Give me Tina

No not that Tina.

Tina Arena. Tiny Tina Arena the darling of the Johnny Young Talent School and one of Australia’s most amazing, and under appreciated, recording artists. She has been living and working in the UK and France for the last few years and had dropped off my radar but someone fabulous let me hear a couple of tracks from a new french language album, “Un AutreUnivers”, which got me looking for more of her work.

It turns out that there was a album from her that I had missed, so a quick trip to the music store and I had them both.

“But I Lied”

Wonder if it’s always been this bright
I could never tell you where it all went wrong
Because you were always right
I could spend a lifetime handing out the blame
I could call it all a big mistake
But love that we are given never goes away
It just changes every day
Guess I’ll find it if I wait
And every day gets better, everything is almost fine
‘Cause every night I’m still pretending you’re not on my mind

But I lied
There’s nothing in your heart that I don’t understand
I know yesterday has come and gone
Wishes are like water slipping through my hands
And I never could hold on
Truth is complicated when it comes to you
Every edge is dangerously rough
Nothing ever changes but my point of view
And today I’ll call it love
As if calling was enough
And every day gets better, everything is almost fine
‘Cause every night I’m still pretending you’re not on my mind

But I lied, But I lied, But I lied
Stumbling through this journey is an uphill climb
So much effort gone and more to come
If I was to make love to you one more time
Would I wonder what I had done? Would I be the only one?
And every day gets better, everything is almost fine
‘Cause every night I’m still pretending you’re not on my mind
And every day gets better, everything is almost fine
‘Cause every night I’m still pretending you’re not on my mind
But I lied
Yeah yeah