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Zephyr
04:37
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Blue is the color of comfort
Blue is the color of goodbyes
Blue is the color we give sadness
Blue is where the ocean meets the sky
Silver are the waves under the sunlight
Silver are the constellation stars
Silver is the point to steer your boat by
Where silver meets your forest-colored eyes
And days have all dissolved into the fathoms
And Amphitrite swims under your bow
And love is so much like the fairest weather
A zephyr wind is all that you need now
You taught me tying knots and hauling halyards
Showed me how to sail into the wind
The harmony between the land and water
Navigate the discord and make amends.
And days have all dissolved into the fathoms
And Amphitrite swims under your bow
And love is so much like the fairest weather
A zephyr wind is all that you need now
Solo (ooooos…)
And days have all dissolved into the fathoms
The far horizon calling to you now
And love is so much like the fairest weather
The zephyr wind is what you have become
Blue is the color of comfort
Blue is the color of goodbyes
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Return to Sender
03:45
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You have to care to understand
Broken hearts, they never land
Always falling with no ground in sight
Searching for an island coast
A place to beach your weary boat
Betrayed by the tide that pulls you cold and discouraged
Just put your heart back in the box
And write "return to sender"
You can find a new one
When your mind comes back around
When your mind comes around
It helps to think in metaphor
To see the windows as the doors
But either one works well to make your escape
Do you see yourself as a ghost
Killed by the ones we loved the most
Even your shadow knows you’ve done it to yourself
Just put your heart back in the box
And write "return to sender"
You can find a new one when your
Mind comes back around
When your mind comes back around
Bridge:
It’s hard, and it hurts
The pain is always at it’s worst
When you need
(to get over it)
Just put your heart back in the box
And write "return to sender"
You can find a new one when your
Mind comes back around
When your mind comes back around
etc....
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3. |
Don't Call it Magic
03:30
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Secrets that I’ve kept all to myself
I could never tell anyone else
These are hard things to believe in
Sometimes I can see beyond the edge
Now and then ten days ahead
Seems I always know what’s coming
But don’t call it magic
Don’t say it cannot be explained
Don’t call it magic
If the one you love is magic all the same.
Jumping from a rooftop, it’s a new moon dark that hides me
And the streetlights won’t ignite me
If I’m flying high enough
Secrets that you’ve kept all to yourself
About your struggle, about your hell
And I am a fool who wonders
Why I couldn’t see this coming.
So don’t call it magic
Don’t say it cannot be explained
Don’t call it magic
If the one you love is magic all the same.
The gift we’ve had is what’s ideal
The look you give me
The way you feel
But don’t call it magic, call it real
Don’t call it magic
Don’t say it cannot be explained
Don’t call it magic
If the one you love is magic…
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Minor Stone
03:44
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I’ve lived in Colorado
A mile in the sky
They’re searching for their solitude
And dozing mountains down
I drove to California
Looking for some friends
Where everyone loves everyone
And everyone pretends
And it’s a lonely road
`round this minor stone
That I call my home every day
I heard London calling
And flew there on a plane
Big Smoke ditched compassion,
And now it’s flowing out the Thames
I found myself in Cape Town
Where the wells have all run dry
They offered me their last canteen
But it was no use while I cried
And it’s a lonely road
`round this minor stone
That I call my home every day
And if you don’t defend your heart
They will take your world apart
It’s a foul empty heart who cheats fair play
(bridge)….
And it’s a lonely road
`round this minor stone
That we call our home every day
Just looking for a change of heart
For those who tear this world apart
As the blues and greens we need all turn to gray
And it’s a lonely road
`round this minor stone
That I call my home every day
And if you don’t defend your heart
They will take your world apart
It’s a foul empty heart who cheats fair play
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Forever Home
04:24
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Memories
Recalling love and all your better days with me
When relating was a journey to the harbor’s edge
To watch the ships come in.
Now the weather’s changed
And I can only speak and hope you hear me now
I’m not sure what kept me from the words I’d say
I still wish I could explain
But you’re not here
You’ve sailed on
You’re out to sea
And forever home
Forever home
Below a star
A sail where the ocean meets the far off sky
Storms that tried to knock you down and make you cry
They’re all behind you now
`Cause you’re not here
You’re sailing on
You’re out to sea
And forever home
Beyond our reach
Beyond the sound
Too far to see
But not to love
Forever home
Bridge:
A looking glass
To watch over everyone
Call up a zephyr
With the seagulls in the sun
And turn the stars
To the course that steers us home
`Cause you’re not here
You’re sailing on
You’re out to sea
And forever home
Beyond our reach
Beyond the sound
Too far to see
But not to love
Forever home
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6. |
Life Goes On
03:37
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Life goes on
When the creamer has gone spoiled
When the coffee over-boiled
Sugar spilling on the floor
Life goes on
When the rain is pouring down
The day you wear your wedding gown
And the parson missed his train
What could go wrong
With such perfect expectations
The only bond is
They won’t turn out
The way you’d planned
Life goes on
When you’re heart has fallen down
When the jester steals your crown
And kicks you out of your own home
Life GOES on
Until your body breaks and then
Attempts to come to life again
But forgets some parts to send
What could go wrong
With such perfect expectations
The only bond
They won’t turn out
And all along
We keep believing
That we can change
The march of holy time
Vinegar back to wine.
