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Takes The Shape Of You
03:09
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TAKES THE SHAPE OF YOU
Laura E Zucker © 2020
There’s a kind of joy that wells up like a fountain
Climbs me like a mountain
Carries me off in its rising tide
It’s this kind of joy I can barely keep inside me
That takes the shape of you
You are my dream, you are my heart
Where I will finish, where everything starts
How could I know that the piece that was missing
What I was wishing for was you.
There’s a kind of love that fills me to bursting
The kind that makes the birds sing
The kind that unlocks a captive heart
It’s the kind of love that’s a bulls-eye dart
And it takes the shape of you.
You are my dream, you are my heart
Where I will finish, where everything starts
How could I know that the piece that was missing
What I was wishing for was
YOU are the road to my heart’s home
I had stumbled down alone
You are my dream, you are my heart
Where I will finish, where everything starts
How could I know that the piece that was missing
What I was wishing for was you.
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2. |
Highwire
03:17
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It was just one of those things you never see coming
one of those things you can’t even try running from
The kind that hits you right between the eyes
the best worst kind of surprise.
I am running, running, running through time
Slipping through the snags that held me
If I were another kind of person
They would not have been the ties that blind
Along this highwire
Like that ring that fell in sand while I was digging
Buried by my frantic ways while I was hoping for another something
The kind of thing that happens when everything seems fine
the best worst kind of surprise
I am flying, flying, flying through a dark sky
Falling on winds that held me
If I were another kind of bird
They might have been the winds of life
On the highwire
All those ancient charts I heeded while I drifted with the tide
Craving, cleaving , carving, clearing
If I’d stopped to listen, I’d have heard a different song
And I would have fallen headlong
Off of the highwire
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3. |
The Parting
03:05
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I think of you, I can’t forget
the careless coward in me found
my heart burns with regret
at the way I let you down.
Do you even remember
When we met at school that fall
I thought you were great – a soulmate
But I didn’t really know my soul at all
I think of you, I can’t forget
the careless coward in me found
my heart burns with regret
at the way I let you down
My revelation came, I let a tidal wave of change
Swept me off to a foreign land
I wasn’t brave enough to say I knew I couldn’t stay
I was sure you’d never understand
We came so close to a fine romance
Now I see we never stood a chance
Hindsight won’t make right
You deserved better
I think of you, I can’t forget
the careless coward in me found
my heart burns with regret
at the way I let you down
my heart burns with regret
at the way I let you down
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4. |
Time / Love
04:24
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If I feel it, it becomes real
The roots take hold, the tendrils grow
And then it steals my breath away
And there’s nothing to defeat it, to stop the steady growing of the vine
It’s time, it’s love, intertwined.
When you came along I was in my summer, heading for my fall
Nothing ever made me feel so weak and so strong, both and all
I carefully placed armor on a nerve newly laid raw
It’s all that I am for all that you are
If I feel it, it becomes real
The roots take hold, the tendrils grow
And then it steals my breath away
And there’s nothing to defeat it, to stop the steady growing of the vine
It’s time, it’s love, intertwined.
Can’t contain the tangle, it becomes my bones
So I face it, I embrace it
I’m the keeper of the temple overgrown
It will be this way forever, a blessing and a curse, I know it will
For every year that passes sows seeds still
Roots grow ever deeper while branches brush the sky
I learn to love the vine that keeps my heart alive
If I feel it, it becomes real
The roots take hold, the tendrils grow
And then it steals my breath away
And there’s nothing to defeat it, to stop the steady growing of the vine
It’s time, it’s love, intertwined
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5. |
Lifeline
03:24
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The candlewood pine is heavy with cones
Messages in bottles sent out into the cold
So something will survive it as it grows old
And something new will take hold
Throw out a lifeline
We know that time slips through our fingers and we can’t hold on
What can we say now
What can we lay down
What is our tether to life gone by
Voices grow louder as endings draw near
Urgently filling our hearts with fear
In hopes that we will follow wherever they steer
So nothing will change but the year
Throw out a lifeline
They know that time slips through their fingers and they can’t hold on
What can they say now
What can they lay down
What is their tether to life gone by
I never cared much about legacy
But I guess I’m just like that candlewood tree
Hoping I’ve dropped at least one lasting seed
Before I fade into memory
Throw out a lifeline
I know that my time slips through my fingers and I can’t hold on
What can I say now
What can I lay down
What is my tether to life gone by
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6. |
Autumn
03:36
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The mid-day sun stayed lower, mid-day mercury did too
Evening brought a chill along with the moon
Like a secret whispered softly in my ear
Soon, soon, soon
Leaves prepare surrender to the colors of the flame
Swallows hear the Southwind calling their name
They know there’s a turning coming soon
By the long light of the late afternoon.
