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Let in the Light
04:43
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We’ve been walking where the ice is thin
Treading so lightly we don’t fall in
Lost in the white, testing our fate
Crossing Pharaoh’s Lake
One late winter day
If that’s how we’ll end this is how we’ll begin
I will be following you
I think I’m falling
But I’ll never sink when I’m with you
You are the reason I wake in the morn
You are the reason I work ‘til I’m sore
Even if we’re shivering all through the night
We’ll open the door and let in the light
Lay me down gently into my bed
Pull up the blankets over my head
I want to know your body there next to mine
We’ve been learning for all of our lives
To love and to die
If that’s how we’ll end this is how we’ll begin
You will be following me
I think you’re falling
But you’ll never sink when you’re with me
I said, “Don’t go walking where the ice is thin”
“Don’t you follow my footprints in the snow”
“There’s a heaven above us, there’s a darkness below”
I will be there when you wake in the morn
I will be there for you keeping you warm
Shake off the cold and farewell to the night
Open the door and let in the light
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How Far We've Come
03:44
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If you only knew how far we’ve come
And if you only knew how far we’ve yet to go
We might not be here
I remember when another man
Stood in the place where I stand today
On this hallowed ground
Though time and place may separate us
If we knew the meaning of another’s suffering
We might not see the difference between you and me
It rained on inauguration day
And I saw the face of King disgraced
In the reflecting pool
Millions marched and justice bled
We will resist without relent
Our voices will rise and remain
Though some will try to separate us
If we knew the meaning of another’s suffering
We might not see the difference between you and me
We all long to be free
Forever we’ll repent our past
No claims of innocence can hide the cracks
On the Liberty Bell
But who was it that reminded me?
“There’s a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in”
Though some may try to divide us
If we knew the meaning of another’s suffering
We might not see the difference between you and me
But if you only knew how far we’ve come
And if you only knew how far we’ve yet to go
We might not be here
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3. |
Marrow and Bone
03:24
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We don’t have to wait ‘til tomorrow
Tomorrow always comes too soon
No reason in waiting for a rainy day
To suck the marrow from the bone
It ain’t no use to dwell on your sorrows
You know you’re not alone
‘Cause the spring is coming and the sap is running
Like the blood inside your veins
How many voices does it take to right a wrong?
And how much silence does it take to sing a song?
Have mercy now for the weak and weary
For those who live without
‘Cause too many people are famished and feeble
Not to fill your neighbor’s cup
We who live in the pastures of plenty
Be thankful for every day
The sky is above you when you wake
And give your love away
Give your love away
How many voices does it take to right a wrong?
And how much silence does it take to sing a song?
We don’t have to wait ‘til tomorrow
Tomorrow always comes too soon
No reason in waiting for a rainy day
To suck the marrow from the bone
The marrow from the bone
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Dandelion Seeds
05:15
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Sometimes I want to sleep in all day
Let the dawn come and the dusk fade inside of my room
I can sit silent and softly stare ahead
At the wood grain and the dust wads that I haven’t broomed
Let the light in, let it dance all around my face
Shoulders rise and the shadows crawl slowly across the floor
I am breathing, breathing
I breath in, breath out
Winter relentlessly spins ‘round the walls of my house
A draft that creeps and seeps in through the cracks in my skin
Darkness will come and darkness will pass with the rain
I need you to remind me to shine on the grayest of days
It moves through my body like a thunderous train
Though I am the mountain and the tunnel is long, I will still believe
We will emerge and always seek the light
We will emerge and always seek the light
One day the spring will swirl aimlessly around my aching feet
And we will drift careless and free as dandelion seeds
The warm wind will wrap like a shroud ‘round our souls
We will embrace with arms outstretched and feel it lift our wings
Spirits emerging and reaching for the light
Spirits emerging and reaching for the light
Careless and free as dandelion seeds
Careless and free as dandelion seeds
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5. |
Beggar's Disguise
04:23
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You stay on your side, I’ll stay on mine
And never the twain shall meet
Left is left and right is right
But wrong is always wrong
I don’t mind, we live our separate lives
Our silos keep us safe until we suffocate, sinking in the grain
You want to live on top?
You better pony up
You gotta pay to play the game
No matter what the cost
The bits and bots know your every thought
Lies, lies, lies, between the lines
Lies, lies, lies, between the lines
Our worst laid plans
Have gone belly up
The fat cats and the empty suits
Smaller than the mice they rule
Who knew men could be so cruel?
