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KINDRED

by Josephine Oniyama

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    Get into Danger
    Made for Love (Stronger)
    Desert Without A Stream

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1.
I’ve met too many lovers who don’t understand what it means to try They get up and they go before the sun it ever has the chance to rise Don’t just walk away, it is a miracle We even have a soul, giving out love at all If you act like you’re in love Then you might really be in love Oh baby one chance should be enough For you to act like you’re in love And you might feel it Act like you’re in love Oh my heart it is precious and kind And I do not want to give it up If you cannot decide whether you’re staying or going and I refuse to beg Don’t just walk away, it is a miracle We even have a soul, giving out love at all If you act like you’re in love Then you might really be in love Oh baby one chance should be enough For you to act like you’re in love And you will feel it Act like you’re in love You better mean it Act like you’re in love Act like you’re in love Then you might really be in love Oh baby act like you’re in love Then you might really be in love Oh baby one chance should be enough For you to act like you’re in love And you will feel it Act like you’re in love You better mean it Act like you’re in love And you will feel it Act like you’re in love You better mean it
2.
People assumed that when I let you go I’d cry Then lock myself away behind closed doors Then, after a while I’d need the sun, I’d need some hope and recreation, for my thoughts And anyone who ever said that I was weak Would have won But when I go to sleep alone, I read and turn the lights out Then when I wake in silence Oh no, I’m never sorry I’m all out of tears, but if you wanna cry some let me know I’m all out of tears, but if you wanna cry some let me know We can put ‘em in a place, for next time But the tears will never be mine, no Some people cry cause their lover has gone Cause they’ve changed and they just wanna move on I can say that I was one of those fools Then decided I had something more to prove But when I go to sleep alone I read and turn the lights out Then when I awake in silence Oh no, I’m never sorry I’m all out of tears, but if you wanna cry some let me know I’m all out of tears, but if you wanna cry some let me know We can put ‘em in a place, for next time But the tears will never be mine To myself, to be ruthless, to be brave When I found out, tears don’t help They only make your face wet So, when I start the day again I’ll know it’s one for breakfast I will not search for you today I’m done, you were my weakness I’m all out of tears, but if you wanna cry some let me know Out of tears, but if you wanna cry some let me know We can put ‘em in a place, for next time But the tears will never be mine Yes, I’m all out of tears, but if you wanna cry some let me know We can put ‘em in a place, for next time But the tears will never be mine, no No the tears will never mine No the tears will never mine
3.
'Till You 03:16
I knew every part of me worked When I caught my skin it would hurt Simple, simple, everything was simple hmm And when I was tired, I would sleep Hand something to say, I would speak I knew, I knew, everything about me Oh I knew, my mouth was only taking breath in and out of My lungs just keeping me above the ground I thought my heart was just full of blood, full of blood ‘Til you, you, you, you, you, you ‘Til you, you, you, you, you, you Stars were just fires in the sky Things that I saw in the night So far, so far, everything was so far out And it’s like, I’ve been looking at the world in white and black One eye closed, I don’t ever wanna go back I don’t ever wanna go back To feeling like My mouth was only taking breath in and out of My lungs just keeping me above the ground I thought my heart was just full of blood, full of blood ‘Til you, you, you, you, you, you ‘Til you, you, you, you, you, you You pull back the curtain to it all Started a flood, I lit it all up I lit it all up Oh I knew My mouth was only taking breath in and out of My lungs just keeping me above the ground I thought my heart was just full of blood, full of blood ‘Til you, you, you, you, you, you ‘Til you, you, you, you, you, you ‘Til you, you, you, you ‘Til you
4.
Kindred 03:13
Every time I make an attempt to be, far from you I get low, and high, at the same time And I’ll tell you why There’s a part, that’s missing There’s a part, that’s blue There’s a part, that’s weary inside Cause you are my kindred Crossing all bridges To wherever I fall down And I’ll never have to beg Every time we make an attempt to be closer As one soul, and one heart, one mind There’s a brand-new start And I can live again And see my love again It’s like utopia And I let my heart sing And I let my heart sing And I Let my heart sing Utopia Saying that now, I can begin Cause you are my kindred Crossing all bridges To wherever I fall down And I’ll never have to beg You are my kindred Crossing all bridges To wherever I fall down And I’ll never have to beg You go straight to my head From dawn until the night is dead And I’ll never have to beg no Cause you are my kindred Oo Kindred You are my, you are my You are my kindred Oo you are Oo you are Kindred
5.
Superheros 04:08
I was chasing superheroes to take me far away To be strong and true But what they do is fight for the glory When all I really needed was a normal you Walked outside, to a world like a dream to me I stayed a while, I stayed a while, looking for that somebody for me I realised slow, that everyone was out here doing the same And you didn’t show, you didn’t show, and aint that oh so typical I was chasing superheroes to take me far away To be strong and true But what they do is fight for the glory When all I really needed was a normal you Walking out outside now, don’t need to search for no destiny Up in the sky, up in the sky, looking for that somebody for me Cause right down here today, you have been waiting so patiently You didn’t go, no you didn’t go, and aint that oh so wonderful When I was chasing all the superheroes to take me far away To be strong and true But what they do is fight for the glory When all I really needed was a normal you Aint this the time to see, what you and me can do I can only get through, if you got the normal me and I got the normal you When I was chasing all the superheroes to take me far away To be strong and true But what they do is fight for the glory When all I really needed was a normal you I forgotten all those stories That take me far away from reality Heroes they will fight to be free But they don’t have no time for the normal me I been chasing superheroes to take me far away To be strong and true But they just want attention and you always knew That all I really needed was the normal you
