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Happiness
03:44
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Happiness, don’t run from me,
I’ve felt you before, now just a memory,
Happiness, you’re haunting me,
Just out of reach, from this shell of me,
In this shell of me
This shell of me
This shell of me
Happiness, do you hear my plea?
I’ll find you one day, and fill this shell of me,
This shell of me.
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There is no sleep, no rest tonight,
The walls they scream in silence,
These stories of when I had hope,
But all good things must end,
I stare alone, my body still,
My mind lost in a race,
Reminiscing of who I once was,
Or was it just pretend?
Bridge:
My eyes and heart so heavy,
Where to now, my friend?
Dive deeper where no one can see,
All good things, they must end,
Chorus:
What if I just stay here?
Never to return?
And dance with my own demons,
Until my body burns,
What if I sink further?
Down beneath the waves?
And rest on the soft bottom,
Where no one’s ever saved,
Where no one’s ever saved,
V2:
There is no chance of dreams tonight,
Or break from conscious mind,
Just everything that I’ve done wrong,
And fences I’ve yet to mend,
And so I breathe, at least for now,
This wintry midnight hour,
And stumble through my hollowed thoughts,
Most which I can’t defend,
Bridge:
My eyes and heart so heavy,
Where to now, my friend?
Dive deeper where no one can see,
All good things, they must end,
Chorus:
What if I just stay here?
And never again return?
And dance with my own demons,
Until my body burns,
What if I just sink farther?
Down under the waves?
And rest on the soft bottom,
Where no one can be saved,
Where no one can be saved
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Welcome Back Hope
04:18
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For a while you were gone,
Where? I don’t know,
This darkness sunk so deep inside,
It was all I had to show,
I stumbled down this dead-end path,
More downs than ups each day,
But my hollow heart kept beating,
Now pitch black has turned to grey,
Welcome back, hope,
Welcome back, hope,
Not everything is better,
But It's not a downward slide,
I’m off my knees, I push to stand,
from this place where pain resides,
Your presence new and welcome,
feels like forever I have crawled,
A dull light now illuminates,
A path through these canyon walls,
Welcome back, hope,
Welcome back, hope,
It’s been a while since I have seen your face.
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Wash Away (PNW Version)
03:04
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Rain wash away,
The pain that’s built from all my yesterdays,
Clean my soul of all that I’ve done wrong,
And help me find the strength to carry on,
Give me strength,
To right my wrongs,
To change my world, help me,
Wash away
Rain falling from the sky,
Kiss my face and show me how to fly,
Falling to the world from up on high,
Tell me that my best has not gone by
Give me strength,
To right my wrongs,
To change my world, help me,
Wash away.
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5. |
This Place and Time
03:18
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Thousands of years gone by across thousands of miles,
People have been living on this earth for quite a while,
Each life is but a moment, and can be in just one place,
Who comes before or after, we’ll never know their face,
That’s why I feel lucky, even on the days I’m blue,
Because I’m here in this place and time with you,
If I was born in Roman times when Caesar called the shots,
Id search for love by chariot but it would be for not,
Or if it was years later under a Spanish galleon’s sails,
I’d brave the seas to find my love but I would not prevail,
That’s why I feel lucky, even when the world seems blue,
Because I’m here in this place and time with you,
If It was 3022 and the earth was still a thing,
I’d fly a brand-new spaceship but my heart would never sing,
Or standing there at Woodstock with Jefferson airplane,
I would want somebody to love but it would be in vain,
That’s why I feel lucky, even if the rest falls through,
Cuz I'm here in this place and time with you,
I just need this place and time with you.
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6. |
Of Death and Dying
04:05
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V1
Candles flicker with stolen light,
My day has passed and now comes night,
A life of love, a life done right,
Hold me till I'm gone from sight,
I've seen the sunrise, a countless few,
And to myself I have been true,
Now with all but my last breath drew,
My fading time I spend with you,
Chorus:
Take my hand, hold it close,
The part of life, I loved the most,
Walk me to the other side,
And there we'll part, but please don't cry,
My love, I'll save a spot for you,
I give my word, you know it's true,
But do not fret I'll see you soon,
In the wind, the clouds, the Stars, the moon,
Oh, now I leave this life,
Now I leave this life,
V2
My grasp is weak, my body frail,
The curse of time, it has prevailed,
This ship now ready to set sail,
upon safe winds I leave this gale,
As my heart beats its final time,
I'm still so thankful you are mine,
To take me where I need to be,
And set my soul completely free,
Chorus:
Take my hand, hold it close,
The part of life, I loved the most,
Walk me to the other side,
And there we'll part, but please don't cry,
My love I'll save a spot for you,
I give my word you know it's true,
But do not fret I'll see you soon,
In the wind, the clouds, the Stars, the moon,
Oh, now I leave this life,
Now I leave this life,
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Toren Davis Vancouver, Washington
I started writing music and playing with my brother back in the early 2010s. We formed the band, Alpaca De Beats in Arizona where we grew up. In 2014 I moved to Wilmington, North Carolina where I wrote music as I practiced as a family Physician. I am now in Vancouver Washington where I do the same. ... more
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