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Lay Me Down (Album)

by Abigail Joffe

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Lay Me Down 02:47
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Lay Me Down ( words & music by Abigail Joffe ) Lay me down and love me Hold me, I’m yours Whisper something sweet in my ear Caress me slowly, really get to know me Then lay me down and love me once more Sun is shining, we can stay in Rain is lashing, let’s get soaked to the skin Whatever the weather, we’re okay Making love, any time of day Lay me down and love me Kiss me, I’m yours Speak the kind of words that I adore Undress me slowly, that way you’ll get to know me Then lay me down and love me once more Lay me down and love me Hold me I’m yours Whisper something sweet in my ear Caress me slowly, get to know me Then lay me down and love once more Birds are singing, it’s a brand new day Alarm is ringing, stay in bed anyway Let’s go swimming after dark Stay up all night, be ahead of the lark Lay me down and love me Take me, I’m yours Breathe a little fire into my ear Take it slowly, really get to know me Then lay me down and love me once more Come on and lay me down and love me once more Once more Lay me down and love me once more
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The Growing Season 04:17
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The Growing Season ( words & music by Abigail Joffe) You’ve made a bed in the place we always planted Cleared the weeds and brambles away Seeds of hope like the plots our children started Bidding us to go another day Husband, how does your garden grow? Who’s that pretty maid, standing all alone? Does the sound of wedding bells, ring like an empty shell? Tell me husband, how does your garden grow? Remember how we used to set and sow in such abundance How peas and beans and sunflowers grew Our September harvest laid out our budding romance Nurtured through the wind and rain and snow Husband, how does your garden grow? Who’s that pretty maid, standing all alone? Does the sound of wedding bells, ring like an empty shell? Tell me husband, how does your garden grow? I bore the winter storms alone this year All through December
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Stop This Now 03:13
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Stop This Now ( words & music by Abigail Joffe) I like the way you stroke my face With gentle intention and your tender grace I like the way you hold me close Till the ice that’s trapped inside me starts to melt and flow I like the way you day my name Between your lips it sounds to me like poetry I like it when we’re in touch I like it, I like it, I like it so much That I think that we should stop this now I think that we should stop this now I think that we should stop this now Before it’s too late Cos I don’t like the way you clutter up my head And I just can’t concentrate on anything else I don’t like the way I keep checking my phone Or the way I start to miss you on the days when I’m alone I don’t like being so out of control I don't like the way I’m slipping back into those old roles I don't like it when we’re out of touch I don’t like it, I don’t like it, I don’t like it very much So I think that we should stop this now I think that we should stop this now I think that we should stop this now Before it’s too late Did you imagine it would taste like this? The sweet fruit of Eve The consequence of one illicit kiss And where it all might lead But I like when we’re in company And I look across the room to find you watching me I like it when my hands are numb And you put them in your pockets and you keep them warm I like the way your eyebrows smile Whenever I walk in and catch you by surprise I like the way we touch I like it, I like it, I like it so much That I don’t think that we can stop this now No I don’t think that we can stop this now I don’t think that we can stop this now It must be too late I guess it’s too late A little too late.
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Serengeti 04:02
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Serengeti ( words & music by Abigail Joffe) Almost twenty, Serengeti, you played the Weaver bird’s tune And I loved you in the afternoon This was the summer of our first embrace and the song that filled the room Was the unbelievable softness of you Oh, oh,oh love making In the delicious heat of the young We lay in bed while the evening crept lazily over the floor Your sweet lips flavoured with yellow paw paw You held me tight as we inhaled the night , talked about futures in store I wanted you, you wanted me more Oh oh oh rule breaking In the delicious heat of the young At the harsh edge of morning, consciousness dawned I gathered my clothes from the floor Quietly tiptoed out of the door Deep in your dream your expression serene White cotton sheets all askew Is my unforgettable memory of you Oh, oh, oh love making In the delicious heat of the young Oh , oh, oh rule breaking In the delicious heat of the young Oh, oh , oh risk taking In the delicious heat of the young In the delicious heat of the young
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The Love We Make 03:48
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The Love We Make ( words & music by Abigail Joffe) Woke up and you’d already gone The pillow warm it hadn’t been that long Thought I heard you moving in the hall But it was just the wind against the door Picked up a book lying around It fell quiet on the page you read aloud Oh babe, oh babe I wanna feel your loving fingertips Trace the shape of my lips I wanna feel the weight of your embrace Touch the core of my ache I want the love we make Don’t wanna spend another night alone Just hear your voice down the telephone Don’t wanna see you anymore If it’s only on a screen from the other side of the world Don’t wanna read your written words Or remember your face from a picture Oh babe, oh babe I wanna hear the pulse of your heart beat race Smell the scent of your skin I wanna settle in to that familiar place Breathe with each breath that you take I want the love we make Oooh ooh I want the love we make Ooh ooh I want the love I want the love I wanna feel your loving fingertips Trace the shape of my lips I wanna feel the weight of your embrace Touch the core of my ache I want the love we make I want the love we make I want the love we make I want the love we make I want the love we make I want the love we make
