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Intro
00:59
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Don’t you let the bedbugs bite
They grow like giants in the night
Told in stories you’ve tried to wash away
There is nothing wrong with us
Love is legal angel dust
Some still coming down, some lead astray
Well, I’m the worst good trouble you
Could ever get yourself into
Mushroom clouds move in above your head
So stop the rambling in my sleep
The sound makes slumbering babies weep
I’m the bug, I’m the bug that lingers in your bed
Oh, that lingers in your bed
‘Cause I’m a lonesome soul
Baby, my eyes are nocturnal
You’ll see me clearly when I’m down, down, down
‘Cause I’m a lonesome soul
Baby, I’m losing my control
I see you near me when I’m down, down, down, down
Oh, don’t you let the bedbugs bite
They can’t be seen in candlelight
No romantic bubblebaths this time
Well, there is nothing wrong with us
Love is legal angel dust
Whispering tremendous things to your mind
Hey, I’ve been bit myself, you know
The curse is passed from long ago
Heartaches never leave a womans head
So we might be scum of the earth
Well, here I am, for all it’s worth
I’m the bug, I’m the bug that lingers in your bed
That lingers in your bed
‘Cause I’m a lonesome soul
Baby, my eyes are nocturnal
You’ll see me clearly when I’m down, down, down
‘Cause I’m a lonesome soul
Baby, I’m losing my control
I see you near me when I’m down, down, down, down
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The pirate's waltz
03:53
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hey, it’s hard to think that long ago
a few hundred years or so,
my heart was open, unbroken like a childs
I had been looking for a ray of light
for many days and many nights
oh, with nothing but the waves roaring in sight
see, I made friends with the fires
the sirens and the liars
desired someone to trust, heard them say;
burst and dive, start over your life
with us, before you give up
let yourself go for your love
and now I can’t see
anyone coming that close to me
not that easily, that easily
and that night my town saw me go
with a feeling I couldn’t show
held my hands on the wind, I let it blow
I was moving with the speed of light
for many days and many nights
to escape or to survive the biggest love of my life
I never questioned the waves
or the thousand of ways
I moved with the ghosts of my past
but one day winter froze
my lonely little boat
in the middle of the sea
and we had to wait ourselves free
the ghosts and me
the ghosts and me
and now I can’t see
anyone coming that close to me
not that easily, that easily
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People
02:38
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People, with your drinks
Dancing in this room
While you had your fun
He left me like a fool
Now I watch the skinny girls
I envy all their bones
I envy all the women
That won’t go home alone
People, please, rejoiche
Raise your glasses high
Revolve ’round me like planets
Like I’m your open sky
This club is just a jungle
I was meant to pass by
Oh, look at all the lions
The tigers, bears, oh my
I told him what I mean
I said I’ll be his queen
I said I’ll be his slut
And all thats in between
I told him I’m a slave
Bound to walk this earth
And nothing ever matters
If you don’t know its worth, so….
Baby, I don’t need you to be mine forever
That’s too long for me to keep myself together
Baby, I don’t need you to be mine forever
That’s too long for me to keep myself together
People, please, let go
Raise your glasses high
The ground is for the deadly
The rest are in the sky
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In the Devils catacomb
03:50
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Sorry i’m late, didn’t mean to delay
But I sold my soul to the devil today
Stood by the highway and he offered me a lift
The road to hell was short for his car was swift
He played real heavy tunes, some old recorded tapes
He said he drops new beats every time he kills or rapes
I said I write new songs every time I love or leave
When passion is my vision and I can’t get any sleep
Behind those ironbars I get claustrofobic
They drug me with rules and this cage is atomic
I’m tired of slaving from nine to five and
this will pay our bills for as long as we’re alive
I spit out my soul on his face and he looked pleased
My body felt lighter and my mind felt at ease
I’ve given away all those stones I used to drag
And got real diamonds for it in a really precious bag
So love, no more stress, I did it my way
I sold my soul to the devil today
So love, no more stress, I did it my way
I sold my soul to the devil today
Now baby, don’t you argue, it’s not like it seems
Who cares of a soul if it pays for our dreams?
Do you remember that night long ago,
all those fees and payments made you shattered and low
I said; finish your humble pie, lets pack light and drift
But everything we packed was to heavy to lift
And you said you’ld do everything to have a new start,
Someone heard your praire and went to capture my heart
The devil gets a sticker for each sin he collects
I’m full of them thats why he treated me with respect
We had a few drinks and got obnoxiously drunk
He almost drove of the road with all my shit in his trunk
What would they have said on the morning news on tv?
that they found a man in black with no identity
And happily ever after, none of us fuckers would die and
God would think it’s cool til he’ld run out of supplies
So love, no more stress, I did it my way
I sold my soul to the devil today
Yeah, no worries, love, I did it my way
I sold my soul to the devil today
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Arkansas
04:49
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Got to think of you the other day, love
When thousands of birds
Came crashing down through the sky, love
The strangest thing i’ve heard
Though you were always the one to stay in winter
And disappear with the sun
Don’t know who we are trying to fool, here
You, me, everyone?
