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I wake up each morning and you’re there
A range of emotions to compare
So many questions,
And so much analysis
Why is the theme that goes around
When will you leave my mind
When will you leave my mind
You’ve spent too long in my mind
You don’t belong in my mind
I close my eyes each night and you’re there
Memories I seem to wear
I don’t know why
I can’t get rid of you
I’ll never have the answers I need
When will you leave my mind
When will you leave my mind
You’ve spent too long in my mind
You don’t belong in my mind
When will you leave my mind
When will you leave my mind
You’ve spent too long in my mind
You don’t belong in my mind
I can’t seem to forgive myself
For falling for you, I was such a fool
To think that you were
Honest, truthful and understanding
I believed your lies, I wish that I knew why
I moved on long ago, yet you’re still there
The impact of your actions still feels unfair
I still don’t know how I could be such a fool
That’s the answer I need to move on
When will you leave my mind
When will you leave my mind
You’ve spent too long in my mind
You don’t belong in my mind
When will you leave my mind
When will you leave my mind
You’ve spent too long in my mind
You don’t belong in my mind….
You don’t belong
You don’t belong in my mind….
I wish that I knew why…
I wish that I knew why…
Leave my mind…
When will you leave my mind
When will you leave my mind
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I Want To Know More
03:34
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The more I see, the more I read, the more I hear
The more I am wanting to know,
To find the answers to the questions that
I know it’s my duty to know.
To understand. Expand my mind.
Find reasons why we all do the things that we do, what makes us go round.
I’m not naïve I know I can’t know everything.
So much to learn I know I don't know anything.
Shouldn’t we all want to know so much more?
And I do - I want to know more
I know my truth, but don’t know yours.
Your shoes are worn with the life you have chosen to lead.
Or maybe you didn't choose to live in a world that made your steps so hard to take?
I need your voice. We all need your voice.
Share your story, let us learn from the life you have led.
I’m not naïve I know I can’t know everything.
So much to learn I know I don't know anything.
Shouldn’t we all want to know so much more?
And I do.
I want to know more
I need to know more
Please tell me now. Tell me how.
Show me the way, show me how, I want to know.
I want to learn, Is that a crime?
Give me a source with credibility.
I’m so thirsty. Give me more. Satisfy my need
Show me how. Tell me how.
I want to know.
Give me more, so much more
I want to know.
Facts not fiction, it’s addiction.
I want to know.
Show me how. Tell me how
I want more.
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The Small Things
04:17
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The rain coming down
The sun coming through
The smell of the breeze
The colour of the trees
The smile on that face
That moment of grace
The kindness you felt
The warmth you were dealt
We go about our days, just doing our thing
We’ve got to appreciate all the small things
Those words that raised you so high
Brought a tear to your eye, made you reach for the sky, made you feel so alive
That groove, that made you move…
you don't know why but it helped you survive – get through the day
We go about our days, just doing our thing
We’ve got to appreciate all the small things
We go about our days, just doing our thing
We’ve got to appreciate all the small things
Appreciate all the small things.
The smile on that face
That moment of grace
Appreciate all the small things.
The smile on that face
That moment of grace
The kindness you felt
The warmth you were dealt
The rain coming down
The sun coming through
We’ve got to appreciate all the small things
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I used to like it
I felt excited
When you walked in a room
You craved attention
And I know you liked it
That energy of yours
(So addictive) When you caught my eye
I knew that I would never recover
When you looked at me
I felt like I would never be free
When you looked at me
I felt like I would never be free
I felt addicted
Caught my attention
When you walked in the room
You love the pretense
Love the pretending
That there was more to you
(it was clear that) You were just a game
Manipulating everyone around you
When you looked at me
I felt like I would never be free
When you looked at me
I felt like I would never be free
The person that you pretended to be
Had us all fooled for a while
But the people around you
Saw through your façade
And the real you came to be
And now we all see, the person you are
And that power you had has all gone…
When you looked at me
I felt like I would never be free
When you looked at me
I felt like I would never be free
When you walked in a room
When you walked in a room
I felt like I would never be free
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A Single Source of Truth
03:02
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Headlines and drama
What does it mean?
Did he really do that, say that, be there, mean that, how do I know?
There’s so much noise out there.
Why is it so hard?
I just want one place I can go to find the truth that I need.
No more lies and misdirection give me facts and truth please.
I just want a place that I can go to find the truth.
It seems so hard…
But all I need is a single source of truth.
I just want a place that I can go that tells me how
I just want a place that I can go that tells me why
I just want a place that I can go that tells me now
I just want a place that I can go that tells me now
Just one place/A single source of truth
I Just want one place I can go to find the truth that I need.
No more lies and misdirection give me facts and truth please.
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Paying the bills
Falling in love
Vaccinations
It’s all so much.
Got to get that practice in
Got to find the time
Sometimes I wish that I could go back to that time when I was
Pushed around in a pushchair
When I was unaware and I didn’t care.
