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Big Umbrella
04:57
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In another lifetime, we were lovers
And I found you here to discover
That god is kind and a friend of mine
You see, she sent you back to me
And we’re rising up from the ashes, falling like a star
We’re painting in watercolor, story of our love
We’re holding onto a very big umbrella
That’s who we are
Time and tide has waited for us and brought us to this place
Through all the years and all the miles
Baby now we’re face to face the fact
We were meant to be here, we were meant to be
And we’re rising up from the ashes, falling like a star
We’re painting in watercolor, story of our love
We’re holding onto a very big umbrella
That’s who we are
What a miracle imagine me finding you here
I used to be so cynical like a politician in election year, but I’m rising
And we’re rising up from the ashes, falling like a star
We’re painting in watercolor, story of our love
We’re holding onto a very big umbrella
That’s who we are
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2. |
Remedy
04:00
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With friends like you I might never move
I’ll just stay right here until my days are through
With friends like you there is no other shoe that will be dropping soon
I can finally take a breath and breathe
I want it for the universe, I want it for everybody
That feeling of a lifted curse, a remedy
I want it for the ones I love, I want it for my enemies
Water from the cup of kindness filling up each need
I love the way you wake me up
Release me from that sleeping walk
That’s the way that good friends should talk
With open minds and eyes and hearts
I want it for the universe, I want it for everybody
That feeling of a lifted curse, a remedy
I want it for the ones I love, I want it for my enemies
Water from the cup of kindness filling up each need
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3. |
You Should Know
03:30
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Baby my heart’s a flower, a blossoming rose
With all of its senses empowered by the love that we sow
You are the reason for this miracle grow
And I just thought that you should know
I used to be fitful and frightened like a dog in the road
Looking for some asylum for to lighten my load
The moment I met you I found something so beautiful
And I just thought that you should know
Look into my eyes see the better kind of person that I am since I met you
Looking out my mind I see a better kind of life than I knew since I met you
Darlin’ my cup runneth over like a valve you can’t close
I know it’s a cheap cliché but I love you so
And I don’t want for anything ‘cept maybe more time with you
And I just thought that you should know
Oh I just thought that you should know
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4. |
Lean On You
03:32
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Fell asleep just about 3, the alarm at 6:15
Drove to work in pouring down rain, lucky to have wheels that take me
Make a meal when shopping is through, lucky to be home with you again
Where I can lean on you, you’re my wall
I love to lean on you, when I fall
Into your loving arms, I love to lean on
You make me feel strong, I love to lean on you
Saturday is beckoning come and take a week with me
Pretty soon we’re following exhalation down the pathway
Saturday is only one day, Sunday comes so quickly
Round and round and round and back again
I can lean on you, you’re my wall
I love to lean on you, when I fall
Into your loving arms, I love to lean on
You make me feel strong, I love to lean on
Never want to part, I love to lean on you
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5. |
Walking In Nature
04:27
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Good times and easy living
Sunshine on any given face on this happy day
Birds fly till their wings get numb
Blue skies are made for some kind of play on a happy, happy day
You take the photographs, I’ll keep the phonograph
Carry the water while were walking in nature
Trees climb like a monkey on a limb
We lunch by the shady river bend
And then we go swimming
Ooh then we go swimming
You make the sandwiches, I’ll bring the blankets
Carry the water while were walking in nature
Walking in nature stepping through the ages of time and space
Walking in nature stepping though the places so full of grace
Good times and easy living
The sun is slyly setting through the trees, peel back my memory
Back home the wine is chilling
And still I go unwillingly, peel back my memory
You take the photographs, I’ll keep the phonograph
Carry the water while were walking in nature
Walking in nature stepping through the ages of time and space
Walking in nature stepping though the places so full of grace
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6. |
Forgiveness
03:57
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I release my heart, I release my head
I forgive everything that you ever did
That put me to unrest, that made me feel upset
I release it all to forgiveness
Forgiveness, take my pain
Take it all in your name
Forgiveness, stop the war
Show me how to cause no pain, no more
Open up this seed for the harvest
And open up your book of secrets
Reign it down on us, help us to grow up
And trade in our hard principles for your love
Forgiveness, take my pain
Take it all in your name
Forgiveness, stop the war
Show me how to cause no pain, no more
All the rage and all the hate, all the brokenness that procreates
Can’t you put this thing on pause and make us all brainwashed
Forgiveness, take my pain
Take it all in your name
Forgiveness, stop the war
Show me how to cause no pain, no more
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NOLA
03:33
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Don’t be surprised when the man of secret books comes for me
Don’t close your eyes, promise me you’ll look at what you see
