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Through Your Eyes
04:13
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You were once full of life
Where on earth did it go
Why’d you let it leave you here alone
Among the silence
Somewhere in between
Who you were and who you wanted to be
Something got a hold of you
And nothing else mattered
Yes I tried, oh yes I tried
To see the world through your eyes
But your eyes, your tired eyes
Have lost their fire, have lost their light
Sing your songs again
You will make it through to the end
Count it all joy, my friend
That this is momentary
Yes I tried, oh yes I tried
To see the world through your eyes
But your eyes, your tired eyes
Have lost their fire, have lost their light
Won’t you try, oh won’t you try
To see the world through new eyes
See how the ocean meets the sky
Watch the stars light up the night
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St Lawrence
03:14
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I found an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River
Where everything I knew became clearer
As I walked between the land and the sea
I watched the stars at night and hid in the wood in the afternoon
Forgetting all the things that I had to do
All I knew was what surrounded me
And all this time I never felt so alive
And all this time I never felt so alive
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Fragile
05:44
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We are fragile needing much
We are delicate to the touch
We are temporary at best
Unaware of what’s next
We float through space and time
Transient hearts align
We are wealthy, given much
Keeping all but some to ourselves
Hear the call to abandon self
But we can’t get outside ourselves
Fear of the undiscovered
Locks us inside
Leave all your inhibitions
Embrace this life
Leave what you once knew behind
Take what is left see what you’ll find
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Changing
03:40
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Everyone is changing, changing
Nothing stays the same for very long
Everything around is moving, moving
I don’t even know where I am right now
The highway takes me takes me
Away from familiar places
Where I left so many memories
I don’t even know how to begin again
Always moving, never stopping
Always leaving, never staying
Behind me are so many miles
Ahead is where I’ll find myself
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Barren Land
05:06
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From far away it’s a vast expanse
Of land that meets the sky
But up close is a stream in the coulee
And plenty of places to hide
From far away I can see your face
Clear as the moonlight
But up close your face is a desert
You’ve given up the fight
Oh barren land
Dig your wells deep into the earth
Oh, water from
Deep inside will bring you back to life
You’re looking back on days past
When life was a generous soul
But since then it’s offered you nothing
But you haven’t given your all
Oh barren land
Dig your wells deep into the earth
Oh, water from
Deep inside will bring you back to life
Oh, lift your eyes
To the sky to where your help comes from
Oh, let your soul
Be revived and let your heart be light
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Wooden Heart
02:54
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Oh, your wooden heart
Doesn’t beat the way it used to
You lost it by the seashore
And it weathered into driftwood
What brought you to the sea,
Were you looking far away
Or staring at the depths
Holding onto something
We’ll never be
Really truly free until we
Let go of the world
And all it holds for something more
Look beyond the sky
Past the waves, past the tide
Someday your wooden arteries
Will beat with life again
Oh your wooden heart
Your wooden heart
The ocean, oh
It pulled you apart
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Lauren Mann Pender Island, British Columbia
Memory & Desire was born out of uncertainty, and came from epiphanies of hope between the questions. Recorded at Lauren’s home in the Gulf Islands, it is an intimate marker of the passage of time, holding space between who she was and who she will be. With deeper honesty and a renewed effervescence, Lauren Mann is taking herself and her music back to her roots and creating authentic art. ... more
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