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Me and You We Has Something Good
11 July 2020 © written by Zoe the Storyteller
Me and you we had something good
Me and you we had something good
Like the ocean that we use to swim in
Eating fish and chips with a sea view
Before the ocean turned black
and all the fish they sold out
Me and you we had something good
Me and you we had something good
See the flock of seagulls swaying in the wind
Standing on the pier watching the sunset
Before they knocked it all down
and all the houses wiped out
Me and you we had something good
Me and you we had something good
I still hear the sound of the merry-go-round
kids laughing as they spin around
Now it’s just a ghost town
there’s no turning back now
Me and you we had something good
Me and you we had something good
Lying on the sea front
Listening to waves crash
Young lovers with no cares in the world
oh, how times have changed now
Me and you we had something good
Me and you we had something good
Me and you we had something good
If I could take it back I would
Me and you we had something good
If I could take it back, you know I would
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Fly
03:56
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Fly
9 July 2020 © written by Zoe the Storyteller
When was the last time you got away from yourself?
From your thoughts from all that plays on your mind
Did you take a walk?
Did you run a mile?
Cycle the unknown
Or did you fly?
They carry you away into a distant land
Where the sun shines bright and your cares fall to the ground
Can you see your footprint in the sand?
Is it faint or is it too deep to stand?
Did you take a walk?
Did you run a mile?
Cycle the unknown
Or did you fly?
There’s only so much time to escape from this mess
We are running out of excuses
Did you take a walk?
Did you run a mile?
Cycle the unknown
Or did you fly?
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Rainbow
03:27
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Rainbow
12 July 2020 © written by Zoe the Storyteller
Today there’s a rainbow
the gold waits at the end
coins and diamonds and glitter
Today the clouds are candy floss
the moon is made of cheese
and the stars are people in the sky
I’m sitting on a swing
Playing in the park
and singing along with the bird songs
Jumping on the trampoline
making pictures out of clouds
and chasing the sun in the sky
Today I drew a picture of a rainbow
I put it in the window
I don’t know much
but I believe I know the world
and not knowing made me believe more
I’m sitting on a school bus
always wishing I could grow up
and I’m running down the hill back home
I can see the pictures of the rainbows
In the windows
Today there’s a rainstorm
biggest I’ve ever seen
empty streets and lamp lights glimmer
I’m clapping on the doorstep
getting lost in the forest
now the birds they sing louder
Can you see the pictures of the rainbows?
in the windows?
Wish I could look in your eyes with no worries,
no thoughts, no questions
Tell me why are, we in the mess we’re in? x2
Yesterday I’d forget be careless and naïve
cos not knowing made me feel better
It’s easier to carry on acting like there’s nothing wrong
cos no one wants to talk about it
I can’t forget the pictures of the rainbows
In the windows
Wish I could look in your eyes with no worries,
no thoughts, no questions
Tell me why are, we in the mess we’re in?
Tell me why are, we in the mess we’re in?
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Start with Me
02:39
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Start with Me
28 July 2020 © written by Zoe the Storyteller
Start with me
Start with me
Start with me
Start with me
I’ll be the change that I want to see
I will be the change that I want to see
Start with me
oh start with me
oh start with me
oh start with me
I’ll be the change that I want to see
I will be the change that I want to see
Start with me
Start with me
Start with me
Start with me
oh start with me
oh start with me
oh start with me
(Start with me ) I’ll be the change that I want to see
(Start with me) I will be the change that I want to see
Start with me
Start with me
Start with me
Start with me
Start with me
Start with me (start with me high/low)
Start with me
I’ll be the change that I want to see (start with me)
I will be the change that I want to see (start with me)
Start with me
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Plastic Ocean
04:08
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Plastic Ocean
19 July 2020 © written by Zoe the Storyteller
Take me away
Take me away to the deep blue sea
So I can breathe
So I can breathe
Not knowing is easy
I don’t want to swim in plastic oceans
but I don’t believe in all that I can’t see when I look away
Ship it away
Ship it away to a foreign land
I can’t escape
I can’t escape from all that’s left behind
I don’t want to swim in plastic oceans
But I don’t believe in all that I can’t see when I look away
I always dreamed
I always dreamed I’d swim with dolphins
I don’t want to swim in plastic oceans
But I don’t believe in all that I can’t see when I look away
Take me away
Take me away to the deep blue sea
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6. |
It's Hard to Give Up
02:52
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It’s Hard to Give Up
3 August 2020 © written by Zoe the Storyteller
We sit in the park on the top of a hill
It feels so good to see your face
and breathe in fresh air
It’s hard to give up
So hard to give up on you
Who would have thought we would end up here?
