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Middle World

by Laurie Sarkadi

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1.
Something Missing 03:39
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There's something missing from my life Ever since I heard you've got a wife My lips still burn from our last kiss Still waiting for the smoke to lift and now There's something missing from my life You told me you were here to stay But every time your phone rang You slipped away You told me you were here to stay But I don't share my lover night or day And now there's something missing from my life I know what I'll be missing All that loving and all that kissing Thoughts of you keep swirling through my head I fancied you and you fancied me But I'm not gonna climb your family tree So I guess you better fancy her instead I know what I'll be missing All that loving and all that kissing Thoughts of you keep swirling through my head I fancied you and you fancied me But I'm not gonna climb your family tree So I guess you better fancy her instead I think someday you're gonna want me back That's just the way our cards are stacked I think someday you're gonna want me By then you'll be a ghost that no longer haunts me And I'll be something missing from your life And I'll be something missing from your life And I'll be something missing from your life Woo-hoo-hoo
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Diamonds 05:12
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There's a hunter going to Hollywood He left Africa trying to spread the word About a drought in the Kalahari There's plenty of rain there's just no people He says he'd like to carry on Bring bow to arrow like his father's done Like his father's done from day one Like his father's done and never undone But the government and its corporate bosses Only care about their profits and their losses From Africa to Denendeh Mining shiny gems where they used to pray There's diamonds beneath the Kalahari grasses And corporate greed exceeds the needs of the masses So they pushed the people from the land that held their dances Now there's diamonds underground there's just no people 'Cause the government and its corporate bosses Only care about their profits and their losses From Africa to Denendeh Mining shiny gems where they used to pray There's diamonds in Denendeh Beneath the rock and ice where caribou once played Now giant holes leave giant tolls for the earth to pay They took the diamonds but the Dene had a say They didn't let the government and its corporate bosses Only care about their profits and their losses So don't let the government and its corporate bosses Only care about their profits and their losses From Africa to Denendeh Mining shiny gems where they used to pray From Africa to Denendeh Mining shiny gems where they used to pray There's a praying mantis in my candlelight There's a praying mantis in my children's walk There's a praying mantis inside of me There's a praying mantis saying free me
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Pushing Send (Neda) 03:32
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It's like half a flock of seagulls flying Like a pointed gun at a caged in lion Mountains all around but you keep on climbing Keep on climbing keep on climbing The man says there's no music playing But the backbeat's got your body swaying hip hop In the basement they keep on coming They keep on coming they keep on coming People trying to make this hard world bend Everybody keep on pushing send You're not very political But ya you left the car something told you to And then a a rogue wave stole your point of view What's your point of view what's your point of view The man say wasn't me today Neda Maybe it was the CIA Neda Your truth keeps on pushing through The whole world sees you the whole world sees you People trying to make this hard world bend Everybody keep on pushing send Neda they lie we know Neda Neda we see we'll show Neda Neda your eye your voice Neda We'll keep on pushing we'll keep on pushing We'll keep on pushing we'll keep on pushing gotta People trying to make this hard world bend Everybody keep on pushing send We gotta keep on pushing send Neda Neda We gotta make this hard world bend Neda Neda Gotta keep on pushing send Neda Neda We gotta make this hard world bend
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Thinking About You 03:08
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You were like a bird wild and free Landed just long enough for me to feel your Tender heart beat next to mine You showed me how sweet love could Then whispered goodbye I've been thinking about you I hope you're doing fine I've been thinking about you When I'm walking in the sunshine I feel the summer washing over me I feel like dancing wish that you could be here I'm still a little bit lonely Inside my bliss Without the one I loved to hug and kiss I've been thinking about you I hope you're doing fine I've been thinking about you When I'm walking in the sunshine I'm singing in the shower and Picking wildflowers for my hair The honey bees are buzzing 'cause They all know there's love in the air Last night I dreamed you came back to me I reached for your hand and I felt your heat You said if we can sparkle you might land tonight I looked into the starry skies and saw your light And I've been thinking about you I hope you're doing fine I've been thinking about you When I'm walking in the sunshine I've been thinking about you I hope you're doing fine I've been thinking about you When I'm walking in the sunshine
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Waterfall 04:19
