From January 2017, live version of Ever Brighter at Rideline Community Church in Castle Rock, CO

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Ever Brighter LIVE at Ridgeline Community Church

When I was a small child
on the Oklahoma plains
I would dance around and run wild
Along the river bank 
I would stop and smell the wildflowers
And sing a song to the bullfrog
I thought I was alone then
But every time, you saw 

I was alive in the wonder of that place                    
How I could feel the joy
and light hit my face
I think I always knew               
You were there, you were speaking
It was always you

There’s a melody in the moment
the stream ripples past the stone
The dragonfly knows the secret
as she dances all alone
There’s a movement in the shape
of the clouds as they swing by
The hummingbird hears the call
and his shimmering wings take flight

I am alive in the wonder of this place     
How I can feel the joy and light hit my face
I think I always knew                
You were there, you were speaking
It was always you

In you I live
In you I move
In you, I breathe

I’m alive in the wonder of this place          
How I can feel the joy and light hit my face
I think I always knew             
You were there, you were speaking
It was always you
I think I always knew                   
You were speaking
It was always you

Always You

She said he hurt me with his hands
And all her colors turned to grey.
She was too young to understand
And she loved him anyway

She said his guilt had never shown 
singing hymns or saying grace,
She kept his secret like it was her own
And he kept a smile on his face

The smoke and the mirrors are blinding
Yeah, it’s all part of the show
something inside her is fighting,
Is this not love?

She said, they wounded me with words
The glass was stained, the light was scattered
They said love forgives all hurts, 
As if the hurting never mattered

The smoke and the mirrors are blinding
yeah, it’s all part of the show
Something inside her is finding            
This is not love

This is not this is not not love
She says I can’t stay here & decay
Walk around mostly dead all day
I see now that this was never ok
And now I can see that their power
is waning by the hour
I can’t stay this kind of crazy

Whoah

The smoke and the mirrors are blinding
But the cracks have started to show
She says, I don’t know what I do believe, 
but I know what I don’t

Whoah

Emma

You walked with me up this mountain
Sometimes the pines bent over under snow
Sometimes they glimmered and danced in the light of morning
My feet were on the ground, I was ready to go

I made some grand sweeping statements
Said I would follow you into the dawn
Then came the avalanche, out of nowhere
I was swept away, and you were gone

I’m bleeding, beating my hands on the ground
I thought You wouldn’t let me fall
Barely breathing, needing your arms around me
Maybe I never knew you at all

Lying here, on a bed of grass, clouds are stirring
I’m petrified to admit there’s so much I don’t know
But maybe a drop can’t explain the ocean
And a seed has to die before it can grow

I’m bleeding, beating my hands on the ground
I thought you wouldn’t let me fall
Barely breathing, needing your arms around me
Maybe I never knew you

I’m bleeding, beating my hands on the ground
I thought you wouldn’t let me fall
Barely breathing, needing your arms around me
Maybe I never knew you
Maybe my idea of you was too small
Maybe I never knew you at all

Disillusions

Maybe

Lyrics:
The air was thick and heavy with the sound
Of an old familiar tune
The line moved slowly and with purpose
She moved to the front of the room
Her hands, a little too warm
A light in her sparkling eyes
One more small step and she was there
To receive the bread and the wine

It was the first time she was welcome
At the table she stood
The first time she was invited
And it was good, it was good, good
It was good, it was good, good

Her breath caught, she felt hot
Harsh words echoed in her mind
You’re dirty; your love is wrong, they said
But she looked up into the eyes

Of a kind stranger who offered the bread
She said, this is broken for you
Years of unshed tears started to fall
In the face of this love so true

It was the first time she was welcome
At the table she stood
For the first time she was invited
And it was good, it was good, good
It was good, it was good, good

We lost our innocence in the garden
But not the goodness; not the goodness

It was the first time she was welcome
At the table she stood
The first time she was invited
And it was good, it was good, good
And it was good, it was good, good

Good Good

I salute the sun and feel her power
On her back my skin reflects the heat
She moves with grace between the hours
Her hands, her calves, her feet

I reach her arms above my head
And lean into the light
She leads me to the truth if I will let her
We're on the same side

Into the day she carries me
Kind and brave and I believe
She's pure, wise, and worthy
I am her and she is me

I can hear her now she has so many things to say
Every curve carries her kindness
There's beauty in her tears, her strength, her smile, her gentle way
These things are timeless 

Into the day she carries me
Kind and brave and I believe
She's pure, wise, and worthy
I am her and she is me

Sometimes I can see her, she's a wild mustang
She tosses back her mane
She kicks up her feet
She will not be tamed
She is running free

I salute the sun and feel her power
On her back my skin reflects the heat
She moves with grace between the hours
I am her and she is me

When I said I was through
You said you wished you could be, too
Ya know I thought of you
At my exit interview
I know you have things to say
And if you decide to stay
You'll have to try to feed your soul
Baking tuna casserole

They say hey honey
You better find yourself a man
To help you understand
And speak for you
So sorry, but that is the only way
And it's all gonna be ok
Because God made men to lead 
You don't have to agree but please
Take your seat

I told them we should turn around
Before we run aground
They said, "To steer this big a ship
Takes a tight and steady grip.
And we owe it to the Lord
Not to lose people overboard"
So, that was it for me
Ironically 

They say hey honey
You better find yourself a man
To help you understand
And speak for you
So sorry, but that is the only way
And it's all gonna be ok

Turn the wheel just a few degrees
And they would see a big correction
But who can think about trajectories
If you can't get a man to ask for directions

I'm already out the door
And you're staying here for more
I wish the best for you
And I hope they change soon
But until they do it's gonna be

Hey honey
You better find yourself a man
To help you understand
And speak for you
So sorry, but that is the only way
And it's all gonna be ok
Hey hey hey honey
You better find yourself a man
To help you understand
And speak for you
So sorry, but that is the only way
And it's all gonna be ok
Because God made men to lead 
Your church, your family
You don't have to agree but please, oh please
Take your seat

Hey Honey

Lyrics:
ooh
maybe I never knew you
maybe I never knew you at all

follow the light
follow the light

it was good, it was good good
it was good, it was good good

beauty, kindness, mercy
it was always you

oh
beauty
follow the light
beauty
follow the light

ooh
it was always you
always you
always you
always you

beauty, kindness, mercy
follow the light
oh follow

Follow the Light

Lyrics:
Waves of grain on stolen land as far as I can see
Mansions built in the shadow of the mountain's majesty
Sacred ground defiled by manifested destiny
America the beautiful . . we take what we need

Untroubled by the tears that fall, alabaster cities gleam
With profits made from human lives, a stain that won't come clean
We tell our children histories scrubbed up and incomplete
America the beautiful . . nothing's really free

When I had no food at all, what did you give me to eat
What about the time my thirst was overpowering 
When I was a stranger, when I was a refugee
Did you have mercy on my humanity
Or did you banish me to satisfy your greed
So you could keep your things

Even under spacious skies, we're struggling to breathe
With images of innocents killed with bullets while they sleep
If our comfort is disrupted, we'll just turn off our TV
America, America, what a bitter legacy
America the beautiful . . . may God give grace to thee
America the beautiful . . . may God give grace to thee

American Elegy

I'm a singer/songwriter, photographer, and graphic designer in Colorado.

Teressa Mahoney

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