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The Truth (Eagle Eye)
03:20
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Hold onto the light for me love
I’m going down into the dark
a tether from your side to mine
I’m going further out of line
Pull me back inside
When it’s time
Pull me back inside
Hold onto the sky for me when
I’m planted deeper than I’ve been
Baby be my eyes while I
Crack open all I’ve kept within
When I don’t know what’s happening
Will you hold onto the thread
Cause baby I’m all the way out to the edge
Yeah I’m all the way out to the edge
And I have no doubt we’ll figure this all out
The simple truths of this world
Are shrouded in a holy spectacle
But you and I can see right through
Yeah you and I can see right through
And I know what it means to you
Yeah I know what it means
Yeah I know what it means
Yeah, I know what I mean to you
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The Bomb
03:54
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I’m waiting for the earthquake
You’re waiting for the bomb
We know by now that we’re not insane
Yeah, we know it won’t be long
Before the houses crumble
Before the oceans rumble
Before our voices tremble through the clouds
There’s not a lot to say right now
But I don’t wanna miss you
Caught up in this bad news
No I don’t wanna lose you
To the everlasting blues
I know the sky is falling
I know the oceans boiling
I know the end is coming soon
And I know that I’ll be here for you
I know the band is playing
I know the party’s raging
I know that no one wants the truth
But babe, what else are we to do
I’d go to Barcelona
I’d cross the ocean for you
I’d go to great lengths
To see this though
Baby what else could I do
Cause I’m not gonna miss you
Caught up in this bad news
No I’m not gonna lose you
To the everlasting blues
I know the sky is falling
I know the ocean’s boiling
I know the end is coming soon
And I know that I’ll fight for you
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da da da
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Consume the magic
Purchase the passion
Don’t let the sadness in
And you’ll be alright
If you pull on just one thread
It’ll unravel the next
I know you don’t wanna do that yet
But I sold you a lie
I sold you a magic trick of flight
And we got you believing
That you needed us or you’d die
But the birds of the sky
And the lilies of the meadow
It don’t matter if they’re grateful, no
They don’t have faith
They don’t even know my name
They don’t know how to pray
But they all found a way
But I sold you a lie
I sold you a magic trick of light
And we got you believing
That you needed us or you’d die
And we saw all the signs
We saw all the lies pile up
Over time
And we couldn’t stem the tide
We couldn’t keep ‘em from lining up
For the ride
Consume the magic
Purchase the passion
Don’t let the sadness win
If you pull on just one thread
It’ll unravel the next
I know you don’t wanna do that yet
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4. |
The Colony
04:30
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You’d rather have the itch and scratch it
Than be free from all these worldly needs
You’d rather fan the flame and then snuff it out
than be free forever from all suffering
so gather up your humanity
get gussied up for the colony
take a drink and bend the knee
to your wretched sacred human being
you’d rather keep your cage and wait for
the soft nocturnal footsteps of your queen
and hope that after all your learning
you’ll be forever part of her machine
so gather up your humanity
get gussied up for the colony
take a drink and bend the knee
to your wretched sacred human being
You’d rather grow the poison hemlock
Daily make the choice to not off yourself just yet
And you’d rather find out what you’re made of
You’d rather have your back
All up against the wall like that
With nothing left to do but crack
And find out what’s true after that
Babe
You know what they say
You’re only as brave
As the strength
Of your cage
But I promise you
it’s made for breaking
I promise you
it’s all forsaken
And everything
is here for taking
I know that’s not
what you thought I’d be saying
But I have seen the worst of us
And I have seen the best
And I know why you search for me
I know why you can’t rest
Until you find your station
In the wealth of our creation
I know you’ve had a taste
And nothing’s ever been the same
so gather up your humanity
get gussied up for the colony
take a drink and bend the knee
to your wretched sacred human being
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5. |
The Roar
03:20
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If I get what I want
Will I just want more
I’ve been keeping myself hungry, Lord
So that I don’ t find out
