1. |
Bird on a Limb
04:00
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bird on a limb
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gift to a neighbor
started from seed
a part time believer
of what to believe
the garden of freedom
grows marigold miles
began as a whisper
than ran down the aisle
a glimpse at the dreamer
free spirited will
newly departed
but living there still
count out the measures
of a lyrical hymn
a beast in the chair
and a bird on the limb
electric serenade
led by the psalm
found by the waters edge
carved out of stone
want to sail the world
chased from the storm
to the bottom of the oceans depth
if the chains hold strong
electric serenade
break into song
a storybook chapter read
and carved into bone
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2. |
Automaton
04:31
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automaton
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in the beginning
of stories we create
watched all the pieces
begin to animate
the silent choir
pictured what was said
a recreation
different from the script
don't have to say the words
just show me what you mean
with careful motions
she drew the outlines
of an angel and a thief
a while later
fed from limbs above
a seperation
from what we used to trust
don't have to read the words
just watch the silver screen
off in the distance
I can feel
her looking back at me
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3. |
Held the Ocean
03:43
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within your silence is the key
to riddle doubts I didn't keep
push a note down a bottle throat
pull back
and throw it out to sea
feel the earth shake
to unveil a bearing scar
count the days
held the ocean in a jar
it's not worth that much time
better in small windows
no words to write
that will change the outcome
the sound of waves
salt heals scars of the heart
with just one taste
held the ocean in a jar
now I spend my days
far away from the place
where I was born
far away
the ebb and flow
shield the wind
It's just a start
the balance thin
I was born
far away
from where I plan to stay
feel the earth shake
to unveil a bearing scar
count the days
held the ocean in a jar
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4. |
Carousel
06:11
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words in
the present tense
can't hurt to try
the past is spent
sweeter with time
like grapes on the vine
turn the key
a shift in place
forms the start of
distant shapes
hold the wheel
a stone is tossed
and ripples grow
into a change of heart
change of heart
the sun aligns and shadows play the staring role
focus on the outline, watch the story unfold
into the light, face to face, it's time to let go
let go
dial in
adjust the lens
blurred until the edge
shows a hint
of what else lies ahead
these images we've kept...
out of phase
it's clear to find
a carousel
across the sky
out to sea
drift away
a gift to to know what lies
outside the waves
outside the waves
dedicate the hours of a rising dawn
photos of the skyline, trace the visible stars
just can't help wondering how small we really are
how small
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5. |
A Former Lie
04:06
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my lips were sealed when choices were made
feeding the amplified sounds on the lake
a moment before the moon reached your eyes
and echoed across the endless sky
guided by needle point edges are frayed
gripping the handle bars, foot on the brakes
classroom is spinning, made a mosaic from
snapshots and fragments of sentences taken away...
build me up
hold me tight
a friend of yours
is a friend of mine
true and pure
recognize that
all wounds heal
in their own time
I saw it when the characters moved
by the cold air that raced in the light of the moon
before it disappeared, just past the clearing
is seemed so real just like we were beginning again
build me up
hold me tight
a friend of yours
is a friend of mine
true and pure
recognize that
all wounds heal
in their own time
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6. |
Paper Wings
04:08
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here's an opening line:
"paper wings are just enough to fly"
if you get it right on your first try
listen to the sirens sing
about what a new day will bring alive
from a sleepless night.
watch it rise like a full moon tide
feel the rhythm of these paper wings
free from the anchor held by broken strings
there's a symptom of this thought
heels dug in and woke the sleeping dogs
skin turned ice from star-fed cries
had to take advice, just to make it right
feel the rhythm of these paper wings
free from the anchor held by broken strings
empty all dividing fault
and leave without a trace
in a landslide, fasten the sails
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7. |
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here's an opening line:
"paper wings are just enough to fly"
if you get it right on your first try
listen to the sirens sing
about what a new day will bring alive
from a sleepless night.
watch it rise like a full moon tide
feel the rhythm of these paper wings
free from the anchor held by broken strings
there's a symptom of this thought
heels dug in and woke the sleeping dogs
skin turned ice from star-fed cries
had to take advice, just to make it right
feel the rhythm of these paper wings
free from the anchor held by broken strings
empty all dividing fault
and leave without a trace
in a landslide, fasten the sails
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8. |
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words in
the present tense
can't hurt to try
the past is spent
sweeter with time
like grapes on the vine
turn the key
a shift in place
forms the start of
distant shapes
hold the wheel
a stone is tossed
and ripples grow
into a change of heart
change of heart
the sun aligns and shadows play the staring role
focus on the outline, watch the story unfold
into the light, face to face, it's time to let go
let go
dial in
adjust the lens
blurred until the edge
shows a hint
of what else lies ahead
these images we've kept...
out of phase
it's clear to find
a carousel
across the sky
out to sea
drift away
a gift to to know what lies
outside the waves
outside the waves
dedicate the hours of a rising dawn
photos of the skyline, trace the visible stars
just can't help wondering how small we really are
how small
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