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Forest Knolls
03:02
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We followed a sign, that went down to the sun
We followed a line going home
And when we got there, a lion's roar was shared
For all hope and beauty met there
So our place down in the sun, was not hidden nor was run
By mankind's oppressive rotten hand
And all souls were free, to gather near the tree
For our father had told us long ago
Don't you forget about me, don't you let go
Don't you forget about me, lying in the cold
Well i walked a million miles and I's stuck down in the deep
One morning I woke up and, then i could see
And then I saw you
So there was one shining sun, he shone down on everyone
And he laid down a law written in stone
It read "Love everyone" and "Accept them as they come"
And live life in peace and unity
Yes welcome as they come, It is not for everyone
Cause unless you are kind and you believe
No) there'll be no shining sun
Just darkness where it shone
Your life doesn't have to be lived this way
Don't you forget about me, don't you let go
Don't you forget about me, lying in the cold
Well i walked a million miles and I's stuck down in the deep
One morning I woke up and, then i could see
And then I saw you
Don't you forget about us, don't you let go
Don't you forget about us, lying in the cold
Well we walked a million miles and we'er stuck down in the deep
One morning we woke up and, then we could see
And then we saw you
we followed a sign, that went down to the sun
We followed a line going home
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The attending told us they had lost you
And I lost my legs, And I lost my head, Again
I started floating towards the ceiling
just as my mind went numb
right then my heart felt dead, I wept
Cause you are something, That's breathes through me
And you are something, That breathes see's through me
The sudden rush back, brought bright glowing
Stars circled cross my eyes
And you circled round my mind, One more time
I thought of how I'd never touch you
or how I'd never hold
and we'd never laugh again
now all my memories blend
Cause you are something, That's lives through me
Yes you are something, That lives through me
It's been 3 weeks since we had lost you
And I still sit alone
And I stare out at the road
where everything seems slow
so I suppose I'll make it through now
A part of you still lives in me
And that's the hardest part you see
no longer is there "we"
Cause you are something, That's loves through me
And you are something, That seeps through me
Yes you are something, You breathe through me
And you'll be something, Forever to me
the last words spoke between us
said i miss you all the time
and you are always on my mind
in another life i'll be fine
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Dear Universe
04:38
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If I am open and kind
will you bring me a wife to love
and if i focus on me
and not what I need
will i breathe, new life
Cause if i'm open and kind
please bring me a wife to love
I will not focus on greed
and all of my seeds, will be, complete
Somebody said, It's all in your head
somebody's there, somebody's near
you anger focused on me, and not what you need
there is a way through this night
but see your way through, this time
So now i'm hoping to see
but i've been stuck in this week, for days
it's looking bleaker, this plea
cause i know there's something in me
that i hate
If my behaviour's are clean, can you not punish me
for my ways
what great adventure awaits,
as i stand and i scream, in the night
To bring me a wife, and bring me a night
and bring me a wife, at the right time in my life,
just send me a wife
Do you see that snake in the tree
he points his finger at me and he speaks
boy you really did wrong,
you sure done messed up this time, and you know
That it could've been you,
standing there through and through, all along
quit try'na save what is dead
you know it's all in your head, let her go
So throw me a line
please throw me a line
so I know it's selfish of me
to ask of you, for a queen, by my side
so i'll just focus on me, and all that i need
to grow
And if the rains coming down, and i'm starting to drown,
then i'll know
that you sent it to me, not for my sinking i'll see
but to let
my roots grow
So bring me a light
And bring it tonight
(i'll look for your light)
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Future Soulmates
04:26
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I'm tired of sleeping alone, where are you
and when are you coming home, to me
I'm tired of living alone, it's not that I'm lonely
it's just that I'm growing old, and I want you around
Do you think about me, do you dream of me too
do these same thoughts run through your mind
the way that they do, for me about you
and I lay here each night, and dream of your head, next to mine
and I ask when you will, come into my life
I may have never seen your face, but I'll know it
when we finally meet, I hope someday real soon
And I pray that my voice carries through, and it finds you
and it leads you to me, or me back to you
Do you think about me, do you dream of me too
do these same thoughts run through your mind
the way that they do, for me about you
and I lay here each night, and dream of your head, next to mine
and I ask when you will, come into my life
In my dreams you carry a light, so I can find you
when I am peace, when I am complete
So I clean out the pain in my heart, and keep walking forward
in the distance I see, I think a light moves towards me
Do you think about me, do you dream of me too
do these same thoughts run through your mind
the way that they do, for me about you
and I lay here each night, and dream of your head, next to mine
and I ask when you will, come into my life
Come into my life, and hold up your light
cause I am lost at sea, and I need it to guide, me
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Sunflower
04:03
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Sanford
06:05
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Sanford planned his escape,
30 odd minutes to late
as the seagulls screamed through the sky
the blades in your eyes cut the night
