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Charlie Leavy
By Charlie LeavyMusic
Charlie Leavy episodes
- EchoesLyricsDeeper than dangerBut I'm never scaredFurther than NASA's journeysThough a little bit less preparedFeeling the days fly past meBut my thoughts are elsewhereMaking me feel like I'mOn top of the world, so leave me thereI see your face but its notAs clear as could beA stream running through my heart andThe ripples keep tugging on meYour words always resonate likeSkipping stones on a lakeBut I only hear the echoesLike we're both on opposite sides of a caveAnd I know I know there's nothing here to make it easierWe just have to wait it out, just give it timeCos there's a million miles between us and there ain't a thing we can doJust keep on going strong and wait it outI like when it gets to autumnI love all the leavesFlying like graceful pilotsDrifting on by in the breezeI wait for the day when we canChill outside as we pleaseThe sunshine behind your smileAs it sets for the night through all the treesAnd I know I know there's nothing here to make it easierWe just have to wait it out, just give it timeCos there's a million miles between us and there ain't a thing we can doJust keep on going strong and wait it outDeeper than dangerBut I'm never scaredCos you make me feel likeI'm on top of the world so leave me there3 min
- Shirtless on the SofaI'm having "top surgery" in Jan 2022, and I'm a whirlwind of nerves, excitement, and impatience. So I channeled all of those emotions into songwriting, and 'Shirtless on the Sofa' was the result. :)Lyrics:I'm gonna wake up in painBet you didn't expect that's what I'd sayBut I'm gonna wake up on the 24th day of JanuaryAnd I'm gonna be in painSo doctor give me that pain med dripI want whatever makes me tripSo I can think about when the healing's overI'll run through fields, or maybe skipMy life before will feel a blipThen I'll be home, lying shirtless on the sofaI'm gonna wake up that dayAnd I know exactly what I'll sayI'm gonna look the nurse directly in the eyeAnd I'll say: "God, that was a weight off my chest!"And I'll be healing for 6 full weeksThese regulations are a teaseBut I'll be careful, designer nipples are expensiveAnd when I finally see myself: "enchante, quelle surprise!"I'll get out there, my life will feel like mine to liveI'll have my scars for lifeBut rather those than live in strifeThere is no phrase that fits in quite a similar wayThan if there's no pain, there is no gainSo doctor give me that pain med dripI want whatever makes me tripSo I can think about when the healing's overI'll run through fields, or maybe skipMy life before will feel a blipThen I'll be home, lying shirtless on the sofa4 min
- Semblance of a BeardSemblance of a Beard is one of a small number of songs I've written since starting my journey on Testosterone. It's about my experience with my changing body, and how it's strange that the changes I've been dreaming of for years feel the best kind of weird.As a few of you will be aware, I now live in Glasgow and will be diving back into music as I learn more about my deepening voice!Lyrics:Me, I've always been meThe thing that has changedIs now I take Vitamin TAnd I, I have a semblance of a beardMe, I've always been meThe voice in my headNow matches the voice in your earsAnd I'm finding these changes good but weirdI look in the mirrorAnd I can see clearA body that matches my brainBut there might be a little rainAnd it's okay if there's a little rain, ohhThings, things they will changeBut what stays the sameIs how much I've suited my nameAnd it, it makes me feel like I could flyGender is just a gameThat I need to playAnd some people don't but that is okaySome people let it pass them byI look in the mirrorAnd I can see clearA body that matches my brainBut there might be a little rainAnd it's okay if there's a little rain, ohhMe, I've always been meI don't look the sameBut I feel more like me than ever, ohh3 min
- Jolene (Dolly Parton Cover)Did a cover of Jolene to test the equipment as I haven't used it for a while now and besides it's one of my Dad's favourites :)4 min
