Lying in this bed I hear the clock tick,
And think of you
Caught up in circles, confusion
is nothing new
Flashbacks and warm nights
almost left behind
Suitcase of memory,
Time after time
Sometimes you picture me
walking too far ahead
You're talking to me, and I can't hear
What you have said
You say go slow
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
After your picture fades darkness has
turned to grey
Watching through windows you're wondering
If I'm ok
You say go slow
I fall behind
The drum beats out of time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I will be waiting
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Silence
In the darkness of your soul
Following your call
Grey skies
Belong to me
Open my eyes
Rain falls
On you
On me
I cannot control
Where I am
supposed to be
Bring the winds
That carry you
Bring them to me
I will hold
This rebel light
This renegade sea
Rain falls
On you
On me
You cannot control
Where you
Are supposed to be
I wait in the dark
I carry these chains
I roam through this night
No Ill not open the door
For you to be free
For you to take flight
Rain falls
On you
On me
we cannot control
Where we
People living their lives for you on tv
They say they're better than you and you agree
Another burger, another hot dog, some fries
A wish in the well, hope your health don't go to hell, well
Another doctor's bill, another lawyer's bill
Another cute cheap thrill
You know you love him if you put him in your will
CHORUS:
Who will save your soul when it comes to the flower
Who will save your soul after all the lies that you told, boy
Who will save your soul if you won't save your own?
We try to hustle them, try to bustle them, try to cuss them
The cops want someone to bust down on Orleans Avenue
Another day, another dollar, another war, another tower
Went up where the homeless had their homes
So we pray to as many different gods as there are flowers
But we call religion our friend
We're so worried about saving our souls
Afraid that god will take his toll
That we forget to begin
CHORUS
Some are walking, some are talking, some are stalking their kill
You got social security, but that don't pay your bills
There are addictions to feed and there are mouths to pay
So you bargain with the devil, say you're o.k. for today
You say that you love them, take their money and run
Say, it's been swell, sweetheart
But it was just one of those things
Those flings, those strings you've got to cut
So get out on the streets, girls, and bust your butts
Don't want to raise my head
The world is covered in rage
Voices calling out in anger
Entering erratically into another age
Shadow puppets on the wall
Don't know who to believe
In the darkness standing tall
With a smile upon your face
And I have a right, to
Have a voice, have a say
Whether I'm wrong, or whether I'm right
It doesn't really matter anymore
You've put up a wall
You've put up a fight
And now it seems we've forgotten
What all that was for
Whether you don't want to
Or whether you can't see
What is right in front of your face
Time is running out
And we're already losing ground
With the human race
Don't want to raise my hand
Don't know why I'm scared to say
I feel like I want to call out
Feel like I want to run away
And I don't know why anyone
Should have to suffer anymore
I don't know a lot of anything
But I do wonder what all of this is for
And you have a right, too
To have a voice, have a say
Whether I'm wrong
Or whether I'm right
It doesn't really matter anymore
You've put up a wall
We've put up a fight
And now it seems we've forgotten
What all of that was for
Whether you don't want to
Or whether you can't see
What is right in front of your face
Time is running out
And we're already losing ground
What Child is this who, laid to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and whom angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
Come peasant, king to own Him;
The King of kings salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
Raise, raise the song on high,
The virgin sings her lullaby.
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
La, la-lala-la-na la-la la, la-la, la-la, la-la
What Child is this?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and whom angels sing;
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
So you're weary now
from the company you keep
lay down your head
and go back to sleep
back to sleep
Just wait till the end
it will be worth it I swear
so hold on, my friend
we're almost there
Chorus:
Step back for a moment
and watch what's going on around you
you're so concerned with pleasing everyone
what about you?
I woke up at half past 12
half in and out of dreaming
I could barely hear
but I think that I was screaming
I tried to call out to you
be careful, they're right behind you
but you turned to me and said, I'm dying
and it's too late for anyone to save me
Chorus:
Step back for a moment
and watch what's going on around you
you're so concerned with pleasing everyone
what about you?
repeat
So you're weary now
from the company you keep
lay down your head
and go back to sleep...
how long do I have to wait here?
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take you to remember
while you're still alive and growing old
I'm the only one who cares about you
so roll me over
shut me out
if that's what you feel possessed to do
whatever helps to get you through the night
yeah it may kill me
but I'll still love you
how long do I have to wait here
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take you to remember
while you're still alive and growing old
I'm the only one who cares about you
I am
I am the only one
I am
I am...