From the time that you stood on this earth
from the hatred passed on that you learned
to the anger uprising in you,
to the young boy that you let fall through
All the cracks in your life paved the way
for 30 odd years you've remained
a prisoner in this life and more
that one nights tormented your soul
So breathe, in me, believe, in me
now that you've found, another way out
and now that you've found, peace in yourself
remember to love, yourself
Dim lights and memories of pain
circling and haunting your brain
in moments that shape your whole life
in the prison of your mind you've cried
To go back, to one lonesome night
to go back to, that moment in time
boy leave that knife in your belt
this moment creates your whole hell
in that choice of just two, you drew
and swiftly through air it cut through
and this moment in time stopped the night
if your mother was there she would cry
The plan it don't matter, the dream
to make it to a water sunbeam
and follow downstream of your soul
the light that resides in this hole
Is stronger then you have let on
4 walls cannot hold you dear Ron
one day you shall rise and take flight
reborn through darkness comes light
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My Winter Home
04:04
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I feel your warmth now, holding me tight
beneath your weight lies, a beautiful site
through all of the wreckage and damage we've done
you hold us all up right and show us your love
through sadness and sorrow, in darkness and pain
on warm summer evenings, and down pours of rain
you can hear the wind blowing, though a quiet remains
our love for you blooming, even though
It's cold in Winnipeg
A comfort you bring me, though people complain
about snow in the gutter and a baseball park mayor
there's a beauty in sadness, and a sadness you hold
and I forever am grateful, for the warmth that you show
In springtime and summer, winter and fall
no matter your weather, we'll weather it all
and you know why we stay here, and live in this town
it's the love of your people, and they smile...
Though it's cold in Winnipeg
Part of the time we are cursing your name
we're just putting our sadness and sorrow and blame on you
If I ended up somewhere else living my dream
I'd still crawl back to you
Though it's cold in Winnipeg
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God
06:17
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God do you hate me?, please let me know
i've been waiting to hear from you, since i was small
i'm ready to go now, to take me away
i've grown quite tired, of molesting my faith
God i am worried, that i won't see a light
at the end of the tunnel, on that lonely night
and i have done nothing, but let you down
and i deserve nothing, except for this frown
And all that i wanted, was to be
a hero in his eyes, a peasant he'll see
God if you hate me, you have every right
i'll dig myself deeper, with each passing night
and will i ever, get out of this hole?
someone please reach in, 1st time and hold me...i'm cold
2nd time and pull me to shore
God do you hate me?, please tell me tonight
i've been waiting to hear from you, since i was this high
cause i am worried, that i won't see...the light
at the end of the tunnel, will it shut off that night?
or will you leave it, on for me?
a night light to guide me, to help part the seas
God am i your child? or just a sore
on your holy hand, and so much more?
God is it raining?, i can't see a light
in this lonely basement, i wait and i cry
for you to take me, carry away
Jesus he holds me, says it will be okay
God you don't hate me, and now i can breathe
for the first time in my life, so clearly i see
help me to love, and grow with each day
i'm sorry for killing, i'm sorry for those days
i'm so grateful for you, showing me, your way
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The American Dream
05:03
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new york city 1882
young friedrich hopped a boat for the promise of new
from the gold rush, to elisabeth , lastly the flu
and then your father, was born, which was the start of you
new york city 1932
young mary anne from tong lewis, met freddie at the bronx zoo
then they moved the family south and settled in Queens
which you would come, to know, and love, and demean
so new york city 1946, no coat of arms bequeathed
but you're carrying your privilege in your bag of tricks
and never hearing no, of course your wealth did rise
on the backs of all your fathers, grandfathers, well disguised
little boy, your american dream
where all your money flows like wine
built on the backs, of indigenes
from the mohawks to the montauks that you robbed
you turn a profit and a blind eye with your inside jobs
new york city 1968
ole snake eyes begins his rise and in time learns how to discriminate
against the africans that his land was built upon
and in manhattan, your reign of terror, had just begun
so new york city 19 and 72, into 83 and all the bankruptcies
that the 90s did create, oh you were so great
at eluding controversies, and giving pay outs
to all the women, that you raped
new york city two thousand and two
a net worth of 3.7 and a greed still growing inside of you
so instead of becoming wise you decide to run for president
which brings us, to now, and this predicament
so new york city 2018
in America folks still trying to live the dream
while a crazed demented man, splits the country, down it's seams
and we all wait, with baited breath, for a brand new dream
little boy your american dream
where all your money flows like wine
built on the backs, of indigenes
from the mohawks to the montauks that you robbed
I know we'll get over, in time, this little speed bump
and his name, was, Donald, J, Trump
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Joshua Letkeman Winnipeg, Manitoba
Joshua Letkeman is an eclectic singer/songwriter from Winnipeg. He pens heartfelt folk songs. This affinity for folk music was developed while participating in family weekend jamboree's during his formative years. With his dynamic singing and precise playing, Joshua puts a spell on his audiences, creating a hunger for more of his mesmerizing music. ... more
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