1. |
State of Jefferson
04:09
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LYRICS:
There’s fire burning down in Jefferson.
The fuel’s been burning for years on end.
Everyone's trying to pretend that if we don't look back we'll be better off.
And it’s been long time com’n.
You're walking slow, trying your best not to run.
You always made your choices
without the fear of consequences
that you knew were coming soon.
it’s been long time com’n
You set a generation on fire.
You watched the standing trees turned to ash.
We’ve been digging out for 40 years
to find the life that lives beneath the scars we carry now.
it’s been long time com’n
CHORUS:
Sparks are rain’n down in Jefferson.
The fuel’s been building up for way too long.
We can’t stop whats already done,
Cause now the flame’s are burn’n Jefferson.
--
You watched in silence as the sparks spread out.
Were you frozen scared, or just indifferent?
You watched a generation fall apart.
Now your feeling proud that they lived on,
Your taking pride in things you’d never done.
It's been a long time com'n.
There’s a pain that sits so deep
That if we touch it we might break.
But what if that’s the only way
of reclaiming our own the story?
it’s been long time com’n.
CHORUS:
Sparks are rain’n down in Jefferson.
The fuel’s been building up for way too long.
We can’t stop whats already done,
Cause now the flame’s are burn’n Jefferson.
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ALTRO:
Let the fire burn in Jefferson.
Let it all fall down to the ground.
Let the flames cleanse our wounds
There's no need to hold on anymore.
Let the flames burn in Jefferson.
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2. |
"Loss of Endurance"
03:25
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LYRICS:
I would welcome any tears with this sorrow
But not one seems to fall.
Silence wraps around me like an ice storm
In the dead of winter’s cold blues.
I would call you on the phone if I could
Just to hear your voice in my ear.
I’d tell you that I love you if I thought it’d do any good,
But who am I but a broken man.
CHORUS:
Emily, bring me home.
I’m lost and tired and all alone.
Emily, bring me home.
I can’t get there on my own.
--
I would welcome any comfort in this hour
But nothing seems to hold anymore
The alcohol is all dried up and now long gone
What’s left is just a shadow on the wall
CHORUS:
Emily, bring me home.
I’m lost and tired and all alone.
Emily, bring me home.
I can’t get there on my own.
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BRIDGE:
What’s Left when were all gone?
Just a hollowed out hull of a song.
I know I’ve done right and I’ve done wrong.
Won’t you help me along?
CHORUS:
Emily, bring me home.
I’m lost and tired and all alone.
Emily, bring me home.
I can’t get there on my own.
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3. |
From a Mile Away
03:08
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LYRICS:
I can see from a mile away, the rope you hold to is tired and frade.
I know I’m just a little late to help you up and get you straight.
I won’t ask if you don’t want, and I won’t press if you’re not strong.
It’s a thin line that we walk upon. Any turn can end up wrong.
I can see from a mile away, the knots you tied have come undone.
Time may pass through an hour-glass, but falling sand won’t fall for long.
I wonder if you’re here with me, cause your eyes are open but they seem empty.
It’s just a thin line that I can see. You could tell me now and I’ll let it be.
I can see from a mile away, there’s a light that’s breaking through the fog.
And I know it’s just a little late, but your still afloat despite it all.
You have to kill the weed so flowers bloom, there’s still time if you have room.
It’s a thinnest thread that guides us through, the needles eye that mends the wound.
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4. |
Winter Sun
03:17
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LYRICS:
Wait for me, I’ll wait for you.
Hold my hand, I’ll hold yours too.
Winter sun you don’t stay long.
I’ll stand right here for you now.
I'll wait right here.
You know I will.
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Wait for me, I’ll wait for you.
Hold my hand, I’ll hold yours too.
Winter sun you don’t stay long.
I’ll stand right here for you now.
Hold on to your great big star.
Bring with it all that you are.
Winter sun you don’t stay long.
I’ll wait, I’ll wait right here.
I'll wait right here.
You know I will.
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5. |
Grape to Raisin
02:36
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6. |
Tired Eyed Savior
04:26
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LYRICS:
Wait now, it won’t be long.
You’re tired eyed savior will come down soon.
You’ll praise him till you don’t,
and you’ll kill him when he don’t fit your minds pretty box.
Wait now, it won’t be long.
The rain doesn’t mean to break down the mountains, to flood out the valleys.
And the “saved” don’t mean to send the “sinner” to hell.
CHORUS:
I know your eyes cannot see, and your wondering where your heading too
as your world holds you still.
