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Lean Into The Light
04:39
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Into the Light
You think you’re broken, but you’re strong,
Right where you belong, no second guessing
It’s hard to know what you feel when nothing seems real
And we’re all stressing
I beg and I plead for sweet salvation
It comes at such a cost
I think of all we’ve found and lost
[Chorus]
I can’t stop thinking
Ooooh, I can’t stop thinking
I think about it, think about it
Out walking in the woods,
Listing coulds and shoulds for inspiration
The trees have got it right
We should lean into the light
[Chorus]
Trees... got it right, have got it right
Lean... into the light, into the light...
Into the light…
Come out of your hiding, lean into the light...
Come out of your hiding!
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2. |
Better Way
03:34
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Better Way
You knew something was wrong
You told me that yourself
You had a feeling all along
But you denied yourself thinking
That there’s
[Chorus]
Got to be a better way
There’s got to be a better way
Better, better way
There’s a better way
The timing wasn’t right
You can never change the facts
Try as hard as you might
You can’t take it back
[Chorus]
I can see the writing’s on the wall
And it’s darker than before
Darker than before
I know you have the mettle
And all I’m gonna say
Don’t allow yourself to settle
It’s never too late
[Chorus]
There’s got to be a better, better way...
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3. |
What Would Love Do Now
04:01
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What Would Love Do Now
When you’ve been knocked down,
Punched in the chest and it's hard to breathe
Well you were so in love
You gave it your best now it’s time to leave
And now you’re all alone on a tarnished throne
And wondering how
Start asking yourself…
What would love do now?
[Chorus]
What would love do now...
When the skies are all gray?
What would love do now...
When you’re trying to find your way?
Through the middle of the night
Sleep your mind will not allow
Start asking yourself...
What would love do now?
When you hit rock bottom do you come back up...
What would love do now?
Or do you linger a while in the deep end…
What would love do now?
And when you’re telling yourself
That the weight of the water feels good somehow
What would love do now?
Start asking yourself…
What would love do now?
[Chorus]
When it seems the darkest and your feet get cold...
What would love do now?
And when you tell yourself that you’re getting old...
What would love do now?
When the going gets tough,
Wipe the sweat from your brow
What would love do now?
Keep asking yourself...
What would love do now
[Chorus]
Keep asking yourself...
What would love do now?
What would love, love, love, love, love do now?...
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4. |
Survival
03:34
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Survival
Oooh, Oooh
Sometimes you’re on the right side
Sometimes you’re in the dark
Oooh, oooh
It comes at you from the TV set
It comes at you from the friends that you never met
Oooh, oooh
What you need is love
A chance to rest your mind
Love’s working overtime
Survival, survival
Oooh, oooh
Reaching out with a helping hand
Taking time to make a stand
Oooh, oooh
And when the leaves are turning brown
Nothing but ashes falling to the ground
Oooh, oooh
When everything is crowding in
And your patience is growing thin
Love’s working overtime
Survival, survival
Oooh, oooh
Survival
What we need is love
A chance to rest our minds
When everything is crowding in
And your patience is growing thin
What you need is love
A chance to rest your mind
Love’s working overtime
Survival, survival
Oooh, oooh...
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I’ve Held On As Long As I Can
[Chorus]
I’ve held on as long as I can
I’ve held on as long as I can...
Tossing and turning
Burning the candle at both ends
Filling the cracks in the void
With my family and my good friends
My body has taken a toll
My mind wants to let it all go
The spirit is whispering (let it go…)
[Chorus]
There's not enough time
In one life to get it all done
So you make up your mind,
Choose a path and break off in a full run
One day you find yourself there
You realize that you don't even care
As your spirit is whispering (let it go…)
[Chorus]
I can’t say “Yes” when I’m feeling “No”
It’s time to let it go
Will I never know
When to let it go
So I let it all out
And gave a big shout out to the heavens
I gave up the ghost
And started making the most of what I've been given
Now I breathe a bit deeper each day
And I find myself working away
With the spirit
As the big world is whispering (let it go…)
[Chorus]
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6. |
Tear Down The Walls
05:18
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Tear Down the Walls
It’s a fall from grace
It’s an emptiness
The smile on your face
Says more than you confess
So you’ve lost the thread
You feel you’re all alone
Get out of your head
The journey brings you home
[Chorus]
This mountain’s high enough
I’ll be there if you fall
Are you tired of acting tough?
