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Magic Trick
04:07
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I learned a magic trick
A disappearing act
A little hideout from the world
Displacing memories
Replacing them with remedy
A starry night, a cabin the woods
The air was cold in there
The middle of nowhere
I chose to listen from the start
Hours passed into days
The silence dripped away
I slowly came apart
I find I'm amazed, solitude
I sang of days gone by
I hummed a lullaby
Remembered how to breathe
No way to be misunderstood
Alone, me and the firewood
No one to hear me but the trees
I find I'm amazed, solitude
And now I'm mesmerized, enchanted by this exercise
There's no more normal left in me
My skeptic put to sleep
Awakened inner majesty
Finding alchemy
I find I'm amazed, solitude
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Don't you tell me I can't cry
I hear stories whispered in the night
The story starts with once upon a time
Can you tell me my next line?
The earth began to shake
Four a.m., forced awake
When the music finally sings
I'll start counting it like telephone rings
Pick up, pick up, pick up
I am naked at your feet
Drawn in by your radiant heat
Our home, the one thing that we know
Is built of bricks and colored indigo
I am crawling in my skin
Waiting on forever to begin
I am stuck in one day at a time
Take the call, report the crime
Pick up, pick up, pick up
Leave a message at the tone
I will call you when I find my home
Leave a message at the tone
I will find you when I find my home
The story starts with once upon a time
Can you tell me my next line?
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3. |
Middle We Meet
02:44
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What could it possibly mean?
This broken ladder we're climbing
Each step is getting shorter
Our words are out of order
There's truth there behind your eyelids
A pale blue line surrounded
You took me across the ocean
We landed at true devotion
You breathe, breathe
Life, into me, onto you
A day is caught on repeat
Right in the middle we meet
Your lips and mine, perfection
We walk in the same direction
You breathe, breathe
Life, into me, onto you
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4. |
Salty Tears
04:23
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Broken window
Smashed in while it was dark
Now you've got your hands up
It was so rainy
The night that you broke me in
Now I am waterlogged again
Oh as I drown
You're etched into my fears
I'm licking my wounds
And crying salty tears
Real love is a bird
That sings into my ear
And water that saves me
When death draws near
I was drunk on the elixir
That fell from your eyes to mine
Crazy glue sealed the broken me inside
Oh how it burned
You're etched into my fears
I'm licking my wounds
And crying salty tears
Please just use your crowbar
The next time that you come around
Make it quick and painless
Leave your glass on the ground
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5. |
Breathless
04:31
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She woke up breathless
She was born this way
Her mother prayed to God
Please, let her stay
I woke up breathless
Yet again today
Some days it seems I'm going nowhere fast
So God, get out of my way
If only each day would end
Without her falling toward the edge
She would wake up and forget
This feeling isn't over yet
You made her restless
Stole her soul every day
Rendered her lifeless
Till she found her way
The road, it widened
Her faith was a stream
That turned into a river
Now there's room to dream
If only each day would end
Without her falling toward the edge
She would wake up and forget
This feeling isn't over yet
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6. |
Before Your Eyes
04:25
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I remember sneaking in after dark; he held my hand
We sauntered through the park; I knew that you would never understand
I think that was a moment when I learned to lie
I was always fighting you as you sang your lullabies
I sat at your black piano; you loved your wooden rocking chair
I was not much smaller then, but I had longer hair
Even though you loved the look of my messy curls
You always tried to find the way to tame your wild girl
You tried to raise me right
You taught me how to fight
Then I grew up right before your eyes
Can you just let go and realize
That I learned from you just how to be and what to do
Let me be the one to choose
I promise I'll try and do right by you
Every morning started with a mirror serenade
Into my hairbrush, I was the little mermaid
I tried my hardest to sound just like you
To be the beauty you pushed into view
I remember growing up and learning how to love
The mystery in all the things we dream of
I'm starting to feel it now between my toes
It's clear you've taught me everything you know
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7. |
Who Are We To Blame?
03:39
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The man at the top has no name
The man at the top, he has no shame
The earth beneath our feet is writhing in pain
The ocean's edge begins to climb
The clouds are forming, the change denied
They've outlawed words
Who are we to blame?
Who are we to blame?
Every day is feeling like a movie
The kind where the plot is mostly gloomy
Where did we go wrong and what should we believe?
We raise our flags and speak our minds
But the institution left us behind
Cutting rungs from the ladder they told us to climb
Who are we to blame?
Who are we to blame?
The water's poison, the air not much better
Oh and look now, inclement weather
Who are we to blame?
Who are we to blame?
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Sank the Seas
03:35
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I fell down down down
In a round round robin
I heard bottle breaking sounds
I fell down down down down down down down
On the ground ground ground I sat
The stars looked bright and yet so flat
You wandered round round round the woods
Secretly stealing all you could
Oh you sank the seas
And drowned the core out of me
Oh where are you now?
Where are you now?
I searched from dusk until sunrise
Nothing there but cold, cold eyes
The wind blew softly through the night
Ran me right out of time
The day was calm and still
It captured me against my will
Turn around now, look at me
The fallen fruit of the apple tree
Oh you sank the seas
And drowned the core out of me
Oh where are you now?
Where are you now?
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9. |
Pray for Daybreak
04:27
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He held a gun to my face
And I learned just how fear tastes
Like coal, it sticks to my skin
Whittles me down till I am paper thin
He was so young, a shadowed face
Just after midnight in the wrong place
He took my phone, he took my home
And any feeling of being safe alone
Will someone wake me from the dream
Of that metal pistol?
It's burned into my mind
I used to sleep peacefully before the crime
I tried to yell, to scream
To wake up anyone who could hear me
There was no other way to protect myself
I kept my pride tucked away on the shelf
Will someone save me from the dream
Of that metal pistol?
It's burned into my mind
I used to sleep peacefully before the crime
I beg you to tell me why it happened to me
To test my faith or humility
Inside the neighborhood behind the lake
I learned to pray for daybreak
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10. |
Heart-Shaped Mirror
06:12
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There's a heart-shaped mirror in my chest
It's covered over with a bulletproof vest
It's got jagged edges that protect
The parts interior I tend to neglect
That heart-shaped mirror fell to the floor
Just when you were looking, looking for more
I pulled on the heartstring, saying stay right here
But I've never been good at being a puppeteer
Look closely and you will find
A piece of me that you left behind
I remember the time back in Santa Fe
We had a free-for-all of come what may
The sandy pink earth and the yellow aspen trees
Are just like a mirror to a former me
Look closely and you will find
A piece of me that you left behind
I won't be broke for much longer, I say
I pack away pennies with each passing day
That heart-shaped mirror, I carry it with me
Look closely and you will find
A piece of you that you left behind
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11. |
Keep It Simple
04:10
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Whisper in my ear
Tell me I look stunning today
Kiss me, my dear
There are no games to play
I know you know
That we have so much time
To be grateful
For all the treasures we find
Keep it simple
Hold me at bedtime
Chase all my monsters away
Wake up together
Ready to face each day
How did we find this
Without even looking around
Show up and listen
Stand here on solid ground
Keep it simple
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Briget Boyle Oakland, California
Briget's songs are compelling reminders that healing and redemption are coming. With gritty, vulnerable lyrics, pristine vocals, and driving playing on her antique Gibson J45, Briget’s songs center the truth-telling power of the human voice. Sincerity is magnetic and Briget's songs inspire listeners to put pen to paper, clear their throats, and dust off their old guitars. ... more
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