Life goes on
Until it doesn’t anymore
Sailing out the open door
Hope you find that better shore
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Luminism
04:13
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We found the land in luminism
Up here on this hill
Absorbing summer colors
With moody eyes to fill
A gift to make you happy
Jonquil in your bouquet
And as I learn to paint you
I get out of my own way
We waited for the fire flies
To spark along the trees
We settled in the long grass
That put our minds to ease
We searched the sky for planets
That wheeled above our heads
Weighed in about the cosmos
Until words could not express
Yeah...
(Solo)
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8. |
Solitary Earth
04:10
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How many years have we been away
We left when the cities were covered in flames
The last of the missiles were crossing the skies
Rockets for teeth, and flash burns for the eyes
How may ages did we search out in space?
For water and air, and a rock to embrace
But light-years were empty out between all the stars
After searching for so long
And roaming so far
So what is it worth
This solitary Earth?
Tell me what is it worth
This solitary Earth?
Landing in green hills we opened the doors
No sign could be seen of our ancestors before
Forest as the eyes could believe
And the absence of humans for a thousand years
So what is it worth
This solitary Earth?
Tell me what is it worth
This solitary Earth?
The water the trees and the stone
The blood and the muscle and the bone
The water the trees and the stone
The blood and the muscle and the bone
So what is it worth (The water the trees and the stone)
This solitary Earth? (The blood and the muscle and the bone)
Tell me what is it worth (The water the trees and the stone)
This solitary Earth?
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9. |
Blandford
04:51
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This is our space
Where we meet face to face
In the smell of the lilacs in springtime
A return the realm of the divine
In this overdue dance we're increasing the chance
A hummingbird might show us her wingspan
As she lands in the palm of your left hand, yeah
This is our place, healing our pains
In the smell of the warm summer rain
Feeling brave as a bear once again
From that bench by the pond and the meadow beyond
See that hummingbird is making her rounds
And she never even touches the ground
Of Blandford
This is our time
It was lonesome to find the smell of the sweet Autumn leaves
When you had other places with needs
I remember that day, I went but you had to stay
So I called you from the old owl cage
But the owl had nothing to say
From Blandford
A turn in the trail and a bridge with a rail
Where I carved our initials last year
And there's a bend in the stream
Where we keep all our dreams
That we shared every time we come here
To Blandford
This is our life and you are my wife
And the smell of pinewood smoke's in the air
The sun is setting but we really don't care
So many miles to go on this path in the snow
And your snowshoes still under your chair
But we always find our way there
To Blandford
Rays of sunlight come down through the trees
Something comes alive between you and me
Rays of sunlight come down through the trees
And something comes alive between you and me
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Bear in Mind
04:04
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I’ve been following the moon
Never going `round but through
Whenever darkness seems too wide
You can’t forget the other side
Remind yourself of what is true.
Chorus:
I hear the warning sign
A roaring bear-in-mind
Light the beacon signal fire
Love can tame it down
Or love can make it wilder
Spill the honey from the hive
Feeling colors black and blue (ooo ooo)
My cuts just bleed the bandage through
Fighting, cursing, shouting attack
I got the monster off my back
Remind yourself of what is true
CHORUS
Bridge:
Eventually we start learning
That stars in the sky keep turning
The sun will come up, the sun will go down
It’s here where I stand my ground
And try to make a big sound
And give the bear up ahead a fair warning
CHORUS
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11. |
Beyond the Gray
04:20
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Run into the wind as fast as you can
And spread your arms out wide to catch the air
Don’t look back at me, I am no pilot
But I would see you fly before the end
The trick is not to let the hurt drag you down
Just keep your eye on the ones that matter most
And as you increase speed and close the distance
The curve of life will start to give you lift
Throw your doubts away
Like the night is thrown by day
And never take a road when you can fly
And if your sky turns black
Be the one to bring light back
So the sky is always blue beyond the gray
Broken hearts, they act just like an anchor
Best to put those pains out of your mind
But I’m the one who should listen to my own advice
There’s no such thing as patience without time.
Throw your doubts away
Like the night is thrown by day
And never take a road when you can fly
And if your sky turns black
Be the one to bring light back
So the sky is always blue beyond the gray
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12. |
Never Let You Go
03:35
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October wind on an empty beach
And we huddled with the back seats down
A long goodbye for such an opaque end
Overcast and asking why
And I don't want to be just a memory
When I'm still in love with you
My old guitar in your loving arms
I was drowning in your rhymes
The song you wrote when I broke your heart
The one that's breaking now is mine
'Cause I don't want to be just a memory
When I'm still in love with you
You keep saying that you hear me now
But are you listening to what is true
'Cause I don't want to be just a memory
When I'm still in love with you
Oh the winter's coming now
And I don't to feel the cold
One more time to hold you
Close and warm and never let you go
Oh the snow is falling now
And I don't want you to get cold
One more time to hold you
Close and warm and never let you go
Never let you go
Never let you...
I don't want to be just a memory
When I'm still in love with you
You keep saying that you hear me now
But are you listening to what is true
'Cause I don't want to be just a memory
When I'm still in love with you
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