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The First Collection

by Robert Ely

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1.
Caught A Bus 05:27
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Caught a bus today Couldn't wait for the trip to be over babe In a room filled with smoke Saved the day because we spoke And I could forget you If I really wanted to Underneath the stars Found what I missed And what I lost And I miss the way We used to be Such a familiar face One to forget 'cos it holds the page Of a raining cloud At least you made your mumma proud Then to feel the rush At the thought of a terrible hush Freedom from these chains I put here in the first place And I miss the way We used to be Caught a bus today Couldn't wait for the trip to be over babe I couldn't forget you Even if I wanted to
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Crushing At The Fall 02:50
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Well I heard a million times It could suddenly arrive And I've seen it on the screen Never had it pass over me And I want you to know I've seen it go before And I know don't want it at my door And I never thought I'd see That it could start to affect me And I want you to know That the brakes are on my perspective Now I can turn around And see What was right in front of me Crushing at the fall And they break Just like I've seen before But now I take notice Like it was burning my address And I want you to know That the brakes are on my perspective Now I can turn around And see What was right in front of me
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For This Time 02:34
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Everytime I turn around Sees me run into the ground In perfect situations Its first I'm up and then I'm down Crystal ball there in your hand And I'm alone again But who are you? My body and I are runnin' outta' time And I'll be alright as long as I'm not fine For this time I can feel diminishing Borderline feelings And you can disappear What's it to you where I'm at? Though I'd like you to find out And maybe start to care But who are you? My body and I are runnin' outta' time And I'll be alright as long as I'm not fine For this time For this time Yeah I'll be alright as long as I'm not fine For this time
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Denominator 03:37
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I'm bathing in the bluest of moods I'm sorry you're not with me Lady, does it seem that I'm rude? For not letting you know sooner 'Cos I find it so strange I'm lower than the lowest common denominator I'm raged I'm lower than you And hey you're on my mind Lately I'm so blind Follow everything that I've said And be the potential person Careful where you tread I've already seen too much of this breaking list That's not getting shorter Lately its all running wild Wild from you And hey you're on my mind Lately I'm so blind
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Pennies 03:28
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The time is near To let go of my hopes and fears And dream the day I bring a smile to your face Did she just say Its alright to be afraid But her love it died when we said our last goodbyes Her wishing well Is filled with pennies She'll never tell I wish I knew What happens inside of you But the truth hurts more Than you could ever tell 'Cos the writing on the wall said Look back right behind you You fell All the mystery and intrigue Burning like a brown leaf That you can't have Just to think that maybe you could change it Too late now And I find you there All helpless thinking no one cares But in fact I do I just wish I could show you Did you not say Please walk away Showers burn and sting Means a new day, new everything You use your smart The best things said are from the heart Did you not speak Why not to me? But the truth hurts more Than you could ever tell 'Cos the writing on the wall said Look back right behind you You fell All the mystery and intrigue Burning like a brown leaf That you can't have Just to think that maybe you could change it Too late now
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The Grave 03:42
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Can't you hear the pitta-pat Of a man who's gone without And when you talk of where you've been Only makes him to start to dream Of the cold lonely A million days have passed him by Without ever looking to try And don't you find it kind of strange That its all so un-arranged And the time goes by Mourning For something that's not quite dead yet I see you standing on the grave Hoping that its all OK When its not And suddenly now he's afraid That any minute he will be tamed And can you imagine that Every corner is a waiting attack Coming for you Mourning For something that's not quite dead yet I see you standing on the grave Hoping that its all OK When its not You will see the end of him Before his time can begin
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The Tracks 02:58
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Danger It is so close to where I stay And now its clear I'm at the brink of what you think And I'll be so long gone Before you notice The tracks where I walked You think you care Then I see you At my door running short Of things to say You never change I love you everyday And I'll be so long gone Before you notice The tracks where I walked You think you care And I'm in between All the things you say to me I'm breaking in three Just to hope We're not gone Once more Danger It is so close to where I stay And now its clear I'm at the brink of what you think
