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I'd Like To Tell Freud
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What I'd Like To Tell Freud
I’d like to tell Freud
I never dreamed of what a man had
When I was a little girl
It could have been the garden fence
I was so innocent
When I was a little girl
I’d like to look closer
And turn it around
Use his own deduction
What was he projecting
As a grown man
A need for position maybe
Related satisfaction
I don't know
I was so innocent, so very innocent
When I was a little girl
So much is instinct, empathy
I’ve noticed its absence
In theory and practice
Lost in the vast terrain of mind
And heart greater still
No border between, diffuse
I was so innocent, so very innocent
When I was a girl
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The Sick Rose
01:31
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The Sick Rose
O Rose you are sick
The invisible worm
That flies in the night
In the howling storm
Has found out your bed
Of crimson joy
And his dark secret love
Will your life destroy
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Fly-By-Night
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Au Naturel
03:10
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Au Naturel
I haven’t watched a fight since 94
When the handsome man fell bang to the floor
And I swore there must be a better way
Though I admire fighters all the same
I realise we’re still going toe to toe
Scantily clad, half dressed, au naturel
There’s a naked woman in the ring
Fighting off a clothed business man
Just when you think she's going to win
He does all he can to drag her down
The ancients wrestled au naturel
So why doesn’t he remove a layer or twelve
I think that someone’s just rung the bell again
She’s coming to her feet and it’s round ten
She’s not fighting for kicks or cash
Though as you know it goes a long way fast
She’s fighting for genuine self-expression
To do what she loves with real passion
There’s a naked woman in the ring
Fighting off a fully clothed business man
He thinks the crowd are secretly behind him
I think he’s wrong and he needs reminding
He represents all the vested interests
Making a quick buck their only quest
Preying on the basest of tastes
Insecurity, superficiality
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The Doll House
02:57
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The Dollhouse
Took me three months to get in
With Penelope and her sweets
Then the boys who trashed and burned
The dollhouse is mine I’ve earned it
Leave me alone to enjoy
And so I wait till the evening
Till the merry-go-round is free
The foot-board damp and the metal green
Might not stop wonder how that feels
Make sure I get to try everything
I’m not sure we experience the same
I treat it more than my dominion
With imagination and intense feeling
The dollhouse is mine I’ve earned it
Leave me alone to enjoy
The dollhouse is mine I've earned it
Leave me alone girls and boys
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Dear Henry
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In The Name Of Mylitta
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My Honey Man
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The Isle of Mbann
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Pouring The Bottle Down
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Jaen Spring
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Zenn-Like Girl
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Too Good For This World
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An Initiate In Making Afternoon Tea
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Throw Like A Girl (Jackie Mitchell)
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Old Maid
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If Things Were Different
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Muirisc
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Tess Callaghan
Singer Songwriter from Ireland with 17 electric and acoustic collections since 2015. See review (louderthanwar.com/tess-callaghan-he-walks-in-beauty-single-review/). From indie, blues, rock and pop ('Big Heart', feat. Barrie Cadogan guitar, Simon Little bass) to home-spun acoustic, folk and celtic. ... more
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