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"Come Down Never" Lyrics
1. Where I Belong
2. Catching My Balance
3. Fight to Wake
4. My Lullaby
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written by Rob Taylor
"Sun in a Box" Lyrics
1. Who Will Dare?
2. Legendary
3. Share the Night
4. Sun in a Box
5. 23 Summertimes
6. 88 Keys
7. i Shine
8. Other Side of Me
9. This Room Spins
10. In His Car
11. Reach Out
12. So This is the End
"Under the Star" Lyrics
1. Under the Star
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Where I Belong
written by: Rob Taylor
I want to love like this forever
I want to dream, I want to wake together
I want to rise, I want to come down never
When this world takes us in two
I gravitate to you
When Im away you know Im never gone
Cause this is where I belong
This is where I believe
This where we feel safe and strong
And this forever is ours
Inside these open arms
Ive never seen you shine so bright
If Im the shade then you are the sunlight
If Im the wrong, youre the make it right
And the kiss goodnight
When the world takes you from me
I hesitate to breathe
But youre the end of every road Im on
Along the way, this old heart had seen better days
But every lonely yesterday has led me to this warm today
Inside these open arms Ill stay
When the finally is found
And all these walls will give to ground
There is no moving what weve built upon
Catching My Balance
Well I have a confession to make
To all the people that told me to keep my feet on the ground
And I have a reaction to fake
When I tell em that Im willing to like what Ive found
My friend is persistence
My enemys gravity
If you want me you know where Ill be
Ill be catching my balance while holding a cloud
And juggling dreams that are bound to come down
Yeah Im kind busy, but Ill see you around
I walk with a limp cause Im always falling downwind
With nothin to break my fall but you
And just when I think for a second Im finally getting the hang of this
Youre pullin the cord on my shoot
No, No, No, Thank-you kindly for the lift
But I got some more somethin to prove
So I'll be catching my balance while holding a cloud
Il'l be catching my balance while holding.
A cloud is raining down my weight in excuses
And the stars won't shine, through the pollution
But therell be better days than this I know,
So off I go
I'll be catching my balance while holding a cloud
Fight to Wake
Maybe were not all bad
Do you ever look down and think that?
But theres war and theres fires
There are bullets inside the body of paradise
Even a childs eyes can see that
Cause they push and they need to cry and to breathe
To make it into this life
And we would do it again
We would fight to wake
For the love we make
For this home that weve built all around us
For the land we love
For the battles won
For the rise and the fall of each breath we take
Maybe weve lost our way
Between the cradle and the grave
Where smiles are hard
And the truth is not far
But few choose to use it
Maybe well find our way
Though small beneath these stars we lay
When given the chance to die or to dance
Wed all face the music
Again and again and again
We would fight
For the coming of home and our dreams yet conceived
The pursuit of a happiness few would believe
We fall and we wonder from lost into found
And the world keeps on spinning around
When the world keeps on spinning around
Sometimes I say aloud:
I would fight to wake, I would fight to wake
If this choice were mine, then this choice Id make
Turn this little light to the kindling of faith
And feel it surround us
I would fight to wake
My Lullaby
I’m keeping time by the moon on the rise and the rhythm of beach under sky
Light is arriving from stars that died shining their last light to brighten your eyes
And the pull of the tide takes our troubles to sea
And this sand turns to castles as we fall asleep
This is my, my lullaby, my sweet goodnight to the love of my life
This is my, my lullaby, and when you wake I will be right by your side again
Love, close your eyes to my lullaby
Now take to the fields painted purple with heather and let fall your shoes in the air
Here is a flower that grows wild in heaven more beautiful here in your hair
And the wind blows a kiss to the world that we know
Our heavy eyes weightless the moment they close
Who Will Dare
My world has water on three sides – I’m not an island
One road leads to the outside – I keep a car there with a siren
Have I done anything brave?
When faced with danger would I run?
Have I let anyone in when I want to be in everyone?
If this all amounts to anything, you’re everything but . . .
Who is gonna save us when all we can do is not enough?
Who will be our hero fighting gravity to lift us up?
Who is gonna shock us back when we’re too far gone and say come back to me?
And who will dare to love us if we breathe?
I was born into safety – the love of two people made me
You came to me and fell into my arms and we fly
But outside there’s lies and jokers emotional roller-coasters
Sometimes it’s easier just to stay inside
But what if the courageous suddenly said goodbye? . . .
I want to open my hand
I want to fill it with strength
I want me outside myself
I want to want what it takes
What makes me hold up my arms?
What makes them willing to fight?
I’ll sing this anthem for them
While they are saving my life
Who will dare to be a hero
Who will dare to fight for something other than themselves
When no one seems to care . . .
Who will dare to love us if we breathe?
Legendary
Well I can’t see the golden road
But I know it’s underneath the cold black concrete where I lie
And I can’t see the candy sky
But I know it’s just beyond these factories to paradise
Everything you sold me was new
Everything you ever told me was true and you said,
“This will be a legendary love; worthy of song, praise and testimony
We don’t need a time machine
We’ll get it right and bypass the tragedies ‘cause
This love will be legendary
A legendary love.”
