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Aimee Carty
"Painted In Words"
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Released: November 13, 2026
Genre: Pop
TRACK LISTING :
01.Baker
02.Sister
03.2 Days Into College
04.Painter
05.One Day You Will Fly Too
07.Anybody On The Moon
08.Strike 23
09.Never Met At All
10.All In A Lifetime
11.Child Again
12.Younger Me
13.Our Flame
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Track 01 - Baker
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Verse 1
Once Upon A Time, I Was A Baker And Everybody Was Impressed
But I Didn’t Need Approval Because I Already Knew I Was The Best
Everything I Made Was A Masterpiece, It All Taste Like Heaven
But Then, Unfortunately, I Turned Seven
Verse 2
Once Upon A Time, I Was A Painter And Everybody Said, "Wow"
"Girl, You're So Clever, You're So Talented" And I Agreed And I Stood Proud
I Painted Mountains, I Painted Blue Lakes
I Paintеd People, I Drew Portraits
But Then I Drew My Dad And Held It Up Beside Him
And I Realised That It Looked Nothing Like Him
Chorus
And Part Of Me Wished Nobody Had Told Her
But I Guess It's Just A Part Of Getting Older, Hm
Verse 3
Once Upon A Time I Was A Runner
I Was The Fastest In The Town
And They'd All Say, "Nobody Will Outrun Her
'Cause She's The Fastest Girl Around"
Once Upon A Time, I Was A Dancer, It Took No Effort
I Was A Scientist, I Was An Expert
I Was A Genius, And I Thought Nothin' Of It
Until They Told Me That I Wasn’t
Chorus
And Part Of Me Wished Nobody Had Told Her
But I Guess It's Just A Part Of Getting Older
Bridge
When You Learn You're Supposed To Colour Perfectly Inside Of The Lines
And You’re Supposed To Win At Least A Couple Hundred Of Times
Before You Even Have The Right To Think Or Say Or Show You’re Any Good At All
They’ll Tell You That There’s Only One Right Way, One Paved Path
Or You’ll Make A Fool Of Yourself And Everyone Will Laugh
They’ll Make You Feel Like Everybody’s Waiting There To Watch You As You Fall
Outro
They Sigh, They Tell Me I'm A Dreamer, They Say, "Someone's Gotta Wake Her"
But I'll Just Smile, I'll Say, "Once Upon A Time, I Was A Baker"
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Track 02 - Sister
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Verse 1
They'd Ask You What You'd Like
And You'd Say "What My Sister's Having"
Same New Bike
Same New Shoes
When You Were 4
And I, 6 Or 7
Always Right In Your Eyes
And, Oh, I Led The Way With Pride Those Years Ago
Verse 2
It Turned To Night
Close Out The Door
C Up In Bed
But Leave On The Light
We'd Read Books
You'd Read Yours And I'd Read Mine
But I'd Help You With The Words You Didn't Know
Pre-Chorus
Oh, I Still See You At The Edge Of Your Bed
With Your Freckles And Those Cs On Your Head
Chorus
I Never Thought I'd Learn So Much From You
And For The Most Part I'm Just Proud
But I Guess A Part Of Me Just Thought It'd Always Be The Other Way Around
I Never Thought I'd Learn So Much From You
I Guess I Thought I Knew It All
I'm Sorry I'm Just Not As Great As Both Of Us Had Thought When We Were Small
Verse 3
They'd Ask You "What's Your Name?"
