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"Kate Bush vibes with enormous tranquility and hope
buried deep inside..." - Triple J Unearthed
DRAGONS
(lyrics and music by Hester Fraser)
well I thought we had a deal
and I thought the deal was done
as I went in for the kill
thinking I had won
you tore the magic carpet
from beneath my soft white feet
and as I fell the people cheered
with delight at my defeat
and love is not a game
for the faint of heart
for hear me, here be dragons!
so draw your sword
and watch your back
for hear me, here be dragons!
well I thought the world was round
and I thought that was a fact
but when I looked around
the land began to crack
and pieces of the universe
came falling from the sky
and through the clouds of dust
I saw the teardrops in your eye
and love is not a game
for the faint of heart
for hear me, here be dragons!
so draw your sword
and watch your back
for hear me, here be dragons!
and love is not a game
for the faint of heart
for hear me, here be dragons!
so draw your sword
and watch your back
for hear me, here be dragons!
YOU WERE THERE
(lyrics and music by Hester Fraser)
on the day that I was drowning
in a sea of silvery screens
only you looked up in time
fingers dancing
so quick to spread the word
the same hands
so slow to reach out
but you were there
when the night came crashing at my door
when the stars were blown away
and the darkness had it's way
you were there
when the black dog beat me down
body broken on floor
ripped apart by vicious claws
you were there
you were there
on the day that I was drowning
the cry that made no sound
only you and you alone
tuned in to listen
the people around us
with everything to say
yet nothing to learn
and nothing to give
but you were there
when the night came crashing at my door
when the stars were blown away
and the darkness had it's way
you were there
when the black dog beat me down
body broken on floor
ripped apart by vicious claws
you were there
you were there
you were there
you were always there
you were there
when the night came crashing at my door
when the stars were blown away
and the darkness had it's way
you were there
when the black dog beat me down
body broken on floor
ripped apart by vicious claws
you were there
you were there
NOT QUITE THE CASTLE
(lyrics and music by Hester Fraser)
you love this place
like a mother loves her child
it's sewn onto the fabric of your heart
passed for generations down the line
a place you've always called your own
but its veins are running darker
than the night
and the bloodhounds
are baying at the gate
all the years of sweat and tears
are no defence
and all your dreams are torn apart
at the seams
but this land is yours to hold
up to heaven, down to hell
and it's not quite the castle anymore
but we'll fight you all the same
brave hearts carrying the flame
and in between
we'll put the bread on your table
as you turn the other cheek
try to sell us up the creek
no more!
the gaping hole
they've ripped across your home
every cut another wound that never heals
the gold that used to shimmer
across the plains
now lining pockets of the callous and vain
and their veins are running darker
than the night
and their bloodhounds
are breaking down our gates
but all the years of sweat and tears
are our defence
we are the keepers of the dreams
and of the earth
and this land is ours to hold
up to heaven, down to hell
and it's not quite the castle anymore
but we'll fight you all the same
brave hearts carrying the flame
and in between
we'll put the bread on your table
as you turn the other cheek
try to sell us up the creek
no more!
WILD THINGS
(lyrics and music by Hester Fraser)
lost again in the jungles of my mind
a place I go when my thoughts
I can not find
the day turns to night
turns to light, turns to dark
and still I'm losing ground
why do the wild things
always know the way?
are all the questions leading me astray?
if we're living
in a world of luck and chance
can the wild things teach me
teach me how to dance?
I can not be anything to you
until I find the dreams
to get me through
and the day turns to night
turns to light, turns to dark
and still I'm losing ground
why do the wild things
always know the way?
are all the questions leading me astray?
if we're living
in a world of luck and chance
can the wild things teach me
teach me how to dance?
why do the wild things
always know the way?
are all the questions leading me astray?
if we're living
in a world of luck and chance
can the wild things teach me
teach me how to dance?
FAR AWAY FROM HERE
(lyrics and music by Hester Fraser)
take me far away from here
where skies are blue and the air is clear
and in the rear view mirror
the city lights recede
the wide open road
lays before you and me
where rivers run and mountains climb
live the dream in real time
the universe will align
when I am yours and you are mine
sometimes I feel like
the world is closing in on me
and I turn to you and I say
"get me out of here, get me out of here,
get me out of here!"
and if you don't mind
I'll leave the world behind
for just a day or two
it'll be me and you
where rivers run and mountains climb
live the dream in real time
the universe will align
when I am yours and you are mine
where rivers run and mountains climb
live the dream in real time
the universe will align
when I am yours and you are mine
and you are mine
PLANET OF BROKEN HEARTS
(lyrics and music by Hester Fraser)
well we talked about the world
when I met you backstage
a generation apart
found ourselves on the same page
and though the years have rolled on by
seems to me that nothing ever changes
when oh when will the world learn?
