Name: Wanderlust
Duration: P00H04M00S
Description: Previously submitted to a Ponies at Dawn album, this one was written about our need to get out and see the world. Jemma wrote most of the lyrics while travelling Argentina and musing about other travels, and Nikki wrote the music while really really wanting to leave town.

Wanderlust

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Previously submitted to a Ponies at Dawn album, this one was written about our need to get out and see the world. Jemma wrote most of the lyrics while travelling Argentina and musing about other travels, and Nikki wrote the music while really really wanting to leave town.

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I'm not afraid when I'm swimming with sharks,
Or monsters, or things that go bump in the dark.
I will quite freely jump out of a plane,
And when there is lightning I'll dance in the rain.

Its fearless, and thoughtless, and careless, I guess,
But when I take risks they turn out for the best.

And I'l fly so far.
Lie on the beaches and whisper to stars.
I can lose my mind
In tumbling cascades, and the pebbles I find.
So I'll travel all the lands
I'll write my story with trembling hands.
Though my eyes may sting and blur
I can't get enough-
I've got to see more of this world.

I'm not afraid to go roll in the snow
While wearing my swimwear and freezing my toes.
Cliff edges don't scare me, or heights, bugs, or slime
Or missing the moment
Or running out of time

Its brave, but I crave when I'm saving myself
I'll flip from the bunk-beds, and climb on the shelves.

And I'l fly so far.
Lie on the beaches and whisper to stars.
I can lose my mind
In tumbling cascades, and the pebbles I find.
And I'll travel all the land
I'll write my story with trembling hands.
Though my eyes may sting and blur
I can't get enough-
I've got to see more of this world.

I'm not afraid to go breaking the law
'Just don't hurt nobody' is what I've been taught.
And I will quite happily go sing on the stage,
Or sail on the waves while the sea's full of rage.

I can't be afraid of these physical things;
I know I can heal from those grazes and stings.

And I'l fly so far.
Lie on the beaches and whisper to stars.
I can lose my mind
In tumbling cascades, and the pebbles I find.
So I'll travel all the land.
I'll write my story with trembling hands.
Though my eyes may sting and blur,
I can't get enough-
I've got to see more of this world.

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from Tell Me More, released September 9, 2016
Instrumental and Production Nikki Layne
Lyrics and Vocals Jemma Sweeney

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