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Flow
04:11
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The water’s flowing and I can’t decide
If I should dip a toe or jump inside
Then the moment comes when my dream
Knocks upon my door
It’s like a moment we have all come to
The moment when you know you have to choose
Open your heart
Close your eyes
I’m in the flow and I don’t even have to row
Trusting just because I know
I’m on a path
A path that has no turning back
Finally on the right track
So sit back enjoy the show
I’m in the flow
My turn is coming I am next in line
My heart is pumping dreams are on my mind
Then the moment comes I’m in front they ask
What is it you need?
We can be supported but we have to do the work
The best work comes from the deepest hurt
Close those old doors
Open your mind
I’m in the flow and I don’t even have to row
Trusting just because I know
I’m on a path
A path that has no turning back
Finally on the right track
So sit back enjoy the show
I’m in the flow
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2. |
Heaven and Hell
03:19
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Heaven and Hell
I know why the wind blows through the trees
It’s a combination of all our good energy
Floating around
Because I’ve been to heaven and back
Yes I have
It’s a blessing and burden
There’s some healing and hurting
Inside this beautiful mind of mine
Inside this beautiful mind
I know why babies cry
I know why people die
Because I’ve been to hell and back
I’ve been to hell and back
Yes I have
It’s a blessing and burden
There’s some healing and hurting
Inside this terrifying mind of mine
Inside this terrifying
This terrifying beautiful mind
Amen.
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Heaven and Hell
I know why the wind blows through the trees
It’s a combination of all our good energy
Floating around
Because I’ve been to heaven and back
Yes I have
It’s a blessing and burden
There’s some healing and hurting
Inside this beautiful mind of mine
Inside this beautiful mind
I know why babies cry
I know why people die
Because I’ve been to hell and back
I’ve been to hell and back
Yes I have
It’s a blessing and burden
There’s some healing and hurting
Inside this terrifying mind of mine
Inside this terrifying
This terrifying beautiful mind
Amen.
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4. |
Evening Blues
06:32
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Evening Blues
Late in the evening when nobody’s home
And I’m feeling so alone
Late in the evening I sing this song
In hopes that you will sing along
Oh those blues got me down…
Late in the evening when the sun goes down
And no one makes a sound
Late in the evening when the land grows dark
And the only thing left for me
Is the stars
Oh those blues got me down…
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I picked you up one day and noticed a dent
One I inflicted on accident
You threw your reflection at me
And said, “I wear your scars proudly”
You take it from me when I take it out on you
You yell when I’m angry and you cry when I’m blue
So here’s a sweet song just for you
So many memories I can retrace
Like the smell of your spruce top when I open your case
I frantically open the locks
Who knew so much could grow from a dead wooden box
You take it from me when I take it out on you
You yell when I’m angry and you cry when I’m blue
So here’s a sweet song just for you
When the ambulance came and took me away
With an expressionless face I said, “I don’t want to stay”
So they brought you to my bedside
And I cried
And I cried
You take it from me when I take it out on you
You yell when I’m angry and you cry when I’m blue
So here’s a sweet song just for you
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6. |
Tides
04:09
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Finally a moment has come
A moment when I am left alone
And with that sweet moment I squander I wander I roam
Hopefully soon I’ll decide
To focus my passion
To work from the inside
I’ve so much potential eventually I’ll arrive
Then depart once again
Take that step
Make that dream a reality
Stop being concerned with the lessons you haven’t learned
All in time
All unfolds
Be as gentle with yourself as you are with the ones you love
Let it crash and subside
Accept the tides
Finally a moment has come
A moment when I am still in my mind
And with that sweet moment I shut all the engines down
Hopefully soon I’ll decide
To see past my nose
To notice the outside
The rain is torrential eventually I’ll be dry
Then caught in a gale again
Take that step
Make that dream a reality
Stop being concerned with the lessons you haven’t learned
All in time
All unfolds
Be as gentle with yourself as you are with the ones you love
Let it crash and subside
Accept the tides
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7. |
Within
03:41
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She’s the one I’ve always had
Each and every heartbeat of the way
She has seen me rise and fall
She has felt me wax and wane
She’s the one that makes it count
Each moment sacred sealed in pen
She has been through quite a lot
And she’ll get through it again
I’ll get through it again
What we all go out searching for
In a lover in a friend
We can find in our own backyards
It’s within
But before I go share the love
I’ve got to fill it to the brim
I am a source unto myself
I’ve got to go within go within
I’ll be the one I know I am
Each moment black white in between
Because I have seen the power of love
I have watched it intervene
I’m the one that makes it count
Each moment neither start nor end
Because it’s just all one big lump of time
I’ll get through time and time again
You’ll get through time and time again
What we all go out searching for
In a lover in a friend
We can find in our own backyards
It’s within
But before I go share the love
I’ve got to fill it to the brim
I am a source unto myself
I’ve got to go within go within
It’s within
It’s within
It’s within…
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8. |
Shaky knees
02:57
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I think it’s safe to say I got it made
I’ve got a good job good friends good family
I think it’s safe to say you fit me well
And from where I’m standing I can tell
That you’re a whole lot of woman
And you need a whole lot of loving
She’s a hot July’s forgiving breeze
And she gives me shaky knees
I think it’s safe to say I met a match
She’s got a big heart big butt and she’s got class
I think it’s safe to say I gave my heart
To my main squeeze
She’s a lovely work of art
Got a whole lot of woman
And she needs a whole lot of loving
She’s a hot July’s forgiving breeze
And she gives me shaky knees
Babe I love you like the moon loves the tide
Babe I love you like Evil Knievel loves the ride
Babe I love you like James Brown loves the funk
Babe I want you like the morning wants the sun
She’s a whole lot of woman
And she needs a whole lot of loving
She’s a hot July’s forgiving breeze
And she gives me shaky knees
Shaky knees
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9. |
Pennies
05:04
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Broken
By words that kept me down
I had misspoken
But my callused words still stand their ground.
