1. |
So Lost without You
02:43
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So Lost without You
You were here for the best days of my life
Now you’re gone, I don’t know what to say
I lift my eyes, I just see darkness all around
The world was brighter in the days we stood
Together
Fear shouts – but love whispers and is heard
Fear doubts – but love whispers and I’m reassured
Fear’s proud
I’m so lost without you…
I use your spirit as a lantern, your memory lights my way
Lift my eyes to what’s around me, get me through from day to day
Chasing dreams is easy when you’re the dream I’m chasing
I think of you as if we’re still
Together
Together
Fear shouts
Fear doubts
Fear’s proud
Fear…
Fear shouts – but love whispers and is heard
Fear doubts – but love whispers and I’m reassured
Fear’s proud
I’m so lost without you
But I keep you in my heart
Can’t hold you in my arms
So I hold you in my heart
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2. |
My Funeral
03:57
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My Funeral
Bury me by some big tree that everyone can see
Where the kids play in the branches and the dogs all come to pee
People make out after picnics spilling tea and wine and brie
I pray the powers that be might let me see life’s great pageantry
Not out on the lonesome prairie, nor some spooky cemetery
With a fence and moss and tombstones where the shadows are all scary
Where the kids wear fancy clothes like Grandpa’s tie, or Grandma’s hose
And they can’t laugh or play, just walk between the rows
I believe the soul keeps giving even after life is done
The waning of the moon, the setting sun
I may have left the living, I still want to have some fun
Let me rest where I see everyone
Live your lives in joy when I am dead and gone
If it’s a Viking funeral pyre, please don’t set my stuff on fire
Give my guitar to someone poor, show them what this thing is for
Select from my collection so someone gains a new affection
For hearing Monk, Ravel, and Delta Will
Reading Sandman, Hulk, and Thor
Or mix my ashes with the concrete when you build a music venue
Three bands a night, Open Mics and a tasty Vegan menu
I’ll rejoice to be reminded of the things that still unite us
How music feeds our souls, improves our lives
Excites us and delights us
With my friends down at the pub, or some strangers in a club
The tapestry of life with all its strands
I wouldn’t want to haunt them, I only hang out cause I want them all
To understand, Heaven’s where they stand
Live your lives in joy when I’ve played my last hand
Let my grave become a haven for those who hide their love away
People frightened by their feelings who might be trans or bi or gay
Those whose hearts are broke and lost, those whose souls are tempest tossed
Let me be a spirit that reminds them all to love themselves each day
I believe the soul keeps giving even after life is done
The cutting of the thread the Norns have spun
I may have left the living, I still want to have some fun
Lemme rest where I see everyone
Live your lives in joy when I am dead and gone
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3. |
Energize
04:21
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Energize
When I want to forget, but don’t know how
When my best shot all night also sinks the white
When I’m just another voice in a chorus of noise
When the pens in my desk won’t write
When my t-shirt’s worth more than my music
When my candle flickers in the wind
When I can’t find the conversation in the chaos
When I’m pulled all directions again
I rebound, I retrace
Drink some wine, make some space
Take a break from the race
Rhythms with me all the time –
Breath, heartbeat, soul, and rhyme
When my Sabbath candles burn out early
When my tires have both gone flat
When the world seems out of tune and out of touch
I’ve got something I do about that…
I rebound, try again
Walk the earth, smell the rain
Hear the whistle of a train
All our stories intertwine –
Myths, scripture, dreams, and signs
The sea dances to the waves and the tide
The trees sway to the wind and the rain…
Hear it under your breath –
Birth, loving, life, and death
Hear the music all around –
Notes, silence, noise, and sound
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4. |
The Best Day of my Life
03:08
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The Best Day of my Life
I lost my earring on the subway
Spilled hot coffee on my lap
Caught my suit on the office door
Heard it rip, and as I swore
Thirteen of my colleagues start to clap.
Did my monthly change of passwords
Didn’t notice I had Caps Lock on
Spent the day from ten til three
Stuck with Jerry from IT
Couldn’t do a thing til he was gone
That was the best day of my life
That was the day I met my wife
Say the word, we need never be apart
Say the word, be the flame inside my heart
I saw the toner on her jacket
A broken pencil behind her ear
I thought she’d had a day like mine
I thought she’d like a glass of wine
So I walked up and spoke, despite my fear
And I said “Do you know how beautiful you are?
If you like, I’ll show you now!
Say the word, we need never be apart
Say the word, be the flame inside my heart!”
