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The Best I See In You
04:36
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The best I see in you
I see in myself
It’s a call from a voice in the choir
That sinks into my blood
And washes like a flood
Or the rage of the wilderness in flames
And the undergrowth exposed
The seedlings begin to flower
And grow to a primeval tower
The best I see in you
I see in myself
It’s a beacon that shines in the night
Demands that I stand
And takes me by the hand
I stumble down the grand majestic halls
Stop only to find
A table and an open book
I hesitate to take a look…
It’s difficult to know for sure
Lie awake at night
Hoping that I’m right
But the ancient book is closed secure
The magic left behind
And all my sins are swept away
I’m still here to fight another day
The best I see in you
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Smile
04:04
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Standing on the North Pole, I slide to the equator
This move's unending, and once again I freeze
Caught in first and final act, the moment here is greater
More than I expected, I fall into you with ease.
But not even a photograph to take as a memento
Just flashes in my mind, it’s not enough to hold
I left before the morning light, I missed the crescendo
Back to the wilderness, back into the cold
I will never see you smile
But the best that I can hope for
When you think of me, you smile
If you think of me
At all
A life of poetry I scan here from a distance
The missed potential is my wayward path in stride
But still, a memory far away is brought back in an instance
A door closed long before, a future left denied
I will never see you smile….
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Falling Down
03:47
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We talked all through the night
My head all full of wine
And so I dropped you home
But then I thought
Was there a look there in your eyes?
Were we more than “feeling fine”?
And now I’m stuck here, left to roam
All alone
Is this my state of mind?
Try to go up, I fall down
I’m paralyzed
Lie on the floor
When I look around
I’m still falling down
You gave the wink, you gave the look
A page turner in an open book
But still I turned away
I must be blind
I shook my head when I should have said “yes”
Should leave in the past, now I only obsess
You’d think I’d make it through a day
What should I say?
I’ll try to look ahead
It’s the only way to go
The floor spins
I’m falling down
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Morning Into Noon
03:18
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I must have went out when I fell to the ground
Don’t know where I am, though the leaves all around
Brush them off gently, the sun starts to rise
I try hard to focus my eyes
The orange horizon, the changing of hue
Spider webs cling to the mid-morning due
Feel the bones creak as I try to stand tall
But I haven’t the knowledge at all
The morning runs into the noon
A house in the distance, the smoke from a fire
Walk toward swiftly so I might retire
But no one is here, only ashes remain
The demon has sung his refrain
The moment has left us too soon
The sun now fades back to the moon
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Press Any Key
04:36
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I Waited For Years
04:26
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I only meant to make you smile
But it seems I might have gone too far
Though I should have known all the while
That your smile is the Northern Star
It carried me home
When I was lost and alone
The fire left behind
Just a spark in my mind
And it’s true what they say
That every dog has its day
And I waited for years
I only meant to make you laugh
Though it seems I may have overreached
So I’ll keep this photograph
And leave it on this empty beach
To remind me of you
And all the things that you do
With the sea as the frame
And the sky as the flame
And I hear what they say
When the clouds blow away
And I waited for years
I only meant to hold your hand
I thought that it would come and go
But now I finally understand
When before, I thought I’d never know
It’s a world rearranged
And on the surface it’s strange
Though a calmness inside
At the turn of the tide
Makes the heart full of light
With the end now insight
And I waited for years
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Aftermath
04:00
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As long as I get out of this town
It’s a miracle that we made it out alive
With the chaos and mayhem, no one could survive
Though we drank all the water, the taste lingers inside
Can’t wash out the ashes
Can’t unsee the flashes
Do you remember when we talked about the night before?
That seems like a lifetime ago, didn’t know what was in store
Now we sit here in fire and dust, the sight of open war
We have past the collision
We must make a decision
I chose to race ahead
But the weight holds me down
So I will crawl instead
As long as I get out of this town
These shackles aren’t real
The weight that I feel
Is all in the mind
But still, it’s entwined
Let me out!
I can’t force you to join me when I go
If this burden’s too heavy, you can let me know
Now the moon shines brightly, and the stars are all a glow
I will leave before morning
There’ll be no second warning
I chose to race ahead
But the weight holds me down
So I will crawl instead
As long as I get out of this town
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We'll Find Our Way Out
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It’s not too late, it’s not too late
But don’t hesitate, don’t hesitate
The labyrinth starts, and see
Must go from A to B
And if you hurry fast,
You will reach home at last
But you better watch your step
Or you’re going to hurt yourself
If you need an alibi
I’ll be right here by your side
We’ll find our way out
We’ll find our way out
Take this hammer, break the walls down
Nothing but dust and broken mortar
As we play by the rules that they taught us in schools
We will always be lost. It’s a hell of a cost
If we forge our own path, it might seem like blind wrath
But we’ll reach our goals
And we’ll save our souls
We’ll find our way out
We’ll find our way out
We’ll find our way out
We’ll find our way out
‘cause we’ll fight our way out.
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Lie Awake With Me
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Lie awake with me
We can watch the sun rise
Lie awake with me
Now let’s watch the clouds go by
The weight of the world
Away and unfurled
And not any care
When I know you are there
Feeling light as air
Keep me close, don’t let me float away
Feeling light as air
Hold me fast, when night turns to day
At times when I rest
A weight off my chest
The sun says goodnight
And still there’s a light
Lie awake with me
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Stand Your Ground
04:38
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Not a thing for me here
And it’s worse than I feared
This house that was once a home
Has burned to the ground
And I find I am bound
To a future that’s never shown
So I head to the West
Where they say they know best
And I can finally start anew
Still the weight holds me back
And I’m given no slack
My options are far and few
But a voice says:
“Get on your feet and stand your ground”
This horizon is strange
What I left is out of range
These mountains, a curtain black
Try to see through the lines
But the sun never shines
Though a single ray lights a track
So I follow the lead
And I hope I succeed
‘Cause the weight I can bear no more
Now it seems like the end
And my back starts to bend
The darkness has settled the score
But a voice says:
“Get on your feet and stand your ground”
I hear the sound
I turn around
An angel shining bright
I hold your hand
We cross this land
To our refuge from the night
This darkened night
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Andrew Newton Halifax, Nova Scotia
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist.
Blending rock, folk, progressive rock, funk, and musical theatre.
Currently based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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