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Perelandra
03:10
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i hurt for the copper sky, and i long for the warm breeze
the islands moving with the waves like lovers in the sea
to be there in her warmth, to be a part of her embrace
to ride the backs across the water and watch the others race
to see the Lady with her King in all their majesty
i'd give my life
to spend a day
i'd give my life
it was not for nothing i was called to hear these words
the silence of this world diminished with each one i heard
but the whispers in her heart are all i'd ever need to live
to be there when the night becomes to dark to see your way
to wake up to the colors of a dream put on display
to see where i was meant to be and finally understand
i gave my life
i'll spend a day
i gave my life
where Arthur waits in solemn patience
life resolves in glorious cadence
my eyes have seen
my soul shall see
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Farewell, The Company
03:27
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i sit beside the fire and think
of all that i have seen
of meadow-flowers and butterflies
in summers that have been;
i sit beside the fire and think
of how the world will be
when winter comes without a spring
that i shall never see.
for still there are so many things
that i have never seen:
in every wood in every spring
there is a different green
i sit beside the fire and think
of people long ago
and people who will see a world
that i shall never know
for still there are so many things
that i have never seen:
in every wood in every spring
there is a different green
but all the while i sit and think
of times there were before,
i listen for returning feet
and voices at the door.
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Winston Was Here
02:28
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winston walks alone
and it was yesterday he left
what used to be his home
winston knows himself
he's ripped out all the pages
from old books on his shelf
and as the sun comes up to steal the moon
it brings him back to you
winston never dreams
because his eyes are never closed
life's too short to sleep
winston once knew love
but she left him just yesterday
and he's thankful for today
and as the sun comes up to steal the moon
he's one day further from you
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tell me where you are
i need to hear it come from you, i won't talk until then
clearly you and i, we don't see eye to eye - so i won't waste my time again
i know you're tired now, but dangerous are the thoughts that let you see your way around
i might be upside down - it all depends on how you look, and what you call the ground
i close my door as i look up to say
you should feel privileged i would go your way
if you could only see, the world that i have set for you depends on how you grow
my life is like a globe: it's waiting for me to spin and to point where i will go
i promise if you wait, the sorrow you have known will bring the life that you most need
the oceans aren't as deep as you want me to believe, so i'll step in and see
i close my door as i look up to say
you should feel privileged i would go your way
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5. |
Note To Friends
04:02
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so there you are
and i can't help but think
that something isn't right,
that there's an answer you're without
and i know, i know - i shouldn't have a doubt
but should i just say 'ok this is the way it should turn out?'
i don't want to tell you anything
that i don't know for sure, so what's left to say?
my life's changed because of what you're in, and how you're getting out
so here we are
and i can't help but think
that there's a reason why someone like you's somewhere like here
and i know, i know - it's easier to say
it's easier to not be who you are everyday
i don't want to tell you anything
that i don't know for sure, so what's left to say?
my life's changed because of what you're in, and how you're getting out
we all see how you keep a smile on your face and
it shows us how to smile through the things we face and
do you know how many smiles you're the reason for?
i don't want to tell you anything
that i don't know for sure, so what's left to say?
my life's changed because of what you're in and how you're getting out
you are living proof
you are being you
have i told you
how much we love you?
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