And You'd Look At Me And You'd Stand Behind
See You Were Shy
The Year That You Were Turning 7, I Was 9
But You Soon Grew To Be Quite Talkative
And Grew To Be Quite Sure
Doesn't Seem All That Long Ago When Were Both Sat On The Floor
When We Drew Pictures Of The Places That We'd Visit In Our Dreams
Turned In To Stories
Then To Poems
When You Were 12, And I, 14
The Year I Realised I Wasn't Always Right
And That One Hurt
I Always Thought That I Knew More
And That Was Just The Way It Worked
Pre-Chorus
Because I Still See You At The Edge Of Your Bed
With Your Freckles And Those Cs On Your Head
Chorus
I Never Thought I'd Learn So Much From You
And For The Most Part I'm Just Proud
But I Guess A Part Of Me Just Thought It'd Always Be The Other Way Around
I Never Thought I'd Learn So Much From You
I Guess I Thought I Knew It All
I'm Sorry I'm Just Not As Great As Both Of Us Had Thought When We Were Small
Verse 4
Now I Know I'm Probably Sounding Selfish
Oh, I Probably Sound A Fool
'Cause Of Course I Want The Whole World Wide And Open For You Too
I Was Just Much Better As A Younger Older Sister
I Hope That It's Okay That For A Moment I Just Missed Her
But I Know How Far You'll Go
I Don't Know It All
But I Know It's Lovely Who We Are
Though It's Lovely Who We Were When We Were Small
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Track 03 - 2 Days Into College
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Verse 1
I'm Two Days Into College, And I'm Three Lectures Behind
There's This Guy, Let's Name Him Colin, He Says He Wants To Be Mine
But It Doesn't Really Sit With Me Quite Right 'Cause He Doesn't Really Like The Things I Like
And I Keep Accidentally Locking Myself Out Of My Dorm In The Middle Of The Night
I Wake Up Kinda Wired, And I Wake Up Kinda Cold
And I Wake Up Kinda Tired, But I'll Just Sleep In When I'm Old
See, I Don't Like Breaking Rules, But Don't Like Doing As I'm Told
So, I Just Float Around And Keep My Head Down And Hope My Life Unfolds
Chorus
And Еverybody's Telling Me That I'm Doin' So Wеll
I Try To Trust Them, Honestly, I Find It Hard To Tell
If I Need Work, Or I Need Rest
I Try My Best To Try My Best
I Tell Myself, I Say Out Loud
"It's Fine, I'll Figure It All Out"
I Tend To Forget, I'm Still Only Quite Young
In A Way This Life Of Mine Has Only Just Begun
Post-Chorus
I've Got Time
I've Got Time
Verse 2
I'm Two Days Into College With A Busy, Busy Mind
That Guy That We Named Colin, He's So Handsome, He's So Kind
My Friends Tell Me I'm Crazy, Say I Take It Way Too Far
'Cause I Told Him That It's Over 'Cause He Doesn't Play Guitar
I'm Only Two Days Into College, And My Bedroom Is A Mess
There's Just So Much That I Want To Do That I Have Not Done Yet
There's Just So Much That I Want To Say And Far Too Little Breath
Oh, My Mind, It Runs So Far Away, It's Easy To Forget
Chorus
That To Everybody Else, It Looks Like I'm Doin' So Well
I Try To See It, Honestly, I Find It Hard To Tell
If I've Done Wrong, Or I've Done Right
I Need A Good Night's Sleep Tonight
They Said, "Go Out," I Said, "Alright"
I Think I Won't, I Maybe Might
I Prob'ly Should Just Take It Slow
I'll Be All Good, But, God, I Know
Outro
The One Thing That's Important Above Everything Else
Is To Learn Not To Put All This Heavy Pressure On Myself
I Try Believe It When I Say
"If It's Meant To Happen, It'll Happen Anyway
I'll Be Fine"
I've Got Time
I've Got Time
That's Where I'm At, To Be Honest
Just Two Days
Two Days Into College
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Track 04 - Painter
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Verse 1
She Wants To Be A Painter
But She Only Ever Paints When She's Alone
By The Fire In The Back Room Of Her Home
She Finds So Much Beauty In The Colours
But She's Afraid
That It Won't Be Found By Others
So She Sits There
Hour After Hour In That Same Chair
Drawing Shapes No One Will Ever See
And As She Paints She Hums A Melody
Refrain
It Goes Ah Ah Ah, Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
It Goes Ah Ah Ah, Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
Verse 2
She's Always Been A Dreamer
Ever Since She Was A Little Girl
She Spends So Long Lost In Her Own World
Lost In Her Own Thoughts
Imagination Building Up Until She Makes It Home
And Turns It To Creation
Bridge
Sitting Opposite The Canvas
For However Long It Takes Her
She Won't Stop Until That Picture In Her Mind Is Down On Paper
Painting Summer Skies
Painting Houses By The Sea
The Day Turns Into Night
As She Hums Her Melody
Refrain
Ah Ah Ah, Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
It Goes Ah Ah Ah, Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
It Goes Ah Ah Ah, Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
It Goes Ah Ah Ah, Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
Verse 3
A Little Voice Creeps Into Her Mind
Don't Place Your Worth On Other People's Eyes
You're A Painter
Try Not To Forget
You Choose Who You Are Even If Nobody Else Knows Yet
Grab Your Light
Let It Fly
Let It Shine
Let It Grow
If You Don't Try Then You Might Never Know
Outro
Ah Ah Ah Ah
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
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Track 05 - One Day You Will Fly Too
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Intro
Verse 1
I Get Up Early
And I Comb My Hair And I Brush My Teeth
And I Talk To The Little White Birdie
On My Windowsill, Every Time He Speaks
He Helps To Cure My Worry
Oh How I Wish He Didn't Always Have To Fly Away
I Sit Down
And He Bats His Wing And He Nods His Head
Say Recently I've Found
That I Think Too Much About Things I've Said
Will I Ever Find My Crown?
