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Terrible Disease​/​Living on Light

from The Lighter Side Of​.​.​. by Laura Imbruglia

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lyrics

Terrible Disease
Covered in talcum powder, I woke alone.
The sound was getting louder, a heavy drone.
I tried to remember all I’d been taught,
But in the heat of December I lost the plot.
All I’d known was never there!

Teach me it all again, this time I’ve got a bottle.
I’ll jam the lessons in there, I’m a calm axolotl.
Doc, I’ve got a terrible disease,
I cannot hear, there’s music in my ears.

Don’t send me out to bat, I’ll just sit on the bench
And try to justify why walking fish get a mention.
Doc, I’ve got a terrible disease,
I cannot speak, my mouth is filled with feet.
It’s so difficult to explain, I’m talking to a wall.
If I had a skull made out of cellophane, would that redeem me at all?

Coming to the conclusion I might need prescriptions,
To control my eternal internal conniptions.
Doc, I’ve got a terrible disease!
I cannot see the forest for the trees.
I cannot hear the music in my ears.
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Living On Light

Living on light, you’re scary when you’re sleeping.
Living on light, I’m feeding as I’m breathing.
Living on light, I ventured out into the woods.
I read every word in the book.

Well I said it, I guess, but no one knows.

Taking my time, I can’t see it but I still believe it’s there.
And I don’t mind, my teeth are rotten and I pulled out all my hair.
It’s such a crime to see a spider with 8 legs only using 2.
I only have to hear your voice to see your face.

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from The Lighter Side Of​.​.​., released February 4, 2010

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Laura Imbruglia Melbourne, Australia

Australian songwriter Laura Imbruglia has been releasing records since the early noughties, covering a range of genres from folk to throat-tearing punk, dark country, psychedelic rock and everything in between.

Laura’s fourth album “Scared Of You” (produced by Nick Huggins) was released 29 March 2019.
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