There was a time when you and I were friends
Back before my back was up against
The wall of poison you invited in
And all you say is let the healing begin, but you don’t understand
Don’t be surprised when the mask of your illusions is removed
Don’t bite your tongue when you feel yourself demanding of some proof
There was a time when were like bookends
Back before my back was up against
The wall of hatred you invited in
But all you say is let the healing begin, and you don’t understand
That we got a head’s up from history, it’s probably not a good idea to slam diversity
We got a head’s up but still can’t see, the troubling indications of all this greed
There was a time when you and I were friends
Back before my back was up against
A wall I got to rise up higher than
Any power that would deign to keep me out or in, tell me you understand
(Don’t take me back to the civil war
I got a feeling that I’ve been there before
I learned my lesson in a lifetime or more
Don’t take me back to the civil war)
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8. |
Love
03:28
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Love is the bearer of all things
It’s the face beneath the illusion
Only love
Pain is the story of man’s
Inability to understand
Only love can heal the pain
Patient as a tree standing naked losing all its leaves
Deeper than the sea every drop in harmony
Love for anybody else
And especially for yourself
And you’re on the right track to love
Older than the sky, clouds may come and cover up the sun
Keep an open eye some dark place the light will come
Love can open any door
Disarming as a troubadour
Singing a love song, a song about L-O-V-E
Singing a love song, a song about love
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9. |
The Man Of Secret Books
04:10
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Don’t be surprised when the man of secret books comes for me
Don’t close your eyes, promise me you’ll look at what you see
There was a time when you and I were friends
Back before my back was up against
The wall of poison you invited in
And all you say is let the healing begin, but you don’t understand
Don’t be surprised when the mask of your illusions is removed
Don’t bite your tongue when you feel yourself demanding of some proof
There was a time when were like bookends
Back before my back was up against
The wall of hatred you invited in
But all you say is let the healing begin, and you don’t understand
That we got a head’s up from history, it’s probably not a good idea to slam diversity
We got a head’s up but still can’t see, the troubling indications of all this greed
There was a time when you and I were friends
Back before my back was up against
A wall I got to rise up higher than
Any power that would deign to keep me out or in, tell me you understand
(Don’t take me back to the civil war
I got a feeling that I’ve been there before
I learned my lesson in a lifetime or more
Don’t take me back to the civil war)
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10. |
Untold
04:46
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Listen up times are tough, I feel bad just bringing it up
Look at you, you’re beautiful as hell
How could we possibly be so fortunate
While other people suffer untold hell
Untold, to write a love song
Untold, to rape someone
Untold, to kill your soul
Untold, to care but never show
I’ve got a friend who’s trying to end / a human traffic ring
Where kids as young as 18 months must bear unspeakable things
Untold, to write a love song
Untold, to rape someone
Untold, to kill your soul
Untold, to care but never show
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11. |
Fly
04:45
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I heard a voice last night, it said to throw down the weight that I’d
Been carrying a super size on top of what life provides
Throw down the weight, said I
What then will ground me?
Have a little faith in my penchant for sound advice
Said the voice from deep inside
I know you wanna take this ride
Throw down your weight and decide
To fly, don’t be afraid of the light
Fly, everything under the sun has a right
To fly, fly, nothing is impossible
And nothing will be gained if you never try
So I picked up my wings to fly and studied the weight that I
Had forgot was a super size
Thought was the going price
For everything I’d have to earn in this life
So beware the urge to fright or settle for less a prize
Than the dreams that you have inside
Said the voice that would be my guide
To everything there is much more than what meets the eye
Fly, don’t be afraid of the light
Fly, everything under the sun has a right
To fly, fly, nothing is impossible
And nothing will be gained if you never try
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12. |
End Of Days
04:48
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Fine wine, a great lover and a well-designed solar system
A deep well of clean water and the garden rows of greens for eating
End of days please stay away, oh stay away
End of days I read about you once in a paper
End of days I think you’re all man-made
End of days may you not find me here
We work, we create and we barter for the goods we’re making
We find brand new ways of working out this new way of living
End of days please stay away, oh stay away
End of days I read about you now every place
End of days I think you’re all man-made
End of days may you not find me here
And if my love we separate, not by choice but by fate
You know I love you forever and always
End of days please stay away, oh stay away
End of days I’m sick of seeing your name
End of days I think you’re all man-made
End of days may you not find me here
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Christie McCarthy Santa Cruz, California
"With such strong songs so ably presented, Christie McCarthy is an essential new artist." Daniel Aloi of Gannet Wire Service
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