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I Don't Have Time to Cry
02:52
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I don't have time to cry today
So I'll pencil it in for later
And I've had such a doggone terrible week
That I've filled up my weekend planner
I can't allay my fears
I guess I'll just delay my tears
I can't allay my fears
I guess I'll just delay my tears
It's not time for the tears to run
Because there's no stopping them once they've begun
Guess there's nothing left but to keep it cool
If the damn breaks it'll crash on in
And my strength is already wearing thin
Keeping it together has become my golden rule
'Cause I don't have the time to cry
I cannot let anybody see
My strategy is denial
And if any one of you gets too close
I'll paint on a big old smile
I can't allay my fears
I guess I'll just delay my tears
I can't allay my fears
I guess I'll just delay my tears
It's not time for the tears to run
Because there's no stopping them once they've begun
Guess there's nothing left but to keep it cool
If the damn breaks it'll crash on in
And my strength is already wearing thin
Keeping it together has become my golden rule
'Cause I don't have the time to cry
Is there ever a good time to have a breakdown
Why do I feel like my heart is giving me the shakedown
Never getting to win, always on the comedown
Keeping it together, even under pressure
I can't keep doing this forever
It's not time for the tears to run
Because there's no stopping them once it's begun
Guess there's nothing left but to keep it cool
If the damn breaks it'll crash on in
And my strength is already wearing thin
Keeping it together has become my gold rule
'Cause I don't have the time to cry
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2. |
I'd Ask You
03:26
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Your life goes on
And I can see why you left me, you let me go
You're glad I'm gone
But you don't care enough to not let it show
I gave my all and yet you asked for so much more
You let me fall, you walked away and let my heart be torn
I'd ask you to be sorry, but it'd be too late to start
I'd ask you to regret me, but that isn't in your heart
I'd ask you just to see me, like you wished that you were mine
I'd ask you to feel anything, but I know I'm not worth your time
Your mind was set
I was a prize that you had to, you had to win
And I forget
How you led me to give in
You promised love, but all you wanted was my soul
So I gave up and gave into your control
I'd ask you to be sorry, but it'd be too late to start
I'd ask you to regret me, but that isn't in your heart
I'd ask you just to see me, like you wished that you were mine
I'd ask you to feel anything, but I know I'm not worth your time
You said, you did, ooh
You said, you did, ooh
The things you said, the things you did
The things you said, ooh
I'd ask you to forgive me, but I didn't do you wrong
I'd ask you to confront me, but I know I'm not that strong
I'd ask you just to see me, but you've chosen to be blind
I'd ask you to feel anything, but I know you're not worth my time
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I don't wanna do this again, I'm tired and I'm sore
I don't wanna say this again, I can't take it anymore
All my weak energy goes into these battles I fight
All my strong enemies follow me into my thoughts in the night
I don't wanna say this again, it's all too much to bear
I don't wanna feel this again, it hurts too much to care
It circles 'round and I've found that I can never really get away
It's all too loud, let me out
I don't think that I can face another day
I don't wanna do this anymore, hmm
I don't wanna do this anymore, ooh
I don't wanna do this any, do this anymore
I'm tired and I'm sore
I don't wanna do this, I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna do this anymore
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4. |
Through the Woods
03:11
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Dear old friend, this is where our journey ends
I'm grateful for the time we spent
Loving and talking and walking through the woods
The things we learned, the kind of love that can't be earned
Talking while the candle burned
I knew that you knew we both knew where we stood
Walking together through the woods
Broken hearts, our painful lives were a work of art
Sometimes that's how a friendship starts
Two souls that are lonely and wandering through the woods
Age and time meant nothing to your life or mine
Pain had mellowed us like fine wine
We were hoping and seeking and finding joy where we could
And we both found it in the woods
Now you've risen up through the treeline
Always knew you'd beat me there
Gentle loving arms await you
Gentle love will greet you there
Now I wander paths in silence
Retracing all the steps we took
Recalling our past conversations
Like an old beloved book
The woods don't look the same
Now that the trees don't call your name
This is my prayer, that one day when we meet in the air
I'll have so many new stories to share
Of all of my lovely adventures in the woods
Yes, I promise I'll keep dancing through the woods
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5. |
The Great Divide
02:08
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6. |
Pretty Disabled
03:20
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I'm pretty, disabled, smart and kind
I'm mentally ill with a marvellous mind
I'm brunette, overweight, funny and wise
