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Jane
04:08
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Jane (Laura Vecchione)
My mother was a twin and when I came in
I was named for the one whose life didn’t flower
So she kept the neatest house in town
And dared the dirt to take down another one
Chorus:
My name is Jane and I’m from the ridge of a bay
You know I’ve had some pain and now I’ve got something to say
And I might not write it right and I might get it all wrong
But I’m gonna get it down, down, down anyway
Well, I never could breathe in a house like a museum
There isn’t much room to ever know
Where you could grow
And the rafters seem to hold
Memories of what might have been
(Chorus)
Bridge: Sixty years of grieving someone else’s losses
Bearing other people’s crosses
And heralding another yet to come
Forgetting I am also a beloved one
A beloved one
Well, now I’ve got two girls and they are to me the world
And they try so hard to risk so many things
I want to give them wings
So I’ll have to claim what’s mine and then
They can take the breadth of the sky
(Chorus)
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2. |
Fool's Gold
04:10
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Fool’s Gold (Laura Vecchione)
In a northern town with an eagle eye
I thought about you and the reason why
I can’t let go
You’re anywhere the wind blows
Well there were crooks and thieves who came in fast
On rails of steel and mountain blasts
With hungry souls took all they could hold
Chorus:
But it was fool’s gold, just fool’s gold
It was fool’s gold, where hope is sold
It was fool’s gold, just fool’s gold
And anyone can fall for fool’s gold
Well the natives came to point the way
A few blankets seemed a fair exchange
When a winter’s chill
Will take all it can kill
And the women came for the trickle down
To lease the night warm and round
With a treasure sold anywhere the wind blows
Chorus
Bridge:
And now the mountain’s hollow and the rain keeps falling down
And where hearts were beating, there’s just an empty town
And though the rising pines stand tall against the rain
Empty holes and railroad tracks remain
Well my landscape is this mountain high
Robbed of every gem that shined inside my soul
A cold wind blows
So in a northern town with an eagle eye
I finally see the reason why I gotta let go….
You told me you loved me so
Chorus
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3. |
When the Fire's Gone
03:50
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When the Fire’s Gone (Laura Vecchione/Matt Troja)
My body aches with the memory of you
But it just won’t take like it used to do
When I had you in the daylight with the sun pouring through
And the light from your eyes would burn a brilliant blue
Chorus:
But when the fire’s gone it just won’t burn
When the fire’s gone it just won’t burn
Last night I held you but today my heart is cold
Like thieves we tried to steal, and I thought that I could hold
A shred of love to clothe me when I have been so bare
On these cold, cold nights, and you’re not there
(Chorus)
Bridge:
Like a body when the soul has flown
A house when every child is grown
A feast when all that’s left is bone
The wind blows through
The branches out my window spread across the sky
And I think about your fingers and I have to wonder why
Love lingers in a memory like a ghost that can’t let go
And the slowly fading embers of the season’s dying glow
Chorus
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4. |
Breaking Heart in NYC
03:45
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Breaking Heart in NYC
(Laura Vecchione)
You know you gotta walk to get anywhere in my town
One foot, then the other, solid on the ground
As you fly in your car, wheels spinning ‘round and ‘round
There’s a Breaking Heart in New York City
The concrete knows your dreams
And the rhythm of your feet
Pounding ‘round the corner to a café down the street
Underneath the wood beam, eyes bright above a flame
There’s a Breaking Heart in New York City
Bridge: Everything must change, I know
I just never thought you’d go
Winter turns to Spring, we got seasons in this town
But in that charlatan desert
I guess the sun just wore you down
Central Park remembers, Broadway smiles wide
A cold fist in a pocket won’t come out to hail a ride
And up above the Hudson bouncing high then sinking low
Is a Breaking Heart in New York City
Just a Breaking Heart in New York City
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5. |
Lady Madonna
02:36
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6. |
Penelope
04:53
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Penelope (Laura Vecchione)
In the pale moonlight of the sentinel sky Penelope unweaves
Her hands unbind threads of time, unraveling her dreams
She says, “I know how the bud feels, the ache before the bloom.”