Patient
Study the lesson in this mess
Because adjacent to my compassion is my self-respect
Don’t forget that words are not like pennies
Like you can throw them all around forgotten on the ground
Not like pennies you can’t take them or leave them believe me
Your words added up
So I’m cashing out
Fix it
Like duct tape on a crack
Or nix it
Because spoken words do not retract
Fizzle
Don’t stoke this fire up
Because I’m tired
And I’m old enough to know when I’ve had enough
I keep friends who place value on feelings
They can stand inside my shoes
Before they blow the fuse
And lately I don’t like the woman I’ve turned into
Something had to change and now with all this change
I’m cashing in
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10. |
Train
02:52
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Here comes a train..
The trains leaving the station but I don’t know where it’s going
The trains leaving the station but I don’t know where it’s going
All I know baby is that I’ve got to go this one alone now
Choo choo full steam ahead now and I’m settle in my tracks
Choo choo full steam ahead and I know I may get derailed
But I can’t think about that
All I can think about anymore is just how badly I want my baby back
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11. |
Bell Jar
03:52
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I saw the sadness in your eyes
And it made me want to comfort you
As if I was your demise
I’ve got to move on move through
If only it were simple
But I’ve got complex feelings that get to me sometimes
Taking on the burdens that person shouldn’t take
Opened up my heart too far
I’ve got to lift the bell jar
I heard the wreckage in your voice
And it made me want to cry for you
As if I didn’t have a choice
But it’s me that I’ve got to choose
If only it were simple
But I’ve got complex feelings that get to me sometimes
Taking on the burdens that person shouldn’t take
Opened up my heart too far
I’ve got to lift the bell jar
I smell the roses every day
I count my gratitudes every night
Shame guilt blame negativity
I don’t want to hold on to what’s not mine
And even though it isn’t simple
It’s the only way to let go and live
Until you hit the center of the richness in yourself
Releases from the self-made hell
I’m lifting the bell jar
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12. |
Boomerang
05:33
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There’s a woman at work named Autumn
I’ve known her for many years
And the first day I met her
She had a grimace ear to ear
You see Autumn works long hours
And she has a lot of layers
And at first glance you might think
That Autumn doesn’t care
I could have let it eat me up
Run a rumor mill at work
But rumors grow like tumors
So I rose above and sang
Boomerang Boomerang
My truest self sang boomerang
Boomerang Boomerang
Heart for heart or fang for fang
Boomerang
If you only give to get then this lesson you’ll forget
Boomerang
Each day I’d flash a smile
Each day a bright hello
I’d ask about her day
Then off to work I’d go
It didn’t take much effort
I slowly chipped away
Her walls came crashing down before me
Which in turn improved my day
I could have let it eat me up
Run a rumor mill at work
But rumors grow like tumors
So I rose above and sang
Boomerang Boomerang
My truest self sang boomerang
Boomerang Boomerang
Heart for heart or fang for fang
Boomerang
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13. |
The Source
02:50
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Sometimes a break is what it takes.
Though the pieces of you scatter
Different sorts of pieces gather
Sometimes a scar reveals the trial
Your heart will slowly mend
Left with resilience in the end
Because I know I’ll grow when the rain falls down
Though it pounds against my face
I will stand in present place
May I remember one thing on the days
When I feel completely lost
I’m one step closer to The Source
Sometimes a leap is what it takes
Though the landing isn’t clear
You will learn to persevere
Sometimes magic comes true
And when it does you can rejoice
Because it means you’ve found your voice
May I remember one thing on the days
That my souls completely fed
That I’m safe.
Cuz I know I’ll grow when the sun comes up
With my arms outstretched
I will capture this moment until it’s impressed
I’ll have said yes to my needs
I will give as I receive
Knowing I’m one step closer to The Source
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14. |
How Far I've Come
09:41
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Instrumental
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