1. |
In Time
03:55
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I’ve been waiting for my time to come along
But this moment is where all of time belongs
So why put it off
Cos in the blink of an eye I will be gone
And how sad to be a star that never shone
So take a breath and step into the light
You don’t have to act the part
You don’t have to live a lie
Cos who you are is divine
I’m singing to myself, hope you don’t mind
So are you waiting for your time to come along sweetheart
But you don’t know what to do or where to start
And my it’s hard
Cos being true to yourself means facing what you’re not
But just do as your mother did, rip the plaster off
And take a breath, step up into the light
You don’t have to act the part
You don’t have to live a lie
Cos who you are is divine
I’m singing to myself, hope you don’t mind
I’m singing to myself but it’s alright
I’m singing to myself and you’re at my side
So I ain’t waiting for my time to come along
Cos now is where I always belong
And this gift of life wont last long
So how dare I be a star that could have shone
Thy will be done.
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2. |
Taste
04:06
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You know I love you
You know I care
My sweetheart darlin’
My closest friend
It’s not you my love
It’s something inside me
And as much as I try to make it hush
I think it’s time to let it be
Let it breathe, let it be seen
And let you go so I can
Taste all that I can taste
Dance while I’m awake
Seize the day as it breaks
I’m no waiting for another one
Taste all that I can taste
Dance while I’m awake
Seize the day as it breaks
And I can rest when I am done
Your pillow is still warm my love
Still blessed by your smell
But the imprint shows your absence
Like a story sad to tell
But it’s getting better, I’m kind of finding my feet
And no more am I trying to close the door
I’m stepping out to see
What the ocean holds for me
And letting go so I can
Taste…
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3. |
Plain Sight
03:59
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I've been hiding my light
Keeping it locked away inside
But I'm tired of hiding
I want to be here in plain sight
My mother knows I am a sweetheart
I never want to cause anybody any harm
Maybe that's why sometimes I keep my sweetness
Behind some kind of a facade
But unless we hold out flame out to the darkness
The world's just gonna stay dark
Cos it's better out in the open
Stop the running and hiding and running away
And heal what's broken
Find a way, find a way
To turn the page
Cos it's better out in the open
Everybody's got a monster
Living underneath their bed at night
And if we hide our heads beneath the covers
We'll never get a moments peace within our minds
We've got to get up and say hello
Shake him up say off you go tonight
Cos unless we shine our light into the darkness
The world's just gonna stay dark
So here's my light in the darkness
Now come on, come on
And show me who you are
Cos it's better out in the open
Stop the running and hiding and running away
And heal what's broken
Find a way, find a way
To turn the page
Cos it's better out in the open
I've been hiding my light
Keeping it locked away inside
But I'm tired of hiding I want to be here in plain Sight.
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4. |
Soft Kiss
03:14
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If you think you’ve got it then you just don’t
Just take a minute to step down from your throne
Forget about what you know
And watch the space around your head grow
Cos you can hold it in a tight fist
You can try, you can try but always miss
Cos it’s waiting like a soft kiss
From a lover, from a lover your heart has always missed
So hold me in your arms honey
We’re shining like stars and they’re not far away
Let them remind you who you are
The light that’s shining through the dark
Don’t harden up your heart
Don’t harden up your heart
I see you walking on your tightrope
I see you dying to leap into the unknown
But too scared to let go
And follow the quiet call of your Soul
You try and hold it in a tight fist
And you try and you try and you try but always miss
Cos it’s waiting like a soft kiss
From a lover, from a lover your heart has always missed
So hold me in your arms honey
We’re shining like stars and they’re not far away
Let them remind you who you are
The light that’s shining through the dark
Don’t harden up your heart
Don’t harden up your heart
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5. |
Start Again
05:07
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It didn’t go to plan
It wasn’t what I thought it would be
I didn’t get to hold it in my hands
But I got something more, something I could not foresee
And ain’t that the way it goes most of the time
Hoping for the reason and you stumble on the rhyme
I think I took a wrong turn somewhere down the line
But I put the radio on and heard the sweetest line
It told me straight
A thing that bends is a thing that won't break
Life wont always go your way but you can start again
Start Again
Lesson learned and back here at the start
I feel the love returning to my heart
No longer wracking my brains
I’m back here in your arms
Come close my love and sing our favourite song
It told me straight
A thing that bends is a thing that won't break
Things don’t always go your way
You’ve gotta learn to take the strain
You told me straight
A thing that bends is a thing that wont break
Life won’t always go your way
But you can start again
Start again
My oh my
Look at all the beautiful people.
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6. |
Only One
03:35
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There’s plenty of things I could do
Life is a house with so many rooms
And behind each door there waits concealed
A lesson to be learned, a secret to reveal
And the only way to know is to open them and go
Turn the sacred handle and walk on through
Cos I’m the only one that’s ever been me
The only one to see the things that I’ve seen
And though this body’s bound to act
And this mind is bound to think
There’s something deep inside saying
I AM FREE
I don’t wanna sit here entertaining myself
I wanna get up and use these hands to help
And sing about love, sing about GOD
Sing about who we truly are
Cos the only way to grow
Is through this path that I’ve been shown
And what’s the use, where’s the truth
In anything else?
