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On the Vine
03:22
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The winding road, the gentle rain
I feel a cold, mist on my face
The fields are bare, but in due time
Soon the fruit will ripen on the vine
The swaying cedars, and the mossy floor
Up ahead, is an open door
Breath in deep, the smell of pine
Soon the fruit will ripen on the vine
Oh, don’t miss a moment
Each new day’s a gift to open
Those who sow with tears
They will reap a harvest
Soon the fruit will ripen on the vine
The cherry blossoms in early May
Colour the coastline, we’re on our way.
To new beginnings, to the new wine
Soon the fruit will ripen on the vine
Oh, don’t miss a moment
Each new day’s a gift to open
Those who sow with tears
They will reap a harvest
Soon the fruit will ripen on the vine
The glacier glows, as the sun goes down
Between the peaks, lights leaking out
As sparks float upward, into the night
Soon the fruit will ripen on the vine
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Been thinking I should settle down here one day
And finally put some roots down in the ground
Til then I’ll keep on travelling down this highway
Chasing neon lights in another town
I found a dandelion in my suitcase
I thought it must have been there by mistake
Maybe the wind was trying to tell me something
Maybe someone didn’t have the words to say
And now wherever I go,
I’m reminded
I am not alone
I am not alone
I kept it hanging from my rearview mirror
Somewhere close I would always see
Though we are miles apart from each other
I still hold close your memory
And now wherever I go,
I’m reminded
I am not alone
I am not alone
Now you are gone but your words have never left me
I still hear them when I close my eyes
Til the end of the age, said you would be with me
For all of my days all of my life
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Loose Ends
04:04
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If you pull the thread long enough, you can watch it unwind
Turn the run underneath your feet into a puddle of twine
When questions lay unanswered, and old answers don’t sit right
And you lie awake, and cannot shake all the thoughts from your mind
Before the mirage disappeared, there was a time it all seemed so clear
What if I never feel certain again
Finding more questions than answers
It seems the longer I’m here the less I know
Holding all the loose ends, we are making it up as we go
I used to feel certain of - the world in which I lived
Those were simpler times in 99 - when I was a kid
Now everything is different, and I’m not sure whose to blame
Is it the fault of institutions, or just a coming of age
Before the mirage disappeared, there was a time it all seemed so clear
What if I never feel certain again
Finding more questions than answers
It seems the longer I’m here the less I know
Holding all the loose ends, we are making it up as we go
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No Words
04:02
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I know that you’re afraid
Still trying to cope with so many unknowns
I hear in the way
That you’re voice starts to shake
When you call me on the phone
But i will hold you tonight
I will hold you tonight
I have no words
Nothing more to say
All i can offer is to stand in the rain
And I’ll brave the cold
To give a shoulder to cry on
Or a hand you can hold
I wish i understood
All that you’re feeling inside
I wish that I could
Step into your mind
So i could fend off the giants
And you could just hide
When the rains are coming down
And your heart is full questions
And no answer can be found
I will hold you close
So you don’t have to ever
Go it alone
I will hold you tonight
I will hold you tonight
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Modern Times
03:28
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When the school burnt down, and the factory closed
When all the lights went out, it was the final blow
And how are we supposed to move on?
How do we read the signs?
Yeah, it’s hard enough growing up, in these modern times
Hope deferred would make the best of us sick
I ask if you’re okay, you say “I am getting used to it”
Used to have visions of being something
But now you close your eyes and just see nothing
Just trying to get by, growing up in these modern times
You don’t see it now, but maybe down the road
This will all make sense, maybe then we’ll know
Why did things have to fall apart?
