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Beth Orton — State of Grace
Album: Sugaring Season
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Released: 2012
Length: 4:04
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Put my stake into the ground
Made my claim this time around
And in the selfsame circumstance I'd do the same again
Hold on out for the one I love, for the one I know I'm of
I never would be swayed

It was here before we noticed it
It'll be here when we're gone
And if I push you away, well let me be the first to say
That oh I've seen your light, it's in the harbour
Come on pull me all the faster
Back to the selfsame day

Beauty comes in slow release
I awaken to you piece by piece
I have no need for innocence or grief
Put my hand into your hand
And all the words I understand
They fall away like endless days upon the shore
They fall away like endless days upon the shore

We were here before we noticed it
We'll be here if it's gone
And if I led you astray, well let me be the one to say
That oh, I've seen your light out in the harbour
Come on pull us all the faster
Into the selfsame day

And I put my stake into the ground
In a state of grace this time around
And in the selfsame circumstance I do the same again
I would do the same again
I would do the same again
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Love everything this lady does  
Beth Orton is such an amazing singer songwriter.
 jimvanders wrote:

Radio Paradise worships Beth Orton. almost play her too much. 



And in the selfsame circumstance I do the same again
I would do the same again
I would do the same again
 rdo wrote:

just think about in 50 years we'll be talking about the many damages to the body caused by pot...one of the many reasons I could never live in Europe again is all the smokers...they really love the cigs there....thankfully we have evolved here but now we got pot to kill the next generation early....wonderful

Hmmmm…did you know that the human brain has had specialized receptors built in for cannabinoids? For many thousands of years? Why is that? Just wondering…
Nice that Beth cut the (to my ears) excessive warbling back a bit on this album.  Very nice.
beth orton following tracy chapman is a particularly sublime pleasure
Beth DM please. :-)
Thanks for sharing, Beth Orton — State of Grace is a hot hit song most downloaded as ringtone at klingeltone-kostenlos.de
 ricardo242 wrote:

Van Morrison is the most boring guy in this world!


Well, you're wrong, of course, but why bring up this random opinion on a Beth Orton song comments thread?
 TerryS wrote 5 years ago:

To quote Sherlock Holmes ( the modern one) I am not an Addict. I am a user.

Right. And I'm a goner - as in PSD. 


... never to be seen again, hopefully. Now we have Beth all to ourselves, without your lot.
Boy, do I ever hear "Tin Man" in this. Nice though.
Van Morrison is the most boring guy in this world!
 ScottishWillie wrote:

Beth is English, from Norfolk I think and personally I adore her voice.
 

tall drink of water, she's a Norfolk waterfall. 

-Ryan Adams
Radio Paradise worships Beth Orton. almost play her too much. 
very nice morning, good coffee and this set

 LizK wrote:

The sound would be significantly improved by studying Streisand. Her diction is impeccable. Beth keeps you puzzled with her accent.  South central Maine?  Too long vacationing in Nova Scotia?  “CROATOAN?”  A mystery.
 
Beth is English, from Norfolk I think and personally I adore her voice.
 lemmoth wrote:

Don't really care for Beth -



 
The sound would be significantly improved by studying Streisand. Her diction is impeccable. Beth keeps you puzzled with her accent.  South central Maine?  Too long vacationing in Nova Scotia?  “CROATOAN?”  A mystery.
To quote Sherlock Holmes ( the modern one) I am not an Addict. I am a user.

Right. And I'm a goner - as in PSD. 
beth has always put together great lyrics.
It is unhealthy to smoke. But it can be fun with the right people. Shouldn't we talk about songs here, and not about problems/lifestyle/health?
 rdo wrote:

just think about in 50 years we'll be talking about the many damages to the body caused by pot...one of the many reasons I could never live in Europe again is all the smokers...they really love the cigs there....thankfully we have evolved here but now we got pot to kill the next generation early....wonderful
 
Evolved here?  Really?  Ahahahaha!  That's funny!
 coding_to_music wrote:
Poster child for the damages to your primary instrument due to smoking. Same story as Joni Mitchell. Killed their money-maker. Sad...

 
just think about in 50 years we'll be talking about the many damages to the body caused by pot...one of the many reasons I could never live in Europe again is all the smokers...they really love the cigs there....thankfully we have evolved here but now we got pot to kill the next generation early....wonderful
 coding_to_music wrote:
Poster child for the damages to your primary instrument due to smoking. Same story as Joni Mitchell. Killed their money-maker. Sad...

 
Interesting info. Thanks. I'm listening closer, now, straining to pick it out, but can't hear that typical smoker's throatiness. 

She has such a unique voice, huh. I'm a fan. 

Don't really care for Beth -


Kinda incoherent lyrics. 
Poster child for the damages to your primary instrument due to smoking. Same story as Joni Mitchell. Killed their money-maker. Sad...
Two thumbs up from the Middletown jury.