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Old Wind
03:35
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Old wind, holy ground
Come light the fire
Old wind, holy ground
Come feel the storm
Old wind, holy ground
Light the fire, gather round
Old wind, holy ground
Come to feel the storm X2
V1 His body swayed, neither lost nor found
I asked the Captain ‘tear him down,’
His eyes like caves, stolen treasures stand
Their peace on Earth sold for a piece of land
INSTRUMENTAL
V2 What lies decayed, soaked through golden sand
His blood fell warm unto the holy land
Stood on that hill they watched his final stand
Their peace of heart bled for a piece of hand ---
Old wind holy ground
Come to the storm
Old wind holy ground
Light the fire, gather round
Old wind, holy ground
Come to the storm
INSTRUMENTAL
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2. |
Rivers Run Dry
03:49
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V1 The sun rises slowly in the distance,
Ear to the shell
But no ocean hears your call,
Echoes in your heart
With a song of resistance,
Struggle for the light as another brick will fall
CHORUS
Wont you rock, rock-a-bye my baby,
Don’t you ever let them see you cry,
Wont you rock, rock-a-bye my baby,
Soon there will come a day
When their rivers will run dry
V2 I hold you in my arms
As the waves crash around me,
Wait until the night
So the shadows keep us warm,
I look back at the land
As the flowers wilt and birds flee,
Spread their wings and take flight
Through the storm
(C) Wont you rock, rock-a-bye my baby,
Don’t you ever let them see you cry,
Wont you rock, rock-a-bye my baby,
Soon there will come a day
When their rivers will run dry
INSTRUMENTAL
V3 At last, words shall cease to stir our violence,
Listen with your heart
And your walls come falling down,
There’s wisdom to be heard
In the gentle sound of silence
Throw their words into the river’s arms
And break your golden crown
(C) Wont you rock, rock-a-bye my baby,
Don’t you ever let them see you cry,
Wont you rock, rock-a-bye my baby,
Soon there will come a day
When their rivers will run dry X2
Soon there will come a day
When their rivers will run dry X2
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3. |
50 Soldiers
03:30
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V1 50 Soldiers marching on a hill
They keep their face dark
Push and turn the mill
50 soldiers marching on a hill
They keep their eyes dark
Facilitate that kill
Facilitate that kill
CHORUS
Oh, but you crave what they say
And their kisses all over your face
Showered like rain
And you crave what they give
Or so they say
V2 50 Soldiers marching on a hill
She wipes a tear back
Stands at the windowsill
50 Soldiers marching on a hill
You paint your heart black
To shield your shrouded thrill
Shield your shrouded thrill
CHORUS
INTRUMENTAL
One day, you’ll find that you’re wide awake
One day, you’ll find that you’re wide awake
One day, you will find you’re
Wide, oh wide, oh wide, oh wide awake
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4. |
In Darkness Waits
04:39
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V1 In darkness waits, a sleeping soul
They travelled long ago, but they go no more
In darkness waits, a sleeping soul
They travelled far alone, but alone no more X2
CHORUS
And winter storms through the night you hear the call
Of ancient tears you cried when you lost before
But in the night you feel them call,
Unto a paradise that is home once more
V2 In darkness sleeps, a waiting soul
Bound and left behind, changed evermore
In darkness sleeps, a waiting soul
Trust what you cannot hold, they wait behind the door X2
And in the night you feel them call
Unto a paradise that is home once more
(C) And winter storms through the night you hear the call
Of ancient tears you cried when you lost before
But in the night you feel them call,
Unto a paradise that is home once more
And in the night you feel them call
Unto a paradise that is home once more
(C) And winter storms through the night you hear the call
Of ancient tears you cried when you lost before
But in the night, you feel them call,
Unto a paradise that is home once more X2
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5. |
Sisters
04:03
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Sister, lie here at my side
I’ll share with you oceans deep and kingdoms wide
Though they try to split our hearts
I’ll silently hold you dear we never shall part
CHORUS
And she cried
Oh ….