That what I’m hungry for
Won’t do for me what it’s done before
Won’t pull me off of the threshing floor
But I still hear it calling from the other shore
And I’m so tired of quieting
I’ve been quieting
The roar
If you write what you know
Will you get it all wrong
You’ve been keeping yourself small
So that there’s no way that any of this
There’s no way that any of this
Could be your fault
And there’s nothing I could do
To take this weight off of you
But I can tell you that I
I feel it too
And it’s been so lonely holding
I’ve been holding
Back the truth
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Ever since the war started
I’ve been feeling humbled by my heart
I tried not to care
No I tried not to let it get in this far
But I can’t block out
all the warning sounds anymore
Cause it’s the end of
Globalism as we know it, love
It’s gonna hurt so much
It’s gonna hurt some of us
Cause it’s the end of
A system that rewarded us
For climbing higher than the others
The tower’s falling slowly, then all at once
All at once
Ever since the shorts fired
I’ve been blocking out the siren’s call
I tried to align myself
With nothing and no one at all
And I banished all of my darkened thoughts
And I tried to steel my trembling heart
But it’s shaking me up
Yeah it’s shaking me up
All I can do
Is call out to you
Cause it’s the end of
Globalism as we know it, love
It’s gonna hurt so much
It’s gonna kill some of us
It’s the end of
A system that rewarded us
For climbing higher than our mothers
The tower’s falling slowly, then all at once
All at once
And if we make it through
And I promise that we’ll make it through
I promise that I’ll find you
In the dust of everything we knew
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I don’t want my friends to die
I’ll keep writing songs
You keep yourself alive
And I know that it’s selfish of me
To ask why
But sing me a song
To let me know you made it through the night
And I don’t know about codependency
But I know that you make me sing
And I don’t know about trauma bonding
But I know that you make me sing
My love for you
Brings me to my mother fucking knees
I don’t want my friends to die
you keep writing songs
You keep yourself alive
And I know that it’s selfish of me
To ask twice
But sing me a song
To let me know you made it through the night
Yeah, fill up your lungs
And let me know you made it through the night
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It’s your first California spring
Welcome to the blossoming
Just when you thought the darkness
Had enveloped everything
That’s when the cherry buds start opening
Welcome to the bay laurels
And the redwood fairy rings
Welcome to the water oaks
In their ever winter green
I know it’s only February
I know you didn’t see it coming
And now we know the dark
Ain’t as far as it seemed
Now we know the spark
Is not everlasting
Now we know to guard it
With every ounce of our being
Now we know how hard it is
to trust promises from seeds
We give in to the dark every night
We give in to the daylight
We give in to the seasons of our
Fleeting lives
Every time, every time, every time
It’s your first California Fall
Are you ready to lose it all
The fire is knocking at your door
Are you ready? Are you ready for more
It swallowed up the bay laurels
And the redwood fairy rings
It swallowed up the water oaks
In their ever summer green
I know it’s only August eighteenth
I know you didn’t see it coming
But now we know the dark
Ain’t as far as it seemed
Now we know the spark
Is not everlasting
Now we know to guard it
With every ounce of our being
Now we know how hard it is
To keep promises to seeds
We give in to the dark every night
We give in to the daylight
We give in to the seasons of our
Fleeting lives
Every time, every time, every time
Every time, every time, every time
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The Dead
04:43
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In the stillness of the Spring
I don’t miss you
Cause you’re always here with me
But when I’m at the altar of
The mysteries of love
I can’t hold me own here
To the higher powers I give up
And there’s nothing I can touch
There’s nothing I can trust
There’s nothing I can understand about us
But even as I walk through
The valley of the dark truth
I’m always looking for you
I’m looking for you
Aooooo aoooo aoooo
In the thickness of the fog
I couldn’t miss you
Cause you’re in every thought
And when I’m at the crossing roads
I fear that I will turn to salt
Looking back at all I’ve known
When it’s time to turn and make a start
And there’s nothing I can have
There’s nothing I can hold
Nothing I can keep of myself in this world
And even as I crawl through
The shell of who you knew
I’m always listening for you
