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Sketches
03:55
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SKETCHES
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta & Marti Frederiksen
Burning all my sketches of you
It's not that you didn't strike the right pose
There was just a certain doubt in your eyes
That said "do as I say, not as I do"
Wherever you are now, wherever they take you
Just know that time heals all wounds
All wounds but mine
In your garden laying in ruins
Let the black dove sing you a tune
"do as I say, not as I do"
Wherever you are now, wherever they take you
Just know that time heals all wounds
All wounds but mine
This humble man tells a tale from the soul
Is this what you wanted? to see me broken?
Wherever you are now, wherever they take you
Just know that time heals all wounds
If I don't find you, remember I told you
Time heals all wounds
All wounds in time
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Love Yourself
05:00
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LOVE YOURSELF
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
Riding the night train with no-ones and broken sous
Staring through strangers and dancing with my shadow
So low, don't take bones from a stray dog
Hunger bruises the skin on your tender had
You had to let it go
Leaving us solo
So low, solo for so, so, so long
If you love yourself
I'll come back for you
If you love yourself
Then i can love you too
The cracks and the stains in the ceiling they talk to me
The black dove is crying, she sings me a song of peace
So low, don't take bones from a stray dog
Hunger bruises the skin on your tender hand
You had to let it go
Leaving us solo
If you love yourself
I'll come back for you
If you love yourself
I can love you too
Now i'm riding the night train to find my way home
My spirit's alive, my flesh the shadow
I found out i'd find her if i found my way...
I like how that sounds as night bleeds to day
Boom tock boom tick tock
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Just Enough
04:11
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JUST ENOUGH
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
She never sleeps alone
She's filling her hole with dead men's souls
The devil's hand is cold
Warmer than a god that she'll never know
Her kindness is cruel, her hope is for fools
The lunatic's painting peals
Love throw me a bone
Just big enough for me to choke on
Love give me a rope
Just long enough for me to hang from
Love give me hope
Just enough to fall again
Widow waltz in white
The whispering knife her alibi
The vulture never weeps
The snake in her beak
Your invisible leash
Melancholy babies drowning in her sour milk
She's got a closet full of secrets and a hungry hole to fill
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Longing Is Not Love
04:30
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LONGING IS NOT LOVE
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
Young girl, listen, the only thing you need is a deep breath, don't forget to take it all in
Young girl, slow down, put two feet on the ground, if your heart's broken leave it open, don't lose faith in the world
Can you hear the message in the mess you made becoming clearer?
Can you feel the rhythm of your heart?
I know it's all the fashion, crimes of passion born of best intentions
You know i loved you from the start
Longing is not love, anxiety not passion
The things you're dwelling on
They turn into obsession
Let your love grow, let it go
So ask yourself, what is it you're worth?
Would you rather be liked or be respected in this crazy colourful world?
No it's not my life, but take some free advice girl
You're in a pattern of destruction and it's holding you down
Find your independence drop the pretence and the false confidence
Forget everything you know
There is only love
I want to be your lover, not a brother, not a father figure
You know two halves don't make us whole
Longing is not love, anxiety not passion
The things you're dwelling on
They turn into obsession
Let your love grow, let it go
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Innocent Girl
04:37
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INNOCENT GIRL
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
I search the horizon for the blue diamonds
That shine in your eyes
The sky is weeping
The sun is bleeding
The night whispers her song
Innocent girl
Who stole your virgin pearl
Innocent girl
A beauty too bright for this world
A tear for your potion
I swam seven oceans to bring you a black rose
I cant give you gold
But i'll give you my soul
It's the best i can do
Let me in
Let me go
Let me know you
How my heart aches
And how it will break
You'll never know
Underneath our dirty sheets
We are just flesh blood and bone
No one is innocent girl
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Miracle Man
05:39
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MIRACLE MAN
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
Time won't age me
Love won't break me
Goodbyes don't phase me
I'm a miracle of modern man
She won't tempt me
Fear won't condemn me
Revenge won't spur me
Would you lie to me
So soft and sweetly
My past won't shame me
Tomorrow don't concern me
Here and now won't overwhelm me
I'm a miracle of modern man
Your words won't destroy me
Your silence won't torture me
Your touch won't get through my guard
You don't have to explain it
Don't change it
There's no need to apologise
My lady loves her own way
It's not criminal
It's just her style
Death don't scare me
A black cat don't unnerve me
I don't mind when you're leaving...
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Sleep On Stones
05:40
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SLEEP ON STONES
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
Lovers live in exile, behind plastic smiles, the picture is perfect
She's my puppet on tenter hooks, my rodeo clown
She'll let you beat her black and blue
I need someone to spit on
I need someone to love to death
I need a pretty little hostage
Why would you sleep on silk?
When you can sleep on stones with me?
Neglected princess, becomes crownless queen of low self-esteem
This could be perfect
She's my mistress of self-defeat, the honey is sweet,
But the sting keeps me coming back for more
I need someone to spit on
I need someone to love to death
I need a pretty little hostage
Why would you sleep on silk?
When you can sleep on stones with me?
I wont swallow your medicine
I wont pray for your miracles
To spite you I'll love again
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LADY STAY
Words by Justin Stewart Cotta
Music by Justin Stewart Cotta & Moxy Phinx
I am lost, I am certain
I can't see the colours no more
I sleep with the lights on
I only make love in the dark
I've been losing heart, losing my mind
Starving myself, walking highwire
Praying to wake up as somebody else
Baby, baby, babe...
