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"Oh light of dead and of dying days
Oh love in thy glory go
In a rosy mist and a moony maze
Over the pathless peaks of the snow"
Moon, oh moon
How you swoon over me
Nightshade falling down, below your darkened nursery
You know what every man does seek and can not find
You are the picture of the meek, counting your time
Oh moon, oh moon
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I lost my way into the fray
When hope's blue flame went out into the day
I thought that hope abandoned me
Only because I couldn't see
The path put on his coat of fog
And dressed himself up for a ramble
Twisted and turned me to my end
And waltzed my heart into the bend
Adelaide, Adelaide, Adelaide, I make my way up to your arms
Adelaide, Adelaide, Adelaide, I make our home up in the stars
Companions long since left my side
Searching for "BIG MUSIC" has all but died
I know the tales of travelers past
Struggling to find their way at last
My opposition remains unseen
An apparition of a voice unclean
Would have me fall into his pit
So I must keep my footing lit
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Out of the Woods
03:56
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We are spent but we are strong, a rolling stone ramblin' on
We want out of the woods
Tenderfoot and weary soul, wayfarers bear the toll
We want out of the woods
Path is ancient and old, harrowed narrow and cold
We want out of the woods
Tiaga dank with delitier, some afar and some near
We want out of the woods
These woods are not where we come from,
but they are where we've been
Dragoons for hope we're trudging on, our aim is set on the end
We have paid so dearly, brother have you not heard?
We want out of the woods
Stakes are high the way is low, in the valley of shadows
We want out of the woods
Tramplin' daisies and bone, tread the moss and the stone
We want out of the woods
Following the MORNING STAR, so close and afar
We want out of the woods
These woods are not where we come from,
but they are where we've been
Dragoons for hope we're trudging on, our aim is set on the end
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Cherry Tree Redge
05:14
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Sunlight over me as I lay underneath the cherry tree
Young boy beneath, and suddenly it all dawned on me
Clouds cast across the light, my heart began to well up from the deep
I am part of the whole, I'm planted like a rich, bustling seed
And the fruit that's grown from my own
Is not grown for me to partake
And the boughs I stretch where children play,
are raised for a glorious fate
Old man gave to me as much of the fruit as I could eat
Garden mystery, it haunted my young and faithful feet
Brother lead the way up into the branches above
Witching Warbler Song, reminds me of that great feral love
And the fruit that's grown from my own
Is not grown for me to partake
And these boughs I stretch where my children play
Are raised for a glorious fate
And for me, to know the WAY OF OLD
I'm bound to walk with light upon my feet
Arise, shine, dawn on my soul, once and for all I am replete
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The Grapevine
04:06
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Oh grapevine, oh grapevine
You give my life heart and soul
Oh grapevine, oh grapevine
Abiding in your very whole
I'm watching our love grow, just like a grapevine creeping up a trellis
Of hope
Now it was wild and bound, and now it's fierce and free and found tied up to, your rope
You know the way I see it, sometimes I can't believe that it's true
You picked me from a crowd and now this scoundrel gets to be with you
Look at the love you sow, I'm like a seed you buried in your garden
to grow
I was among the thorns, until you plucked me up and out of folly
la-la-limbo
You know the way I see it, sometimes I can't believe that it's true
You picked me from a crowd and now this scoundrel gets to be with you
Oh grapevine, oh grapevine
You give my life heart and soul
Oh grapevine, oh grapevine
Abiding in your very whole
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Ardor Orchard
01:50
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"Are you with me in the night
Whether fortune or the plight
Are you with me on the road
To the country on the shoals?"
"Yes I'm with you in the dark
With a blessing and a spark
Growing fire in your heart
Into an orchard, flaming soul"
"Are you with me in the night
Whether fortune or the plight
Are you with me on the road
To the country?"
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Heart of mine is adorned with garlands of grace hung above the door
Rooms of splendid design for many sweet loves, many a kind
You are central my Dear, you hold the key to enter in here
Softly you tread on me, you are my ship, I am your sea
Anchors away
Heart of mine was once torn by cares of the earth, such thistles and thorns
Ivy upon the door, 'twas rotted washed up, driftwood on the shore
You were still just a dream, a hope and a wish I could not redeem
Softly he bled on me, gave me his blood, laid down his body
Anchors away
Heart of ours is ablaze with holy fire, the purest arrays
Halls decked out with words, life giving breath, two edged swords
Let this love be a toast, to fruit of the Spirit, come Holy Ghost
Sweetly we now agree, he is the ship, he is the sea
Anchors away
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You gave all you had away to the day like a bellflower
Your solstice grew long, and your song it was lost ne'er be found
In the gloaming of your wretched old soul, forlorn from the cradle
The empyrean within you sinks lower to the welkin below
I want to be a LION HEART
I want to be a BRAVE ON THE KNOLL
I want to be a PART OF THE PART,
WHICH AT FIRST EVER WAS, THE WHOLE
I want to be a hero, but I'm barely a man
Nothing but a doer of my work, a jewel within the cog
Pulled up from the sand
You fill your table with the fruits of your labor and see that it is good
You know that your song, are the olive shoots springing up beside
So don't wander inside your bewildered old mind, looking for some idyllic scene
Your children are your gemstones, carved out of flesh and bone
Forged in a Seraphim dream...
Now you know the delight of being lowly
I am what I am nothing more, use me up
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Balla Dear Texas
Songs born out of trial and triumph, Balla Dear explores the dichotomy of the human condition, the physical and the spiritual. From deep in the heart of central Arkansas, Balla Dear muses in the medium of Southern Folk, Country Gospel, and Folk Ballad. The themes are evident; peace and solace amidst one's own undoing. Sacrificial love is by far the greatest gift among men. ... more
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