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Break the Glass
03:20
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Today I am not afraid
to be stung, to be hurt
Pain is an emotional teacher
For if it is knowledge we seek
why are we afraid To experience
everything?
Chorus
Break the glass? NO
Why? when there is a door
But now the door is locked
from the outside
And the world is strolling by
and we are calling
Hey, somebody let me out
Somebody let me out
For in experience
we may truly know
This is the best teacher, life
In living we become aware
and we will find
That these glass houses
in which we live
Are those walls
that have been built
chorus
Out there
the world is the same
And in here
our reality is changing
Once upon a time
I awoke to find
A whole new world
a place of possibility
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2. |
How Long
04:25
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My walls, I’m tearing down
My mind has changed
My defenses fall away
Nothing will ever be the same
Chorus:
After the storm, after the war
How long will it take to rebuild, to restore
Hoe long will it be until we love again
How long will it take for the fighting to end
‘til we live again
I am older, and yet young
My lies are coming undone
We can sacrifice the lies for the truth
But I’m still terribly unable to help you
Chorus
Feel the warmth of the sun
This confusion is illusion
My heart breaks, as it falls around me
Oh, but love brings clarity
Chorus
I wanna live
I wanna live again
How long ‘til we love again
‘til we live again
how long
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3. |
Shotgun Mama
04:07
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How can I shake this
feeling down and out
I dont wanna fight
for my simple love
I want no doubt
To the world I go
sword drawn
dont mind if its
for the music
I wanna shake this
feeling down and out.
I wanna be
the shotgun mama
shoot em down
Cmon patience
cmon peace
Cmon compassion
hold me in your dreams
I wanna shake this
feeling down and out
I wanna be joyful yeah
I want no doubt
Chorus
Cmon compassion
cmon please,
show me to your door
bring me to my knees
I wanna shake this
feeling down and out.
I wanna be joyful yeah
I want no doubt
chorus
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Spanishtown
03:15
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Heading south when the wind blows spring,
Got a show in Texas, then it’s on to New Orleans.
Leave my cares down on Bourbon Street,
Make some change out there with the gypsies.
Had some friends down in Baton Rouge,
Where I found some peace and solitude.
Breathing in the southern air,
Glad to be out there with the gypsies.
Chorus:
Easy livin’, in Spanishtown
Where the old Mississippi, calls me down.
Easy livin’, in Spanishtown
Where the old Mississippi, calls me down.
On to Memphis, home of the king
Dive bar and a little too much to drink.
Playin’ in Nashville, I’ll leave in the morning
But tonight, I’ll see that river in my dreams.
Music highway, just another city
On to see Mamau in Indy.
Then it’s home sweet home, took the long way to Chicago
But man if that southern trek wasn’t sweet.
Chorus:
Easy livin’ in Spanishtown,
And the old Mississippi, calls me down.
Easy livin’, in Spanishtown,
And the old Mississippi calls me down.
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Soulin'
03:06
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Astra Kelly San Diego, California
With a lyric-based, melodic sound and soaring vocals, Astra fuses her Chicago roots in blues and soul
with indie folk
and alt-country. The lyrics read like poetry, speaking of emotional transformation and freedom. She's been nominated for nine SD Music Awards, her music video was showcased in the SD Film Fest. She wears many hats in the industry including helping others find their music mojo.
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