- MapsThis song originally started life as a poem, but kept on thinking it might work as a song :)You can't rely on maps to find loveI've been through dozens:Everytime thinking I've got luckyI start to dig and it's just a dud.You can't rely on maps to find loveSo what if you're an expertOn compass navigation?It doesn't mean much, it doesn't mean much when it's love.I've been walkingIn every directionBut I'm still getting nowhereYou can't rely on maps to find loveThere's hills and little symbolsAnd roads with tiny signalsNo hearts or even x marks the spotYou can't rely on maps to find loveMy goddamn feet are achingAnd I keep on mistakingThe sun rise in the morning, and when the earth is yawning, for love.I've been walkingIn every directionJust for any signOr any little detectionBut I'm still getting nowhereYou can't rely on maps to find loveI realised that and I soon gave upI sat down on a benchAbsolutely drenchedOblivious to you, the flower bud.I saw the map peek out of your coatLooking crumpled up and uselessJust a soggy paper nuisanceAnd the chances of it working, the chances are, for certain: remote.Your eyes met mine, but how could this be?Our maps were both used unsuccessfullyI shyly start a conversationGuess I've found my destinationIronic, totally, I agree.You can't rely on maps to find loveI walked in all directionsCrossed a thousand intersectionsAnd when I wasn't lookingMy love story was cookingYou can't rely on maps to find love********************MapsLyrics & melody by: Charlie Leavy.Performed by: Charlie Leavy.Production by: Charlie Leavy.© 2014 Charlie Leavy4 min
- Friday - IU (English KPOP Cover by Charlie)Friday - IU (English KPOP Cover by Charlie) by Charlie Leavy4 min
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- Never Trusting CupidNever Trusting CupidI've been filling in my calendar with x'sShould have used a pencilI prefer erasingNow im gonna throw it all awayBecause the plans I'd "pencied in"Were by a pen and now they won't go awayI've been filling in my calendar with x'sNow I've realised love can be so damn pretentiousCupid fires arrows at your heartBut everytime I feel the bloodI know I’m shot in several other body partsWoah oh oh oh how am I gonna jump the wall I built around myself when its 10 feetTall walls are looming over me, I've gotta get out somehowI've been filling in my calendar with x'sEvery plan we made is like a scream in both our facesI don't know bout how you're getting onBut I don’t want to cos I know you'll be okayBecause your feelings are all goneEverything was perfect, but you went and wrecked itThe time I start to organise has totally demoralisedMy need to stay uplifted, I feel like I have driftedThe time I picked was stupid, im never trusting cupid againWoah oh oh oh how am I gonna jump the wall I built around myself when its 10 feetTall walls are looming over me, I've gotta get out somehowWoah oh oh oh how am I supposed to make a map to navigate around a maze whenI don’t know where the hell I've started from, I've gotta get out somehowI'll be okayThat's what they sayI'll be alrightIf I get you out of my mindI've been filling up my memories with exesEvery time I love, I seem to be so recklessThere's no time for me to fall apartI need to climb the walls I builtAnd find another way to strengthen up my heartWoah oh oh oh how am I gonna jump the wall I built around myself when its 10 feetTall walls are looming over me, I've gotta get out somehowWoah oh oh oh how am I supposed to make a map to navigate around a maze whenI don’t know where the hell I've started from, I've gotta get out somehow********************Never Trusting CupidLyrics & melody by: Charlie Leavy.Performed by: Charlie Leavy.Production by: Charlie Leavy.© 2016 Charlie Leavy4 min
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About Charlie Leavy
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Now based in Glasgow, singer-songwriter Charlie previously gigged mainly around Oxfordshire. Charlie's set generally includes an eclectic mix of upbeat pop songs tinged with the odd hint of blues, country or folk & maybe the odd original/cover in Korean, Japanese or Spanish.
Singer songwriter & winner of the London 2015 Pride's Got Talent Cabaret, Charlie headlined the Pride stage at BST Hyde Park on Sun 21st June, followed by 3 stages at Pride the following weekend.
Since starting, Charlie has performed about 350 gigs in total, slowing down whilst at the University of Nottingham, studying History with Contemporary Chinese Studies.
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Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music, "Out there in Streaming Land there are naturally gifted singers and then there are the rest of us, and you can tell within seconds that Charlie Leavy belongs effortlessly in the first category. In the coming years Charlie will be able to pick pretty much any direction he wants to and, with enough hard work, make a success of it."
Art Lagun, Oxford Nightshift, "True to form the first act tonight proves to be the most interesting. Charlie Leavy makes a big impact with just his voice and an acoustic guitar, sounding more California than his native Hook Norton. Relentlessly upbeat, one great song follows another, catchy tunes with straightforward yet personal lyrics like the poignant ‘Tongue Tied’. Only seventeen, Charlie writes and performs with frank simplicity that comes as a breath of vitalising air, his take on Pixie Lott’s ‘Mama Do’ trouncing the original."