how long do I have to wait here
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take you to remember
while you're still alive and growing old
I'm the only one, I am the only one
I am
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take for you to realize
At the turning of another moon
comes time to end this day
and only so many have to pass
as I am gone away
So I sing you now this lullaby
though it is bittersweet
for we have to part when we close our eyes
but every morning meet
These words fall down upon this page
I never do get to sleep
but to be so far away from you
I lay my head and weep
I know this night will be over soon
there's another day in sight
though darkness falls on empty sheets
only you bring in the light
I will never be the perfect wife
I don't even know what that is
but I will be here and he'll always know
that my heart is his
So count down the days
and draw the curtains back
pour the wine and say
that we'll love as much as we both can do
I am broken
But I am still with you
I am traveling alone
But I can still see you here
And I hope that you can see me
Because I can't see anything but you
And I want you to come home
I've spent so many days here on my own
And I hope that you will see me
And with you I can finally be free
Your voice echoes in my mind
All that you have left behind
I am waiting by the phone
for you to realize that I am still here alone
And I hope that you can hear me now
Because I won't hear anything but you
And I want you to come home
I've spent so many days here on my own
And I hope that you will see me
And with you I can finally be free
And I want you to come home
I've spent so many days here on my own
And I hope that you will see me
And with you I can finally be free
I will come for you at night-time
I will raise you from your sleep
I will kiss you in four places
As I go running along your street
I will squeeze the life out of you
You will make me laugh and make me cry
And we will never forget
You will make me call your name,
and I'll shout it out to the blue summer sky
And we may never meet again
so shed your skin and let's get started
And you will throw your arms around me
Yeah, you will throw your arms around me
I dreamed of you at night-time
and I watched you in your sleep
I met you in high places
I touched your head
and touched your feet
So if you disappear out of view,
you know I will never say goodbye
And though I try to forget it,
you will make me call your name
and I'll shout it out to the blue summer sky
And we may never meet again,
so shed your skin and let's get started
And you will throw your arms around me
Yeah, you will throw your arms around me
You will throw your arms, You will throw your arms around me
This Little Bird
Words & Music by Allison Crowe
As performed by Allison Crowe
This little bird
Has a wander lust
Yes, I am going to see everything
I'm going to feel
I'm going to understand
Something here
Something good
In a land in a different ocean
Same idea, but different sea
Just to have you
Lying next to me
Oh, I'll be dancing in the fire
You'll be laughing at the stars
We'll be shouting from the buildings
We'll be waving at the cars
That pass us by as we stand here
As time moves around us
We are steady in this moment
No, time doesn't seem to phase us at all
This little bird's
Flying East
For the Winter
And you may think that
My navigational equipment
Is out of order
But I know
Exactly what I’m doing
And yes I know
Exactly where I'm going
To a corner in the East
After travelling so far
Just to be with you
Just to be where you are
I'll be dancing in the fire
You'll be laughing at the stars
We'll be shouting from the buildings
We'll be waving at the cars
That pass us as we stand here
As time moves around us
We are steady in this moment
No, time doesn't seem to move us at all
From where we are
We are standing in this moment
No, time…
This little bird’s
Gonna see
The good life has to offer
And how you can give your heart
Open up your door
I know we've both been here before
But there's a shadow fading here
A revolution on its way
Open up your mind
I know I've drowned in there before
But my wings are drying off
And I am ready to dive in
I am coming back again
To you
A way
There is a way
Out of this
There is
Give me a minute
I'll try to explain myself to you
I am the girl who is always with you
The one who's always watching
Give me a break I thought that you
understood this already
And I'm not trying to deceive you
I don't have that much time on my hands
And I am not going to leave you alone
A way
There is a way
Out of this
There is
I see you in the rain
and you are more beautiful
than I have ever seen
And when I walk I want you with me
And I see your smile above me
and I know, I know there is
A way
there is a way
out of this
The first Noel the angel did say
was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
in fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
on a cold winter's night that was so deep.
Refrain:
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
born is the King of Israel.
They looked up and saw a star
shining in the east, beyond them far;
and to the earth it gave great light,
and so it continued both day and night.
(Refrain)
And by the light of that same star
three Wise Men came from country far;
to seek for a king was their intent,
and to follow the star wherever it went.
(Refrain)
This star drew nigh to the northwest,
o'er Bethlehem it took its rest;
and there it did both stop and stay,
right over the place where Jesus lay.
(Refrain)
Then entered in those Wise Men three,
full reverently upon the knee,
and offered there, in his presence,
Skeletons and Spirits
Words & Music by Allison Crowe
Take your sympathy and shove it
as for the pain,
well, I love it
I'll eat your words
I'll devour your soul
I will laugh like a lemur
as you crawl back into your hole
I won't deny you,
but I'll pay you no heed
And, if you keep stabbing me,
I will probably bleed
But, I'll pretend I'm a cloud
and my rain will surround you
And if you keep hurting me
I'll eventually drown you
And, yes I know
I'm a little bit off
But, you, you can't leave, you can't open the door
you think you're unique but I've seen you before
so run, run away from the fires that burn
you will do this again and again
but you will never learn
So keep looking down
as you crush me keep smiling
'cause I will get up
and there's no denying
that I am one of your punching clowns
you can keep on striking
but you can't keep me down
You always think that you
are fearless and right
but I think that you
are afraid in the night
of the ghosts, of the spirits
that crawl into your head
of the skeletons that'll haunt you
until you're dead
but, now, you can't leave, you can't open the door
you think you're unique but I've seen you before
so run, run away from the fires that burn
you will do this again and again and again and again
but, now, you can't leave, you can't open the door
you think you're unique but I've seen it all before
so run, run away from the fires that burn
but you will never learn
you will never learn
Silent night, holy night,
all is calm, all is bright
round yon virgin
mother and child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace,
sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night,
shepherds quake at the sight;
glories stream from heaven afar,
heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!
Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light;
radiant beams from thy holy face
with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
Silent night, holy night,
wondrous star, lend thy light;
with the angels let us sing,
Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born,
Saw you stretched out in room ten-o-nine
With a smile on your face
And a tear right in your eye
Couldn’t see to get a line on you
My sweet honey love
Berber jewelry jangling down the street
Make you shut your eyes at every woman that you meet
Could not seem to get a high on you
My sweet honey love
May the good lord shine a light on you
Make every song your favourite tune
May the good lord shine a light on you
Warm like the evening sun
Well, you’re drunk in the alley, baby
With your clothes all torn
And your late night friends
Leave you in the cold grey dawn
Just seemed too many flies on you
I just can’t brush them off
Angels beating all their wings in time
With smiles on their faces
And a gleam right in their eyes
Thought I heard one sigh for you
Come on up, come on up, now
Come on up, now
May the good lord shine a light on you
Make every song you sing your favourite tune
May the good lord shine a light on you
verse 1
you know I hold these in
and I take them for myself
I'm covered in guilt
but it's not my own
there isn't any reason
for me to feel like I'm dying
I'm done with being afraid
I'm done with lying
chorus:
and I am not an angel
I'm more like Mona Lisa
there's something hiding in me
there's always something behind my smile
and I know that I'm not perfect
and maybe I am the court jester
I'm the life of the party
and I know too much about the court...
I have these secrets that aren't my own
verse 2
so take this how you want to
I'm not here to judge you
I just want to be in love with you
I just want to forget myself
i want to just be ignorant
please take this pain away from me
down to the river and out to the sea
down to the river and out to the sea
chorus:
and I am not an angel
I'm more like Mona Lisa
there's something hiding in me
there's always something behind my smile
and I know that I'm not perfect
yeah, I am the court jester
I'm the life of the party
and I know too much about the court...
I have these secrets that aren't my own
verse 3
it's too far to reach.
but I'm too scared to let go.
it's too close to ignore
but I feel so far away now
I'm crawling in the ceiling
I'm scratching through the walls
I'm trying to scream
but my own hand is on my throat
chorus:
And I am not an angel
I'm more like Mona Lisa
there's something hiding in me
there's always something behind my smile
and I want to be like Venus
to just bare it all and face the world
but I'm tangled in these blankets
I'm caught in between the lines
I pulled a knife on myself today
I don’t know what I was thinking
All of these words trapped inside my head
I feel like I’ve been drinking
And I know you don’t want to see
Me this way...
In a sea of a million faces
I feel so alone
I only have you
to hold on to
So please don’t go, don’t go.
And so I walk through the moonlit streets
But the light evades me
Lost in the darkness of endless nights
I am cold and I’m afraid
and I wish that I could see...
you this way too...
In a sea of a million faces
I feel so alone
I only have you to hold on to
So please don’t go, don’t go
I would have crawled for ten thousand days
Just to get back to you
With dirty knees and a wind torn face
I don’t know what I’m supposed to do
And I don’t ever want
Verse 1
Granted I've been a fool before
But I've never felt
So completely insane
I know I've been here before
But I never saw this
For what it really was and
Pre chorus:
I hope that I can get my point across
I hope that I don't lie dormant in the shadows now
I know that I am running as fast as I can
But I know that that's not very fast at all
Chorus:
I am trying so hard to be something
That I just end up being nothing at all
So watch me as I stumble now
Watch me smile as I hit the ground
Verse 2
Every time that I knew the truth
I would just pretend
That I wasn't hiding
I'd tell myself that it's alright
I know myself
I think that's all that matters and
Pre-Chorus:
I hope that I can get my point across
I hope that I don't lie dormant in the shadows now
I know that I am running as fast as I can
And I know that that's not very fast at all
Chorus:
I am trying so hard to be something
That I just end up being nothing at all
So watch me as I stumble now
Watch me smile as I hit the ground
Bridge:
I always expect this
I always see it coming
I love it when it's faltering
I love it when it's failing
I know that there is
Most likely something wrong with that
But it's a part of who I am
At least I think that it might be, anyway...
I'm trying so hard to be something
That I just end up being nothing at all
So watch me as I stumble now
Watch me smile as I hit the ground
I'm trying so hard to be something
That I just end up being nothing at all
So watch me as I stumble now
Watch me smile as I hit the ground...
As I hit the ground...
