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New Lion

by Claire de Lune

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1.
Stay 02:49
I blush when I think about you Flashbacks to the last time Heart stops for a second can you be at my place at nine? Oh babe my heart is racing Can't think about nothing else Active imagination I want you to myself chorus: Stay with me We'll break all our plans Why would you leave When we got all we need right here in our hands? Stay stay stay stay stay stay stay Your kiss on my kiss Your skin on my skin It don't get any better than this So why try to leave to find it? Ain't no emergency The sun is rising but the world can wait We made a home between the sheets I'm listening to your heart beat chorus
2.
What did you think he meant When he said If you wanna see the change You gotta be it? You're home alone Chillin in your comfort zone With your head in your hands You say you can't believe Everything you see happening But I can't see why You're so surprised That things just stay the same When all you do is say chorus (w/ TruthBeTold): "It's quite amazing how things change but please don't change right by me. And I came here to save the day but all I save is what I see." (Mally): It's been so long Why both of us holding on Can't get along It's deeper than the lines of this song Right or wrong The scent of another soaking my garments And many more than you got a chance to see the apartment Heard the heart beat in my chest through tainted flesh We downtown playing a couple, you and me a mess I didn't know how retain, maintain and stay sane Ignoring your calls anytime you hit me on AIM I'd rather drag you along than leave I want you to feel exactly how I feel on every single eve' Created the rain from your eyes, I wasn't other guys At least I told you from the jump, baby girl, and never lied With many missed calls Promises been getting broken You let me back in, no problem, you was open, I'm trying to save you now, being straight up for the moment Maybe we should part right now and do our own shit Save the Day chorus
3.
Declaration 03:02
You're real good at telling me everything's gonna be okay. Well that's easy for you to say when you're the one hopping on the plane, don't you think? I can't believe how fast I've fallen Feel the ground beneath me sink And you got me where you want me ..or so you think. But chorus: I might want you but I don't need you I might want you but I don't need you I can let go If I need to I might want you but I don't need you Electric when you touch me I feel it pulsing up my spine And ooh baby, how you love me Like I'm a clock, and we're running out of time I swear it's true That when you say to trust you I want to believe you But chorus Nothing has to change Things can stay the same way that they've always been That you're on my mind nearly all the time don't mean anything Don't let it go to your head that you're waking up in my bed (again) cause chorus
4.
You started out with stars in your eyes Big goals, big plans, said you were gonna make the big time Got a little taste of fame It intoxicates, blurs your vision babe Start to feel like a bigshot when the whole room knows your name Now, you veer off from the path start to lose track of the vision you had Sat back, relaxed, got comfortable too fast Ain't it sad? Ain't it a damn shame? You can point fingers all you like but in the end, baby, who's to blame? chorus: It didn't go the way you planned You turned your head and it slipped right out your hands And it isn't like all the blame's on you it ain't ever easy, but I don't understand why you're so confused Why don't you think about it? (Freez): Yeah they pointing the finger but they don't know the struggle of an artist playing the hardest and always on the hustle Easy to lose track of the haters when the hoes all love you Trouble be the follow through cause you know they judge you Couple lines for the stress Like Willie Dynamite Eyes dialted, right? So he ain't tryna write The kinda life you live when you always up in that limey light The price is right for dropping a verse and your shit is kinda tight Blinded by the lights and the snakes who would shake his hand Shared a piff Experiment with meth I guess he breakin bad Thought he would break a song A & R say it ain't as half as banging as the flavor he used to have when he made a track Start to doubt himself Without the wealth The major cats He blaming that shit on Ain't the ones who should take the wrap Face the facts son you blew it with drug abusin Say it's everybody's fault Who the fuck you foolin? chorus Tried to play the game But you lost your way I guess you're the one getting played When they all go home And you're all alone Tell me, where's the microphone? chorus
5.
Never Change 03:10
They say insanity Is when you do the same thing on repeat and expect something different every time Well that explains why lately I've been feeling so damn crazy feeling like I'm losing my mind I love you so much but if it's not enough then it's not enough chorus: You'll never change And so I ask myself why do I stay? You'll never change And I can't keep living life this way We go back and forth yeah, you're so hot and cold Sometimes I feel you here sometimes not at all I shouldn't have to work so hard I don't wanna play these games I've reached my breaking point Things just can't stay the same You see I tried to be strong and I tried to be tough But if it's not enough, well then it's not enough chorus So (I had to break down to break it down and finally make up my mind That I gotta leave now before I waste a minute more of our time) and (repeat) And it ain't gon' be easy to say goodbye but I know chorus:
6.
It's Real 03:27
From the very first time I saw you I knew you weren't just another guy The way you looked at me I liked my reflection in your eyes When you ask what's on my mind I can tell it's not a line I could talk to you all night You make me lose track of time Pixies: where is my mind? Lifted: I feel so high Can't second guess it when it feels so right chorus: It don't make sense Not in my plans Where have you been all my life? Losing my head Falling deep in Boy you caught me by surprise I didn't see it coming but it's how I feel I don't know where it's going but it's real Warnings have done nothing Ship's already sailed Friends have tried to stop me but every single one has failed Cause I know that it's unwise Not a convenient time You gotta do your thing and I gotta go do mine But at the end of the day fighting to stay awake every sacrifice I make is worth it when you smile chorus This is the kind of love I used to make fun of And never once thought I would find Satisfied just holding you and being alone with you But when you kiss me Boy you set my soul on fire chorus
7.
Flames 02:55
It's just a childish game That we insist on playing I go to leave but you know I'm staying Living on the edge You always keep me guessing Why do we do this to ourselves? To keep it interesting chorus: I know It ain't right But I hold on tight I go to run You hold my arm Just hold me down Let's go get lost Break my heart- it's intoxicating I know it's wrong but when it's good you make me feel so understood Jump in the flames Numb the pain cause I know you're waiting But I can't see in the heat Fog is all around me And it goes so deep I breathe And you surround me chorus

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released June 26, 2012

recorded/mixed at Waterbury Studios, Minneapolis, MN
mastered at Elysian Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

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Claire de Lune Minneapolis, Minnesota

Claire de Lune grew up in New York City, grew up some more in Minneapolis, and lived in Austin somewhere in the middle. Her style reflects that vagabond past—an open-minded acceptance of the cosmopolitan sexiness of R&B, the dusty roots of indie, and the propulsive energy of hip-hop. ... more

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