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Back When I Believed
04:02
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Back When I Believed
Almost hard to recall
My head was reeling
So many ideas
Infused with feeling
Back when I believed things could get better
Back when I believed there was still something
left for me
There was
Daylight
Curved lines
Open roads
Unmistakable signs
That was back
When I believed
There might have been dreams
As high as towers
Glimmers of hope
Fragile as flowers
Back when I believed I could be better
Back when I believed there was still something
left for me
There was a
Small glow
Cool spark
Take a chance
Shot in the dark
But that was back
When I believed
Seems like a long time ago now
My head was reeling
I try so hard now
Recall that feeling
Back when I believed I could get better
Back when I believed there was still something
left for me
There was
Get up
Hang 10
Fall down
Do it again
Warm skin
Soft eyes
No need for
Goodbyes
But that was back when I believed
That was back when I believed
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2. |
Tell Me
03:01
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Tell Me
Tell me everything’s going to be all right
Even if you don’t know it’s true
'Cause I’ve been
This way a long time
This way a long time
Won’t you sing me a long-ago lullaby
Even if you don’t know the tune
‘Cause I need
Need to hear your voice
Need to hear your voice
Tell me you know how it feels to be sinking down
Into a hole so deep, you can’t get out
Yet still
Yet still
Somehow you’re still here
Somehow you’re still here
You’re still here
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3. |
Woodthrush
02:56
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Woodthrush
Wake up
To the sound of
The cardinal, then it’s go, go, go
Try to keep up
& stay in touch
The day’s gone by before you know
And when the woodthrush calls
I will be smiling
‘Cause it was one thing I wanted to do in this life
When the woodthrush calls
I will be smiling
It was one thing I wanted to do in this life
All the years
The things I feared
Kept me half-in a holding cell
I get along
I’m semi-strong
I’m barefoot in this wishing well
Chorus
Strange how
What you miss now
Green leaves in the summer rain
And corn sold
by the roadside
Smile ‘bout what still remains
And when the woodthrush calls
You will be smiling
‘Cause it was one thing I wanted to do in this life
When the woodthrush calls
I will be smiling
You know, it was one thing I wanted to do in this life
One thing I wanted to do…
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4. |
Wake Me When It's Over
03:10
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Wake Me When It’s Over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
I just want to sleep
I just want to sleep all the time
You say you want the truth
Say you count on me for the truth
You’re asking for the truth
You say the truth is so very hard to find
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
I just want to sleep
I just want to sleep all the time
So you keep asking for the truth
Say you just need to hear the truth
And now you beg me for the truth
Baby, the truth ain’t necessarily kind
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
I just want to sleep
I just want to sleep all the time
What you wanted was the truth
Everybody wants the truth
They say it’s good to tell the truth
Now the truth has taken all that was mine
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
I just want to sleep
I just want to sleep all the time
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5. |
If I Would Hold You
03:45
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If I Would Hold You
If I would hold you
If I would hold you
Would you be my baby
Would you be mine
If I could show you
If I could show you how I feel
Would you be my baby
Would you be mine
The sunlight through the window
Falls lightly on your face
You illuminate my world, love
Like a fallen angel
In a state of grace
Like a fallen angel
In a state of grace
If I would give you
If I would give my heart to you
Would you be my baby
Would you be mine
Exquisite in the stillness
I see you as you are
Who was I before I met you
Gazing at the night sky
Looking for a shooting star
Gazing at the night sky
Looking for a shooting star
Yes I was
Exquisite in the stillness
I see you as you are
Who was I before I met you
Gazing at the night sky
Looking for a shooting star
Gazing at the night sky
Looking for a shooting star
Yes I was
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6. |
Espanola
04:08
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Espanola
Sometimes it gets too much
Sometimes it gets too much
Espanola
No one’s gonna look for me here
Sometimes it gets too much
Sometimes it gets too much
Espanola
No one’s gonna look for me here
It’s got most of what I need
It’s got most of what I need
And not much that I don’t
Why’d you leave me
Why couldn’t you need me
Like I need you
Sometimes it gets too much (Sangre de Christo mountains)
Sometimes it gets too much (are just a short ride)
Espanola
No one’s gonna look for me here
Sometimes it gets too much (And they remind me)
Sometimes it gets too much (that I’m still half alive)
Espanola
No one’s gonna look for me here
It’s got most of what I need
It’s got most of what I need
And not much that I don’t
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7. |
Merry 1% Christmas
03:51
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Merry 1% Christmas
Merry Merry Christmas
Merry Merry Christmas
Wasn’t that long ago
They were talking about the one percent and the ninety-nine
I thought we’d do something then
Merry Merry Christmas
They just passed another bill
They say it’s gonna trickle down, trickle down
But you know how that works out
Merry Merry Christmas
All the cream’s gonna go to the top again
Merry Merry Christmas, whose side are you on?
