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Confined Space
04:26
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Just Kids
06:34
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Where were you tonight
When I came home
Alone in your life
Alone in my room
There was magic at play
From the moment we met
All matches accounted
All bridges intact
We had our lows
Disguised as our highs
Great loss was at hand
We said our goodbyes
And then we collapsed
Into fiery flame
We burned out so soon
It was hard to explain
We convinced each other
We were part of the fog
That nobody noticed
And nobody saw
We convinced each other
This was some kind of spell
We had placed on the world
In spite of ourselves
We convinced each other
There was nowhere to go
We were golden red hues
We were fire then snow
And you convinced me
I was selfish and rude
As I drove my dreams
Away from this room
You said to me
It was love or the wilds
Ultimatums of fear
Never meant to expire
We wandered these woods
Consumed by desire
Ahead of ourselves
Behind razor wire
There was nothing we saw
We could ever believe
Just out of our grasp
For us to concede
So what can you say now
That freedom is gone
What can you do now
Your dreams are alone
And who goes this far
Only to turn back
This we will never do
In spite of these facts
After all of these trials
After all of these dreams
Shattered illusions
Delicate schemes
Commonplace causes
Fractions of wholes
Commitment to losses
A lifetime or more
We were already dead
From the moment we met
These phrases we spoke
We would never forget
Phrases of love
Phrases of hate
Continuing this
Resolution of fate
Absolute stone
Weathered and worn
We cling to each other
To shield off our storm
And you know what to say
You always know what to do
Four past the moonlight
I returned to my room
I loved you then
As I love you today
Captive together
On the wings of the sea
On the wings of the sea
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Always Be Near
04:51
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This new voice, speaking to us
To the future, the present and the past
Asks what we are doing, to make it our own
Will we answer its call? Will we stay home?
Sing this with me now, all you who believe
Remember back to when we were just kids
When our hearts were light and our days were warm
Everyday love is now in rare form
Do you realize, do you realize now
There’s nothing to do but love each other more
When will you believe, the answer is here
The answer is love, present and clear
Hold on to these thoughts, wherever you are
Dream into being, one with the stars
Remember the earth now that it is ours
Take the opportunity to see the flowers
Put our ears to the ground, listen for sound
Reverberations, residual resound
Projections of thought, directions now sought
Complexities are just stories we forgot
Sing this with me now, all you who believe
A balancing act between two extremes
Sing this with me now, I do implore
Everyday love, every day, every hour
If you understand, get your boots off the ground
Hold your arms out wide, embrace whoever’s around
If you believe love to be stronger than a wall
Let this belief encompass everything you are
Hold on to these thoughts, wherever you go
Dream these dreams of freshly fallen snow
Remember the earth was here long before you were
Take this opportunity, be humbled and made new
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Holy Day
06:04
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The Wasteland
09:42
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Chris Darby
Chris Darby is a folk musician whose true home is anywhere his music takes him. Though his singing sometimes reaches the ferocious roar of a territorial lion and other times sinks to the gentle whisper of a wise sage, his vocal style embodies a rare emotional honesty which captures the full range and depth of his life experience. Sign up for the Newsletter here- www.eepurl.com/Lgoz5 ... more
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