6.
Sanctuary 04:08
Maybe you are watching somewhere from the outside Maybe you can see me moving as I sleep You’re trying hard to hear the whispers from my mouth The night is yours, the lights are mine, maybe we’ll collide in time I can be the sanctuary You’ve never had before Somewhere you can keep a little soul When the touch of the breeze takes its toll I can be your home Every time the door is opened you disappear Maybe you’re a ghost in my mind, a fantasy that could have been mine Oh maybe you’re not used to people being kind The night is yours, the lights are mine, maybe we’ll collide this time And I can be the sanctuary You’ve never had before Somewhere you can keep a little soul And when the touch of the breeze takes its toll I can be your home Don’t stay outside, cause I can’t see your face Turn down the lights, we’re standing eye to eye Within the darkness It’s only us tonight I can be the sanctuary You’ve never had before Somewhere you can keep a little soul And when the touch of the breeze takes its toll I can be your home
7.
Human 03:09
I got 10,000 friends, they live on screen I take them everywhere, and I tell them everything Love is a simple game, we’ve forgotten how to play The hands I used to hold are far too far away Human, human, clap your hands together To feel something, deep within Huma, human, come on speak to me Clap your lips together Skin on skin I enjoyed you, you enjoyed me too But pleasure is flexible, then suddenly there is greed Temptations calling me and fortune’s make believe Don’t play with me providence I make my destiny If money is the root of all evil Should it be illegal We can never rewrite history Human, human, clap your hands together And feel something, deep within Huma, human, come on speak to me Clap your lips together Skin on skin We share everything, but touch nothing We know everyone, but know no one We buy anything, without choosing We sell anything, except love Human, human, clap your hands together To feel something, from deep within Human, human, come on speak to me Clap your lips together Skin on skin Human, human, come on and speak to me Clap your lips together Skin on skin Human, human Come on speak to me Clap you lips together Skin on skin
8.
Every Second 03:33
At night I search for better dreams A hand to guide me to a place of energy That’s where I can have my fun And I laugh like the best of ‘em I have no one’s attention to hold Cause limelight’s a fool’s gold There’s no reason why I should be sitting here My hopes just wearing thinner I wanted every second of life to count But all I find are tears in every mirror Every day I borrow joy It doesn’t feel so natural anymore But I put on show and I laugh like the rest of ‘em But sometimes I get home and life it don’t feel right There’s no reason why I should be sitting here My hopes just wearing thinner I wanted every second of life to count But all I find are tears in every mirror There’s no reason why I should be sitting here My hopes just wearing thinner I wanted every second of life to count But all I find are tears in every mirror Every day I borrow joy I hide away, but it gets much harder Tryin’ to make it work To find confidence I borrow more But it just gets harder Every day I borrow joy I hide away, but it gets much harder Tryin’ to make it work To find confidence I borrow more There’s no reason why I should be sitting here My hopes just wearing thinner I wanted every second of life to count But all I find are tears in every mirror
9.
Break Free 04:21
What can I do? Sometimes when I wake up, I feel a heavy heart There’s too much going on, stepping out the door ain’t fun I want to see something better than I’ve seen before I need to feel something better than I’ve ever known Oh I can feel the heat of the sun Something good has begun I want to keep it shinning, shinning on, oh Have we change too much to go backwards? Is it too late, to be different? Have we changed too much to go backwards? Can we break free, oh break free? I watch the world go by, I watch it every day Letting the time run out, I watch it slip away But I need to search for hope, it won’t just come my way And not just any time, I need that hope today I want to feel a wave of passion To know that something good is possible I want to hold it, hold it Forever more, oh Have we change too much to go backwards? Is it too late, to be different? Have we changed too much to go backwards? Can we break free, oh break free? Have we change too much to go backwards? Is it too late, to be different? Have we changed too much to go backwards? Can we break free, oh break free? I don’t want much no I just want my world to be real I don’t want much no I just want my world to be true Have we change too much, have we changed too much? Is it too late, to be different? Have we change too much to go backwards? Is it too late, to be different?
10.
Burn 04:08
All those pretty faces lost in your history They still remember your name, but you forget so easily Now that you’re really hurting, I can’t find sympathy Not when your chain of betrayal it started out with me And now you can’t go back and fix the damage done Have you been playing the liar, like you always do? Have you been setting fire to hearts that don’t belong to you? You fall in love at the start and never see it through Now it’s your turn to burn, burn, burn, burn And now you want to be told that everything’s alright To be rid of the pain, no matter what the price But it’s not something I can say, you’ll have to live with the hurt Just wait until it subsides, until the tide has turned And now you can’t go back and fix the damage done Have you been playing the liar, like you always do? Have you been setting fire to hearts that don’t belong to you? You fall in love at the start, but never see it through Now it’s your turn to burn In ways only heartbreakers burn In ways only heartbreakers learn Burn, burn, burn, burn Because you can’t go back and fix the damage done Have you been playing the liar, like you always do? Have you been setting fire to hearts that don’t belong to you? You fall in love at the start, but never see it through Now it’s your turn to burn

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released November 4, 2022

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Josephine Manchester, UK

Manchester’s soulful chanteuse, Josephine, has created a self-reflective debut album which illustrates the many different sides of a fascinating character. Vocally, her prowess recalls ‘the Queen of gospel’, Mahalia Jackson’s distinctive contralto, yet behind the powerful delivery is a husky undercurrent making every replaying seem like a personal performance. ... more

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