River
Words & Music by Joni Mitchell
As performed by Allison Crowe
It’s coming on Christmas
They’re cutting down trees
They’re putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it don’t snow here
It stays pretty green
I’m going to make a lot of money
Then I’m going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I’m so hard to handle
I’m selfish and I’m sad
Now I’ve gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye
It’s coming on Christmas
They’re cutting down trees
They’re putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
want to see me wasted
cause that's the only time I'd kneel before you and
you would rather
shut your eyes and fly so far above me
that you don't even have to say you were ever there
open up your eyes
and watch me fade away
cause I'm drowning myself again
well I don't think you understand this
I don't even think you could ever come close and
I know you don't understand
what your absence does to me
don't know what to believe when I see
your vacant eyes tear away what little faith
I ever had in anyone and I
shouldn't have let you pull me in
and watch you walk away
I never wanted to fly
without dying before
and I believed that you were there to
save me from myself
The circus is falling down on its knees
Big top is crumbling down
It's raining in Baltimore fifty miles east
Where you should be, no one's around
I need a phone call
I need a raincoat
I need a big love
I need a rain coat
These train conversations are passing me by
And I don't have nothing to say
You get what you paid for
But I just had no intention of living this way
I need a phone call
I need a plane ride
I need a sunburn
I need a raincoat
And I get no answers
And I don't get no change
It's raining in Baltimore, baby
But everything else is the same
There's things I remember, there’s things I forget
I miss you I guess that I should
Three-thousand five-hundred miles away
And what would you change if you could?
I need a phone call, maybe I should buy a new car
I can always hear a freight train, baby, if I listen real hard
And I wish, I wish it was a small world
’cause I'm lonely for the big towns
I'd like to hear a little guitar
I guess it's time to put the top down
I need a phone call
I need a raincoat
I really need a raincoat
I really, really need a rain coat
I really, really, really need a rain coat
Phoenix
Words & Music by Allison Crowe
You didn't have to hurt me, you know
It wasn't entirely necessary
And I'm not sure how much of that you meant
And I'm not sure how far
It went
But that doesn't really matter now
I meant every word I said except for
Maybe it all just paved the way
For what needed to happen anyways
And out of the ashes I rise
The one who can look up is the one who flies
And remember to never look back or down
Don't crash into the ground
And I am not a saint, yeah I get that
I've had it explained to me far
Too many times
But I do try, and I like to think
That one day I'll get back what I've
Given
And you said that I would never be happy
And now that I am I wonder if
You'd believe me anyways
But that doesn't matter now
And to tell the truth I don't care what
You think
'cause out of the ashes I rise
The one who can look up is the one who flies
And remember to never look back or down
Don't crash into the ground
I can't help you now, no I can't stop you
Philosophy
by Allison Crowe
Rain has always fallen silently in my mind
and its built up so high that I'll drown in my own faults
and when I stop breathing maybe I'll be taken to a place
where I can be of some use
now tell me baby, is this not like me
I can't be here now and I don't want your eyes reaching mine
I don't understand why all you had you had to leave behind
I can't stay here now
and I wish my plans were only residential
so I will tell you now that baby I am not unique
so I will empty my veins so my blood can no longer run cold
and my voice will cease shrieking so you can't disagree
I will try to fly
and if I don't make it at least I'll know that I
didn't have to watch myself fail again
well I have got to go
I can walk into the sea
and open my eyes so I can't see
and I can feel you rush in to me
and I am drowning
O Holy Night
Words: Placide Cappeau, 1847 (Minuit, chrétiens, c'est l'heure
solennelle); translated from French to English by John S. Dwight
(1812-1893)
Music: Adolphe C. Adam (1803-1856)
Arranged and performed by Allison Crowe
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
'til He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night divine, O night, O night divine!
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
'til He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
As I walk this hall alone I wonder
exactly why it is I'm leaving
when there's nothing there for me to return to
other than blind faith
with a lack of believing
and not to say that I have nothing
I have everything and I am grateful
but my head is trying to tell me something
in this state of mind I feel so hateful
and I don't understand
and I'm not going to try to because
now that I've seen it
I couldn't walk away no
even if I wanted to, yes
now that I've seen it
even though I'm leaving now
every bit of me is still there
well I am filled with a quiet resolution
and questions posed without solution
and in my realm of indecision
finally I feel as though I can see something
and though this beacons ever flashing
Ii can't revisit without rehashing
when I'm stuck in where I created fear
I can not fix myself from here
and I'm starting to understand
at least in this state I believe something because
now that I've seen it
I couldn't walk away no
even if I wanted to, yes
now that I've seen it
even though I'm leaving now
every bit of me is still there
the amount of times
I've seen the edge
of my own head
is unrelenting
the floor falls out
and I am left with
thoughts that move
without consenting
when all I want is peace
and all I want to believe in
is knowing without seeing
and wanting without fear
now that I've seen it
I couldn't walk away no
even if I wanted to, yes
now that I've seen it
even though I'm leaving now
Believe me, if all those endearing young charms,
Which I gaze on so fondly today,
Were to change by tomorrow, and fleet in my arms,
Like fairy-gifts fading away,
Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art,
Let thy loveliness fade as it will,
And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart,
Would entwine itself verdantly still.
