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Mother Nature
04:08
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Mother Nature
words and music by Esmé Patterson
She calls to me all night long
(All I can hear is her song, and
All that I know is her song)
She calls to me all day long
Through the river in the winter,
Through the leaves in the sunlight
She calls to me all night long
(All that I know is her song and
All that I am is her song)
She calls to me all day long
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2. |
Coming Down
02:59
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Coming Down
I’ve been coming down from a high
I’ve been coming down, yes
I put my feet on the ground
I’ve been coming down from a high
Oh, I don’t have wings, I can’t fly
No, I don’t have wings, I can’t fly
I don’t have wings so I can’t fly
No I don’t have wings, I can’t fly
So I can’t live up in the sky
Oh, I don’t have wings so I can’t fly
Hard as I try
So I’ve been coming down
Yes I put my feet on the ground
Gotta come down sometime
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3. |
Bend vs. Break
03:04
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Bend v. Break
I see you in the doorway
The outline of your shape
And I felt the sky was falling
As you made your escape
So I’ll bend then I don’t break
Oh I’ll bend so then I don’t break
And I feel the spring is coming
All the warmth and the mistake
To think that time is running
In a line that’s straight
So I’ll bend so then I don’t break
(No, not anymore) yes, I’ll bend
So then I don’t break
Yes, the sky is turning purple and
Night approaches like a friend
Once someone stole all my power
I work to take it back again
Until then I’ll bend
So I don’t break (no, not anymore)
Yes, I’ll bend so then I don’t break
(no, not this time) I’ll bend
So then i don’t break (no, not anymore)
Yes I’ll bend so then I don’t break
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4. |
Let's Grow
02:19
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Let’s Grow
As we grow side by side
I shelter your roots, you let me climb
Our shapes are complimentary
We grow where we’re planted
From your towering golden height
You remembered, suddenly,
You remembered how free to be a seed
And I said, Yes, seeds we all soon will be
Let’s grow where we’re planted
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5. |
Kinda like Praying
04:52
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Kinda Like Praying
I’ll make our bed
Over and over again
And I’ll make our bread
Over and over again
Because it’s something kinda like praying
I’ll sow the seeds
And I’ll pull the weeds
Over and over again
Because it’s something kinda like praying
The way the waves all kiss the shore,
Well that’s what I'm going for.
Yeah that’s the way I love you
Oh that’s the way I love you
And I’ll build a fire
Over and over again
You make me your bride
Over and over again
That’s the way I love you
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6. |
Circles
03:09
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Circles
I come to you, I’m looking
Oh, I fit you just like bookends
Honey I know you and somehow
You know me, we know
Life moves in circles
Oh and I come to you in the night
To walk in the dark you must carry a light
I know you and baby, you know me,
We know life moves in circles
But we can’t stop time keeps moving
There’s no hell, there’s no heaven
There’s no winning, there’s no losing because
Life moves in circles
Yeah we know life moves in circles
And I come to you, I’m so hungry
Oh, I dreamed of you, I was wondering
How would I know you and how
Could you know me? We know
Life moves in circles
Yeah we know life moves in circles
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7. |
Magic Spell
05:00
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Magic spell
I wake up in the morning and I open up my eyes
I feel my heart is afraid
I let the shiver run through
Then I do it anyway, with my aim so true
True and straight
It’s a magic spell
The wind is howling
And the dogs are howling too
It’s a magic spell
I’m learning how to heal and I’m learning how to grow
I let myself lay low
I was trying not to lose my mind, shoulda let it go
Everything you knew, it ain't all you know
It’s a magic spell
When the trees all burst
into bloom together
It’s a magic spell
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8. |
Shadow of the Pines
05:59
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Shadow of the Pines
lyrics- Traditional
We had wandered in the shadow of the pines, my love and I,
As the wind was blowing freshly from the sea,
then a sudden fitful darkness stole across the summer sky, and
A shadow fell between my love and me.
Some hasty words were spoken, then almost unawares
Hasty answers to unthinking anger led, and
Our heartsick bitter longing, and our weeping, and our prayers
Couldn’t make those false and cruel words unsaid.
Won’t you come back to me sweetheart and love me as before?
Come back, back to me sweetheart and leave me nevermore.
Oh, in life’s dull pathway the sun no longer shines,
Come my love, and meet me in the shadow of the pines.
You took the ring I gave you and you cast a glance at me
As you held the jeweled trinket in your hand
Then you turned and you tossed it in the waters of the sea,
As the waves were splashing idly on the sand.
You went away unheeding the tears I couldn’t cry,
You went away and not a word was said.
Yes, my stubborn heart was breaking beneath a mask of pride
And the pine trees sobbed in pity overhead.
Won’t you come back to me sweetheart and love me as before?
Come back, back to me sweetheart and leave me nevermore.
Oh, in life’s dull pathway the sun no longer shines, won’t you
Come my love, and meet me in the shadow of the pines.
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9. |
Always Forever
03:22
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Always Forever
On the beach by the Caribbean Sea
That’s where I loved you and I know you loved me
Warm sand and the ocean breeze, it’s
One of my favorite memories, but
If you ask me where I want to be
Well then I’ll always say “together”
Oh I don’t care where we go, oh no
I won’t mind the weather
Yes if you ask me how long I’ll love you
Oh, then I’ll always say “forever”
Roads winding over mountains up to the sky
By a sleeping volcano our hearts entwined
Up in Wyoming where the sunsets look like fire
All the way from Utah to Idaho, but
If you ask me where I want to be, well then
I’ll always say “together”
No I don’t care where we go, oh no I
Won’t mind the weather
And if you ask me how long I’ll love you
Well then I’ll always say “forever”
And if life is a question, yes then love,
Hey my love is my answer
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10. |
Working Together
02:49
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Working Together
Working together is the only way it ever gets done
We need each other
And when we work together
There’s no tower, there’s no king that won’t fall
Working together, it’s the only way it ever gets done
No man is an island
Be suspicious of whatever seeks to isolate you
Divide and conquer is a deadly rule
So let’s work together
(It's our greatest power, when we work together)
Yeah I love how we’re different
Oh and I love how we’re all the same
And we need each other
So let’s work together
(that’s our greatest power: when we work together)
Working together is the only way it ever gets done
We need each other, let’s work together
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esmé patterson Nashville, Tennessee
Esmé is a musical chameleon, constantly changing, but her oeuvre keeps a heart-centered core due to profound lyrics and inventive sounds. A world-class songwriter, producer and singer, with two Gold Records, reviews in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, New York Times, to name a few. She's performed her original compositions all over the world in venues such as The Ryman, The Fillmore, and Red Rocks. ... more
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