My eyesight's no good and I have beautiful eyes
I'm partially deaf, I hear hearts just right
I make people laugh and I cry in the night
I'm in a wheelchair, I have excellent hair
It's all what you see and it's all equally me
I'm more than the sum of my various parts
Who needs working legs when you've got a good heart
I sometimes get sad about the things I can't be
But what matters the most is that I'm perfectly me
I'm not always happy, I'm not always bright
I'm often afraid that I'm not doing things right
I try to be brave and I try to be free
But above all I always just strive to be me
You're more than the sum of your various parts
Who cares what they say, you are a work of art
Your mind might feel broken, your heart might feel bruised
But what matters the most is that you're perfectly you
I'm more than the sum of my various parts
Who needs working legs when you've got a good heart
I sometimes get sad about the things I can't be
But what matters the most is that I'm perfectly me
What matters the most is that I'm perfectly me
What matters the most is that I'm perfectly
Perfectly me
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7. |
The Quiet
03:28
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Tell me that you love me, darling
Tell me that you love me
Say it a little louder, darling
Tell me that you love me
I can hear you breathing, darling
I can hear you breathing
I can hear your heart beating, darling
I can hear your heart beating
I don't want to be in the quiet yet
There are so many words
That are yet to be said
Are the birds a-singing, darling
Are the birds a-singing
Are the bells a-ringing, darling
Are all the bells a-ringing
I am full of fear now, darling
I am full of fear now
There's much I cannot hear now, darling
There's much I cannot hear now
I don't want to be in the quiet yet
There are so many words
That are yet to be said
I don't want to be in the quiet yet
There are so many words
That are yet to be said
But in the dark I still hear the same
I feel your love when you say my name
Darling, that is something that will never change
In the quiet that will be my guiding flame
I don't want to be in the quiet yet
There are so many words
That are yet to be said
I don't want to be in the quiet yet
There are so many words
That are yet to be said
I don't want to be in the quiet
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8. |
Don't You Worry
03:10
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Welcome to the show, we want you to know
That we'll take real good care of you
We've been doing this for years
We've been oiling the gears
And this caring machine knows just what to do
So leave it in our hands, we already understand
What you need, we didn't even have to ask, we're that good
You can trust us, we promise
Your care, it's all on us
Now sit back and be quiet, like a good client should
Don't you worry your sweet little
Pretty disabled head about it
You know exactly what we should do about it
We don't have to hear what you say
'Cause we know the right way
Don't you worry your pretty disabled head
We didn't have to hear what you said
We know exactly what we should do
And we don't have to listen to you
Wait, you wanna make a change
Oh gosh, that is strange
I'm afraid that goes against protocol
It's not up for debate, our care's already great
As long as you're okay with one-size-fits-all
So you'll take what we give you
And we will continue to insist
We provide the best service there is
And you won't be leaving
'Cause you've started believing
That this is just how it is in the biz
Don't you worry your sweet little
Pretty disabled head about it
You know exactly what we should do about it
We don't have to hear what you say
'Cause we know the right way
Don't you worry your pretty disabled head
We didn't have to hear what you said
We know exactly what we should do
And we don't have to listen to you
What do you mean
You needs aren't well-met
And what do you mean
You need more than you get
And what do you mean
You might have got it wrong
And maybe assumptions are killing our care
And maybe collaboration can actually get us there
And maybe we should work together and get along
Maybe we should ask your
Useful disabled head about it
You seem to know what
We should do about it
Would you like to have your say
And have things done your way
Please tell us how you think
That things should be
You know your needs
Far better than we
You know exactly
What you've been through
Maybe it's time we listened to you
Maybe it's time we listened to you
Maybe it's time we listened to you
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9. |
Don't Ask
03:49
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If you see me wheeling down the street
And you're thinking I'm the kind of guy
You'd like to meet
You could say, "great shoes,
"Great shirt, great hair"
But please refrain from asking me
About my chair
Just don't go there
Don't ask, oh
It's making you look like an a***hole
It's really none of your business
Are you sure you want to go through this
Don't ask, hey
Is that really what you wanted to say
I'm just trying to do my groceries
Will you let me scan my milk please
There was the guy who
Cornered me in Centrelink
He spoke to me
Without even thinking
"Why are you in the chair"
He asked with no hesitation
Does he even care that
That is personal information
I said, "I want you to think of a loved one
"And imagine them looking
A little something like this.
