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Shine On
02:40
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By all account you never had it easy
There was always something going on
Some sad amounts of heartache and disease
You know there's always been a cloud to block the sun
So shine on, shine on
The world is waiting for you to feel its presence
If you open up your heart and harness the energy
This precious day might start to be
The one that makes the difference
Shine on
Slow down my friend you're so busy running
There's a part of you inside that cannot heal
And I won't pretend its all milk and honey
But the spirit's put you in for the deal
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2. |
Sweet in the Morning
03:29
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The sugar has gone but it is still sweet in the morning
On the street of my town
Sometimes we move on
And sometimes the place we are born in
It won't leave us alone
High on a hillside looking out over the streets below
I can see it from both sides
The cool of the range and the ebb and flow
And the sugar has gone...
At the hinterland market, the organic hippy community
Meet the keen early starters
Who've escaped from the city to live in peace
And the sugar has gone...
So are there any takers?
To sit for a coffee or a craft brewed beer
With the movers and shakers
All the crazy creatives who live round here
And the sugar has gone, but it is still sweet in the morning
On the streets of my town
It is still sweet in the morning my town
It is still sweet in the morning my town
It is still sweet in the morning my town
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3. |
Go Now
03:35
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Today I started to think a less and feel perhaps a little more
Tonight I will be dreaming of success and wondering
If less is always more
Go now, go now
This feels like the opposite
Of everything falling apart
And all that you've run for
Go now, go now
You know you can manifest
Whatever you want in your heart
And all that you've come for
Has got to be now
Today I started to drink a little less
And heal perhaps a little more
Tonight I will be dreaming of success
And moving myself across the floor
Go now...
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4. |
Fragile Wind
04:07
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Honesty is underrated and truth is undeterred
Sometimes the loved become the hated
Sometimes the poet is lost for words
Like the bird that flies on the ocean waits to land
We're all trying to go the distance
Plant our feet upon the sand
Hold me gentle and fast
Where the hopes of tomorrow
Meet the dreams of the past
Let your flag fly high on the mast
So this fragile wind can blow me home...at last
Courage hides until you need it
Torn apart or left alone
Hope returns if you feed it
Silent prayer, the long walk home
And you can climb every mountain in your way
Just lift your eyes to the horizon
Knowing there's a better day
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5. |
9am on Polling Day
03:34
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9am on polling day
I am talking to a candidate
who fills me with dismay
And meanwhile a thousand miles away
There are others far less fortunate
Who don't have food or water yet
So why have you got nothing to say?
And if you won't start it for me I will start my own revolution
You know there has to be a better way out there
And if you won't stand up for them
I fill fight for a better solution
Because this country doesn't need more millionaires
It just needs ordinary people to care
And then a man walks through the throng
He wants to make them all accountable
Cos what they're doing is wrong
And he says "one world we all belong
And there is no place for racists
You should be ashamed to show your faces"
And his words are ringing out so clear and strong
And if you won't start it for me...
And we've got to hold on to our hearts
Feel the change is coming, so let it start
With a little love we can turn this all around
Or could the last man standing please turn out the light
And if you won't start it for me...
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6. |
Jandamarra
03:59
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Thirteen and on the streets my friend
Running with an older crew
No-one taking care of you
You breathe it in you can pretend
Everything just falls away
Running from the light of day
Could have ended differently
If all the demons in your head
Had left you to the night instead
Could have ended differently
But you were born for artistry
There's colours only you can see
Four year detention took its toll
Breaking out was easier
Going back was harder than hard
When they caught your body they caught your soul
Put you in a tiny cell
Took away the rope as well
And there you stood at last
Fast turned to the past
Just waiting for the fight
But with a brush in hand
You became a different man
You stepped into the light
Could have ended differently...
Now you sit before us on that stage
ever humble story man
Tell it how it all began
You wrote the book you are the page
Wisdom flowing through your hands
Colour from your tribal lands
Could have ended differently...
Jandamarra you're home
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7. |
Walk Your Feet
03:33
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Walk your feet on this earth
Let the mountain be your pillow
Walk your feet on this earth
So then you will know what she knows
There is a seed let it grow
There is a tree let it stand
There was a storm let it blow
There is a way walk with me come take my hand
Walk your feet...
