1. |
River
05:10
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RIVER
Over the mountains
Down to the sea
Deep in the valley
Beyond the cares I see
Open the windows
Of your soul to me
Wanna carry your load
On this long and narrow road
Going down to the river and pray
Up to yonder
Break through the clouds
Wash all your fears off
Brand new somehow
Hold to the promise
Of a life redeemed
Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing
By their fruits you will know them
Goin down to the river and pray
Take me higher
Til I see you
Make me over
To the devil’s dismay
Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing
By their fruits you will know them
Goin down to the river and pray
Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing
By their fruits you will know them
Goin down to the river and pray
I will never look back
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2. |
Blocks of Time
03:58
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BLOCKS OF TIME
Brooklyn in summertime
Like a free for all
The girls in paper fads
They crowd the hall
Hiding behind, photo faces
Living life through a filtered lens
I don’t want my life to
Be no means and just an end
I know that’s why you
Saw my face in the crowd
The music in my head
Blaring out so loud
Now there’s a refuge
From the city lights
A peace that calms
Even the darkest nights
But it’s no use if we
Just can’t stop time
To make it count
To seize the now
Don’t let the sails
Of ships pass by
Cause I’m worth
More than blocks
Of time
My dear
Clever plans
And witty thoughts go far
But what’s a life without
Some banjos and guitars
Like yellow cabs
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
We’re just speeding through
Our pride’s prize fears
But no trips to falling
Away for this time
To make it count
To seize the now
Don’t let the sails
Of ships pass by
Cause I’m worth
More than blocks
Of time
My dear
There is more to
Life than this
Don’t sow your todays
For tomorrow’s bliss
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3. |
This Is the Day
03:10
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THIS IS THE DAY
Goosebumps they grow as the city wind blows
You drape your sweater ‘round my shoulders
And I know
This is the day, day, day
Day that we fall, fall, fall
Fall for the way, way way
Way that we fit, fit, fit
Fit in our arms, arms, arms
Armed with this love, love, love
That knocked me off guard
And into your heart
Oh, the future I can’t see
But if this night’s any indication
We’ll be
As you take my hand, hand, hand
Ask me to dance, dance, dance
Dance me right down, down, down
Down under the bridge, bridge, bridge
Bridge me a way
To your lonesome heart
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4. |
Waves
06:38
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WAVES DON’T ABIDE
Holy water, wash my eyes
Take these stones, from my sight
Give me something
More than this
And the stones cry out
In the valley, of today
Concrete pulsing, my life to gray
Feet please take me
From this place
And the skies cry out
Let it go
Be the wave
Don’t you stay here in my arms
Let the wind
Hit your back
And take you out
Cause I will not
Stand still
See the water
With the tide
Ain’t nothin
If the waves
Don’t abide
15 odd years, in this graveyard
Slaving through this job each day
Pressures mount
Needs fill out
And I want to cry out
Let it go
Be the wave
Don’t you stay here
In my arms
Let the wind
Hit your back
And take you out
Cause I will not
Stand still
See the water
With the tide
Ain’t nothing
If the waves
Don’t abide
Pick up your axe
That you’re buryin
Don’t you wanna fly
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5. |
Paper Tigers
05:30
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PAPER TIGERS
The hardest part
About a step
Is always the looking back
One foot left in the mire
Of what once had been
Peace, come to me tonight
I would trade
All I’ve built
To be free from this
Caught up in the grips
Of shadowed fear
I can’t dismiss
There must be more than this
They’re just paper tigers
The myth and the idol
No prayers to these
Oh, the pseudo ones
Just look in the eye
Tear the fangs from the pyre
It’s nothing
We ain’t seen before
How many ticking clocks
Will it take
Til I hear your voice
Ever patient in the fire
But the flames
Have got to end
Oh, light please
Take me in
They’re just paper tigers
The myth and the idol
No prayers to these
Oh, the pseudo ones
Just look in the eye
Tear the fangs from the pyre
It’s nothing
We ain’t seen before
Oh, it’s blackened skies
But starry nights
The way the pieces never fit
But it still felt right
Take my hand
To the light
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