It is not while beauty and youth are thine own,
And thy cheek unprofaned by a tear,
That the fervour and faith of a soul can be known,
To which time has but made thee more dear:
No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close,
As the sun-flower turns to her god, when he sets,
The Northern Lights took me off guard
knocked me over and lifted me up
and through the shadow of a meteor
I saw your face
And yes I stood on the other side of the world
but I took the Northern Lights home to you
I fall into habits that I've carried
So many years and when I fall
I seem to pick them up
And I don't know when or where
But this isn't me, this visionary
That can barely see
And yes I stood on the other side of the world
but I took the Northern lights home to you
So much water floods my face
I am choking on words that I finally
have the courage to say
At the wrong time in the wrong place
And there's no one here to hear me
I just scream into an empty room
And yes I stood on the other side of the world
but I took the Northern Lights home to you
Everything falls and I will
be the last one standing yes
I will hold fast
because everything here begins again
Yes I stood on the other side of the world
and took the Northern Lights home to you
Spent a little time in Montreal
With a fire in the sun
Smokescreen covering
Over the entire city
And you know
I think that I saw you
In a different light
Whether or not
It was the wine
A quiet determination
Maybe something or someone
That you didn't know existed in you
And I think I loved you
Even more
So come on
Follow me down the alleyway
Upside down sign is hanging upright
In the door
Sitting on the steps in Montreal
I'm waiting for you
To spread your wings
Rage building
Held under by a desire
To understand
And I think I got it
The mystery that
I saw in my dreams
Became you in the flesh
Bones and all
S' come on,
Follow me down the alleyway
Upside down sign is hanging upright
In the door
Sitting on the steps in Montreal
I'm waiting for you
To spread your wings
You just sat there
In the background on the canvas
Watching me
Knowing every little fear
Phobia and twitch
Quietly laughing to yourself
Keeping me inside you
Away from the fear
Surrounding me
Come on,
Follow me down the alleyway
Upside down sign is hanging upright
In the door
Sitting on the steps in Montreal
I'm waiting for you
At midnight I open up my door
and I say,
"hey, well why don't you just go and see what happens then?"
and I don't know exactly what it is I'm trying to prove
all I know
is this is just what works for me right now
But then I come back down... maybe in a minute, or two...
and you're already gone.
And I know that I can be cruel
and I don't always have a reason for it
you could ask me over and over again... and all I'd say is
"NOTHING"
but I guess you saw me sitting on the road
in the middle of a rain-storm crying
and I still don't know why
it seemed like a good idea at the time...
In my soul
is water earth and air and fire
all the things that make us whole
and fuel all of your desire
but water can drown
and earth can quake
and fire can burn you out...
and I guess you know that, well...
I know you know that
wind
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
An' I's feeling nearly as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
I headed all the way to New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I was playing soft while Bobby sang the blues, Lord
Windshield wipers slapping time, I was holding Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song the driver knew
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
Ah, nothing, honey if it ain't free, Lord
Feeling good was easy, Lord,
when he sang the blues
Feeling good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.
From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
Yeah, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
Yeah, Bobby baby kept me from the cold
I pulled up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home, and I hope he finds it
Well, I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
Ah, nothing, well that's all that Bobby left me, Lord
Feeling good was easy, Lord
when he sang the blues
Feeling good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.
La de di, la de di da, la de di de di di da, la di da, la de di da Bobby
McGee
La da da la da da da, la da la la la da la La da da la la la da da Bobby
McGee
La da la la la, la da la la la da la La da da la d da hey, hey, I said my Bobby
McGee, Lord
Lo do da la da da da, lo da la la la da la La da da la la la hey, hey, hey, I said my Bobby
McGee, oh yeah
I said I called him my lover, called him my man, I said called him my lover
do the best I can, yeah, c'mon Bobby, now, c'mon Bobby McGee, Lord, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lord, hey, hey, hey, yeah, I said my Bobby McGee, yeah
La da da la da da da, la da la la la da la La da da la la la da da
Hey hey I said Bobby McGee Lord
Lord lordy, lordy lordy lord oh Lord
I want to be the one
To say that I found you safe
And held you in my arms
I want anyone else in the world
To tell me
That they did too
And took you home
Across the field and to your door
And said, hey baby it’s cool,
There’s no reason to be scared anymore.
Took you home
And held you in, held you in, held you in.
Just stay home
Don’t come outside to play
Circumstance beyond control
I feel so helpless
Mind is racing and breaking
Me in to a million pieces
Because I can’t
Take you home
Across the river and to your door
Take you home and
Cut through the darkness
You don’t have to cry anymore
Take you home
And hold you in, hold you in, hold you in.
Take you home
Across the sea and to your door
Take you home
But I’m so scared
That home isn’t here anymore
Take you home
And hold you in
Through the nightshade and under the stars
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.
And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be.
Though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be no sorrow, let it be.
Let it be, let it be. Let it be, Let it be
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Though it may be cloudy,
There is still a light that shines on me,
Shine on 'til tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Oh, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
It came upon a midnight clear,
that glorious song of old,
from angels bending near the earth
to touch their harps of gold:
"Peace on the earth, and good will toward men,
from heaven's all-gracious King."
The world in solemn stillness lay,
to hear the angels sing.
lyrics unsung:
Still through the cloven skies they come
with peaceful wings unfurled,
and still their heavenly music floats
o'er all the weary world;
above its sad and lowly plains,
they bend on hovering wing,
and ever o'er its Babel sounds
the blessed angels sing.
And ye, beneath life's crushing load,
whose forms are bending low,
who toil along the climbing way
with painful steps and slow,
look now! for glad and golden hours
come swiftly on the wing.
