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Only Now
05:05
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LYRICS
He was two floors below, she was two floors above
The kind of first meet you dream of
Christmas day twelve times a year, a sister's way to stay near
Just one of the many looking out
Let her show you how to be just as you are
Perfect and complete, every broken heart
Spirit embodied from the start
Only now Be here only now Only now
Strong women before and after they came
through each lifetime to the physical plane
the magic extends beyond her from daughter to daughter
“Two dishes is all you need my friend,”
He said, “It's my time, time has no end.”
Surrounded by infinite she knew back then
Let her show you how to be just as you are
Perfect and complete, with every scar
Spirit embodied from the start
Only now Be here only now Only now
Love is all we take when we go
Only now Be here only now Only now
Not afraid to meet the light
when it's time to go home she'll take flight
Life is for the living, carry on
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2. |
To the Water
05:18
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LYRICS
Bring me to the water, let my body feel the draw
Of ancient tides, eternal collide, wild and raw
All of her expressions, like a silent undertow
Will bring you where you need and teach you how to let go of control
Roots grow when given all they need to hold the earth
Listen close to wings that brought me back to the middle where the truth is all laid down
And the water is sacred now
A river doesn't struggle, it takes the path of least resistance
Not a fight to survive, it thrives in quiet persistence
Bending where it needs to, in perpetual motion
A journey every river takes to make it down to the ocean
Roots grow when given all they need to hold the earth
Listen close to wings that brought me back to the middle where the truth is all laid down
And the water is sacred now
Roots show in the stories of the ones who came before
Listen close to the music and the noise, the sorrows and the joys, it's all sound
And the water is sacred now
The waves that crash like fire and ash, a spark and then it's gone
Building over time in waters wide, played out like a song
As the crest reaches it's peak, the curl in light refracts
Like a life complete, no soul can cheat, the ocean calls the water back
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LYRICS
Come look at the stars with me
We’ll dream about the light we cannot see
Remember what it means
to wonder about possibility
I know you know we know
You were bigger than a moment
The high and low, the ebb and flow
Even when you didn’t show it
You loved the strategy
Team huddle down on one knee
Learning what you could from DVDs
All about the game since before age three
Like a cloud passing Bras d'Or lake
The sun shine, like your smile, it took the pain away
Brighten up like the night sky, when the stars align
Or, watching a shower of falling lights and Meteors
You are accepted by everybody a natural
At leading groups of people who normally wouldn't cross a path
I look up to that, I was hoping that we could write a track
cause I know how much you love the rap
It's easy to see you, we remember how easy it was for you when you finally went to dribble
So passionate with the people
How you've grown, to someone We're proud to know, your wings spread just like an eagle
I know the feeling B, in the end we praying that one day these words reach spiritually
inspiration, courageous enough to take a leap
Or take a three, you'll always be apart of the team
I know you know we know
You were bigger than a moment
The high and low, the ebb and flow
Even when you didn’t show it
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4. |
No Matter the Path
05:12
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LYRICS
For a teenage altar boy church was an amusement park
Where psalms were songs of blessed time to have a lark
Sneaking sips of wine amidst breaking of bread
Wax balls from burning candles to throw at people's heads
Wartime saw the men away, no one to keep the peace
The nuns had one hell of a time with small town rivalries
Bombardiers target practice had boys plan for these encounters
Climb up on rooves, drop blocks of snow and sod at out-of-towners
With the island dry they'd stalk the bootlegger to his spot
watched where he'd hide the moonshine in old bottles of pop
One drunken Halloween his folks nearly had him caught
He went bobbing for apples to sober up
Glad he grew up when he did, things are different now
The spirit of a kid in his sparkling eyes and crinkled brow
1948 Toronto-bound a place for youth to thrive
Didn't know a thing about big cities, it's a wonder he survived
From horse and wagon transportation to the TTC
Earned one dollar an hour, everything had a fee
Married an islander from Glace Bay
Met her on the dance floor, whisked each other away
One good suit, dreams aside, he was proudest as a dad
Gave up on things he wanted so they could have
