London’s always in my dreams
Foggy air and cobblestone streets
If I could get there life would be alright
I’d find myself at ease
Perfect peace and harmony
No more worries, no more problems,
No more troubles I ain’t got em

Thought I’d take an aeroplane
But, man, the prices were insane
I figure save some cash I’ll fly myself
I carved a pretty pair    
Of lumber wings to get me there
I don’t need no other man to pilot me

I’m flying o’er to London in my wooden wings

Thought I’d skip across the sea
Fill my sail with salty breeze
A sailor’s life just ain’t no life for me
I can’t wait ninety days
Getting tossed by wind and waves
I have no patience for the wind that’s guiding me

I’m flying o’er to London in my wooden wings

I don’t need a pilot
I don’t need a plane
I don’t need a captain
or a boat to get there today

I’m flying o’er London in my wooden wings

Wooden Wings (w/ Taylor DeLange)

Needles fall slowly from withered tree
Ironically brown is the ever-green
 
Dress it up in lights and ornament
Christmas has no time for brokenness

Branches are busted cut from the roots
The forest aroma is leaving soon

Fancy red ribbons hide the decay
No one can know of the tree this way

Don’t let the Christmas lights illuminate illusions
That we’re all ok, we’re not ok

Christmas Tree

There's old worn out leather on broken in boots
The foundation of a work-weathered man
His feet fastened firmly at the end of the bar
With a luke-warm beer in his hand
The dance floor is empty, the band's back from break
The doorman takes shots from his flask
It's the rhythm of life in a tumbleweed town
He'd dance if there was someone to ask

Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Silently counting
Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Waltzing alone
Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Dance hall dreaming
Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Waltzing Alone

There's a locket of sterling hanging close to her heart
No cowboy's picture inside
Her honey blonde curls are framing her smile
Making brighter the bluest of eyes
She stands outside the swinging wood doors
Preparing to make her way past
It's the rhythm of life in a tumble weed town
She'll dance if someone will ask

Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Silently counting
Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Waltzing alone
Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Dance hall dreaming
Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Waltzing Alone

The band started playing in six-eight time
An old one you couldn't ignore
And walked an angel her cowboy in sight
His boots came unstuck from the floor

Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Silently counting
Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Waltzing alone
Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Dance hall dreaming
Step - 2 - 3, Step - 2 - 3
Waltzing Alone

Waltzing Alone (w/ Tobin Davies)

You are my lockdown love
That came out of nowhere
At the Dakota Hotel 
That time in Manchester

Now I am so in love
I'll never get over
That night at the end of October
Back in the year we met

Whatever I thought 
Of love was wrong
Cause everything changed 
When you came along

I can't wait to wake up 
Next to you in fifty years
No matter what is in store
Your all that I want and more
Ella, our love is so much 
Stronger than all our fears
Deep down in my heart I’m sure
That we're gonna make this work
Make this work

You are my lockdown love
When we got together
You made me a better 
Stronger version of myself

And I am so in love
I can't live without you
I love everything about you
You're my princess, girl

I can't wait to wake up 
Next to you in fifty years
No matter what is in store
Your all that I want and more
Ella, our love is so much 
Stronger than all our fears
Deep down in my heart I’m sure
That we're gonna make this work
Make this work

It kills me that I hurt you 
And put tears into your eyes
And I'm sorry that it took 
So long for me to realize

I love you and I swear 
To keep you safe
I am ready to do whatever it takes
Whatever it takes

I can't wait to wake up 
Next to you in fifty years
No matter what is in store
Your all that I want and more
Ella, our love is so much 
Stronger than all our fears
Deep down in my heart I’m sure
That we're gonna make this work
Make this work

Make This Work

Under the twilight choir of a billion stars
Scraping ice off my windshield with a debit card
I could not sleep cause I could not wait
To find out what happens when you move away

Oh I’ve got to get out of here

Once the siren silences her sailing song
And you land on the shores where you belong
The deeper the roots the more you’d hate
To find out what happens when you move away

