Collected Lyrics
Selected lyrics from songs listed below...
Edit, almost 15 years later:
I made a playlist of these > Here, on Spotify 🙃
I’m editing this coz I’m reformatting some old posts that got smooshed when I imported to the squarespace platform from wordpress.
Interesting… to reflect on my state of mind when I originally put this together. Listening to the music definitely reminds me.
~mrk Jan 2023
Some day, yeah
We'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Pain throws your heart to the ground
Love turns the whole thing around
No it won't all go the way it should
But I know the heart of life is good
Oh there’s nothing I can do
To make this easier for you
Wake up, it’s no use pretending
Another winter day
Has come and gone away
But I wanna go home
And all He asks of us
Is we give each other love
And when we call on him for mercy,
He’ll be merciful my friend
Oh, things ain’t what they used to be
Pressure pushing down on me
Pushing down on you
That’s the terror of knowing
What this world is about
And love dares you to care for
the people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change
our way of caring about ourselves
Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees
And I began to pray
California dreaming’ on such a winter’s day
Lord I've really been real stressed
Down and out, losin ground
I don't know where I can go
To let these ghosts out of my skull
Take me to another place
Take me to another land
Make me forget all that hurts me
Let me understand your plan
Now I see the importance of history
Why people be in the mess that they be
I ask you lord why you enlightened me
Without the enlightment of all my folks
He said cuz I set myself on a quest for truth
And He was there to quench my thirst
But I am still thirsty
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall where the starry crown?
Good Lord, show me the way
There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But You sing to me over and over and over again
I pray to be only Yours
I know now you're my only hope
Sing to me of the plans that You have for me over again
It’s gonna be a good year
Out of the darkness
And into the fire
I tell you I love you
And my heart’s in the strangest place
And this old world is a new world
And a bold world
For me
Stars when you shine
You know how I feel
Scent of the pine
You know how I feel
Oh freedom is mine
And I know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life+
For me
Just a few more weary days and then,
I'll fly away;
To a land where joy shall never end,
I'll fly away
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love,
Don't fence me in.
Make a big noise
In fact is was a little bit frightening, but they
Fought with expert timing
We don’t need no thought control
This is my world,
And I am the World Leader Pretend.
This is my life, and this is my time,
I have been given the freedom to do as I see fit.
It’s high time I razed the walls that I’ve constructed.
Oh, I can’t close my eyes and make it go away
How long...How long must we sing this song?
And the battle’s just begun
There’s many lost, but tell me who has won
The trench is dug within our hearts
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart
Wipe the tears from your eyes
Wipe your tears away
O-o-h Child: The Five Stairsteps
The Heart of Life: John Mayer
Please Be Patient With Me: Wilco
Naked As We Came: Iron & Wine
Home : Michael Bublé
God Is Love/Mercy Mercy Me: Sounds Of Blackness
Under Pressure: David Bowie & Queen
California Dreamin': The Mamas & The Papas
Tennessee: Arrested Development
Down To The River To Pray: Alison Krauss
Only Hope: Mandy Moore
In the New Year: The Walkmen
Feeling Good: Michael Bublé
I'll Fly Away: Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch
Don't Fence Me In: David Byrne
We Will Rock You: Queen
The Wall: Pink Floyd
World Leader Pretend: R.E.M.
Sunday Bloody Sunday: U2