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The Top
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We climbed our way to the top of the world that night
You climbed your way to the top of my friendless life
You made your home in my heart and I wondered why
But I'll keep you there all my life oh my heart don't fly
My heart my faithful friend I don't know
If I'll find one like you again
And I hate to see you go
Oh my heart oh heart I'll hope
You come back home
You found your way back to life just to find I'd died
But you stuck around and you cared for my careless eyes
You loved so selflessly all of the passersby
I wish I gave you more now that I say goodbye
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Honesty
00:13
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Pretty bird, I don't wanna scare you away
Just sing the word, these toes'll tip another way
You're pretty, bird, everyone knows, but pretty is the least of these
Honest, you're honesty, makes me want to keep in your company
And no I don't have a ring for spring
I just wanna be around good things
I hope you stick around and I don't mind
if it don't feel right; people get hurt it's fine
I hope you stick around, got an old soul,
makin' my heart full with your beautiful mind;
I hope you stick around
Took a drive, and you seemed to have a good time
Did my distracted mind not listen is it really that hard to find time?
You said, honest dishonesty,
Might have been the death of me
But honestly all that I see is a bird keepin courage close at wing
I just wanna hang around good things
I hope you stick around and I don't mind
If it don't work out; love is for more than the blind
I hope you stick around, don't take flight
Makin my heart light with your free heart's cry
I hope you stick around
Pretty bird, I don't want to scare you away
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I’m not afraid to love you
because I’m not afraid of pain
And it’s not easy staying open
But I don’t want to look away
And maybe in the end I'll leave you
Or we’ll have to part ways
But know that either way
I see that you’re
Beautiful, powerful, and good
I see that you’re
Beautiful, powerful, and good
And broken hearts couldn’t change the truth that
You’re beautiful, powerful, and good
I’ve started seeing how it’s pained you
To always be the one to love
Filling everybody’s needs
With no permission to be small
But being vulnerable and weak
As you know
Will make you more
Beautiful, powerful, and good
I see that you’re
Beautiful, powerful, and good
And broken hearts couldn’t change the truth that
You’re beautiful, powerful, and good
I know you
And you know I can’t believe you
When you turn your face away, and say you’re not
Beautiful, powerful, and good
I just know you’re not evil
And you’re
Beautiful, powerful, and good
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4. |
Lovers in Quarantine
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Quirky girl, bearded guy
Didn't quite go with the plan
Couldn't find any match
Was it fate to fail this game
Brooklyn pad, Seattle van
But they landed in each other’s paths
Didn’t think they could catch
What they have now from a distance
Think I’m falling in love
On the internet
And when the government says
I can hold her hand
Maybe we’ll finally be
Together in quarantine
Lovers in quarantine
Love is in quarantine
Love is quarantine
Seven years, never worked
Always seemed to miss it by a month
Even tried for a time
But the distance made it worse
Now that they’re stuck inside
Wasn't hard to give it a try
But will there come a time
When they get to be inside together
Think I’m falling in love
Through the internet
And when the government says
I can hold her hand
Maybe we’ll finally be
Together in quarantine
Lovers in quarantine
Love is in quarantine
Love is quarantine
Maybe we’ll finally be
Together in quarantine
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Egret
00:13
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Like an egret, wandering wildly
Oh you never sought to be seen by me
You just played your part by the creek
And I loved your quiet company
And I don’t know what to do
know what to do with one like you
Oh I don’t know what to do
Know what to do with one like you
A cry for freedom was your anthem
Until I freed you and you freed me
and I heard you out and you held my hand
As you helped me find out who I am
And I don’t know what to do
know what to do with one like you
Oh I don’t know what to do
Know what to do with one like you
I heard thunder as in a dream
And he called out come and follow me
So I ventured into the sea
And he asked me child what do you see
And I saw two ducks floating freely
In the grace that he poured out and we
didn’t drown we didn’t freeze
but we sung our songs so boisterously
And I don’t know what to do
know what to do with one like you
Oh I don’t know what to do
Know what to do with one like you
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6. |
Here We Are Again
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Everyone knew it was awkward
Sharing names across a circle
Wondering if we might stumble on a friend
But choosing the lesser evil
Cause we’re here to meet new people
and terrified of loneliness we played the game
We started a conversation,
And I wished we could continue it,
Every question made me feel more at home
But I couldn’t bear an hour with you
If I couldn’t be with you
Mutually requited but it wasn’t fate
It’s funny how it’s hard to catch any open door
We always seem to miss it by a month or more
And every year I’ve wondered
Is it too late now?
So keeping a steady distance
As I lost my faith and got depressed
Friendless I longed to talk with you again
And movement across the country
Couldn’t slow the drive within me
I kept to myself until the moment came
But I got let down
When I read your letter,
shoved my feelings down
But I’m not afraid to say it now
I craved your touch and missed your smile
It’s funny how it’s hard to catch any open door
We always seem to miss it by a month or more
And every year I’ve wondered
Is it too late now?
But here we are
Again
Victims of unalignment
Always barely missed and out of sync
Right as your life was opened mine closed down
Suddenly one day flowered
Like a dormant rose on Easter
Finally naming what we felt the whole damn time
But did I let you down
Did my letter make you anxious,
Fall apart
I won’t hurt you now
Though I admit you’d have good reason to doubt
It’s funny how it’s hard to catch any open door
We always seem to miss it by a month or more
And every year I’ve wondered
Is it too late now?
But here we are
Again
I’m not afraid of getting let down
And we both know that it’s time now
To give this a chance
So would you take my hand and dance with me
I’m not afraid of getting let down
I’ve got my reservations and my doubts
But we have questions and we need
Some time to answer them
It’s funny how it’s hard to catch any open door
We always seem to miss it by a month or more
And every year I’ve wondered
Is it too late now?
But here we are
Here we are
Here we are
Again
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7. |
The Entertainer
03:42
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We may say goodbye in time,
For now it's just good luck
For now it's just abide by your God's call
Though I'm glad to be your friend
And over time our hearts will mend
It’s hard to not be yours
and not be more in your life
Is a beautiful thing
and not to love is not to live at all
Of our love was not in vain
Cause by your love
my life won’t be the same
I'm a better human thanks to you
and I hope that you are too
and it's not just vice or virtue;
Something mystical
We see eye to eye on plenty of
the likes that fueled our love and
now I’d like to see you love
what matters most in your life
Is a beautiful thing
and not to love is not to live it all
of our love was not in vain
by our love the world won't be the same
The mystic love of humans is the mystery of life
Is a beautiful thing
and not to love is not to live at all
of our love was not in vain
by your love my life won’t be the same
you're a beautiful soul
and not to love you would be wrong of me
but now it's right to let you go
Cause by your love the world won't be the same
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