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IN THE MOONLIGHT- Album Lyrics
Written by Dawn Mitschele
1. Water
Water, it slips through fingers
Not meant to be held in the hand.
I let you go drifting,
instead of doing all that I can
To keep you close to me.
Is it my all-consuming love affair
With solitude and dreams?
'cause oh, you are better than any fantasy
And I tend to forget what that means.
Oh you are water, slipping away.
You're slipping away.
Fire, it burns through pages
Turning your heart-felt words into dust
And I am, just like the flame is
I'm destroying you every time I mess up.
Is it my all-consuming love affair
With solitude and dreams?
'cause oh, you are better than any fantasy
And I tend to forget what that means.
Oh you are water, slipping away.
You're drifting away.
I put my hands up to the sky
And I'm trying to catch you.
And there ain't no wonder,
Wonder why, I can't hold onto you.
Is it my all-consuming love affair
With solitude and dreams
Oh, you are better than any fantasy
And I tend to forget what that means.
Oh you are water, slipping away.
You're slipping away.
2. Dominoes
Heads are turning, each one is yearning
As the one they're looking at turns away
Oh, they turn away
And hearts are burning, everything is churning
As the one they're looking at is getting away
Oh, they're getting away.
And oh we are like Dominoes
and we are falling in one long row now, I see.
We're dominoes
and we're falling head over our toes.
And she's falling for him
and he is falling for me
And I am falling for somebody else
who's falling for you
Oh, we're falling like Dominoes
Oh, we are falling like Dominoes
Oh, we're falling
and we're falling way too fast
Minds are dreaming each time believing
That you'll appear on my doorstep
Maybe today, oh maybe today
And hands are praying,
don't you hear what I'm saying
I tell you if you pour on me that kind of love,
you know that I won't
No, I won't go away.
And oh we are like Dominoes
and we are falling in one long row now, I see.
We're dominoes
and we're falling head over our toes
And she's falling for him
and he is falling for me
And I am falling for somebody else
who's falling for you
Oh, we're falling like Dominoes
Oh, we are falling like Dominoes
Oh, we're falling
and we're falling way too fast
And if I had oh one wish it would be to be
back up on my toes
And I would fall
as you fall and turn around
and we would fall, well
Nose to nose.not like
Dominoes that are falling
and we're falling in one long row now, I see
We're dominoes
and we're falling head over our toes
And she's falling for him
and he is falling for me
And I am falling for somebody else
who's falling for you
Oh, we're falling like Dominoes
Oh, we are falling like Dominoes
Oh, we're falling
and we're falling way too fast
3. ANCHOR
Love me, love me
Say that you will
It sounds so simple
But it fools me, it fools me
Oh so well, that I can barely tell.
What is a cup if its turned upside down?
I know I'll miss having you around.
What is an anchor, if its not tied to a chain?
I know that its not worth the pain.
It'll heal you, heal you
To let me go
So you can grow
Until fire, oh fire
It burns again, I know you'll get another chance.
What is a cup if its turned upside down?
I know I'll miss having you around.
What is an anchor, if its not tied to a chain?
I know that its not worth the pain.
And oh we are, so hungry for
A sure thing
And oh we are, so tired of
All this guessing.
But there's no need to feed,
This desire to sleep anymore.
And you touch me, without using your hands
But I can feel you everywhere
And you know me, you know me
Without a word
And I am finally heard,
Yes, I am finally heard.
4. In the Moonlight
Well, something comes out
Of nothing at all
And I will drink from my cup
As the voices they call to me
In time.
And they tickle me on
The back of my neck
And they are calling me
Back from the dead
Of my sleepwalking
In the afternoon light.
And I bow,
To the truth that they're telling me
Bow,
To the love coming over me.
Oh, Graces, I can hear your cries
And they are, they're calling me
Out into the night
And up in to the trees that I climb.
To sing my songs to you
In the moonlight.
Now, lately its become so obscure
And I can't hear, no
The whispers you're making anymore
Oh I am, I am lost.
And I bow,
Before this humbleness,
Bow, to the answers in silence.
Oh, Graces, I can hear your cries
And they are, they're calling me
Out into the night
And up in to the trees that I climb.
To sing my songs to you
In the moonlight.
And I know, I know, I know, I know
You are always here.
