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The Golden Age (feat. Max Richter 'EMBERS')
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Never Let You Down (ft. Lykke Li)
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Someone like you (Adele Cover)
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I Love You (Quintet Version)
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Iron (Quintet Version)
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Falling
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Where I Live
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Baltimore's Fireflies
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The Other Side
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Run Boy Run
For those who are lost.
THE GOLDEN AGE (feat. Max Richter 'EMBERS') Walking through the fields of gold In the distance, bombs can fall Boy we're running free Facing light in the flow And in the cherry trees We're hiding from the world But the golden age is over But the golden age is over Boy, we're dancing through the snow Waters freeze, the wind blows Did you ever feel We're falling as we grow No I would not believe The light could ever go But the golden age is over But the golden age is over
Did you ever dream We'd miss the mornings in the sun The playgrounds in the streets The bliss of slumberland Boy, we are family No matter what they say But boys are meant to flee And run away one day
Listen, I can hear the call As I'm walking through the door
When the golden age is over When the golden age is over But the golden age is over The golden age is over
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NEVER LET YOU DOWN (feat. Lykke Li) Will you come along cause I'm about to leave this town In my eyes, a waterfall, all I can hear, a siren call Could you be waiting by the shore, oh I could drown without you Will you be holding out the line when I fall? I'll never let you down, never let you down Never let you down, never let you down I'll never let you down, never let you down Have you ever had to be the one who sail away Have your heart torn apart, feel your love float astray Do you remember all the sounds, when I found you by the lake And how the water seemed to call your name I'll never let you down, never let you down Never let you down, never let you down I'll never let you down, never let you down
Baby I will find you Baby I can hear you call Baby I can feel your heart Baby I will find you Just wait a little longer Baby I can hear you call I won't ever let you fall I'll never let you down, never let you down Never let you down, never let you down I'll never let you down, never let you down Never let you down, never let you down I'll never let you down, never let you down
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SOMEONE LIKE YOU (Adele Cover) I heard that you're settled down That you found a girl and you're married now. I heard that your dreams came true. Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you. Old friend, why are you so shy? Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light. I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it. I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded That for me it isn't over. Never mind, I'll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you too Don't forget me, I beg I'll remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead" You know how the time flies Only yesterday was the time of our lives We were born and raised In a summer haze Bound by the surprise of our glory days I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it. I'd hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded That for me it isn't over.
Never mind, I'll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you too Don't forget me, I beg I'll remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead." Nothing compares No worries or cares Regrets and mistakes They are memories made. Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste? Never mind, I'll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you Don't forget me, I beg I'll remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead". Never mind, I'll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you too Don't forget me, I beg I'll remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."
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I LOVE YOU (Quintet Version) Where the light shivers offshore Through the tides of oceans We are shining in the rising sun As we are floating in the blue I am softly watching you Oh boy your eyes betray what burns inside you Whatever I feel for you You only seem to care about you Is there any chance you could see me too? Cause I love you Is there anything I could do Just to get some attention from you? In the waves I've lost every trace of you Where are you? After all I drifted ashore Through the streams of oceans Whispers wasted in the sand As we were dancing in the blue I was synchronized with you But now the sound of love is out of tune Whatever I feel for you You only seem to care about you Is there any chance you could see me too? Cause I love you Is there anything I could do Just to get some attention from you? In the waves I've lost every trace of you Where are you?