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Breathe 03:52
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My chorus eye You're the same here in the back of my mind And heart All the while I'm trying not to depart From this From your sickly senses I wash the kiss from before When I knew who you were But who was I to tell you something More than meets the eye And now you wonder why My blossoming Anxiety to the coming day Watch me drown In the bitter struggle on my way to being Homeward bound But who was I to tell you something More than meets the eye And now you wonder why
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The Midnight Air 02:49
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My body is sore and I haven't slept a bit My hunger it aches for these things That I can only miss You and I are the same It's just that we're playing a different game You're body it walks and stalks the midnight air My hesitation is clear and I don't think that I'll end up there Its not that I don't want to Its just that I couldn't bear seeing you And so you see I'm not angry Its just that I won't get away with this Unless I'm pissed My worry is clearly something of creative spark That I should worry as you frolic in The midst of all the dark You and I are the same Its just that I don't want to play the game And so you see I'm not angry Its just that I won't get away with this Unless I'm pissed
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Sinking Fast 03:12
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Do you miss me? Could you miss me too? Since you went Nothing but bad news The horizon seems too far For the walking Though I'm driving hard I know I will fail The forces align and I'm frail Who said it could be done I'm walking the right road But I'm sinking fast In the front room I heard myself talking to nobody else Its no wonder With thoughts like these Though I'm trying I can't cure the disease I know I will fail The forces align and I'm frail Who said it could be done I'm walking the right road But I'm sinking fast
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For The Count 03:20
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I'm in between all the things I've seen That break me and bend all the hope that I had left For trying to break through And you know I'm down For the count I'm wasted here The boy isn't at all what he appears From the outside its easy to stay alive They'll catch you in time and watch you drown the whole world out again Assume you're fine And you know I'm down For the count I'm wasted here The boy isn't at all what he appears
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Bad News 02:35
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I've been hoping for bad news I'm not coping and looking to you And I know I shouldn't And you know I will We'll meet in the middle And both have our thrills I'm wasted again and I'm sliding down hill She'll tell me no secrets Cos I don't wanna' know I'm a fool for trying I should just let it go But I'm not sure what I'm here for So I bothered you But I'll stop troubling you Just keep on track and don't fall through I'm so sorry if you happen to get bad news I've been hoping for a change I'm not coping just the same
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The Fever 03:37
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Come I want you to know One by one I'm letting you go The fever has got me low One by one So my friends You are alone Void of me now I'm gone Fever has got me low One by one I'm afraid I pushed too far All this time I shouldn't start Fever has got me low One by one I want you to know One by one I'm letting you go The fever has got me low One by one
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Day Dream 02:40
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You're searching for somebody To keep you warm and then When you get home With sympathy say "You're not alone" I'm waiting for something else To keep me occupied From getting tired of everything around me I'm not alone In being so alone I'm searching for Lost time Give me more quiet And keep me from myself Where I sleep so easily And day dream Of being alone Leave me alone
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Look Out To The Water 03:09
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Look out to the water Look out where you swim I'm coming home wearing satin and tin Your footsteps are heavy Across my heart But I still believe that we had a good start And who's to say its over When the shadow remains And I'll leave you alone Look out to the hundred Pieces that fall When I tell you words That will never be wrong Your movements are tempting Your eyelids are light I still don't know why we had to fight And who's to say its over When the shadow remains And I'll leave you alone Come to battle war you're gonna fight Come to cut me down with your might Who's to say its over When the shadows remain And I'll leave you alone

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A dark and melodic, mostly acoustic album covering the lyrical issues of love, relationships, break-ups and depression.

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released January 25, 2012

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Robert Ely Melbourne, Australia

Rob Ely was born and raised around the grazing pastures of Kelly country, at the foot of the Strathbogies, in North-East Victoria.

Rob Ely writes indie-folk musings about the heart, life and the absurdity of existence, marrying melancholic guitar with powerful vocals . He loves the process of writing and recording his own work.

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