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by Josie Newton

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1.
New Batteries 02:46
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You wake up with those clouded eyes Knowing it'll be the same each time It aches You know you'll do all that it takes To arrive, to then smile, to laugh To say you're fine if anybody asks Knowing deep down that's not true And all it ever does is hurt you You were told it would get better If you pulled yourself together But it's been a decade, of alternative ways You're never fully charged no matter you trade Despite the sacrifices, or what you let go The dreams and the hopes all out the window No one will ever know Oh please Fit me with new batteries I need a fighting chance Oh please Fit me with new batteries Don't know how long these will last I'm pushing thirty Still at odds with my body, we're enemies Never see eye to eye She breaks me, I only ever criticise It’s hard to accept All the promises that weren’t kept Now she's part of me Part of my DNA, part of my synergy I can't remember what it like, to not have a thorn in my side If I could draw on the outside, what it's truly like on the inside Would you wanna see? Or do you happen to believe me? Oh please Fit me with new batteries I need a fighting chance Oh please Fit me with new batteries Don't know how long these will last
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Too Far Gone 03:33
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Don't read between the lines You'll feel it behind your eyes It's a yearlong headache Doesn't pay to be honest When all they do is a make a promise They know they'll only ever break So we stand and we wait For a change That never comes So we'll make one We're too far gone, too far gone If we don't turn back now We'll be too far gone, too far gone If we can't figure this out You may be ok with this all But I can't stand up Knowing others will fall And we're too far gone, too far gone If we don't turn back now It’s not asking for perfection It’s asking for reflection Anytime you make a mistake Look beyond your nose See how far that thread goes Is your heart in the right place? So we stand and we wait For a change That never comes So we'll make one We're too far gone, too far gone If we don't turn back now We'll be too far gone, too far gone If we can't figure this out You may be ok with this all But I can't stand up Knowing others will fall Are we're too far gone, too far gone If we don't turn back now Too far gone, too far gone If we don't turn back now
3.
Safe 03:47
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Your words planted in my mind On repeat, grew frustration over every line Handled with such carelessness Is this what you wanted? Is this what you wanted? If I'm out of sight, then I'm out of mind And you can bide your time To live your life Without a thought for mine But ask yourself why You can't look me in the eye And tell me this is fine Can't press, ctrl + alt + delete And find what you seek In the mess you've made I only ever wanted to Can't press, ctrl + alt + delete And leave in defeat Don't let it end this way I only ever wanted to feel safe I only ever wanted to feel safe We are not immune But you have the attitude That somehow you're bulletproof I wish that I could be so flippant Had the choice of indifference But I've had to contemplate Every move, so forgive me for Feeling afraid You wouldn't notice if I had to withdraw 'Coz it mirrors elements just like before My head can't compute How you can view The world only according to you You'd rather paint me as your villain Than face your own reflection Is your happiness more valuable? Am I just expendable? Am I just expendable to you? Given the chance Would you take those words back? Can't press, ctrl + alt + delete And find what you seek In the mess you made I only ever wanted to Can't press, ctrl + alt + delete And leave in defeat Don't let it end this way I only ever wanted to feel safe I only ever wanted to feel safe I only ever wanted to feel I only ever wanted to feel safe
4.
Old Friends 04:00
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I've felt this storm so many times Tied in ribbon cages Same old warning signs Repeating history It has its eyes on us But we're out of luck You can see me fighting, fighting Always see me trying, trying If only I had the energy You can see me running, running Holding on to something, something Clutching desperately Oh I'm often lost in darkness Oh I'm often lost in darkness Oh I'm often lost in darkness But occasionally, the light will find me Again, again, again Like an old friend Lost in my favourite melodies Know lines off by heart Find faces in the dark Remember not to forget to breathe When it feels like hell Gotta remind myself You can see me fighting, fighting Always see me trying, trying If only I had the energy You can see me running, running Holding on to something, something Clutching desperately Oh I'm often lost in darkness Oh I'm often lost in darkness Oh I'm often lost in darkness But occasionally, the light will find me Again, again, again Like an old friend Hurting inside Doing my best to hide it Doing my best to not be see through Hurting inside Doing my best to hide it Doing my best to not be see through Oh I'm often lost in darkness Oh I'm often lost in darkness Oh I'm often lost in darkness But occasionally, the light will find me Again, again, again Like an old friend
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Next To You 03:34
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There must be a silver lining As we dance on our darkest cloud We move with our own timing Wishing for what we're without Where do we go to escape? We're still looking for a sign The colours are starting to fade I can trace your outline I close my eyes I can almost feel it The other side I have to believe it Draw me a map So I can get back If ever I let go Write me a melody You sing for me only So I will always know When the world reaches its final scene And we've done all we can do I'll find my place next to you Hope is a fragile thing It is lost and it is gained In your eyes I see something I once felt the same I close my eyes I can almost see it The other side I have to believe it Draw me a map So I can get back If ever I let go Write me a melody You sing for me only So I will always know When the world reaches its final scene And we've done all we can do I'll find my place next to you Next to you (find my place, find my place) Next to you (find our escape, find our escape)
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Hopeful Eyes 04:41
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Staring up to an empty sky Hoping you’re not the only one to cry The world is catching up with what I’ve always known That doing the right thing leaves you alone These four walls know me well Better than anyone else Even in the darkest nights I look with hopeful eyes Even in the hardest fights I look with hopeful eyes Things will get better Won’t stay down forever Even in the darkest nights I look with hopeful eyes Find silver linings round the darkest clouds When you lead with your heart, they write you down and out No matter how much I hurt for this love I wouldn’t wanna be anyone other than us Even in the darkest nights I look with hopeful eyes Even in the hardest fights I look with hopeful eyes That things will get better Won’t stay down forever Even in the darkest nights I look with hopeful eyes Ohh Ohh Keep my eyes open Keep on hoping Ohh Ohh Keep my eyes open Keep on hoping Ohh Ohh Even in the darkest nights I look with hopeful eyes Even in the hardest fights I look with hopeful eyes That things will get better Won’t stay down forever Even in the darkest nights I look with hopeful eyes Even in the darkest nights I look with hopeful eyes

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released October 8, 2021

Written, performed & produced by Josie Newton

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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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