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Tonight
03:00
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my tears don’t spell your name
your silence won’t drive me insane
your smile makes the whole world right
the first streetlamp in the dead of night
your sound has yet to leave my heart
even though we are already apart
your smile makes the whole world right
the first streetlamp in the dead of night
who will smile for me tonight?
my tears don’t spell your name
your silence won’t drive me insane
your smile makes the whole world right
the first streetlamp in the dead of night
who will smile for me tonight?
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i wish i could give you forever
but when will forever end?
i hoped i could be your lover
but i guess i’ll have to settle for your friend
why won’t you give me what i want?
i wish i could give you forever
but will you give me something too?
i don’t know what to ask for
but i put my trust in you
why won’t you give me what i want?
i wish i could give you forever
but will you spend it with me?
i wish i could open your eyes
but will you tell me what you see?
why won’t you give me what i want?
or don’t you want the same thing too?
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your face is just a click away
your voice is just a phone call far
you speak so softly and so kind
but i cannot hear where you are
i miss the scent of your breath when you speak
i miss your presence
your late night text message
makes me realise i’m not so alone
but all you are at that moment
is a bunch of letters on my phone
i miss your bad pronounciation; i miss your phone calls
[scat section]
i said “your words aren’t clear;
you better spit out your gum!”
[FI leaves a voicemail message]
and when i finally get back home,
i’m lucky that you’re still here
and all i need when i see you
is your whispers in my ear
and suddenly, i miss the longing...
i miss your phone calls
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not tonight, josephine
i’m tired from the battles in my head, josephine
can’t we just go quietly to bed, josephine
josephine, josephine, josephine
i’ve had enough, josephine
of tryin’ to be the man you want from me, josephine
frightened of what i’d truly be, josephine
josephine, josephine, josephine
let me just go elsewhere
close my eyes and slip away tonight
waiting till a voice says, “it’s alright”
but for tonight, just for one night,
not your voice, sweet josephine
i’m on your side, josephine
there’s no-one’s side on which i’d rather be, josephine
just understand this and bear with me, josephine
josephine, josephine, josephine
you’re on my mind, josephine
but the head doesn’t understand the heart, josephine
tryin’ to explain, but where to even start, josephine
josephine, josephine, josephine
let me just go elsewhere
close my eyes and slip away tonight
waiting till a voice says, “it’s alright”
but for tonight, just for one night,
not your voice, sweet josephine
not tonight, josephine
i trust your promises way too much, josephine
your soothing words and your loving touch
is just too much, josephine
josephine, josephine, josephine, josephine
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Kabaal klankbaan Pretoria, South Africa
Kabaal klankbaan is Gauteng-based musician Floris Groenewald’s folk-rock music project. “It’s not a stage name,” says Floris, “but a band, of which I’m the only permanent member.” They play acoustic, alternative folk-rock, which varies from indie-pop songs, folky dystopian love songs, bluesy rock & roll, to songs about robots and video games. ... more
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