I’ll hold you in sin
In arms of mother’s love
You watched on
From your gilded cage
Taught to possess what you know
To empower your rage
She lay bare
In the house of men
You took what you could from her
Then you took it again
CHORUS
And she cried
Oh ….
I’ll hold you in sin
In arms of mother’s love
Sister hear these words I speak
It takes one to pierce through the veil
To find out where you’re weak
But what they build
They cannot define
You’ll harden your shield
But your light will remain divine
CHORUS
And she cried
Oh ….
Sister, lie here in my arms
I’ll keep you safe
I’ll hold you in sin
In arms of mother’s love
INSTRUMENTAL
The people sang
As you claimed your prize
Comfort through fear of unknown
That was nourished by your lies
But she spoke low and clear to me
They hold your head in their hands
While they tell you that you’re free
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6. |
Innocent Burning
04:33
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CHORUS
You can burn my flesh
But not my soul
Twist my words with your lies
You won’t change their goal
At the harvest you came
To reap young and old
But the fires in their hearts
You could never turn cold
V1 Greed of man
Made you scar the land you won
Made you covet what you couldn’t buy
Deserve their first-born son
V2 Innocent
By the name you chose to burn
As you through blackened lies
To stifle cries
Of those who live to hurt
CHORUS
V3 Hand in hand
Stood the people as you charged
Over the only line
From the divine
To love before we judge
V4 Torn in shreds
Is the message that they left
When you politicized
The right to die
For all that we deserve
CHORUS X2
INSTRUMENTAL
Feel the flames touch my toes
Wood begins to crack
Hear my words once more
For I’m not coming back
The gold that you search for
Does not walk here
It lets us all live in the valley
Without any fear
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7. |
Codeine
03:24
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CHORUS
Codeine my dream
You’re the silent friend I need
One to lead me to the woods at night
And watch me while I bleed
Can’t they see it’s obscene
Just what you take from me
Like a blanket made of wood and nails
You’ll never let me be
V1
Bent down double
Stretched forth my hand
To catch me as I fell
But disbelief and apathy
would pave my path to hell
Oh, legality does not decree
Your right to write me out
A bullet meant to pacify
On deaf ears falls my shout
(C) Codeine my dream
Silent friend I need
One to lead me to the woods at night
And watch me while I bleed
Can’t they see it’s obscene
Just what you take from me
Like a blanket made of wood and nails
You’ll never let me be
V2
As if I didn’t have enough to hold me when I’m down
Separate from what I should know, in my own blood I drown
Our bodies lay under your hands for countless centuries
Blind man’s game with no remorse to test out your theories
BRIDGE
Don’t try to tell me this is normal
That I just can’t take it like they can
Don’t try to tell me this is normal
I don’t think that you could ever understand
SOLO
V3
I followed your words and your lies; I trusted what you said
But when I came to criticize it was all just in my head
You accept their cheers of trust while you cover me in scars
While pedaling a plant can land a person behind bars!
(C) Codeine my dream
Silent friend I need
One to lead me to the woods at night
And watch me while I bleed
Can’t they see it’s obscene
Just what you take from me
Like a blanket made of wood and nails
You’ll never let me be
(B) Don’t try to tell me this is normal
That I just can’t take it like they can
Don’t try to tell me this is normal
I don’t think that you could ever understand
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8. |
Surrender
03:27
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V1 Today I'm gonna slay
Today’s gon make me rich
Today will go my way
Go down without a hitch
And I will
Push through the pain
Give a hundred and ten percent
This world I'll gain
Feel high while I descend
V2 Today you'll know my name
my legacy begins
I'll never go astray, I'll stick it
To the bitter end
And I will
This world I'll gain
Feel high while I descend
Pre-Chorus
So tell me
Why can't I fill this hole inside of me
Everything I do only fills it momentarily X2
But then I realise when,
I take a look within,
none of this is true
and what I have to do is
CHORUS
Surrender "don't need to be anything"
Surrender "things don't define anything"
Surrender "don't need to judge anything"
Surrender
GUITAR BREAK
V2 Today didn't go my way
So much I regret
They made me feel like prey
And that made me forget
So I just
Pushed through the pain
Gave a hundred and ten percent
This world I'll gain
Feel high while I descend
