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Chasing Ground
04:27
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River Song
03:57
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Oh River of Song, flow through me
Let me be a riverbed for your melody
Oh River of Song, flow through me
Oh River of Joy, be my guide
Take me to the water where the sun makes the river shine
Oh River of Joy, be my guide
Oh River of Sorrow, do not stay
Help me cry the tears I need to cry, then be on your way
Oh River of Sorrow, do not stay
Oh River of Peace, make me whole
Heal the hurt and anger that make war deep inside my soul
Oh River of Peace, make me whole
Oh River of Truth, light my way
Walk me through the darkness, hold my hand when I feel afraid
Oh River of Truth, light my way
Oh River of Love, fill me up
Let me be the one who gives everything I've got
Oh River of Love, fill me up
Oh River of Song, flow through me
Let me be a riverbed for your melody
Oh River of Song, flow through me
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Close to Me
03:43
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Stars will shine, birds will sing
Flowers will bloom, and bells will ring
Planets turn, hearts will yearn
Waves will roll across the sea
I’ll keep you close, close to me
Rivers flow, mountains rise
Clouds they float across the sky
Rain will fall, roots will grow
The wind will blow wild and free
I’ll keep you close, close to me
To the great unknown
We will set our sails
With you in my boat
I will float weightless on the waves
Planes will fly, feet will run
Miles will be crossed, and hearts become one
Children laugh, dreamers dream
Lovers dance cheek to cheek
I’ll keep you close, close to me
I’ll keep you close, close to me
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Symbols of Freedom
04:38
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When the towers came down, every heart felt the sound
With the world on our side an open stage on which to cry
We shut our ears, dried our tears
We said someone must pay for the pain they caused that day
We will have war. We will have fear
The way back home, straight as the crow flies
Over purple mountains and spacious skies
The war is here inside our fear
Hear the oceans roar! Let them bring the weary pilgrims to our shores!
Can we still be free if we lose our symbols of freedom?
Throw the mountain tops in Appalachian streams
Strip the land to mine the coal, pollute the rivers, drill the oil
It’s not our greed, it’s what we need
It’s just the way the deals get made
Those with the money have more say
And tomorrow is not today
Keep the mountains tall! Let the rivers run!
Can we still be free if we lose our symbols of freedom?
And the morning news is filled with guns
Held by reckless ones shooting helpless ones
We all carry the blame when we won’t feel the pain
We make the spark of the unborn much more sacred than our children
Who are already grown
Send the big ones off to war, doesn’t matter what we’re fighting for
As long as it’s for America
Raise your voices high! Let them soar with the eagle through the sky!
Can we still be free if we lose our symbols of freedom?
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5. |
And I Listened
03:08
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I have lost my greatest battle
It’s only one but still it hurts
I really thought that you were ready
To judge a woman for her work
I am far, so far from perfect
Still I thought that you could see
How I’ve lived my life for service
How I love my country
And I listened to the preachers preach love
And I listened when I heard the words of god
Love your neighbor, welcome strangers, fight for justice
Oh the years have taught me patience
To stay the course I’ve played the part
I may seem cold, I am seem callous
A woman learns to hide her heart
And I listened to the teachers in school
And I listened when they said play by the rules
And I listened when they told me I could be what I wanted
And I wanted to break that ceiling
For all the girls whose hands are reaching
Still the glass is left un-shattered
Another man again will lead
And I listened when he said he’d build a wall
And I listened when he bragged he could kiss and grab them all
And I listened every time he made me small
And you listened
You listened
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6. |
Believe in Me
03:33
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You used to believe in me
I didn’t change, what can’t you see?
Don’t leave me now
Don’t leave me now
Your arms were once my steady shore
I swam to you, took shelter
Oh in your arms, I kept hanging on
Don’t leave me now
Will I make it through?
Will my dreams die too?
Without your love
I’m lost inside the blue
Please don’t leave me
Don’t you leave me
Please don’t leave me now
Don’t leave me now
Don’t leave me now
Your eyes were once my starry sky
You held the mirror
You showed me how I shined
What made you change your mind?