If I Can Barely Even Make It Through The Day
Chorus
And He Says Just Think Of The Sunshine
When You're Stuck In The Storm
When You're Cold In December
Just Try To Remеmber How It Feels To Be Warm
This World's Confusing
Just Take It As It Comеs
I Hope You Haven't Forgotten
I've One Thing In Common With You
'Cause One Day You Will Fly Too
Verse 2
I Stay Up Too Late
When There's No More Light And The House Gets Quiet
And I Think About My Day
And I Play Some Chords And I Write Some Words
That I Didn't Get To Say
I Think I've Come To Understand
Pre-Chorus
I Underestimate The Power Of My Silly Little Fears
I'm Not Grateful For All That I Have Until It Disappears
My Heart Isn't Sturdy But I'll Be Okay
'Cause I Still Have My Birdie
Chorus
Who Tells Me To Think Of The Sunshine
When You're Stuck In The Storm
When You're Cold In December
Just Try To Remember How It Feels To Be Warm
This World's Confusing
Just Take It As It Comes
I Hope You Haven't Forgotten
I've One Thing In Common With You
Verse 3
He Said That He Had Wings When He Was Born And He Didn't Know Why
Said He'd Walk Among The Flowers And He'd Look Up At The Sky
Said That He Didn't Think He Was Like The Birds That Were Up High
Didn't Think That He Could Fly
So He Didn't Even Try
Until He Started Questioning The Things He Saw As True
Then His Worries Started Lessening And Next Thing That He Knew
He Was Flying
No Denying
There's Often Big Things Hidden In The Little Things We Do
Outro
One Day You Will Fly Too
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Track 06 - Memories
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Verse 1
She Was My Age And Moved To England And Became A Nurse
Moving Far Away With Her Older Sister On November First
And Her Mother Didn't Want Her To Go
But She Stood Her Ground 'Til She Couldn't Say No
Only My Age She Moved To England And Became A Nurse
Chorus
How Times Have Changed
She Tells Me The Good Old Days Go Far Too Quickly
And Although She Talks With Pride
I See The Sadness In Her Eyes
And It All Comes In Bits And Pieces
All The People That She Misses
I Forget You See
That She Was Young Like Me
She Had Fun Like Me
She Has Family That Are Gone Now
Post-Chorus
And I Guess That It Just Hit Me
That Even When It's Full Of Love
The Past Is Hard To Carry
Verse 2
He Was My Age And He Was Young And He Was Free
It's Hard To Believe That My Grandad Was Once Eighteen
And He Worked Hard Needless To Say
He Had To Travel Far And There Were Bills To Pay
But He Was My Age With Lots To Learn And Lots To See
Chorus
How Times Have Changed
He Tells Me The Good Old Days Go Far Too Quickly
And Although He's Often Quiet
There's A Story In The Silence
Like How He Got Light From Candles
Walked To School, No Socks, No Sandals
I Forget You See
That He Was Young Like Me
He Had Fun Like Me
He Has History That Is Gone Now
Post-Chorus
And I Guess That It Just Hit Me
That Even When They're Full Of Love
Memories Are Heavy
Verse 3
Memories Are Heavy
Memories Are Sharp
They Live Inside Our Photos
They Live Inside Our Hearts
They Wander 'Round The Town And All The Places That We Go
They Live In Different Sounds And All The Faces That We Know
I Hope That When I've Listened
To All The Tales They've Told
I've Helped To Carry
Some Of The Load
Outro
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Track 07 - Anybody On The Moon
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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No Capo
Verse 1
Is There Anybody On The Moon That I Can Visit?
