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She Knows

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The Milkhouse Sessions (EP)

1.	Wage A Little Peace	Play	Wage A Little Peace There's no reason why we can't be friends We're just long-lost brothers on a damn big planet It's okay, we'll find our way And bring it all together now I don't claim to have the answers It's a shame that we can't fathom All the reasons that We could be here for Fighting gets us nowhere So we should try To wage a little peace Give a little more There's no better place to start Than at your own front door And little by little we can change this Wage a little peace Give a little more There's no better place to start Than at your own front door And little by little we can change the world We're so caught up in our differences How many ways can we subdivide 'til we break It's all fake All these superficial lines we make I don't claim to have the answers It's a shame that we can't fathom All the reasons that We could be here for Fighting gets us nowhere So we should try To wage a little peace Give a little more There's no better place to start Than at your own front door And little by little we can change this Wage a little peace Give a little more There's no better place to start Than at your own front door And little by little we can change the world It would be easier If we took what we said and we acted on it Give me a reason, yeah To sit and watch the world go by Who cares if the season's right? Oh time has never waited for us We should never have to wait for the time It's gone by Yeah the time, it's gone by To wage a little peace, give a little more There's no better place than your own front door Wage a little peace, give a little more There's no better place than your own front door To wage a little peace Give a little more There's no better place to start Than at your own front door And little by little we can change this Wage a little peace Give a little more There's no better place to start Than at your own front door And little by little we can change the world Lyrics
2.	The Proposal	Play	The Proposal She took my hand and held it so tightly I had her heart and it burned so bright, she whispered and said "I want you to marry me" "I want you to marry me" She had the eyes of autumn in colour Warm was her touch, she loved like no other We'd bask in the moonlight watching the stars go by Watching the stars go by Oh in my dreams I see things the way I think they ought to be Oh silly me Reality kicked in I can't describe the way that I felt that first time I saw her my senses were melted She spoke and my voice was taken away from me Was taken away from me Oh in my dreams I see things the way I think they ought to be Oh silly me Reality kicked in Everybody seems to think that I'm a little crazy For wanting to go so deep But there's just one thing that comes between me and this dream And I overlooked it in my rush to be redeemed The smallest of steps can be much bigger than it seems to be A finger to wear this ring She took my hand and held it so tightly I had her heart and it burned so bright, she whispered and said "I want you to marry me" "I want you to marry ..." Lyrics
3.	November Highway	Play	November Highway I need some room, perhaps a little space to breathe My heads a mess and add to that my hearts a tease Oh well, they say at 98 degrees you should be fine, you should be fine I need some room, perhaps a little space to breathe My heads a mess and add to that my hearts a tease Oh well, they say at 98 degrees you should be fine, oh what a waste of expertise If I could drive along that bright November highway with the windows down The chill-air bites but I don't mind If I could drive along that bright November highway I'll be fine, I'll be fine, I'll be fine And all in good time Oh what a view if you just take some time to see Open your eyes I think you'll find it's what you need Oh well, they say at sixteen hundred feet you'll feel just fine, I guess thats something they got right If I could drive along that bright November highway with the windows down The chill-air bites but I don't mind If I could drive along that bright November highway I'll be fine, I'll be fine, I'll be fine And all in good time If I could drive along that bright November highway with the windows down The chill-air bites but I don't mind If I could drive along that bright November highway with the windows down Oh I, if I could drive along that bright November highway I'll be fine, I'll be fine, I'll be fine, and all in good time Lyrics
4.	It's All Easy	Play	It's All Easy I think I finally found the room that I was looking for With a neon view that's bright when they light up at night - it's red and white I found a piece that's just my size, at least for now it feels just right And if I'm ever feeling lonely I know my friends are only ever just a phone away It seems to say It's all easy if you try a little harder to make it right It's all easy I think I spent too long in finding just what's good for me In a world so big, so small it's all a mystery - and now I see I've ended up with time to spare, at least for now the feeling's there That if I'm ever feeling lonely I know my friends are only ever just a phone away It seems to say It's all easy if you try a little harder to make it right It's all easy Feel the future coming, here I go Give the voices nothing for the show I can feeling a surging in my soul It's in my soul I think it's time for me to finally step outside my door And leave behind me all the wonders of the great indoors But it's times like this you have to seize to make your dreams reality And if you're ever feeling lonely you know your friends are only ever just a phone away And you know that phone is only ever just a room away It seems to say It's all easy if you try a little harder to make it right It's all easy It's all easy if you try a little harder to make it right It's all easy Lyrics
5.	Five Fingers	Play
6.	The Ninja's Lament	Play	The Ninja's Lament I am a ninja and I'm in disguise I'm at a party and it's no surprise That she hasn't seen me at all It's hard as a ninja to make any friends The top of the food chain meets the loneliest end At least I have sweet skills with two katanas and my poison darts, yeah! They say that to kill is the best way to a person's heart, yeah! I'm fallin' behind the love line Spendin' my best days in diguise When I should be practicing my pickup lines Instead I'm hiding in the shadows with my throwing knives I am a ninja and I'm in disguise I'm at a party and it's no surprise Lyrics
7.	Naima (Coltrane)	Play

