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She spends her day cleaning pretty white houses
Cook the food, kiss the kids, press the blouses
Not much time for her own kids, that’s how it is
Getting late when she’s back at the township
Jacarandas and flames side by side
Still each night she must cross the divide
To a home with no rooms inside
How long does it take to heal
The heart that learned to be broken?
And what is there left to feel
When pain has gone so long unspoken?
And still some are forced to kneel
Choose a life that should never be chosen
So when is redemption real?
Freedom only a token
How long does it take to heal?
In the museum, his dark eyes are widening
Feeling the anger rise up inside of him
All the pain that his family’s been hiding in
He couldn’t see, society blinded him
Laws change, injustice remains
New chapter stuck on the same page
Seeking a way to channel this rage
How long does it take to heal
Hearts that learned to be broken?
And what are you meant to feel
When pain has gone so long unspoken?
And still some are forced to kneel
Though they say that the doors have been opened
So when is redemption real?
Freedom only a token
How long does it take to heal?
Her body shaking but she can’t explain
Why the feelings have come back again
Those hurt before her passed on the pain
A nation’s psyche, a scarred terrain
But she’s learning the language and words to describe
Every shade of hurt that’s inside
When flashbacks come she holds on to a pen
And lives again
How long does it take to heal
Wounds that lie under the surface?
Can you change a heart of steel?
Scars distorting your purpose
And feel what we’re meant to feel
Knowing inside what our worth is
Acknowledge the past is real
Hear the words of the wordless
How long does it take to heal?
Make us as waves of one sea
Makes us as leaves of one tree
Let all the nations agree
Set our humanity free
Make us as waves of one sea
Makes us as leaves of one tree
Let all the races agree
Set our humanity free
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All Roads
03:31
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This city is so impossibly old
History on each street unfolds
How pretty; built on blood, glory and gold
Oh pity! A heart so cold
Start over, tread a new path through the wood
No closer, the elusive good
Cold shoulder, deny what the heart understood
Oh soldier! Love Him like you should, cos
All roads lead to You, all roads lead to You
All roads lead to You
All roads lead to You, all roads lead to You
All roads lead to You
Ways to love You, to get a fire burning
Say I trust You, listen for the heartbeat
Stray and rush to escape from the fear returning
In the dust to, to fall down at Your feet, where
All roads lead to You, all roads lead to You
All roads lead to You
All roads lead to You, all roads lead to You
All roads lead to You
And I thought I’d be wiser by now
But I guess I’m just older
Thought I’d have it figured out
Tell me have I grown colder?
When I’m running like a fool so blind
To anywhere away from home
'Til I realise that all this time
I’ve been right here in Rome
All roads lead to You, all roads lead to You
All roads lead to You
All roads lead to You, all roads lead to You
All roads lead to You
All roads, all roads, all roads, all roads
All roads, all roads, all roads, all roads
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Born to Remind Us
04:29
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So many of you, they’re making more of you every day
So many love you, so many like you get pushed away
Know that you came from love, and in love’s arms is where you lay
Don’t be ashamed of love, love will always find a way
Born with your eyes closed but soon they’ll open up wide like sky
You’ll be amazed by the colours you haven’t learnt to judge others by
Know you were made from love, and in love’s arms is where you lay
Don’t be afraid of love, love will keep you from the fray
Cos you were born to
To remind us of
How we all need love
You were born to
To remind me too
That I’m bound to you
Through love, through love, through love
I wanna hold you before you must learn to hold your own
And people scold you and marvel over how much you’ve grown
I know you’ll be raised in love, cos in love’s arms is where you lay
Oh what a craze this love, see how many hearts you’ve claimed
Cos you were born to
To remind us of
How we all need love
You were born to
To remind me too
That I’m bound to you
Through love
So fragile and so tender
These days we must remember
A fleeting stage that will pass
Waited so long, you’re here at last!
