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Brighter Days
02:52
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I think it's a treat
to see the way time lifts your feet.
You had a skip and a bounce.
You kept a little clip and a crown.
Somewhere down the line
I hope that you'd be extra kind
to all the you's that you have been.
I know what it's like to be the one you can't forgive.
It's not your fault
if chaos follows you through it all
but don't give up.
I know things can be real tough
But you're stronger than me
and I know that one day
you will see how much you have guided me
towards brighter days
we all make mistakes
so come around.
We're good.
Maybe in a while,
we could reinvent your smile
and maybe play like when we were kids.
The couch can be a fort and pirate ship.
It's not your fault
if chaos follows you through it all
but don't give up.
I know things can be real tough
But you're stronger than me
and I know that one day
you will see how much you have guided me
towards brighter days
we all make mistakes
so come around.
We're good.
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2. |
I'm Not Scared
02:54
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Everything just went wrong
Forgot the words to my own song
Been inside for far too long
But then again the wind is strong
So live your life before it's gone
Find the place where you belong
Oh the time
Spent lost in my own mind
Oh it's fine
It happens every night
Why oh why
Without reason or rhyme
The leaves all changing color
Makes me long for something new
If one day I see you there
Petals drifting on the air
Sunlight warm enough to share
Take my hand if you're prepared
We can travel anywhere
Finally
I'm not scared
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3. |
Bob The Demon
04:02
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Hope is a dangerous way to make a holy ghost
when you're alone.
It can keep you locked up in a kind of sweet mirage
where you can spend all your years in want.
And it can run you dry
chasing rainbows in the dark.
But you, you pull me through
every time I don't know what to do.
You keep my thoughts up
and you keep me grounded in now
and help me set all my anger down.
And here I find
a better way to spend my time.
Well I can wait for the sun to shine
every little thing I'd ever want is in my life
and maybe God's a freak cause he made me
and he never put a second thought into setting me free.
I'm so surprised by
how my simple life
of love, hugs and cats are enough.
To get me through trials
all I need is my bride
to smile at my same stupid jokes.
She leaves me these little love notes
to keep me out of my head
when I'm second guessing all my friends and foes
and if I can't distinguish
then I suppose
I'm pretty toast
But you believe in me
and maybe I can believe it too
but unlike ghosts, honey, I hug like a bear
And when this plague is over
I'm gonna maul you all.
But maybe I can wait for the sun to shine.
Every little thing I'd ever want is in my life.
And maybe God got cheap when he made me
He put together old spares and parts of broken dreams.
I've gotten used to
the simple truth
that love turns to pain when you're alone.
To get on through life
you have to laugh and cry
and make the decision your own.
You've got one shot to live with your soul
and I'd sign my name on mine
every mistake
and the winding path I took.
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4. |
Hills
02:09
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As I walk and wander
The hills of my hometown
As I often ponder
The person I am now
Are the words in my head
The same words I speak out loud
Am I doing it right
Sometimes I wonder how
All the people faces
Do they smile or do they frown
It's so hard to tell obscured as they are now
And the dogs all barking
As if to say hello
Or as a warning to guard their precious home
When I was young
I never knew that old homesick chill
But I've been gone so long so long
I'm afraid I've fallen ill
But it cools my worries
The wind against my brow
As the evening spills across
The hills of my hometown
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5. |
Kindest Sound
05:20
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The sky painted with light
But the photos never get the color right
No stars tonight
But the freeway traffic
Sparkling so bright
Time moves so slow
Running circles running out of hope
That's how it goes
Draped in darkness searching for that glow
Tired from the fight
Keep on going try with all your might
I know what it's like
Fingers frozen stomach full of fright
Oh no no no
There's such a lovely long way left to go
And though and though
Silence is the kindest sound I know
Oh wow
Another day goes by
It goes so fast when I'm feeling alright
And now it's over
Is it really over
Shut those eyes goodbye, goodnight
The night has become quite cold
And I have become quite cold
Oh wow
Another day goes by
It goes so fast when I'm feeling alright
And now it's over
Is it really over
Shut those eyes goodbye, goodnight
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6. |
Lullaby
03:49
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One step at a time.
let your eyes get used to the light
and let all your worries float off and pop like ocean foam
and love until the day you die.
I hope to see you soon.
You can be my sun and moon.
I'll help your dreams take flight
sail where our hearts collide
and love you till the day I die.
Truthfully, I'm lost.
Running from the dark.
But as long as you are there
somewhere in tomorrow then I know
that I can carry on.
I can't wait to hold you tight
gently in the night.
We'll take the car and drive around
till you're sleeping sound.
Let's make the quiet count.
But one step at a time.
Let your eyes get used to the light
and let all your worries float off and pop like ocean foam
and love until the day you die.
Cause I know just how hard
some of these days are
but I know
if you're ever in fear
frozen like a deer,
my dear, I'll drop all my burdens for you.
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The Birds I Heard California
The Birds I Heard is a Bay Area-based band consisting of Jeff Liu and Eric Wong. Their debut EP “Finally” represents over a decade of playing music together and encapsulates the creative efforts of two friends, over two years, brought back together by the COVID-19 pandemic. ... more
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