For him there was no place like being on the ice
What he learned in hockey taught him most about life
Lay it all out in the game chasing buddy down the rink
All forgiven when the whistle blew, go buy him a drink
It's the magnetic draw carving our track
When you need it most it will pull you back
When you need a lift remember life's a gift to unwrap
Every being worthy of love no matter their path
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5. |
Pearl & Joy
03:27
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LYRICS
Climb on the bus let's go for a ride
Everything's better when you're by my side
Sit in the window, watch the world go by
Get tickets for the show to see Charlie Pride
People tell me I'm a lot like her
A love of yellow roses and blue jay birds
Roast with gravy, toast and tea
Homemade bread with Eversweet
Hike through the woods to take in the view
It's hard to believe the things she knew
A Pearl that brough Joy to the world
A mother and her daughter
Did the best with what they had
Give you the clothes right off her back
The little ones that came to belong
Gotta kiss the ground they walk on
Crooked Phil's dime, a four leaf clover
Rat-a-tat-tat on my shoulder
Reminding us that you're near
Still we wish you were with us here
Not sure about the gates or God above
But there's gotta be something to this thing called love
A Pearl that brough Joy to the world
Followed in the footsteps of her little girl
The sound of loose change, tongue between my teeth
A weather man crush in the snow and sleet
A Pearl that brough Joy to the world
A mother and her daughter
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Looking for nothing and then you were my best friend
We both had a feeling that we found the realest thing
It was in the way you laughed, let things roll off your back
And I tried not to react, but I knew I found my everything
Now we're dancing 'round the house in the evening
With two boys that looks like you
Turn the music up loud, you'd be so proud
Cause now they're stepping into your shoes
Played just like a little kid, dressing up on Halloween
Zombies, fog machines, put your heart in everything you did
Red roses for love, dimes in a cup, tender and tough
Saying, "Don't sweat the small stuff."
Now we're living for the love you showed us how to share
With every kind of person, no matter where they're from, no matter where
Put some music on
Ask if I could guess the song
Looking for nothing, then you were my best friend
And we both had a feeling, that we found our everything
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7. |
Light to Give
05:19
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LYRICS
Lay your worries down for the path you seek
will bring you to the flocks that need you, a shepherd to his sheep
The Good Word that serves, through you it would be speak
Lay your worries down for the path you seek
We've all got a light to give
Have you figured out what yours is?
Listen to the call that whispers to your soul,
the quieter you get, the louder it will grow
Typewriter, a pen in hand, the paper was aglow
so listen to the call that whispers to your soul
We've all got a light to give
Have you figured out what yours is?
Looking in the rear view, see her waving goodbye
Moments of worth, heaven on earth, taste of raspberry pie
Together they came, together they went to the by and by
Messengers of the God they loved, now angels in the sky
It was they practiced what they were teaching
He said, “The word is so good I can hardly wait for preaching,”
In every congregation, the people they were reaching
It was the way they practiced what they were teaching
We've all got a light to give
Have you figured out what yours is?
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8. |
The Other Side
05:32
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LYRICS
Saw the Other Side from the Other Side
Greeted by her dog on a bridge up high,
Watching wisps of coloured light
Prayers rising out of the dark night
Can't go far enough to know what it's about
Planted two oaks outside her house
Tucking sage in pillowcases
Border crossing misinformation
Sunlight through trees plays behind her eyes
She could see the moon from the other side
Bridges she built with words alone,
Phrases that saved transitions to new homes
Surrender to the cosmic flow
What's meant for you now will reach you somehow it will find you
Seeing grassy fields in glassy eyes
You made it to the Other Side
I'll be with you when the time is right
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Sarah McInnis Port Williams, Nova Scotia
Singer/songwriter Sarah McInnis, of Peterborough, Ontario, is storyteller, through and through. Her songs, though lyrically personal, offer an authentic voice to our universal story of the human experience. With warm vocals and guitar in hand, McInnis transforms every stage into an intimate venue. Sarah is currently living in Port Williams, Nova Scotia. ... more
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