How could we have known all that could change in just a year
It’s hard to give up
So hard to give up on you
Here comes the storm
Getting closer to home
The sun it may shine but something is gone
The comfort I’ve known left behind
It’s hard to give up
So hard, giving up on you
What happens now were out of time?
What happens when there’s nothing left to buy
To fill the hole, you left behind
To fill the hole, you left behind
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Water
03:47
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Water
27 July 2020 © written by Zoe the Storyteller
Dedicated to Karen my next door neighbour who passed away in 2020
I cry the river dry for you
Like water in the dessert sun
Like water I need you
Like water you help me grow
We are
We are one
We are
We are one
My love my love
I cried my pillow to sleep last night
Like water falling on my window
Like water I need you
Like water you keep me breathing
We are
We are one
We are
We are one
My love my love
Like water I miss you
Like a river I will find my way back to you
Cos you are a part of me forever
You will live on through the darkest weather
Sometimes they can be so cruel I know
Your sat right here, though I sit alone
I’m not alone
I’m not alone
I’m not alone
I’m not alone
We are, we are one
We are, we are one
My love
My love
My one and only world
My one and only world
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Honey
03:07
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Honey
28 July 2020 © written by Zoe the Storyteller
Who’s gonna keep you sweet
when all the bees are gone?
Who’s gonna keep you sweet
when all the bees are gone?
My honey I just can’t stay
My honey I have to go
Who’s gonna keep you sweet
When all the love is gone?
Who’s gonna keep you sweet
When all the love is gone?
My honey I just can’t stay
My honey I have to go
Who’s gonna keep you sweet
When all that’s right is wrong?
Who’s gonna keep you sweet
When all that’s right is wrong?
My honey I just can’t stay
My honey I have to go
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
My honey
I tried to warm you
My honey
I’m dying for you
I’m dying for you
I’m dying for you
I’m dying for you
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Who’s gonna keep you sweet
when all the bees are gone?
Who’s gonna keep you sweet
when all the bees are gone?
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9. |
When I Was a Kid
03:21
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When I Was A Kid
9 July 2020 © written by Zoe the Storyteller
When I was a kid, I use to climb trees
Can’t believe I’m old enough to have a child of my own
Now I can’t help but think
will there be any trees left for my kids
When I was a kid, I use to play in the park
with my brother for hours until it got too dark
Oh I, I can’t help but think
will there be any park left for my kids?
When I was a kid, I made dens in the wood
And ran around the grass naked just because I could
Oh I, I can’t help but think
will there be any woods left for my kids?
When I was a kid, I use to chase butterflies
Now I feel so lucky just to see one pass me by
Oh I, I can’t help but think
Will there be any left now for my kids?
When I was a kid
I wished that I was a star
I’d sing the main stage at Glastonbury festival
Now I, I can’t help but think Now I, I can’t help but think
Will my kids be allowed to dream?
Will my kids be allowed to dream? Will my kids be allowed to dream?
What’s a world without trees?
What’s a world without parks?
What’s a world without dreams?
Just concrete
Car fumes
Smart phones
Power stations
Concrete
Car fumes
Smart phones
Toxic landfill
concrete
Car fumes
Smart phones
Planes fill the sky
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Moments
04:22
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Moments
© written by Zoe the Storyteller
9 February 2021
The path to the river
climb the hill top watch the sea
Where all you find is free
Where all you find is free
The path to the river
climb the hill top watch the sea
That’s where you’ll find me
That’s where you’ll find me
The path to the river
climb the hill top watch the sea
That’s where we can be free
That’s where we can be
The path to the river
climb the hill top watch the sea
That’s where (that’s where) you’ll find me (me)
the closest to happy
That’s where you’ll find me
Don’t forget the times we shared
Don’t forget me
Oh / oh / oh / oh
Oh / oh / oh / oh
I won’t forget you
I can’t forget how you changed me
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11. |
Fly
03:56
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Fly
9 July 2020 © written by Zoe the Storyteller
When was the last time you got away from yourself?
From your thoughts from all that plays on your mind
Did you take a walk?
Did you run a mile?
Cycle the unknown
Or did you fly?
They carry you away into a distant land
Where the sun shines bright and your cares fall to the ground
Can you see your footprint in the sand?
Is it faint or is it too deep to stand?
Did you take a walk?
Did you run a mile?
Cycle the unknown
Or did you fly?
There’s only so much time to escape from this mess
We are running out of excuses
Did you take a walk?
Did you run a mile?
Cycle the unknown
Or did you fly?
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Zoe the Storyteller Bristol, UK
Singer songwriter, Zoe, grew up listening to Joni Mitchell, later exploring her musical connection to the environment. On
hearing Greta Thunberg’s ‘How Dare You’ speech online, she was inspired to learn more about environmental issues and start looking at ways to live a more sustainable life.
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