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IRON (Quintet Version)
Deep in the ocean, dead and cast away Where innocence is burned in flames A million mile from home, I'm walking ahead I'm frozen to the bones, I am... A soldier on my own, I don't know the way I'm riding up the heights of shame I'm waiting for the call, the hand on the chest I'm ready for the fight and fate The sound of iron shocks is stuck in my head, The thunder of the drums dictates The rhythm of the falls the number of deaths The rising of the heights ahead From the dawn of time to the end of days I will have to run away I want to feel the pain and the bitter taste Of the blood on my lips again The steady burst of snow is burning my hands, I'm frozen to the bones, I am A million mile from home, I'm walking away I can't remind your eyes, your face
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FALLING
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WHERE I LIVE I've never seen the Northern Lights I've never seen the snow I never walked across the ice I ignore the ocean's flow Where I'm born is where I'll die Where I live is where I cry My children left on a cold night My husband said it's how things go Like rabbits blinded by the light Kids want a better place to grow Where I'm born is where I'll die At night I shiver and I try To forget that I never cheated That I tried to be strong No matter how wise I was, I feel wrong To forget that I never followed That man that I adored Who promised me pretty things and gold
Where I'm born is where I'll die At night I can't sleep when I try To forget that I never cheated That I tried to be strong No matter how wise I was, I feel wrong To forget that I never followed That man that I adored Who promised me pretty things and gold And I'm waiting for the sun And I'm waiting for the sun To forget that I never cheated That I tried to be strong No matter how wise I was, I feel wrong To forget that I never followed That man that I adored Who promised me pretty things and gold And I'm waiting for the sun And I'm waiting for the sun
And I'm waiting for the sun And I'm waiting for the sun I will never be out of sight I'll never feel the snow I'll never reach the truth of lies I'm just watching my flowers grow
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BALTIMORE'S FIREFLIES What are the words that I'm supposed to say? Your white skin, swirling fireflies. Darkness has surrounded Baltimore bay. Why don't you open your blue eyes? Are they things that water can't wash away? How can your absence leave no trace? As I let you sink in Baltimore bay. I drown myself deep in disgrace. What is the price, am I supposed to pay? For all the things I try to hide? What is my fate, am I supposed to pray? That trouble's gone with the sunlight? A warm sun rises and ignites the bay. I come back home and start to cry I'll never come back to Baltimore bay. Try to forget the fireflies. What are the words that I'm supposed to say? If someone knew about this lie? If your body rises to the surface? Through the silence of fireflies
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THE OTHER SIDE I heard a whisper on my shoulder Pretending life is worth the fight O can you hear the song of thunder When fear strangles a soldier's pride And on the surface of the waters Will dance reflections of the fire in the night I remember cheering from towers A face is smiling in the light I remember the bells, the flowers Those days are dying in the dark Boy I was shaped for the fury Now I pay the price Of the human race's vice And I was promised The glorious ending of a knight But the crown is out of sight I'm slowly drifting into slumber Cause I have lost the force to fight It's like a cold hand on my shoulder I'll see you on the other side And in the arms of endless anger Will end the story of a soldier in the dark
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Photo by Folkert Gorter
RUN BOY RUN Run boy run! This world is not made for you Run boy run! They’re trying to catch you Run boy run! Running is a victory Run boy run! Beauty lays behind the hills Run boy run! The sun will be guiding you Run boy run! They’re dying to stop you Run boy run! This race is a prophecy Run boy run! Break out from society Tomorrow is another day And you won’t have to hide away You’ll be a man, boy! But for now it’s time to run, it’s time to run! Run boy run! This ride is a journey to Run boy run! The secret inside of you Run boy run! This race is a prophecy Run boy run! And disappear in the trees Tomorrow is another day And you won’t have to hide away You’ll be a man, boy! But for now it’s time to run, it’s time to run! Tomorrow is another day And when the night fades away You’ll be a man, boy! But for now it’s time to run, it’s time to run!
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CREDITS
ABOUT MELANCHOLY "Where there is darkness there is light." This song list was about my ordeal a few years ago.It represented my feeling, sadness,and also the process how I pick myself up. At that time, I have suffered for many months and I could not let go with my problems. Every day was like being in hell, I could be totally devastated at any moment and I almost committed suicide. But Woodkid's music saved me, it appeased my wounded heart and supported me to go through a lot of difficulties, Then finally my life came back on track.
"Tomorrow is another day,you’ll be a man, boy!" People always have darkest moments in life,and I hope anyone who listens to Woodkid will find their own salvations. Hope you enjoy the design and the masterpieces from Wookid, thanks!
DECLARATION Melancholy is not actually an album from Woodkid and it is just a personal editorial design practice,no copyright infringement intended. P3.
Photos by Superfamous.com — Folkert Gorter
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I love you (Quintet Version) Official Video— Woodkid
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The boy - Run boy Run Official Video— Woodkid
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BY CYSTEM 2016 4/16 - Cystem RER, editorial design practice