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I'm patient for the rains My groundwater runs deep And still the winds of change Keep howling at my feet I'm laying it down I know you're picking it up Projecting back my dreams No where to run no where to hide from it all Because I just can't stop a waterfall Is this the twilight zone Someplace familiar yet alien I'm walking city streets Towards a siren's call I miss the caribou who fed me their blood When mine was low I miss the frozen seas of white and snowlight But I just can't stop a waterfall Maybe I'm a time traveller travelling Destination unknown And if I'm a time traveller travelling I've never been this I've never been this far from home I'm trying to paint a picture With the colours of the rainbow While everyone is telling me There's only black and white now I wanna wrap your fur around me Feed the hunger feed the hungry But the food chain's broken down The missing links cannot be found I'm feeding the fire With my desire I'm asking the gods to answer my call I've got my finger in the dike but it's slipping fast I just can't stop A waterfall Is this the twilight zone Someplace familiar yet alien
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Undone 03:20
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You got me on the run all I think about is fun Got a million things to do but I never get them done Cause I'm thinking about you are you thinking about me too I'm coming undone I finally get to sleep and you're walking in my dreams So I tell you how I feel knowing none of this is real I want to feel you in my bed but you're feeling her instead I'm coming undone Twist and turning rocking burning coming undone Fits and fever can't you leave her coming undone I'm freaking out on style made a penny roll a mile Trying different people on 'cause the other one is gone Trying this and trying that trying to figure where I'm at I think I'm undone It's only fair to say that you look the other way Because you haven't got a clue that I'm so in love with you I can't expect for you to see when you're standing next to me I'm coming undone Twist and turning rocking burning coming undone Fits and fever can't you leave her coming undone Twist and turning rocking burning coming undone Fits and fever can't you leave her coming undone Undone, woo-hoo I'm falling in love I'm falling in love I heard the other day that your girlfriend moved away To educate and edify a part of her that cannot lie Are you sad are you okay sending green and blue your way You're coming undone I found a place in me that had clarity to see You can't give it all away and expect for it to stay You gotta learn to love yourself before somebody else Or you'll come undone Twist and turning rocking burning coming undone Fits and fever can't you leave her coming undone Twist and turning rocking burning coming undone Fits and fever can't you leave her coming undone Falling in love I'm coming undone Falling in love coming undone Falling in love Fits and fever can't you leave her coming undone
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Sweepin' Up 03:48
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What you sweepin' up all the time Find a nickel spend a dime Are you trying to sweep the world's worries away Keep the crumbs and the scum at bay Sweep up disaster Sweep up hate Then you can sweep up the bastard Who locked that gate But you might sweep up serendipity You might sweep up fate You could be sweepin' for a very long time I said speaking of sweepin' I said speaking of sweepin' I'm gonna let that broom go For awhile So proud and sure of your noble cause Sweepin' up them intransigent flaws But what would happen if you looked the other way With your eyes wide open to the brighter side of day Well you'd be looking at sunshine Looking at clouds Everything so big and quiet Your breath seems loud and All that crumbles at your feet Stumbles and trips while you breathe deep I said speaking of sweepin' I said speaking of sweepin' I'm gonna let that broom go For awhile Let go that broom let go that guilt In that shiny claustrophobic house you've built Let go look up exhale step out Or you'll be sweepin' all the time I said speaking of sweepin' I said speaking of sweepin' I'm gonna let that broom go For awhile Tilt your head back loose Let the stars outshine the abuse Give your head a shake Make your heart some room Or you'll be sweepin' all the time
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Higher State of Mind 03:13
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This is my house this is your car This is my dog how did we get so far away From our original romantic intentions Can't take lightly or contritely The conclusion that illusion Has been the glue to this relationship for awhile And I am moving to a higher state of mind Gonna take the good and leave the rest behind All of my friends criticize you They don't see I realize you Have got to listen to the beat of your own heart and not mine Found your soulmate Isn't that great What were we then Just a mistake Or were you practicing to get it just right for her And I am moving to a higher state of mind Gonna take the good and leave the rest behind Higher into the great unknown Higher I'll make it on my own I was thinking instead of drinking What a good time to catch some sunshine Maybe spend a little quality time with me Instead of bitter I'll get fitter Breathe in fresh air let my despair Shed some light on another damn growth opportunity And I am moving to a higher state of mind Gonna take the good and leave the rest behind And I am moving to a higher state of mind Gonna take the good and leave the rest behind

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released May 29, 2020

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Laurie Sarkadi Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Smokey and dangerous acid-folk, sweet’n salty old-tyme country, funk-fused blues-rock, Yellowknife singer-songer Laurie Sarkadi’s genre-bending songs tell stories about place, politics and desire that aim to make you think and sway. Her debut album is designed to be a companion to her northern bestselling memoir Voice in the Wild. lauriesarkadi.com ... more

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