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Perfect Storm Album

by Catherine McQuade

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1.
Sweet Sorrow 05:28
You're always looking for an answer I'm always feeling like a stray My heart has always been a dancer Your heart got lost along the way Playing at talking to each other Mostly we're talking to ourselves Strangers but under the covers Our skin's the only story we can tell When I see your face there's just an empty space There's nothing left to do Reaching back through time there's one thing That reminds me of you Sorrow, sweet sweet sorrow My companion, sweet sweet sorrow Outside the evening whirls around us Eros will always have her way Chained by the history that surrounds us I should go yet still I stay. Sorrow, sweet sweet sorrow My companion, sweet sweet sorrow When I see your face there's just an empty space There's nothing left to do Reaching back through time there's one thing That reminds me of you Sorrow, sweet sweet sorrow My companion, sweet sweet sorrow
2.
It must have been a perfect storm A perfect melody A perfect lack of judgement That brought you to me Where was my hesitation You knew just where to aim You saw inside my armour I joined you in the game There was such a perfect storm in your eyes You wore it as a weapon and as a disguise Your body in the moolight My face against the stars The magic of these moments Forms a perfect set of scars There was such a perfect storm in your eyes You wore it as a weapon and as a disguise Yes there was such a perfect storm A symphony of lies A perfect decrescendo A perfect good-bye
3.
My Death 04:46
My Death, has been waiting at the corner She loves me like a mirror She's been here a while My Death, she's got a smooth way of walking A sassy way of talking And an ironic smile Though I'm never going to win this race It's time I looked her in the face My Death. She haunts me like a lover She taunts me like a brother She's inside and out My Death we meet when I'm sleeping She knows what I'm reaping Her whisper's a shout Though I'm never going to win this race It's time I looked her in the face My Death. She knows I'm a comin' That's my song she's humming A minor flat five My Death. Not much of a talker But a talented stalker The whole of my life No I'm never going to win this race Now it's time for her embrace
4.
Clean, can we wipe the slate clean? Pick up the pieces and just wipe the slate clean Unsee what we've seen Say it's all just a dream Turn back the pages, say it's not what it seems Forget where we've been Reached for the stars Ended in bars I don't want to stay where we've been You took me through the telescope You took me to the stars and to the rain You walked me on a tightrope You taught me how to fall and how to pray Woh, Woh, Wipe the Slate Clean Woh, Woh, Wipe the Slate Clean I walked you through the corridor I turned you face to face with your shame I spoke to you with silence I met you in a place with no names Woh, Woh, Wipe the Slate Clean Woh, Woh, Wipe the Slate Clean Unsee what we've seen Reached for the stars Travelled too far Leave me with a kiss and a dream
5.
You reach out for certainty Oh no it's slipping away New concrete interior Still it's just slipping away Now solid ground just feels like water The tighter you grasp The more it eludes you It's flowing fast Slipping away. If you stay Time is a healer You're not on your own We could play Dance with your demons And fly into the unknown Blue suit like a warrior It's just slipping away True false and in between It's all slipping away Each way you turn You see a mirror It's not the way you thought It's just an illusion The deal you bought. Now it's slipping away.
6.
Slow Motion 05:11
Slowly, let's go slowly I haven't got the time to rush Closely listen closely There's a whole lot going on in the Hush, don't say a word This moment's for keeping It's so absurd just how we run Motion, Slow Motion It's the touch of your breath on my cheek Motion, Slow Motion Just let the music speak Calla no rompas el silencio Ahora es para siempre Es tan extraño Que rapido corremos Motion, Slow Motion It's the touch of your breath on my cheek Motion, Slow Motion Just let the music speak
7.
Split 04:48
Split, I'm not up for it Split, I'm not up for it Last time we met It was hardly a tet-a-tet You were scanning the room for opportunity While feeding me a carefully managed dose Of undivided attention With little or no information retention My neurons were firing but not in a good way Hard wiring told me how this would play So I Split, I'm not up for it You see this look, I got a date with a book Split, I'm not up for it You see this look, I got a date with a book And I left * * * * * * * * When I run away then you're back to stay For a week or maybe a minute There's a price on my head I'm better off dead You should come with a warning sign Handle with care * * * * * * * * Here we go back again Here we go Is there ever any way to get away from you
8.
Grip 04:17
You tied the knot too tight To keep your bird from flight But you were wrong 'cos she's too strong To go down without a fight You watch for her to slip You tighten up your grip You curse her name she wears the blame And the bruises on her lips She dreams of better days You say you'll change your ways But you don't change a thing And your caged bird never sings Cos she could not pretend That you're her only friend You grab the knife she's yours for life And this is how it ends Is this what you call love The hand inside the glove It started with a kiss And it ended with a fist Cos she could not pretend That you're her only friend You grab the knife she's yours for life And this is how it ends
9.
Take me away with you And make me into something new How did you get in To the dark side of my skin Play me like a violin And tell me, tell me everything You've opened a door That I never knew before Too many tears I have shed And too many nights I've wasted And too many days on my own Now you are here where do we go The taste of yesterday Sits heavy in the room The smell of your skin leading me in It's too much too soon But I'm packing my suitcase Going to through it all away Going to live for today give it away There is nothing left to lose Too many tears I have shed And too many nights I've wasted And too many days on my own Now you are here where do we go

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released May 6, 2020

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Catherine McQuade Melbourne, Australia

Singer, songwriter, bass player and multi-instrumentalist, Catherine McQuade draws on influences of Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Serge Gainsbourg to create spacious, melodic and haunting music which feels like the soundtrack to a dangerous life. Catherine has recently received 7 international awards for her debut film score to the half hour noir crime thriller, 'The Widow'. ... more

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