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Enough
03:41
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Enough
By Ellie Grace
Our hearts are big enough
They can hold all of
This pain and all of this fear
And still overflow
With a love that we know
Will rise through all of our tears
We will show you what it means to be strong
We will love right through all of this wrong
We will not back down, we will stand our ground
Until all the guns are put down
Our hearts are brave enough
They will not give up
They will love love love love love
They will hold on tight
They will stand for what is right
Sing enough is enough is enough
Our hearts are kind enough
We will lift each other up
We will find a way through this dark
And when hope falls away
We will light the way
There is a fire and we are the spark
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2. |
Up
02:37
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Up
By Ellie Grace
Get up in the morning, tell me what can you do
To keep on moving forward after all that you’ve been through
You kept that broken heart of yours beating through the night
So get up in the morning and get ready for the fight
Get up, my sister
Rise up, my brother
Stand up all my neighbors and
Hold up what you love
Rise up from your troubles and face another day
I know your path is rough and rocky, but you’ll slowly find your way
To a place a little clearer, to a heart open wide
Rise up from your troubles and see what’s on the other side
Stand up when you stumble and the world has knocked you down
See the hands reaching for you, to pull you back around
To the ground that is steady, to the road that leads you home
Stand up when you stumble, know that you are not alone
Hold up what you love for it is what will carry you
Over windy and wild waters, it will keep your compass true
In the night be your north star, in the day be your sun
Hold up what you love until the long journey’s done
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3. |
Surface
04:07
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Surface
By Ellie Grace
Life is hard, it breaks you down
‘Til you can barely catch your breath, trying not to drown
Your heart is getting heavier, it’s hard to push on
You begin to wonder if the fight in you is gone
Is gone, oh is gone
Somewhere in the darkness you will feel a spark ignite
Your heart will fill up with fire, it won’t give up the fight
And you will feel your muscles burning as you’re pushing toward the light
You’ll break the surface of the water and fill your lungs with air
I know you have it in you, I’ll be waiting for you there
You are tossed and turned and twisted around
‘Til you cannot remember which way’s up and which way’s down
You are slowly sinking deeper in the blue
The silence and the stillness are overtaking you
Overtaking you
You hear the quiet echoes of a song that you once knew
But it’s so hard to remember as the water swallows you
Pulls you down deeper than you have ever been
Where it’s so hard to believe you’ll ever hear that song again
Again, oh again
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4. |
Letting Go
03:54
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Letting Go
By Ellie Grace
What will stand up against
All the elements
What will face the raging hurricane
Will I sit once more
Beneath that old sycamore
Or will it wash away with the wind and rain
What will stay and what will go
Driving rain and winds that blow
Tear apart and let us know
Breaking down (holding on) and letting go
Letting go-o-o, hmmm
Letting go-o-o, hmmm
Now the cold bears down
On this long-forgotten town
And the snow covers everything in sight
In the early days of spring
Will the green come again
Or will the colors die in these frozen nights
What will stay and what will go
Frozen nights and blinding snow
Tear apart and let us know
Breaking down and letting go
All the rivers run dry
Not a cloud in the sky
And a summer that is lost in shades of brown
What will still grow on
With the waters gone
And what will slowly burn down
What will stay and what will go
Burning sun and dying slow
Tear apart and let us know
Breaking down and letting go
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5. |
Divided
03:20
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Divided
By Ellie Grace
You are on the other side
A wall between us stands
So you will never see these eyes
Or touch these trembling hands
You place the arrow on the bow
Pull back the poisoned string
You blindly shoot your words of hate
And we all will feel the sting
How do we cross the great divide?
How do we understand?
Why can’t we let the winds erase
These lines drawn in the sand?
You think that you can stand alone
And play these violent games
But if the fire burns strong enough
We’re all going up in flames
You think that you can bring the storm
To make the others pay
But if the rain falls hard enough
We’ll all be washed away
You close your mind and shut your eyes
And never see our pain
Though we may be the ones who bleed
Your hands will have the stain
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6. |
On the Side of Love
03:17
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On The Side Of Love
By Ellie Grace
My heart beats just like your heart
Strong and true and slow
And my love sings just like your love
A song you already know
Give me my life to live in peace
Give me this home in my heart
Let me stand by the side of the one I love
And promise ‘til death do us part
Descant:
Give me my life to live in peace
See the love in the home in my heart
Come and stand on the side of love
Let us promise ‘til death do us part
My eyes cry just like your eyes
When love is torn away from me
And my dreams fly just like your dreams
To a time when I will be free
My shoes walk just like your shoes
They step in time to my love
And my voice cries just like your voice
Brave words that rise up above
My heart beats just like your heart
Strong and slow and true
And my love sings just like your love
Sing for me and I’ll sing for you
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7. |
Right Now
03:40
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Right Now
By Ellie Grace
It’s gonna get better, that’s what they say
It’s gonna get easier, it’s gonna be okay
Just give it some time now and give it some space
Just keep holdin’ on, waiting for your moment of grace
But right now, right now, right now it’s so damn hard
It takes me and breaks me and tears me all apart
And I don’t get to leave this place in time
I don’t get to run away and go
Oh right now is hard and right now is all I know
You’ve got to be strong now, that’s what I hear
Get up every morning and face all the fear
The harder you work, they say, and the braver you are
If you just keep goin’, someday you’re gonna get real far
How many more lifetimes, how many more days
How many more moments do I have to live this way
They say just keep fighting and soon the morning will come
When you can let go, when the pain will just come undone
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8. |
Burning Down
02:24
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Burning Down
By Ellie Grace
You would hold her down and silence her cries
And you would stand by him even though you know he lies
But your time is up
You must face the fire
That is rising up
Watch the flames grow higher
Count us one by one
We will not turn around
Until the patriarchy
Is burning down
You would sacrifice a woman in her darkest hour
At the altar of your privilege and power
The sun will shine on the truth of your dirty ways
We believe her and are counting down your days
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9. |
Carolina Fall
03:40
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Carolina Fall
By Ellie Grace
I cling to the last golden days of this Carolina fall
The trees, nearly bare, still bravely standing tall
I fall to my knees in the fiery leaves that have gone
Oh, and I pray for all that remains, crying hold on hold on
Let it go like the river
You can’t stop it now
Let it go like the wind
Cause it’s leaving anyhow
Let it go like the morning
Moving into night
Let it go like the darkness
Turning toward the light
Ooohhh oooohh
There was frost on the ground when I woke to this day
A promise of the winter that would soon be on its way
A fading of the sunlight that was warm upon my face
And a hint of the bitter cold that has come to take its place
The cold in the air chills me to the bone
The warmth around me gone, now I am alone
I long to know what this aching season will bring
I pull the blankets tight to my body and wait for the spring
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10. |
Little Star
02:51
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11. |
Love's Lullaby
04:14
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Hear the sounds of the night
Turn out the light
It’ll be alright
Feel the chill of the wind
The warmth of my skin
As I pull you in
You can close your weary eyes
And lay your head on my shoulder
I will keep you safe and warm
Though the night will get colder
You can rest in my love… my love… my love
I will hold you near
Chase the fear
Stay right here
Let your breathing slow
The one thing you know
I won’t let you go
Shelter from the storm
These loving arms
Will keep you warm
I will be here when
You wake again
Let the night begin
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Ellie Grace Kansas City, Missouri
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