When I'm weak from all of my fears
Yes I know, I know, I know, I know
All I have to do, is close my eyes
And you are right there inside.
Yes, I know that you'll take me to places
That I have never been
And I know, there's more to this than traveling.
5. Kiss You
Stay back, cause I might get too close,
And I don't want to act so soon.
Stay back, cause I might get too close,
And I can feel your breathe from across the room.
I look out at you.
And I want to kiss you,
I want to kiss you.
My heart it says, I want to kiss you.
I want to hold you, I want to hold you.
And my heart it says I want to hold you.
But I don't, know I won't.
Despite what's best, I move closer and closer
And the room it gets smaller
As I get weaker
And now I'm there on your shoulder.
I look up at you.
And I want to kiss you,
I want to kiss you.
My heart it says, I want to kiss you.
I want to hold you, I want to hold you.
And my heart it says I want to hold you.
And so I do, yes I do.
And we are met with heat
We are met with the sweet
Unknowingness of what to do next
And we roll, until we slow
To a stop.
And the first light of day does break,
And I'm holding my hand to your face.
And we fear not what this could mean
Cause we know that the best things in life are unseen
And who knows when I'll want to kiss you again.
6. Old Weathered Fences
I see you in things like
Old weathered fences
And I know you'd like to take
a photograph
I hear you in things like
Passing conversation
And I know exactly
when you'd react.
You are,
yes you're taking up all of my time
even though I never see your face.
You are,
You're only in my mind and in all
Of those pretty things
That I will find here along my way.
They're captured so sweetly
In those signs that greet me
How they lead me towards your memory.
I feel you in things like
Late nights in summertime
You'd count the stars
Lying on your back
And I hear you in things like
My father's stories and I
Know exactly
When you'd laugh.
You are,
yes you're taking up all of my time
even though I never see your face.
You are,
You're only in my mind and in all
Of those pretty things
That I will find here along my way.
They're captured so sweetly
In those signs that greet me
How they lead me towards your memory.
Oooh, and your mouth
I can see high up in the clouds
And your hands,
Your hands are in the stems of my garden.
But am I foolish, am I foolish
To think that this could keep me close to you?
You are,
yes you're taking up all of my time
even though I never see your face.
You are,
You're only in my mind and in all
Of those pretty things
That I will find here along my way.
They're captured so sweetly
In those signs that greet me
How they lead me towards your memory.
7. Feather
Watch the feathers float around me
They float to the ground
and they don't make a sound
Will you be like the feathers
and never hurt me?
I was born in a town of trees
Where the leaves in the fall fell on me
Will you be like the leaves
and fall on me gently?
I am bound by this sense of lightness
I can feel when the earth it moves like this
And when the rocks fall down,
they're too heavy to bear
I'll need you to remind me
it's not always like this
I am sitting watching the sea
I grab a fistful of sand,
let it fall through my hand
Will you be like the sand and
fly on the wind?
Now I watch as a leaf it falls on the stream
And it carries it down and all around
Will you be like the stream and carry me?
I am bound by this sense of lightness
I can feel when the earth it moves like this
And when the rocks fall down,
they're too heavy to bear
I'll need you to remind me
it's not always like this
Now as the seasons are slowly changing
And all of those things that we have left behind
I want to thank you for making things clearer
You know how to ease my mind.
'cause I am bound by this sense of lightness
I can feel when the earth it moves like this
And when the rocks fall down,
They're too heavy to bear
I'll need you to remind me
it's not always like this
8. Deep as the Sea
I fell for the sound that you made in the hall
When you sing I hear you bleed
You fell for the lullabies that I sang you at night
When I came to you in your dreams.
You said you would've turned your whole life upside down
You would've left your girl and your same old town
You took a thousand vacations with me in your mind
And I prayed you'd come to the water, with me in California
But you, stayed and that's okay.
I saw what I needed to see.
Anyway, oh, you freed me
With your giving as deep as the sea.
I wish I had never seen you again
You were less of a boy and you were more of a man.
And I saw your eyes for the first time in the daylight
That's when I knew it'd be so hard to forget.
Now three months later, you're wearing that wedding ring
And me I'm treading lightly with the freedom my life brings
And I know now that I can hold you somewhere in my heart
You were a gift I was given, no matter where you are.
But you stayed, and that's okay
I saw what I needed to see.
Anyway, oh, you freed me
With your giving as deep as the sea.
