2016-2018 Vocal Sampler

Song A Week 2016 - Week 30

Written November 2010, recorded Fall 2012.
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Guitar/Vocals: Erin Wolf
Bass: Jake Pagel
Record/Mix: Jake Pagel

O God, my God, You are holy

From the colors of the trees to the warm and summ'ry breeze
Your name be praised
From the white and wintry snow to the blossoms that will grow
Your name be praised

Often I find I get lost in my own mind
When I should be lost in You
Should be lost in You
Then I cry for You at my side
But You were there all along, You were there all along
So, today, I say

Today I Say

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All I can say is that I'm speechless
In your presence since that day
I found our love was deep
And that we'd never let go
For a bond connects you and me

That day I'll remember as long as I live
We both knew the unspoken prayers
The unspoken words
Now all I want to be is where you are
For with you, I am at peace

Words can't explain the joy I feel with you
Words can't express what I know
But something about you keeps me curious
I want to know who you really are

Nothing can take me away from you
For you are my best friend

Where You Are

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Oh, darling
Why you coming this way again
Don't you know that I'm clean of you and the darkness you bring
and that i don't know what you think you're gonna find coming 'round this way

Darling, turn around and walk out
And I never turned around and looked back as you're talking to me once more
Yes, I know I had pain yet, and I had to break free once again
No

Oh, don't think you can start something that ain't there anymore
It's been years since you and I had anything more
And just in case somehow you're blue

And don't think that you can
Just go on and get to everything
'Cuz it ain't gonna happen
Oh no, it ain't gonna happen
'Cuz I'm standing tall
And I'm standing strong
On my own

I don't need no one, darling
You think you're still there
Turn around and get out of this town
Just walk on by
Just walk on by
Oh, 'cuz darling, 'cuz trouble follows you anyway
Anyway
Oh, nothing but, nothing but trouble follows you anyway
And I'm through with you

Nothing But Trouble

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Inspired by the 1983 Disney movie: 
"Something Wicked This Way Comes"

I know an evil that passes through
Blowing with the wind
Shadow figures will come, too

They say there is a man
Who will try to fill all of your dreams
His evil deeds will come 
And are anything that might supply you

Is it worth selling your soul to the devil
Just for a chance at revival
Has it come to this
Something wicked this way comes

They come riding on a storm
Black as the dreariest night
They come saying they'll bring joy and delight

But know they feed you lies
What they say can never be true
So beware
Something this way wicked comes for you

The woman with the eyes
As cold and as fierce as ice
And the man with the merry-go-round
He will spin you round and round
And the one who is staring at you
Reeling and clinging for life with you

So please be aware
Something wicked comes in the air

So just be aware
Something wicked this way comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Photo by Melina Politano.

Lyrics:

Hey, where have you been?
I'm trying so hard not to let him in.
He made me laugh for the third time today,
and I can't help but think I'm gonna
break another heart again.

Empty words, eyes that I don't know.
A stranger hand I don't wanna hold.
A placebo for what I really want.
I can't stand this, don't leave me alone.

You've got my heart on your hands,
maybe you can tell me who I am.
Meaningless smiles, 3:30 AM
and my mind starts a riot that never ends.

He speaks to me with fleeting words,
like starting a fire where the river flows.
Nothing really makes sense when you're gone,
so my heart shuts the door before the damage is done.

No one can make me feel
the way you make me feel.
You're like fire and he's like
cheap heartbeats.
I come alive when I
hear you speak,
but I'm feeling numb with
his placebo on my bloodstream.

Placebo (Cheap Heartbeats) (Week 30)

I've been waiting on a savior for so long
hoping one might come and lead me home
strip out my good amidst the wrong
I've been waiting on a savior for so long

I'm still looking for the truth inside of me
chasing anything that sets me free
when all is said and done I don't know who I'll be
But I'm still looking for the truth inside of me

I have run and I have crawled
I have lost myself and all the time I fall
I can't fly, but I can stand
I hope that in the end I'm a better man

I don't think that I'll ever be good enough
to ever be deserving of your love
But I'll be right here when the times get tough
I guess that will have to be good enough

Better Man

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Photo Credit: Katie Elaine of the blog "sharp & keen"
https://sharpandkeen.wordpress.com/
Highgate Cemetery, London, England

Lay me in the garden
'neath the trees
Lay me in the garden
Somewhere to feel the breeze

Somewhere it is calm
Somewhere it is mellow
Somewhere you can stop to say, "Hello"
Lay me in the garden

When it is my time to go
Don't hold on - let me go
I'm going to a place where joy never ends
And until you join me there

Lay me in the garden
'neath the trees
Lay me in the garden
Somewhere to feel the breeze

Somewhere it is quiet
Somewhere it is mild
Somewhere you can stop and stay a while
Lay me in the garden

Don't put me in the mountains
So rude, cold, and bare
Don't put me in the wind,
You'll never find me there

Don't put me in the water
For I may never reach the shore
Don't put me in the fire,
I don't care to burn

Lay me in the garden
'neath the trees
Lay me in the garden
Somewhere to feel the breeze

Somewhere it is warm
Somewhere it is bright
Somewhere where you'll know I'll be alright
Lay me in the garden

Lay Me In The Garden

This undertow, its all I know to guide me
And I got the time to do this crime of mine

This undertow (x8)

The waves underwater will lead you to the shore 
But the siren, she’s singing softly by the warm undertow
… you should go… 

'Cause this undertow, it gets me home without a doubt
And I can’t begin to hold out
And I can’t begin to hold out

This undertow, its all I know to guide me
And I got the time to do this crime of mine

This undertow once its a go, its on and gone
and this undertow its all a dope phenomenon



Undertow

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