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Listening Now
04:12
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Hands are up, lay my weapons down
In the carnage of the battleground
There’re no heroes anymore
White as smoke, black as ash
It’s so clear in the aftermath
But all is fair in love and war
Through my heart, through my veins
It’s a language that I can’t explain
But I’m starting to make it out
Words of love, words of hope
Though they go unspoken
And I couldn’t hear them then, didn’t know how
But I’m listening now
Silence sinks into the eastern sun
Echoes call across the canyon
But bloodshed makes for hallowed ground
When you swing the sword, you have to follow through
Feed the fire though it’s burning you
Can’t be stopped till it dies out
There’s no way of knowing till you do
Through my heart, through my veins
It’s a language that I can’t explain
But I’m starting to make it out
Words of love, words of hope
Though they go unspoken
And I couldn’t hear them then, didn’t know how
But I’m listening now
CHORUS
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2. |
Surrender
04:07
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I watch you pack you bags and move for the door
You say you just can’t take my shit anymore
But I’m down on, I’m down on my knees
I’m not saying you don’t have the right to go
I’m a chip off the old block, but the block ain’t gold
But if the time came, I’d throw it all down for you
And you have my surrender
And you have my heart right in your hand
And you have my surrender
I know I said I’d change, be a better man
And though I’m falling short, what you don’t understand
Is that no one else could ever take your place
The walls are empty without our photographs
The hallway echoes without your laugh
And I’m falling apart one memory at a time
So you have my surrender
And you have my heart right in your hand
And you have my surrender
Baby don’t go
And you have my surrender
And you have my heart right in your hand
And you have my surrender
And you have my heart right in your hand
And you have my surrender
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A familiar song
To a child’s ear
A stroke of luck
A lover’s touch, when
Winter snow appears
While I’m following my feet
You bring me back to the heart of things
All I need
You’re home to me
The uncharted sky
And all it’s promising
A brilliant map
An endless path
Feels just out of reach
While I’m following my feet
You bring me back to the heart of things
All I need
You’re home to me
When all the lights go dim
And I can’t find my center
Don’t know where I’ve been
You find me somehow, you find me somehow
When all the staging falls
And I’m surrounded
You hear my call
And bring me out of it
While I’m following my feet
You bring me back to the heart of things
All I need
You’re home to me
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4. |
States Apart
04:12
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You have your road
Solid line has been paved
And it’s hard as the asphalt
That you ain’t going my way
We shared a good hundred miles
The sun shined on us soft
We’re going different directions
But I’m grateful we crossed
Said I’m here for your soul
That’s what I meant from the start
Would be true in your arms
Or in these states apart
Your thumb was up to catch a ride
To get you where you had to be
But you were my destination
And what you love you must set free
CHORUS
It’s a long, lonely highway
Stretches out before my eyes
But I know it’s where I need to go
Won’t forget what’s behind
Oh, what’s left behind
CHORUS
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5. |
Your Spring
04:20
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It’s the beauty of the mountains
When the snow melts into green
It’s the smiles of the village
That are welcoming me
You know sometimes we have the answers
Clear as a summer breeze
And sometimes it’s a horizon
And at best a mystery
Carry me home
On the wings of an angel
You’re never alone
I can tell you that now
We are born into a family
And we’re held close to the chest
But we die into our nature
A heart that’s bigger than you’d guess
So don’t you cry for me no
Don’t you make a scene
Cause I have to go
But I’ll see you in your spring
Go, boy, go
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Owen Kortz Denver, Colorado
Owen Kortz is an award-winning songwriter from Denver, Colorado. He is a founding member of the Singer/Songwriter Program and LYNX National Arts and Media Camps at the University of Colorado at Denver, where he is on faculty.
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