn to fish on a borrowed line
You'll never learn to write if you're walkin' 'round cryin'
And it's a pity that you're lover died young, 
But you'll never get tired of livin' alone"

Oh, maybe I could take him to Mexico
We'd kick our heels in the warm cloudy gulf
He'd sing a song about the weather in the Poconos;
This lover that I don't know
Then two hearts would pound 'stead of one in the night
I'd learn to fish with my own line
Catch my dream and hope that line would hold

He said, "you'll never learn to fish on a borrowed line
You'll never learn to write if you're walkin' 'round cryin'
And it's a pity that you're lover died young, 
But you'll never get tired of livin' alone"

No, I never get tired of livin' alone
Sometimes my feet get cold, when I'm livin' alone

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Time To Move On

(Camilla Larsen)  © 2008 

You say it is time to move on
Somehow it feels like you’re already gone
You should know by now, that I can read your mind
At a glance I can see....you are longing to be free.
 
I know, we’re out of tune
So many words we have left unspoken
And I can’t help but wonder
Am I the one to blame?
Your dreams, did I break them?
 
No words of any kind can make you change your mind
I just hope one day you’ll see what you’ve left behind
Am I past praying for you to stay?
Then I won’t try to hold on
If you really feel
it’s time to move on
 
I could ponder every reason
Why you’re walking out that door
But why give in to reasons when love only wants to hide?
No, I must take this fall, while you take the ride
 
No words of any kind can make you change your mind
I just hope one day you’ll see what you’ve left behind
Am I past praying for you to stay?
Then I won’t try to hold on
If you really feel
it’s time to move on
 
You say it is time to move on
Somehow it feels like you’re already gone
You should know by now, that I can read your mind
At a glance I can see....you are longing to be free.

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 Hjertet Ditt

(Camilla Larsen)  © 2008 

E æ en slange i hagen
Eller sukkeret i te’n din?
E æ handtaket på døra di?
Eller ringen på nøkkel’n din?
Æ vil itj værra det
Æ vil itj værra det
For æ vil værra
Hjertet ditt

E æ svetten i handa di,
Eller skyggen forran sola?
E æ gresset som gror?
E æ en stein som ligg i jorda?
Æ vil itj værra det
Æ vil itj værra det
For æ vil værra
Hjertet ditt

Du e
Lufta for mæ
Du e alt som æ vil ha
Du gjør livet godt å lev
Det e du som gjør mæ gla’

E æ en stemme i hodet ditt
Som si at du må bli?
E æ ugress som gror
Langs en lang og kronglat sti?
Æ vil itj værra det
Æ vil itj værra det
For æ vil værra
Hjertet ditt

Du e
Lufta for mæ
Du e alt som æ vil ha
Du gjør livet godt å lev
Det e du som gjør mæ gla’

E æ snø som falt i fjor?
E æ regn som dett ned?
E æ den som gjør dæ sliten,
Og som aldri gir dæ fred?
Æ vil itj værra det
Æ vil itj værra det
For æ vil værra
Hjertet ditt

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 Søvnløse netter

(Camilla Larsen)  © 2008

Æ så dæ igjen i går
Og alt ble så nært
Huska hvert et ord
Og æ som trudd at æ hadd lært.
Men når svakhet føles sterk og virkelighet forsvinn
Grip du dagen med begjær, fornuft vil itj inn.

Søvnløse netter e det æ har igjen
Feil ble rett, dag ble natt
Søvnløse netter e det æ må betal
Feil ble rett
Du gjor svakhet sterk.

Hjertet ditt du aldri ga
Så æ prøvd å hjem mitt
Men skille mellom rett og feil
Forsvant litt etter litt.

Søvnløse netter e det æ har igjen
Feil ble rett, dag ble natt
Søvnløse netter e det æ må betal
Feil ble rett
Du gjor svakhet sterk.