Pushed around in a pushchair
When everything as so nice and I didn’t think twice.
Pushed around in a pushchair
When everything was ok and I enjoyed everyday.
Just push me around in a pushchair.
Some much reflection
Got to get it right
When will I feel like I know what I am doing?
You know we’ve got this,
And yes it’s hard
Sometimes it’s all too much…Can I just go back to that time when I was
Pushed around in a pushchair
When I was unaware and I didn’t care.
Pushed around in a pushchair
When everything as so nice and I didn’t think twice.
Pushed around in a pushchair
When everything was ok and I enjoyed everyday.
Please just push me around in a pushchair
Lay back, enjoy the ride
No responsibilities, It’s not your time.
Don't worry, no accountability.
Lay back and take it in..
Pushed around in a pushchair
When I was unaware and I didn’t care.
Pushed around in a pushchair
When everything as so nice and I didn’t think twice.
Pushed around in a pushchair
When everything was ok and I enjoyed everyday.
Please just push me around in a pushchair
I just want you to push me around in a pushchair
Yes, a pushchair
Push me around, please
Push me round
I want to lay back
Push me
Lay back
No accountability, responsibility
Push me, I’ll push you
We can lay back
In our pushchairs
Push me, I’ll push you
We can lay back
In our pushchairs
Push me round please
Derek get in your pushchair…
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Looking At My To Do List
04:21
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Looking at my to do list
I don't know where to start.
Trying to keep a clear head
I can only do so much.
Delayed communications,
Just haven’t had the time.
Send some emails and apologies,
If I can find the time.
Trying to be the best that I can be,
But it never feels enough, never feels enough
I’m just trying to be the best that I can be,
But it never feels enough, never enough.
Going through my to do list
Got to change the world.
Constant and unending
I must never stop
Inspirational conversations
That’s never too much
Got to try and take my own advice
Who will win today?
Trying to be the best that I can be,
But it never feels enough, never feels enough
I’m just trying to be the best that I can be,
But it never feels enough, never enough.
Everyday I try, that’s all that I can do, all I can do.
Just keep trying, everyday,
That’s I can do, all I can do
Going through my to do list
Tick it off and add some more.
It just goes round and round and round
That’s just the way it is.
Accept that you can’t do it all
Well maybe not today.
We’ll put that on tomorrow’s list
You might just find the time.
Trying to be the best that I can be,
But it never feels enough, never feels enough
I’m just trying to be the best that I can be,
But it never feels enough, never enough.
Everyday I try, that’s all that I can do, all I can do.
Just keep trying, everyday,
That’s I can do, all I can do
Looking at my to do list
Looking at my to do list…
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The Best Version Of Me
04:39
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I try to be the best I can
Everyday I work hard to be the best that I can be, but that’s just me
Never enough, never enough
That’s how I always feel all of the time
That’s just how life is, that’s how it seems for me
And I know that I’ve always felt this way,
I don’t know if that’s right or if I’m insecure.
But I wonder if it’s me? Am I doing something wrong?
Please someone tell me.
I want to do much better, need to do much better
Please someone help me to be the best version of me
I try to see, what people see
and I try feel what people feel to understand a different point of view.
But there are things, I don’t understand,
the way people think, the way people stand, what goes through their minds, what are they trying to find?
And I know I need to know much more
I’ve always been this way, I think that’s ok…
But I wonder if it’s me? Am I doing something wrong?
Please someone tell me.
I want to do much better, need to do much better
Please someone help me to be the best version of me
I try to be the best version of me
I try to be the best version of me
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The Trumpet Man
05:24
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He broke my heart, when it told me he’d had enough,
He couldn’t do it anymore..
There was no time.
He couldn’t be who he wanted and needed to be.
So he thought he had to stop.
He said ’something must change.
I am so tired I just can’t do this anymore’
But when he played, it all went away
Found a home to put all the joy and the pain
He was the trumpet man
He was our trumpet man
Trying to be so many things
Have to be a teacher, a father, a lover and so many other things.
He said ‘It’s just too much. I can’t keep this up I’m struggling to do it all,
So I think I need to stop. I just want to be, the best version of me’.
But when he played, it all went away
Found a home to put all the joy and the pain
He was the trumpet man
He was our trumpet man
And when he played, he found his home and brought us in – and we were there.
We felt all of his love and his horn was his way to come through, through it all, when he just played.
Just play…
But when he played, it all went away
Found a home to put all the joy and the pain
He was the trumpet man
He was our trumpet man
Trumpet man…He’s the trumpet man
You’ve got to play; you’ve got to play it now.
Trumpet Man. Trumpet Man. Trumpet Man.
He’s The Trumpet Man.
