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1.	Stones 02:19	lyrics	buy track
Running around Trying to cover ground Till every answer’s learned Till every stone’s unturned I’m tiring, realising Not every case gets closed Can’t fill the gaps with gold My head’s a rushing waterfall Must we find Where all our secrets hide Sometimes I think I’d rather Turn a blind eye Maybe I’ll board this train, try to get away But at the end of the day The world’s just one big place My head’s a rushing waterfall My head’s a rushing waterfall My head’s a rushing waterfall I have learned some stones are better unturned I have learned some stones are better unturned I have learned some stones are better unturned I have learned some stones are better unturned And my head’s a rushing waterfall My head’s a rushing waterfall My head’s a rushing waterfall My head’s a rushing waterfall
2.	Plans 03:30	lyrics	buy track
I was chasing impossible dreams, when I Found you cursing life and dragging your feet Said "There's no point, it's all a big alibi: The sun will die, time will always be mean" Didn't you know somewhere we could go, go, go? You know what I want without me saying so My plans weren't meant to wait for anyone Track was set, face forward Just had to run, run, run. Now You've left me with with a tied up tongue I’ve got a new plan if you take me home You're the antidote I don't need You're the other side to all I believe Quit that look, quit that gleam in your demon smile I didn't come here to be swept off my feet Get, set, ready to be undermined Said you wanted to be lonely Well, so did I Didn't you know somewhere we could go, go, go? You know what I want without me saying so My plans weren't meant to wait for anyone Track was set, face forward Just had to run, run, run. Now You've left me with with a tied up tongue I’ve got a new plan if you take me home Didn't know I would find you here Didn't know I would find you here And I had plans to run Didn't know I would find you here / My plans weren't meant to wait for anyone Track was set, face forward Just had to run, run, run. Now You've left me with with a tied up tongue I’ve got a new plan if you take me home / I believed, I believed, I believed That you couldn't persuade me I was chasing impossible dreams, when I
3.	Running 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Wondering why we do it sometimes No one looking on, no one keeping time When nothing is left, just fuel in our chests Our will resurrects When it's someone you care for on the line, care for on the line When it's someone you care for on the line, care for on the line Suddenly you're running and You're running and you're running And your eyes can't see the road But still you're running, still you're running Though your legs can't take it Bet you're running, bet you're running Faster than you ever thought you could I don't know why we do it sometimes Don't know why I don't know why Don't know why We do it sometimes ... Keep wondering if there's magic in it Does the science exist or are we all playing tricks? Pull the dove from the hat, we never learn how But we never need help When there's someone you care for on the line, care for on the line When there's someone you care for on the line, care for on the line Suddenly you're running and You're running and you're running And your eyes can't see the road But still you're running, still you're running Though your legs can't take it Bet you're running, bet you're running Faster than you ever thought you could Suddenly you're running and You're running and you're running And your eyes can't see the road But still you're running, still you're running Though your legs can't take it Bet you're running, bet you're running Faster than you ever thought you could I don't know why we do it sometimes Don't know why I don't know why Don't know why We do it sometimes ... Courage make my instincts shake me I'll be in time, I'll be in time Courage make me, till it breaks me Suddenly you're running and You're running and you're running And your eyes can't see the road But still you're running, still you're running Though your legs can't take it Bet you're running, bet you're running Faster than you ever thought you could Suddenly you're running and You're running and you're running And your eyes can't see the road But still you're running, still you're running Though your legs can't take it Bet you're running, bet you're running Faster than you ever thought you could Suddenly you're running and You're running and you're running And your eyes can't see the road But still you're running, still you're running Though your legs can't take it Bet you're running, bet you're running Faster than you ever thought you could Faster than you ever thought you could Faster than you ever thought you could
4.	Could've Been Right Now 04:53	lyrics	buy track
Riddle me this one thing: Whatever did I do before? Must've been good for something When you rocked up at my door Once you were a stranger And I managed to pass the time I remember when an hour Took sixty minutes to go by I'm all out of place Without you and your ways Now the taste is on my tongue, and I I feel it when you're gone Keep tracking you down And I know it won't be long But it could've been right now I'm dreaming time along Keep seeking you out And I know it won't be long But it could've been right now I feel it when you're gone I feel it when you're gone Keep dreaming time along And I know it won't be long But it could've been right now I know it sounds pathetic I'm a lightweight to the core since You put everything in question Left me hopeless and unsure Been swallowed up in clichés Never thought that they'd ring true, but look at me Never thought I'd feel these things Till I felt them all for you I must be good for something Instead I'm sitting here with nothing I'm all out of place Without you and your ways Now the taste is on my tongue, and I I feel it when you're gone Keep tracking you down And I know it won't be long But it could've been right now I'm dreaming time along Keep seeking you out And I know it won't be long But it could've been right now I feel it when you're gone I feel it when you're gone Keep dreaming time along And I know it won't be long But it could've been right now