Why am I so paranoid?
I know you’re coming back; it’s only been 11 days
Well I got this devil on my back
He’s negative and laughs
He says by now you’re far away
But your face won’t fade in the sun
I will wait ‘till gravities’ gone cause you said,
This love will be legendary.”
A legendary love
Is this a test for me? A heroes’ quest for me?
Only time will tell
If my destiny is to fall as gloriously as I fell
This will be a legendary love; worthy of song, praise and testimony
This love will be . . .
Share the Night
Come watch the sun go down
It’s finally giving up its ground
After an uneventful chilly wintertime afternoon
A penny for your thoughts
And don’t you nickel and dime me
Cause if you’re thinkin’ what I’m thinkin’
there’s some things we can do
You can have the sky, I’ll trade it for a firefly
You can dream my dreams, but it’s not my bedtime
So open up the skylight and
I’ll trace some constellations on your heavenly body
And we can share the night
We can dance to the swaying of a weeping willow tree
And we can swim, no make it skinny-dip in another galaxy
Ain’t no shame darlin’
So take me to the shady side
of the second star to the right and we can,
We can share the night
Let’s burn this candle bright
Cause there’s a cloud blockin’ the moonlight
And I don’t want to miss a second of this moment we’re in
And if some snow falls down, it will melt before it hits the ground
Cause it ain’t the radiator that is heating our skin
So take me to the shady side of the second star to the right and we can,
And there’s a lot of time to kill between now and morning –
oh yes there is
And there’s a lot of love to share between two lovely lovable lovers
So just kiss me, and I’ll be the star on which you are wishing
We can, we can share the night
Sun in a Box
I stand taller when I can barely stand at all
I just take my pride and fold it then fold it again
Till it’s smaller than small
Take it easy, it’s not like I’m blaming this on anybody else
I can lie and say I’m holding it together
but sometimes I scare myself
I’m a sun in a box
A dream in the air
A king buried in gold
A cry in the middle of nowhere
A sun in a box and time is sinking in sand
With my wings tied to my own hands
And I’m so lost
If a dream crashed down but nobody heard it fall
Did it exist at all or did brick after brick after brick
Finally build me a wall
Take your turn, come on stand up and judge me
I will wear a suit and tie
You will see that I’m just like everybody
Cool on the outside shaking on the inside
And I want to see the clouds way down below
To see the green and blue and gold
Of the forest in the trees, the seven seas
And the color of a happy soul
If I could breathe that air, a mighty stubborn breath I’d hold
And If I faded fast or slow
I would never go
Back to a sun in a box
Find me I’m lost
23 Summertimes
Her eyes were blue when she was born
Now they’re a lighter shade of green
She finally found a way to hide her halo
She’s been hangin’ around with me
She pays with exact change
She only turns left when the road is clear for miles
She cries when it rains sometimes
But I, I can always make her smile
She’s 23 summertimes, vintage romance
She’d want this hook to be upbeat, so she could dance
She’s peace be with you, the girl next door and freedom rings
My favorite person place or thing
Spend a lifetime of summertimes with me
She wears her sandals in the winter
And is laying out by spring
And she can whistle Andy Griffith note for note
But I’ve never heard her sing
88 Keys
I first saw my future in a grey smoky room
You were talking to someone or they were talking to you
I finished my song and the bartender gave me a hand
I’m the son of a dreamer you’re the daughter of dreams
I’m up high on a stage still you don’t notice me
But I sent you a smile from in back of my old baby grand
This could be the last time I see you so I might as well try
They’re closing up now but if you stick around
I’ll sing you one last lullaby
These 88 keys will play the song that will bring you home
I swear that there’s some brilliance left to find
Within these out of tune notes
This bench takes my weight with my fingers in place
My heart skips to a beat of its own
Last summertime we wrote the vows that were spoken
Your smile is upside down now but not broken
‘Cause money is tight and I sold my last dream for some change
Our words hit the pillows then the walls then the door
And your car is not starting but your foot’s to the floor
Is it wrong to find beauty in fate and your shape in the rain?
If this is the last time I see you take all that is mine
But if there’s any love left in this world
Just leave my old piano behind
It’s been 65 years since that grey smoky room
History’s beautiful but the future seems cruel
And the snow won’t stop falling
On the house where our children grew up
They say that you’re stubborn, but I knew that already
And you say that you’re fighting but you feel the sun setting
Though instead of the nighttime
There’s light and there’s warmth and there’s love
This won’t be the last time I see you so don’t say goodbye
There’s still time to be loved and songs to be sung
You’ll like them so don’t close your eyes
i Shine
There’s not much to tell you
I’ve been okay here
Dodging my daydreams, becoming a winner
But I’m somewhat regretful
You gave me this sunlight
But I keep it in my old leather coat
Over my heart and take it out at midnight
When I feel sorry for myself I take it out
And pretend I’m somewhere else and I just . . .