I can feel it coming autumn round the bend
Gathers up the spangles as summer slowly ends
I know there’s a turning coming soon
By the long light of the late afternoon
Life goes on forever; circles of the sun through time
How did I not notice I’m edging closer to the edge of mine
I have seen the wonder of the first bud in the spring
I’ve gathered life with both hands and tried not to miss a thing
But I know that there’s a turning coming for me soon
It’s the long light of the late afternoon
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I took back the note that I left by your side of the bed
It didn’t come close to how I worked it out in my head
But as I watched from the second floor window when you drove away
I think I finally found the only words there are to say.
That there’s no good way to say goodbye
There’s no one to blame, just tears left to cry
I won’t be the one to clip these wings that you’ve found to fly
But there’s no good way to say goodbye.
I knew that your leaving was only a matter of time
My rose colored glasses made me temporarily blind
So I’ve only myself to blame if this came as a surprise
But all the same inside a little part of me has died.
There’s no good way to say goodbye
There’s no one to blame, just tears left to cry
I won’t be the one to clip these wings you’ve found to fly
But there’s no good way to say goodbye.
I wish I could forget you
I wish I could be mad
‘Cause I just don’t know how to be this sad
There’s no good way to say goodbye
There’s no one to blame, just tears left to cry
I won’t be the one to clip these wings you’ve found to fly
But there’s no good way
I can’t find a way
No there’s no good way to say goodbye.
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8. |
What I Would Have Said
03:59
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If I ever –
I would never –
I could only –
If I tried –
What if I had been –
If I were all in –
How would it even -
How could I decide –
What I would have said
I would have left the hopeless tangle of the words in my head
And spoken with my heart instead
And spoken with my heart instead
There was a time when –
I didn’t know then –
If there was one thing –
If I could find–
If I thought you –
If it was true –
Would I still have –
Why did I –
What I could have said
I could have left the hopeless tangle of the words in my head
And spoken with my heart instead
And spoken with my heart instead
Worlds collide, hopes wake
Words fail, hearts break
Is it too late
What I should have said
I should have left the hopeless tangle of the words in my head
And spoken with my heart instead
Just spoken with my heart instead
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9. |
Objects In The Mirror
06:03
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We were driving
Coming back from one last try
One last try to put things right again
Not a word was spoken
The bond we had was long since broken
I could fairly feel you slip away
As I turned to draw you nearer
I saw your face in the outside mirror, and read the tiny words printed there:
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
Remember our first small town
Love was perfect, love was new
I couldn’t bring myself to part with you
But the first time I had to leave, I dried my eyes on my sleeve
And raised my head so I could look for you
As my vision became clearer
I saw your fact in the outside mirror, and read the tiny words printed there:
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
I remember when we were inseparable
I remember when your hand fit mine
When your head fell on my pillow
When you said you’d love me till the end of time
The last box sealed and loaded
With all those years of history
My footsteps echoed as I reached the door
Long ago decided, the photographs are all divided
We don’t live together anymore
I saw you start to drive away
I wanted you to hear me say the words you would have seen if you’d looked back for me:
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
I’m closer. I’m right here.