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Tell Me A Story 04:33
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Tell Me A Story ( words & music by Abigail Joffe) Tell me the story that’s written inside your heart Begin at the end and finish at the start Tell me how you stole the sigh from my throat And the careless clack of heels on cobblestones Tell me your hopes And all of your dreams Tell me blossom and fallen leaves Show me the secret hidden in the pages’ folds Show me whatever the past and the future hold Show me how foxes danced as I walked by Quickstep to the bedroom, cheap red wine Show me your pleasure And all of your pain Show me sweet summer rain Tell me, tell me, tell me a story Tell me so I won’t forget Tell me, tell me, tell me a story That I won’t regret Draw me the map that ‘s etched across your palm Over the Sahara Desert to Shangri La Draw me a silver bowl of gathered lust Tangled limbs of dawn, your eyes like dusk Draw a picture of you Draw a picture of me Magnificent naivety Draw you Draw me Magnificent naivety Lead me through the landscape of your soul Lead me out of empty into whole Lead me from the cold in my bones To the warm light of your copper tones Lead me through hope And all of our dreams Lead me through blossom and fallen leaves Tell me a story, that's all about us Tell me a story, that's all abut love Tell me a story, that's all about us Tell me a story, that's all abut love
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Romantic Traveller 03:39
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Romantic Traveller ( words and music by Abigail Joffe) Scorching July burns your feet on the sand You’re caught in the moment, in the warmth of her hands Lazy heat haze, lose track of days You’d stay here forever She’s watching the weather Lovers come and go, with the pull of the road You ought to know, she’s a Romantic traveller Hazy mist fades, frost follows dew The rhythm of days feels heavy, too soon Starlings are murmuring, geese on the strand Autumn leaves her singing, She’s packing her bags Lovers come and go, with the pull of the road You ought to know, she’s a Romantic traveller Mountains change hue, nights turn colder November arrives you’re another year, older Lovers come and go, with the pull of the road You ought to know, she’s a Romantic traveller Lovers come and go, with the pull of the road You ought to know, she's a Romantic traveller
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The Answer's No or Yes 03:43
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THE ANSWER’S NO OR YES ( words and music by Abigail Joffe) Would it make any difference If I whispered your name? Would you hear my meaning And would things between us change? What if I told you how I’m feeling And how you’re always in my head Would that be enough to tempt you Or just even to persuade? Oooh – ooh -ooh ooh ooh I guess the answer’s no Oooh – ooh , I guess the answer’s no What if I laid out all my treasures And then I let you take your pick Would we start a new adventure Would our balance start to shift ? Ooh ooh Do you think it might be yes Ooh ooh I don’t know if its yes What if I led you to the water And gave you just a little sip What if I were to kiss you now D’you think it might be worth the risk ? Oooh – ooh -ooh ooh ooh The answer’s no or yes Oooh – ooh Please tell me no or yes Ooh ooh Are you gonna make me guess? Ooh ooh Well then it must be, yes
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Twelve O'Clock in Greenwich 03:32
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Twelve O'Clock in Greenwich ( words and music by Abigail Joffe) I met you in the doorway of the Dorchester Hotel On a boat on the Atlantic , we were riding out the swell In New York on the sidewalk with the traffic rushing by Oh where will I meet you next time ? The first time that we met was on a plaza in Madrid On a cliff above Ceann Trá, we made our marriage bed High up on a mountain pass, the wind was rushing by Where, will I meet you, next time ? Through so many centuries Through so many lives searching for a face I recognise When will be reacquainted, when will we be free To look directly, in each other’s eyes ? In a bar in Portugal I met you once again The last time was in Paris, we were busking by the Seine At twelve o clock inn Greenwich, we met right on the line Where, will I meet you, next time? Through so many centuries Through so many lives searching for a face I recognise When will be reacquainted, when will we be free To look directly in each other’s eyes ?
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Bonus Track 04:00
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Safe Harbour - 04:35
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Safe Harbour ( words & music by Abigail Joffe) Give me safe harbour Where the water lies still A mirror reflecting Rose clouds over hills And the strand in the morning Where no one has walked Glows brilliant and knowing An ancient gold torc Dee da dee dee dee dee, dee da dee Give me safe harbour Rest my head on your chest Slip your arms round my shoulders Treat me as your guest Till the storm has blown over And the sirens have sung Give me safe harbour I won’t stay long I’ve been washed up wanting I’ve been tangled in weeds I’ve been battling the monsters That lurk in the deep I’ve been losing my mind I’ve been losing my grip I’ve been cast out drifting Now I’m jumping ship Dee da dee… Give me safe harbour Rest my head on your chest Slip your arms round my shoulders Treat me as your guest Till the storm has blown over And the sirens have sung Give me safe harbour I won’t stay long Dee da dee Give me safe harbour .....

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released April 28, 2017

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Abigail Joffe

'Feminine and sensual with a hint of whimsy' is how Abigail's music has been described.

A singer-songwriter who is based in Dingle, Ireland she has been influenced by the greats of her childhood : Dylan, Cohen, Mitchell - as well as the contemporary Irish scene: Villagers,Cathy Davey Damien Rice. Her literary narrative style blends tones of Kirsty McColl with shades of Eddi Reader & Joan Baez . ... more

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