Anybody Up There At All?
I Got My Suitcase Packed, Clothes In It
I Got It Hidden By The Backdoor Wall
I Won't Tell Anybody Where I'm Going
'Cause I've Got Work In The Morning
And They'll Tell Me Not To Leave
Besides, They Probably Wouldn't Even Believe
I'll Put This Letter On My Window
So You'll See It Where You Are
And If You Come Down Here To Read It
Please Sign It With A Star
And Then I'll Know When To Gеt Ready
You Can Park Beside Thе Chimney
When You're Here
I'll Come Back With A Heart That's Full And A Mind That's Clear
Chorus
'Cause I Think It Would Be Good For Me To Simply See
The Earth From Outer Space
See I Forget That There's A Galaxy
And Stars Around This Place
Oh We're So Tiny
We're So Small
We Really Know Nothing At All
And We Don't Realise It Too
Is There Anybody, Anybody, Anybody On The Moon?
Verse 2
Is There Anybody On The Moon That I Can Visit?
I'm Here Looking Out For You
I Packed My Lunch Last Night, Last Minute
Packed Just Enough For Two
And I'll Bring Bags Of Air For When I'm There
A Paper And A Pen
To Document My Journey
So I'll Remember When
I Went To The Moon For My Visit
I'll Have A Story To Recall
I'll Write A Book About It
A Poem About It
Song, I'll Write It All
And Then I'll Share It With My Daughter
And She'll Share It With Her Son
And He'll Tell His Kids
And They'll Tell Their Kids Too
About When I Was Young
Chorus
And How It Was So Good For Me To Simply See
The Earth From Outer Space
See I Forget That There's A Galaxy
And Stars Around This Place
Oh We're All Living Life So Scared
All Trying To Find The Balance
All Living Unaware
It's So Funny How We Haven't Realised It Too
Is There Anybody, Anybody, Anybody On The Moon?
Verse 3
I'll Look Down At The World
Take In All The Magic
Blue And Green Of Earth
Beautiful And Tragic
We Don't Have A Clue
I Think I'll Realise It Soon
When I Look Down At The World
And Imagine All The People
Walking On The Streets
So Different Yet So Equal
What A View
I Hope We Realise It Soon
Outro
Is There Anybody, Anybody, Anybody On The Moon?
On The Moon?
On The Moon?
On The Moon?
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Track 08 - Strike 23
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Verse 1
It's Like You're Cutting A Tree
On Strike Twenty-Three
And Strike Twenty-Four's Gonna Knock It
But How Could You Know
When It Doesn't Show
It's Harder To Stick With Something Than To Stop
When You Can't See A Point
Like Seeds Under Soil
You're Watering Every Day
They Don't Want To Grow
But How Could You Know
That They're Not Just A Few Drops Away
From Showing
All Of Its Love
And All Of Its Light
And All Of Its Colour
And All Of Its Life Out Loud
You're All Of Your Work
You're All Of Your Hurt
You're Just A Collection Of All That You've Learnt Till Now
Chorus
And You'll See When It Meets The Ground
It Matters All The Strikes You Struck
Before The One That Made The Tree Fall Down
Verse 2
It's Like You're Rowing A Boat
With Somewhere To Go
But Feel Like You're Not Any Further
With Every High
And Every Low
And Every Time That You're Turning A Corner
You're Losing Your Faith
With Every Wave
But Tell Me Who Is To Say
You're Not One Single Low
Or Single Row
Or Single Turn Away
From Seeing The Shore
To Steadier Ground
You'll Open The Door
Be Shouting It Out
So Proud
Just Carry Your Heart
Don't Carry Your Guilt
Just Be As You Are
Just Look What You've Built Till Now
Chorus
And You'll See When It Meets The Ground
It Matters All The Strikes You Struck
Before The One That Made The Tree Fall Down
Bridge
Fall Down
Fall Down
Fall Down
Fall Down
Verse 3
(Fall Down)
Just Walk Along (Fall Down)
Enjoy The Journey (Fall Down)
You're Doing Well (Fall Down)
What's The Hurry? (Fall Down)
Know Where You're Going
Know Where You've Been
Love What You Do
Then Do It Over And Over Again (Fall Down)
And As You Walk (Fall Down)
Take In The Breeze (Fall Down)
Take In The View (Fall Down)
Take It From Me
It Matters All The Time It Took For You To Build Your Town
It Matters All The Strikes You Struck Before The Tree Falls Down
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Track 09 - Never Met At All
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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No Capo
Verse 1
Isn't It Funny, How Everything Unravelled As It Has?
