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Bound by a Thread
03:57
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Bound bound bound
By a thread
Going down down
Through the ages
You could’ve stayed
But you came here instead
To fill my life’s empty pages
And I
I do believe
We’ll see the fruits of our labor
Maybe not now
Maybe lifetimes ahead
If only love would be our guide
(INSTRUMENTAL BREAK)
Bound bound bound
By a thread
Going down down
Through the ages
You could’ve stayed
But you came here instead
To fill my life’s empty pages
And I
I do believe
We’ll see the fruits of our labor
Maybe not now
Maybe lifetimes ahead
If only love would be our guide
Our guide
Our guide
Our guide
Our guide
If only love would be our guide
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Muscles, nerves and skin and bones
They carry us on our journey home
Day by day they sustain us
In the end they betray us
But our bodies, they never fully contain us
We rise above that matter which seeks to detain us
From the truth, from the love
From each other, from above
We’re everything all at once
We need not fear the end when it comes
Dark to light and dark again
All changing tides until it ends
Take it in, don’t close your eyes
And piece by piece shed your disguise
‘Til your spirit is what you have gained
Burning brighter than all of your pain
Silence may confine you
But it does not define who you have been
The love you have created
When memories have faded will remain
Travelin’ down this winding road
The destination is not ours to know
But it’s shaped by those who guide us
Take us in, come beside us
For no matter how much we have grown
We cannot do it all on our own
We cannot do it all on our own
We cannot do it all on our own
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I See It Too
02:32
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What do you see with your eyes, baby?
The vision you paint is so bleak
Has the world drained out all of your color,
Do you find only that which you seek?
‘Cause I see it too
Just different than you
But I see it too
What do you hear with your ears, baby?
Does the universe whisper a lie?
Does bird song get muffled by silence,
Does your laugher come off as a cry?
‘Cause I hear it too
Just different than you,
But I hear it too.
What do you feel in your mind, baby?
Do you think you are lost and alone?
Does all that you touch turn to sharpness
When you sense that you don’t have a home?
‘Cause I feel it too
Just different than you,
But I feel it too.
I pray that I meet you in heaven
When both of our blinders are gone
And I hope it turns out we were singing
Two harmonies of the same song
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(INSTRUMENTAL)
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Lost in the Woods
02:06
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When you were lost in the woods
You were misunderstood
By everyone
Everyone
You were searching for words
But they came out absurd
And no one heard you
No one heard you
Speak your mind
They lost the time
Where's your heart?
Where's your heart today?
Forgive yourself
But don't give yourself away
And now you're out on your own
Getting farther from home
And everywhere
Everywhere
You see hurting and strife
People cling to your light
But no one sees you
No one sees you
Keep your why
It's all a lie.
Where's your heart?
Where's your heart today?
Forgive yourself
But don't give yourself away
Away, Away
Forgive yourself
But don't give yourself away
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The Last Three Feet
05:36
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You are the darkness of my heart
You are the shadow of my soul
You tore my peace of mind apart
You are the thoughts I can’t control
And I want you to know
That forgiveness isn’t easy
We mine for diamonds in the deep
But all we’re bringing up is coal
You pay me visits in my sleep
Never returning what you stole
And I’m trying to go
Down the path that one day frees me
From you
The longest mile, the last three feet
How do you make a heart complete
After the wind has ripped your sail in two
The longest mile, the last three feet
Measure the distance in between
It’s never as far as seems from me to you
We’d like to think that we are right
We want to feel that we are good
We say we’re following the light
We all hope to be understood
But peering in the night
We can sense our own delusion
We’re loving mixed with spite
And we draw our own conclusions
It’s true
The longest mile, the last three feet
How do you make a heart complete
After the wind has ripped your sail in two
The longest mile, the last three feet
Measure the distance in between
It’s never as far as seems from me to you
And if you wrestle with your pain
When do you feel the seeds of change
Finally take hold
And rearrange the view?
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Our love's a complex vintage wine
All rotted leaves and lemon rind
I'd spit you out but now you're mine
We bit the fruit, it seemed a lie
I'll never know which way was right
Now side by side we face the night
And I love you
And I love you
And I love you
We walked the pier and back again
It was the most scared I've ever been
You held my hand until the end
And I love you
And I love you
And I love you
Don't tell me we've got time
The subtle thief of life
It slips away when we pay no mind
We pulled the weeds out til the dawn
Nearly too tired to carry on
Someday we'll linger in the sun
And I love you
And I love you
And I love you
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I Wait
02:51
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Can you see me
Way in the back here?
I've been waiting
I've been waiting in line.
It's been a long time
Can't get no service
Still I'm hoping
I am hoping for a sign
That one day things will change
And we can finally take our place
That history won't forget us
Or try to minimize our pain
And so I wait
And so I wait
Did you know that
When I get angry
I breathe fire
I could burn this place down?
You may not realize
All of the small ways
I am not welcome
But just take a look around
Still everybody knows
That you need a place to go
And livin' isn't easy
If you incinerate your home
And so I stay
And so I stay
I may seem angry
So please forgive me
But I am still not free
In this society
How long must we keep fighting
For our right to be living?
Wrongs overdue for righting
We're a bit too forgiving
So when you hear them
Make claims of progress
Take a good look
And see who isn't there
We need a seat now
At the table
So please invite us
Or don't pretend to care.
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Grace and a Tender Hand
03:03
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I don’t know the words to the song I want to sing you
I don’t have a name for what I want to bring you
I don’t understand what you’ve seen or all that you have done
But if I could bring you peace today
My battle would be won
You’re weighted down with worry, you doubt what you are worth
You question if you’ll ever know your place upon this earth
But if you saw what I see, this perfect person standing next to me
If you could kindly let yourself be
Your battle would be won
We don’t know the outcome, how this story will unfold
We only have a moment, and it is not ours to hold
A place to fall, a time to land; we grow by grace and a tender hand
The beauty of this hidden plan
Is our battle has been won
The beauty of this hidden plan
Is our battle has been won
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Moment of Bliss
05:07
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It seemed easy
But it's so hard to do
Feels too empty
When we're facing the truth
Facing the truth
All we need to know
Lies at the end of our grasp
We won't choose to go
So we just face the next task
Humble at last
Ever simple
But we so often miss
All our chaos
Can be pared down to this
Pared down to this
Pared down to this
Moment of bliss.
It seemed easy
But it's so hard to do
Feels too empty
When we're facing the truth
Facing the truth
All we need to know
Lies at the end of our grasp
We won't choose to go
So we just face the next task
Humble at last
Ever simple
But we so often miss
All our chaos
Can be pared down to this
Pared down to this
Pared down to this
Moment of bliss.
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Gaelynn Lea Duluth, Minnesota
Gaelynn Lea is a haunting violinist and songwriter from Northern Minnesota.
She won NPR
Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016 and has been touring nationally & internationally ever since.
Gaelynn is also a disability rights advocate and public speaker.
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