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Some entries are not included in this playlist because they are either set to private or have not been posted on SoundCloud (but on another service). If you want your entry to be part of the playlist, post it on SoundCloud and send Mark Luto a PM in the kitchen. Thanks.

Songwriters in the Kitchen - Cover Challenge 2018

Plans made, unfulfilled
For a life not lived
We dared to believe it was real
But it wasn’t to be for us
What we grasped for a moment turned to dust
Fleeting perfection, swiftly crushed
Now I survive, because I must

What do I do with the pain
To live life again
To remember is hard
To forget is even harder
We’re together alone
I cry but you won’t
I’m weak and you’re strong 
But who will fall the hardest?

Do you remember before
The darkness came to call
And took away the dream
Now I yearn for those days
To not know, not feel this way
To be ignorant, to be free
To unsee what I have seen

What do I do with the pain
To live life again
To remember is hard
To forget is even harder
We’re together alone
I cry but you won’t
I’m weak and you’re strong 
But who will fall the hardest?

Please listen to me
I’m here and I need you 
We’re different I know
Let me in and I’ll show you
Love can exist with pain
And weakness is a strength
Together we’ll find
I’ll ease your hurt and you’ll ease mine

What do I do with the pain
To live life again
To remember is hard
To forget is even harder
We’re together alone
I cry but you won’t
I’m weak and you’re strong 
But who will fall the hardest?

Who Will Fall?

Eggshells and rollercoasters
I don’t know which I fear the most
Just waiting for the explosion
It comes even when not provoked
You sidle up to me
And bury your head in my chest
Your arms, they pull me
Even sleeping, you’re not at rest

Rollercoasters, the highs and lows
Confounding what you think and what you know
Nurture the spark, let it grow
You are my soul

Your laughter flows through me
Makes me happy like nothing else
Those who know, those who knew me
See a softness I never possessed
You’re the blinding sunlight
That peeps through the hole in the fence
Your light you like to keep hidden 
A perfect line of defence 

Rollercoasters, the highs and lows
Confounding what you think and what you know
Nurture the spark, let it grow
You are my soul

Hold tight, hang tough
You are enough
Hold tight, hang tough
You are enough

Rollercoasters, the highs and lows
Confounding what you think and what you know
Nurture the spark, let it grow
You are my soul

Eggshells & Rollercoasters

Verse 1
As I touch your trembling shoulder
I say love shouldn’t be this hard
You’re afraid to look at me
Scared I'll start
To make you talk, to make you think
Join the dots, find the link
You know that I won’t rest.. until I…

Chorus
Heal You, separate reality from myth
Heal you, be your rock, erase your sins
Heal you, starve the loss, and feed the wins
Heal you, heal you…

Verse 2
It’s not the nail, that’s all you see
So hand that hammer straight to me
You think that you've all the answers
But I know that you are wrong
So I will fight you, I will bite
I will find a way to prove what’s right
You know that I won’t rest…..until I…

Chorus
Heal You, separate reality from myth
Heal you, be your rock, erase your sins
Heal you, starve the loss, and feed the wins
Heal you, heal you...

Verse 3
I know you turn onto yourself
Silence every cry for help
Let darkness kill the pain
It did before, it will again
But I am here to disabuse you
Of that notion, of that cure
And my kindness might feel cruel
Because it’s new to you and I will….

Chorus
Heal You, separate reality from myth
Heal you, be your rock, erase your sins
Heal you, starve the loss, and feed the wins
Heal you, heal you…

Bridge
I know it’s hard to surrender
It’s hard to be helped
But sometimes you have to accept
That you can’t fix yourself

Chorus
Heal You, separate reality from myth
Heal you, be your rock, erase your sins
Heal you, starve the loss, and feed the wins
Heal you, heal you…

Heal You

I see your silver hair and your smile
So proud yet all the while
Pleased to lead from behind
You always took the time
To let us speak our minds 
So sure that we’d shine

