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America
04:50
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America
by Solvej Schou ©
You've been quiet for way too long
In your home
In your bedroom
With your headphones on
As the world burns red
Blue kills black
America, your white skin
Is gonna crack
A busted tail light
A man, a girl
A woman with her hands
On the steering wheel
As her boyfriend
Soaked in blood, shot by police, dies
America, can you hear her cries?
America, the beautiful
America, the brave
America, give us your huddled masses
We all just want to be free
We all just want to be free
My grandma came here from the ashes of war
No English, no money
Just hope in her heart
Raise your voice if you're the child of an immigrant too
Who built this country on sweat and the blues
America, the beautiful
America, the brave
America, put down your guns
We all just want to be free
We all just want to be free
I've been quiet for way too long
In my home
In my bedroom
With my headphones on
As the world burns red
Blue kills black
America, your hatred
Is gonna crack
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2. |
Age and Beauty
03:07
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Age and Beauty
by Solvej Schou ©
Age and beauty
Age and beauty
How does it feel
To be a woman in the world?
A woman in the world
A woman in the world
How does it feel
To be a woman in the world?
They say, "Show us your face
And give us your body"
They say, "Show us your face
And give us your body"
I'm turning the same age as my mama
When she died
I can see the lines starting to form
In the corners of my eyes
Black and white hair
Tan skin
It doesn't matter
If you're curvy or thin
They say, "Show us your face
And give us your body"
They say, "Show us your face
And give us your body"
Age and beauty
Age and beauty
How does it feel?
How does it feel?
Age and beauty
Age and beauty
How does it feel?
How does it feel?
They say, "Show us your face
And give us your body"
They say, "Show us your face
And give us your body"
Little girl
Run outside
I want you to know the strength and freedom
Of your arms, legs and mind
Stand tall
Be loud
Each wrinkle is a weapon
That you're alive and proud
To grow old
Grow old
Grow old
Grow old
Grow old
Grow old
Grow old
Grow old
Age and beauty
Age and beauty
How does it feel
To be a woman in the world?
A woman in the world
A woman in the world
How does it feel
To be a woman in the world?
You'll never know
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3. |
No One Can Take Our Love
03:16
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No One Can Take Our Love
by Solvej Schou ©
In the shadows of the mountains
In the salt and sand of the sea
In the moonlight of the desert
I'll be holding your fingers
So tightly
No one can take our love
No one can take our love
No one can take our love
Away from me
When I look at your face
In the morning sun
At night, when we fall asleep
I'll kiss your lips
When we walk outside
No hate can follow us down the street
No one can take our love
No one can take our love
No one can take our love
Away from me
Away from me
Ohhhh, you're not alone
You're not alone
You're not alone
When the world feels like a bubble
That's about to explode
You're not alone
We got the sweet warmth of our bodies
Tangled, alive
You're not alone
In the shadows of the mountains
In the salt and sand of the sea
In the moonlight of the desert
I'll be holding your fingers
So tightly
No one can take our love
No one can take our love
No one can take our love
Away from me
Away from me
Away from me
Away from me
Away from me
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Flicker Away
02:05
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Flicker Away
by Solvej Schou ©
You're the kind of woman
Who feels invisible
You walk out on the street
And people reach through your face
You're little and bright
A shimmering orbit
They reach through your face
And you - ah! ah! ah! - you flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker away
You flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker away
You flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker away
You flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker away
Pity and sadness
That clenched knot inside your chest
That fills your body
With the will to sink down
Don't do it, don't do it
Don't disappear that quickly
Step into the warmth of the mountains and live
Step into the warmth of the mountains and live
Step into the warmth of the mountains and live
Step into the warmth of the mountains and live
Step into the warmth of the mountains and live
You're the kind of woman
Who feels invisible
You walk out on the street
And people reach through your face
You're little and bright
A shimmering orbit
They reach through your face
And you - ah! ah! ah! - you flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker away
You flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker away
You flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker away
You flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker away
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In A Minute
04:04
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In A Minute
by Solvej Schou ©
In a minute
In a second
In a day it's going to be over
In a minute
In a second
In a day it's going to be done
In a minute
In a second
In a day it's going to be over
In a minute
In a second
In a day, in a day, in a day it's going to be done
No matter how much money you got
No matter what kind of car you drive
No matter who you think you are
It's going to be done
No matter how much money you got
No matter what kind of car you drive
No matter who you think you are
It's gonna be, it's gonna be, it's gonna be, it's gonna be done
I'm going to live it
I'm going to love it
I'm going to hold it until it's over
I'm going to live it
I'm going to love it
I'm going to hold it until it's done
I'm going to live it
I'm going to love it
I'm going to hold it until it's over
I'm going to live it
I'm going to love it
I'm going to hold it, hold it, hold it until it's done
In a minute
In a second
In a day it's going to be over
In a minute
In a second
In a day it's going to be done
In a minute
In a second
In a day it's going to be over
In a minute
In a second
In a day, in a day, in a day it's going to be done
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Stardust Hero (for David Bowie)
by Solvej Schou ©
They will mourn you
Like no other
One eye blue
One eye made black
You threw your arms up to the sky
So slender
Let us love your voice forever
Let us remember
You're a stardust hero
You came down from above
You were man and woman
Hair spiked red
Snow glistening skin
Born in London
You were a mannish boy rocker
Then you grew
Into the Ziggy we knew
Soul in your veins
You became the Thin White Duke
So slender
Let us love your voice forever
Let us remember
You're a stardust hero
You came down from above
You were man and woman
Hair spiked red
Snow glistening skin
Bristol son
Bristol son
Mortality, addiction, chameleon
Mortality, addiction, chameleon
Your best friend punched you right in the eye
And you tumbled, you tumbled, you tumbled, you tumbled
You tumbled into the hospital for three long months
You tumbled into the hospital for three long months
Your daddy knew
You wanted to be
You wanted to be so famous
Your daddy knew
You wanted to be
You wanted to be so famous
So let us remember
Let us remember
You're a stardust hero
You came down from above
You were man and woman
Hair spiked red
Snow glistening skin
They will mourn you
Like no other
One eye blue
One eye made black
You threw your arms up to the sky
So slender
Let us love your voice forever
Let us remember
You're a stardust hero
You came down from above
You were man and woman
Hair spiked red
Snow glistening skin
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Solvej Schou Pasadena, California
Raised in Hollywood, and the grandchild of Holocaust survivors, Solvej Schou showcases a vocal strut with guitar inspired by Janis Joplin, Etta James, PJ Harvey and Patti Smith. Personal and political, her 2019 album “Quiet For Too Long” is filled with ferocious vocals, soulful lyrics and fuzz-soaked rock ‘n’ roll. LA Weekly featured the record as album of the week. She released her debut in 2014. ... more
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