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Songs for Awesome People

by Jess Porter

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1.
The Girl of My Dreams 03:18
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You finally did it, you finally moved away You’re now up in the sun, and I’m down in the grey And though it’ll be a while til I see you again I feel so proud to still call you my friend With no remorse, stay the course Stay true, and don’t be afraid to love, love again I know you tried to make it work, but he’s a jerk And not worth taking up your time And the other boys can get in line Each step forward can be so hard to take One face haunting every choice that you make Don’t take it so seriously and hold on to your faults I’ve been there too, fantasising running through the halls And all those times you and I Shared our fears, shared some wine and resolved to dream again And when I think of you I still smile at your nerve And the will to take on board all that you do, and make it through You’re in my dreams Thank you for everything It’s been a long, long time And I really miss the funny shit you say And all those times you and I Shared our fears, shared some wine and resolved to dream again And when I think of you I still smile at your nerve And the will to take on board all that you do, and make it through
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Apple Tree (featuring Kate Jarvis) 05:17
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Meet me under the apple tree I'll take a bite and we'll see if the universe changes Through all of the ages Meet me on a cloud and we'll see if we're allowed into heaven if we sin Will we fall or be let in? I'll fight until I get inside of your mind Give me just a little bit I need to find a piece of strength Help me through the thick of it I need to make it to the end Meet me under the apple tree I'll take a bite and baby we'll see if the universe changes Through all of the ages Meet me on a cloud and we'll see if we're allowed into heaven if we sin Will we fall or be let in? I'll fight until I get inside of your mind Give me just a little bit I need to find a piece of strength Help me through the thick of it I need to make it to the end
3.
Fall 02:51
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It’s far too late to make incisions Rely on the strength to carry on Don’t be afraid to stop your crying Don’t be afraid to get involved But when you fall too hard And you carry your decisions making it All too hard to come out And breathe the air that tastes so sweet again To come of age to find a reason How will you know when to start anew Run away, be free of history Until you can come back down to earth Come back down to earth But when you fall too hard And you carry your decisions making it All too hard to come out And breathe the air that tastes so sweet again Throw up your hands and cry freedom Tear up the boundary to your heart But when you fall too hard And you carry your decisions making it All too hard to come out And breathe the air that tastes so sweet again You fall too hard
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From a Stone 04:13
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Making plans is like drawing blood from a stone Helping me out from under the rock I call my home Whether the past will forge the road ahead or if I let this desire come crashing down Is of my own design With every day I’m starting to lift the weight of the world I don’t wanna be trapped in ancient thoughts Even while I’m wide awake my dreams are spinning out of my control And I don’t want to forget or let go There is a fork in the road The city lights play on my face and I think of home Making plans is like drawing blood from a stone Helping me out from under the rock I call my home I feel like there’s an open wound and ideas are spilling out like dreams of old The city lights play on my face and I think of home And I wish I wasn’t afraid
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Two Worlds 06:26
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I wake up at peace The breeze on my face carries salt with it It’s almost a dream, like I’m unaware of the night before My fingers relax Despite the heaviest eyelids The new world’s promise is a silhouette Oh can’t you see it? You have to believe it But I trust you know we’ll all come back around Coz a sister’s a hard thing to be Right down the line you have nothing to hide You change like the wind but I have no doubt That a sister’s a hard thing to be without And between the lies We live multiple lives and we’re still surprised To see it all merge as if two worlds won’t collide I recall your face but your name seems so strange But this can’t be right; didn’t you say I’m your angel? Just cause you see it Truth isn’t inherent Carry it all, carry it all for us now Coz a sister’s a hard thing to be Right there beside her and nothing to hide Loving your life is what it’s all about But a sister’s a hard thing to be without And it’s not your fault We all come to it one at a time Just carry on high And sooner or later one day you’ll be Right there beside You’ll be right there beside me
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Song for Sarah 04:27
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Produced by Jess Porter.

Performed by:
Jarrad Payne: Drums (2, 3, 5)
Cameron Sanderson: Guitar (3, 5), mandolin (1, 2)
Timmy Friday: Bass (3, 5)
Ross McCallum: Cajon (1)
Sam Humphrey: Violin (2)
Alex Smart: Alto saxophone (3)
Kate Jarvis: Lead vocals (2), backing vocals (5)
Jess Porter: Vocals, guitars, fretless bass, keyboards, dobro, stylophone, percussion.

Recorded at Part 2 Studios (Melbourne) and Studio Concréte (Adelaide) by Jess Porter and Jarrad Payne. Mastered by Nick Russell. Artwork by Jenny Hope and Jess Porter.

All songs written by Jess Porter except ‘Apple Tree’ written by Kate Jarvis.
This record is for those who pledged to my Pozible campaign in 2011, especially Wenna Johns, Tanya Wilson, Maria Leotta, Catherine Potter and Sarah Watson.

Warm fuzzies and extra thanks to the amazing musicians I am fortunate to call my friends (Ja, Cam, Tim, Katey J, Ross, Alex and Sam), Beatnikk for overtaking me on plugin knowledge (but still sharing said knowledge), Jenny Hope for Photoshop wizardry, Jason Yule for shouting ideas at me, Annie Siegmann who played keys and sang like a boss for me in 2012 (but was too sick to record this time around), Anthony Lucato for lending me his drums and Spence for still coming to shows (even on school nights).

Thank you for listening and supporting Australian independent music.

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released June 3, 2013

Copyright 2013, Sabretooth Machinegun Records (SMG012).

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Singer, songwriter, maker of noises.
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