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

So many nights, by the phone
You said never walk alone
So you ferried us home
Not a harsh word from your lips
Just the same sound script
And a hug and a kiss

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

Now I’ve kids of my own
I see them through your eyes as they grow
You’d have loved them, I know
So I bring you to them instead
An extra kiss to the head
As I put them to bed

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

Glowing Embers

I call to talk but I have nothing to say
I just want to hear your voice
I act like I don’t have a care in the world
And that not being yours was my choice
I wanted to tell you that I can’t stop thinking
Of you, your face, and your ways
But words once spoken can’t be reclaimed
So I play the role of friend instead

False friend, there’s no end to my deception
False friend, better longing than rejection
False friend, in the order of what matters
Better dreams untapped than shattered

Your touch is accidental
But it hits like an lightening bolt
My face is a mask, I’ll never show
The feelings you evoke
Are you really not aware
Of the chaos you create
When you’re not here, I’m clear of mind
But one look and I can't think straight

False friend, there’s no end to my deception
False friend, better longing than rejection
False friend, in the order of what matters
Better dreams untapped than shattered

I rest my hand on your seat
When I travel alone
You’re a ghost in my days
Presence felt, never shown
Not a chill, but a warmth in my bones
Like a secret, comforting shawl

False friend, there’s no end to my deception
False friend, better longing than rejection
False friend, in the order of what matters
Better dreams untapped than shattered

False Friend

Feel that pain it happens when you care
Lean right in, embrace it if you dare
Dangerous days, perilous nights
I’ll take the reins, hold on tight

Life has taught you to protect yourself
To not take the fall, stay back from the edge
But love might be right within your reach
If you risk falling for me
Risk the fall for me

One step first, my love is all you need
Soon your thirst for more will set you free
Joyful days, blissful nights  
 Sit with me, hold me tight

Life has taught you to protect yourself
To not take the fall, stay back from the edge
But love might be right within your reach
If you risk falling for me
Risk the fall for me
  
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Don’t hold back cos life won’t wait
If there’s never love, there’ll never be loss              
We’ll all be shielded but at what cost

Life has taught you to protect yourself
To not take the fall, stay back from the edge
But love might be right within your reach
If you risk falling for me
Risk the fall for me

Risk the Fall

All fab guitar and bass tracks provided by @rosarius (guitar) and Bruce (bass). 

Verse 1:
Not deep and meaningful just real
A chance is lost to tell you how I feel
As I cover up the gaping hole you miss
My smile is just a curving of my lips

Pre-chorus:
The great pretence
My last defence
You see I'm hiding
And every day
Is a chance to say
Please come and find me

Chorus:
And I'll open up a crack
Let a little sadness out
Not enough to push you back
Just enough to show you what I'm all about
Look in my eyes
And you will see this time
You knew me only half as well as I knew you

Verse 2:
As I carry out my daily work by rote
The date passes yearly without note
A testament to being in control
You assume the loss it, took so little toll

Pre-chorus:
So bloody hard
Not to discard
What won't define me
And every day 
Is a chance to say
Please try and find me

Chorus:
And I'll open up a crack
Let a little sadness out
Not enough to push you back
Just enough to show you what I'm all about
Look in my eyes
And you will see this time
You knew me only half as well as I knew you

Open Up a Crack

I heard your news today
Felt your world peel away
And your heart was crumbling fast
I wish I could tell you it won't last

I was there 
Right between darkness and despair
And everywhere I looked, I saw what I'd lost
Taken for granted at so little cost

Chorus 
Hold those memories close
That they're all you have hurts the most
Specks of time, magnified, playing like a movie
Inside your mind
Playing like a movie, inside your mind

I can tell you this my friend
Slowly the pain becomes a little less
It never leaves, it deserves to stay
You won't give her rightful place away

Chorus 
Hold those memories close
That they're all you have hurts the most
Specks of time, magnified, playing like a movie
Inside your mind
Playing like a movie, inside your mind

Step by step by step by little step
Every day you grieve leaves one day less
Lean on me, and I'll lean on you
And maybe together, we'll both get through

Hold those memories close....