Can you feel me when I'm hurting myself
Lady Stay
I know I don't deserve you
I was an angry young man
A cheat and a coward
Selfish and vain as they come
It's easy to die, it's harder to live
I only took but i'm learning to give
Like a thief who stole from himself in the night
Baby, baby, babe,
When I broke your heart I broke mine twice
Lady Stay
Lady Stay, won't you waste this hour with me?
Lady Stay, won't you waste this day with me?
Lady Stay, won't you waste this night with me?
Lady Stay, won't you waste this life with me?
Love me don't leave me I'm begging you now..
So much to give you just didn't know how
I'm not afraid of dying alone
I'm terrified of you not hearing my song
Lady Stay
Do you still wear that necklace?
Diamonds on white gold...
A gift from the shadows
A piece of my broken soul
Lady Stay
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Rain
07:37
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RAIN
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
Love, oh my love, can you hear me my love over the rain?
Won't you come home my love
I'm begging you now... please
This is goodnight not goodbye my darling
Don't waste your tears on me
I'll see you again, the sky is not falling
We'll live on in sweet melodies
You've been bruised
You've been torn
When you bleed I bleed
You're never alone
Through the fire I see your eyes
In the storm I feel you reach for me
In the rain I taste your tears
This is goodnight not goodbye my darling
Don't waste your tears on me
I'll see you again, the sky is not falling
We'll live on in sweet melodies
Anna get up off your knees
You don't have to pray to find me
I'm flying high on the breeze
A melody soft, flowing free
Oh my love, can you hear me my love over the rain?
Oh my love, can you hear me my love?
Can you feel me over the pain
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THE FOOL HAS A DREAM
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
tired angels bruised from war
clowns with crooked smiles
trumpets sound for a new king
but his majesty sleeps well tonight
he owns the guns and the times
i hope you like the taste of dirt in your mouth
your not a tragedy just another fool's out
there'll be no eulogies today
all the priests are in jail
the lawyers have all set sail for the moon
chasing your last silver spoon
into an empty wishing well you cry
tears for the poor man's dime
achilles always bathes in hope
the fool has a dream the goose has a joke
golden eggs without a yolk
come clap your weary hands for me
i'll trade your noose for a blue collared leash
all rise your king has spoken
a gift from the chosen
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Stranger (Bonus Track)
04:54
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STRANGER
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
got a suitcase filled with nothing
got no strings for my guitar
leaving is hard to swallow
coming back is twice as hard
you wont see me at the station
i've been there too many times
i can't let him see me crying my goodbyes
you can call me a stranger
you can call me anytime
you can call me a failure
i'm still your old man
are you still my son
i'm still hangin on
what have we become
did my letters never each you
or the tartan cased guitar
i would never try to own you
just want to know who you are
are you ready to let go
are you ready to forgive
are you ready to come home
are you ready to live
are you still my son
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RAIN
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
Love, oh my love, can you hear me my love over the rain?
Won't you come home my love
I'm begging you now... please
This is goodnight not goodbye my darling
Don't waste your tears on me
I'll see you again, the sky is not falling
We'll live on in sweet melodies
You've been bruised
You've been torn
When you bleed I bleed
You're never alone
Through the fire I see your eyes
In the storm I feel you reach for me
In the rain I taste your tears
This is goodnight not goodbye my darling
Don't waste your tears on me
I'll see you again, the sky is not falling
We'll live on in sweet melodies
Anna get up off your knees
You don't have to pray to find me
I'm flying high on the breeze
A melody soft, flowing free
Oh my love, can you hear me my love over the rain?
Oh my love, can you hear me my love?
Can you feel me over the pain
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LONGING IS NOT LOVE
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
Young girl, listen, the only thing you need is a deep breath, don't forget to take it all in
Young girl, slow down, put two feet on the ground, if your heart's broken leave it open, don't lose faith in the world
Can you hear the message in the mess you made becoming clearer?
Can you feel the rhythm of your heart?
I know it's all the fashion, crimes of passion born of best intentions
You know i loved you from the start
Longing is not love, anxiety not passion
The things you're dwelling on
They turn into obsession
Let your love grow, let it go
So ask yourself, what is it you're worth?
Would you rather be liked or be respected in this crazy colourful world?
No it's not my life, but take some free advice girl
You're in a pattern of destruction and it's holding you down
Find your independence drop the pretence and the false confidence
Forget everything you know
There is only love
I want to be your lover, not a brother, not a father figure
You know two halves don't make us whole
Longing is not love, anxiety not passion
The things you're dwelling on
They turn into obsession
Let your love grow, let it go
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INNOCENT GIRL
Words & Music by Justin Stewart Cotta
I search the horizon for the blue diamonds
That shine in your eyes
The sky is weeping
The sun is bleeding
The night whispers her song
Innocent girl
Who stole your virgin pearl
Innocent girl
A beauty too bright for this world
A tear for your potion
I swam seven oceans to bring you a black rose
I cant give you gold
But i'll give you my soul
It's the best i can do
Let me in
Let me go
Let me know you
How my heart aches
And how it will break
You'll never know
Underneath our dirty sheets
We are just flesh blood and bone
No one is innocent girl
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Justin Stewart Cotta Sydney, Australia
Justin is the classic poet warrior. Vulnerability & intensity coexist, & you can feel it in his songs. From prodigy pianist to shredding guitar across the globe with the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age & Ozzy Osbourne, Cotta established himself as a musical tour de force as the founder & frontman of Memento (Columbia) & the guitarist & keyboardist for VAST (Elektra) ... more
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