Oh I’ve got to get out of here

You’ve inherited a longing with your father’s eyes
one day your restlessness will be realized
And you will not sleep cause you cannot wait
And I cannot sleep cause I’m too afraid
But I can’t shake the feeling that we were made
To find out what happens when you move away

What Happens When You Move Away (Demo)

Kayla and Jason
taking "mind eraser" shots celebrating
that they've been
given such a gift
smiling and crying happy tears
they realize the beauty of their year

Since the first date on the first day of March
The pure bliss of that first kiss in the car
12 months since they fell in love outside their favorite bar

On the first date on the first day of March
They knew it was a true fit from the start
fifty something weekends hand in hand and heart to heart
sunday pasta lunches, walking Mazzie in the park
loving one another for exactly who they are
since that first date on the first day of march
oh that first date on the first day of march

First Day Of March

I sense that something’s off
Can’t put my finger on
But I've never been this thin before

My heart is cold as stone
Never felt more alone
Deep down I want to want you more

I want to wake up from all of my dreams
and dance to the music of reality
Your mind is made up about people like me
Lord, I believe you, help my unbelief

I’m folded on myself
An origami shell
all of my creases Jesus knows

Help me to notice birds,
the fragrance of wild herbs,
and how the seed from darkness grows

I want to wake up from all of my dreams
and dance to the music of reality
Your mind is made up about people like me
Lord, I believe you…help my unbelief

Your Mind Is Made Up (Demo)

Sons and brothers from my mother's side of the tree
They grew up in a sturdy house
One grey morning without warning a tragedy
The roof blew off and walls came down

     I don't claim to understand
     The pain you're standing in
     or the heat of the coals you're walking on

     Somewhere deep I hope you know
     There's a bridge to take you home
     And I can show you the way

Sons and brothers with one another coped with the loss
Of comfort and familiarity
Found themselves on distant paths they'd never crossed
Their shattered hearts could barely beat

     I don't claim to understand
     The pain you're standing in
     or the heat of the coals you're walking on

     Somewhere deep I hope you know
     There's a bridge to take you home
     And I can show you the way

Remember you're sons
Remember you're brothers
No, don't forget the truth

7in7 - Day 1 - Sons and Brothers

A bit of fertilizer for ya. Decided to experiment with only using an app on my phone as my instrument. It will never happen again.

Time and time again I try
To be swept up within the tide
Of all the lies I've floated on before

Suddenly the thought of me
Surviving such a violent sea
Is certainly enticing me to shore

Your unfailing love is all that keeps me from
The darkness that I crave
Your relentless grace is all that separates
Me from my deadly fate

Jesus you have sought me through
The storms I keep returning to
Your pursuit remains in spite of me

Your unfailing love is all that keeps me from
The darkness that I crave
Your relentless grace is all that separates
Me from my deadly fate

7in7 - Day 2 - Darkness I crave

I look at the cross
To the one who bled and died for me
The weight of the world held on a tree

“Pull yourself down,” they shouted out
“If you’re who you say you are.”
He took the cup and lifted it up
And opened heaven’s door

we are but robbers and thieves with innocent blood on our hands
Beside the king of kings will we enter in


Behold the lamb of God who takes our sins away
Behold the risen one who was and is and is to come
For his glory we will sing
Oooohhh


The women they ran in search of the man 
Who’s body had been slain
When they arrived to stone rolled away

The ground underfoot trembled and shook
Just like their weary hands
The angel did say “be not afraid,
risen is the lamb.”

We are but robbers and thieves the blood of our sin on His hands
Death could not keep him contained victorious now He stands 

Chorus

Then came the day the Lord went away
Returned to perfect peace
Back to his home to sit on the throne
We were alone or so it seemed

Though he was gone hope carried on
His spirit lives in me
A promise he made of glorious day
When returned is the King


Brett Land

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