Hold Those Memories Close

From the album Strathcona, released December 1, 2017
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~ Lyrics

Setting out to go now on another overnight 
Back down near Bristol, where I’ll walk you in the light 
Full knowing that I got to do you right 
Now I’m locked in to your side 

Patient like a mom, I know 
That I’ll miss you when I go 
I’ll be gone a half a moon 
Then I’m coming home to you 

Now I’ve got this in a warming little fire 
Formed in my heart now, give into the lonely choir 
No my darling, I don’t want to go, no I 
Don’t like saying goodbye 

Patient like a mom, I know 
That I’ll miss you when I go 
I’ll be gone a half a moon 
Then I’m coming home to you

Overseas

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In black and white in life and in death
She’s painting the sky, and I’m drawing breath after breath
If I knew her, maybe I’d know why it had to end
What a wonderful world, wouldn’t even let her turn ten

I bet she’s smiling in her sleep
At the fools who couldn’t watch her bleed
Far away, with the sun beneath her feet
She made it home, she wasn’t this world’s to keep

I don’t think anyone can explain
Why this is her now, and not me when I was her age
But Lord, I trust in your mysterious ways
What ends in darkness will rise above the flames

I bet she’s smiling in her sleep
At the fools who wouldn't watch her bleed
Far away, with the sun beneath her feet
She made it home, she wasn’t this world’s to keep.

Zainab.

From the album Belong, released January 1, 2018
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~ Lyrics

Run naked through the garden 
Skin softer than before 
Swim 'cross the darkest ocean 
Lie trembling on the shore 

Run your fingers through me 
Pledge allegiance to the home 
We belong 
Cross your fingers blindly 
Pledge allegiance to the home 
We belong 

Hands held together 
Now and forever 
One small step together 
Run hell for leather 
Run away, ride the wave.

Samuel R. Saffery - Belong

this song is my first one that i've really been dedicated to complete and revise over and over. there would be tons of mistakes and my bad English pronunciations but it is just how i express my feelings. hope ya enjoy ! 

lyrics:

it's been a while since the last time i saw you
you still looked beautiful then
you still hit it on me then
but let's face it, are we really in love?
i was sure i did, but i guess you did not
oh come on, i met you more than a year ago
it's been the most wonderful time
it's been the most amazing time
you lifted me up, you brought me away from hell
you made me better each day
i can't be thankful enough

[pre-chorus]:
but then all of a sudden
you were with the light i still remember
you puttin' on a warm smile
of a lovely child.

[chorus]:
you made my life ever since
but then again, all of a sudden
i came back to the same midnights without you
to cry
to lie
lie back on your sunshine
eternal sunshine
sunshine of spotless minds...

[verse 2]
you fuck me up, you broke my heart
it was quick and simple
it was hurt but... unstoppable?
but anyway, i think i would carry on
trying to forget anything we said
anything we did together.

all the midnights we spent together 
talking shits and stuff
all night long
till the dawn came along
you were smooth like wind
but you left like wind too
because all of a sudden
i started to cry hard and sing again

[prechorus]
but then all of a sudden
you were with the light i still remember
you puttin' on a warm smile
of a lovely child.

[chorus]:
you made my life ever since
but then again, all of a sudden
i came back to the same midnights without you
to cry you know
to lie you don't
lie back on your sunshine
eternal sunshine
sunshine of spotless minds...