Well the heart will break to make room
And my fate was bound to you
Chorus:
But come break me open, break open my heart
I went down to the ocean when we were apart
I’ve been drowned in the waves, I’ve been tossed on new shores
And I can’t wait for you anymore
I’ve been sleeping alone in the bed that we made with a memory that holds every word
And you may row to these shores one sunlit morn, looking for your girl
An ocean stirred within me and I tried to quell its tune
Would you forgive me love? Could you forgive the moon?
If open doors showed empty rooms?
(Chorus)
Bridge: Time has worked its hands on me
I’ve held the hurt since you set sea
Bound so tight behind these walls
And I can’t stay so small anymore
Well the sun’s gonna rise over changing tides forever as before
And if you looked in my eyes after all this time, would you remember your war?
You sailed to find your glory, and I stayed to keep you whole
‘But a heart can beat just so many years
While eyes can weep just so many tears
Would it be a breach of loyalty
To sail my ocean and swim my own sea?
Chorus
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7. |
Angel in the Devil
04:29
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ANGEL IN THE DEVIL
(Laura Vecchione)
There’s a piece of heaven in what’s fallen
And a shaft of light that’s kept me holding on
I know I said forever when you came calling
But the darkness has reigned too long
Chorus:
And I can see the angel in the devil
And it’s breaking me in two
But I can’t stay in a broken heaven
And that’s why I’m leaving you
You walk a road that’s full of good intentions
But my back just broke with one last straw
Cause the hurtin’s too much to mention
While I can still reach to find the door
Chorus
How many reasons can you give me?
And how many tears can one heart cry?
If love is an anchor
Is that why I’m sinking to keep you afloat?
So I’ll drag these broken pieces
And I’ll walk the lonely world just to find
A love to linger in my memory
And on my lips like poison wine
Chorus
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8. |
Deeper Waters
04:29
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Deeper Waters (Laura Vecchione/Matt Troja)
You want the stars to shine brighter than the day
The moon reflected in her eyes forever full to stay
But you run off every time that she’s got feet of clay
Oh, who do you love?
You would love to rescue her if she made no demands
To win her hidden treasure without dirtying your hands
And you would be a hero if it weren’t for the stand
Oh, who do you love? Well, who do you love?
Chorus:
Deeper waters flow, deeper waters flow
Deeper waters flow beneath your ocean view
You build your castles and you light the night
Shining bright for Daisy
All alone
You want the earth to quake whenever she’s around
Blooms to blossom in the wake of her footstep on the ground
Communication eyes to make without rendering a sound
Oh who do you love? Well, who do you love?
Chorus
You’re grasping for the perfect jewel to hang on your disguise
A gem that will complete the ruse and validate your lies
Chorus
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9. |
Qualified
04:49
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10. |
Softly, Slowly
03:48
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Softly, Slowly (Laura Vecchione)
Softly, Slowly falls the snow
Time and wind won’t let you go
I’m already yours you know
And if I could
I’d take you now
Waiting is a lonely game
Praying you will call my name
Echo chambers in my soul
And if I could I’d make you whole
And if I could I’d make you whole
Time has a will and a pace of its own
Winter won’t say what the spring’s gonna grow
Your dimension is wider than mine
And I am floating in your design
And I am floating in your time
Silence is the space between
Where I place my faith and dream
Time alone can heal your heart
And if I could, I’d play the part
And If I could, I’d play the part
Time has a will and a pace of its own
Winter won’t say what the spring’s gonna grow
Your dimension is wider than mine
And I am floating in your design
And I am floating in your time
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Laura Vecchione Boston, Massachusetts
Singer and songwriter, Laura Vecchione has captivated audiences nationwide with her soulful convergence of gospel, blues,
folk-pop, country and rock.
See and learn more information about Laura by visiting: www.lauravmusic.com
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