Billie Marten

Ribbon of the river by my side
I walk the shores and watch it unwind
The railway tracks will leave a glimpse of the light,
And as soon as you’re seen ...

We can fight our desires
But when we start making fires
We get ever so hot
Whether we like it or not.
They say we can love who we trust
But what is lo...

You’re neither beauty nor grace
The world revolves around the ones you hate,
Why do you try so hard to be things you’re not.
And I would rather be alo...

Out of the Black - Billie Marten
Written by：Chrisette Payne/Derwin Armstrong/Douglas Ellison
How did it feel
When it came alive and took you
Out of th...

This is my winter song to you
The storm is coming soon
It rolls in from the sea
My voice,a beacon in the night
My words will be your light
To carry yo...

She’s underwater again
Somebody’s daughter, a friend
In the night in the dark in the cold
As she walks far away
Nobody’s watching
Drowning in words so...

Breeze is always colder by the sea
But it's warm to me
Unsettled in my skin
The air is clean
And I build a dream
Haven't we all?
Never looking back or...

I write in cursive lines
And I need the help
I miss the shoulder of knowing
Nothing else
And I will never be
I will never be myself
I will never be
I ...

I sit upon the shelf
But it's hard to find yourself
But I wasn't looking anyway
And it's been hard
And your body bears the weight of it all
And we're ...

She's underwater again
Somebody's daughter and friend
In the night in the dark
In the cold as she walks far away
Nobody's watching
Drowning in words s...

Breaking my back in the heart of this land

Feet above water and softened in sand
I could have wanted any part of this

But I find the heat is too har...

Breaking my back in the heart of this land
Feet above water and softened in sand
I could have wanted any part of this
But I find the heat is too harsh...

When the sun rises silver
If it rises at all
Meet me there across the water
And we'll start an endless storm
Rain falls in love
Rain falls in love
Tog...

It's been a hard time, a long day
Our minds they play over and over again
And I call myself a friend
While you call yourself a stranger
We float upon ...

Breaking my back in the heart of this land
Feet above water and softened in sand
I could have wanted any part of this
But I find the heat is too harsh...

Colourful boxes against our grave
Ticket in hand, we have travelled a long way
And I have not seen myself in several days
And man, it feels good not t...

Born into a nursery
I've been growing leaf by leaf
Dying for the world to see
Ready
Solace coming over me
Greener than the olive tree
Riper than you'l...

Me and my body
 Making me believe
 All this is good for me
 And I feel hazy

 Proud of my actions
 Gonna get me some
 For I have no patience

 All our...

We buy the cheapest cuts of love
immediate
Fits like a glove
Makes me think I'm not good enough
It's all too much
I look above
In my dreams I'm walkin...

I could feel at the time
There was no way of knowing
Fallen leaves in the night
Who can say where they're blowing
As free as the wind
Why the sea on t...

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know.
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Chr...

I watch the light on the moon
To keep my baby soft and he said
You keep the garden and I’ll take the view
This is how we move
This is how we move
I wa...

Here as I am like the toes on my feet
Always a gamble on who they might meet
Fresh are the flowers, and air that is sweet
Bringin' me back to you
Tell...

I watch the light on the moon
To keep my baby soft and he said
You keep the garden and I'll take the view
This is how we move
This is how we move
I wa...

Here as I am like the toes on my feet
Always a gamble on who they might meet
Fresh are the flowers and air that is sweet
Bringing me back to you
Tell ...

You and I both know
The way the wind blows
The way the stream goes
And it goes
Different language
They can’t hear us
They can’t hear
You and I both fe...

Sweep the leaves and cut the air
Find a secret hanging there
Where you can be alone
Drawing roads into the sand
Falling deep into your hands
Barely gr...

No sudden changes
No sudden moves
Nothing stays in place as
The tide pulls the moon
Outside is turning
I am standing still
Like a dog whose chin is re...

Snow sidewinding on the highway
 God, let my wheels stay on the ground
 Every time I call you it's from the road
 Can you hear my voice over the noise...