[bridge]
trying to forget anything we said
all the things we did together...

i know it's hard
for me, you know
looking you happy with another man
that is not me, that's fucked up

it strikes me bad but i guess i would carry on
goodbye to you my sweetheart
even though it is so hard
..............

eternal sunshine of spotless minds -  original song

Well is dry, nothing’s inside
Curtains drawn nowhere to hide
But if you didn’t know, you’d never guess
Love is gone, it’s gone so far away
Try as you might, won’t make it stay
So why not try a little less

You’re a master of perfection
In all but my affection
I’m not a prize that you have won
Love’s a seed that you must sow
And starved of you, don’t you know
I’ll turn away from you towards the sun
Towards another someone

You’re used to life served up on a plate
No need to try, no need to wait
That silver spoon worked such a treat
But I am not your given right
I’m not employed, I’m not obliged
And I can walk away and not miss a beat

You’re a master of perfection
In all but my affection
I’m not a prize that you have won
Love’s a seed that you must sow
And starved of you, don’t you know
I’ll turn away from you towards the sun
Towards another someone

Want me to stay?
Think that you can change your ways?
But it’s already too late
I don’t believe that there’s anyway you can save us

You’re a master of perfection
In all but my affection
I’m not a prize that you have won
Love’s a seed that you must sow
And starved of you, don’t you know
I’ll turn away from you towards the sun
Towards another someone

Master Of Perfection

Our single Stay is out now on streaming services including iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify, as is our debut album, Leave It. This song was written shortly after Miles Roberts’s suicide and is dedicated to him and all who are affected by mental illness or have lost someone to suicide. We hope to bring awareness and start conversations concerning mental health and mental illness. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, call 1-800-273-TALK.💙

Stay

What is this feeling
Is it love or is it less?
Three little words,
Will I confess?

Never been here before
So how could I know?
If these butterflies are telling me lies
These butterflies are telling me lies
These butterflies are telling me lies

What is this rumble?
What is this roar?
Is it the great love
That I've been waiting for?
And what if I say the words
And find we don't belong?
Is the declaration binding if we get it wrong?

Never been here before
So how could I know?
If these butterflies are telling me lies
These butterflies are telling me lies
These butterflies are telling me lies

Heart starts thumping when I answer the phone
It gets much louder when we're alone
Is it always this pacy right from the start?
You see I'm only a novice in matters of the heart

Never been here before
So how could I know?
If these butterflies are telling me lies
These butterflies are telling me lies
These butterflies are telling me lies

Rumble

BVs by the lovely Emma J

How could you do it right in front of me
You told me I was special that you'd never leave
You took her hand so gently as you dropped mine like a stone
You promised me forever yet I'm sitting here alone

Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
I never saw the change in you until we were already apart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart

What changed in me for you to see me differently
To dull the wonder in your eyes when you look at me
To silence all the compliments that came so easily
Are the promises you keep for her the ones you broke on me

Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
I never saw the change in you until we were already apart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart

The shock has faded now at last
You're a feature of my past
I wouldn't believe it
If I hadn't seen it
The person you've become is one you swore you'd never be 

Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
I never saw the change in you until we were already apart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart

Cold Hands

Written by my friends Karen O’Mahony (@monnodb) and Johan Alm (@jambrains), who together form the great band Ashes For Dreams (@ashesfordreams)
Arranged, performed and produced by Mark Luto
Songwriters in the Kitchen - Cover Challenge 2018

what is this rumble?
what is this roar?
is it the passion
that I've been waiting for?

what is this feeling
is it love or is it less?
three little words
will I confess?

what if these butterflies are telling me lies
if these butterflies are telling me lies
if these butterflies are telling me lies

and what if I say the words
and find we don't belong?
is the declaration binding 
if we get it wrong?

what if these butterflies are telling me lies
if these butterflies are telling me lies
if these butterflies are telling me lies

heart starts thumping 
when I answer the phone
it gets much louder 
when we are alone
why is it this pacy 
right from the start?
I'm only a novice 
in matters of the heart
not been here before
so how could I know

if these butterflies are telling me lies
if these butterflies are telling me lies
if these butterflies are telling me lies

what if these butterflies are telling me lies
if these butterflies are telling me lies
if these butterflies are telling me lies

what if these butterflies are telling me lies
if these butterflies are telling me lies
if these butterflies are telling me lies

For the Kitchen Forum Challenge I present to you my revival choir make you a room cover. Enjoy the amazing original from the man himself, https://soundcloud.com/revivalchoir/make-you-a-room. 
Much Love

