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New Plans

by Josie Newton

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1.
Cheap Seats 04:34
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Please take your seats The show is about to begin They'll perform to their best And hope you don't go asking Do those on the stage have any power? Or does it belong to their puppet masters? Look where their fingers point to How their master makes them move Who benefits from what they do & anyone that stands to lose Get you focusing on things That you know you shouldn't be Just avoid any accountability Watch where their eyes look right at Who has that knife in your back Selling what you wish you had Telling you 'it ain't that bad' Truthfully behind the scenes They know what the lies all mean But they'll never admit a thing You thought we'd sit there and applause Without giving it a second thought CHORUS We can see what's happening Sat in the cheap seats We can hear the real meaning In the words you speak Can't pull the curtains over our eyes We see the strings, transparent lies Can't fool us in the cheap seats Do you ever wake at night? Look in the mirror and sigh Are you able to forget Your actions; cause and affect To perform the way you do You must just forget the truth And tell yourself your master wants the best for you You thought we'd sit there and applause Without giving it a second thought CHORUS We can see what's happening Sat in the cheap seats We can hear the real meaning In the words you speak Can't pull the curtains over our eyes We see the strings, transparent lies Can't fool us in the cheap seats Give no standing ovation To those whose motivation Is only power Give no standing ovation To those whose motivation Is only power CHORUS We can see what's happening Sat in the cheap seats We can hear the real meaning In the words you speak Can't pull the curtains over our eyes We see the strings, transparent lies Can't fool us in the cheap seats
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Fun 03:30
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Goalposts keep changing Confusing, frustrating I shouldn't have to justify Repeated subliminal Messages in stereo Keep that pressured applied No rhyme or reason No deeper meaning I can do what I like just because I want to CHORUS Why can't it just be fun? Why can't I just sit back Sit back and relax Why can't it just be fun? Why can't I spend my time Doing what I like Why can't it just be fun? Life is so short So much to explore If only we were given the time Pennies gatekeep happy Will only spend my energy On what is worthy of my fight Don't need permission To make my own decision I can do what I like just because I want to CHORUS Why can't it just be fun? Why can't I just sit back Sit back and relax Why can't it just be fun? Why can't I spend my time Doing what I like Why can't it just be fun? Why can't it just be fun? We've made it so hard to exist There's so much that we miss We've made it so hard to exist We've forgotten how to live CHORUS Why can't it just be fun? Why can't I just sit back Sit back and relax Why can't it just be fun? Why can't I spend my time Doing what I like Why can't it just be fun?
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Good Liars 03:44
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You knew what you wanted Until you didn't You knew what to say Until the words went missing You only ever imagine The worst can happen You knew what you needed Until you didn't You knew how to keep things Safe and hidden You face this alone But little do you know CHORUS Everybody's hurting, everybody's hurting We're such good liars, such good liars We know this ain't working, Everybody's hurting We're such good liars, such good liars You knew what you wanted Until you couldn't Picture yourself outside this moment You're always thinking over But never looking closer CHORUS Everybody's hurting, everybody's hurting We're such good liars, such good liars We know this ain't working, Everybody's hurting We're such good liars, such good liars We are so afraid, we are so afraid That making new plans means The old ones fade We are so afraid, we are so afraid That making new plans means The old ones fade It means it's really over CHORUS Everybody's hurting, everybody's hurting We're such good liars, such good liars We know this ain't working, Everybody's hurting We're such good liars, such good liars
4.
Distress Signal 03:18
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I let the pressure get to me Told myself I wasn't good enough Let their standards take the driver's seat Kept taking from a half filled cup Looked deep in the reflection Internalised words so unkind Followed every misdirection When I should've protected what was mine Find myself longing for the days Of VHS or cassette tapes When I wasn't so afraid Of what was written on the final page CHORUS If my lane is closed Am I out the race? No one seems to know, I won't forfeit my place You don't control my future I won't sit back and wait Before you even notice I'll answer my own distress signal Stood in a cheering crowd With tears down my cheeks Wishing for an alternative universe That could be in my reach Find myself longing for a time Where we can pause and press rewind So I could pay it no mind When life gets heavy and it's messy I won't blame myself for trying CHORUS If my lane is closed Am I out the race? No one seems to know, I won't forfeit my place You don't control my future I won't sit back and wait Before you even notice I'll answer my own distress signal I won't have my personal best Be because of you Don't write me off just yet I have a finish line to pursue Sent out a distress signal Thinking I needed saving I'm the hero, not the damsel I got tired of waiting
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Yours, Mine 04:08
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Wide awake Find mistakes I keep making to be nearer to you Falls apart It all restarts Now I wait for your move Do we have control On what connects our souls What connects us at all? CHORUS Who are we to decide? If it's wrong or it's right Who are we to decide? If I'm yours and you're mine Who are we to decide? If we fall or we fly Who are we to decide? If I'm yours and you're mine Tethered to you Whatever you do I orbit around you constantly Never too close Close enough to know We will never find clarity CHORUS Who are we to decide? If it's wrong or it's right Who are we to decide? If I'm yours and you're mine Who are we to decide? If we fall or we fly Who are we to decide? If I'm yours and you're mine Oh, you keep me second guessing My forgiveness or my blessing? Oh you keep me second guessing What do you want? What do I want? Who are we to decide? Who are we to decide? Who are we to decide?
6.
Lost Game 04:30
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I'm meant to watch the sunrise I'm meant to watch the sunset I often forget To make the effort I stare at the ceiling Chasing a thought Then I get caught Chasing merit CHORUS What will it take To finally wake Without feeling it's all a mistake It all feels the same Repeat and replay Even if it's just a lost game I'll keep losing I'll keep losing I'll keep losing I recognise this rhythm I recognise this melody It's within me More than I'd like I know what's expected I know what I should do But so often I lose However I try CHORUS What will it take To finally wake Without feeling it's all a mistake It all feels the same Repeat and replay Even if it's just a lost game I'll keep losing I'll keep losing I'll keep losing Even if it's just a lost game

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The sister EP to 'Take Care' (2021)

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released September 23, 2022

Written, performed & produced by Josie Newton (at home)

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Josie Newton Plymouth, UK

Singer-Songwriter who plays the Sandpiper guitar.

I've been living with Fibromyalgia for the last decade, which has become intertwined in how and what I create.

All you hear on this page has been written, recorded and produced at home by me.

I sincerely hope you find something in the music I make. ... more

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