How Do You Build An Ocean

from Hold Yourself Together by Asha Jefferies

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How do you build an ocean?
From the palms of your hands and a block of steel
How do you build an ocean?
Mama always told ya to make what you feel
But now it’s hard, the days are long
You don’t how to feel or who you’ll become
And there’s a sense, of impotence
To manufacture love without giving in
You tried to build me an ocean, but I could smell a man made soul
You can’t build love like that
You can’t choose who you adore

Would you marvel at the light?
You always thought I’ve tried too hard despite
Your grip on everything let go of it, let go of it
Could you let it flood through your heart, through your blood?
You can’t build an ocean, you can’t force love

Hold your peace, I’ll put Johnny Mathis’ sweet surrender on repeat
Cause now it’s time to leave, unless we’ll keep on suffering my dear
Oh now it’s time to lose the fear

Would you marvel at the light?
You always thought I’ve tried too hard despite
Your grip on everything let go of it, let go of it
Could you let it flood through your heart, through your blood?
You can’t build an ocean
You can’t build an ocean
You can’t build an ocean
You can’t force love

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from Hold Yourself Together, released February 1, 2019

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Asha Jefferies Brisbane, Australia

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May 3

The Valley Loft

Fortitude Valley, QLD
May 15

The Great Escape

Brighton, UK
May 21

The Social

London, UK
May 22

Paper Dress Vintage

London, UK
Jul 8

Wolverhampton Civic Hall

Wolverhampton, UK
Sep 9

Poetry Club, SWG3

Glasgow, UK
Sep 12

Servant Jazz Quarters

London, UK
Sep 14

Paradiso

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sep 17

Supersonic

Paris, France
Sep 18

Reeperbahn Festival

Hamburg, Germany
Sep 24

Botanique

Brussels, Belgium

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