Revival choir ~ Make you a room Cover

This is a re-do / cover of a song , originally by @Leonard Scaper.
It's called "Love Is Gonna Find You"
it's my entry into a covers challenge set by the folks at,
"Songwriters in the Kitchen!"
https://www.songwriter-forum-kitchen.com/forum/challenges/18/the-kitchen-cover-challenge-3rd-edition-please-join/4530/

Dakoda Sada - (Cover Of ) Love Is Gonna Find You By Leonard Scaper

Not fair, I shout inside my head
As I hear your news and sense your dread
The harder you try to fake the ease
With which you throw your words at me
The stronger my muscles tighten

The battle ground was laid before
You took your stance with ever more
Than the dignity that I can find
I'm mute of words, blank of mind
Cos I am really frightened 

We are here, we are here
We are everywhere you want us
Anytime you need we'll take your lead
We are here, we are here
We are everywhere you want us
Anytime you need we'll take your lead
We are here

Every path will be paved
With all our love that we can save
For every encounter, every day
We get to hold your hand and say
We'll walk this road beside you

But that won't help to ease the pain
That grows in force as it turns again
To ravage you and all you've built 
While those who thrive are wracked with guilt
Cos only luck divides us

We are here, we are here
We are everywhere you want us
Anytime you need we'll take your lead
We are here, we are here
We are everywhere you want us
Anytime you need we'll take your lead
We are here

Every Path

I am numb
I’ve forgotten how to feel
I have become
An impenetrable shell of steel
I won’t succumb
To their appeals
They beat their drums
But I will not reveal

What goes on inside my head
I won’t be drawn, I can’t be read
And I have no more tears to shed 
My oath is etched upon your grave
I won’t let go, I won’t be saved

I am alone
It’s best that way
I ignore the phone
I have no words today
If they think that I’m not home
Maybe they’ll go away
Cos they just want to know
What I cannot say 'bout

What goes on inside my head
I won’t be drawn, I can’t be read
And I have no more tears to shed 
My oath is etched upon your grave
I won’t let go, I won’t be saved

My words are only mine to hear
I made a promise I will keep
I close my eyes and you’re with me
For now I've everything I need

What goes on inside my head
My vision’s dull, my passion’s dead
I have no heart, I’ve stone instead
My oath is etched upon your grave
I won’t let go, I won’t be saved

No More Tears

There are no words that I can say
To take the pain away
I write a phrase and hit delete
I write again, and then repeat

What do you say to someone who's lost everything
What do you say when there's nothing left to fight
I want to scream but there's no one to scream at
There must be someone to blame, right?

You turn to me for comfort and strength 
And I fail to give you what you expect
Soothing words turn to dust on my lips
Consolation I cannot give

What do you say to someone who's lost everything
What do you say when there's nothing left to fight
I want to scream but there's no one to scream at
There must be someone to blame, right?

Those who say everything happens for a reason
Should stay the hell away from me
Cos in a world full of madmen and villains
Why take the gentle and let the monsters run free

What do you say to someone who's lost everything
What do you say when there's nothing left to fight
I want to scream but there's no one to scream at
There must be someone to blame, right?

What Do You Say?

I'd go anywhere in the world for you
I'd abandon best laid plans for you
Maybe do the things I thought I couldn't do
To be with you

I'm like putty in your hands
I relish your demands
And welcome every feeling you invite 
I'm enthralled and I'm transfixed
Love never felt like this
So maybe this time we got it right

I'd go anywhere in the world for you
I'd abandon best laid plans for you
Maybe do the things I thought I couldn't do
To be with you

I told you once in a flash of truth
I love the bones of you
With such intensity it almost hurts
And I still feel the same
I'm like a moth to your flame
And I don't care if I burn

I'd go anywhere in the world for you
I'd abandon best laid plans for you
Maybe do the things I thought I couldn't do
To be with you

Be With You

All songs on channel are original and copyright of Karen O'Mahony (c). 

You'll find me also here in my collaboration project with Johan Alm https://soundcloud.com/ashesfordreams