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Tired
01:42
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I am working to keep my mind on my plans
I am working, but still I struggle to stand
I am tired, and no one’s watching me
I am working to keep my feet on a path
I am tired, and my time is like sand
Slipping from under me
Slipping from under me
If I could go back, I wouldn’t waste so much time
I wouldn’t walk down the line
Drawn for me
Drawn for me
I am trying to keep my mind on my plans
But I am tired, oh
Please give me something to show for myself
I hope I make you proud
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2. |
This Song
02:44
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And I don't need to sing this song
And I don't need to prove anything to you
But I do
If inconsistently at that
No one needs to point out to me
That the sun sits up in the sky
Or that the moon sits in the night
I don't need to say
That you're the best thing in my life
But I will
So I'll keep trying
To be the man you deserve
I'll never make it there
But I'll do something
For you
I'll do something
For you
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Limited
02:30
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I have things I want to say
Father, when I speak to you
I cannot put them into words
They’re stuck inside my head
And I have sounds I want to make
It turns out, I am limited
I am human, I’m confined that way
I’m simple, it is true
Even when I haven’t been through anything
I feel down about myself, about the world inside my head
And really I am blessed
I can’t even fix one soul
I can’t even fix myself
It turns out it was always you
The world keeps spinning in your hands
Even when I haven’t been through anything
I feel down about myself, about the world inside my head
And really I am blessed
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4. |
Unable to Sleep
02:19
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I'm going to sleep
I'm closing my eyes
I'm going into the darkness
Darkness take me
But when I open my eyes
In the middle of the night
I see this light I didn't see before
Where did it come from
And I turn on my phone
And open the window
I'm just seeing streetlights
But they're not the thing
Now I can't sleep
I'm thinking about everything
That could go wrong
That could go right
Then I turn my head
You're sleeping next to me
Are you at peace?
Are you at peace?
Now I can't sleep
I'm thinking about everything
That could go wrong
That could go right
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5. |
Agitated
03:25
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There’s something drifting around in the air out here
It’s making everybody nervous, everybody antsy, everybody agitated
It might be the way we read, the way we report, it’s gotta be something
But nobody at all is happy, not even you
Not even you
It’s like the whole world is waiting for some great change
But if we want a forest of trees, we gotta start planting seeds
The seeds we all are sowing, are not the plants we want to grow
I can hide inside and pretend that nothing’s wrong
Nothing is wrong
We need to listen before we speak
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6. |
Animal Beginning
03:37
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We start animal, confusion in our minds
We lay under the stars, we can’t enjoy it
We want to sleep behind the doors, behind the walls, behind our fears
Is there more to life beyond the signs?
Oh where have we been?
Our kids are like kids in the dark
In the night, are we saved?
Are we saved?
Desire clouds the mind even more, we are stuck
Between who we were and organization
Did we grow past the animal or did we cover up?
We can hide under the roof, we’re still controlled
Can we move past the instincts to engage?
Do we listen to our fears, hide from others
On our own, in the brush?
We peer between the leaves, to see the light on Earth
We can look into its eyes and find value
We hide all our tears and we stay in our shelters
We don’t confront our fears or risk communion
We’re afraid to be known
Our kids are like kids all alone
In the world, we’re so predictable
One day the walls will fall down
The wind will grab us up
Everyone will watch and see everyone else
The spotlight will be so bright
There won’t be fiction images
Nothing to hide behind, we’ll be seen for who we are
So walk into the light
Walk into the light
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I’m looking for something
Brighter than gold
Warmer than fire
Bluer than sky
I’m looking for something
Whiter than snow
Deeper than the ocean
Finer than sand
And when I spend time drawing from this well
Up from my soul will spring generosity
Because you cannot come to know someone without caring
And you cannot care about someone without giving
I’m looking for something
Brighter than gold
Warmer than fire
Bluer than sky
I’m looking for something
Whiter than snow
Deeper than the ocean
Finer than sand
And all the things I've gone through to get here
I couldn't have known they'd be a waste of time
And now if I give this one thing it will be worth it
It will be brighter than gold
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8. |
In Dusk
03:05
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It's full of warm and near to dark
In August
End of the summer
Walk in glowing ember trees
Next to the street before it's dark
We're more than dust
End of the summer
When leaves are yellow
I forget about my dull ambitions
Not yet the sunset a fuller heart
The grass before it's dark
Next to the street before it's dark
We're more than dust
End of the summer
Every person kind of blends
In the hazy way I feel
It makes me think we're family
Under the muggy sky
Every mind is just a picture album
The things we store away
Things that are, that were, and never could be
All our hopes and dreams
What will I look back on when I'm old
What will I take with me to forever
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9. |
Drift Away
02:47
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Do I drift away
From time to time
Or am I always home
Always in your arms
Remind me again
Is my heart on the sea
With no shore to land
Or am I grounded on rock
An unshakeable place
It is possible to leave
After all that you've done
Or will you reach out
And pull me back
Remind me again
Could I be that ungrateful
My Father God to Thee
Could I be that fickle
I cannot
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10. |
My Love for You
02:40
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My love for you outweighs
The stupid things I say
I'm more than just a mouth with words
There's an arm around your shoulders
My love for you disagrees
With logic and rationality
At moments where I should give up
I'm a constant driving force
My love attempts
To mimic that which I've received
It does so faltering
But with some days of success
My love for you it runs
As far as you can and further
I've been warmed by the sun
There's no going back now
My love for you outweighs
The inconsistent things I say
The dumb things I do
There's something real behind it all
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11. |
Working
02:49
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Sometimes I get this feeling when I am working
That no one will ever listen to what I’m making
So maybe I shouldn’t bother with all of this mixing
And maybe I shouldn’t bother with equalization
But someone is sitting on my other shoulder
That tells me to focus on every detail
He tells me that each little moment is important
And ends up winning all these disputes
And it’s for You, it’s for You
It’s all for You, it’s all for You
Sometimes I wonder what instrument I should be playing
And if I should even spend this much time making music
Maybe I shouldn’t be this creative
I should focus my time on working and taking vacations
But it’s for You, it’s for You
It’s all for You, it’s all for You
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