L Y R I C S

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Just Exist
Music & lyric: Phöenix Lazare

I want a front porch kind of love
Plants in the living room
Barefoot dancing on the rug

I want a champagne kind of love
Laughing in the shower
Bad day flowers to cheer me up

I don't care if the teaspoons match the knives
My father told me all we've got is time
Your presence is a gift
Just Exist with me

I want a fearless kind of love
Lost in the city
New beginnings, ancient souls

I want a playground kind of love
Never growing old
In our twenties but still sledding in the snow

It's alright if the walls don't match the door 
As long as you're inside when I get home
Your presence is a gift
Just Exist with me

Windows down, restless hands
Circles of sunlight painted in the sand
The water's cold, but I'm gonna jump right in
I'm gonna jump right in

'Cause I don't need a lifejacket when I'm with you
Goosebumps and a mouth full of salt will do
Your presence is a gift
Just Exist with me

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Out Loud
Music & Lyric: Phöenix Lazare

I'm not sure what it is about him
That makes my hair stand on end
Maybe it's the way his eyes light up just at the sound
Of his mother's name

He says he's quitting smoking
But we both know he's lying to himself
So he laughs and starts choking
Coughs and stomps the cigarette out

And I wonder to myself
But I'm just too scared to say it
Out Loud

I'm not sure just what it is about him
That makes me sink into the ground
Maybe it's the way that his head shakes
As he tells stories about the good old days
Back before I came around

He says, "Why don't you come over?
We could put a record on 
And drink until we're sober
Let's make mistakes while we're alive and young."

And I wonder to myself
But I'm just too scared to say it 
Out Loud

I wanna find his fingerprints 
On the nape of my neck
I wanna flirt with all the thoughts
Running circles around his head
Oh I'm a little tired of holding these words in

But I'll shove them down my throat once again
Cause I'm just too scared to say it 
Out Loud

I'm not sure just what it is about him
That keeps me writing songs
Maybe it's the tremble in his voice 
As he says, "Love, tell me something I don't know."

And I wonder to myself
But I'm just too scared to say it (x3)
​Out Loud

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Settle Down in Seattle
Music: Andrew Machum
Lyric: Phöenix Lazare

The sky falls into the sea
As afternoon meets evening
And it lights on fire as the waves collide
With your breathing
I'm in love with the sound,
​Let's settle down in Seattle

You have stained my skin with your permanent kiss
Don't erase it 
You know I wouldn't mind sharing a glass of wine
And conversation 
I'd like to keep you around
Let's settle down in Seattle

I'll meet you under the rain in the middle of Spring
As the city opens up
I'll see you at home beside the open window
Where you'll find nothing but love
In Seattle

I will be your light
I will be your right hand lady
When you are by my side
There's not a worry in my mind
Won't you take me
Won't you take me
To Seattle

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Cigarette Lips
Music & Lyric: Phöenix Lazare

I love the way that you fall asleep at night
Slowly and then all at once 
I love the way that you hold my waist just right
And set a fire with your touch

Oh my dear,
What have we gotten ourselves into
Cause I can't sleep when I'm not lying next to you
As these stars on the ceiling dance around the room
Make love to me to Dark Side of the Moon

I love the way that you tickle my hips
And move to the sound of my breathing
I love the taste of your cigarette lips
When you kiss me in the evening

Oh my dear,
What have we gotten ourselves into
Cause I can't sleep when I'm not lying next to you
As these stars on the ceiling dance around the room
Make love to me to Dark Side of the Moon

I've been waiting for someone like you
Just like whiskey, honey you go down so smooth
Intoxicated, a rush I never knew
Until you stepped into my view

​Oh my dear,
What have we gotten ourselves into
Cause I can't sleep when I'm not lying next to you
As these stars on the ceiling dance around the room
Make love to me to Dark Side of the Moon

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Artistic Appraisal

http://saltspringmusicandgarlicfestival.com/phoenix-lazare/
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http://gulfislandsdriftwood.com/entertainment/phoenix-scoops-best-artist-nods/#.VskVCpMrLow

http://gulfislandsdriftwood.com/entertainment/music-poetry-womens-night/#.VskYPJMrLow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk456MbJ9cE&feature=youtu.be