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Sparrow

by Sparrow

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1.
You me The birds the bees The sun the moon the mysteries Let them go And keep it light Let’s not run Out of time Jump or fall Some or all A hand to hold When we get old The wind the tide We slip and slide All along For the ride So save it for another day and baby let’s go play the game Might as well enjoy this life 'cause no one’s getting out alive It’s true so let’s keep it simple Don’t you ever dare forsake that extra candle on your cake the chance to spend another year Is all I ask from you my dear So drive and roll the window down Please don’t stop 'til out of town In that flannel shirt you wear I’ll marry you ‘cause this I swear The only thing I need is you So baby stick to me like glue Let's just uncomplicate And keep on cleaning off our slate and keep it simple The only thing I need is you So baby stick to me like glue What we know will work just fine What we don’t we’ll improvise Make it up, just like that Let’s Do dat do dat do do dat dat dat Let’s just uncomplicate And keep on cleaning off that slate and keep it simple
2.
Clumsy hearts Arms entwined Kiss your face like a shrine We sing a song as clouds roll in assuming luck rides on the wind Blindfold spin Take a swing My wishing heart on a string Hoping I won’t have to choose who will win and who gets bruised Ah you can’t force it no You can’t make it stay oh Love will hide Beneath the trees Ignoring rationality Round and round around we go Where we stop No one knows Ah you can’t force it no You can’t make it stay no We will swim beneath the sea Shielded from calamity Round and round around we go Where we stop no one knows
3.
Arrows 03:31
Darling we can’t look down Not if we’re upward bound Hand over hand Feeling my way I can’t understand You’re happy to stay Here on the edge That’s what you say Straight through my heart Piercing me like arrows Swift and sharp Killing me like arrows It’s gone too far can’t take them back so Where do we go? So where do we go from here? What if the end is near? Taking your aim Pulling the string You’re not holding back I’m feeling the sting You send it Straight through my heart Piercing me like arrows Swift and sharp Killing me like arrows It’s gone too far can’t take them back so Where do we go? So say what you want Empty your mind But every word leaves me empty inside ‘Cause all that you say sounds like goodbye Your words Straight through my heart Piercing me like arrows Swift and sharp Killing me like arrows It’s gone too far can’t take them back so Where do we go?
4.
Matador 02:36
Haven’t we been here before You Taunt me like a matador Sharpened horns I will gore You can’t stop me matador You wanna go I won’t decline You made it clear you want a fight Well you got one Of course you did you crossed the line Doesn’t matter who is right ‘cause that’s not how the game is won Stomp my hoof Stare you down We won’t find a common ground You lit the fuse Watch it burn This lesson we never learn matador I charge you down You pull away I shake it off I won’t be swayed The crowd goes wild The fury flares Dig in deep Tempers flare but spots are weak and this is where I plan to aim I hit hard while you push the sword We both stagger zero score Nothing gained No reward I hope you’re satisfied matador
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I want to be your kiss on New Year's Eve The one who decorates your Christmas tree I want to be the one so thankful for you I want to be your halloween costume I do Ok, I see how it goes I can’t help loving you down to your bones so whisper in my ear just say so dear and I’ll light you up like a chandelier On every day of the year I want to be your fourth of july Your summer solstice, your blushing bride And if the world becomes dire and doom I want to be there with you I do Ok I see how it goes I can’t help loving you down to your bones so whisper in my ear just say so dear and I’ll light you up like a chandelier On every day of the year Baby I’m full bloom whatever else can I do? I do I do Ok I see how it goes I can’t help loving you down to your bones so whisper in my ear just say so dear and I’ll light you up like a chandelier On every day of the year
6.