Right now we work in different cities
She’s in NYC, and I’m outside of Guelph
She can’t come back til The Plague is done
I can’t go there til my Green Card’s won
But one fine day, I’ll see her for myself
And that will be
The second best day of my life
When I’m reunited with my wife
Say the word, we need never be apart
Say the word, be the flame inside my heart
I saw the toner on her jacket
That was the best day of my life
A broken pencil behind her ear
That was the day I met my wife
That was the best day of my life
The second best day of my life
That was the day I met my wife
When I’m reunited with my wife
The second best day of my life
That was the best day of my life
When I’m reunited with my wife
That was the day I met my wife
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5. |
The Well of Friendship
03:16
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The Well of Friendship
When your dragons and demons are winning
When everything’s been heard before
Words are stale and meaningless
You don’t know what to say anymore
Overwhelmed by the noise and the bustle
Your time is managing you
Lost in your own hustle
You know just what you need to do
Visit the well of friendship
Drink deep of what keeps you sane
Friends have peace, hope, love to share
Forget your worries, forget your pain
Forget your worries, forget your pain
When you’re tired of what you see in the mirror
You’re bored of everything that you eat
Existential ennui is getting nearer
You feel you’re on the edge of defeat
Visit the well of friendship
Drink deep of what keeps you sane
Friends have peace, hope, love to share
Forget your worries, forget your pain
Forget your worries
You know the well is always refilling
It’s a stream that’ll never run dry
If you can’t find a friend, then be one
To someone looking like they’re ready to cry
Chance meetings with coffee or cocktails
Conversation that never ends
A listening ear to help you work out the details
I’ll get by with a little help from my friends
With a little help from my friends
With a little help from my friends
Visit the well of friendship
Drink deep of what keeps you sane
You friends have peace, hope, love to share
Forget your worries, forget your pain
Visit the well of friendship
Drink deep of what keeps you sane
Your friends have peace, hope, love to share
Forget your worries, forget your pain
Forget your worries, forget your pain
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6. |
Follow your Silence
02:59
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Follow your Silence
Daily life pulls us away
draws us apart, won’t let love be
Weary at the end of the day
follow your silence, come to me
Just out of bed and now I have to run
Everyone wants a piece of me
When their shouting is all done
Follow your silence, come to me
And in the ending of that sound
A subtle, simple note unites us
Within this haven we have found
A single candle glows and lights us
Rent and food sure cost a lot
The stress and noise are too much for me
Our quiet love is all I’ve got
Follow your silence, come to me
And in the ending of that sound
A subtle, simple note unites us
Within this haven we have found
A single candle glows and lights us.
And as the wave is welcomed by the shore
The river welcomed by the sea
We have each other, evermore
Follow your silence, come to me
Follow your silence
Come
Come to me
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7. |
Nous
02:19
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Nous
Y’a pas de moi, y’a pas de toi
Y’a pas de gauche, y’a pas de droite
Y’a pas de chasse, y’a pas de proie
C’est seulement nous.
Y’a pas de paix, y’a pas de guerre
Y’a pas de ciel, y’a pas d’enfer
Y’a pas de père, y’a pas de mère
C’est seulement
Nous
Qui pouvons faire n’importe quoi !
Protégerons la terre, la mer
Nous n’avons pas d’autre choix !
Vivons en paix, cessons de détruire, de salir, d’user comme des vampires !
Qui nous sauvera de nous-mêmes ?
C’est seulement nous !
C’est seulement nous !
Y’a pas de païen, y’a pas de pieux
Y’a pas de jeunes, y’a pas de vieux
Y’a pas des autres, y’a pas de « eux »
C’est seulement nous !
Y’a pas de fou, y’a pas de sage
Pas de faiblesse, pas de courage
Pas d’sauvage, y’a pas de cage
C’est seulement
Nous
Qui pouvons faire n’importe quoi
Protégerons la terre, la mer
Nous n’avons pas d’autre choix !
Vivons en paix, cessons de détruire, d’salir, d’user comme des vampires
Qui nous sauvera de nous-mêmes ?
C’est seulement nous !
C’est seulement nous !
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8. |
I Believe in Love
03:39
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I Believe in Love
You’re not so sure; I understand
It feels like nothing’s certain, like there’s nothing planned
We have changed; we both will change
Sometimes we’ll change together, sometimes in different ways, but
I believe in love
I believe in you
And if you believe in me
There’s nothing we can’t do
I hate when you’re away
It hurts when we’re apart
I need to feel your gentle touch
Hear the whispers of your heart
Love is stronger than distance; stronger than time
Not bound by this red tape, or these forms we’ve got to sign
I believe in love
I believe in you
And if you believe in me
There’s nothing we can’t do
I believe in love!
I believe in you
And if you believe in me
There’s nothing we can’t do
I believe in love!
I believe in dreams…
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9. |
I Believe in Love
03:39
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I Believe in Love
You’re not so sure; I understand
It feels like nothing’s certain, like there’s nothing planned
We have changed; we both will change
Sometimes we’ll change together, sometimes in different ways, but
I believe in love
I believe in you
And if you believe in me
There’s nothing we can’t do
I hate when you’re away
It hurts when we’re apart
I need to feel your gentle touch
Hear the whispers of your heart
Love is stronger than distance; stronger than time
Not bound by this red tape, or these forms we’ve got to sign
I believe in love
I believe in you
And if you believe in me
There’s nothing we can’t do
I believe in love!
I believe in you
And if you believe in me
There’s nothing we can’t do
I believe in love!
I believe in dreams…
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