'Cause Now I'm Sittin' Here And Looking Back
At When The Time Was Slowly Passin'
But Now Everybody's Laughin'
Ain't It Funny How That Happened
Smooth As Honey
Not Sure If I Believe In Stars Aligning
But There's Something Pretty Weird About The Timing
If I Only Knew
That I'd Be Led To You
Pre-Chorus
And I've Been Told I Think Too Much About This Stuff
But I Can't Help But Wonder, Was It Fate Or Was It Luck?
Chorus
'Cause What If?
What If That Morning You Slept In?
What If Your Taxi Didn't Show?
Or What If Halfway Through The Trip You Didn't Know Which Way To Go
If I Decided To Stay Back And Brush The Floor
Or What If I Just Started Driving But Forgot To Lock The Door
If I Decided Not To Go 'Cause I Just Wasn't Feeling Well
Or I'd To Pull In Off The Road
I Couldn't Pass, A Tree Had Fell
I'd Probably Still Be All Alone With Nobody To Call
If Something Somewhere Happened And We Never Met At All
Verse 2
Isn't It Funny, How Everything Unravelled As It Did?
I Was Lonely, I Was Only Just A Kid
And Life Was So Uncertain
Let Me Down And Left Me Hurtin'
But You Lifted Off The Burden
Made It Sunny
All The Rain Clouds, All Of My Doubts Ran Away
I Used To Long For Every Moment But Today
But I Made It Through
Cause I Met You
Pre-Chorus
And It's Probably True I Think Too Much About This Stuff
But I Can't Help But Wonder, Was It Fate Or Was It Luck?
Chorus
'Cause What If?
What If That Morning You Slept In?
What If Your Taxi Didn't Show?
Or What If Halfway Through The Trip You Didn't Know Which Way To Go
If I Decided To Stay Back And Brush The Floor
Or What If I Just Started Driving But Forgot To Lock The Door?
If I Decided Not To Go 'Cause I Just Wasn't Feeling Well
Or I'd To Pull In Off The Road
I Couldn't Pass, A Tree Had Fell
I'd Probably Still Be All Alone With Nobody To Call
If Something Somewhere Happened And We Never Met At All
Outro
If We Never Met At All
What If We Never Met At All
I'd Still Be Lonely Feelin' Small
And I'd Have Nobody To Call (If We Never Met At All)
If Something Somewhere Happened And We Never Met At All
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Track 10 - All In A Lifetime
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Verse 1
I Tend To
Think Too Much About The Things I Can't Control
Lost In Today And I Forget What’s Coming After
It's So Important To Remember
Everything In Life Will Pass
This Day, This Week, This Year
It's Just A Chapter
Verse 2
It's Simply
Building Blocks
Built Of Sand
On The Rocks
From The Grains We Collect On The Shore
Some Sit Back And Adore What They’ve Got
Some Sit Back And Long For More
Chorus
And I Am Guilty
I Forget That I Have Plenty
Until Something Has Been Taken From My Hand
But I've Decided
While I'm Young
While I'm Still 20
I’ll Just Sit Back And Enjoy It While I Can
Post-Chorus
It All Comes And Goes
It All Ebbs And Flows
It’s All In A Lifetime
Verse 3
I Tend To
Say Too Little 'Bout The Things I Want To Voice
I Write My Words And Thoughts In Poems And Songs Instead
But Then I
Play The Victim Acting Like I Have No Choice
As If The World Can See The Words Inside My Head
Verse 4
It's Simply
Paving Stones
On A Path
That We Go
That We Walk, Just To See What We Find
Some Are Proud Of The Life That They’ve Lived
But Most People Don’t Even Look Behind
Chorus
And I Am Guilty
I Forget To Look Around Me
And I Often Fail To See How Far I’ve Come
But I've Decided
While I'm Young
While I'm Still 20
I’ll Work Hard But I’ll Just Also Live For Fun
Post-Chorus
It All Comes And Goes
It All Ebbs And Flows
It’s All In A Lifetime
Bridge
It's All Just Simply
Building Blocks, Build Them Up
