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Still A Child

by Margaret O'Hanlon

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1.
Messin' With My Heaven (2010) You call, I’ll be there, Doesn’t matter when or where I call You don’t care I’ll be lucky if you get out of your comfy chair There’s nothin’ much I wouldn’t do for you There’s nothin’ much I wouldn’t do for you There’s nothin’ much I wouldn’t do for you – ‘Cause that’s just the way I am. I can, remember when, I had a lot of friends to do me favours So I can see where you’re coming from You’re just trying different flavours, But now you’re Messin’ With My Heaven baby Messin’ With My Heaven You’re Messin’ With My Heaven darling You know just what I’m gonna say – So hang your head low boy – You’ve got to hang your head low boy, You’ve got to hang your head low boy – Everybody’s gotta change, Nothing ever stays the same Everybody’s gotta change, Nothing ever stays the same Ok, you can come back now You’ve had a chance to think it over You think there ain’t nothing out there That get’ll too hard for you to shoulder, But you – Never get the message (do ya?) Never get the message You never get the message (do ya?) It doesn’t have to be this way – So hang your head low boy – Everybody’s gotta change, Nothing ever stays the same
2.
Do Not Get Your Lady (2015) I do not get your lady you know I can’t compete Everything about her is always on repeat I do not get the attraction no it’s not for me There’s a certain satisfaction Endless deity Endless deity. Running without falling dancing in the dark Really quite appalling wasted in the park Asking all those questions Eyes are to one side It really makes no difference Never will confide Never will confide. Every time you disappear I think I’ve had it up to here You’re just clocking one more round I’ll be sitting this one out.. I’ll be sitting this one out sitting this one out sitting this one out Every time you disappear I think I’ve had it up to here You’re just clocking one more round And I’ll be sitting this one out Sitting this one out I do not get your crazy late catastrophe that say that you’re just lazy, it’s all the same to me Do not get your lady We’ll never be good friends Hearing the same story time and time again - time again.
3.
Still A Child (1982) Still a child when it comes to you Still can cry when it comes to you When will I get over this silly feeling I hold on to I know you’ll never come back But me I don’t believe it’s true. So now you’ve got the power - you know how to hurt me It’s been around town - they say you’ve found somebody perfect You like to share your dreams with And me I don’t believe it’s true. I was supposed to be the one after so many years you’d choose. Out of this world - somebody could describe you But they could just never come close to the way I feel on this night staring out the window watching taxi’s go by I can count them all you see. Still a child Still can cry When will I get over This silly feeling I hold on to I know you’ll never come back But me I don’t believe it’s true.
4.
The Difference (1991) A simple thought left unattended dawned on me like quiet thunder Topples down like unkept garbage catastrophe is in the margin But like a child without amusement I dare myself to finally fuse it I never thought I never thought I never thought I’d miss it But now I know Now I know Now I know the difference between you and I Looking back on last nights dinner your conservation was such a winner staring out on empty faces I dream of you in exotic places So raise your glass to the token winner And leave behind the rightful sinner A simple word - I should have said it On second thought - I might regret it So drink a toast to indecision It has to be without remission. I never thought I’d miss it But now I know the difference between you and I
5.
Pause 06:23
Pause (2011) I woke up this morning, with the daylight I was so grateful for it. And it filled up my room, just like a yellow balloon, I felt the darkness lift. Now, I believe, I have seen, the darkest part of the day. I went out, and I walked around Things seem so much clearer to me now. I’ve been young before, now I’m old again I make the same mistakes over and over again. So let me pause, and Thank you For giving me back to myself. And your way, it’s such a hard way for me. Sometimes I wish I could reach out with a greater understanding, And give it all back to you. And I don’t believe, you have ever seen, the darkest part of my day. And if the road turns hard, and the sky turns dark Well you know where to find me. And I never did tell you that the kindest thing you gave me, Was release. So let me pause, and Thank you For giving me back to myself.
6.
