1. |
I'm Taking It Back
03:28
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With a look try you take away my credibility
With your eyes you try undress my body
Just to meet you needs
With a word you try to keep me in oppressed society
But I’ll show you just how power flows
You can’t stop my rise
So I’m taking it back
‘My dignity
My power and my pride
No holding back
I’ll overcome
Your judgement and your snide
Remarks about
My looks, my thoughts, and my gravity
Which are none of your concern
I’m taking it back
I will win this fight
This meeting is adjourned
I’m taking it back
With a laugh you try to make me feel like I am not complete
And you try to make me think I’m too emotional to see
That you are kidding when belittling, just who I want to be
But now the joke will be on you haha
A new punchline
I’ve taken back my destiny, I’m doing what I can
Don’t ever try to hold me down
I will stand up for who I am
I predict that very soon you will understand
You don’t get to decide
You can’t stop my rise
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2. |
This Life
03:45
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What is this life about
If not you and me, my friend
Tearing down the barriers
Until we reach that (our) end
I really want to see you thrive
In every place you are
Uncommon and beautiful
You are that shining star
I’m here for all your dreams
Love you to the end
I’ve got your back, it seems
You’re stuck with me my friend
I can’t imagine life without you
Anytime you need and I
really want to see you happy
come and play with me
(Even without me . . .)
Let down your guard with me
And I will do the same
No need pretending everything is just ok
And I will walk with you
Through the trials and the pain
Celebrate the good times with
Caviar and champagne
I know at times life can be
Harder than it should be
It can seem eternity
Is how long you’ve struggled
But you, my dear
You’re so much stronger than you know
Believe me when I say
You're loved always,
Just as you are - Oh, my friend
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3. |
I Choose You
03:58
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You can trust me with whatever you’re thinking
My love for you won’t end
I am your place of refuge
You’re forever my best friend
And I make this pledge to you
I choose you again today
And day after day
I will always do the same
Through the years
Through the joy and tears
This is my vow to you
I give my love to you
I choose you
Through the years I’ve discovered
The wonder that is you
Our hearts and dreams still merging
Creating something new
And I’ve kept this pledge to you
And when I finally found you
I realized just what was missing
And if I ever lost you
I would always be searching for you
I can trust you with whatever I’m thinking
Your love for me won’t end
You are my place of refuge
You’re for always my best friend
And I make this pledge to you
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4. |
Becoming Blue
03:59
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Peace, if you won’t come to me
I will run until I fall down again
And start all over tomorrow
Light fill my world so I can find
Meaning in this life of brokeness
Wandering down this path
Then a calm washes over me
I surrender to it
I’m becoming blue
I Discover things I never knew
Of life and truth
Revolution of my ways
It’s all brand new
Realizing who I’m meant to be
I’m becoming blue
Because of you (Yes it’s true)
Truth rescue me from my mind
In this place I claim this legacy
Exchanging what is mine
Grace fill me up when I am blind
To injustices I find in me
Let loves mercy start with me
Then a calm washes over me
And I surrender to it
Look around - Look around and see
The beauty here for you and me
Free your mind to what can be
When the calm washes over you
Just surrender to it now
You’re becoming blue
You’ll discover things you never knew
Of life and truth
Revolution of your ways
It’s all brand new
Realizing who you’re meant to be
You’re becoming blue
You will find our own rescue
I’m becoming blue
Look around, look around and see
All the beauty here for you and you and me
Free your mind to what can be
Look around, look around, look around and see
I’m becoming blue because of you (yes it’s true)
I’m becoming blue
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5. |
It's Not You, It's Me
03:31
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I don’t want to write it down anymore
And I’m so tired of talking it out
I realize where we both stand
But it’s time for this to end
I don’t care if that causes you doubt
So I’m ready to move on
And leave this all behind
It’s not you, It’s me
Who’s taking control
It’s not you, it’s me
With this pain in my soul
It’s not you, it’s me
Who’s trying to find
A solution to this problem
Before we run out of time
I’ve put a limit on what you can do
Because this cycle just can’t continue
I’m unsure where we both stand
But I need this hurt to end
You need this more than you can admit
Are you ready to move on
And leave this all behind?