Knock Them Down To The Ground
And Just Watch As They Fall
It's Funny We Don't
See The Tower We Had
'Til It's Gone, Then We're Sad
We Have Nothing At All
It's Funny How We
Always Want To Travel Further
Travel Faster
Travel Harder
Travel Better
Travel Far
But Often Times We
Travel Where We Think We Want To
Then We Look Back And We Long For Where We Were Not Where We Are
Chorus
And I Am Guilty
I Forget To See The Beauty All Around Me
It’s Exactly Where I Stand
Deep Down I Know That It’ll All Just Piece Together
If I’m Kind And If I’m True To Who I Am
Post-Chorus
It All Comes And Goes
It All Ebbs And Flows
It’s All In A Lifetime
It All Comes And Goes
It All Ebbs And Flows
It’s All In A Lifetime
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Track 11 - Child Again
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Verse 1
"Oh, To Be A Child Again," They Said
To Have A Brand New Heart And Brand New Head
To Find The Smallest Of All Things Exciting
To Find The Biggest Of All Things Inviting
"Oh, To Be A Child Again," They Said
At First, I Thought It Too
But Now I'm Thinking
And I Don't Know If I Do 'Cause I'm Just Thinking
That Maybe We Don't Miss Being Younger
Maybe We Just Miss The Wonder
We Miss The Point Of View
Chorus
But We Can Have It Too
If We Really Try
All You Have To Do
Is Open Your Eyes
The World Is Just The Same
As It Has Always Been
The Beauty Is Alive
It's Eager To Be Seen
So Don't Dismiss The Colours
Don't Dismiss The Sounds
Find Comfort In The Rain
Find Magic In The Clouds
As We Get Older
We Fall Into A Spell
To Blame It On The World And Not To Look Inside Ourselves
Verse 2
"Oh To Be A Child Again," They Said
Look At Them, They Have No Fears At All
They'll Chase Their Dreams
They'll Get Up If They Fall
But I Think The Main Component
It's Not Bravery
I Think It's Just Living In The Moment
They Don't Get Caught Up In The Future
Or Caught Up In The Past
Or Caught Up Thinking About The Things They Don't Already Have
When You're A Child
You Don't Wish Your Life Away
Or Long For Other Times That Isn't Now, That's Not Today
Chorus
And We Can Too
If We Really Try
All You Have To Do
Is Open Your Eyes
The World Is Just The Same
As It Has Always Been
The Beauty Is Alive
It's Eager To Be Seen
So Don't Dismiss The Colours
Don't Dismiss The Sounds
Find Comfort In The Rain
Find Magic In The Clouds
As We Get Older
We Fall Into A Spell
To Blame It On The World And Not To Look Inside Ourselves
Verse 3
Look Out Of Your Window
Look Onto The Street
Think Of Those You've Met
And Think Of Those You've Yet To Meet
The Magic Is Around Us
There's Far More Than Enough
But I Think That We Don't Notice It As Much When We Grow Up
Just Take It In
Maybe Then
You'll Feel Like A Child Again
Outro
Oh, To Be A Child Again
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Track 12 - Younger Me
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Verse 1
Next Week I Sing In Choir
When We Stand Around The Tree
I’ve Never Missed A Christmas
From 2010 To '23
Every Year I Get A Solo
Every Year I Learn The Words
I Used To Get So Nervous
It'd Make My Stomach Hurt
But I Always Powered Through
And Over Time It Got Much Better
Younger Me Was Pretty Shy
But Younger Me Was Clever
So I’d Distract Myself While I Waited For My Verse
And It Took Forever
Younger Me
I’d Love To Tell Her
Chorus
Don’t Gotta Be Perfect All The Time My Love
No, You Don’t See It But You’ve Come So Far
I Know You're Tryna Do Your Best
But Just Lay Your Mind To Rest
People Will Love You For The Way You Are
So When I'm Singing In The Bleak Midwinter
And Oh, Let It Snow
I'm Thinking No
Where'd It Go?