On October 22nd, 2008, Robert Gillies and Samuel David Hale spent 10 straight hours in the now defunct Milkhouse Studios in Allston, MA. The tracks that came out of that session were a mix of old, new, funky and slow, and each one came out of that session with a new life and soul.

Available for $5 via mail-order (details in Contact section)

© Robert Gillies 2008

The Day the World Heard (EP)

$4.95

1.	Search	Play	Search And it starts with that feeling inside of your heart That something was wrong from the start No telling what it is And you cringe 'cos the things that your life used to hinge on Fade away and reveal that you've been gone For far too long, for far too long And you will find the time To find out otherwise And you will find the time To figure out this life In these moments that come so few and far between Its in these moments you'll find your clarity And you will find the time To figure out this life And you will find the time Connect your heart and mind Oh, oh, oh together, together, together Oh, oh, oh together, together, together Lyrics
2.	Clayton
3.	It's All Easy
4.	Saint	Play
5.	November Highway

Robert's second solo effort co-produced in the winter of 2007 by Duncan Thomas. 'The Day the World Heard' is a collection of songs written over the course of a year working as a volunteer at Maxwell International School with the exception of 'Clayton' which found its way from 'The Shape of Life' in a slightly altered incarnation. Each song has a life of its own but forms part of a whole which truly sums up a year of sacrifice, love and adventure. Robert is now gearing himself up for a full-length album.

Available for $5 via mail-order (details in Contact section)

This album is also available for purchase in the iTunes UK, US and Canada stores

© Robert Gillies 2007

The Shape of Life (EP)

