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1. |
Greatness
03:13
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Did I miss my chance to be great
or it every time I wake
Did I miss my chance to be known
Now that I’m full grown
When do your dreams die
When do your wings stop flying
When does your heart stop beating
When do you give up and just start eating
Not hungry for you dream anymore
Knuckles tired knocked on too many doors
Not caring what happens next
cause you’ve done it all - And then over again
Meditate more they say
It’ll be great
you can live another day
You’ve got your friends
And the sun is shining
Pick yourself up
And quit your whining
But that don’t quiet the voice inside
That tells you everything’s hard and why
Why are you here and what the hell are you doing?
You got distracted with life and you knew it
Did I miss my chance to be great
or it every time I wake
Did I miss my chance to be known
Now that I’m full grown
Where do your dreams go
when they die?
All those songs you didn’t write -
they seemed alive
Everyone who made it
did it by 25
After you just gotta live
cause you’re still alive
Meditate more they say
It’ll be great
you can live another day
You’ve got your friends
And the sun is shining
Pick yourself up
And quit your whining
But that don’t quiet the voice inside
That tells you everything’s hard and why
Why are you here and what the hell are you doing?
You got distracted with life and you knew it
Did I miss my chance to be great
or it every time I wake
Did I miss my chance to be known
Now that I’m full grown
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2. |
How Does It Feel
03:39
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You know all my stories
All the big ones anyway
All the losers that I’ve dated
Every time I’ve strayed
From my purpose, From my joy
Chasing money, Chasing boys
Call you every time I’m destroyed
I never know how to play coy
How does it feel
to sit on the sidelines of my life
How does it feel
To watch the move and every time
Never see your name up there in the credits
Never kiss the girl at the end
Never be the last call of the day
Always just as friends
Watching all of my stories
Never in my DMs
Maybe your chapter is history
You’re always leaving me on read
But I want purpose, I need joy
Sometimes money, and a boys
No longer gettin’ annoyed
No matter how you try and avoid
How does it feel
to sit on the sidelines of my life
How does it feel
To watch the movie and everytime
Never see your name in the credits
Never kiss the girl at the end
Never be the last call of the day
Always just as friends
How does it feel
to sit on the sidelines of my life
How does it feel
To watch the move and everytime
Never see your name in the credits
Never kiss a girl at the end
Never be the last call of the day
Always just as friends
Now we’re writing our story
Waking up tangled in bed
When you were finally ready
Nothing more had to be said
I’ve got purpose, Found my joy
We got money, You’re my boy
We don’t have to chase that coin
And you always want to join
How does it feel
to get off the sidelines and live your life
How does it feel
To watch the move and every time
See your name up there in the credits
Always kiss the girl at the end
Be the last call of the day
We were destined to be more than friends
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3. |
Waiting Room
03:42
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In the quiet
Of the night
In the stillness
When we fight
The urge
To take up flight
And run away
My heart
feels so heavy
My mind
it won’t stop
The wheels
Keep on turning
Everything
Feels down not up
I’ll wait
for some movement
I’ll wait
For a sign
We’ll wait
Alone together
As we stand
Apart in line
In the waiting room
I will wait for you
I will watch for spring
And the blooms
it brings
In the waiting room
I will care for you
I will stare at the moon
And make my wish upon the stars
Underneath
the glowing moon
I will sing
to you this tune
Know my heart
Is with you
Right by your side
I’ll wait
For the summer
I’ll wait
For the fall
I’ll wait
to be together
Not just one
But all
In the waiting room
I will wait for you
I will watch for spring
And the blooms
it brings
In the waiting room
I will care for you
I will stare at the moon
And make my wish upon the stars
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4. |
Thank You
02:52
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In this time
of uncertainty
I’ve been feeling uneasy
Feeling ill at ease
No work to go to
No one to please
Self isolation
No one here but me
These are the words I say
to calm my inner sea
thank you for taking deep breaths
