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Divided
03:11
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We’ve never felt more divided, I think you know what I mean
All this willful intolerance and closed-minded cultural greed
Well that’s a false inclination, this ain’t something new
Just insignificant differences in fictions accepted as truth
But there’s still time to shine the light
To reveal this false divide
and end the war, the endless war inside
end the war inside.
We build mountains of anger, that hide lines of sight
Justifiably fearful of violence from the other side
But let’s take a moment, and ask one question aloud
Who really benefits from all this division anyhow?
But there’s still time to shine the light
To reveal this false divide
and end the war, the endless war inside
end the war inside.
We waste all our time
Tryin to prove who’s wrong and who’s right
Maybe it’s time we open those eyes
And I won’t be afraid of the light, this time.
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2. |
Pagan Spring
02:31
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Strayed from the light in our souls
Consumed by the miles left to go
Stand with the water quiet and alone
Stand where our voices are drowned out and ignored
So many promised made and broken
Lost to the pace of progress
Stand with the water quiet and alone
Stand where our voices are drowned out and ignored
Stand with the water quiet and alone
Stand where our voices are drowned out slow
Stand with the water quiet and alone
Stand where our voices are drowned out, drowned out and ignored
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3. |
The Ripening
04:34
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Send the Rye
03:31
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Send the rye down here, give it to me straight
Send the rye down here, give it to me straight
Send the rye down here, give it to me oh sincerely,
You are my saving grace.
When the cold wind blows high across the planes
And that old dead oak is whispering my name
And the valley lord, he is just can’t give no more
You are my saving grace.
Well, I come here with a pocket full of heartache
That aint worth much round here, it’s true
But outside there’s a storm that’s raging
So won’t you give me shelter for a song…
Well, I come here with a pocket full of heartache
That aint worth much round here, it’s true
But outside there’s a storm that’s raging
So won’t you give me shelter for…
Won’t you give me shelter for…
Won’t you give me shelter for a song.
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5. |
Move On
03:24
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6. |
More Than Love
03:49
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Thought I knew the ways of lovin and devotion
Chasing all that hurt, lyin with the shame.
I tried to make it mine, like trying to drink the ocean
One swallow at a time, for all time.
Now I don’t know, where I’m going
Anymore than I ever did, but that’s alright
Cause for the first time,
this feels like more than love to me.
Ownin up despite my pride
Holdin up my part now
Put down all that weight that brought me to my knees.
You showed me, there is no more horizon
Just a moment at a time, for all time.
Now I don’t know, where I’m going
Anymore than I ever did, but that’s alright
Cause for the first time,
this feels like more than love to me.
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Meara
03:16
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Hard as stone and soft as summer that’s never seen the cold
Sweet like honey, burns like whiskey, you try to hard to hold
And all I know, is through her strength does flow
A spirit so free and bold is all she’ll need, to be.
Strong as oak, you’ll find her wilted just like any rose
Beautiful as the sky before a storm
And all I know, is through her strength does flow
A spirit so free and bold is all she’ll need…
Give this world only what it earns
And take all that you deserve
When you’re put to the test don’t fear
Trust the voice within my dear.
And all I know, is through her strength does flow
A spirit so free and bold is all she’ll need, to be.
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8. |
Through the Pass
03:40
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Where did you go, where did you go my lover?
Where did I go wrong this time?
Stayed on the road, did just like you told me to and yet…
Here we are alone, together, again.
Come down into the valley where I’ll build us both a home
Under the old oak
And wash down your wrists in the water baby, cause I know you’re afraid
We’re all just afraid.
You were out on the run, just kickin up dust and rambling
Seeking not for what you found in us
We broke through the walls, we took on the world together
But here in troubled times, you’re gone…you’re gone
Down into the valley where I’ll build us both a home
Under the old oak
And wash down your wrists in water baby,
I know you’re scared that you won’t, no you’ll never come back baby
I’ll show you things that you never seem to see
And wash it away, it’ll all just fade away
Where did you go?
Where did you go my lover?
Where did I go wrong this time?
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9. |
Waiting on Judgement
02:51
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Like any life worth living on this earth, the hard way is the only way I’ve learned
And should a lord see fit to judge, I may deserve to burn
But death will come as sure as the setting sun
Carryin the cost for what I’ve done
Waiting on judgement
I am one man but I am of two minds
To burn down slow or go out burning bright
A good man can go easy while the great have sins to hide
But death will come as sure as the setting sun
Carryin the cost for what I’ve done
Waiting on judgement
And I will be your ghost if you’ll be mine
Steal all the meanin from the hands of time
Make the devils cry and the angels weep
And when I go I hope I see the light
And smell the scented oils in the night
That old familiar dragon’s blood gonna make me feel alright
And death will come as sure as the setting sun
Carryin the cost for what I’ve done
Waiting on judgement for what I’ve done
Waiting on Judgement
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TJ Smith and the Wild North Pennsylvania
TJ Smith (often with his pals The Wild North) plays a blend of folk, Americana, country, and rock music. Thanks for taking the time to listen!
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