I’m listening for you
Aooooo aoooo aoooo
In the lost cause of the Fall
If you don’t hear from me
Please call
When I’m at the ocean’s edge
When I’m surrounded by the dead
I’m gonna need you
To pull me back again
Aooooo aoooo aoooo
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10. |
The Mercenary
04:07
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I could split myself in half
Keep the baby and the bath
Would it be so bad
I could hold a hundred facets of
What I can see and
What I can have yet I know
That’s how people crack
And I’m losing sleep
I know you’re worried about me
Darling
When I’m on my knees
I know that that’s when you doubt me
But don’t you see
That’s when the light leaks through
And I can’t pretend I don’t love you
I could talk myself in spirals back to
Every straight line toward survival
I’d find
I’d find you on every track
And I’m losing sleep
I know you’re worried about me
Darling
When I’m on my knees
I know that that’s when you doubt me
But don’t you see
That’s when the light leaks through
And I can’t pretend I don’t need you
I’ll be a mercenary by day
Collect your sins, collect my pay
Who are you to tell me to be brave
I’m gonna keep my feet in both doorways
You lose the magic but you win the game
Everyone told you that’s the price you pay
You lose your mind to keep you head on straight
I swear to god I’ll find another way
And I’m losing sleep
I know you’re worried about me
Darling
When I’m on my knees
I know that that’s when you doubt me
But don’t you see
That’s when the light cleaves
Through all the cracks in my being
And the music rings
Through all the walls
Of the kingdom
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11. |
The Dream
03:59
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You can throw your weight around
You can take this whole ship down
You can call your favors in any town
Yeah you can throw your weight around
You come from the city
Thousands of miles from the war zone
Where you won your medals
Fighting for someone else
You climbed you ay up to the top
Of a dream that’s still locked to you
They promised you a key
But you’re still looking
Cause the dream is over here
It’s every thing you’ve been taught to fear
The gifts we bring to you ears
They’re the wild new beginnings
from the dust of all that you’ve held dear
yeah you can throw those names around
yeah you can prove just how close you are to the crown
you can call your debts
in a couple of towns
yeah you can throw those names around
you could be an object
bought and sold for profit
you know how to play it
you think that you’ll know when to call it
you talked you way up to the top
of a dream that’s still locked to you
they promised you a key
but you’re still looking
Cause the dream is over here
It’s every thing you’ve been taught to fear
The gifts we bring to you ears
They’re the wild new beginnings
from the dust of all that you’ve held dear
They’re the wild new beginnings
from the dust of all that you’ve held dear
we’re the wild new beginnings
from the dust of all that you’ve held dear
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12. |
The Beginning of Days
03:50
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Hold it the fuck together baby
Hold every piece
Feet to the fire together baby
I’ve got you and you’ve got me
And I know everything’s gonna change
And I know everyone’s gone insane
But I’ve got a secret play
I keep turning toward the limit
And the limit always breaks
I’ve been riding on the front lines
Of this storm
And it’s carried me all this way
Meet me where the sunlight’s
Streaming down with the rain
And hold it the fuck together baby
Hold it where I can see
Here in the fire together baby
There’s no place I’d rather be
And I know everything’s gone and changed
But can you feel for it just outside of the frame
Yeah, I know your secret babe
You keep turning toward the limit
Finding out where it breaks
You’ve been riding on the front lines
Of this storm
And it’s carried you all this way
Meet me where the sunlight’s streaming down
With the smoke and ash and the rain
Meet me in the sunlight
Here in the beginning of days
Meet me in the sunlight
here in the beginning of days
Meet me in the sunlight
here in the beginning of days
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Chelsea Coleman California
Oklahoma grown singing-songwriting powerhouse, Chelsea Coleman, creates sanctuaries out of songs, wherein her audience is moved, humbled, and exalted. A courageous and vulnerable storyteller, she invites you to endure open heart surgery, skillfully mending your heartache with strands of golden thread. Each listener leaves more integrally woven in to the tapestry of humanity. ... more
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