It’s not you, It’s me
Who’s taking control
It’s not you, it’s me
With this pain in my soul
It’s not you, it’s me
Who’s trying to be
A solution to this problem
That you don’t even seem to see
Oh my dear why can’t you just hear me?
Are we ready to move on
An leave this pain behind
It’s not you, It’s me
Who’s taking control
It’s not you, it’s me
With this pain in my soul
It’s not you, it’s me
Who’s trying to find
A solution to this problem
Before we run out of time
Oh my dear please hear me
Before we run out of time
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6. |
Capture the Mountain
04:20
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Gonna climb
Keep on climbing
Gonna climb
Keep on climbing
I ran through the shadow of the old man’s grove
scraping up dregs from the dust as I go
the air is still no breeze will blow
My tongue is dry but I run some more
A coryphaeus on the winding road
Dishing out pieces of silver and gold
It won’t buy time but redeems my soul
Unburden my load as I run some more (oh)
Chorus
I wanna capture the mountain with my heart and soul
I look to the side but my rock won’t roll
I’ll climb to the top
From the stream I’ll drink
Gonna capture the mountain and never let go
Gonna climb
Keep on climbing
Gonna climb
Keep on climbing
I climbed to the top and I came back down
A coryphaeus on the road was found
Giving out pieces of silver and gold
It won’t buy time but redeems your soul
This mountain I hold I present to you
For those who strive will see it through
Roiling is the path you’re on
At the end of the road peace will be found
Oh, it will be found oh
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7. |
Road Home
04:15
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Go now and step into your destiny
I know that It’s time for you to leave
Years pass and this feeling grows inside of me
The road you choose is what I long to see
But I will al-ways be here
Through joy and sorrow anytime you get lost
You can find me along the way
On the road to home is where I’ll always be
The road turns
Obscured by the depth of time
But help is never far away
When you find you’re walking with Calamity
Remember where you used to be
I know you’re on the way back home
It’s not behind you
Not where you’re from
The road you follow will
Lead you to your Home
So go into your destiny
On the road home , anytime you need
Is where I’ll always be
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8. |
Petunia
03:38
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When I was just a girl
I met a man who made me feel
Like I was heard and not just seen
Like a dad you’d like to have
So patiently he listened
And I felt part of his family
And I can still hear him say
Sing me a song Petunia
Tell me all about your life
I’ll never forget how he made me feel
I’m worth being and being around
So I sing this song for you
Love Petunia
And though time had passed us by
And I grew up and moved away
Oh I can still feel those words so deeply
But all through the years
My life forever changed
By that kindness he showed to me
And I can still hear him say
Sing me a song Petunia
Tell me all about your day
I’ll never forget how he made me feel
I’m worth being and being around
So i sing this song for you
Every time I hear that name
It’s like I’m still that child
It always makes me smile
Too soon he was gone
And through the years I started growing the flowers
That bear that name
And I grow them to this day.
So I remember how you called me Petunia
And honor you with my life
I’ll never forget how you made me feel
I’m worth being and being around
So I sing this song for you
Love Petunia
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9. |
Desert
04:21
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A thousand miles in this desert
In my sacrifice to you
The sun beats down, it knows
I hope this trek will satisfy
The shame is on me
The shame is on me
I walked too long in the desert
Recklessness and I’m unfazed
We’ve gone so far together
Seemingly unchanged
The shame is on me
The shame is on me
I find myself
Backing down
Yet I want to hold
A longing crown
Coming here I recognize
That You will not take this sacrifice
See my love, now can’t you see
That all this time
The shame is on me
The shame is on me
The shame is on me
The shame is on me
A million miles in this desert
Is no sacrifice to you
We’ve come this far together
Unquestionably changed
No shame in on me
No shame is on me
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10. |
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You can trust me with whatever you’re thinking
My love for you won’t end
I am your place of refuge
You’re forever my best friend
And I make this pledge to you
I choose you again today
And day after day
I will always do the same
Through the years
Through the joy and tears
This is my vow to you
I give my love to you
I choose you
Through the years I’ve discovered
The wonder that is you
Our hearts and dreams still merging
Creating something new
And I’ve kept this pledge to you
And when I finally found you
I realized just what was missing
And if I ever lost you
I would always be searching for you
I can trust you with whatever I’m thinking
Your love for me won’t end
You are my place of refuge
You’re for always my best friend
And I make this pledge to you
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