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The Main Thing Is
01:14
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2. |
This Is What Love Is
03:07
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Never had a fear of flying
Built my home up in the sky
Up there where nobody knew me
I could reinvent my life
The only voice I heard was mine
With the humming of the engines
I would set my fear aside
For a moment or an hour
And I knew just where to hide
Oh I was sure I had it right
I was safer up above
Till that moment you woke my heart up
And this is what love is
Ten thousand feet up
It's the way that your heart beats with mine
I finally know what it's like to let go
You're my freedom my love my lifeline
Never had to say I'm sorry
Always wanted to be right
So I sharpened every sentence
Made a weapon of my mind
To hide those things I had inside
Oh you saw me flying high above
Oh and baby you woke my heart up
And this is what love is
Ten thousand feet up it's the way that your heart beats with mine
I finally know what it's like to let go
You're my freedom my love my lifeline
And even when we're miles away
This is the life I choose to make
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3. |
Los Angeles (Acoustic)
03:30
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Never had a fear of flying
Built my home up in the sky
Up there where nobody knew me
I could reinvent my life
The only voice I heard was mine
With the humming of the engines
I would set my fear aside
For a moment or an hour
And I knew just where to hide
Oh I was sure I had it right
I was safer up above
Till that moment you woke my heart up
And this is what love is
Ten thousand feet up
It's the way that your heart beats with mine
I finally know what it's like to let go
You're my freedom my love my lifeline
Never had to say I'm sorry
Always wanted to be right
So I sharpened every sentence
Made a weapon of my mind
To hide those things I had inside
Oh you saw me flying high above
Oh and baby you woke my heart up
And this is what love is
Ten thousand feet up it's the way that your heart beats with mine
I finally know what it's like to let go
You're my freedom my love my lifeline
And even when we're miles away
This is the life I choose to make
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Hear You Now (Acoustic)
03:39
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Bow your head
Gather up all the words you haven’t said
All the words unsaid
Take a breath
Hold on to everything that you have left
Masquerade
Always felt like a good escape
To protect what was left to take
The illusion is fading
Oh it’s fading out
And the words that you swallowed down
Tickle at the back of your mouth
Oh but they’re gonna hear you
Oh they’ll feel you
Oh they’ll see you now
Make them hear you now
Make them hear you now
Beat your breast
You held it in now lay it all to rest
Lay it all to rest
Lift away
The weight of everything you couldn’t say
Masquerade
Always felt like a good escape
To protect what was left to take
The illusion is fading
Oh it’s fading out
And the words that you swallowed down
Tickle at the back of your mouth
Oh but they’re gonna hear you
Oh they’ll feel you
Oh they’ll see you now
Make Them Hear You Now
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Wayward Star
04:43
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Someday you'll turn the lights down low
Then you'll know
In the darkness these wounds will show
Deep in afterglow
And you'll show your own scars to me
I'll choose you
For each etching that sets you free
And lets your strength shine through
Come to me broken
If that's what you are
Our bodies littered
With battle scars
I want you open
This is all we are
So I'll take you broken
My wayward star
And we'll open our eyes to see
Love so true
Like a perfect storm on the sea
So weak so strong so new
Come to me broken
If that's what you are
Our bodies littered
With battle scars
I want you open
This is all we are
So I'll take you broken
My wayward star
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I met you on a midway at a fair last year
And you stood out like a ruby in a black man's ear
You were playing on the horses, you were playing on the guitar strings
You were playing like a devil wearing wings, wearing wings
You looked so grand wearing wings
Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing
Can you fly
I heard you can! Can you fly
Like an eagle doin' your hunting from the sky
I followed with the sideshows to another town
And I found you in a trailer on the camping grounds
You were betting on some lover, you were shaking up the dice
And I thought I saw you cheating once or twice, once or twice
I heard your bid once or twice
Were you wondering was the gamble worth the price
Pack it in
I heard you did! Pack it in
Was it hard to fold a hand you knew could win
So lately you've been hiding, it was somewhere in the news
And I'm still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues
And a voice calls out the numbers, and it sometimes mentions mine
And I feel like I've been working overtime, overtime
I've lost my fire overtime
Always playin' one more hand for one more dime
Slowin' down I'm gettin' tired!
Slowin' down
And I envy you the valley that you've found
'Cause I'm midway down the midway
Slowin' down, down, down, down
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This is what I meant to say
In a letter yesterday my love
Will you stay?
Falling slow
Almost home
We can fall a thousand times
Let the moonlight catch your eye my love
While we sigh
Falling slow
Almost home
Let a song rise up from quiet mouths
Let it call
Let it fall
Down on us
Let me know
Let it show
Finally mine
All I know
All aglow
In light
Maybe this is something right
All I want and all I need tonight
All my life
Falling slow
Almost home
Falling slow
Almost home
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Taali New York, New York
Born in NYC, taught worldwide, Taali is an electric musical force and community builder. Her music, described as "a beguiling mix of tropical pulse, chamber pop, avant-electronica, and quiet storm," addresses identity, love, and overcoming trauma. Taali weaves a landscape drawing from the empowering culture passed down from her family and the fierce women she surrounds herself with. ... more
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