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Family Tree
03:00
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Take me down, to where the boys are swimming
Take me down, to where the black water is shining
Take me to the family tree where the seed don't fall far
Take me to the family tree where I can envy the love...that surrounds me
Lake Henry's where all the boys & girls learn how to swim
Lake Henry's where all the kids learn to spread their wings
They play their soldiers on the docks on Fourth of July
They blue eyed blonde haired fair skinned stock that's always askin' why, why, whyyyyyyyyyyyy?!
Take me to the family tree where the seed doesn't fall far
Take me to the family tree where I can envy the love that surrounds me
We say, "come back in when the sun goes down it's time to head up to bed."
"I'll ready you a story after we get settled and the fairies will spin in your head."
"So don't give me no lip, don't give me no lie, 'cause only God fearin' truth is here."
We hold our hands in the prayin' circle before we serve our meals.
Yeah.........
Take me to the family tree where the seed doesn't fall far
Take me to the family tree where I can envy the love that surrounds me.
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2. |
What Am I Doin' Here?
03:36
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What am I doin' here?
Mulling around year after year
My life's nowhere set up for going on the road.
But I keep gettin' up and movin' on.
What am I doin' here?
Order me a shot with a $2 beer
Because the drink will water down my pain
And you don't even know my.....my name
And I can't, even reconcile
All the years, that have passed on by
What am I doin' here, what am I doin' here?
(Guitar Solo)
What am I doin' here?
The target is farther than it appears
I am broken down to the point of no return
I am the ant under a magnifying glass, how I like to watch them burn
And you don't even know my.....my name
And I can't even reconcile
All the years that have passed on by
What am I doin' here, what am i doin' here?
(Violin Solo)
What am I doin' here?
Order me a shot and a $2 beer
Because the drink will water down my pain.
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3. |
Deep Down
04:53
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I see your sun on the window in the language I don't understand
I'm searching for perfection, but it 's right here, in the palm of my hand
I'm constantly thinking of what's wrong and what's right
I'm afraid whichever way I go I'll get struck down with all your might
I'm looking for your approval, waiting to feel it in my heart
I'm always concerned with the journey's end, instead of where it starts.
Chorus:
And everything, is telling me a sign, of which, direction I should lead
And these six strings, tell me everything that I never, wanted to see
It just comes out, pouring out of me, and deep down I really want you to see
I was a broken soul that landed on your door
At the time you didn't even know what I came to you for
You forgot that you had an appointment with me
But something more wouldn't let me get up and leave
So I called you up on my phone from the waiting room
I will not give up until I'm fixed, do you think it'll be real soon?
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4. |
Hummingbird
03:40
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I'm like a hummingbird with a broken wing
I spin and spin and don't land on a thing
If I could only sit still so I could catch my breath
I'd hover over the trees until I found my nest
Chorus:
Come, sit next to me, when I was a little girl you bounced me on your knee
Now, I pay someone to fix what you so freely tore apart
So come sit down a spell while time mends our broken heart
'Cause I'm just like a hummingbird with a broken wing
I spin and I spin and don't land on a thing
Where is the love I wished I knew
Where did my mama bird fly off to?
I wonder why she never circled back to check
On baby bird who may have fallen out her nest.
So come, sit next to me, when I was a little girl you bounced me on your knee
Now, I pay someone to fix what you so freely tore apart
So come sit down a spell while time mends our broken heart
'Cause I'm just like a hummingbird with a broken wing
I spin and I spin and don't land on a thing
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5. |
The Deep End
04:27
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I am going inward, like a bird flying south for the winter
I am trying to navigate this sheer rockface of you
And everything that you tell me goes in one ear and straight through my heart.
I know too much, but what I don't know is how to get out of this maze in the dark,
Won't you take me into the deep end and help me find my hand to the wall
I am getting so very tired of treading in place so long.
Chorus:
We take a leap and fall into the sky
We talk and talk till the ocean fills our eyes
But what am I doing here? and how do I get out alive?
When everytime I'm with you a part of me dies
I'm spinning, and getting dizzy from this spiral loop running through my mind.
You always seem like the answer and refuge in difficult times
So how'd I end up, in the deep end, when I only came to you for a light.
We take a leap and fall into the sky
We talk and talk till the ocean fills our eyes
But what am I doing here? and how do I get out alive?
When everytime I'm with you a part of me dies
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6. |
Halo
04:55
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Every night, when I go to bed
I have dreams of you encircling around my head
Like a halo made up of legs and arms,
Eyes and teeth and smiles and all your charms
All of the time I'm in obsession with you
I can't say it's love, but it's something new
Like a plant that once thrived and now has gone to seed
No longer replenishes or gives what you need.
Chorus:
Angel, don't cover me, take away your wings so I can see
Angel, don't hold on me, I say I want to run but I want you to run with me...
I'll tell on myself when I cross the line
You'll assure me it's ok, and that it's alright
Damn you seagull, you make space for that too
You hover around the same old ground looking for scraps of food.
Cause as much as you fly, you stick around
And instead of swooping in you just stay your ground
Like a halo, circling over the sea
You'll be my Poseidon looking after me
Angel, don't cover me, take away your wings so I can see
Angel, don't hold on me, I say I want to run but I want you to run with me...
Every night, when I go to bed
I have dreams of you encircling around my head
Like a halo, halo......
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7. |
Today I Am
05:21
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Today I am a small blue thing
Today I am a prayer on a wing
Today I am nails and hair
Today I can go anywhere
Today I know how to be a good friend
Today I know what it means to live
Today I have nothing to prove
Today I'm out of the Hell that didn't allow me to move
Today I am
Today I am
Today I am
Today I am
Today I am a heart on a string
Today I am more than the sum of all my pain
Today I am more than a hammer meets a nail
Today I am more than what I feel
Today I have my back against the wind
Today I have the will to begin again
Today I am heart & soul
Today I finally found the half that makes me whole
Today I am
Today I am
Today I am
Today I am
Today I am a small blue thing
Today I am a prayer on a wing
Today I am nails and hair
Today I can go anywhere
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Deep City Healers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deep City Healers is the original songs of Brenda Cohen, which melds deep, heartfelt lyrics with finger picking riffs & heavy choruses. The result is music which oozes with intensity. From years honing the craft of song writing, let her auto-biographical style take you through the journey of life experiences lived. Connecting with the deepest parts of us, transcended through song is the essence. ... more
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