Lyrics by Carol Chalk

I'll Reach Out To You
Verse
I opened up the door
and watched the sunlight come in
When life is filled with darkness
It's hard to know where you've been

Verse
All it takes is a flicker
of a bright and cloudless sky
to see the darkness disappear
and to open up your eyes

Pre-chorus
There's no fear in letting it shine
To illuminate belief
that in this world there's comfort
in just knowing that if

Chorus
I reach out to you
that you'll listen to me
Giving me hope that you understand
I reach out to you
that you'll take my hand
Guiding me to where I want to be

Verse
When corners keep up us turning
Don't hide from what you can see
There's no need to be a stranger
To free your reality

Verse
Let the love of heroes in
and feel the ease of release
of all that laid so heavily
For the sake of inner peace

Pre-chorus
There's no more fear in letting it shine
To illuminate belief
That in this world there's comfort
in just knowing that if

Chorus
I reach out to you
That you'll listen to me
Giving me hope that you understand
I reach out to you
That you'll take my hand
Guiding me to where I want to be

We Can Lift Eachother Up

Verse
There is room if we just move it over
A little space to share
Where all of the pain and the suffering
Will be less of a load to bear

Verse
Through the power of love and compassion
All of us can prevail
To give with our hearts and with mindfulness
A piece of the wealth that is there

Chorus
So when the light shines bright
And we feel the love
Just as the spirit lifts our soul
We can lift each other up

Verse
If only to remind us and teach us
Humanity is king
To help and to care for all those in need
Of each piece of joy we can bring

Verse
We can make the decision to try to
Forget our selfish wants
And remember that not all our neighbours
Have comforts of which they can sing

Chorus
So when the light shines bright
And we feel the love
Just as the spirit lifts our soul
We can lift each other up

Bridge
If we all come together to do our part
And understand the feelings of another
The greatness that comes from community
Is a hope we can all rediscover

Chorus
So when the light shines bright
And we feel the love
Just as the spirit lifts our soul
We can lift each other up

Open my eyes and much to my surprise I see
Nothing that comes to my mind
Hopeless insanity living in sweet array
Give me a pill to stay down

Just when I think I might stand up and try to fight
That’s when the canvas goes blank
Can't think of anything to free me from this state
My insecurities bite

One more box to be ticked
Close the lid and just walk
Left alone to survive
That's when the dark stares back

Show me a sign so I can have some hope today
I'm in the here and right now
Yesterday's lost and gone, how long can this go on
No one is coming my way

Give me some clarity, don't want your charity
Feel like I'm left high and dry
Guess this is how it works, all frills without the perks
What can I do but just cry

One more box to be ticked
Close the lid and just walk
Left alone to survive
That's when the dark stares back

Hopeless insanity living in sweet array
Give me a pill to stay down

VERSE
Spirits of angels in the night
Filling my head with thoughts that will not go
I'm walking along with eyes so wide
The streets where I'm walking have claimed my soul

VERSE
All of the signs have me confused
Just want to find a way to go home
Can't seem to shake this chaperone
Do I deserve that point of view of yours

PRE-CHORUS
Fight or flight it's ok
Shame on you for thinking that way
Are you gonna listen to me
This is not a playground you see

CHORUS
I'm breaking the silence of the streets
Claiming the right to freedom safe and sound
My voice is a beacon that will shine
I'm not someone that you can just push around

VERSE
Just because you feel so insecure
Doesn't mean you get to fool around
Engage your muscle with your brain
Think before you act and rein it in

VERSE
Yes our forefathers got it wrong
Its been going on for far too long
Time now to change that train of thought
Dont tell me that Ive missed the point

PRE-CHORUS
Fight or flight it's ok
Shame on you for thinking that way
Are you gonna listen to me
This is not a playground you see

CHORUS
I'm breaking the silence of the streets
Claiming the right to freedom safe and sound
My voice is a beacon that will shine
I'm not someone that you can just push around

BRIDGE
Don't look behind you, you don't want to know
I'm so sorry, I just want to come home
It's not always daughters that you need to educate
Why cant you just leave me, leave me alone

CHORUS
I'm breaking the silence of the streets
Claiming the right to freedom safe and sound
My voice is a beacon that will shine
I'm not someone that you can just push around

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You said I was just being kind, so that's that, it's ok
All those years we spent making love and laughing, it's ok
Whatever it was you can't deny
I gave you my heart and all that I had

So now my life, can it ever be the same again
Thought we had it all, but it turns out
Just like that you trashed it all, because someone said to
Did you ever think, what’s left for me
There's no coming back, you've let me go

You took all my words, all that I am, and you threw it back at me, was that necess'ry
Look at me now, there're no tears today, I've got none left

Waking up each day it's so hard to face things without you
I'll turn it around make it you whose at fault, then you'll see
Did you not expect that I might change
You had no respect, it’s really your loss

So now my life, can it ever be the same again
Thought we had it all, but it turns out
Just like that you trashed it all, because someone said to
Did you ever think, what’s left for me
There's no coming back, you've let me go

You took all my words, all that I am, and you threw it back at me, was that necess'ry
Look at me now, there're no tears today.

Each time I see you I dance inside
I don't know why you say you want to hide
I have to ask myself is it you
Looking at me

Can it be that you're just too afraid
To feel the true passion in your heart
Too frightened of what your friends might say
To be the one that you dream of

Chorus
You've gotta believe you hold the magic
Cause once you believe it's so ecstatic
Your whole life will grow and you will be free
There’s noone can stop you, wooo wo

And living for all that life can give you
Take a chance and have it all why don't you
What I wouldn't give to be in your shoes
Wear them with pride and believe in who you are

It's here and now that you want to be
Don't waste your time in thinking no you can't

I know the world will open up for me
Now I see you

I'm on my way baby here I come
Free from the chains that have tied me down
Your open arms give me all I need
There's nowhere else I want to be

Chorus
You've gotta believe you hold the magic
Cause once you believe it's so ecstatic
Your whole life will grow and you will be free
There’s noone can stop you, wooo wo

And living for all that life can give you
Take a chance and have it all why don't you
What I wouldn't give to be in your shoes
Wear them with pride and believe in who you are

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Sometimes in life we see
Some things aren't meant to be
Stuck in a rut, living a lie
Happy as we can be

Baby I can't do this no more
Baby I’m tired
Day after day, same as before
Headed for nowhere

I know this must sound wrong
Think I knew this all along
Just going with the flow
Keeping it up for the show

Baby I can't do this no more
Baby I’m tired
Day after day, same as before
Headed for nowhere


Life can be.. much more at any rate
If I don't go now, I will, I'll suffocate

Baby I can't do this no more
Baby I’m tired
Day after day, same as before
Headed for nowhere

Piano..............

Life can be.. much more at any rate
If I don't go now, I will, I'll suffocate

Baby in time you'll see
That we weren't meant to be.

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