Æ vil itj føl
Mer enn du
Men æ ga mer enn du
Og du tok det som va
Gjor svakhet sterk med alt det du sa

Søvnløse netter e det æ har igjen
Feil ble rett, dag ble natt
Søvnløse netter e det æ må betal
Feil ble rett
Du gjor svakhet sterk.

Hjertet ditt du aldri ga
Så æ prøvd å hjem mitt
Men skille mellom rett og feil
Forsvant litt etter litt.

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Mamma

(Camilla Larsen)  © 2008 

Det e så stilt i huset no

Så mang ord du aldri si
E det nå du tenke på?
E det nå som vi burd vit?
 

E du ensom kjære mamma?
E det tåra bak ditt smil?
E vært steg du tar
Blitt te lange, tunge mil?

Finns det lys bakom skyggan?
Veks det blomster der som her?
Kan liv overlev i mørket?
Fins det et bedre sted?

Kan æ hold i handa di?
Den e så go’ å ha
Smil te mæ mamma
Smil, og si at alt e bra

Vil du fly mamma?
Selv om du har mæ?
Finns det en drøm et sted
Langt inni dæ?

E det et lys bakom skyggan?
Veks det blomster der som her?
Kan liv overlev i mørket?
Fins det et bedre sted?

Men løft hodet mamma
Alt bli bra igjen
Det kjæm ei bedre tid
Det finns et bedre sted

Det finns et liv bakom skyggan
Det veks blomster der som her
Liv kan overlev i mørket
For mamma, vi e jo her

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Passion And Trust

(Ottar 'Big Hand' Johansen / Stig Bang) © New Cut Records
(some lyrics modified, with permission, by Camilla Larsen)

Love can be magic
Written in your heart
Love can feel close
When we're apart
Love brings you down
Love makes you fly
Love can be born
And love sure can die
 
It's stronger than steel
But tears can make it rust
It can hurt, it can heal
It can be drier than dust
'Cause love needs the miracle
The miracle of passion and trust
 
I don't mean to hurt you
But that's what I do
Sometimes I'm afraid
When I want to be true
Sometimes I'm a fool
So I tell you a lie
I don't mean no harm,
But love sure will die.
 
It's stronger than steel
But tears can make it rust
It can hurt, it can heal
It can be drier than dust
'Cause Love needs the miracle
The miracle of passion and trust

Hold me, I feel my love returning
I'm a fool, but I'm learning
That diamonds turn to dust 
Without that passion and trust

Love can be magic
Written in your heart
Love can feel close
When we're apart
Love brings you down
Love makes you fly
Love can be born
And love sure can die
 
It's stronger than steel
But tears can make it rust
It can hurt, it can heal,
It can be drier than dust
'Cause love needs the miracle
The miracle of passion and trust
 
It's stronger than steel
But tears can make it rust
It can hurt, it can heal
It can be drier than dust
'Cause love needs the miracle
The miracle of passion and trust
 
Yes, love needs the miracle
The miracle of passion and trust.
 


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Tower Song

(Townes Van Zandt) © Poppy Records

So close and yet so far away
And all the things I'd hoped to say
Will have to go unsaid today
Perhaps until tomorrow
Your fears have built a wall between
Our lives and all what loving means
Will have to go unfelt it seems
And that leaves only sorrow
You built your tower strong and tall
Can't you see, it's got to fall someday

You close your eyes and speak to me
Of faith and love and destiny
As distant as eternity
From truth and understanding
The wind blows cold outside your door
It whispers words I've tried before
But you don't hear me anymore
Your pride's just too demanding
You built your tower strong and tall
Can't you see, it's got to fall someday

The end is coming soon it's plain
A warm bed just ain't worth the pain
And I will go and you'll remain
With the bitterness we've tasted
A mother's breast, a newborn child
A poet's tear and drunken smile
Can't help feelin' all the while
Their meaning won't be wasted
You built your tower strong and tall
Can't you see, it's got to fall someday

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