5.	Towers 03:21	lyrics	buy track
Towers of ambition Burned to the ground By a doubt, a hesitation An empty back-up plan I don't ever want to fall at the last hurdle I don't ever want to fall at the last Led astray by a "voice of reason" We abandon our works of art When moments from completion Our heads overrule our hearts I don't ever want to fall at the last hurdle I don't ever want to fall So try, tell me "no" It's high time for me to show With a little more might Just a little more hope I will catch your every throw I don't ever want to fall at the last hurdle I don't ever want to fall Strength don't ever leave me Courage be my crown And hope keep me from yielding Under the power of caution's hand With a little more might Just a little more hope I will catch your every throw So try, tell me "no" It's high time for me to show With a little more might Just a little more hope I will catch your every throw Try, let yourself go You can't fly high if you can't fall low Put all your faith into yourself Don't play for anyone or anything else Try, let yourself go You can't fly high if you can't fall low Put all your faith into yourself Don't play for anyone or anything else Let a voice in my head keep saying: "Try, let yourself go You can't fly high if you can't fall low Put all your faith into yourself Don't play for anyone or anything else Or anything else" As I veer from the path they lay for me to tread Storm clouds spell out battle ahead
6.	interlude_hope 00:34	lyrics	buy track
hope hope to me spell_hope tell me that I might see spell_hope hope hope spell_hope hope to me spell_hope tell me that I might see spell_hope
7.	Small Things 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Small things on repeat Drip-feeding over time A breeze becomes a hurricane An inch becomes a mile When you look at me Do you only see my smile? I think you know there’s more to glean The truth is that I’m tired But you’re learning all the words to my secret songs Can’t hide from you what I hide from everyone Didn’t mean to shout I didn’t mean to let it all come out I didn’t want to cry But small things set the fuse alight And turn the tide If you just give me a moment I’ll be fine It’s easy to be strong When you’ve got a place to hide It’s easier to carry on To keep up the disguise But you’re learning all the words to my secret songs Can’t hide from you what I hide from everyone Didn’t mean to shout I didn’t mean to let it all come out I didn’t want to cry But small things set the fuse alight And turn the tide If you just give me a moment I’ll be fine Small things creep up by degrees But I feel you watching over me Small things creep up by degrees But I feel you watching over me You’re learning all the words to my secret songs Can’t hide from you what I hide from everyone I didn’t mean to shout I didn’t mean to let it all come out I didn’t want to cry But small things set the fuse alight And turn the tide If you just give me a moment I’ll be fine If you just give me a moment I’ll be fine Small things on repeat Drip-feeding over time A breeze becomes a hurricane An inch becomes a mile
8.	Big Bad Thoughts 05:09	lyrics	buy track
Wait a moment, I'm sure you've still got something to say Take a minute, I'm listening, don't just make it go away Hoping I can find out what's been inviting your doubts to play Get the feeling your thoughts are building mountains in your mind If you let them, they'll run and run until they've run wild Until they are piled up, until they are too high to climb Don't you know You're bigger, better Than your big bad thoughts Than your big bad thoughts Bring it back together Know you're better Than your big bad thoughts Than all your big bad thoughts Sell me a ticket to a tour around your mind Won't push the limits and we'll still get back in time Just think we should find out; might be looking through the same two eyes Everything spinning, turning into catch-22 No way of winning when there is no right answer to choose I know what it's like, I know the feeling, I have felt it too Don't you know You're bigger, better Than your big bad thoughts Than your big bad thoughts Bring it back together Know you're better Than your big bad thoughts Than all your big bad thoughts Don't let your thoughts go running Running Running 'Till they're wilder Until they're piled up Don't let your thoughts go running Running Running 'Till they're wilder Until they're piled up Don't you know Don't you know Don't you know You're bigger, better Than your big bad thoughts Than your big bad thoughts Bring it back together Know you're better Than your big bad thoughts Than all your big bad thoughts Bring it back together I can help you make it better I will help you make it better I will, I will, I will, I Bring it back together I can help you make it better I will help you make it better I will, I will, I will, I
9.	Stronger Heart 04:41	lyrics	buy track