O rest beside the weary road,
and hear the angels sing!
For lo! the days are hastening on,
by prophet seen of old,
when with the ever-circling years
shall come the time foretold
when peace shall over all the earth
its ancient splendors fling,
and the whole world send back the song
In the bleak midwinter, frost wind made moan,
earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
in the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, heaven cannot hold him, nor earth sustain;
heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
the Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
but his mother only, in her maiden bliss,
worshiped the beloved with a kiss.
What can I give him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
if I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
There are places I remember
all my life, though some have changed.
Some forever, not for better.
And some have gone, and some remain.
All these places have their moments
with lovers and friends I still can't recall.
Some are dead and some are living.
In my life I love them all.
But of all these friends and lovers,
there is no one compares with you.
And these memories lose their meaning
when I think of love as something new.
Though I know I'll never ever lose affection
for people and things that went before,
I know I'll often stop and think about them.
In my life I love you more.
Though I know I'll never ever lose affection
for people and things that went before,
I know I'll often stop and think of them.
But in my life I loved you more.
I will fight you
Every step of the way
No matter what I think
Or what you have to say
Kicking and screaming
Just drag me out of here
I will cause you sorrow
I will not endear
I am wide-awake
And immersed in confusion
Bare boned and busted up
Lost in disillusion
If I had just one
Little spark inside of me
I wouldn't be so scared
Of the dark side of me
I refuse to shrink
And be something that I'm not
Just to be who you are
Just to get what you have got
I won't accept restraint
I will not hide behind fear
I will be afraid
But I'll stand up
Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky,
Imagine all the people
living for today...
Imagine there's no countries,
It isn't hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too,
Imagine all the people
living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer,
but I'm not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will live as one
Imagine no possessions,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man,
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamer,
but I'm not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will live as one
Words & Music by John Lennon
As performed by Allison Crowe
Imagínate
Imagina que no existe el Cielo
es fácil si lo intentas
sin el Infierno debajo nuestro
arriba nuestro, solo el cielo
Imagina a toda la gente
viviendo el hoy...
Imagina que no hay países
no es difícil de hacer
nadie por quien matar o morir
ni tampoco religión
imagina a toda la gente
viviendo la vida en paz...
Puedes decir que soy un soñador
pero no soy el único
espero que algún día te unas a nosotros
y el mundo vivirá como uno
Imagina que no hay posesiones
quisiera saber si puedes
sin necesidad de gula o hambre
una hermandad de hombres
imagínate a toda la gente
compartiendo el mundo
Puedes decir que soy un soñador
pero no soy el único
espero que algún día te unas a nosotros
I Never Loved a Man The Way I Love You
Words & Music by Ronnie Shannon
As performed by Allison Crowe
You're no good, heartbreaker
You're a liar and you're a cheat
And I don't know why I let you do these things to me
My friends keep telling me that you ain't no good
Oh, Lord, they don't know, that I'd leave you if I could
I guess I'm uptight, but I'm stuck like glue
I ain't never, I ain't never,
I ain't never, no, no, loved a man the way that I, I love you
A long time ago I thought that you'd run out of fools
But I was so wrong, and now ya got one you'll never lose
The way that you treat me is a shame,
How could you hurt me so bad?
Oh, baby you know that I'm the best thing that you ever had
Kiss me once again
Don't you never, never, never say that we're through
Cause I ain't never, I ain't never,
I ain't never, no no, loved a man the way that I, I love you
I can't sleep at night, I can't eat a bite
I guess I'll never be free, since you've got your hooks in me
Yeah, yeah yeah
I ain't never loved a man
I ain't never had a man treat me so bad
So I tell you just what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna hold you, I'm gonna hold you
Hold you...
I Dreamed A Dream
Words & Music by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg
As performed by Allison Crowe
[FANTINE]
There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in days gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when Autumn came
And still I dream he'd come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this Hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
It took me so long to understand
who I needed to be for myself
and it took me too long to realize
that I didn't need anybody else
so now I'm sitting here in silence
and all I can feel is regret
and it seems to be so easy for you now
but its not so easy for me to forget
how long do I have to wait here?
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take you to remember
while you're still alive and growing old
I'm the only one who cares about you
so roll me over
shut me out
if that's what you feel possessed to do
whatever helps to get you through the night
yeah it may kill me
but I'll still love you
how long do I have to wait here
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take you to remember
while you're still alive and growing old
I'm the only one who cares about you
I am
I am the only one
I am
I am...
how long do I have to wait here
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take you to remember
while you're still alive and growing old
I'm the only one, I am the only one
I am
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take for you to realize
Sometimes
I really hate happy people
and sometimes
I resent the hell out of you
and sometimes, you know,
I really hate myself
a higher part of me
knows that this is wrong
and I wait
for a part of this to make sense
and I wait
until it's my turn to fight
and I know
I could be waiting a long time
but I wait for you
to tell me everything's alright
and I've walked
a million times beside you
and not once
have I felt worthy to
and I know
I probably have my own place
somewhere dark, somewhere cold,
somewhere
where no one can see me
and I wait
for a part of this to make sense
and I wait
until it's my turn to fight
and I know
I could be waiting a long time
but I wait for you
to tell me everything's alright
and I've tried
to purify myself
I've pulled the drain
so many times
and I watch
as the waters strip from me
all my pain, all my love,
all that will come back tomorrow
and I wait
for a part of this to make sense
and I wait
until it's my turn to fight
and I know
I could be waiting a long time
but I wait for you
to tell me everything's alright
and I wait
for any of this to make sense
and I wait until
its my turn to take flight
and I know I could
be waiting forever
but I wait for you
to tell me everything's alright
because it doesn't feel alright
nothing feels alright
alright
is that alright
Hallelujah
Words & Music by Leonard Cohen
As performed & Transcribed by Allison Crowe
I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
Well, it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well, your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well, baby, I've been here before.
