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(Truth Is) I Am Found
02:51
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I come here alone and unguarded, the walls come down
As I leave behind my lair
Casing falls, out pours my joy with this ceiling of stars
Oh Let the earth and grass be my hair
My past is the grain in this sober town
With so many lies, Truth is I am found
I saw his eyes say “I’m sorry, I’m drunk on love”
Well there is honesty ‘tween the pleas
There it was, that tug on my heart, I’m beneath him again
But now I’m the paper, he’s the tree
My past is the grain in this sober town
With so many lies, Truth is I am found
I come here alone and unguarded, the walls come down
As I sing out loud my prayers
In this house, under the sun, I am young again
As I become the sea, find what’s fair
My past is the grain in this sober town
With so many lies, Truth is I am found
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Crumbling Down
02:35
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Been awake at 3am so many nights
Alarms sound in my body - the fight or flight
I clench a rosary to quiet the mind
You’re lying in my bed but I can’t find you
(pre-chorus)
This fire, this flame is rising inside
I can’t hold it down
(chorus)
Is this what it feels like
When the walls come crumbling down?
Is this what you’ll be like
Each time I stand my ground?
I’m drawing a line. I’m not backing down.
Lighting pulls me down, wraps itself around me
Ignites a storm within so I can see
I lie awake at night, heart beating loudly
My sorrow from your silence echoes through the house
(pre-chorus/chorus)
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Oh Deliverance
02:49
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I am not broken, I am not lost
I’m just trying to let go and embrace the fall
There is a stillness
There is a peace
That would come and fill my chest
If I could just release
(pre-chorus)
This long, unending road has got me worn
I feel tired and alone
I feel torn
(chorus)
Oh deliverance, sweet deliverance
You have got me
Oh deliverance, sweet deliverance
I fall into your loving arms
And find relief
I am here now laying down my load
Sitting at your feet asking you to hold me
This burden’s heavy and I need relief
Won’t you help me find my way?
I will just believe
This long, unending road has got me worn
I feel tired and alone
I feel torn
(pre-chorus/chorus)
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4. |
Running with Wolves
02:41
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In the wild, we are free
Women and mothers choosing to be
Tracing lines of history
Carving out a path amid the trees
(chorus)
Running with wolves, the stories we tell
Come from a long line of women birthed in the well
We hear the whispers, the wild God within
We share this truth, our voice we lend
All these songs come from
The banks of the water, the wind as it hums
And the spirit runs
All along our spine, pulsing like a drum
(chorus)
We hold the truth that’s buried inside
(Truth is universal, this voice is our own)
We all release the tears we have cried
(Truth is universal, this voice is our own)
We will return as daughters to light
(Truth is universal, this voice is our own)
And we call the wild
Our home
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In Between
05:07
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I woke up this morning finally not trying to put
The pieces of my life together again
There was a quiet hum, the gentle touch of your knee
Resting upon my hand
I looked to you, your face was perfect stillness
Not a care in the world
I learn from you, remembering how to be
Without fear or worry
(chorus)
I realize truth is in between the words and the dreams
Life has been full of so many changes and our hearts have been broken
We walk on through fire after fire, but this is how we awaken
The road ahead may not look the same in the place that we’re going
But you and I will always be together growing and learning
(chorus)
We realize truth is in between the words and the dreams
In this space there is a place
For you and me, together we’ll be
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Golden Treasure
02:29
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I am a muse rising sweetly
Growing beside the daughters of love
Freedom flies around me like geese, like a dove
No longer buried in the sand, I send out my branches
For the birds to land
See the goose and gander
I release my fear and anger
(chorus)
I quell my rage with the golden treasure
It scatters out like doves in the spring
I let the raven tell my fortune
I hear them caw and sing
I drink some wine while the earth’s on fire
Write a song as the hail comes down
Take my hand and dine here
I will bring you rose and wine dear
Providence will be my home
All the doves will carry my song
I won’t hide deep in the sand
I’ll speak the truth and ride on the wind
(chorus)
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The Time of Peace
03:02
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If you’re hungry now, you will be filled
If you’re weeping now, you will be thrilled
The light that’s within you will guide you and bring you
And you’ll leave behind the soil tilled
(chorus)
Bring on the seeds, the ground is ready for this love
Bring out the workers, let the rain fall from above
Let down your hair, laughter and song will fill the air
The time of peace has come
The wars have all been won
If a person knocks you down, be still
Turn the other way, say ‘I love you still’
They’ll learn from your peaceful way of treating all people
And you’ll leave behind the soil tilled
(chorus)
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I Am a Skylark
03:13
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You are farther from me now
I’ve been armed, oppressed
Mine is the torn sky
Is it fortune telling me these faults?
I stand here cast aside
I’ve come out of hell - sticky like summer
A crystal haze of lovers
My trap was dark, the stars foreboding
You and me are falling
I have raised myself up from this dark fortress
I was barren like a dying sinner
You like me were in hell - vile, elusive, yet vindicated
The walls came falling down
Only silence was left for sound
Light broke through, my heart broke too
Forgiveness like the summer sun
(chorus)
To you out there feeling alone
I say to you ‘hum your song’
Give to me this long awaited belief
My loneliness sparkles while you create a home
For I am a skylark, these calls are my song
Oh my body, the divine femenine gutted
Longing for kindness, for you to feed me
Making out of the clutter someone I created
Someone I had sown within my dreams
This jungle is veiled but doves see through to the harvest
A feast awaiting, here for the giving
I was lost within these sands, but I have run faster than flying
(chorus)
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9. |
Besando la Tierra
04:47
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Estoy escuchando, escuchando, escuchando los pájaros
Estoy abrazando, abrazando, abrazando los árboles
Cántame cada mañana
Envuélveme en la tierra
Estoy cuidando, cuidando, cuidando las semillas
Estoy besando, besando, besando la tierra
Cántame cada mañana
Envuélveme en la tierra
Envía el sol y la lluvia
Que estés allí cuando me caiga
Que estés allí cuando me caiga
Que estés allí cuando me caiga
Estás allí cuando me caiga
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Vanessa Lively Austin, Texas
Vanessa Lively observes how strongly music connects people. Her music is an expression of that experience, filled with representative themes: “Community, living in solidarity with those around you. Feeling what other people’s struggles and joys are. Her latest album Uncovering Stones truly shows how she feels those connections deeply – and when you listen, you will, too. ... more
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