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Alright
03:09
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I turned my head, I closed my eyes. I couldn't see another good thing die. I went below and looked for light. I never knew the dark could be so bright. And I heard...
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright to come out and show your face around here. And it's alright, it's alright, it's alright to come out and come alive around here.
I thought I'd left the past behind. But it could run me down every time. It held me close just like a lover, it held my hand just like a mother. Then another said...
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright to come out and show your face around here. And it's alright, it's alright, it's alright to come out and come alive around here.
I know, I know it wasn't there...the hope you needed in that deep despair, but you'll feel it slowly surging through to find you. Everything I held tightly somehow still just flew away. Can't you hear it now...
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright to come out and show your face around here. And it's alright, it's alright, it's alright to come out and come alive around here.
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright to come out and show your face around here. And it's alright, it's alright, it's alright to come out and come alive around here.
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Back When I Belonged
04:42
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Back when I belonged somewhere, I didn't have a care. Back when I belonged somewhere. And back before I got it wrong, I knew every song. Back before I got it wrong.
But I took it hard, fell through the stars. No reason why, just empty sky.
Wishing that the road would bend, to where this heartache finds an end, and back where I belong.
Back when you were still around, my heart flew fast as sound. Back when you were still around. And back when I belonged somewhere, Oh, I laid my heart bare. Back when I belonged somewhere.
But I took it hard, fell through the stars, No reason why, just empty sky.
Wishing that the road would turn, to something that was left to burn, and back where I belong.
And I can feel it settle in my bones, the weight of knowing that my soul has flown, away from home.
I took it hard, fell through the stars. No reason why, just empty sky. I took it hard, fell through the stars, No reason why, just empty sky.
Wishing that the road would stop, and I'd never have to feel that drop, and I could stay where I belong.
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Sanctified
03:49
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You don't know me and you don't throw me like you used to when I was so brand new. And you don't flow through all I think and do like you used to when I was young and true.
You thought you had me covered. You thought you had me smothered. Well, I got some news for you. I've been sanctified by the blood of starting anew. I've been sanctified and I'm really through with you.
You've been creepin' back since your big attack kept me lonely, left me wanting more. But now I'm sober and now it's over and I don't want you 'round here anymore.
You thought you had me covered. You thought you had me smothered. Well, I got some news for you. I've been sanctified by the blood of starting anew. I've been sanctified and I'm really through with you.
You didn't plan it out, you didn't think it through, but you are just a fool.
I didn't plan it out, I didn't think it through, but I was just a fool.
Ooo, ooo, I was just a fool
Ooo, ooo, you are just a fool
You thought you had me covered. You thought you had me smothered. Well, I got some news for you. I've been sanctified by the blood of starting anew. I've been sanctified and I'm really through with you. I've been sanctified and I'm really through with you.
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Shadows In The Sun
03:13
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You waited for that earthquake to hit. You waited for that mountain to lift, just a little bit to the right or left and you'd sneak out no matter how tight. You waited for it all to make sense, but now it's time to jump the fence, and see how far your ready legs can go. You need to know, you need to know.
Cause it's been a long run, chasing shadows in the sun. It's been a long run, chasing shadows in the sun...and now you're done.
You waited for that fog drift. You waited for your heart to sift, just a little bit of the brokenness, set it out and send it adrift. You waited in the blind, in the rough, but now you know your feet need to jump, and see how far your ready legs can fly. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye!
It's been a long run, chasing shadows in the sun. It's been a long run, chasing shadows in the sun...
Now you're done feeling old before your time
Now you're done feeling cold even when the sun shines
You waited 'til the air felt right. You waited 'til it wasn't a fight to push your heart a bit down the road ahead. There's nothing to fear or to dread.
It's been a long run, chasing shadows in the sun. It's been a long run, chasing shadows in the sun...
Well, it's been a long run, chasing shadows in the sun. It's been a long run, chasing shadows in the sun...and now you're done.
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Firework Falling
03:42
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Like a firework falling out of the sky, that white hot heat filled the night. And the colors flashed and the embers burned. And I knew there was much to learn. And I knew there was much to learn.
Like a firework falling out of the sky, that ember's path tells you why. The only way to go out from in, is to the show the night a softer skin.
So, put your hand right here in mine. So much to do, so little time. And maybe if we catch our breath, we won't just stand here scared to death.
Like a firework falling out of the sky, that white hot heat filled the night. And the colors flashed and the darkness loomed. And I knew there was much to do.
So, put your hand right here in mine. So much to do, so little time. And maybe if we catch our breath, we won't just stand here scared to death.
And we heard it all come down
The ashes found their ground
But maybe that was the sound
Of starting over
Of starting over
Like a firework falling out of the sky, that lightning streak refused to die. And I could feel that silent fall, might bring the best of all in all. Might bring the best of all in all.