You could say that you tried to warn me But good advice, does nothing for me If I can’t live it, it’s only a story So here I go again here I go again here I go I love the fire despite inevitable hurt Getting closer to it knowing I’ll get burnt I should know better, well that’s for sure But here I go again here I go again here I go Almost guaranteed A heart with skinned knees But I’ll be alright Let me go out of sight As I fly a little closer to the sun I know that I might fall ‘cause there’s no highs without the lows I’m just trying to get closer to the sun Say I told you so Or tell me I’m a sucker Goes in one ear and out of another Taking chances like a high roller Here I go again here I go again here I go Nothing’s easy, believe me I can prove it But I get mine amongst all the bruises You know they say, you use it or lose it So here I go here I go… I won’t entertain Any other way Cause I’ll be alright Let me go out of sight As I fly a little closer to the sun I know that I might fall ‘cause there’s no highs without the lows Still I try to get closer to the sun 3 2 1 to self destruction Looking for the Reconstruction Head first always Head first I’ll be alright Let me go out of sight As I fly a little closer to the sun I might fall ‘cause there’s no highs without the lows Still I try to get closer to the sun
7.
Maybe Baby 02:17
Baby with those brown eyes All brand spanking new Baby with those blue eyes Gonna grow up and meet you And you might be too shy Or she could pass you by You might sit on your hands While she makes other plans Or you could catch her eye If you straighten that tie And maybe baby you’ll fall in love Someday you’ll meet in an office down town Or one rainy day on the train It could be just like instant fireworks Or fizzle out before you find your game cause you might give her the wrong impression Or she could try to keep you guessing You’ll share a fleeting glance Wait too long and you might miss your chance and if she’s, about to slip away Why don’t you ask her to stay ‘cause maybe baby you’ll fall in love could be that she’s been hiding in front of your face all this time and suddenly the heart goes shaka shaka boom boom and flipping your world over this girl stop on a dime Oh she floats and she sings and she knows how to pull all your strings and if it happens to be that she dreams the same dreams, then maybe baby, you’ll fall in love
8.
Walking down the street and we still hold hands Tell the same old joke only I understand And I laugh Baby I don’t know Why to me, it never gets old You burn the toast every morning can’t stop Get brand new holes in your brand new socks Yet I love you to bits and pieces This love only increases Year after year Day after day It’s lovely to see you How lovely to see you Wake up and say No matter how grey It’s lovely to see you So lovely to see you my friend Storybooks say how romance should play But you’re no prince, honey, and I’m no piece of cake Still our life is so sweet and breezy So right so easy peezy Year after year Day after day It’s lovely to see you How lovely to see you Wake up and say No matter how grey It’s lovely to see you So lovely to see you my friend Treading water For much longer Than anyone ever really guessed And we don’t need a rescue I need just you And if you need me too then it’s loveliness Year after year Day after day It’s lovely to see you How lovely to see you Wake up and say No matter how grey It’s lovely to see you So lovely to see you my friend
9.
Yet 03:28
Here we are Walking through the fog Wondering if there is a God Who watches over you And me So if lightning should strike us dead Then I’ll know the answer’s yes But it hasn’t happened yet What if I Get tired of your hair And you stop giving me that puppy dog stare Will we fall apart? Darling when there’s nothing left I won’t hold you like I possess But it hasn’t happened yet For all that we know This place just might go All the way Up in flames Tomorrow So baby let go Perhaps we’ll all just float Along and in due time We’ll all eventually find We shouldn’t ever fret about what hasn’t happened yet Sailing there Down this river that might end somewhere beautiful or will it disappear Well darlin I don’t care For all that we know This place just might go All the way Up in flames Tomorrow So baby let go Maybe we’ll all just float Along and in due time We’ll all eventually find We should fret about What hasn’t happened yet

about

A love affair between a girl and a ukulele.

"It started with a personal challenge to write a song a day for a week on the ukulele. As a songwriter, the writing is never difficult for me. What made it a challenge was that I didn't know how to play the ukulele. After that week, I surely did. The Sparrow project is more about the songs than the instrument itself. I tried to write every song as if the instrument I was writing on didn't hold any expectations (beachy/ Hawaiian) or range constraints. What I ended up with are songs that just happened to be played on the ukulele, but are free from all it's baggage."

One song a week will be released until all seven are up.
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released June 6, 2012

Diana Extein

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