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Words and melodies - Laura Charman
(SHOW MORE ⬇️)

Producer, Composer 🎧
@ Reflectionz
@ One Bite Beats

Engineer, Coach 🎵
@5ubae
https://www.subaesound.com/

Mastered at Kog studios 😊

LYRICS: ❤️🌪️
[ Verse 1 ]
Visions of gold
That Ive never seen before
Not meant for me
But I want some more
Cascading down, my cognition
I am so far away and my find is gone

[ Pre Chorus ]
Dead languages
Chemical imbalances

[ Chorus ]
I am not my own
I am not my own
This is not how I thought I'd go down
I am not my own
I am not my own
This is not how I thought I'd go down

[ Verse 2 ]
Come with me
Be a glove
You will find signs above
Come with me, I am alone
Won't you find me my dear?
I'm in a riddle hidden here
Won't you find me here?

[ Pre Chorus ]
Dead languages
Chemical imbalances

[ Chorus ]
I am not my own
I am not my own
This is not how I thought I'd go down
I am not my own
I am not my own
This is not how I thought I'd go down

[ Outro ]
I'd go down
Down

I Am Not My Own

This song is written in a classic singer-songwriter style and shares honest reflections on life today.  Between the Worlds is a contemplative track from the perspective of someone looking back, assessing what’s been but also looking forwards, trying to make sense of what’s still to come.

Between the Worlds was written in June 2024 while I was on tour around Germany, and recorded in collaboration with musician and producer, Tobias Thiele, at his studio, Blue Lizard Studio, in Funkenhagen (Germany), in July 2024.

Between the Worlds

Swing, twist and turn. Come on let’s
dance on the table. Let’s burn. 
Thump and bump. Wack and smack.
You can join in. It’s fun. Whoops.

Dancing Barista

Perfect Piece of Person I'm Made For

Voici la chanson que j'ai écrite en secret pour ma fille qui s'est mariée cet été et que j'ai eu l'immense plaisir de chanter à son mariage
(translated below)
-----
C'est le moment
D'arrêter le temps
De graver l'instant
Des rires et des chants

Si dans nos coeurs tu es la même
Moi je sais 
Et tu sais

Dans les bras de Pierre
Une fleur vient d'éclore
Une femme forte et fière
Ma fille s'appelle Flore

Si d'apparence tout est pareil 
Je sais 
Et tu sais 

Que l'amour attend
Dans le coeur des gens
Un rendez vous, un regard
Un sourire dont on s'empare
Des mots, des gestes
Que chaque instant soit une fête
Les enfants qu'on voit grandir
Les enfants qui vont venir
Voir l'avenir en blanc 

A l'intérieur on est les mêmes
Je sais 
Et tu sais 

Ce sera dans les iles
Le clou du mariage
Un rêve, une idylle
Début du voyage

Votre amour ne craint pas la mer
Je sais, 
Et maintenant tu sais

Que l'amour est grand
Dans le coeur des gens 
Un rendez vous, un regard
Un sourire dont on s'empare
Des mots, des gestes
Que chaque instant soit une fête 
Les enfants qu'on voit grandir
Les enfants qui vont venir
Voir l'avenir en blanc 
Croire qu'on peut tous accueillir  
Tout cet amour qu'on voit fleurir 
Voir l'avenir en blanc, ensemble 

Si dans nos coeurs tu es la même
On sait
Que tu sais 
Qu'on t'aime

-----
It is time
To stop time
To record the moment
Of laughter and songs

If in our hearts you're the same
I know 
And you know

In Pierre's arms
A flower has just bloomed
A strong and proud woman
My daughter's name is flore

If in appearance all is the same 
I know 
And you know 

That love is waiting
In people's hearts
A rendezvous, a look
A smile you take hold of
Words, gestures
Let every moment be a celebration
The children we see growing up
The children to come
Seeing the future in white 

Inside we're the same
I know
And you know 

It'll be in the islands
The highlight of the wedding
A dream, an idyll
The journey begins

Your love doesn't fear the sea
I know 
And now you know

That love is great
In people's hearts 
A rendezvous, a look
A smile you take hold of
Words, gestures
Let every moment be a celebration 
The children we see growing up
The children to come
Seeing the future in white 
Believing that we can all welcome  
All the love we see blooming 
See the future in white, together 

If in our hearts you are the same
We know
That you know 
That we love you

L'avenir En Blanc

Please don't speak for me
You don't know what I'm trying to say
Please don't try to feel my fear
Or wish it away
Don't pander or stand for me
Don't cry, don't you fight for me
The things that I hide
I don't want you to see

You're not me
You can't see
What I need to be free
Find yourself someone new
I'll do me, you do you

Please don't tell me what you think I want to hear
Please don't hide the truth to stop these tears
You think it's fine cos they're little white lies
They might be kind but they're still not right
So go, leave, shut the door
I don't want you here

You're not me
You can't see
What I need to be free
Find yourself someone new
I'll do me, you do you

Just because you want me doesn't mean that we'll succeed
I know you're convinced that we've got all we need
But it's not enough for me 
And I know deep down you see it

You're not me
You can't see
What I need to be free
Find yourself someone new
I'll do me, you do you

You Do You

Fine Print

Butcher

On phone voice recorder

Where the mysterious meets the familiar 
Where the hilarious meets the profound
A silly serenade 
Seriously well-formed 
A needed healing sound 

A goodwill melody that cleans the air
Ironic words betraying pain, love and care
I am rebuked with insight
Stilled by shame
Until I join the flow

Reviving art is only made by human struggle 
In living laughter and melancholy crowned 
A simple happy song something of a riddle
And the needed healing sound

Needed Healing Sound

Dorothea Tanning

Watch the video on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/7xRNVbZJybU
https://youtu.be/KZtdaoM5BCs

Endless Night

Crazy

Kryptonite

The Suspicious Mind

Police car

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