So, put your hand right here in mine, so much to do, so little time. And there's no light in looking back, just let it vanish into black. So, put your hand right here in mine, so much to do, so little time, so little time, so little time.
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Now
04:12
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No old song comes to my lips. No phrase seems to fit this pain I'm in, this change I'm in...now. And no hot tears come to my eyes. They're all kept inside my frozen heart, my broken heart....now.
And it don't matter what anyone says and it don't matter what anyone does, cause you're not here with me and you will never be again.
And no soft skin comes to my hand. It's all blowing sand against my cheek, beneath my feet...now.
And it don't matter what anyone says and it don't matter what anyone does, cause you're not here with me and you will never be again.
And looking back to all I thought I knew is just an empty hole that I fell through...
There's no star left in the sky. They've all dimmed and died, without a light, without a fight...now
And it don't matter what anyone says and it don't matter what anyone does, cause you're not here with me and you will never be again.
And it don't matter what anyone says and it don't matter what anyone does, cause you're not here with me and you will never be, no you're not here with me, and you'll forever be ...gone.
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Toward Home
00:54
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Home
03:42
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Starry skies are flying by my window. Starry skies are standing by now. And I won't be afraid of all that happened today. And I won't be afraid of all that happened today.
Did it ever occur to you that you're living all the way? Did it ever occur to you that you're living all the way? You're already all the way, you're already all the way home. You're already all the way home.
It's the arch of a door, it's the walking through. If only wanting more made it true. It's the bend in the road on a broken ride. With all the beauty, why do we cry?
Cause you're already all the way, you're already all the way home. You're already all the way home.
It's the ache in a branch that's bending down, finally finding you safe on the ground. It's the arc of a dive off a mountain high. With all the willingness, why don't we try?
Cause you're already all the way, you're already all the way home. You're already all the way home.
Bare, bare trees find your leaves. Green, green grass you're always safe with me.
Bare, bare trees find your leaves. Green, green grass you're always safe with me.
Bare, bare trees find your leaves. Green, green grass you're always safe with me. (You're already all the way home.)
Bare, bare trees find your leaves. Green, green grass you're always safe with me. (You're already all the way home.)
Cause you're already all the way, you're already all the way home. You're already all the way home...home, home, home, mmm.
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Over
04:57
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Turn down the noise, there's no more choice. I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go. Been carrying the weight of your pain, your fate. And I'm ready to go, I'm ready to go.
Cause it's been over, and I'm falling forward. And I didn't even know, I was the last one to show up for the end.
So I'm ending the run, what's done is done. I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go. And I'm counting the stars, they don't seem so far. I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go.
Cause it's been over, and I'm falling forward. And I didn't even know, I was the last one to show up for the end.
And the years came down like rain. And they buried my feet in your shame. And it's begging, it's begging for a change. I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go.
I'm clearing the way for the sun's new rays to find me alone, to find me alone. I'm taking a chance, no second glance. I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go.
Cause it's been over, and I'm falling forward. And I didn't even know, I was the last one to show up for the end. And I didn't know, how could I know...it was the end.
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Something True
05:42
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I went overboard, went overboard today. I fell overboard, fell overboard today. And I watched it steam away that big boat black and grey.
And I felt the cold, I felt the cold sting. And it made my head, it made my head ring. Oh, there's something new, it's swimming through. It's on its way. It's on its way.
There's no place to turn back to, you're gonna have to swim the ocean blue to take your place among the chosen few who ride the waves to find something true.
Now I don't know, I don't know much. But what I know I've seen, I've felt, I've touched. And I had to fall away, to find a place to stay. I'm on my way. I'm on my way.
There's no place to turn back to, you're gonna have to swim the murky blue to take your place among the chosen few who ride the waves to find something true.
Now I wait beneath sun and sky to find my way the ocean as my guide. And all the weight of what I didn't do is sinking fast and fading out of view.
I went overboard, went overboard today. I fell overboard, fell overboard today. Go on without me. Go on without me.
I'll take my place among the chosen few. I'll ride the waves to find something true.
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11. |
So Long
04:15
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Can't believe I'm back in this town with this feeling coming around. Been so long, so long, so long. And my feet feel ready to run at the setting of that sun. So long, so long, so long.
The train has left the track and that's alright by me. Cause I'm never going back again.
And I might never see you again. There's no sound, no spark to the end. So long, so long, so long.
And I know I'm pushing on through to a start that's shiny and new. So long, so long, so long.
The train has left the track and that's alright by me. Cause I'm never going back again.
People on the edges gather them in. Find the open water and learn how to swim.
Can't believe I'm back in this town with this memory coming around. Been so long, so long, so long. There's no reason left here to stay, so I'll just be making my way. So long, so long, so long.
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Ellie Zwart Chico, California
Ellie Zwart is a Midwest-born singer-songwriter living in Northern California. Ellie's music is rooted in a blend of traditional country, rock, pop and folk. "Toward Home" is her first full-length album.
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