(Pre-C) So tell me
Why can't I fill this hole inside of me
Everything I do only fills it momentarily X2
But then I remember when,
I take a look within,
none of this is true
and all I have to do…
Is take a breath... *Breathe*
And
(C) Surrender "don't need to be anyone"
Surrender "things don't define anyone"
Surrender "don't need to judge anyone"
Surrender
Surrender "don't need to do everything"
Surrender "don't need to say anything"
Surrender "all you need is look within"
Surrender "then you become everything"
(OUTRO) Surrender x 4
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9. |
Down by the River
04:49
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V1 Down by the river where I’m sure my soul was born
I hold my bow in my left hand and my arrow I keep drawn
High up above me I hear the Kestrel call
And something deep within my heart makes me feel so small
For if I could spread my wings and soar the endless deep blue skies
I’d have no need to prove my worth and I’d have no need for lies
But I am like the Salmon just swimming in the stream
I navigated every turn the river threw at me
I did as I was told to, and I reached the safe, still pool
But there’s no one here around me and now I’ve become the fool
CHORUS
For we all stand together, or we don’t stand at all
Watch your tower crumble as you fall
And the nights may grow colder, and the day feels so long
But the light inside will help to keep you warm
V2 I feel the ground beneath me, the moon shines through the night
I hold my bow in my left hand and my arrow in my right
I lift my bow up to my eye and I call on the ancient song
My right hand brings the arrow with it’s pointed tip so strong
For the arrow only soars if it is guided by the bow
Without the right alignment it has nowhere to go
But if my bow is too weak and my hand is quivering
The arrow will be knocked off course and causes suffering
But if the two are balanced they can light the endless road
Keep the wheel turning and bare the heavy load
(C) For we all stand together, or we don’t stand at all
Watch your tower crumble as you fall
And the nights may grow colder, and the day feels so long
But the light inside will help to keep you warm
Oh now ooo…
V3 Down by the river where my soul is laid to rest
The tangled folk who spin the wheel have completed their quest
I feel the space between me and I neither float nor sink
Although I cannot be seen, I am therefore I think
And suddenly ‘I’ doesn’t feel like ‘I’ is anymore
We dangle from our web to touch our tiptoes on the floor
If the connection’s grounded, we’ll send lightening through the skies
Release an inner vision to let go of all the lies
(C) For we all stand together, or we don’t stand at all
Watch your tower crumble as you fall
And the nights may grow colder, and the day feels so long
But the light inside will help to keep you warm
For we all stand together, or we don’t stand at all
Watch your tower crumble as you fall
Oh and the nights may grow colder, and this day feels so long
But the light inside will help to keep you warm
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10. |
The Lamb
07:04
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V1 They travelled through the dark night just to witness
Tempest blew and winds were high
But the cold couldn’t take their old hearts
From the darkness came a cry
There she stood with arms extended
And a smile played on her lips
As her head hit the pillow of a river bed
Sun bequeathed her last eclipse
CHORUS
It said ‘My Lamb, you’re not bad, take that finger out your temple,
They swim to follow up the shore
Ignoring open doors I left you
So you’d never have to feel.’
It said ‘My Lamb, you’re not bad, take that finger out your temple,
They seek to hide behind closed doors
Ignoring fears and flaws they run from
So they never have to feel.’
V2 They wandered through the tangled forest lost like blind sheep
On a burning quest to know
But their hubris led them round in circles
If you cannot see, I cannot show
There they stood with arms extended
And their knees fell to the ground
Your desire mocking nature of what you seek
Nothing’s lost all can be found
CHORUS
V3 With a blinding light the veil was lifted
Cautious steps walking them out of their cage
Masked the same, the veil of vain was melted
And they looked back on their earthly stage
There it stood with arms extended
Roots reached down into the land
Bled from hearts that were loving what they couldn’t see
As they sank into the sand
CHORUS
And when they found them in the desert
Bound and broken, eyes wide open
For the very first time
And far their hand reached
‘Take me with you,’
But birds kept singing
Grass grew green
Under a pale blue sky.
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