Lies, lies, lies, between the lines
Lies, lies, lies, between the lines
Beware of wolves in the shepherd’s clothes
You never know when love will bite you
Sometimes it’s hiding right in front of your eyes
You never know when the truth will smite you
It comes like lightning down from the sky
You can’t stand on the bridge that you’re burning
Tear down all of the walls that divide
Don’t turn away the stranger who’s knocking
It might be your savior in a beggar’s disguise
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Nautilus
04:53
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Forward, moving forward
Moving forward to my home
Backwards, looking backwards
Leaving the future far behind
I’ve been waiting for a long time
Crawling out of my shell
I am the nautilus
Turning with the tide
Flowing, overflowing
Wherever we’re floating a river only knows
Blowing, blustering wild
Wherever we land then our seeds we’ll sow
We’ve been burning for a long time
Lighting up the dark sky
We are the Perseids
Fleeting in the night
I have suffered
And I have sinned
I have tried to find
Goodwill inside
For everyone like kin
Lead me, I am ready
For to enter the wild unknown
Carry me in your bleeding arms
Beauty is waiting in my resting place
I’ve been waiting for a long time
Crawling out of my shell
I am the nautilus
Turning with the tide
I have wandered
And I have grown
I have learned that everywhere I go
My heart will be my home
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7. |
Three Little Birds
04:56
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When you know that love is over It’s best to let it go
A trampled rose and a four leaf clover withered in the snow
The sweetest thing is the hardest parting when you’re left alone
Three little birds have lost their mother when they returned home
An empty nest and a tuft of feathers is all she left behind
But she taught them to sing and to love as brothers, to fly on their own
Grace will come to you
When you fall
When you know that love is over it’s best to let it go
You broke your wing but you’re getting better and soon will fly again
You will know that love surrounds you if you let it in
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8. |
Ones That I Love
04:12
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I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written
I haven’t been true to my love
I will confess this and expect no forgiveness
For the deeds I have done
I miss my lover, the woman I love
Ever since we parted ways
I miss her smile and the way that she left
The smallest pair of shoes by the door
I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve seen you
I haven’t been true to my own
I’ve been lost down a long dark road
And I don’t know my way back home
I miss my brothers, the ones that I love
Since we’ve grown and moved far away
I miss our laughter and the children we were
When we were reckless and young
I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve called you
I haven’t been true to my word
Slowly my face has become your reflection
Though I don’t know the sound of your voice
I miss my father, the one that I love
Our silence has so much to say
Though we’ve not spoken my will is unbroken
I’ll make it up to you someday
I’m sorry it’s been so long that I’ve left you
I haven’t been true to my god
I can’t conceive of a world without your love
Though I don’t know in what I believe
I miss my mother, the one that I love
Since illness led her astray
Forgive her for the weakness I don’t understand
Release her from the demons within
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9. |
Immaculate Flowers
02:35
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All of our lives we spend searching and working
To carve out a place in this world
Making our little patch of heaven
We can call our own
And after this life is over
Would you please remember me
Six feet by three they’ll dig my hole
and mark it with a pillar of stone
My plot will lie down a dirt road that winds
And rolls gently over the hills
With immaculate flowers planted in rows
And circles around my grave
And when our day finally comes
I will lie down beside you, my love
With the blue skies high above our heads
And the green grass growing over our bed
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10. |
Lost and Found
03:45
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I’ve been lost and I’ve been found and I’ve turned myself around
I’ve taken heed and I’ve taken leaps of faith into the deep
I have loved and I have warred but I’ve never been loved in return
I never met a love like you before
Never met a love like you before and I know
We may never be here again
We may never be here again
I’ve met sages and I’ve met fools and I’ve learned to know the difference
I’ve been hurt and I’ve been healed and I’ve got the scars to show it
I’ve grown older and I’ve grown younger and I’ve reveled in each moment
But I’ve never lived a day like this before
Never lived a day like this before and I know
We may never be here again
We may never be here again
I’ve been a giver and I’ve been a beggar in the clothes that you once wore
I’ve been the rain and I’ve been the sun through the crack beneath your door
I have had bad luck and I’ve had fortune and I’ve never asked for more
I never once asked for anything more
No I’ve never once asked for anything more ‘cause I know
We may never be here again
We may never be here again
I never once asked for anything more
No I’ve never once asked for anything more ‘cause I know
We may never be here again
We may never be here again
We may never be here again
We may never be here again
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Joshua Baum Northampton, Massachusetts
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