I’d rather be
On the side of loving kindness
On the side of compassion
On the side of Jesus, oh my
Instrumental
Merry Merry Christmas
I saw the little tags on a Christmas tree
They were written requests for some gifts to help out the needy
Family hopes for a trike for their 3-year old tike
Teen boy’s asking for some size 8 sneakers
Older lady wants a pair of rain boots or a sleeping bag
Whose side are you on?
Merry Merry Christmas to your donors
Merry Merry Christmas to you & your owners
All the rules are in your favor
Still you think you deserve it
We all know what you just did,
Gave the wealth to yourself
While you take from those who need it
Don't you have enough?
I’d rather be
On the side of simple goodness
On the side of the poor & weary
On the side of Jesus
Merry Merry Christmas
It makes me
It makes me
It makes me sick.
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8. |
One Of The Missing
02:57
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One of the Missing
I was at the computer minding my own business
Like any other day when something caught my eye, caught my eye
A list of names, names that they were searching for
On the screen there in black and white, black and white
And I caught my breath when I realized
And I stared in shock when I realized
One of the names was mine
I always knew that there was something wrong
I couldn’t put my little finger on ……
All of the sudden it becomes so clear to me
I’m one of the missing (one of the missing)
One of the missing
There’s always a list……
One of these days you might be at your computer
When something suddenly will catch your eye, will catch your eye
A list of names, names they’ve long been searching for
Right on your screen there in black and white, black and white
And you’ll move your lips when you realize
And you’ll shake your head when you realize
My God, the name is mine
You always knew that there was something wrong
You couldn’t put your little finger on ……
All of the sudden it’s almost too clear to see
You’re one of the missing (one of the missing)
One of the missing
There’s always a list…
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9. |
Cow Eden
04:54
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Cow Eden
I’ve been walking on the outskirts
Somewhere I’ve been close to
but never quite been before
Let the cool air and the springtime green
Wash over me
I’m treading on the outskirts of a place before our time
Before stones got shifted into walls and lines
And the only thing that met the sky
was the horizon
I’m not gonna tell you where it is
If I do the others will just follow you
And more & more will come until they wreck it
I’m walking in the footsteps
Someone who might have lived some years ago
When rocks were an important thing
A buffer from the cold
I’m drifting toward the other side
Looking for some place to hide
Far from the drones & wi-fi
Track everywhere we go
A calf came wandering down the ridge
Ran & he bellowed 'til he finally found his mother
And they nuzzled & they nuzzled in Cow Eden
It’s like I’m walking through another zone
The bovine, me & the great unknown
Spendid peace to be alone
on the horizon
We’re creatures & we need this green
To fill the space inside, unseen
Eden, won’t you shelter me
This world’s speeding out of control
Wish I could tell you where it is
But if I do the others will just follow
With their golf courses and towers
And they’ll wreck it
Wreck it
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10. |
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Revolutions ‘Round the Sun
We only get so many revolutions ‘round the sun
We only get so many go-arounds and then we’re done
Ooooooh
It’s quite amazing, the orbits that we get into
How many times I’ve gone around the sun with you
Oooooooh
And if I ever start to veer off course
You pull me back with your gorgeous gravitational force
We only get so many revolutions round the sun
Keep me in your orbit baby
Keep me in your orbit baby
And if I ever start to veer off course
You pull me back with your gorgeous gravitational force
We only get so many revolutions round the sun
We only get so many circles round our lovely star
A finite time to comprehend the miracles we are
Ooooooh
Space-time continuum
With a chance to get a few things done
We only get so many circles round our lovely star
Keep me in your orbit baby
Keep me in your orbit baby
Ooooooh
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11. |
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Wake Me When It’s Over (Reprise)
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
I just want to sleep
I just want to sleep all the time
So you keep asking for the truth
Say you just need to hear the truth
And now you beg me for the truth
Baby, the truth ain’t necessarily kind
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
I just want to sleep
I just want to sleep
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
I just want to sleep
I just want to sleep all the time
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Melanie Berdofe Oakland, California
This is my first release, though I've been singing & writing songs for most of my life. Mostly indie folk & folk-rock.
Decided to record, ended up writing 10 new songs, which became REFUGE.
A mixture of the light & the dark in this album.
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