I've seen this room, and I've walked this floor.
I used to live alone before I knew you.
But I've seen your flag on the marble arch,
And love is not a victory march,
It's a cold and it is a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well, there was a time when you'd let me know
What's really going on below,
But now you never show that to me, do you?
But remember when I moved in you,
And the Holy Ghost was moving too,
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well, maybe there is a God above,
But all that I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you.
It's not a cry that you hear at night,
And it is not somebody who has seen the light
It's a cold and it is a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Take that fire from your head
And see my eyes
And take this feeling I have
Need for self-sacrifice
Take this guilt off my chest
And I will have learned
Take this bridge from my past
That I've already burned
And I see that you know me
And I see that you are not impressed
And I see that I am not forgiven
And I see that I have not been given rest
Take this life from my hands
And give it peace
And take this picture from my mind
And give me release
And i was not in my head
I was not alive
I am down on my knees
And I've already died
And I see that you know me
And I see that you are not impressed
And I see that I am not forgiven
And I see that I have not been given rest
Take that fire from your head
And see my eyes
Take this feeling that I have
Need for self-sacrifice
I was not in my head
And I was not alive
I am down on my knees
And I have already died
And I see that you know me
And I see that you are not impressed
And I see that I am not forgiven
Effortless
Words & Music by Allison Crowe
As performed by Allison Crowe
I'm trying not to try so hard,
Makes me wonder if it's really effortless,
Or if I'm fooling myself?
'Cause if I have to put so much of me
Into trying not to care,
Where am I then?
I'm lying.
And do you see the way I walk away?
I never really know what I should say,
So it comes out wrong,
If it comes out at all.
So I straighten myself out,
I bring me back down,
"Don't be ridiculous,
You are so wrong."
But then I'm drifting,
On a wave of thought.
I get lost in the tides,
And I can barely recognize myself.
I don't mind,
'Cause do you see the way I walk away?
I never really know what I should say,
So it comes out wrong,
If it comes out at all.
So I try to act the way I would
If I was someone that wasn't me.
But you wipe that away, don't you?
And I am falling down,
I am tripping on words,
I am out of my mind.
You know, this is not like me.
I'm not usually happy, I swear.
And do you see the way I walk away?
I never really know what I should say
So it comes out wrong.
And I turn my back
And I don't look back.
I am unafraid...
...but really I'm just kidding.
I'm terrified,
And I think I like it.
And I don't care if I look ridiculous,
Stepping on
the thoughts of all pain
released from this anger
is some place I would like to be
and when I feel myself defeated
I bleed
and when I see them twist around
dancing in their own wake
I rage
And I don't want to exist on this plane
crashing down to the level of
depth of skin
flesh and bone
all wrapped up in pages
flashed in our faces
laughing and spiteful
Run away
Lost again
misdirected and folded
drowned in bones
and thrown away
they told me to disappear
and slowly dive
into the shallow end
of the gene pool
Try to hold on to what I believe
disappeared
no longer here as anything but
wretched and disfigured
so I slash myself again
and I drown my hopes again
lose myself in this disease
Lost again
misdirected and folded
drowned in bones
and thrown away
they told me to disappear
and slowly dive
into the shallow end
of the gene pool
Cut yourself to the mold
Nothing left to rid yourself of
but bile and blood
torn skin screaming
and silenced as we
replace marble with plastic
Lost again
misdirected and folded
drowned in bones
and thrown away
they told me to disappear
and slowly dive
into the shallow end
The Arctic surrounded my cold wooden room
I don't think I've ever felt so warm
these waters brought back to me
what I reluctantly believed
and I watched as the 4 corners gave way
to the ice and the life and the death
and the warmth
and they were all joined together
In that one instant I could
feel you crushing me
but I didn't want to remember what it felt like
to be alive
and still feel so cold
in crayon and ink
what I understood the least
were these words not spoken
out of fear of the law
or self sacrifice
and I never thought that confirmation
would come in to play
and these words were never going to be on
the tip of your tongue
and I was locked in a place
that I'd never seen before
without windows but
with curtains hanging on the walls
and I was forced to believe
all I had
I had to self-deprivate
and I was proved wrong
when you came back
in a room filled with nothing
this table looked away from me
a kick to your foot and a twist of your head
and I saw that you were afraid
but if you think that I was just being cold
you don't know how scared I was
in crayon and ink
what I understood the least
were these words not spoken
out of fear of the law
or self sacrifice
and I never thought that confirmation
would come in to play
and these words were never going to be on
am running headlong into a train
and I
would like to give this thing a name
but for now,
I am just happy to be me
and I
can't believe I just said that
'Cause I have waited
so long for something
so ridiculously simple and
I can't believe that it is this easy but it is
I am walking down this street alone
but I don't care
I don't need somewhere to belong to
not with you in my mind
ya, you just make a little home here
but only if you want to
Lord knows I'm easy now
'Cause I have waited
so long for something
