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Books On Your Shelves (Single)

by Kath Tait

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Books on your Shelves.

Books on your shelves they don't mean much to me
When the wisdoms you've gained are from stories you read
You flash your warm eyes and then look away
Like a taste of the sun on a cloudy day
You know all that I'm thinking is, maybe sometime
We'll give all our talking away for a while
To open the pages of our secret selves
And live like the stories from the books on your shelves.

How to find happiness, how to be free
Stories of love affairs like love should be
Prophets and sages and poets that rhyme
Are just words from the pages placed in a line
And you sit there talking while I dream of ways
We could live more adventurous, passionate days
And open the pages of our secret selves
To live like the stories from the books on your shelves.

Well I've been alone now for quite a few years
I only let people close when I forget my fears
And I know you're the same 'cause your sad eyes show through
That those books on your shelves don’t mean much to you
So if you're afraid to make the first move
Remember we've really got nothing to lose
If we open our minds and come out of ourselves
And live like the stories from the books on your shelves.

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released March 25, 2020

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Kath Tait London, UK

Bio: Kath Tait is a songwriter from New Zealand, living in London. She writes about her life as a carer, a hippy, an itinerant bard and a wholefood freak. Described as ‘wonky and eccentric’ she is an empathetic and intelligent lyricist.

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