1.	Chapter One	Play	Chapter One I need a physician, doctor please make an incision I don't know what's inside and it's scaring me If I could just but comprehend what life has got around the bend Or is hiding up it's sleeve, where are you leading me? Here we go again My life's become a repetition My head begins to swim In colours of my own rendition I can't find the end Chapter one is starting yet again I should start by looking down, are both my feet upon the ground? I gotta start somewhere, no better time than now Now in a world of disbelief tell me who can I trust to guide me? Some kind of pharisee? Are you kidding me? Going nowhere Running anyway to find just somewhere Mirages fool me endlessly I'll get there Pushing never letting go and wondering how long its gonna be Here we go again My life's become a repetition My head begins to swim In colours of my own rendition I can't find the end Chapter one is starting yet again I take a step back from this wall I've been way too close too Comfort, I sacrifice all I know to be So long, this loop of life's gone on and on and all I needed Right here inside of me And all I had to do was let it in Here we go again My life's become a repetition My head begins to swim In colours of my own rendition I can't find the end Chapter one is starting Here we go again Another part of life's just starting Here we go again Another flight to life's departing Here we go again Chapter one has finally reached an end Lyrics
2.	Shine		Shine Somebody told her that you were leaving Tell me that this is not the truth So now she means nothing alone in her bedroom Left with a hole where once was you Full of doubt, left washed-out A porcelain shell of who she was Broken pieces on the floor A girl with a heart that's oh-so pure Try to slow down instead speeding up It seems like your life is in a rut Wave upon wave of irrational feelings Tear themselves up inside your head Heavy tears well up inside Feeling so empty as you weep Broken feelings on the floor A man with a heart that's oh-so pure Life's added pressures can bring you down Weighted you feel like you could drown Though dark as the night it is it won't last for long Focus your thoughts upon the dawn Full of doubt left washed out Striving for what you know is there Broken pieces on the floor Revealed is a heart that's oh-so pure Let it shine Let it shine Lyrics
3.	Clayton		Clayton You left with a gleam in your eye Deep breaths marked each step You said "People have the right to fly" So give yourself a chance this time You've been so long Don't be sorry You've been so long But you can still come home You can still come home You pushed 'til the walls crumbled down That the world might see in Exposed it seemed that you might drown alone Instead you reached that higher ground You've been so long Don't be sorry You've been so long But you can still come home You've been so long Don't be sorry Don't be sorry You left with a gleam in your eye Deep breaths marked each step You said "People have the right to fly" Lyrics
4.	You Will Know	Play	You Will Know You make me happy So happy And I seem to find a certain piece of mind When I've here with you You make me feel all the colours of the rainbow And I can't help but follow wherever you may go And if I brought you all the colours of the rainbow I think you'd know It's not a show I think you'd know You make me happy So happy And you don't need to say a single word To make me feel this way You make me feel all the colours of the rainbow And I can't help but follow wherever you may go And if I brought you all the colours of the rainbow I think you'd know It's not a show I think you'd know It's not a show Happiness is all these colours I'm feeling Higher than high and then bust out the ceiling The chandelier will crash to the floor But that's no matter 'cos our love's worth more Than the things we own You make me feel all the colours of the rainbow And I can't help but follow wherever you may go And if I brought you all the colours of the rainbow I think you'd know (You'd know) You make me feel all the colours of the rainbow And I can't help but follow wherever you may go And if I brought you all the colours of the rainbow I think you'd know I think you'd know You make me feel all the colours of the rainbow And I can't help but follow wherever you may go And if I brought you all the colours of the rainbow I think you'd know Lyrics
5.	Regret		Regret You walked away No parting words My hands are trembling Words I never said don't leave my mind Your image pure Visited each day my mind's eye finds a cure I see you eye to eye Murky-brown and swirling doors into the soul I cannot close my eyes For fear of losing sight of you Of this I never speak But will you ever know I find no rest Each day is spent in searching for a trace of you I waste no breathe Hoping that my search will never be in vain You walked away No parting words My hands are trembling Words I never said don't leave my mind I cannot close my eyes For fear of losing sight of you Of this I never speak But will you ever know Lyrics
6.	Sleepless Love	Play	Sleepless Love I can't help but lie awake And watch the movie that the shadows make They're dancing on the ceiling And they won't chance to see me Lost inside their love Lost inside their love Hearts don't rest But minds need time Love won't sleep Inside this weary frame I think I'll let this love into my mind 'Til the morning sun shines The morning light creeps up my wall Until the shadows have no room at all Their love seems to have faded But it's far from dissipated It lives inside their hearts It lives inside my heart Hearts don't rest But minds need time Love won't sleep Inside this weary frame I think I'll let this love into my mind 'Til the morning sun shines I can't help but lie awake And watch the movie that the shadows make They're dancing on the ceiling And they won't chance to see me Lost inside their love, love, love Lost inside their love Hearts don't rest But minds need time Love won't sleep Inside this weary frame I think I'll let this love into my mind 'Til the morning sun shines Lyrics
7.	Heart to Mind	Play	Heart to Mind Afraid to be in the right place at the right time These words caress the hardened, speechless ground In an instant I'm high above the earth below But you're still there Say it ain't so Heart to mind is a line So broken - disconnected - but from time to time A spark ignites and sheds light Into a still open mind And I And I still can't find that peace The peace inside And I still can't find that peace The peace inside Lyrics

To celebrate his first year of song-writing the young singer-songwriter, Robert Gillies, released his debut EP "The Shape of Life" much to the delight of his fans and listeners. This self-produced effort spans an ocean of emotions and sounds almost reflecting the sheer amount of traveling Robert has managed to squeeze into the past few years and goes to show that this young man has a great deal of talent - talent he is eager to share with the world.

© Robert Gillies 2006