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Mists of misunderstanding
I got a portal to my soul
I'm looking out my window and I know where I want to go
I just can't believe somethings that people say
Chorus
Sittin in a quiet chair
traded mountains for streams I skinned my knees
on these duct tape dreams
with the questions of a child we just might learn something
Chorus
I want to sing like a hummingbird
I want to swing that hammer around for the blues ain't nothing
but a good man feeling down
When the door swang open did you run the other way?
Or is this the road
that you were meant to take?
chorus
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Long Live Your Tomorrows
05:21
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I went out walking, just the other day
Shoes on a wire, farewell yesterday
A forest for the lonely, a temporary home Seldom iridescent, on an earthly tongue
Here’s one for the forgotten, may you find your way 50 cents and a dollar, we all got dreams to pay
For I’ve seen the eyes of the interstate
I’ve seen the lifted, and those who just could not wait
CHORUS
Long live your tomorrows May you carry on
I’ve seen them weak
And I’ve seen them strong
I’ve dreamt in colors something seldom found Mountain-to-sea, Daddy long-legs upon my trail I learned to pay attention and drop everything These houses on stilts could never walk away
CHORUS
Careless remarks on an open mind
These daytime ghosts, these trees have eyes So many variables, it was just a catalyst Dreamin’ of an ocean, filled with words
CHORUS
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Mechanical Birds
04:17
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Can you tell the light of day to change from blue to grey? all that is and all that was
all that we've become
we do this and we do that just to pay the bills
we run around like little ants why can't we be still
Don't let them out there Mechanical Birds
they don't fly south, there not the others you were on a different cloud
got your feet back on the ground
now your ready for a different sound
plastic wrapped around these things they should have used paper Things that happen long ago
won't you disinfect my dreams
you go online but that's not real just to see how they feel
the children all on the line
while the parents drink their wine
Chorus
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As I look out my window
I don't know where I'm bound sometimes the silence
makes the biggest sound
so keep your ears open
cause the chance might not come again all these tough conversations
going through my head
It's won't be as long as it's been you can win for trying
it's been a long time coming
it won't be as long as it's been
That was her favorite trick
ain't that the way it's always been her open heart hasn't left me
she's been here through thick n thin that was the mask
that I choose to wear
It's only a perfect mixed bag
but it was only everywhere
Chorus
the streets were busy overflowing whatever happened to the library kid? beauty lies just beneath the surface we were always playing for keeps How many dark places?
said the beggar to the thief so mama don't you worry cause I have been saved.
Chorus
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5. |
I'm Not the Only One
04:12
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The music was playing the crowd gathered near
the fire was blazing we were all is good cheer
but there are somethings that we don’t talk about
I am letting go of the shame, I am letting go of the doubt
I am not the only one!!!!
I lived in confusion for so many years
I’m finally getting the stick out of my wheels
Then the truth was spoken and some walked away while others were strong enough to be here today
I am not the only one!!!
What if it never changes? what if it’s always the same?
What if they don’t believe my story? I am letting go of the Blame I am in Gods hand, I am yin & Yang
I am compassion, I am learning
I am not the only one!!!
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6. |
This Too Shall Pass
05:25
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There is a man upon his bike with a dog upon his lap
there is a feeling in the air that did take me back
the future was unwritten
as the sky was rushing by
one hundred thousand moments flash before me eyes
This too shall pass
this too shall pass
the morning is a coming this too shall pass
There was a fire in the sun
there was a passing of a train
the distance that brought us closer we did obtain
the tiger was out of the cage
there were tears upon the page
there were so many awkward moments when people were afraid
This too shall pass
There were times when I wanted to punch a home in the sky
I got more questions than answers and I still wonder why
With all this grace and blessing and this big ol’ heart of mine
with the ghosts of Woody Guthrie Now is the time
This too shall pass
the winds will keep on blowing
Politics and bad gravy
never mix too well
there is a dream that I keep having we’re all together now
Were all perfectly flawed people realizing boundaries
It’s time to blow the whistle cause now is every thing
This too shall pass
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It’s ok not to be ok
no one knows what tomorrow will bring
but it’s not all doom & gloom
we can move mountains if you only believe
We shall rise up
we shall stand tall
cause right now
it means more
we are stronger
together
and I’m still praying for a miracle
Father Giuseppe Berdelli a 72 year old priest
gave up his respirator
to a younger patient
Chorus
We shall rise up
Bridge
Oh guardian angel, Oh mother earth what can I say about the unthinkable?
What can I say about you?
Strange days indeed
as they sung from the rooftops and balconies she stood upon these empty streets
as they sang a song in a brand new key
chorus
We shall rise up
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To Get Back Home
05:20
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Arise, Arise, there’s no time for sleeping come on, come on, get your feet in the water stand up, stand up, it’s time for asking
let go, let go, get that stick out of your wheel
chorus
Tonight we stand inside the rain
echoing, thoughts don’t look the same
as we walk through the valley, I have not taken my steps alone I’m only tryin’ to get back home
Ideas, Ideas, the world keeps turning
to love, to love. we keep on yearning
wake up, wake up, what were you expecting sunrise, sunrise, and count your blessing
Chorus
So we don’t look the same so we don’t sound the same are we just stories? underneath we are the same
Chorus
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Why'd Ya Have To Go?
03:11
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It's true that I was a fool
and I didn't know what to do
I was lying with my heart open was I just a joke to you?
Why'd ya have to go and be so lovely? why'd ya have to go and be so blue?
Which side did I see?
Which side did I dream?
I don't know how it happened
I don't know who was watching
Why'd ya have to go and be so Lovely? Why'd ya have to go and be so cruel?
I just want to start
I want to begin
I want to feel something I just want to sing
Why'd ya have to go and be so Lovely? Why'd ya have to go and so true?
People come and people go
some do stay and some don't know some just like to hide from the rain
As I awake from day to day hold my head up high and say I will live without shame
Chorus
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Don't Worry Darling
04:25
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This Thing Called Life
04:35
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‘Cause I ain’t askin, for your permission To do, what I was born to do
You may have your, own vision
You may have your, own truth
So won’t you listen, then ask your questions May you find hope, wherever you roam
I’m goin’ up to the Blue Ridge Mountains Gonna meet my savior on a clear afternoon
(CHORUS)
This thing called life
We’re all in it together Through the stormy weather It’s not all bad news
I hope you feel connected
To the folks around you
May you look out your window to see a brighter day...
The things we do, when no one is looking
Gonna jump on the table, gonna go through the roof When I was just a little boy, there was so much joy In singing these songs
Cause nothing was wrong
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12. |
This Dirty Old River
04:16
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There's an ache in my stomach where my youth disappeared
I am telling a truth
that noone wants to hear
I didn't see it coming
I couldn't even watch
I was out of my body
I was somewhere above
This Dirty Old River
I'm getting out
If I stayed any longer
I would have drowned. There was no one to talk to No one heard a sound. This Dirty Old River
I'm leaving now.
If I could talk to you What would I say?
So much has happened So much has changed.
But it kept on flowing Year and year
once it was clean once it was clear
Dirty old river
I'm getting out
If I stayed any longer
I would have drowned. There was no one to talk to. No one heard a sound. This dirty old river
I'm leaving now
I was reaching for the sky But I was drifting like a leaf I am telling a story
that some don't believe
This old dirty old river
I'm getting out
If I stayed any longer
I would have drowned There was no one to talk to No one heard a sound This dirty old river
I’m leaving now
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Chris Wilhelm Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville singer/songwriter Chris Wilhelm's latest album, “This Too Shall Pass,” spent months on the folk charts and is available on Bandcamp!
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