Perfect match of music to lyric sentiment. Don't like the hopelessness imbodied in the message. But then again, I am your mother and you matter to me! Your #1 fan!

emotional vocal, this fine song has a splendid gospel vibe

So glad I stumbled across your page killer write and performance, than vibrato slays brother!

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tryna do better. this is how I feel for now tho

SAY MY NAME (PROD BY HILLS)

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The queen of gloom-pop She Makes War is back with her much-anticipated third album Direction Of Travel, out on 8 April 2016 via The State51 Conspiracy.

Direction Of Travel was recorded in the winter months of 2014/15 in Bristol, Brighton and London. Produced by Laura, mixed by Dan Austin (Doves, Pixies) and featuring guest appearances from Tanya Donelly and Mark Chadwick, most of the instruments were played by SMW with a cast of supporting musician friends including Clive Deamer and Andy Sutor on drums, The McCarricks and Nicole Robson on strings and Cajita on piano.

The songs on Direction Of Travel reveal widescreen ambition, deepening the glittery, grunge-inflected guitar-driven sound of SMW’s back catalogue while exploring new worlds of cinematic orchestration and heartfelt, confessional songwriting. The songs vibrate with sadness but the album’s message is hopeful - we can all become strong enough to reclaim ourselves, to escape from suffocating situations, process sadness and sorrow, and emerge all the stronger for the experience.

As with all things, there are two sides to the story. ‘Drown Me Out’, ‘In Cold Blood’ and ‘Alone’ combine an unabashed love of 90s alt-rock with the gothic undertones of Sisters Of Mercy and early Echo & The Bunnymen. ‘Time To Be Unkind’ (featuring Mark Chadwick) and ‘The Best’ blend melancholy ukulele, cello and piano with a tearstained lead vocal and killer harmonies to deliver the bittersweetest Dear John letters to their anonymous but undeserving miscreants. At the bursting heart of the album sit ‘Stargazing’ and ‘Paper Thin’ (featuring Tanya Donelly); the former unashamedly sharing Kidd’s lowest point - “I don’t believe anybody any more” - and the latter contemplating a period of personal reflection and ultimately redemption – ‘All this is ours…let’s do amazing things with good hearts.

’  ‘I came up with the title Direction Of Travel a few years ago after hearing the phrase many times on trains while I was travelling to gigs, and it’s such a fitting name for this collection of songs. Life truly is about the journey, not the destination, so we should make it as bright and brilliant as we can. My nomadic, lonesome lifestyle has shown me the only direction of travel is onwards, no matter what the world throws at you. 2014 proved to me that I can weather many storms, and once the healing process had begun I was able to trust and love again.’

At the end of 2015, She Makes War teased listeners with the release of 5 track EP Disarm:15, which received praise from the likes of The Line of Best Fit, Gigwise and Songwriting Magazine. Laura has also received support from BBC 6Music’s Lauren Laverne and Tom Robinson and has toured with the likes of tUnE-yArDs, Gruff Rhys, Nadine Shah and Suede.

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Save a Way

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Mixed by Geoff Swan
Mastered by Carl Rosamond
Photography by Portia Hunt

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After Forever

Picture this... It's 1998. You and your friends are hanging out at school on a high from seeing The Wedding Singer for the first time the night before. You're quoting all the quotes, singing all the songs and laughing all the laughs, when this certain someone you've had a crush on all year walks by and says "Hey, are you going to the dance tonight?". Now you're kinda nerdy, kinda shy, but your inner super hero spouts back "Only if you're going". Inside you melt into a puddle, and they walk away. Flash forward to the dance. You're standing against the wall, hands in pockets, nervous as hell. Good thing you're looking extra fly with your pressed shirt and gelled hair. Suddenly, Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden comes on the PA and you take a moment realize it's the most romantic song ever written. Then, through the sparkling glaze of the disco ball, you see that special someone waking straight towards you. In a frozen moment in time, they gaze into your eyes and ask "Wanna dance?"

Thought You'd Never Ask

Lyrics:

*CHORUS*
-take my hand, let's run away
 hold on, please don't stray

*V1*
-the universe wont notice kid
 you're just another life doomed to the back of your eyelids
 the sun will not fail to rise, yet the stars have already died
 guess how it ends (x3)
 you know how it ends (x3)
 if this is our end and ends meet then let's put a fucking end to all'f our, misery

*CHORUS*

*V2*
-is this how it ends (x3)
 this is the end (x3)
 if this is our end and ends meet then let's put a fucking end to our misery

*CHORUS* (x2)

This Is The End

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Lyrics:

*INTRO*
-someday, someday. someday, someday (x2)

*CHORUS*
-SOMEDAY, someday, someday (x2)

*V1*
-driving down, the 95, hot summer day in mid july
 tell myself, you'll be just fine, things will probably be different this time
 push my hate, against a fence, pressing the pain so that it might make sense
 if i give you truth then tell no lies (x2)

