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Little Light (Back Issue Series)

by GrooveLily

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Love, gold in the sand So hard to find, and harder to understand It stops you in your tracks Sparkles and shines, then leaves you empty-handed Love screws up your life A party for two - sorry, you're not invited Now the one that you want Wants someone new Say a prayer for the unrequited CHORUS: Nobody knows the way to find the love they're looking for No magic words to say to make it last forever more I am a wounded soldier seeking out another war Tell me how does anybody see it through? Love, dragging you down A short road to hell, burning you up inside and still Your heart lingers on, under the spell Of a prayer for the unrequited CHORUS CHORUS: Nobody knows the way to find the love they're looking for No magic words to say to make it last forever more I am a wounded soldier seeking out another war So imagine my surprise when I found you Love scares me to death But I let you in, and I pray you won't break my heart in two Prayer for the unrequited
2.
Hole 04:16
Do what you think is right Do not cause any pain Do not start any fight Do not sleep in the rain And if you follow every rule That everyone has ever told you Everything will work out fine Just sign here on the dotted line CHORUS: Someone help me save my soul Wash away my doubt How did I get in this hole And how do I get out? How do I get out? Keep your heart locked up tight Never out on your sleeve Do not stay overnight Close the door when you leave And when you're safe inside your room With everything all neat and tidy Remember as you lie awake A lonely heart will never break CHORUS ...of here? Now I've dug so deep And insincere What I thought was free From fear Is just a deep dark hole where my heart has disappeared... And if you follow every rule That everyone has ever told you Everything will work out fine Just sign here on the dotted line CHORUS
3.
CHORUS: I don't wanna fall in love with you tonight I don't wanna give my heart to you tonight I only wanna lose myself in someone else's arms Well, summer comes and then it's gone You'd be wise to find romance before too long Another taste of something sweet You can rest assured that everything will be discreet Unless you put your heart Where your libido's supposed to be CHORUS First she came, now she's going Picking up her things and you can see her smile glowing Now she's walking out the door And now you realize you'll miss her all the more There's something wrong with what you're feeling Deep inside your heart CHORUS And now you've got this brand new heartache in your soul And you've got something you can dream about You cross that bridge and now you've got to pay the toll Were you better off without? I don't wanna fall in love CHORUS For a little while CHORUS For a little while For a little while...
4.
I don't know how I got so serious The sun obscured by clouds in the dreariest way And all the weight of the world Is so holding me down CHORUS: But I feel like the world's getting lighter today And I feel like the sun's getting brighter today And I feel if I stand and I open my eyes I will see everything's going to be OK I'm undersea, so deep I can't measure it My periscope is down and the pressure is high And all the weight of the world Is so holding me down CHORUS: But I feel like the world's getting lighter, I swear And I feel I'm beginning to come up for air And I feel if I reach for the crest of the wave I will see every answer to every prayer Take a step back, get off the track, contemplate the universe World's a big ball, you're feeling small, we weren't even on it first Don't lose control, you're feeling old, that'll only make it worse Where you can't go on, and you can't go on, and you can't go on, and you won't go on And you reel...and you kneel...and you deal...and you heal CHORUS: And I feel like the world is my oyster, my pearl And I feel like my wings are becoming unfurled And I feel when I'm not standing in my own way I will see that I don't bear the weight of the world
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I've always been a pretty good girl Basically What you see is what you get And you got to me Oh, you're the one who couldn't take a little joke Now the whole damn playground's up in smoke I threw a paper airplane, you threw a bomb Well that's OK if you don't want to play fair Here's sand in your face and gum in your hair Now you've got a little drama And you've got a little color When you clench your fist, yeah yeah Now I've got a little spice I've got a little danger And now I've got myself... CHORUS: ...A little nemesis, little nemesis I never thought that it would come to this Little nemesis, little nemesis I've always been a pretty good girl Basically But I'll introduce the bitch in you To the bitch in me Oh, I can see that you got a little hurt But you didn't have to go and draw a line in the dirt Your claws are out, you want to settle the score Oh, you were the one who had to draw a little blood And now the line in the dirt is a line in the mud Now you've got a little drama And you've got a little color When you clench your fist, yeah yeah Now I've got a little spice I've got a little danger And now I've got myself... CHORUS You are free To be my enemy CHORUS
6.
Thaw 03:43
All of my strength, all my pride, these two eyes of blue Everything I call my own first came from you Age five: I ask why the ice melts - is it alive? You smile and talk to me as we drive You say everything changes when winter's gone Ice melts and water flows on I looked around At the snow on the ground, and I saw... CHORUS: The sun growing hotter, the ice cracking free Clear rushing water as it raced toward the sea, past me Then came the silence, the fury, the wars that we'd wage Our house was colder than hell, heated only by rage I grew tall And stopped asking why 'cause I knew it all The ice thick between us, a solid wall You tried with fire and you tried with steel Only to reveal Nature's strange design Warmth can only come in time CHORUS: Now the sun's growing hotter, the ice cracking free Clear rushing water from you to me CHORUS: Mother to daughter, the ice cracking free Clear rushing water from you to me