Don’t leave me now
You used to believe in me
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7. |
Rain Is the Sound
03:45
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Rain is the sound of my dreaming
Rain is the color of my tears
Rain is the music I keep hearing
Rain is the drum inside my ears
I come from the harsh desert country
Where the sage brush and the dry grass grow
I know the cry of the lonely coyote
I know the heat that burns straight to the bottom of my soul
And the rain is the sound of a promise
And the rain is the medicine I know
I am a child of so many generations
I am an immigrant whose history is unknown
I was raised in the arms of one true religion
I escaped to embrace all creation as my home
And the rain is the sound of my family
And the rain has no color has no race
And the dream I still hold for my country
Is that we learn to love each other in this place
And the rain is the sound
And the rain is the sound
And the rain is the sound
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8. |
When the New Day Comes
03:40
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Let the sun rise through my window
Every morning, let it shine
Through the dark night, through the gray clouds
Let the new day fill my eyes
I just wanna live a life I can fall into
Be everything I am, do everything I can
To let the love shine through
Let the heart feel what it wants to
Let my dreams be what they are
Through the hard times, through the struggles
Let my heart stay open wide
I just wanna live a life I can fall into
Be everything I am, do everything I can
To let the love shine through
So many things to know, so many ways to grow
If only we can learn to reach
For each other’s hands, do everything we can
to hold each other close and free
Every human heart plays a different part
shines a light all of its own
When the new day comes, we will be the ones
who know this light will guide us home
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9. |
Learning to Dance
03:16
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When I was young I thought love held the key
In your arms I heard music a sweet melody
But somehow in these rooms nothing shines, nothing blooms
And the silence between us is all that we keep
At night I go out, start the car by myself
In my bag I have brought my dancing shoes
There's a place filled with lights, they play music I like
And without you I'm learning to dance
If I was a painter, I'd paint a still life
For the love that has stalled in this house, in this home
And if you were a dreamer whose dreams did not waver
You'd reach for me now, but your touch has gone cold
At night I go out, start the car by myself
And you never even ask me where I'm going
There's a place filled with lights, they play music I like
And without you I'm learning to dance
When did our love lose its wings?
When did our voices forget how to sing sweet harmony
Did they ever know?
I wish you could see how I dance round the room
How I move, how I glide, how I step right in time
I am not here for love or the arms of another
I just want the music inside me again
At night I go out, start the car by myself
How I wish you would ask me where I’m going
There's a place filled with lights, they play music I like
And without you I'm learning to dance.
Without you, I am learning to dance
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10. |
Carry Me Home
04:14
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Love has never been an easy game
I always lose the final round
Home has never been a certain place
It always moves when I start to settle down
I have sailed to every distant sea
I leave love before love can leave me
It feels much easier to lose than keep
These dreams of home
Carry me home, carry me home
Carry me home, carry me home
My foolish heart is like a gypsy wind
A lonely ship, a skipping stone
Tossed by lovers lies and promises
Fated to wander and to roam
Then I found you in the wilderness
You melted years of ice with just one kiss
Beneath the tough skin of our surfaces
We found a home
Carry me home, carry me home
Carry me home, carry me home
You feel like the sunlight
Of my childhood days
When love filled up my family
And family kept me safe
Carry me home, carry me home
Carry me home, carry me home (X2)
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11. |
Marley's Plea
04:32
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Go to the window child and look out at the night
Hear the church bells ringing, see the glow of Christmas lights
If you listen closely, you’ll hear voices in the air
The distance between life and death grows thin this time of year
Go to the window, breathe on the glass
Your life is like your breath upon the window
Your life won’t last
Winter is a season when the weather turns so cold
We need a fire to warm us and a caring hand to hold
Many walk upon the earth in constant want and need
In life I did not see them, I ignored their suffering
Go to the window, breathe on the glass
Your life is like your breath upon the window
Your life won’t last
Heed my warning and love while you can
My name is Jacob Marley, I’ve been dead for many years
I come to you I know not how, but please lend me your ears
See these chains I wear, they’re made of purses wrought in steel
I lived my life for money, now my business is to feel
Oh, child believe me, hell is not a fiery place
There are no devils, no demons, only the suffering of the human race
In death you will feel what in life, you refused to feel
Between you and their pain and their suffering there is no veil
I have been wandering the whole earth
I feel every hurt, hear every cry
I have no means to offer comfort
My time is passed but you are still alive
Can you hear their hearts screaming loudly in the dark?
Child, when you hear the spirits calling in the night
Do not fear, they mean no harm, they are but haunted cries
Heed them as a warning and remember Marley’s chains
Make charity your business and may kindness guide your way
Go to the window, breathe on the glass
Your life is like your breath upon the window
Love while you can
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Jaspar Lepak Seattle, Washington
A child of the Sonoran Desert, Jaspar Lepak is a folk/Americana songwriter whose remarkable gift for melody is only surpassed by her poetry. Deeply influenced by the many places she has called home (Tucson, Minneapolis, Durban, and currently Seattle), she sweeps across landscapes with an emotional depth that is extraordinary, while her clear, pure voice touches the heart. ... more
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