that you can't win peace with a bullet
and peace is more precious than gold
you can't make frightened people
feel safe with media vitriol
and with every drop of blood
another heart is breaking breaking
'til all that's left is a planet of broken hearts and broken love
a thousand miles across the sea
another mothers anguished cry
and family flee in search of a new life
where their children can roam free
a place of choice and opportunity
can you tell me,
who wouldn't want that?
but you can't win peace with a bullet
and peace is more precious than gold
you can't make frightened people
feel safe with media vitriol
and with every drop of blood
another heart is breaking breaking
'til all that's left is a planet of broken hearts and broken love
and who are you, who are you
to sit there and talk semantics
while people die
and how is it ok to play God?
well did no one ever tell you
that you can't win peace with a bullet
and peace is more precious than gold
you can't make frightened people
feel safe with media vitriol
and with every drop of blood
another heart is breaking breaking
'til all that's left is a planet of broken hearts and broken love
THE CAMELLIA TREE
(lyrics and music by Hester Fraser)
may your camellia trees
bloom and blossom
long after you are gone
may they inspire us to find the courage
to face the gathering storm
for it feels like the world is on the brink
of a terrible unknown
and you are not here,
free the universe to roam
but the magnanimity
of your ideas will never die
and that is why we only say goodbye
until we meet again
may the legacy of all your sacrifices
be carried on by those
you've left behind
may your humanity,
integrity and wisdom
serve always to remind us
that the world can be a better place
if good men speak their minds
with fire in their hearts
and conviction in their eyes
and though I am afraid
and though I cry
we only say goodbye
until we meet again
and I know we'll meet again
and I know we'll meet again
LOSER
(lyrics and music by Hester Fraser)
it didn't take long for me to see
you don't love me, you don't love me
and it's heard to let go
when I gave you all of me
but who's the loser now?
oh who's the loser now?
so I pick up the pieces from the kitchen floor
and I tell you no more
and I try to walk away with my hear held high
won't break down
won't just lay down and die
but who's the loser now?
oh who's the loser now?
and I, I will carry on
carry on without you
and my heart will be stronger
because of you, 'cause of you
and I win, yes I win
but it doesn't feel like a victory yet
and you and I
will sleep in peace
in our own beds
and I, I will carry on
carry on without you
and my heart will be stronger
because of you, 'cause of you
and I win, yes I win
but it doesn't feel like a victory yet
and you and I
will sleep in peace
in our own beds
it didn't take long for me to see
there are plenty other fish in the sea
but who's the loser now?
oh who's the loser now?
PLACE
(lyrics and music by Hester Fraser)
you never know 'til you go away
the things that you will miss
the magpies in the morning
the hills beneath the mist
and I could try to teach you
but you will never understand
because in your heart you'll always hear
the call of your homeland
and we can close our eyes, compromise
we can laugh it all away
surely love alone should be
enough to make you stay
but every time I see the stranger in your eyes
I know you must return
to the place your heart resides
you never know 'til you go away
the things that you love best
the rivers and the mountains
the sunsets in the west
and I could try to teach you
but you will never understand
because in your heart you'll always hear
the call of your homeland
and we can close our eyes, compromise
we can laugh it all away
surely love alone should be
enough to make you stay
but every time I see the stranger in your eyes
I know you must return
to the place your heart resides
and we can close our eyes, compromise
we can laugh it all away
surely love alone should be
enough to make you stay
but every time I see the stranger in your eyes
I know you must return
to the place your heart resides
I'LL RIDE WITH YOU
(lyrics and music by Hester Fraser)
train lines, tear tracks
cold fear attacks
Newtown to Martin Place
oh brother, I'll ride with you
hold your breath, hold your space
Kings Cross to Martin Place
the demons haunt us equally
oh brother, I'll ride with you
and when the night is darkest
the stars shine bright
for life and love and freedom
we will fight
and united we will stand
if you need to take my hand
#illridewithyou
mind your bag, mind the gap
hold your baby on your lap
Stanmore to Martin Place
oh brother, I'll ride with you
hide your terror, hide your face
Burwood to Martin Place
show your courage, show your grace
oh brother, I'll ride with you
and when the night is darkest
the stars shine bright
for life and love and freedom
we will fight
and united we will stand
if you need to take my hand
and we won't let fear decide
who is wrong and who is right
and with reason we will rule
won't let the horror make us cruel
and we'll teach our kids that love's the only way
for when the night is darkest
the stars shine bright
for life and love and freedom
we will fight
and united we will stand
if you need to take my hand
#illridewithyou