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Little Light 04:10
I always thought I'd set the world on fire With my dreams as kindling, the match was my desire Now the rain won't stop - it's all too wet to burn And as I try to light this sodden wood I learn This was never in the blueprint This was never part of my plan I've been struggling here forever And everybody's running past me to the dry land I see all the other torches Lighting up the night I am right here with my matches burning bright CHORUS: And no one needs my little light No one needs my little light No one needs my little light With my coat turned up, my back against the rain I will cup my hands to shield this fragile flame There's a bonfire blazing just around the bend And it would be so easy to toss my match right in All my friends are there together Warmth, safety and a soup can I've been struggling here forever And everybody's running past me to the dry land I see all the other torches Lighting up the night I am right here with my matches burning bright CHORUS I'll be shining like a beacon When the other embers are dying I'll be flying like an eagle Burning up the skyline, or die trying It's a lonely mission and a solitary fight But I will stay here with my matches burning bright CHORUS: If no one needs my little light If no one needs my little light It's there for me, my little light I'll never leave my little light
9.
There you were, like an albatross The party like a crowded harbor under darkening skies Spread your wings, then you flew across Enchanted me, encircled me though to my mast I'm tied But my doubt will eat away at my resolve And my solid moral doctrines will elude me For in my mind, around you I revolve No I haven't been the same since you pursued me CHORUS: I am like the captain of a ship on fire Burning yet still I fear the sea I am like the captain of a ship on fire Nowhere to run and no relief The rain may wet the burning sail The waves may wash above the rail The sea grows rough, it is not enough I am captain of a ship on fire Took my hand, flew away with me Led me to forbidden skies of heavenly delight Now my ship is not the same to me She is no comparison to your ecstatic flight Now the wind across the deck is blowing cold My mind no longer does as I'm commanding The crew reports there's water in the hold I feel the anchor's weight with every landing CHORUS I've poisoned the waters, darkened the sky Burned every map and every chart The smoke billows around me Obscuring my lies But it's not enough to hide my guilty heart... You fanned the flames that bring my schooner down But in the end you're not the one to blame No, I knew all along that I would drown I grab a torch and kerosene and set the mast aflame CHORUS
10.
Sometimes I see a shadow Come across your shining face Sometimes your laughter fades away And silence takes its place I know, I can see There's a look in your eye when you turn from me That you hide what you feel And there's only so much I can read without asking CHORUS: Tell me what's on your mind Tell me you're fine, or you're hurt, or you're lonely Are you moving ahead as I'm falling behind? Oh I'm begging you please won't you tell me what's on your mind? I remember a time when We would talk the night away Lately things have been changing You don't have that much to say I know, I can hear When you're holding it in, then it rings out clear That you hide what you feel And there's only so much I can learn through the grapevine CHORUS What do I do to show you how I care? OCause your silence hurts me more than I can bear... You hide what you feel And there's only so much I can read without asking CHORUS
11.
I haven't gone outside today It feels so long since you've been away The sun is bright, the sky is blue And I'm all right and I make do The house is dark, the shades are drawn I check for mail, I mow the lawn I cannot sleep, I cannot dream And it's enough to make me scream CHORUS: I want you back and here with me I don't care how, I'm too blind to see I hurt so bad when you're away I can't go through another day Without you back and here with me I wish that I could wish you well But I can't pretend that life without you's not a living hell I wouldn't waste a wish on that I'd wish that wish to wish you back CHORUS I'm alone and disenchanted I've got lots of time to grieve Have I taken you for granted? And is that what made you leave?... Well there it is, I've said my piece This song won't bring you back but it may give me some release I got no more words in my pen I might as well sing it again CHORUS
12.
Coming Home 04:18
I'm low as a crater and filled with dust I feel like a traitor to the thought of us I hardly remember the heat of your hand Memory fails me and crumbles like sand CHORUS: Oh, hey ah, hey ah Now my heart grows fonder Through all these long long nights alone Oh, hey ah, hey ah Now my faith grows stronger Soon I'll see your face I'm picking up the pace I am crossing land and sea and space I am coming home Your voice sounds so distant on the line We chase every minute with a dollar sign All that I want is to comfort you My voice is my body...just without the view CHORUS Coming home, but not for long I've got to make my way out in the world And if I don't go back out there There will always be another pretty girl To do what I can do, play what I can play And the prospects are so few There will not always be another day And there will never be another you I'm coming home I'm coming home I'm coming home Soon I'll see your face I'm picking up the pace I am crossing land and sea and space...