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10. |
Let It Roll
03:22
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Voices louder, chasm wider
Poisoning the well, and that’s a fact
Lies and schemes, crashing dreams
Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do about that
I’m fed up, frustrated, and confused
I can only do what I can do
When it’s too much to hold, I’m gonna let it roll
Let the great world spin without me
Leave me where it found me
Let it roll
Broken laws, system flaws
The many at the mercy of the few
Open eyes on history’s lies
a seismic shift that split us in two
I’m fed up, frustrated and confused
I can only do what I can do
When it’s too much to hold, I’m gonna let it roll
Let the great world spin without me
Leave me where it found me
Let it roll
Change is coming, change is hard
Evolution always takes its time
I’ll push that boulder, I’ll do my part
But when it starts to tear out my heart
When it’s too much to hold, I’m gonna let it roll
Let the great world spin without me
Leave me where it found me
Let it roll
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11. |
Do You See The Moon
04:26
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This sure is a big empty room
It used to be filled with you
Only traces left behind
I told myself I didn’t mind
As the months and miles between us grew
Do you see the moon? I do too.
So I don’t feel so far from you
A piece of my heart goes with you when you’re I don’t know where out there and with I don’t know who
But I’m with you and you are with me
if you see the moon.
You gave my heart a home
Love solid as bedrock stone
So when we finally parted ways
I knew that we would be ok
We’re not together but we’re never alone
if you see the moon and I do too.
I won’t feel so far from you
A piece of my heart goes with you when you’re I don’t know where out there and with I don’t know who
But I’m with you and you are with me
if you see the moon.
It’s not that I think you’ll forget
Or cut the ties that bind us, and yet
It’s just every now and then
The bond feels stretched so thin
I’m afraid that love can’t travel that far
but if you see the moon
And I do too.
I won’t be so far from you
A piece of my heart goes with you when you’re I don’t know where out there and with I don’t know who
But I’m with you and you are with me
if you see the moon.
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12. |
Holy
03:45
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We were deep in the night, we had lost all our fight
and the cold seeped into my soul
Faith wasn’t enough and neither was love
To keep life from taking its toll
As we greeted the dawn our defenses all gone
Our spirits emerging as one
It was Holy. Holy
It was sacred connection
Our resurrection
Lifted us into the light, into the light
I thought we had the tools
I thought we knew the rules
For how to grow our hearts to hold
But the habit of tending
Instead of depending
Had wandered away and grown cold
As the morning poured in and I saw where we’d been
I knew I’d never go back there again
It was Holy. Holy
It was sacred connection
Our resurrection
Lifted us into the light, into the light
That invisible line, that tie that binds
Is fragile and easy to sever
Care intertwined like a flowering vine
Can hold these lifelines together
And make it Holy. Holy
Make it sacred connection
Resurrection
Let it lift us up into the light, into the light
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This old face
Has seen a few
days of blazing red joy
and days of blue
Every line
etched in deep
by sand that slipped through, not mine to keep
We are tidy
Daffodils
in the careful gardens we all till
But when Clover muscles through
The soft green tangle
makes the garden new
Life is a chaos-colored tapestry
Upside down, inside out
Impermanent, imperfect
A wild untidy thing
And I’ll take my life, iron the wrinkles back in
Fear of falling keeps you small
Not steady, just still
Shrinking from risk, what did I miss
Have I really lived at all?
There are times
I will regret
Places unseen, friends not met
Next time around
I hope I fly
I hope I live deep, and wide, and high
and weave a chaos-colored tapestry
Upside down, inside out
Impermanent, imperfect
A wild untidy thing
I’ll live my life, and leave the wrinkles in
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Laura Zucker San Francisco, California
Singer-songwriter Laura Zucker wins audiences over with a hard-won perspective and a positive spin. The powerful imagery of her songs and stories ring so true you might think she’s read your diary - and you’ll find yourself humming her infectious melodies for days to come. ... more
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