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Look What You’ve Become
04:04
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I didn’t know what I was doing
You came along and turned my world upside down
No one tells you how to do it
I just tried my best
Who knew you’d be so inspiring
You made me feel that you deserved the best
You drove me, you made me,
Didn’t wanted to let you down
And look what you’ve become
I don't know how you did it, but I see that you did it
And it’s not just me
People see what you did, people see what you do – it’s you
I’m so proud of the things you do,
You made it through and so much more
The good times, and the bad times
You did your best
You work so hard but you there for me,
I’ve always tried to be the same
I hope you know that I’m there for you
Until my last breath
And look what you’ve become
I don't know how you did it, but I see that you did it
And it’s not just me
People see what you did, people see what you do – it’s you
Just take a moment to step back and see what you’ve achieved
I’m not sure you know just how wonderful you are..
It’s all you.
People always say how amazing you are
Even before they know who you are
And it’s so true, just look at you
That man in the mirror.
You’re always there when someone needs you
I don't think you know the things you do
So patient an understanding
And you’ve become so wise
And look what you’ve become
I don't know how you did it, but I see that you did it
And it’s not just me
People see what you did, people see what you do – it’s you
Look at what you’ve become
Take a look and see
It’s all you
Take a look
Take a look and see…it’s all you.
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Always There For Me
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I call you up I know you will be there for me
I send a text I know you will be there for me
The middle of the night, I know you will be there for me
We all need someone that we can count on
Someone who’s there and genuinely cares
That certain person whether it is work, life or love
I hope you have that someone in your life
Connections and mutual mind sets keep you sane
Surround yourself with people who are there for you and really care for you
We need to know that we are not all alone
Your voice is there and always can be shared
You don’t think so, just look around and see who’s there
If someone’s there, you feel you can do anything
It builds you up and helps you navigate it all
Cry, shout or rant, we all need that space
I hope you have that someone in your life
Connections and mutual mind sets keep you sane
Surround yourself with people who are there for you and really care for you
I hope you that have someone there and you are not alone
Let’s see whose here’s now
We have Derek.
And then there’s Gibbi.
I need my baritone
And bit more Loren
Let’s bring in Ashaine
Need my trumpet man.
I call you up I know you will be there for me
I send a text I know you will be there for me
The middle of the night, I know you will be there for me
We all need someone that we can count on
Someone who’s there and genuinely cares
That certain person whether it is work, life or love
I call you up I know you will be there for me
I know you care for me
You know I care for you
You know I’m there for you
Someone is there for you
You are there for me
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Positive Things
05:14
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You opened your heart
And you told me how you felt
Your memories
Are not the same as mine
Feels like a different time
It makes me sad
To hear you say you feel this way
I hope those feelings don't stay
You broke my heart
But I know you didn’t mean to
You just told me your truth
I didn't know
Didn’t know you felt that way
It seems I let you down
Not one positive thing
You couldn’t think of a positive thing
All those times not a positive thing
Couldn’t tell me one positive thing
You always seemed
So happy to me
I’m sorry that I didn’t see you
All of those years
I thought you understood
I did the best I could
And now I see
I have no place in your heart
Not like it used to be
You broke my heart
But I know you didn’t mean to
You just told me your truth
I didn't know
Didn’t know you felt that way
It seems I let you down
Not one positive thing
You couldn’t think of a positive thing
All those times and not one positive thing
Couldn’t tell me one positive thing
You broke my heart
I didn’t know that you felt so bad
I wish you’d told me, I wish you’d told me
You couldn't think of any positive things
I didn't know
Didn’t know you felt that way
you couldn’t tell me
you couldn’t tell me
One positive thing
Not one good thing
I wish you could have told me some positive things
You deserve so many positive things
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You hear that sound and then you know it is time
So many thoughts just go around in your mind
Here we go, another day
Focus your mind and everything will be fine
Get up and dressed and start to open your mind
Caffeine or fruit, whatever wakes up your mind
Prepare yourself, got lots to do
You need that energy to keep coming through
You know, time will go so quickly
Can’t waste a minute or an hour
Don't stop, have to keep on moving
Forward, everyday move forward
You can do this, try not to think about the time,
you haven't got the…
Targets and deadlines you can do it all
Don’t think about it just keep following through
Discipline everyday
Think of that curtain it goes up everyday
Before you know it the day will be done
And then the month and year, it will blow your mind
Treasure it, care for it
The time you have is a valuable thing
You know, time will go so quickly
Can’t waste a minute or an hour
Don't stop, have to keep on moving
Forward, everyday move forward
You can do this, try not to think about the time,
you haven't got time…
Take some time to breathe
Take some time to breathe
Here we go there’s that alarm clock again
Tick tock, keep moving, just keep following through
Keep it up, just don’t think
Keep moving on, and on and on and on
There’s that to do list, go to do it all
Don’t think about it just keep ticking it off
Keep it up, don’t slow down
Keep moving on, and on and on and on
Take some time to breathe
Take some time to breath
Don’t stop, got to keep on moving
Take some time to breathe
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14. |
#ThursdayThoughts
03:25
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