Shine – for me, myself and I
I shine – I pick up my guitar and I hear
Choirs of angels harmonize my lines
Until the very second I open up my eyes
I Shine
It feels like I’ve based my life
From a tale on the ocean
There’s mermaids and pirates
There’s calm and there’s commotion
But sometimes I find you
You’re never far away
The wind in my favor, the warm sun, the forgiving wave
And I owe so much to the stars that light my path
And it’s just my luck that I can never pay them back, but I can . . .
And if these walls fall down around me, would they find me?
Maybe no one will ever know that I can . . .
Shine – but me, myself and I
We shine – I pick up my guitar and I hear
Other Side of Me
Was it like how the starlight fades
When the sunshine comes at the break of day?
Or how a candle can burn so bright
That eventually it just melts away
Just when did you stop loving me?
This is happening so suddenly
And now that you’ve stopped loving me
Do you feel happy? Do you feel free?
How does it feel on the other side of me?
I think about the plans we made
Sometimes I catch myself saying things you used to say
Looking back do you regret
All those times I can’t forget?
What would I give just to see you in a crowded room?
And what would I say if I had 60 seconds alone with you?
Well I guess I’ll never know if you are happy, if you are free
This Room Spins
This room spins for us alone
I wander in your eyes tonight
This candle can’t tell your body from mine
With it’s tiny light
So here we are lost somewhere forever found
We rise and entwined and lift our souls from the ground
We lift our souls from the ground
We lift out souls from the ground
This room spins and we ride it longer than life
And we live it truer than fairy tales
And we make our dreams our own
When I can’t breathe, you breathe for me
When all I have is all of me
And all that I know, is all I’ve ever known
I’ll hold you in my arms through life
This wind can’t tell we weigh a thing
As we fly through the night
So here we are; artists of our destinies
Our smiles join as we paint us infinitely
We paint us infinitely
This rooms’ been spinning for a long, long time
As through the years we glide
And with our fingers tightly intertwined
Spin with me just one more time
Let our love flash before our eyes
This room spins for us
Alone
In His Car
So it happened one night when the sky was broken
The rain was soulless as sin
Your mascara ran down from your sad, sad eyes
And stopped at the edge of your chin
And his face looked kind
By the light of the dash
You could almost fall in love
You could almost run away
You could almost run . . .
Into his car
To his arms
To a better hour than this
Away from life and all its words
Is there anything you’d miss?
So take your time, fear aside
Search your memory
Is there anything else that happened
on your way home to me?
Did you buckle in with your seatbelt tight
or did you decide not to care?
Did you look at his face
or just stare out the window?
Was the wind in your hair?
Did the streetlights glow too bright?
Did anybody see
What no one would believe
That you would leave here
In his car
In his arms
To find a better hour than this
Did his lips feel warm or cold?
Did he make you forget about home?
And if you can forget about home
Then you can leave here
Go find a better hour than this
Is there anything else that happened on your way home to me?
Reach Out
Son, open up your eyes
Take a breath, it’s alright to cry
We have a home for you
A wooden cradle in your room
We papered the walls Superman blue
And if you miss the angels, your mother will be there
Take a look around you, son, everybody loves you here
So reach out your hand, I think I saw you smile
I’ve never felt so humbled in the presence of a child
So reach out your hand
And remember if you’re president
or follow in my footsteps as an ordinary man
To mother, to me, to God reach out your hand
Son, welcome home
Within these walls, you’ll never feel alone
We’ll tuck you in and kiss your cheek
We will lift you when you weep
Say a prayer and sing you fast asleep
This gallery reminds us of our family looking down
I wish they could meet you, son
I’m sure they couldn’t be more proud
You’ll never know the love I feel until you have your own
When my little boy is grown
You’ll say this when you welcome him home
Reach out your hand, I know I saw you smile
To mother, to me, to God reach out your
So This is the End
So this is the end
I didn’t start a revolution
I didn’t find any solutions
Besides the ones they give
Will they say that I was gentle?
And my songs were sentimental
And I loved my wife and kids
Time to hope that I have loved enough my friend
Hold me and then I’ll say I’ll wait for you
And I’ll see you again
And I never found my fortune
Or the fame that I was searching for
Before the years crept in
And what matters stands above me
All the ones who loved me
And all the ones who could forgive
Time to hope that I have loved enough my friends
Under the Star
It just appeared in the sky as day turned to night
I said goodbye to my land and farewell to my wife
I gathered my gold and I saddled my beast
And I made my way off toward to the star in the east
Where is he that is born king of the Jews?
Will angels rejoice when they hear the good news?
What will I behold when I travel so far?
What will I finally find under the star?
I followed the star to a stable in old Bethlehem
And when I asked why Mary said, “There’s no room at the inn.”
I went to the manger and when I looked in
Well I fell to my knees and then I worshiped him
Before me the child who would die to save us
Well I gave him my gold, but it wasn’t enough
I thought I heard angels rejoice from afar
Praising the Savior our King under the Star
The tear on my cheek found its way to the floor
And I failed to speak, but he heard every word
And I couldn’t leave, but I backed out of sight
Into the silent night…
Behold here’s the child who will die to save us
I know I heard angels rejoice from afar
