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Don't Let Go

from Flying Machine by Emma Ballantine

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Taking a darker turn, this song begins in the first life-altering moments after a car accident, with the survivor’s moment of epiphany. Yet in spite of its bleak opening, the message is ultimately life-affirming: in a world that we face alone, love is our greatest defence.

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Don't Let Go

Yesterday my car went off the road, I could have died
Upside down behind the steering wheel feeling cold inside
And as the rain came down, I wondered if they'd find me
No one knew where I should be and no one came

I made a wish, I made a few - well what else could I do?
I don't know how to pray
And in the gloom, in the darkness of a single room
I laid on my back and a made up my mind

Chorus:
Cause we are always on our own
People come and people go
So we find a hand, a hand to hold
While we make our plans and we seek our gold
And all we ever know is don't let go

Back from the grave, that's how it feels to see your face today
Funny what it takes to make you see
Too much was left unsaid and I can't stand the silence
Life's too short not to say how you feel

CHORUS

Well they towed that car away
Oh it never drove another day
But in a funny way it brought me to your door
And I won't play those silly games any more

Cause we are always on our own
People come and people go
So we find a hand, a hand to hold
While we dream our dreams to keep out the cold

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from Flying Machine, released August 14, 2012
Recorded and produced with David Rael, London 2012

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Emma Ballantine UK

With a  no. 1 album and recognition from Q Magazine and Glamour, Emma Ballantine weaves together folk and contemporary influences to create her distinctive, storytelling style.

A finalist in the UK Unsigned Songwriter of the Year competition, her music has been played by BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing, and she has been described as 'a unique voice among modern songwriters'.
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