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Stay With Me

from The Green Eyed by Daisy Chapman

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Written whilst in New York - the beginning of my US solo tour. The show was a disaster, only my parents there plus a couple more filtered in. They left the following day so i had to say goodbye after the show, with nothing but 7 weeks of touring ahead of me, which hasn't started well.

The lyrics were written in a bar, on my own, after they left that evening.

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It's just my whole world comes crashing down when I'm with you
Tie bells to your name like a trip wire to remind you
When a Brooklyn bar tender
And Sausalito bike vendor
Wink as they serve me
But they don't deserve me, oh no.

Well I'm constantly nervous
And it's clouding my vision
Regret this decision don't regret this decision
Flash a smile to validate my being here
Four letter word to celebrate my being here

Oh stay with me, regressing to my teens
Stay with me, tired of neon streets
Alive, alive so good they named it twice
So good.

Well I couldn't stay awake
In the city that never sleeps
Everything at stake, here on the concrete streets
my manner was indifferent
My attitude deliberate
Lazy perfectionist
Confident ventriloquist

Dethroned, uncrowned, expose the frown
This is change, pressure to deliver
Stiff upper lip while the other one quivers
Swaying skyline in my down-turned eyeline

Oh stay with me I really want you to.

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from The Green Eyed, released October 2, 2009
Daisy Chapman, vocals/piano
Tim Smith, percussion
The Stringbeans Quartet, strings.

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Daisy Chapman Bristol, UK

Daisy Chapman is an incredibly well-travelled pianist and vocalist who draws influences from the anti-folk world. It’s hard to pinpoint Daisy’s unique style. Every song harbours a dark story of love, lust and loss told through her exquisite voice and piano, with Sue Lord on violin bringing the performance to harmonious ending transcending boundaries and genres. ... more

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