1. |
Not Getting Old
02:23
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I’m not getting old today
But sometime, my memory may start to fade away
will you hold me tight and tell me
we lived our lives like we always hoped we would?
Cause I have seen the face of a woman weathered
who never had a dream and never thought she could
Cause dreams, they never die
and dreams they never quit
we’re only capsules in which they live
and if we don’t chase them the run away
and follow someone who won’t let them float away
It is my hope that when someday I look back
that I can say, I lived my life with no regret
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2. |
Tuesday
02:29
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You know what hurts my heart
the most these days is all around me
and now the sun’s been hiding away
It hurts my heart to see
these skyscrapers pretending they’re mountains
and I know what I want to do
but how do I get there?
We don’t think of consequence
it’s only “what can you do for me?”
and now we can’t do anything ourselves
It hurts my heart to see
these skyscrapers pretending they’re mountains
and I know what I want to do
but how do I get there
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3. |
Smoke
04:22
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Smoke settles on my lips
the taste of the salt that’s covered your skin
the hips of the mountains dressed so barren
a kiss in the moonlight to catch morning’s grin
A hint of your breath mixed with mine
a glint in the night where lovers collide
the moon ever graceful bears its light
and casts ghostly shadows through the pines
And you’ll breathe softly, softly singing
I dream of your warmth and embrace
the small of your back and curves of your waist
with hands held so tightly and wound with mine
a pause in the nighttime where I catch your eye
And you’ll breathe softly, softly singing
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4. |
Fall With the Choir
02:14
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I’m chasing down that sunset
but a smoke plume rises high
if I ever catch that green flash
then I’ll just claim myself to the fire
And one day I won’t be here with you
when I’m caught in the arms of a flume
I’ll get over that mountain
but it’s no menagerie
all the earth is the same color
if you just find what’s underneath
I’m stuck up in some rain cloud
in a gray inflicted sky
will I fall with the rest of the choir
How do I break it up
and put it into words
that you would understand
How do I hold you close
without ever really knowing how
I’m kicking all the dirt up
every time I leave my home
It leaves the quietest cover
over everything I own
I try to keep my heart clean
but the soot just settles down
it’s the purest love that I’ve ever found
to the purest love that I’ve ever found
How do I break it up
and put it into words
that you would understand
How do I hold you close
without ever really knowing how
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5. |
A Sea Chantey
04:44
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Down, tumbling down my friend
you picked a long way to fall
you thought the waves would catch you then
and carry your body out to sea
Alas, a jagged rock you felt
and I saw your body mangled
underneath me
I cry
shallow, sharp tears at first
as I cry
Oh lord, won’t you help me now
cause I don’t ask for much these days
You spoke your will to fly away
and have your arms spread out as wings
you thought the wind would carry you
and you fly yourself to a different bay
Alas, the gust was all too fair
and I saw you tangled up and with the wind
I cry
shallow, sharp tears at first
as I cry
Oh lord, won’t you help me now
cause I don’t ask for much these days
The sound of trumpets will fill the air
as they carry your body ‘long the shore
a sweet and airy, soft funeral dirge
will haunt the rocky cliffs forever
And when the pyre surrounds your bones
all the smoke will seep up under your skin
I cry
shallow, sharp tears at first
as I cry
Oh lord, won’t you take her in
cause I have somehow lost my hold
Oh lord, won’t you take her in
cause she has nowhere else to go
Down, tumbling down my friend
you picked a long way to fall
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6. |
I'd Call It Home
03:30
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Oh, this desert’s left me dry
and I just wish it would rain one last time
I’m looking for a place I can call my own
but if you were there, I’d call it home
All this love has made me so sad
but I know one day it’ll pass
I’m not looking for a friend or a helping hand
cause I know this whole thing ends
Maybe a change of scene will do me well
or even a second chance at goodbye
Now, I’ve felt a change of heart
and overcoming that is the hardest part
I’m happy here with peace of mind in all that I do
and now I have to leave that too
I don’t want to hear the truth
what would life be like without you
you’ve nurtured me and watched me grow and held me so tight
until our love passed away in the night
Maybe a change of scene will do me well
or even a second chance at goodbye
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7. |
Untitled
02:38
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8. |
The Picture Song
03:53
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You had a picture of me
hidden safely away
and today you went to find it
but it was nowhere to be seen
You were searching, you were frantic
it was the only one you had
And my features softly fading
in that photo in your mind
you can’t remember what I looked like
or what I grew into overtime
When you called me you were crying
you were looking out to blame
all the memories you had built there
somehow lost in a fit of rage
You were saying something hurtful
but I couldn’t walk away
cause I know it makes you saddest
when I shut you out again
You had a picture of me
hidden safely away
and today you went to find it
but it had somehow gone away
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9. |
Soul Seeker
05:41
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Why are you always running scared
you pray things you see won’t always be there
and just know that even though you’re leaving by yourself
that I’ll be here, sitting where you left me on the shelf
Maybe your faith will be enough
to keep you well
but I have learned
there’s always calm before a swell
It’s no wonder you haven’t shown a smile in so long
it’s stamped all over that front that you think you’re putting on
and you can say that you’re “just fine,” all you fucking want
it’s time to own up to all those feelings you don’t want
Maybe your faith will be enough
to keep you well
but I have learned
there’s always calm before a swell
Journey bound
I hope that you find what you are looking for
and I’ll be around if you need help along the way
Soul seeker,
give a little guidance on the way
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10. |
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You might find that everybody wants to change you
and I must admit that at times I want to change you too
Everybody walks the same
and everybody talks the same
and I just want to know your name
It might feel like we have all the time in the world
when really in the first place we were never given any at all
Cause everybody dies someday
everybody rots away
but first I want to know your name
Take a look back on how far we all have come
I don’t want to explain myself when I tell you what I want is wrong
Everybody wants the same
everybody needs the same things
and I just want to get to know your name
How many times do I have to tell you know
temptation is the worst thing when you know you’re about to go
I just want to know your name
and maybe even care for you some day
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11. |
Oh, My Friends
02:55
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As of late I find the words hard to come by
when all I want to do is turn to you and say
you’ve been my constant in this world of changes
And I was hoping that you’d stay
If there’s one thing that I should know by now
is life just fucks you up when it shoves you to the ground
then turns around and plays the song in just the right key
And I was hoping that you’d sing that song with me
Oh my friends,
if I could find the words to say
I would give them all away
When I look back on all the things I’ve learned
and think of all the times we’ve been so sorely burned
and wonder what we’ll say and feel when we are older
I’m just hoping that we’ll laugh
Oh my friends,
if I could find the words to say
I would give them all away
As of late I find the words hard to come by
when all I want to do is turn to you and say
you’ve been my comfort in this world of changes
And I was hoping that you’d stay
I was hoping that we’d always stay this way
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Leslie Sakal Dallas, Texas
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