Nothing To Cry About (2011) Leave me now, you don’t have to cry about it Just let yourself out, no need to lie about it It’s not like I mean that much to you, ‘cause you don’t mean that much to me Oh leave me now Don’t wanna discuss it, there’s nothing to talk about. Why make such a fuss, I’d rather just laugh about it. I don’t wanna think about, all the things I’m supposed to think about – Oh leave me now And if you see me walking, you don’t have to act afraid, Don’t tell me you think about me, cause I’ll never think about you – And when you see me coming, don’t turn your head away And don’t tell me that you still need me, cause I’ll never say that to you – Why make it so hard? It’s not like we’d last forever. Why don’t you just move on? Then we could be friends, whatever Why don’t you find someone new, and I could find somebody too – Oh, leave me now. And if you see me walking, you don’t have to act afraid, I don’t wanna talk about it, I’ve said all I’ve had to say – And don’t try to make me love you, I’ll never let you love me. Nothing to cry about Why did you cry for me? I’ll never cry for you
7.
Katie 05:07
Katie (1992) Katie and I put our hands to the sky we’re flying like birds through the window Katie and I are like stars in the sky We’re flying to Moscow tonight Katie looks down with the eyes of a clown “Margaret”, she says, “I am Dying” and Katie has eyes just like almonds and pies I know she will make it tonight Katie and I are like spies in the winter We’re chasing some dashing illustrious crime And Katie and I do not care where it leads us Oh, Katie, I never left you this time. Now it’s all part of a dot on your heart Katie my mind cannot leave you And though we’ve grown far it’s all par for the course Katie, you’re dancing tonight.
8.
Closer To My Soul (An Ancient Song) (2010) If I weren’t so bold I’d wait for you to come to me. Oh I need your heart to hold, I long to feel your breath on me. I lie awake at night, but the moon won’t answer me Oh this longing in my heart It never wanders far from me. I see you in the street Your happiness awakens me The dancing of your smile It calms my heart, it comforts me. I see it in your face, I’m the furtherest from your mind So I turn to go My heart just cries alone. I know to you – I am only passing time But I don’t think I’ll ever know Someone closer to my soul. Oh God this pain I feel Brings me crashing to my knees This empty fruit I taste Just reminds me of the waste I know I must be mad, to hold this anguish in my heart Oh these things that I’ve never spoke Are the thoughts you’ll never know. One night I’ll steal away Across the seas I’d rather stay. Where distant faces pass me by, And distant voices never cry. I lie awake at night, But this moon won’t answer me Oh I don’t think I’ll ever know, Someone closer to my soul No I don’t think I’ll ever know Someone closer to my soul.
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Beautiful 04:51
Beautiful (1992) Fool that I am I touched your hand And you pull it back  and I’m ashamed You stand so powerful A young man king of all he sees, and who am I to shed such disgrace on you -  I worship you The way you stand, the words you choose I am hopelessly drawn to the strength that’s in  your arms I tip my hat to you  The most beautiful thing I ever saw.   Time tells his tale of those who fail My second chance, My worthless glance But you turned your back on me Your insolence it leaves me cold And who am I to beg power from the bold  The most beautiful thing I ever saw.

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A retrospect of songs from the past 25 years. These are my favourites. I do hope you enjoy. Eternally grateful to the exceptionally talented musicians involved; Mark Wilson, Marcel Rodeka, Luke Belcher, Nigel Hirst, Violet Hirst, Bence Csontos, Emily Egbert, and Pol Nicholson. Thanks to the ever patient and resilient Paul Inger for recording all this madness.

Your purchase of this album will be donated to The Cancer Society of NZ.

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released January 6, 2018

Lyrics and Music - Margaret O’Hanlon
All songs Engineered & Mastered by Paul Inger, The Recording Room

Vocals - Margaret O’Hanlon
Piano & Accordion - Mark Wilson
Drums - Marcel Rodeka
Bass - Luke Belcher
Saxophones - Nigel Hirst
Trumpet - Bence Csontos
Cello - Emily Egbert

Lead Vocal on “Katie” - Violet Hirst
Guitar on “Nothing To Cry About” - Pol Nicholson

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Margaret O'Hanlon Queenstown, New Zealand

Margaret O'Hanlon has been singing since she was 5. She left NYC, where she was born and raised for bigger skies in 1988 and settled in Queenstown, NZ where she has since remained. She has never stopped, writing, directing and entertaining, and does not intend to. ... more

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