Norah Jones - Day Breaks Album Lyrics

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Burn

The plot begins with you
And me in darklit rooms
Your cigarette cuts through
I wear it like perfume

The melody gives way
We silently behave
The story never ends
Is torn up into shreds

I see it in your eyes
Invitation lies
Book pages left to turn
Our chapters we should burn

The melody gives way
We silently behave
The story never ends
Is torn up into shreds

I see it in your eyes
And invitation lies
Book pages left to turn
Our chapters we should burn

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Tragedy

It's a tragedy,
it's a tragedy,
it's a tragedy,
it's a tragedy.

He was only twenty five,
had an open heart and tender mind,
he sang through all the hymns he knew,
he was searching for a higher sign,
when his water was turned to wine,
all the darkness became light.

Babies and a patient wife,
they just wouldn't have to keep him high,
so he gave them up just to fill his cup,
every sip would make him feel alive,
no bones in his body were dry.

It's a tragedy,
it's a tragedy,
it's a tragedy,
it's a tragedy.

Now he's finally come around,
he's got wrinkles and a crooked friend,
he holds back tears thinking of the years,
that the bottle had a long time down,
so he'd sit have another round,
singing hallelujah 'till it drowns.

It's a tragedy,
it's a tragedy,
it's a tragedy,
it's a tragedy.

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Flipside

I tried to get high, but you wanted me low
Good things are happening, but happening slow
It's some kind of mystery from long ago

I finally know who I'm supposed to be
My mind was locked but I found the key
Hope it don't all slip away from me

Hard times, fine lines
Moments pass by and I cry
Rewind, step behind
It's hard to find the flipside

I can't stand when you tell me to get back
If we're all free, then why does it seem we can't just be?

You saw your reflection all over the news
Your temperature's well past a hundred and two
Put the guns away, or we'll all gonna lose

Stand by, or take flight
Eat or throw your peace pie
Walk on, or be mine
Moments fly by and I cry

I can't stand when you tell me to get back
If we're all free, then why does it seem we can't just be?
I can't stand when you tell me to get back
If we're all free, then why does it seem we can't just be?

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It's A Wonderful Time For Love

It's a wonderful time for love
It's a wonderful time for love
Sun shines down from above

It's a wonderful time for love
And you think you have all you dreamed of
But all the great blue skies just ain't enough

When the sun goes down
We sleep safe and sound
A wonderful time for love
Time for dealing a different game
One where we don't have to place the blame

How much can we bear?
If pain is all we share
A wonderful time for love
Such a beautiful time to rise
And walk away from all the endless lies
And try to see the world through other eyes

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And Then There Was You

And then there was you
And then there was you, my dear
I thought love was a game
one would win or would lose until

I found you
Until I found you, my dear
I thought love was a shame
so I threw it away
And then there was you

I thought I was right
But now it seems I was wrong
I just waited so long
and I feared love had gone
And then there was you

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Don't Be Denied

When I was a young girl
My mama said to me
Your daddy's leaving home today
I think he's gone to stay
We packed up all our bags
And drove out to Winnipeg
When we got to Winnipeg
I checked in to school
I wore white bucks on my feet
When I learned the golden rule
The punches came fast and hard
Lying on my back in the school yard

Don't be denied, don't be denied
Don't be denied, don't be denied
Don't be denied, don't be denied

Well pretty soon I met a friend
He played guitar
We used to sit on the steps at school
And dream of being stars
We started a band
We played all night

Don't be denied, don't be denied
Don't be denied, don't be denied
Don't be denied, don't be denied

Oh Canada
We played all night
I really hate to leave you now
But to stay just wouldn't be right
Down in Hollywood
We played so good
The businessmen crowded around
They came to hear the golden sound
There we were on the Sunset Strip
Playing our songs for the highest bid
We played all night
The price was right

Don't be denied, don't be denied
Don't be denied, don't be denied
Don't be denied, don't be denied

Well, all that glitters isn't gold
I know you've heard that story told
And I'm a pauper in a naked disguise
A millionaire through a business man's eyes
Oh friend of mine
Don't be denied

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Day Breaks

Day breaks in your head
And you're finally alone
I'll find a way to make it through
But it keeps raining in your heart

Time follows you around
Ticking slowly at your nerves
It's amazing that we made it through
Cause it keeps raining in your heart
Raining in your heart

Maby you should go away
If the love we had is meant to stay
Find a place to call your own
No need to roam around the rooms
That once made up a home

Day breaks in my head
And I find myself alone
Hope you find a way to make it through
Cause it keeps raining in my heart
Raining in my heart
Raining in my heart

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Peace

There's a place that I know where the sycamores grow
And daffodils have their fun
Where the cares of the day seems to slowly fade away
And the glow of the evening sun
Peace when the day is done

If I go there real late, let my mind meditate on everything to be done
If I search deep inside, let my conscience be my guide
Then the answers are sure to come
Don't have to worry none

When you find a piece of mind
Leave you worries behind
Don't say that it can't be done
With a new point of view
Life's true meaning comes to you
And the freedom you seek is one
Peace is for everyone
Peace is for everyone
Peace is for everyone

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Once I Had A Laugh

Once I had a laugh
And when I'm older
I will not forget
That once I had a laugh
And when I'm tired
I will not forget
That once I had a laugh
And when I'm fallin'
I will not forget
That once I had a laugh
Ooh...

Once I had a laugh
And now I'm older
But I will not forget
That once I had a laugh
And now I'm fallin'
But I will not forget
That once I had a laugh
I hear you callin'
But it's not over yet
Cause once I had a laugh
Ooh...
I had a
Ooh

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Sleeping Wild

It's getting late
I'll be on my way
Seems that you have nothing left
To say
But now that you
Have had a few
Words that were lost have found
Their way
I love, adore you
Awake, but in the night
Deceive you and leave you
Sleeping wild

I love you, adore you
Awake, but in the night
Deceive you and leave you
Sleeping wild

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Carry On

And after all's been said and done
Who said it best, were you the one?
Let's just forget, leave it behind
And carry on

If you should find the time to speak
Then speak to me, I'd never keep
You from your final destiny
So carry on

Into the quiet I am bound
What you have lost, I've never found
I lost my nerve, yet peace surrounds
So carry on

Into the quiet I am bound
What you have lost, I've never found
I lost my nerve, yet peace surrounds
So carry on

And now that all's been said and done
Who said it best, were you the one?
Let's just forget, leave it behind
And carry on
Let's just forget, leave it behind
And carry on