And when you’re grown and older
You’ll stand above my shoulders
And you’ll give a love that’s all your own
Cos you were born to, born to, born to, born to
To remind us of
You were born to, mmm
You were born to, born to, born to, born to
To remind us of
How we all need love
You were born to, to love
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Human
03:49
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Said I’m human
I am human first of all, first of all I am human
Said I’m a human first, yeah
I am human first of all, first of all I am human
Now I’m not what I wear
I am not what I eat, I am not my hair
Or the way it falls
I am not my strengths but I’m not my flaws now
I am not what I’ve achieved
Not my hopes, my dreams or what I believe
Oh you know I’m human first of all
Said I'm human
I am human first of all, first of all I am human
Said I’m a human first, yeah
I am human first of all, first of all I am human
Now I’m not my DNA, I am not what other people say
No I’m not what I know, or the way my utterance flows
I am not the way I’ve learned to live, I am not how I choose to give
Don’t you know I’m human first of all
Said I'm human
I am human first of all, first of all I am human
Said I’m a human first, yeah
I am human first of all, first of all I am human
Said I’m human
I am human first of all, first of all I am human
Said I’m a human first, first, yeah yeah
Now everybody just put your hands in the air if you’re human
Wave ‘em like you do care cos you’re human
And you’re trying to do right by your humans
If you uphold the rights of the human
Come with me now to the first and last threshold
Time we released ourselves from our past chokehold
That league-table state of mind that’s unstable
Talking ‘bout labels and what they enable
And if you wanna get human with me
Change that frame that you’re viewing with see
Beneath our worldly vanities 'til our reality is just humanity
'Til it’s just you and me and that love for the human
Olive branches and doves for the human
'Til we’re willing to rise above for our humans
'Til the only label we’re thinking of is human
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Story to Tell
03:18
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Cos we all have a story to tell
Life untold in every cell
I know you wanna live, I know you wanna live well
You still have a story to tell
Now you’re not alone in circumstances
There are some been dealt a hand like you
Only you choose how to take your chances
Only you can make them something new
Cos we all have a story to tell
Life untold in every cell
I know you wanna live, I know you wanna live well
You still have a story to tell
I know you’re tired of fighting your own darkness
And the world just wants to do you wrong
But everyone’s here fighting their own battles
And the world is richer for your song
Cos we all have a story to tell
Life untold in every cell
Though you’re living in your own private hell
You still have a story to tell
And I know that nobody’s been walkin in your shoes
So no one else but you can sing your blues
But nobody but you can give your gift
And one day these dark clouds might just lift
I promise that you still have
A story to tell
Life untold in every cell
I know you wanna live
I know you wanna live well
You still have a story to tell
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6. |
Evergreen
03:31
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Woah I wanna go where the sea is ever green
Singing I wanna go where the sea is ever green
Where the stars shine brighter, where my throat gets tighter
Where my heart feels lighter I wanna go
Where the ocean beckons and my mother serves seconds
Summer fires char the bracken I wanna go
Woah I wanna go where the sea is ever green
Singing I wanna go where the sea is ever green
Where the waves soothe my soul, out to sea all the pebbles roll
And the wind goes howling through the bay
Where the land’s a giant’s playground and I know my way around
Guarantee you wanna stay down there if you go
Woah I wanna go where the sea is ever green
Singing I wanna go where the sea is ever green
And don’t get me wrong this planet’s one big pretty garden
We were meant to share, travel anywhere but
It’s been so long sometimes it’s good to feel like you belong somewhere
Said I wanna go, are you coming or no?
Woah I wanna go where the sea is ever green
Singing I wanna go where the sea is ever green
Where they call you lover, stormy seas, cloud cover
Always more to discover I wanna go
Where the night gets darker and the prospects are starker
Where I hear skylarks there I wanna go
Woah I wanna go...where the sea is ever green
Singing I wanna go where the sea is ever...green
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One of These Days
02:40
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One of these days is gonna be my last and I’m gonna die
Said one of these days I’m gonna breathe my last and I’m gonna die
You can sing this at my funeral, hope you laugh more than you cry
One of these days I’m gonna die
This life’s so brief and precious it won’t last I’m gonna die
No matter what I do, no matter how many things I buy
The days will soon be passed and there’s no time to wonder why
One of these days I’m gonna die
Some folks live crazy lives like they don’t know they’re gonna die
Cheat and hurt and steal and trade the truth for petty lies
But we’ll have to answer when we reach that finish line
One of these days, oh when we die
So I’m gonna make a difference now at least I’m gonna try
So when I take my final breath at peace I know I’ll lie
Gonna meet my Maker and the Company on High
One of these days, oh when I die, yep
As you go through life don’t you forget you’re gonna die
Give what you have until there’s nothing left you’re gonna die
So others may remember how you made them smile and sigh
And they might try to be like you before they die
One of these days is gonna be my last and I’m gonna die
Said one of these days I’m gonna breathe my last and I’m gonna die
You can sing this at my funeral, hope you laugh more than you cry
One of these days I’m gonna die
One of these days...I'm gonna die
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Rosanna Lea UK
Rosanna Lea is a singer-songwriter from Cornwall, UK.
She plays guitar, ukulele and drums, crafting soulful songs about the people and places she encounters.
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