1. |
Out of Time
04:52
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You throw your coat across the back of my chair
You throw a glance around the room
You sit beside me like you were already there
and then you smile.
You try to gather up the confidence
You try to summon up the nerve
You try to find a place where you can finally feel at home
for just a while.
And I've seen that look you get before you run away
and I've seen how hard you've tried to ride it out
and I don't know how far you've come only to run away
I know that it will take a lot of love.
You give yourself a little distance from the rest
you give yourself so little faith
and you give up long before you ever get to start the test
you're out of time.
And I've seen that look you get before you run away
and I've seen how hard you've tried to ride it out
and I don't know how far you've come only to run away
I know that it will take a lot of love.
What did you bring tonight?
where do you keep the weight you carry?
Your secret's out of sight
until the light shines in your eyes.
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2. |
Falling
04:02
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Here it comes again, I'm falling, falling
I'm weightless in the wind, I'm swirling to the ground
and I'm reaching out to catch my fall, don't feel anything at all
and i'm crashing down, I'm off the wall again
Falling to the end.
You'd think that after all these years, I would recognize
False responsibility in confident disguise
carrying the burden of a weight that is not mine
i'm looking down, I never see the signs.
Here it comes again, I'm falling, falling
I'm weightless in the wind, I'm swirling to the ground
and I'm reaching out to catch my fall, don't feel anything at all
and i'm crashing down, I'm off the wall again
Falling to the end.
Tell me something I can use, to break this fall to lose these blues
I am listening to you, my friend
Catch me if you can.
Here it comes again, I'm falling, falling
I'm weightless in the wind, I'm swirling to the ground
and I'm reaching out to catch my fall, don't feel anything at all
and i'm crashing down, I'm off the wall again
Falling to the end.
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3. |
The Circle
03:33
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4. |
Peaceful Island
05:13
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5. |
Let it Rain
05:09
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You say you don't want to drag me down
You say this is more than I can take
But what you don't understand
and what you don't see
is my heart is far too full to break
You say you don't want to be alone
I say I will always stay
But what you don't understand
and what you don't hear
is there's really nothing you can't say
So if laying your troubles down
will lessen the pain
and if there is a coming storm
let it rain.
You say you can't find the time to dream
You say you can't make those nightmares go away
But what you don't understand
and what you don't know
is that I am awake too, night and day
So if laying your troubles down
will lessen the pain
and if there is a coming storm
let it rain.
© Michele Gedney 2002
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6. |
Indiana
04:43
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Indiana, many years have come and gone since we first met.
You'd be just a faded memory but yet.
I see you in the dark and silver light,
riding through these empty fields tonight
Destination, is a place not far beyond your border line
and I don't have plans to stay with you this time
just a tired traveler passing through
thinking back on years I spent with you
I came of age here in your midwest town
with the nations troubles burning all around
safe and sheltered from that fear and pain
with the farms and the sky and the cornfields and the summer rain
Indiana
Expectation, of the kind of man I thought that I could be
Those old hopes and plans are staring back at me
some came true and some were left behind
waiting here tonight for me to find
So many roads took me far away
so many changes in the wind along the way
but this westbound train brings me back again
to the time and the place and the dreams from way back then
Indiana, many years have come and gone since we first met.
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7. |
Everything Has Changed
03:51
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No, I never looked for things beyond my sight
i never heard a small voice call to me
no, I never searched for any guiding light
only held the things within my reach
No, I never prayed for revelation
No, I never thought to wonder why
no, I never needed anything at all
maybe it was easier not to try
But now everything has changed
you may never understand
that everything has changed for me
No, I knew where any path would lead
when I finally followed my heart
No, I never planned what my next move would be
only knew the time had come to start
You see, everything has changed
you may never understand
that everything has changed for me
© Michele Gedney 2002
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8. |
Minstrel
05:32
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9. |
Downstream
05:11
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There is a strong tide pulling tonight
I feel the current circle my feet
There is a wave riding just off shore
And the moon moves it closer to me
And I have been anchored by what I can't see
But what makes me so sure it's too deep?
Water is shapeless when the wind dies down
And I wish it would carry me downstream
And the moment when I give in is the moment when I receive
And the moment when I let go is when I will believe
We are so much like water in so many ways
And we move like river to the sea
And when we surrender we get swept away
like a boat carried so gently downstream
© 2002 Michele Gedney
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10. |
Be My Love
04:01
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11. |
If You Knew Me
03:15
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12. |
Say A Prayer
04:34
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It’s the same old story
I can’t find the time
No matter how hard I try
Drag out the hoses
Put out another fire
Living a life
Dreaming a dream
Always the two apart
Mending the fences
Instead of the broken heart
Say a prayer for your daughters
Say a prayer for your sons
Say a prayer for love to guide them on
Say a prayer for the child in everyone
Maybe tomorrow
Maybe today
Maybe another year
The end of December
Always takes me here
I heard a voice
Sing the refrain
Nothing stays the same
So I look for the sun
Standing in the freezing rain
Say a prayer for your daughters
Say a prayer for your sons
Say a prayer for love to guide them on
Say a prayer for the child in everyone
Guide me with spirit
Guide me with love
Guide me with words of truth
I’ll hear your voice and follow my heart to you.
© Rick Gedney 2002
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Open Book New York
Rick and Michele Gedney, known as the duo, Open Book, have been writing, recording, and performing
together since
2000. Their original music features melody invention and vocal harmonies backed by a tapestry of interweaving guitars. Sadly, Rick passed away in 2023, Michele released their final album, Leaning In. Michele continues to teach at Dar William's "Writing a Song that Matters" retreat".
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