Now imagine all the ways that
That could come about
And pick the one that sounds the best.
The fun one - maybe they fell into a pile of puppies
Or the exciting one - maybe they crashed into a unicorn
Oh wait, those aren't real, and the actual causes
Of disability often result in significant trauma
Don't ask me
You're bringing up terrible memories
I wasn't thinking of them before
Now my brain is full of these thoughts
[thanks dude]
Don't ask, egh
It's making me feel uncomfortable
You're asking questions about my body
[why are you asking questions about my body?
That's so weird]
There was the lady I passed at her Bible study
She got straight to the point
And we're not even buddies
"What happened to you"
Oh boy, we're going there
Yeah, my medical information
Is not something I wanna share
"She's a nurse, she can't help it"
Her friend said without fuss
Yeah, I'm not going to let you throw nurses
Underneath your rudeness bus
"Do you drive?" No, I don't
"Well, that's a shame. But do you manage?"
Yes, I do.
"Well, you certainly have a lovely face
So I suppose that carries you"
[What's that supposed to mean?!]
Don't ask, ooh
'Cause I didn't ask you
I really don't need your approval
I'm disabled but I'm still human
Don't ask, hun
Or are you like this with everyone
Are you usually this invasive
Asking folks for medical information
I'm not a Wikipedia article
Made for your consumption
So you can know it all
And if you're feeling curious
Just think, is it worth
Being the inspiration of another verse
[I don't wanna keep collecting
These conversations,
'Cause they always make me
Feel like shit, because]
There's no nice way for me
To answer the question of
Why I can no longer walk
So I'm kind of confused
About how the hell you would think
That this would make for some
Pleasant small talk
Don't ask, please
It makes me feel like
That's all you see
I'm really just a regular guy
Maybe next time, just try saying hi
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So you've bought my first CD
Thank you so much for supporting me
And for giving my little tunes a go
You lift me up along my way
You help me write through another day
That means more than you know
So I say
Thank you for supporting a starving artist
I'm new and I'm only just getting started
You've got front seats to the show
And I want you to know
All of my songs I put my heart in
And now it's something you take part in
You're helping keep my songs afloat
So I say thank you
They say art doesn't pay the bills
A hard truth, we know the drill
Do it for love or don't do it at all
Maybe we can change that line
Bit by bit, a song at a time
Listening now, you've answered the call
So I say
Thank you for supporting a starving artist
I'm new and I'm only just getting started
You've got front seats to the show
And I want you to know
Thank you for supporting a starving artist
I'm new and I'm only just getting started
And I promise your investment in my future
Will pay off when I change
The whole world with my music
That might sound hyperbolic
But I think that music's magic
And without it the silence would terrify us
But musicians cannot survive on applause
Being a music maker should not maker you poor
How many artists can't make a cent
And how many artists can't pay their rent
And I'm longing for the day
When musicians can all get paid
I'm getting carried away
I guess I am just trying to say
Thank you for supporting this starving artist
I'm new and you're helping me get started
I know I've got a long way to go
But for now, thank you
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Nell Tyler NSW, Australia
Nell Tyler makes music with a difference. Since her life was turned upside down by illness and disability, writing developed a clear purpose, a way to give a glimpse into a life that often doesn’t get given a voice. Sometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes sassy, always honest, Nell's songs speak are a musical journal of the highs and lows of the chronically stressed and iconically dressed. ... more
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