Hold on, I know your earth is shaking,
but your rock will soon show as you wait for this moment to either break you,
or set you free.
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Wait now, it won’t be long.
This storm will pass and wash away what was,
and bring us to our knees,
and make us seek relief.
CHORUS:
I know your eyes cannot see, and your wondering where your heading too
as your world holds you still.
Hold on, I know your earth is shaking,
but your rock will soon show as you wait for this moment to either break you,
or set you free.
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BRIDGE:
I know your tired eyes see no more, they’ve seen too much.
And your hands are empty, but in your heart there is gold.
CHORUS:
I know your eyes cannot see, and your wondering where your heading too
as your world holds you still.
Hold on, I know your earth is shaking,
but your rock will soon show as you wait for this moment to either break you,
or set you free.
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7. |
Empire of One
04:28
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LYRICS:
How does it feel to be you
As the past you tried to hide is coming into view?
You built a wall around you and so you’d feel safety.
Now you’re stones have turned to prison walls, they won’t let you free.
Are you tired of the stories that won’t stop replaying
In your mind when it’s quiet and you’re alone in the dead of night?
Your house feels safest when it’s guarded,
but nothing flows from a heart that’s hardened
CHORUS:
I forgot that I miss you.
I forgot that I care.
I got sidetracked when I was scared
that the stones I stacked up would come crumbling down,
that the walls I’d built up would fall to the ground.
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Anyone can be king in an empire of one,
But the riches of royalty mean nothing in the echoes of an empty hall.
And your pretending that you’re safe from all the threats you believe in
While your holding on to pain that you can’t see is poison.
You’ve traded in your future, because you can’t leave the past.
CHORUS:
I forgot that I miss you.
I forgot that I care.
I got sidetracked when I was scared
that the stones I stacked up would come crumbling down,
that the walls I’d built up would fall to the ground.
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BRIDGE:
I want you to know that I love you.
I wish you could hear me.
You could you if you would just let go.
CHORUS:
I forgot that I miss you.
I forgot that I care.
I got sidetracked when I was scared
that the stones I stacked up would come crumbling down,
that the walls I’d built up would fall to the ground.
That I’d be seen.
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8. |
Fog
04:05
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LYRICS:
Listen as the rain falls down.
Watch it as it covers the ground.
Listen as the thunder breaks above you,
Above your head at night.
Watch it as it all comes crashing down,
A hurricane in your mind.
You’d stop if you could.
CHORUS:
Hold on, the stars above will shine real soon.
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Listen to the crashing waves below.
Watch them as a they swirl far away.
Watch as the ocean curls around you.
It's calling you on your way.
Your feet, they will not go any further.
Your saving grace upon the shore.
You've already carried the weight of a sinking anchor
Into the depths and back to the surface again.
CHORUS:
Hold on, the stars above will shine real soon.
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9. |
Sister
02:36
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LYRICS:
“Do not go”, I cried through my window
While I watched you walk away.
“Do not go”, I cried all night long
Once I watched you walk away.
CHORUS:
Don’t you know you’re my sun?
Can’t you see you’re my brightest star?
I could wait all day long
Just to hear you say that you’ll stay.
--
You held me in your arms
and you whispered in my ear,
“you’ll be alright, yeah you’ll be okay”
as the raindrops fell like tears.
CHORUS:
Don’t you know you’re my sun?
My world spins, I’m alone again.
Don’t you know you’re my sun?
You are the star that makes this world home.
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10. |
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LYRICS:
How have you been?
I’d like to think that you’re doing well.
But I heard you just fell from heaven to hell.
Think of all the that you could have had
If you’d just been dealt a different hand.
You know it not your fault.
CHORUS:
You know it’s not your fault.
You could not stop it.
You found another way,
Far from those things that you were afraid of.
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How have you been?
I hope you’re doing well.
I can see that behind your eyes sit things you will not tell.
I wonder if you could let go if you wanted to.
What if all that pain is what made you, you?
You know it not your fault.
CHORUS:
You know it’s not your fault.
You could not stop it.
You found another way,
Far from those things that you were afraid of.
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11. |
Jude
02:19
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LYRICS:
We held our breath for the moment the air would touch your skin.
My heart beat still for a moment, until your breath filled up the room.
Carry on now my son.
Shine as bright as you can.
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E.N. Portland, Oregon
Ian Mouser was an artist, husband, father, and founder of Portland, Oregon nonprofit My Voice Music. Purchases on this page support Ian’s passion to amplify youth voices through music. www.myvoicemusic.org
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