Under the weight of gravity
Now I’m blinded by the darkness
Open my eyes to see
Hope deferred would make the best of us sick
I ask if you’re okay, you say “I am getting used to it”
Used to have visions of being something
But now you close your eyes and just see nothing
Just trying to get by, growing up in these modern
Time - it’s all we have, it’s all we’ll ever know
Time - is like a thread, unravelling so
I will not forget
To make the most of what we have
What sunlight’s left
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Plant a Garden
04:48
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This world and it’s problems
Are too big for me
I’m just a drop in the bucket
And my hands are weak
I’ve stressed and I’ve wrestled
I’ve lost nights of sleep
Over things far beyond
My control and my reach
I remember you growing
Flowers, and showing
Me how to care for the dirt
You said, “trust me when I say
If the world goes the wrong way
Beauty will save the earth”
So I’ll plant a garden
Of flowers and things that will bloom
Tend to my yard and
In time I’ll taste of its fruit
As my act of resistance,
I’ll work with persistence
and care for my neighbours too
I’ll plant a garden
Like you taught me to
I’ve heard rumours of war and
Bombs in the night
They say “they’re conspiring to get us”
And maybe they’re right
But God only knows when
The day or the time
when we’ll all face the curtain
to say our goodbyes
I remember you told me
Of flowers growing
Through cracks of war torn streets
You said, “when there’s chaos around us,
to care from the ground up
and keep growing beautiful things”
So I’ll plant a garden
Of flowers and things that will bloom
Tend to my yard and
In time I’ll taste of its fruit
As my act of resistance,
I’ll work with persistence
and care for my neighbours too
I’ll plant a garden
Like you taught me to
I remember you told me
That there is only
So much we can bear
You said it’s better to live simple
Let your world get little
And care for the people there
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Every drop of water
is a part of the chorus
In the song of the river
and hum of the forest
All nature bears witness
to a wonderful thing
that there is a song
that always has been
There’s a song inside of everything
Every man, every tree, and the rolling sea
And the dawn awakens a melody
and it's sung through all the galaxy
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Can you hear the sound
of the Maker’s praise?
all around us
in soil, sky and wave
Is a thread of genius
that weaves through everything
every cell and atom
learning how to sing
There’s a song inside of everything
Every man, every tree, and the rolling sea
And the dawn awakens a melody
and it's sung through all the galaxy
Ah, ah, ah, ah
every human bears the image
like reflections in the water
we are oceans apart
we are sister and brother
inside of our hearts
formed from the clay
is a rhythm and a melody
a common song we all make
There’s a song inside of everything
Every man, every tree, and the rolling sea
And the dawn awakens a melody
and it's sung through all the galaxy
Ah, ah, ah, ah
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The Flowers of the Field
03:17
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The flowers of the field
Are here and gone tomorrow
The grasses dry and wither
and they’re remembered here no more
When I think about my life
it all just feels so fleeting
my work and my ambition
like chasing after the wind
There has got to be more than this
I’m trying to find a better way
I’ve tightly held life within my grip
Just to watch it slip away
Today I watched the sunrise
There was mist in the morning
The sky was painted orange
and I couldn’t look away
Cause haunts me to know I’m
just looking in the mirror
As the colours fade from my eyes and
the clouds roll away
There has got to be more than this
I’m trying to find a better way
I’ve tightly held life within my grip
Just to watch it slip away
Oooh, ooh
I am but a vapour, I'm only here for a moment
Soon we’ll be gone with the wind
Even if I’m dying, I wanna make the most of
Whatever moments we have left
Oh, here today and gone the next
Oh, I am… but a breath
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9. |
Tonight
04:47
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Tonight, let’s watch the stars
Lay down, a blanket in the yard
It’s just the two of us,
lost in the universe tonight
I see the - stars reflection, in your eyes
Don’t know if constellations, ever shone so bright
It’s just the two of us,
Lost in the universe tonight
Some might say our head are in the sky
Watching satellites passing by
And I really don’t think I mind
I’m just glad that our stars aligned
Tonight
Now I’m moonwalking, and there’s no coming down
and I feel - light as a feather, when I have you around
And It feels so right
just the two of us
Lost in the universe tonight
Yeah it feels so right
just the two of us
Lost in the universe tonight
Some might say our head are in the sky
Watching satellites passing by
But I really don’t think I mind
I’m just glad that our stars aligned
Tonight
And I’m still lost in orbit,
Still caught in your gaze
After all of these years, travelling through space
If I lose my direction,
At least I’ll have you
My forever companion,
My forever I do
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Buried underneath the weight dirt
and this forgotten soil
Is there any hope of change?
of rain, of daylight, I don’t know
Feels like it’s gone on like days like this
and when I close my eyes
It’s my one reprieve, I start to dream,
to hope for better times
And a voice it says to me
Don’t lose hope
In the darkness
That’s where roots begin to grow
Don’t lose hope
It’s always darkest
Before the dawn begins to glow
I replied, “I’ve met your kind before,
So please don’t lie to me
I’ve got hope deferred
Your cheques have bounced a time
Or maybe three
Now I’m worn and tired
Yeah I don't have the time or energy
To try to visualise my glass
as anything but half empty
Still the voice it says to me
Don’t lose hope
In the darkness
That’s where roots begin to grow
Don’t lose hope
It’s always darkest
Before the dawn begins to glow
Light will come again
We don’t have to worry ‘bout it
This is not the end
The dark is where the garden started
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Kyle Church Medicine Hat, Alberta
Kyle Church is a singer-songwriter from Medicine Hat, Alberta.
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