*CHROUS*

*BRIDGE*
-quicksand, im sinking. my love's erasing (x2)

*V2*
-breaking, my heart down, just listen closely, closely
 i give all i know how, it's still not enough now is it
 i swear i'll fucking drown, helpless and oh so lonely
 i lie on cold hard ground, let me feel just for a minute

*OUTRO*
-(same as intro)

*BRIDGE*

If I Give You Truth, Then Tell No Lies

Lyrics:

*CHORUS*
-you love yourself, no. you let yourself, go. your weak and it, shows
 entropy, entropy
 you say that your, fine. its different this, time. left loved ones be-hind
 helplessly struggling

*V1*
-i am a poor boy too my friend, you aren't the only one
 everyday i try to mend, all the wrongs that i've done
 so hey friend let me buy you a drink
 we can talk about all of the wrongs that we've made
 i swear to god i won't rest my soul
 until we hit the grave feeling whole

*CHORUS*

*V2*
-you seem lonely and lost my friend, happiness next to none
 could it be all the wrongs you've made, leaving you empty and un-done
 so hey friend lets sit down and think
 i can be your savior, i can be your saint
 in order for you to again be full
 cross your damned fingers cause this world is cold

*CHORUS*

*V3*
-it was a cold dark night on an empty street
 the man walked alone feeling incomplete
 he thought back to happy days of old
 and he fired off his pistol now his bodies cold

For The Weak Of Mind

I know you said not to ask you anymore
How you’re feeling
And if you mean it
I know you said not to come knocking at your door
In the evening
But I’m not sleeping

Now and then I think that I’m doing fine enough without you
And then it hits me
It sits inside my chest planning my demise until I see you
And then it frees me

I hope to god that I forget who you are
‘Cause if I don’t then I’ll probably go insane
I’ll stand outside your bedroom window in the dark
Trying to recreate the feelings that we made
And if I listen really closely
I might just hear you only
And no one else who’s climbed into your heart
And that’s a start

I know you told me not to call you anymore
So I deleted your number from my phone 
But I’m sorry if it’s etched into my brain
I can’t remove it
I know it’s stupid 

And it’s impossible to tell you how I feel
‘Cause you don’t answer
You ignore it
I think you’re tired of all the trouble that I’ve caused
I think you’re done
I can sense it

So I hope to god that I forget who you are
‘Cause if I don’t then I’ll probably go insane
I’ll stand outside your bedroom window in the dark
Trying to recreate the feelings that we made

And I know that it’s unfair
When I ask you if she’s there
And it’s not that I don’t like her by the way
I just think she’s over friendly
You could let her down gently
Or tell her that you’re on a different page

I hope to god that I forget who you are
‘Cause if I don’t then I’ll probably go insane
I’ll stand outside your bedroom window in the dark
Trying to recreate the feelings that we made
And if I listen really closely
I might just hear you only
And no one else who’s climbed into your heart
And that’s a start

That's A Start

Lyrics:

V1
in my head, i feel like a guest
so imma throw it all away

cause when im dead, 
i will be nothing decomposing in a grave

i am matter,
but i dont matter i can see my brain splattered on a wall
the blood stains wont dissolve
gonna have to paint it all

CHORUS
its not fair, i found love
it made me say that get back
you'll never, see daylight
if im not strong, it just might

V2
theres nothing left, a hole in my chest
my ribs are nothing but an empty cage

cause with every breath, 
im closer to collapse in the depths of this grave

always boasting,
my emotions on how im so fucking broken
surely im just joking
till i blow my head open

CHORUS
its not fair, i found love
it made me say that get back
you'll never, see daylight
if im not strong, it just might (it just might)

OUTRO
*whistle*

You'll Never See Daylight

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 • Lyrics, melody, piano and vocals written and performed by Emma Miller 
 • Arranged and produced by Blanca del Romana and Tobin Jones 
 • Ruby Finch on drums 
 • Additional backing vocals - Blanca del Romana and Floriane Hu 
 • Mixed by Lucas Mendes at The Park Studios (London) 
 • Mastered by Chris Le Monde 
 • Track artwork by Jacob Chandler

Lyric:
Honey I know there’s something in the darkness
Eating at your unrest making you grow cold
You know you can leave oh anytime you want to
Don’t think I’ll forget you even when you’re gone

Go out and find what you are looking for
I might just move on
Know that the answer is out there for us both
Our time was beautiful 

Only the shade
Only the light spaces
Take it away
And bring me to new places
That I’ve not seen
Something to soothe me

Honey I know there’s something in the darkness
Eating at your unrest making you grow cold
You know you can leave oh anytime you want to
Don’t think I’ll forget you even when you’re gone

Go out and find what you are looking for
I might just move on
Know that the answer is out there for us both
Our time was beautiful 

Honey I know there’s something in the darkness
Eating at your unrest making you grow cold
You know you can leave oh anytime you want to
Don’t think I’ll forget you even when you’re gone

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The Hope Comes Again

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