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Real

by Emily Fox

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Rodent What a bright young light who deserves to be better known. A total polymath, she does it all... on her own. Favorite track: He Said.
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1.
Real 03:30
you tell me find your rhythm · that's all you gotta do · but maybe i can't find that rhythm · till i'm standing next to you · it's an easy rhythm · that's what they all say · but when you've never had that rhythm · it seems a world away · cause what if all this time i've been playing the wrong part? · what if the melody was wrong from the start? · what if i never felt what i was meant to feel? · what if the beating of this heart is not real? · everyone knows the rhythm · it's in your dna · but maybe i can't hear that rhythm · til it hits me in the face
2.
sort it out dear i'm going to war · head on the pavement and heart on the floor · thought i had it all under control · but the devil's got a funny sense of humour · falling for you one piece at a time · now i'm scared cos my heart's on the line · one shot for love another for change · but i'm telling you dear you wanna get outta here · sort it out dear count me a fool · one toe in then lept straight in the pool · tell me why do i always feel so cruel? · fuel for the fire · fuelling desire · oh no no no why you do this to me?! · let me in and love me til i can't breathe · i'll love you forever but you gotta go free · you deserve better · you'll be a billionaire's treasure · don't settle for this broken down heart of mine
3.
He Said 04:26
went walking down town to the old record store · met a man sitting down on a dusty wooden floor · he said i ain't got a clue what we do this for · one more day's gonna kill me even one day more · i said mr i hear and i feel your pain · been walking round these same old streets once again · seems to me this life goes on in vain · he said you're preaching to the choir don't it drive you insane? · he said trains come through here 100 times an hour at 100 miles an hour · it's no joke dear · think it's gonna stop? well you'd better think again · check out the schedule up here in your head · no it don't stop for weekends not a single day off · once you get on no you're never getting off · he said · the man grabbed a match and drew a cigarette out · just in time to hear the shopkeeper shout · outta here don't want no stinking scrounging layabouts · and as he left i said i just wish you'd let me hear him out · now it's been four months but i'm feeling years behind · trains keeping rhythm like clockwork up inside · and as i spot the old man playing chicken with his time · i said you're right it won't keep quiet in this stupid old head of mine · i said trains come through here 100 times an hour at 100 miles an hour · it's no joke here · i thought that it would stop but now i've thought again · checked out the schedule up here in my head · no we don't stop for weekends not a single day off · now that i'm on no i'm never getting off · i said
4.
Alex 04:01
i messed up bad · got it all so wrong · tangled you up in the words of a song · i guess my apologies got lost in the post · or maybe i just never had the strength and had to let it go · alex oh alex didn't know what you were thinking of · alex oh alex i never said enough is enough · and i know i know i know i know i should have had the guts to say · but i was young and held my tongue · i knew no other way · i'm sorry to say · sometimes your brain likes to play games · tell you you want what you don't really want then run and hide away · i felt so bad for leading you on · maybe it's nothing but sometimes i worry so here's my sorry in a song · in all honesty i never believed someone would want someone like me · caught up in denial that old vicious spiral took the best out of me · i was the frog and you were the prince · you handled it well so i flinch · cos i treated you bad and i'm sorry for that but you're a love i would never have had · one day you'll see this sorry i sing · or maybe it'll pass by you completely · you might forget but i will regret · how could i be so mean to say no through a screen? · alex you come back to haunt me
5.
Firelines 03:49
firelines in the sky · burn into my eyes · fireflies climb so high · buzzing through my mind · and we've battered through the ages · torn apart the walls to sleep · but now the crashes have broken in · and silence is just a dream · symptoms of design · desire fate to align · mumblings of a broken soul · alive but forgotten how to breathe · and we're scattered through the ages · thrown off the need for heat · but loudness shakes the time divide · and silence is just a dream · when he holds you do you still feel nothing? · when she hurts you do you feel no pain? · it's a strange world where love is real · but life is just a game · silence is just your dream
6.
Ode To Her 03:34
god i don't understand what all this is about · making plans to understand while this world just falls apart · god i can't see the humanity in the pictures on the screen · no share and care just break and bruise · shaping up to live and lose · this is an ode to her · she would have loved your people to sing · praise to you father for you are everything · and i know you've got her · your darling daughter · heaven must be filled with laughter · as i sing this ode to her · god i know your heart breaks whenever silence shatters grace · tears fall down to the sound of a world where evil's found · god you say you'll repay · wipe away our tears someday · justice and mercy tie up the story · grace unleashed to bring you glory · and it seems this world's in mourning · longing for an end to this story · and for once i heed the warning · help me leave this world with something more · this is an ode to her · she would have loved your people to sing · praise to you father for you are everything · and i know it hurts you that's how i trust you · heart breaks more than any ought to · as i sing this ode to her
7.
sort it out dear i'm going to war · head on the pavement and heart on the floor · thought i had it all under control · but the devil's got a funny sense of humour · falling for you one piece at a time · now i'm scared cos my heart's on the line · one shot for love another for change · but i'm telling you dear you wanna get outta here · sort it out dear count me a fool · one toe in then lept straight in the pool · tell me why do i always feel so cruel? · fuel for the fire · fuelling desire · oh no no no why you do this to me?! · let me in and love me til i can't breathe · i'll love you forever but you gotta go free · you deserve better · you'll be a billionaire's treasure · don't settle for this broken down heart of mine

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released November 30, 2016

All songs written, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Emily Fox. Photography by Emily Fox. Artwork by Emily Fox. This work is released under an attribution-sharealike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. All software used in production is 100% free and open source.

Firstly a huge thank you to all my generous kickstarter backers who made this CD a reality: Laura Robinson, Shaun Steenkamp, Darren Martin, Dave Bell, Curtis Reubens, Craig Forshaw, Hannah, Alex Burgess, Dragon, Hannah Puddefoot, Marton Havasi, Rachael Marshall, Kathy Reid, Edward, Chris & Susan Tomlinson, Uncle Bill, Gisele Gigi Weishan, Mel, Crookhaven, Tash, Jess Newlove, Garret & Terri Godfrey, James Baldwin, Daniel Wong, Ana, Dirk Haun, Timothy Furlong, Peter Cuthbert, Debbie Hazelton and five other anonymous backers.

Thank you to everyone in the open source community who lent me a pair of ears for the mixing and mastering of the tracks: Ben Bell, Holger Dehnhardt, Nominal6, Benjamin Battenberg, Jeanette and Lorenzo Sutton.

Ode To Her in memory of Christina Grimmie, thank you for being a real inspiration.

Finally thank you to Graham, with whom I can always be real.

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Emily Fox UK

Emily discovered the guitar at the age of 15 and never looked back. Some years on and she now has three self-produced albums under her belt, over 100 YouTube videos on her channel, and even a performance at the Royal Albert Hall to her name.

By day Emily is a software developer/tech lead for a UK-based software company.
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