katie melua, “perfect World” w/ Gori womens choir
from: In winter, 2016
“You’re precious
I can’t stand seeing you cry
It hurts
Watching you get what you don’t deserve
I tell myself
You don’t belong in this rough life
You should have a perfect world
You should have a perfect world
You’re too gentle
And much too quick to forgive
Every slight
And though you never been doubt
Who knows
If the world will ever deserve you
You should have a perfect world
You should have a perfect world
Who knows
If the world will ever deserve you
You should have a perfect world
You should have a perfect world”
The intimate world of unmasked vulnerabilities that Ms. Melua makes appear here, displays a crisp wonder.
“Singing is like a celebration of oxygen.
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