so ridiculously simple and
I can't believe that it is this easy but it is
you're a little light in my dark
and I can see you if I try hard enough
and while I work
to leave the life I led before
I realize I ran away
just so I could stay
but maybe with you somewhere, sometime
'Cause I have waited
so long for something
so ridiculously simple and
I wasn't expecting you
you took me by surprise
and I don't know if you can see it
but it's right behind my eyes
the answer to a question
that I didn't know I'd asked
and you know
I didn't believe the tides
could wash over me so fast
and I've never
seen this before
and I've seen so much
oh god I wonder what it takes
to understand happiness
and I
am standing on the edge
and I'm not afraid to fall
I'm not dying
I'm not hiding
I am not anything at all
but this time
I choose to be happy
you know I never believed
that I could have something good
didn't think that it was possible
didn't think I could
but now I'm kicking down these walls
and you're tearing at these chains
and I am starting to believe
that I must be insane
cause I've
never seen you before
and I've seen so much
oh god I wonder what it takes
to understand happiness
and I
am standing on the edge
and I'm not afraid to fall
I'm not dying
I'm not hiding
I am not anything at all
but falling
and I don't care where I land
I'm falling
and now I feel like I can stand
cause this time
If I could come
Back to you
It always comes
Back to you
But knowing you
And wanting you
Are separate
And I am desperate
But I know you're here with me
You're always here with me
And it colours me
Indefinitely
I am by your side
I am by your side
And when you can't breathe
When you decide to leave
I am by your side
I am by your side
Where did you go?
What did you do?
What did they
Take from you?
I can't hold on
To this now
Your eyes are cold
I don't know how
To let go of you
I miss you, I love you
And it colours me
Indefinitely
I am by your side
Angel
Words & Music by Sarah McLachlan
As performed by Allison Crowe
Spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for a break that would make it okay
there's always one reason
to feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
oh beautiful release
memory seeps from my veins
let me be empty
and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there
So tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lie
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference
escaping one last time
it's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees
In the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there
you're in the arms of the angel
Alive and Breathing
Words & Music by Allison Crowe
I am falling
And I can't hear the words
That you are saying to me
But I know that I will survive
No matter what you do to me
I know I will stay....
CHORUS
Alive
believe it or not
I don't care
I'm still here
Breathing
believe it or not
I don't mind
I'm still here
I am flying
And I will not accept the lies
that you are spitting at me
And now I know that
even in weightlessness and fear
I have to stand my ground.
CHORUS
Alive
believe it or not
I don't care
I'm still here
Breathing
Believe it or not
I don't mind
Blue morning blue morning wrapped in strands of fist and bone
Curiosity, kitten,
Doesn't have to mean you're on your own
You can look outside your window
He doesn't have to know
We can talk awhile, baby
We can take it nice and slow
All your life is such a shame, shame, shame
All your love is just a dream, dream, dream
Are you happy when youre sleeping?
Does he keep you safe and warm?
Does he tell you when you're sorry?
Does he tell you when you're wrong?
I've been watching you for hours
It's been years since we were born
We were perfect when we started
I've been wondering where weve gone
All your life is such a shame, shame, shame
All your love is just a dream, dream, dream
I dreamt I saw you walking up a hillside in the snow
Casting shadows on the winter sky as you stood there
Counting crows
One for sorrow two for joy
Three for girls and four for boys
Five for silver six for gold and
Seven for a secret never to be told
There's a bird that nests inside you
Sleeping underneath your skin
When you open up your wings to speak
I wish you'd let me in
All your life is such a shame
All your love is just a dream
Open up your eyes
You can see the flames of your wasted life
You should be ashamed
You don't want to waste your life
I walk along these hillsides in the summer 'neath the sunshine
I am feathered by the moonlight falling down on me
A Case of You
Words & Music by Joni Mitchell
As performed by Allison Crowe
Just before our love got lost you said
I am as constant as a Northern Star
And I said, constantly in the darkness
Wheres that at?
If you want me Ill be in the bar
On the back of a cartoon coaster
In the blue tv screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh Canada
With your face sketched on it twice
Oh you are in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet
Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I am frightened by the devil
And Im drawn to those that aint afraid
And I remember when you told me, you said
Love is touching souls
Well surely you touched mine
Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time
Oh youre, you are in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and you taste so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you
I could drink a case of you darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet
And I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your life
She knew your devils and your deeds
She said
Go to him, stay with him if you can
But be prepared to bleed
You are in my blood, youre my holy wine
You taste so bitter, baby, and you taste so sweet
I could drink a case of you darling
I would still be on my feet