Thank you for doing your best
Thank you for getting enough rest
Thank you for getting those things off your chest
And telling me
How you feel
Your feelings
are valid real
Instagram and facebook
Causing anxiety
And the news is so much worse
But that's just between you and me
But when I slow down
And stop all the chasing
I know now
This Time’s
for integrating
For being kind to myself
Having compassion for others
Every person in the world is worried about their mother
Thank you for doing your best
Thank you for getting enough rest
Thank you for getting those things off your chest
And telling me
How you feel
Your feelings
are valid real
And when the loneliness comes
in waves
And you’ve been alone for days and days
Just know you’re not alone
Thank you for doing your best
Thank you for getting enough rest
Thank you for getting those things off your chest
And telling me
How you feel
Your feelings
are valid real
Your feelings
are valid real
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5. |
River Song
02:09
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I was walkin'
upon the river one day
I jumped with my feet first
And I swam and I swam away
I was walking
upon the river one day
The Illinois river she calls to me
And I cannot stay away
Her waters run deep
And her water’s so clear
And I swam for hours
Till I disappeared
Her tide is soft
But her rage is strong
And I could go on
She carries me on
The Illinois river
she calls to me
With her greens and blues
And her spirit of the sea
Wandering through the forrest
So wild and free
Come on mama
carry me home
She wash away my worries
breathe life in my soul
Her cool sweet water
Rocks me to and fro
All the way to whiskey peak
She in my bones
Drifting down to
Take me away
I was walking
upon the river one day
The Illinois river she calls to me
And I cannot stay away
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6. |
I Want You
04:00
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I want all you kisses
I want all your laughs
I want all the things you do
And I’ll fill in the gaps
For everything you can’t do
Cause I can do that for you baby
I want all of your mistakes
I want all your past heartbreaks
Your lovers and friends
Beginnings and ends
Cause I have have your heat now
And I’m not
Letting to go
Cause I want you
Every part of you
All the things you do
All the things you are
All the things you aren’t
All the things you were
Are you.
Are you.
Red Orange green Blue
Rainbows of experience
We’re not black and white
And we’ll still fight
And I want to know that side of your life
All the squishy things
That are uncomfortable
All your vulnerability
All your past falls
All your scrapes
And all your scars
All the times
That you got barred
From going to bars
And drinking too much
From being yourself
And causing a fuss
Cause I want you
Every part of you
All the things you do
All the things you are
All the things you aren’t
All the things you were
Are you.
Are you.
I want all the things you have to say
And all the ways you say ‘em
I want all the trips to take
And all the places
And the way
You made ‘em
I want all of your expressions
I want to learn from all your lessons
I want to hold you
And you hold me
And that’s just the way
it’s gonna be
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7. |
Rest
05:11
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Everything
Feels hard right now
Stay at home
Avoid the crowds
Scream all you want
Really loud
No-one can hear you
Everyone’s at home
No one is listening
they’re all on their phones
This is the time
We’re taking deep breaths
This is the time
For remembering to rest
This is your time
Take a deep breath
This time is yours
Go inwards
And rest
The rules are changing
Ever so fast
The world we know
It wasn’t gonna last
The time we had
That time has past
And now
We have the now at last
This is the time
We’re taking deep breaths
This is the time
For remembering to rest
This is your time
Take a deep breath
This time is yours
Go inwards
And rest
So hold me close
With thoughts and prayer
I’ll hold you closer
From over here
This is the time
We’re taking deep breaths
This is the time
For remembering to rest
This is your time
Take a deep breath
This time is yours
Go inwards
And rest
Go inwards
And rest
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Norma Jean Bali, Republic of Indonesia
Norma Jean is a singer songwriter who lives Bali and writes original songs about love, and the beauty of life, looking out onto the rice fields.
She also draws daily cartoons @normajeanlovesdoodles on Instagram, and writes poetry.
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