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Fool Under Water

by Ila Barker

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Intro 00:34
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2.
Intuition 03:31
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Trust yourself You know best Face your fears Forget the rest Listen closely Whispered breath Messages From deep within All of the noise Makes it hard to hear her voice All of the noise Intuition Gotta listen to your spirit deep inside Intuition Trust the wisdom, you’ve got Intuition Count each breath Until you can Take them in Without thinking Meditate Clear your mind Take the space So you can find All of the noise Makes it hard to hear her voice All of the noise makes it hard Intuition Gotta listen to your spirit deep inside Intuition Trust the wisdom, you’ve got Intuition, oh, Intuition Trust yourself You know best
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Fool Under Water 03:55
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What is this What are we Do you miss me when I’m not around You are on my list Just a matter of time ‘Fore this bottle explodes Do you know what you would like from me I would like to take things Slowly from here out Am I yours Are you mine Do you think that we could find the time Despite our busy lives To talk ‘bout where we are Am I a fool under water I’m screaming out Oh, I’m reaching out Won’t you help me now Am I a fool under water I’m screaming out Oh I’m reaching out To you Save me ‘fore I drown These scars I wear They’re from times before Don’t know why I let myself believe I didn’t deserve more Figured I’d be ready by now Darlin’ I swear I’ll figure myself out Am I a fool under water I’m screaming out Oh, I’m reaching out Won’t you help me now And at the end of the day All I want is for us to be okay I’ll try to be brave Am I a... I’m afraid I’m just a fool under water I’m screaming out I’m reaching out Won’t you help me now I’m just a fool under water I am screaming out I am reaching out To you Save me ‘fore I drown What is this
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25 03:58
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I sit with my thoughts For a little while I gave my heart for keeps You decided to leave Though it ain’t broke Certainly left me with scars And I dare you to tell them It's all my fault For the truth will rise to the top I keep my mind sharp Never know when I’ll have to remind you again That I’m not I’m not yours anymore I’m learning to trust Myself again Oh with little to no thanks to you I try to pursue Good things in life Leaves me vulnerable to lies But I’m not I’m not yours anymore I finally see With my own two eyes Oh you’re nothing but A cheater who lies Oh I thank my lucky stars I made it out alive But I’m not I’m not yours anymore No I’m not I’m not yours anymore 25 years in the making And 25 lessons I’ve learned Been burned a few million Oh I assure you I’m not I’m not yours anymore No I’m not I’m not yours anymore
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Wildfires in the Snow 01:31
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How much until the scale begins to tip Sinking deeply to a place you prayed others wouldn’t slip It’s tough to not be angry asking how could you have left Heartbroken that you dipped to that level of depressed In all of this darkness somehow you had a light A spark that shone brightly and gave others hope for life I’m sorry it all just became too much That it seemed the only way was for you to give up Everything you sang was for your community Inspiring nations you reached for betters things Lifting your people up with language and the drum Knowing there was good things still yet to come You saw the beauty in it all and the job you had to do Using laughter as a tool and that smile of yours too You believed in easier days but there just was too much weight I wish I could do more for you but now I promise to carry on from the groundwork that you laid I’ll never let your death only be in vain Your life touched more people than you’ll ever know You sparked wildfires even in the snow Circles Life gets real tough sometimes I know I’ve walked to the end of the line a few times myself For myself gotta give me my best chance I know the work isn’t done here yet Hard to make sense in a senseless world Wearing the weight of it all takes its toll Oh I know I’ve felt that burden too I gotta do all I can do It could have worked out other ways It could have worked out other ways Spinning in circles far too fast to catch my step It could have worked out other ways An unreal light you shone bright on the coldest of nights Real big dreams to change the world for us all Oh I recall singing songs late at night with you Making plans in that Toronto hotel room It could have worked out other ways It could have worked out other ways Spinning in circles far too fast to catch my step To catch my breath It could have worked out other ways It could have worked out other ways Spinning in circles far too fast to catch my step I wish it had worked out another way It could have worked out other ways
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Circles 04:05
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Life gets real tough sometimes I know I’ve walked to the end of the line a few times myself For myself gotta give me my best chance I know the work isn’t done here yet Hard to make sense in a senseless world Wearing the weight of it all takes its toll Oh I know I’ve felt that burden too I gotta do all I can do It could have worked out other ways It could have worked out other ways Spinning in circles far too fast to catch my step It could have worked out other ways An unreal light you shone bright on the coldest of nights Real big dreams to change the world for us all Oh I recall singing songs late at night with you Making plans in that Toronto hotel room It could have worked out other ways It could have worked out other ways Spinning in circles far too fast to catch my step To catch my breath It could have worked out other ways It could have worked out other ways Spinning in circles far too fast to catch my step I wish it had worked out another way It could have worked out other ways
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Vulnerable 04:00
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Comfortable vulnerable and grounded You captivate consume my thoughts Think that I found something I’d like to hold onto All the signs led me right To this moment in time Medicine healing me unexpectedly Right in front of me It's been a long road to here All I ask is my dear Is don’t break my heart Something new shining through all the noise Comparable to nothing else Never felt like this before Oh I want more It's been a long road to here All I ask is my dear Is don’t break my heart With all that we are I think we’d go far No don’t break my heart You’ve cast a spell on me Can’t tell is it all but a dream You can have all of me Oh please It's been a long road to here All I ask is my dear Ya don’t break my heart It's just the start With all that we are I think we’d go far No don’t break my heart oh Don’t break me
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Time 04:11
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Oh I count the seconds And take it all in Remember all my blessings I’m thankful for the life I live It’s only a concept By which we abide And if I’m being honest It’s one I don’t like Time Slow down Let me stay here A little longer please Hold on the present Forget time exists And take all the lessons ‘Fore they all slip away In a blink lives a lifetime Life can slip through your hands Try to be mindful Just let Time Slow down Let me stay here A little longer please Oh time Slow down yeah Time Slow down Let me stay here In this moment
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Girl I See You 04:29
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Girl I see you at a crossroads and I know I've been through a lot trust me I've been there before And you are worth more Life's a series of questions don't you know We all choose our paths and destinies And that's how it goes Which way will you go Ooh you'll make it through Little whisky little pinot and a little pain Wipe away your tears You'll be better in time You will be fine Ooh you'll make it through Waves crash on in You can only hold your breath so long Before you're gone They say love is an ocean dive in Take your time watch the waves But don't let yourself drown We need you around
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The End 03:44
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I catch myself Only I’m not quick enough Shatter on the floor Well I’ll lay with the pieces Try to figure out How to put them together somehow I burn down the candles Lie awake at night Death deserves its time Don’t you dare say that I left you ‘Cause you left a long time ago Only I didn’t know I write you a letter That you’ll never read You’ve had enough of me I sing one last song Just to end things right I’m not coming back to you tonight
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Outro 00:30
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released October 28, 2022

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Ila Barker Winnipeg, Manitoba

With her soulful voice and lyrics that wash over the hearts of audiences like waves, Ila Barker is a force to be reckoned with. This Anishinaabe and settler folk-soul artist, takes listeners on an introspective journey through her new album, an honour song of her metamorphosis, Fool Under Water. ... more

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