There is a truth inside
There is a hand on this heart of mine
There was a time that I cried
Now that has gone let it shine oh let it shine
Walk you feet...
Wanna be the one to live it, be the one to save it
Wanna be the one to give it, be the one to share it
Walk your feet...
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8. |
Every Bird in the World
02:28
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I've been walking around the streets of my town
And I've seen some things I don't like I'll tell you now
But it's harder to walk past than to stay
All the way down and all the way back
I've been telling my friends we're not under attack
I just want to wrap my arms around this brand new day
I cannot feed every bird in the world
But I can feed the ones that come to my garden
And it's always worth it whatever you've heard
And it's all gonna be alright
I've been talking about life's ups and downs
And I've seen more ups than downs I'll tell you now
But it's often the hard times that remain
All the way in and all the way out
I've been telling my friends this time it's my shout
So turn on the light come on sit down just let me pay
I cannot feed every bird in the world...
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9. |
Good Things
03:29
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Can you tell the difference
Between the lions and the Christians
If one is better one is worse?
Can you say what happens
To all the unstuck patterns
As they go shooting round the universe?
Anyway I don't have to try
The world can't pass men by
I'm not afraid, okay I lied
Let there be good things in the sky
Every blade of grass
Telling stories that never meant to last
Some you live by as you grow
And the final scene
Here today and forever in between
Keep your hand on what you know
Anyway I don't have to try...
So much competition
For the final vision
All that suffering to burn
Tell me is evolution only for the tired and lonely
An opportunity to learn
Can you tell the difference
Between the lions and the Christians
If one is better one is worse?
Can you say what happens
To all the unstuck patterns
As they go shooting round the universe?
Anyway I don't have to try
The world can't pass men by
I'm not afraid, okay I lied
Let there be good things in the sky
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10. |
Summer Evenings
03:08
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I burned my feet on the hot sand again
But I made it to the water just in time
This turned out nothing like I planned my friend
It's getting harder every day to know what's right
Oooh, oooh
So build a fire in the dunes
Sit and play some easy tunes
Though my heart is heavy
When summer evenings come around
I'm reminded of the sound
Of your voice, in the waves, on the shores of my mind
I found a shell down on the beach today
And it felt smooth as a bottle in my hand
The sea had kept it out of reach for ages
Til it landed softly on the sand
Oooh, oooh
So build a fire in the dunes...
See the ebb and flow
The summers come summers go
And I'm just wasting on the line
And now the hot wind blows
Upon my back to let me know
It's all gonna work out fine
So build a fire in the dunes...
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11. |
Be Steady Be Strong
03:23
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Do you know the happiness that comes when people meet
I've disappointed you and now I cannot sleep
Be steady be strong
When you judge somebody else with casual distaste
It only takes one tragedy to put you in their place
Be steady be strong
Rolled up bedding in a doorway
We all know what that means
Maybe my way maybe your way
Maybe everything in between
I believe if I met you in another life we'd see
Like stone and water shape each other so do we
Be Steady be strong
Signs of love are all around us we don't need to fight
Let's start to pull our darkness in towards our light
Be steady be strong
And I know we're all connected
In everything we do
And when faith turns to fruition
You will see what's possible for you
Mother Earth has left a little dirt upon your skin
I think it's beautiful so I'm letting nature win
Be steady be strong
This is the end at least until tomorrow comes along
I asked for guidance you've given me this song
Be steady be strong
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12. |
After the Storm
03:11
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And when the morning comes
To raise you from your sleep
There will be silent songs
And promises to keep
Under a brooding sky
Where hearts are yet to beat
And in the stillest eye
You'll finally find your peace...after the storm
So in the afternoon
Sun golden on your brow
Sitting beneath the ruins
Of all your heart allows
Nothing escapes you here
The future nor the past
Wordlessly face your feat
And come to rest at last...after the storm
Then as the night arrives
Advancing right on cue
Tales of a million lives
Will pave the way for you
From your ancestral home
With reverence and charm
Letting your spirit roam
Will lead you to the calm...after the storm
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Karen Law QLD, Australia
Karen Law is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter from Australia whose songs contain honest comfort and life-affirming insight.
Karen sings of journeys, both outer and inner, of healing, recovery and the eternal spirit.
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