Levers and Gears

I wrote this a while ago and now I'm playing it in my pajamas. mp3 available at http://myspace.com/irishloc or on iTunes.

If you want the chords/tab, you can find them here: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/search.php?value=lauren+o%27connell&search...

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You see, I've this friend
Who doesn't exist
He takes strides all in time
With the watch on his wrist
And I only speak 'cos he compels me to

It's much like the voice
That lives in my sleep
Painting Xes on dreams
That I'd like to keep
But I'd rather not mention that they all feature you

Maybe I'm not right between my ears
But crazy's just crazy, so it makes me not an ounce less sincere
But I've a notion that you're this way too
So let's be together in a white padded room
And make lovely machines of our twisted up levers and gears

Sometimes I send letters
From my fireplace
Yeah, I set them aglow
Watch them burn into space
As they all float softly away from me

They're all addressed
To the blackest of skies
And I ask them to pour
On all but you and I
So we'd huddle dry underneath the same tree

But my soul's got a voice
And a black telephone
And it calls me at night
When I am alone
And it's ranting and raving in languages I can't speak
But if everyone thought
All their thoughts right aloud
Would we all be locked up
And never let out?
I'm convinced it's not only me

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That's a Ben Harper song playing at the end while I talk ("Sweet Nothing Serenade").

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Lauren
• O'Connell
• Levers
• and
• Gears
• alternative
• unsigned
• folk
• broke
• Sitting
• Chairs
• Rochester
• Guitar
• Singer
• Songwriter

[Torque1974]

I've got to hand it to you, you've got a way with words kitten (and I don't usually pay attention to lyrics). You've also got a voice that not only grabs attention, but manages to keep it once it's grabbed.

I originally discovered you through your "Oh Death" rendition, but stayed for your original songs.

Consider me a fan.

[Auriden]

Sexy.

[chrispyguy]

I hope you will continue singing songs to me for the rest of my years....

[catenchilada]

I listen to this song like 20+ times a day. Not even joking.

[dartman137]

there are promoted videos of games and stupid things that get 5 million veiws and meanwhile great songs like this dont break five thousand like if you stand behind the great unknown people of youtube and want them to make it big

[rawdealist]

brilliant lyrics. love your stuff. now, do you get a lil paranoid with all these people following you around or do you employ a huge security task for to keep them at bay...inquiring minds want to know.

[mrgregoryjkane]

Thanks!

[bugmachine]

Thank you

[DingoPalehorse]

Wow.

[Originalsongsbydoyle]

That is some ambicious playing while you sing. A+. I really like your voice, song and playing. Nice song. I'm looking to be friends with other singer song writers. Sub and friend me and I'll return you the favor so we can see what is going on with each other as we write and upload stuff. Thanks ;-) That is great too. Good feedback is always welcome despite the source.

[kurtandblaine4ever]

Marry me?

[Roxas1139]

Very good song, i love ur voice and ur guitar playing is so good. btw, nice hat darlz :D