I'm here - stop Right here - stop, before I hear the rest of it I don't wanna hear anymore Lucky that you left the door wide open Things left with your mind unspoken could be worse Why did you not talk to me first? It'll hurt tonight It will hurt tonight While the wound is raw While we each give the other what for But it stops tonight Least we can put ourselves to right We can both move forward With a stronger heart than before In a fleeting moment Everything lost Back at square one In a change so unexpected Did you think I would figure it out on my own? Better that the truth's out in the open Although it's not how I'd have chosen to find out How long would you have left me in doubt? It'll hurt tonight It will hurt tonight While the wound is raw While we each give the other what for But it stops tonight Least we can put ourselves to right We can both move forward With a stronger heart than before Case closed Know which way the wind blows I don't want to wallow It's better like this Coast's clear You don't have to stay here Longer than you want to It's better like this It'll hurt tonight It will hurt tonight While the wound is raw While we each give the other what for But it stops tonight Least we can put ourselves to right We can both move forward With a stronger heart than before We can both move forward With a stronger heart than before
10.	Thinking 03:35	lyrics	buy track
Wait up, is this my luck? Mull it over too much Oh my mind can be such A canyon to cross I’ve watched through windows From behind the glass Dedication at a distance Little faith in trust Now I think twice about Thinking too much Now I think twice about Wasting just a little time with you Now I think twice Now I think twice about Thinking too much Now I think twice about Wasting just a little time with you I would wait for a sign For the stars to align I would learn all my lines Supererogation, overdrive I’d watch through windows From behind the glass Dedication at a distance Little faith in trust Now I think twice about Thinking too much Now I think twice about Wasting just a little time with you Now I think twice Now I think twice about Thinking too much Now I think twice about Wasting just a little time with you Now I think twice about Now I think twice about Now I think twice about Now I think twice Now I think twice Now I think twice
11.	Spell Hope 04:37	lyrics	buy track
Trying to get it to last That bit between the times when I’m just at a loss That place that’s hard to reach and so quickly re-lost But if just for a moment’s peace it is worth every cost Keep thinking that the cuts have started to heal That I’ve felt all that there is for one person to feel That I’ve feared all that there is for one person to fear Keep wondering what else there is I’ve listened to their reasons a million times But I don’t care how it works, I just want to know why Still I can’t get used to this I just can’t get used to this Spell hope, hope to me Spell hope, tell me that I might see Spell hope, hope to me Hope Spell hope, hope to me Spell hope, tell me that I might see Spell hope, hope Spell hope to me Didn’t want to go fast But they keep on pulling over to let me go past Been fooling all my friends with my favourite mask I’m still deep in the depths of my favourite past I don’t know why this void is my favourite place Keep thinking that I’ll leave, but I leave it too late Keep thinking that the light will creep in, touch my face And lead me to a track I can start to retrace Spell hope, hope to me Spell hope, tell me that I might see Spell hope, hope to me Hope Spell hope, hope to me Spell hope, tell me that I might see Spell hope, hope Spell hope to me Can we reach the end And start again? I’d rather know than doubt I’d rather know than doubt Can we reach the end And start again? I’d rather know than doubt I’d rather know than doubt ... Spell hope, hope to me Spell hope, tell me that I might see Spell hope, hope to me Hope Spell hope, hope to me Spell hope, tell me that I might see Spell hope, hope Spell hope, hope to me Spell hope, tell me that I might see Spell hope, hope to me Hope Spell hope, hope to me Spell hope, tell me that I might see Spell hope, hope Spell hope, hope to me Spell hope, tell me that I might see Spell hope, hope to me Hope Spell hope, hope to me Spell hope, tell me that I might see Spell hope, hope

about

Released 16th April 2021 via EKT Records.

'spell_hope' is about finding the hope, the way forward, the light in dark places, order in chaos, the things that are most important. It is about creative freedom; not compromising on integrity and originality, resisting the shortcuts, the temptation of an easier road. It is about reaching that end goal, that unstoppable ambition, finding the power we all have within us to change things and to make things happen. To keep running even after our legs tell us to "stop".

Adventuring from realms of the organic to the electronic, modern to classic, the understated to the overtly dynamic: this tracklist brims with vitality, frankness and heart.

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released April 16, 2021

Lyrics and Melodies by Amy Milner
Music by Tim Larcombe and Amy Milner
Vox and Piano by Amy Milner
Guitars, Bass Guitar, Synths and Programming by Tim Larcombe
Drums by Stuart Wilkinson
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Tim Larcombe
Recorded at Acer Valley, Real World Studios & Home
Real World Audio Engineering by Patrick Phillips
Real World Assistant Audio Engineering by Katie May
Distributed by Republic of Music
via EKT RECORDS

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