We used to burn on the wires

Laughed and shared our desires

As we planned our empires

Then our flames turned us to dust

And the lies destroyed our trust

Death by a thousand cuts

When we called each other’s bluff 

And our blood began to rush

as the lies destroyed our love

Death by a thousand cuts


Words are changing

Talk is oh so cold

And we’ll never know 

Who runs this show

People vanish

and this bird has flown

We don’t know how this story goes 

coz nobody, nobody’s home


Uh oh we’ll never know

Uh oh we’ll never know

Where did the people go

Uh oh we’ll never know


Words are changing

Talk is oh so cold

We don’t know how this story goes 

coz nobody, nobody’s home


We used to set all the fires

We made love and conspired

It’s the dawn of the liars

Coz the cunning broke our hearts

As deceit twisted our thoughts

Death by a thousand cuts

When our lives became corrupt

Our imaginary luck 

as deceit twisted our love

Death by a thousand cuts


Words are changing

Talk is oh so cold

And we’ll never know 

Who runs this show


People vanish

and this bird has flown

We don’t know how this story goes 

coz nobody, nobody’s home


Uh oh we’ll never know

Uh oh we’ll never know

Where did the people go

Uh oh we’ll never know


Words are changing

Talk is oh so cold

We don’t know how this story goes 

Coz uh oh we'll never know



You know I’ve never felt this way

So into you and I’m feelin the same

That’s all I wanted to know 

Come on girl I’ll never leave you alone

So what did you do last night?

I was alone but you were on my mind

Really? That’s not what I heard

Come on baby I’m a man of my word



Words are changing

Talk is oh so cold

And we’ll never know 

Who runs this show


People vanish

and this bird has flown

We don’t know how this story goes 

coz nobody, nobody’s home


Uh oh we’ll never know

Uh oh we’ll never know

Where did the people go

Uh oh we’ll never know


Words are changing

Talk is oh so cold

We don’t know how this story goes 

coz nobody, nobody’s home


Written 2012 by A. Power & A. Oriet

Death by a Thousand Cuts

I been wanderin, wanderin all over the world 
Givin away my love to the boys and the girls 

I've been waitin, sit and contemplatin 
Hopin I'd find myself every now and again 



If ya wanderin bout what ya got 
Ya got all of me 
If ya wanderin bout what it cost 
Ya got it all for free

Priceless 
to be right here
Can't put a number on it 
What we feel 

Precious
Hidden treasure
Coz ya know I run to you to hide
To hide
To hide
You're my feathered bird of paradise 

Priceless 
to be right here
Can't put a number on it 
What we feel 



We are golden, flyin up into the night
Restless, hasty, what is dead may never die 

We are fearless, our eyes closed our hands tied
Ready, willin, we will jump into the fire 



If ya wanderin bout what ya got 
Ya got all of me 
If ya wanderin bout what it cost 
Ya got it all for free

Priceless 
to be right here
Can't put a number on it 
What we feel 

Precious
Hidden treasure
Coz ya know I run to you to hide
To hide
To hide
You're my feathered bird of paradise 

Priceless 
to be right here
Can't put a number on it 
What we feel 

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** Note: Mixed version replaced original demo on this page on 12/02/2013 **

Written and Copyrighted 2012 by A. Power & A. Oriet
Produced by A. Oriet 
Mixed 2013 by D. Phelan 

In loving memory of M. Cocchiarella

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Arianna is a quirky transatlantic singer/songwriter currently based in London. Taking cues from expressive female vocal artists like Kate Bush and Lykke Li, she crafts a characteristic sonic space uniquely her own. 

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