We were old and grey in that picture in our minds
Aint it funny how we do it all the time
You look into the eyes of another there's a very nice view
Of your whole life laid out in front of you
But we're not always meant to end up with that love.
Even though it came like thunder from above.
Cause there are higher roads we take sometimes, yes we do
But don't dismiss this kind of thing, its showing truth to you
And you stayed, and that's okay
You'll see what you need to see
Anyway, I hope you're free
And her giving is as deep as the sea
Anyway, I hope you're free
And her giving is as deep as the sea
9. Same Sad Story
Throw your hands up way into the sky, surrender
To the state of all of your affairs
You cant change whats already there.
Maybe it was too much waiting there on the sidelines
That kept the ball from out of your hands.
No one to tell you can, but you can.
You're outside and you're looking in
On the way things could've been different
And you're staring at all of those tattered walls
Screaming inside, hoping that somebody's listening
To your same sad story again.
What if all your dreams they turn to darkness
You've hit the bottom of your well
They say there's only up from hell.
But if you can stand to feel the power of your own hands
You could climb right up
Be back up at the top again.
You're outside and you're looking in
On the way things could've been different
And you're staring at all of those tattered walls
Screaming inside, hoping that somebody's listening
To your same sad story again.
And you do this cause you can't do anything else
You're stuck inside and you can't ask for help
You've gotta let go, let go of yourself
Cause the world already has too many
Sad sad stories to tell.
You're outside and you're looking in
On the way things could've been different
And you're staring at all of those tattered walls
Screaming inside, hoping that somebody's listening
To your same sad story again.
10. What a Difference
What a difference a day can make
I was almost yours and you were almost mine
Until that tide rose and I got swept away.
You kept to that seed that we planted
So patient you were to watch it grow
Cultivating, contemplating and all the while
You were always waiting,
Yes you were always waiting.
But I never, no I never knew
That you wanted us to bloom
And, now that I know, I know, I know
Oh well it, it should've been you
Yes, it should have been you
We should have bloomed.
What a difference a line can make
I crossed it once and now I can't untie it.
And all the birds in the trees they find it to be
Oh, such a tragedy, yes its such a tragedy.
But I never, no I never knew
That you wanted us to bloom
And, now that I know, I know, I know
Oh well it, it should've been you
Yes, it should have been you
We should have bloomed.
And you know that its spring time
And love love love is growing on the vines
I send my message to you on the warm april breeze
Because maybe, oh well maybe it
It could still be you
Maybe it could be you
Baby maybe we could bloom..
What a difference a day can make
I was almost yours and you were almost mine
Until that tide rose and I got swept away
Now what a difference, that day has made.
11. Quietly Determined
barely seen are her strong and sturdy feet
yet on a cloud rests her head so high and out of reach
but she'll make her way
Carving through space as she sings
I am quietly, so quietly determined.
You can make your mistakes about me
I am quietly, so quietly determined
I am quietly, so quietly.
I'm here she says, in this sacred waiting room
Just delivering on her fate that's late to bloom
But she'll make her way
Carving through space, as she sings
I am quietly, so quietly determined.
You can make your mistakes about me
I am quietly, so quietly determined
I am quietly, so quietly,
Me.
BONUS TRACK: Good Morning
Good Morning, the ocean is calling
It still sounds the same
Even though I have fallen.
Good Morning, to all of my family
The ones who raised me
And the ones who saved me.
Good Morning, to how it all used to be
When I would run wild
Now I run wild with a new set of dreams.
Oh, lets go out to the sea.
'cause my body's just a body like your body
in this body of water.
And the waves are taking shape
We're gonna ride this all the way together.
And the hope is getting higher
Cause you have brought me home.
Good moments, we're making here today
As we gather all together
In the sunshine.
Good love, is what we are giving
When we're living just like this
Hand in hand.
Oh, lets go out to the sea.
'cause my body's just a body like your body
in this body of water.
And the waves are taking shape
We're gonna ride this all the way together.
And the hope is getting higher
Cause you have brought me home,
You have brought me home
You have brought us all home.
And I'll take all of this peace
When I'm out here floating free
Yeah, I'll take it all with me
Will you take it with you?
Good night, to the day that shows me
That you will always hold me
Every season of my life.
Good night, good night
I can't wait to awake
To another sunrise.
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