13.
Love, gold in the sand So hard to find, and harder to understand It stops you in your tracks Sparkles and shines, then leaves you empty-handed Love screws up your life A party for two - sorry, you're not invited Now the one that you want Wants someone new Say a prayer for the unrequited CHORUS: Nobody knows the way to find the love they're looking for No magic words to say to make it last forever more I am a wounded soldier seeking out another war Tell me how does anybody see it through? CHORUS: Nobody knows the way to find the love they're looking for No magic words to say to make it last forever more I am a wounded soldier seeking out another war So imagine my surprise when I found you Love scares me to death But I let you in, and I pray you won't break my heart in two Prayer for the unrequited Love, gold in the sand So hard to find Prayer for the unrequited Love screws up your life A party for two Prayer for the unrequited So hard to find, and harder to understand It stops you in your tracks Sparkles and shines, then leaves you empty-handed Love screws up your life A party for two - sorry, you're not invited Now the one that you want Wants someone new Say a prayer for the unrequited CHORUS: Nobody knows the way to find the love they're looking for No magic words to say to make it last forever more I am a wounded soldier seeking out another war Tell me how does anybody see it through? CHORUS: Nobody knows the way to find the love they're looking for No magic words to say to make it last forever more I am a wounded soldier seeking out another war So imagine my surprise when I found you Love scares me to death But I let you in, and I pray you won't break my heart in two Prayer for the unrequited Love, gold in the sand So hard to find Prayer for the unrequited Love screws up your life A party for two Prayer for the unrequited
14.
Standing under lavender skies Watching the stars in your eyes I hope the sun forgets to rise So tonight will never end Falling, flying, going nowhere Rooftop, starlight, a chill in the air I catch my breath and say a prayer That tonight will never end And soon the shadows give away our secrets Soon we'll be descending from this height A promise can be lost on crowded sidewalks in the harsh daylight But not the ones we made tonight I know in my heart The promise is true Tonight's just the start Of forever with you My love Soon the shadows give away our secrets And soon we'll be descending from this height A promise can be lost on crowded sidewalks in the harsh daylight But not the ones we made tonight I'm standing under lavender skies Watching the stars in your eyes I hope the sun forgets to rise So tonight will never end
15.
I am not blameless 'Cause it always takes two You are so damn shameless I can hardly stand to look at you We built this house together Every brick, every wall Strong to last us forever Now, now, now I watch it fall Ball on a chain Crashing into my hall Thunder and rain You're my wrecking ball You're my wrecking ball Ball on a chain, swing from a crane Rollin' me to ruin like a runaway train You're my wrecking ball You're my wrecking ball Blood, sweat, tears, mortar In our own private hell We built this house together You, you, you built a prison cell Ball on a chain Crashing into my hall Thunder and rain CHORUS Every day you'd laugh a little less And you would push a little more You saved your best for her, I guess You barred the gate and locked the door And as the spark crept up the fuse And as you tried to fence me in Did you consider what you'd lose? Did you consider what you'd win? CHORUS
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CHORUS: I don't wanna fall in love with you tonight I don't wanna give my heart to you tonight I only wanna lose myself in someone else's arms Well, summer comes and then it's gone You'd be wise to find romance before too long Another taste of something sweet You can rest assured that everything will be discreet Unless you put your heart Where your libido's supposed to be She arrived and she was leaving You said "please stay the night" - she wondered if you were deceiving And you embraced and went to bed And as she kissed you you heard music in your head She pulled you down And she turned you round And she whispered in your ear She said CHORUS For a little while For a little while For a little while... First she came, now she's going She's picking up her things and you can see her smile glowing Now she's walking out the door And now you realize you'll miss her all the more There's something wrong with what you're feeling Deep inside your heart And now you've got this brand new heartache in your soul And you've got something you can dream about You cross that bridge and now you pay the toll Were you better off without? As you wrap your arms around yourself Remember what she said She said CHORUS For a little while For a little while For a little while... CHORUS For a little while For a little while For a little while... CHORUS For a little while For a little while For a little while...

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released November 1, 2000

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GrooveLily Seattle, Washington

Bicoastal trio GrooveLily inhabits that contemporary space where creative musicians ignore the boundaries laid down by words like rock, folk, jazz and pop. The success of their first concert-musical, the critically-acclaimed holiday show STRIKING 12, has led them farther into the world of theatre, where they have carved out a unique niche as a rock band writing and performing shows. ... more

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