All The Time
I Guess It's Fine
But I Just Find That There's Something About Singing Around The Tree
That Makes Me Think Of All The Things I’d Love To Say To Younger Me
Verse 2
Next Week I Sing In Choir
When We Stand Beneath The Lights
Hard To Believe After The Next One
I’ve Spent 14 Nights
Over 14 Different Years Singing To The Crowd
Oh, I Used To Get So Nervous
I'd Have To Look Down At The Ground
But Oh, I Always Powered Through
And I Always Did It Well
Younger Me Was Good At Hiding It
So People Couldn't Tell
That I'd Count To 10
And I Held My Breath When I Stood There Waiting For My Cue
Younger Me Knew Lots Of Things
But How I Wish He Knew
Chorus
Don’t Gotta Be Perfect All The Time My Love
No, You Don’t See It But You’ve Come So Far
I Know You're Tryna Do Them Proud
But My Darling You're Allowed
To Have Things To Figure Out
And Not Always Tryna Aim Above The Bar
Singing Shine The Light
And O Holy Night
I’m Thinking Over The Past
Over The Years
All Of The Laughs
All Of The Tears
Oh, There’s Just Something About Singing Round That Tree
That Makes Me Think Of All The Things I'd Love To Say To Younger Me
Verse 3
Younger Me
It's Okay
You're Alright
Younger Me
Oh, You Don't Have To Hide
One Day You'll Be Proud
One Day You'll See
Everything Is How It’s Meant To Be
There’s Just Something About Singing Round That Tree
That Makes Me Think Of All The Things I’d Love To Say To Younger Me
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Track 13 - Our Flame
Writer/S: Aimee Carty
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Chorus
I Put Oil On Our Fire
Just A Drop Every Night
'Cause I Get Scared Of What'll Happen
If It Doesn't Stay Alight
Verse 1
And At This Stage It Only Flickers
And It Leaves Me Feeling Torn
'Cause To Have It Is So Comforting
But It Doesn't Keep Me Warm
And I Think Back To The Days
When It Would Blaze All On Its Own
It's Such A Haze In Many Ways
But I Remember It Felt Like Home
And I've Tried To Be Real Careful
Making Sure The Flame Sticks Around
But Deep Down I Know Well
It's Better Off Letting It Just Go Out
Chorus
I Put Oil On Our Fire
Try To Make It A Little Stronger
Try To Make It A Little Brighter
Make It Last Just A Little Longer
Verse 2
Oh, I Guess That If It Has To Wilt Away So Soon, So Be It
It's Sad That We Had Everything
But Simply Didn't See It
'Cause It Was Beautiful, Y'know
Oh, It Would Melt The Coldest Snow
And It Was Red, And Blue, And Gold
And Somehow It Didn't Show That It Was Fading
And Now I'm Trying To Figure Out If It's Worth Saving
Chorus
'Cause I Put Oil On Our Fire
Just A Drop Every Night
Just Enough To Keep Us On The Verge
Of Barely Getting By
Bridge
And You Still Act Like You Don't Notice
And I Know I Should Ask Why
But I Know Exactly What You Do
You Sit There And You Sigh
And Then You Make Me Feel Like I'm The Problem
And Then I'd Probably Cry
And Then You'd Feel Bad And Say You're Sorry
And Then You'll Say You'll Try
And Then We'll Go 'Round And Around Like Broken Records
And I'll Keep Pouring Fuel On Embers
Well, Hold On Tight To Us
When It's So Damn Obvious
Verse 3
That Our Flame Is Dead
But We Play Pretend
That We Don't Know
And I Love You Still
Maybe I Always Will
But I Have To Go