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For I Was Wrong
04:23
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as I spoke prematurely I didn't waste time
so I ask for your forgiveness if you would be so kind
your mercy is the key to my peace of mind
for I know what I've done and wish to leave this all behind
for I was wrong
yes I was wrong
you drowned because of me
in weeping and in longing
forgive me now I plea
for I was wrong
I know you are strong enough to weather this storm
but it still hurts my heart that I could take away yours
how could I divide you make you broken and torn
then again I cannot be a rose without thorns
for I was wrong
yes I was wrong
you drowned because of me
in weeping and in longing
forgive me now I plea
for I was wrong
let the river swallow my heart
(let the river flow)
let the river swallow my heart
(let my conscience show)
let the river swallow my heart
(let our hearts be whole)
let the river swallow my heart
(let me see what’s good)
so was I wrong
was I really wrong
I did nothing for myself
so was I still wrong
and if it happened all again would I still act the same
would I still take this from your hand
or would I walk away
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the monsters in my mind
whisper from my windowsill
they show me all the places that they've seen
loneliness and treachery
the pits of hell
and deepest seas
exploring all the spaces in between
in your garden the truth may grow
and yet you nourish the lies
friend, the one that you choose to water
will be the one that thrives
in your weary hours
when dark and cold and chained within
the sun shines through a cloud of darkest grey
though rain helps you to grow
I know you cannot see it now
you will when pain and darkness flee away
in your garden the truth may grow
and yet you nourish the lies
friend, the one that you choose to water
will be the one that thrives
and they've only dragged you down
but it only makes you stronger
for in darkness you fought for light
and it only makes you wiser
for in blindness you found your sight
you may be content now
for you've found your peace of mind
despite the monsters in your mind
Oh, oh oh oh
Oh, oh oh oh x3
in your garden the truth may grow
and yet you nourish the lies
friend, the one that you choose to water
will be the one that thrives
It will be, the one, that thrives.
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3. |
The Lighthouse Keeper
01:13
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there's a lighthouse keeper in the lonely night
as the waves come crashing on the shore, on the shore
and the lighthouse keeper sits alone 'til the dawn
in his solitary joy
he spends his days asleep but wakes in time for family
to come home and spend a little time
and though he loves this time
he always seems to calm his mind
watching the coastline in the night
he's awake to hear the whistle of the late night train
but hears nothing of the school's morning bell
if happiness is found in light
the tow’r that brightens up the night
is happiness as far as he can tell
if happiness is found in light
the tow’r that brightens up the night
is happiness as far as he can tell
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Cherishing June
04:58
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a day in July, she asks for advice
maybe she should run and hide
she’s looking at you, hoping you’re true
hanging on strings she stays
It’s harder and harder to leave
as the August sun shines through the trees
you’re being brave, as she shies away
you’ll follow wherever she leads you
cherishing June, cherishing you
friends becoming lovers
the sun awakes, and she watches your gaze
you travel through the waters
September repairs all wounds
shattered glass on the floor has been swept out the room
you’d hoped all this time that you’d make it through
you both see in colour
in a hospital gown and woollen socks
she knew she was in love
as snow fell she knew it well
it wasn’t ’til May that she told you
cherishing June, cherishing you
friends becoming lovers
the sun awakes, and she watches your gaze
you travel through the waters
though April brought no rain
the things that it grew were the most beautiful
good things for those who wait
you stayed through the seasons of wealth and of pain
cherishing June, cherishing you
friends becoming lovers
the sun awakes, she watches your gaze
you travel through the waters
cherishing June, cherishing you
friends becoming lovers
the sun awakes, and she watches your gaze
you travel through the waters
you travel through the waters
together you travel the waters
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Wild
02:25
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a man from Kingston
taught a lesson about living
to dance the path you walk
to love the earth and all around
but if all I ever learn from love
is how to love this soul's been given me
then that's enough
if you will or won't excuse me I will be wild
I will be wild
I will promise myself to always stay wild
deeply madly passionately wild
I build up homes in a temporary town
you burn them down
you burn them down
but I won't settle
I will be all that I am
and I will move and run and live
and all that this earth has to give
I'll grasp in my young hands
if you will or won't excuse me I will be wild
I will be wild
I will promise myself to always stay wild
deeply madly passionately wild
I will be deeply madly passionately wild
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6. |
Home Grown
02:57
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may the beat of your drum
match the beat of your pulse
so close, so close
to your skin
may you dance with the trees
and the lakes and the bees
finding purpose in each step
grow your roots in the soil of the land of your birth
be baptized in the waters where you learned to swim
climb the mountains close to home
so that the earth you'll see below's
the ground in which you played on as a child
in the years when you were endlessly wild
alleluia,
praise the forests we were wolves in
alleluia,
praise the skies under we danced
alleluia,
praise the creeks we thought were rivers wide
as we crossed on to the other side
so powerful, in love with life
grow your roots in the soil of the land of your birth
be baptized in the waters where you learned to swim
climb the mountains close to home
so that the earth you'll see below's
the land where you have blossomed, grown
every year grown taller
every day grown wiser
every second grown older
than you were before
raise your hands to the sky
you played under as a child
and touch the ground that's raised you high
each summer sky, the love of my life
my soul finds peace with you
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New World
03:52
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looking, looking for someplace to escape, escape
where the world has shifted its weight, to where, I want to stand
proud of who I am turning into
firm feet on this solid ground
and I sing and I shout
I am not ashamed of the places I’ve been or the things I have done
or the woman that I have become
and I will stand against the land that treats me wrong
my soul will learn to dance on the rooftops and the mountains
and surely we’ll romance ideas of living in the new world that we found
I will find a place that knows my worth, my name
that plants a seed of strength in me
and cherishes these bones and knows I am not alone
in this power I stand
we will sing we will shout
I am not ashamed of the places I’ve been or the things I have done
or the woman that I have become
and I will stand against the land that treats me wrong
my soul will learn to dance on the rooftops and the mountains
and surely we’ll romance ideas of living in the new world that we found
the house that I’ve built in myself is the best home that I have ever known
the house that I’ve built in myself is the best home that I have ever known
my soul will learn to dance on the rooftops and the mountains
and surely we’ll romance ideas of living in the new world that we
surely we'll romance ideas of living in the new world that we
surely we'll romance ideas of living in the new world that we found
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8. |
You Will Learn
03:57
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yes, little girls grow into women
you don’t have to grow up yet
rest your eyes
let the water wash away
all the things that keep you up at night
you will learn to love this life you’re living
you will learn to love the earth that carries you
you will learn to love the sound of your own voice
you will learn to speak the truth
no, nothing blooms in every season
neither will you
but be strong
be courageous
be kind
you will learn to love this life you’re living
you will learn to love the earth that carries you
you will learn to love the sound of your own voice
you will learn to speak the truth
I know the road is long but worth the drive
the places that you’ll be in two years time
will change your mind
will change your mind
I know the road is long but worth the drive
the places that you’ll be in two years time
will change your mind
will change your mind
you will learn to love this life you’re living
you will learn to love the earth that carries you
you will learn to love the sound of your own voice
you will learn to speak the truth
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9. |
Tastes Like Home
02:53
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set in stone the moments we called our own
the moments so dear
to us that we can't imagine
anywhere else
and we sing
and we shower ourselves
in the glory of our youth
and we grew
we grew up taller than the
willows in the forests we roamed
when we were young
and never would get so old
can you believe all the time that we spent
running around like we were children
can you believe all the moments we spent
on our own learning to grow
can you believe all the days that we spent
wishing we were older than children
can you believe all the nights that we wasted
sitting up late and the mornings that tasted like
home
home
home
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