Cos I’m the only one that’s ever been me…
So I’m going where I’ve never been before
And when I get there you’re gonna be
Waiting at my door
Said I’m crossing every ocean
To reach the furthest shore
To meet back with the one
The one that I adore
Cos I’m the only one that’s ever been me
The only one to see the things that I’ve seen
And though this body’s bound to act
And this mind is bound to think
There’s something deep inside saying
I AM FREE
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7. |
Here
04:03
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And missing what’s this side of my front door
But if I care to look a little closer
Lo and behold here’s everything I’m searching for
I could sit for life-times dreaming bigger dreams
Drawing out my plans and cooking up schemes
But surely better than getting what I want
Is being happy with what I’ve got
Cos there ain’t no better canvas I could paint
And there’s no better story I could write
And the music that is ringing
Includes what I am singing
Would you dare to truly let it all inside?
I’m tired of telling myself
That I am not enough
Or that I need something else
To complete my story book
And I should be like this
Or more like them
I ought to be more
Than I already am
Well I ain’t gonna write that story anymore
No no I’m whole here where I stand
Cos there ain’t no better canvas I could paint
And there’s no better story I could write
And the music that is ringing
Includes what I am singing
Would you dare to truly let it all inside?
It’s HERE
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8. |
Try
04:32
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Take the key and put it in the lock
And open up the box of all your secrets
Lift them out and hold them up into the light
And pray for eyes to see them right
As they were and as they are
Once wounds but now just scars
Call it fate but every inch of road you paved
And every choice you ever made
Has brought you here to where you are
So hold it close
Let all your pain become your hope
All the heartache you’ve ever known
Let it be fuel for your fire
So you can try. Try. Try. Try.
Through the dark of the night
Through the light of the day
For your HALLELUJAH
There will be no rapturous applause
No trophies or medals for your war
And they won’t know of all your struggle
Tears you’ve cried and years of sorrow
Trying to find a way to be what’s in your heart
But try. Try. Try. Try.
Cos trying’s all we are
Through the dark of the night
Through the light of the day
For your HALLELUJAH
Try.
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9. |
Elephant
05:29
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Morning
A burning sun is rising in my eyes
Yearning to leave this place and cut all of my ties
But I’d be running
From my Self that I could never leave behind
Instead I’m turning to the elephant that knows
Where there is water when the land is dry
Darling
I don’t like the person I’ve become
Washing wont clean me of the bad things that I’ve done
But I’m turning away from the past towards the sun
And the elephants are stomping on the ground
Singing Jonathan your war will be won
Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
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10. |
This Little Dance
06:17
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Have you ever watched the sunlight in the morning
Come seeping through the blind
And reflect off specks of dust as they’re falling
Have you ever watched them spinning dancing whirling
Before your eyes their tiny fate unfurling
I was born and I grew up
I met a girl and fell in love
I went mad and took some drugs
I found God and I woke up
And now I can’t seem to see
What the difference is between
A whirling dancing speck of dust
And me.
It seems important matters are at hand
Apparently I have now become a man
I’ll do my best to be the best I can
Before my little castle turns to sand
I’m thankful I’ve these people by my side
And I’m thankful that I’m here and that I’m alive
And I’ll take all of these lessons in my stride
Cos if life is the question
Love is why
I was born and I grew up
I met a girl and feel in love
I went mad and took some drugs
I found God and I woke up
And now I can’t seem to see
Any difference between
A whirling dancing speck of dust
And me
And I might wish that I could turn back time
And put right whatever I’ve done wrong
But my love it’s over now
And all these things are said and done
So if one day my dream shall come to pass
And if one day into the void I am cast
Cos me included nothing lasts
I’ll go with a whisper to the nothingness
My sweet love I’m home at last
I said I was born and I grew up
I met a girl and feel in love
I went mad and took some drugs
I found God and I woke up
And now my Lord I don’t believe
There’s any separation between
You whirling dancing specks of dust
And me.
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11. |
Secret
04:21
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Keeping our eyes on each other
Under the covers
Lover to lover
Holding a silence together
A tiny forever
A moment of heaven
Your eyes telling me all that I need to know
My eyes letting you know that I know
Can we keep this our precious secret
Guard and conceal it from doubting and weakness
Can we keep this our precious secret
Hold it and keep it always believing
Your mine and I’m yours
Watching you fall asleep
My arms around you
How have I found you
The loveliest person I’ve seen
Laying beside me
A real kind of holy
Your heart telling me all that I need to hear
My heart silently letting you know that I’m near
Can we keep this our precious secret
Guard and conceal it from doubting and weakness
Can we keep this our precious secret
Hold it and keep it always believing
Your mine and I’m yours
Your mine and I’m yours
Your mine and I’m yours
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