Tear down the walls
Tear down the walls
Every wounded heart
Needs a place to grow
You’ve only got to start
The universe will know
[Chorus]
It’s a fall from grace
It’s an emptiness
The smile on your face
Says more than you confess
[Chorus]
When you’re past the promise
Beyond the pale
There’s always something more to scale
Your long held dreams are fading fast
Cling to your faith
Are you gonna last?
On your own it’s harder still
Let me help you up the hill
Tear down the walls, tear down the walls...
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7. |
Sugar In The Blood
03:28
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Sugar in the Blood
[Chorus]
Sugar in the blood, blood on the land
Ain’t no holy water gonna wash these hands
We’re never gonna to get to see
The money they stole while we were taking a knee
Scared to death to lose what we got
We choked out a brother just to thicken the plot
[Chorus]
Made to think what you want is wrong
Feed us more lies to string us along
In a perfect world we’d understand
All we've got is each other
[Chorus]
Lies, deception, profit for some
Scraps for the rest, grab a Bible and gun
While the kings, queens block out the sun
We stare in the mirror
Look what we've become
[Chorus]
Sugar in the blood
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8. |
There's Always Something
04:01
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There’s Always Something
We all get ourselves into these things
Just to see how we’ll get out
There's no telling what the future brings
It's easy to say that now
[Chorus]
But there's always something
Holding you back from just diving in
Climbing out of the depths of your hell
One step at a time
There's no better way of proving to yourself
That you'll be fine
[Chorus]
Shudder to think what we’ll become
Change is hard for everyone
There’s always something...
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9. |
Out To Sea
04:42
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Out to Sea
Today the waves
Are breaking over my shoulders
Taking me out to sea
I pray tomorrow
We’re another day older
Will you swim out to me?
Ahhh…..
The ghosts and spirits
The memories of seasons
Running out of time
Do we need to list all the reasons?
And the ones we’ve left behind?
Ahhh…..
I don’t need to read your mind
I don’t need you to read mine
[Chorus]
I don’t need to read your mind
I know you’d like me to be more patient
Sometimes the lines get crossed
And I find myself misunderstanding
I’ll take it down a notch, down from 11
I know I’ve been overreacting
Ahhh…..
[Chorus]
Ahhh…..
Today the waves
Are breaking over my shoulders
Taking me out to sea
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10. |
The Mess We're In
04:42
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The Mess We’re In
A standing stone in a desperate field
A solitary space for your soul to heal
A Celtic cross to remember you by
And a fine soft day helps a man to cry
[Chorus]
The mess we're in
The mess we're in
Well it all comes down to sink or swim
With the mess we're in
It’s a mess we’re in
Connemara ponies on a craggy ol’ shore
In a cottage made of stone with a weathered sturdy door
There’s time to read and time to write
I may even remember how to sleep at night
[Chorus]
There’ll be a time and place for that
For now I’ve got to keep it under my hat
[Chorus]
Well it all comes down to sink or swim
With the mess we're in
It’s a mess we’re in
The tide rolls in, the tide rolls out
There ain’t that much left to talk about
You’ve set anchor and I’m set to swim
And leave behind the mess we're in
[Chorus]
There’ll be a time and place for that
For now I’ve got to keep it under my hat
[Chorus]
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Moors & McCumber Boulder, Colorado
James Moors and Kort McCumber are Americana musicians who craft beautiful story songs that walk the line between rootsy folk and melodic pop. The two songwriters met at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons, CO in 2005. Sitting around swapping songs, they each heard something in the music of the other that just fit. The two have been performing and writing together ever since. ... more
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