Now I can not believe you, no
I can not believe you, no
I can not believe you, no
I don’t believe a single word
You know,
They say the birds find home through the stars, love
They follow their light
So while we’re sitting in our skyscrapes
Shining up in their clouds, love
We blind their sight
You were always the one who should have been there
You were always the one that never came
You were always the burden of the evening
You were always the bird that lost its way
Now I can not believe you, no
I can not believe you, no
I can not believe you, no
I don’t believe a single word
A single word
And you do not even have to be a loss for me
And you do not even have to be a loss for me
And you do not even have to be a loss for me
And you do not even have to be a loss for me
A loss for me
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The trouble with you
03:50
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Don’t you know the trouble with you
Is that you can’t find the trouble with me
You grab my hand as if it fits perfectly into yours
Like we’re meant to be
You’ve never had such an unchained night
Down by the river and the neon lights
I’ve been here many times
I’ve loved this way
‘Til the sunrise
You know, they keep sayin’
The Danube is blue
But where I’m from we all know
It’s not true
I know just how to taste your kind
You’re the man that keeps this town alive
From your pockets, the doves will fly
And you’ll pay them to fly high
Well, this boulevard was built for fools
Old romantics and prostitutes
And the business it runs on your worn-out dreams is
Filthier than it seems
You know, they keep talkin’
The Danube ain’t blue
And where I’m from we all know
It’s not true, no
It’s not true, no
It’s not true, no
It’s not true, no
And you say you like what you see
Now you say you like what you see
Now you say you like what you see
Well, my dear
What you see is not me
What you see is not me
What you see is not me
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Kittens in trees
04:19
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What if we would tie a rope to the moon, climb right up,
let the wind give us a push?
Sway to lands far away
Over night
It would be like falling without
hitting the ground
And you would say hey, look at that jungle
Could it be the Amazon?
We must be far from home
I would watch your head for you
Spaceships, skyscrapes
Are not worth crashing into
Hold me while we’re off the ground
Hold me until the moon comes down
What if we would not know how to stop
Dangling from the moon ’til the sun comes up
Maybe we’ld end up in magazines
Firemen would have to take us down
Like kittens in trees
And you would say that the world is
a smaller place now, thanks to me
And I’ld realise I’ve got nothing left now
for you to see
Hold me while we’re off the ground
Hold me ’til the moon falls down
Hold me while we’re off the ground
Hold me ’til the moon falls down
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Click and bang
05:05
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All I wanted was a bit of fun
’Cause my days got worn out
And the streets got even colder, they got even colder
All I wanted was a bit of fun
A spark and a kiss
To bring the sun back over some distant borders
All I ever want is fun
But I play with boys that play with guns
The triggers pulled, the bullets shot
Click and bang, it has begun
I never see them load their guns
I just wake up to the sound and run
Baby, I bet you know how to aim though
But baby, you bet I know how to run
Baby, I bet you know how to aim though
But baby, you bet I know how to run
All I wanted was a bit of fun
Tossing and turning and burning with desire, with desire
All I wanted was a bit of fun
Blushing and shaking and taking it up higher, up higher
All I ever want is fun
But I play with boys that play with guns
The triggers pulled, the bullets shot
Click and bang, it has begun
I never see them load their guns
I just wake up to the sound and run
Baby, I bet you know how to aim though
But baby, you bet I know how to run
Baby, I bet you know how to aim though
But baby, you bet I know how to run
So I’m escaping in my underwear
Kissed off lipstick, ruffled hair
He’s just two steps behind
Roofs collapse and cars collide
And we’re pushing ourselves through the crowd and
It’s freezing outside
Well, all I ever want is fun
I play with boys that play with guns
The triggers pulled, the bullets shot
Click and bang, it has begun but
I’m not scared of any gun
But wise enough to know that I should run
Baby, I bet you know how to aim though
But baby, you bet I know how to run
Baby, I bet you know how to aim though
But baby, you bet I know how to run
Here we go again, I think to myself and I light another cigarette
While I try to catch my breath
He’s lost track of me and I’ve lost track of him
And sooner or later, we’ll forget
Oh, fuck, all I wanted was fun
Play with boys that play with guns
The triggers pulled, the bullets shot
Click and bang, it has begun
I never know when they load their guns
All I know is when I need to run
Baby, I bet you know how to aim though
But baby, you bet I know how to run
Baby, I bet you know how to aim though
But baby, you bet I know how to run
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Antonia Vai Stockholm, Sweden
Antonia Vai is a singer-songwriter from Sweden. 2012 she released the albums "Lovers and Prophets", and "Dirt from when the
Earth was flat".
In 2013 Antonia moved to Budapest and recorded the album “Stories After Bedtime”.
The album "Tightrope", released in March 2016.
The album "Ritual", released in September 2017.
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