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Things Will Get Better
03:27
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When I was twelve, I tried to play the saxophone, I thought I’d never stop it squeaking, I’d moan and groan
Then I got inspired to learn, all the skills I honed, Now music is the best thing I’ve ever known
‘Cause things will get better, all that it takes is believing, It’s the first step to seeing it all the way
Things will get better, the more that you bet that things will get better, the better it gets
When you were born, you arrived too soon
Now I saw a tiny baby, but I wasn’t fooled
Inside my heart and mind was a full-grown you
I knew the big, strong man you’d grow into
‘Cause things will get better, all that it takes is believing, It’s the first step to seeing it all the way
Things will get better, the more that you bet that things will get better, the better it gets
From my clear vision comes a new big love
Out of my heart can come everything I’ve dreamed of
If I use my mind I find how much we can rise above
Now we’re coming out of the darkest years yet
Full of sickness and sadness and violence
Looking back through time we see how far we’ve progressed
Humankind will overcome the worst of itself
‘Cause things will get better, all that it takes is believing, It’s the first step to seeing it all the way
Things will get better, all that it takes is believing It’s the first step to seeing it all the way
Things will get better, the more that you bet that things will get better, the better it gets
Things will get better, believing is the first step
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2. |
Open Your Heart
05:40
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Everything’s a mess, who knows what could happen next,
But I will be here, I will be free, you cannot touch me
People out there are stoking the flames
I won’t play a part, I won’t play their game, put up my money or write down my name
It’s been said a million times, a million ways, for thousands of years
From the Bible, to the Torah, the Koran they made it clear
The way to truth would never prey upon your fear
Open your heart so you can hear
This is craziness, also a catalyst
It takes a crisis, no options left, to make people see
We walk through a fire, it tempers like steel
Making us stronger, willing to live by our beliefs
It’s been said a million times, a million ways, for thousands of years
From the Bible, to the Torah, the Koran they made it clear
The way to truth would never prey upon your fear
Open your heart so you can hear
There is a spiral that history makes
Progress is made, wealth is obtained, but things always change
Whole countries fall from sheer economic weight
Leaving behind a world to learn from our mistakes
It’s been said a million times, a million ways, for thousands of years
From the Bible, to the Torah, the Koran they made it clear
It’s been said a million times, a million ways, just look in your mirror
From your mother, your brother, your lover made it clear
The way to truth would never prey upon your fear
Open your heart so you can hear,
so you can hear, so you can hear
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3. |
Feels So Good
04:27
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I spent years trying to figure it out
If you loved me without a doubt
You’d tell me everything was fine, fine
But something lurked behind your eyes
When she’d call you on the phone
Your voice would change it’s tone
You’d tell her everything was fine, fine
I heard the truth behind your lies
Now that you’re gone, I know it went on way too long
Oh and I admit you’re the best I had, but still I’m glad,
It feels so good to feel so bad
All those nights I was on my own
I made plans to take you down
I’d say everything was fine, fine
Yet something lurked behind my eyes
Now that you’re gone, I know it went on way too long
Oh and I admit you’re the best I had, but still I’m glad
It feels so good to feel so bad, to feel so bad
All those years I excused your behavior
‘Cause I believed you’d be my savior
Now I can see, it’s always been up to me
Now that you’re gone, I know it went on way too long
Oh and I admit you’re the best I had, but still I’m glad
It feels so good to feel so bad, to feel so bad
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4. |
Best of Both Worlds
04:32
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As the day rolls off my shoulders
My heart is calm, steady and strong, from giving with love
Yesterday I panicked, it left me wondering “is this right?”
This is my fight, I write to remind, and tether my mind to
Here with you, I’m living the best of both worlds
The freedom to go or stay here at home
The best of both worlds
I had a life I spent traveling out on my own
It was rare that I heard the sirens call of settling down
Somehow we found each other, how our lives fit together
Two artists at heart, an alchemy starts, when was I not ever
Here with you, living the best of both worlds
The freedom to go or stay here at home
The best of both worlds
Here with you
Some days it feels like a burden
I want to hide, ignoring my life
That’s because I’ve forgotten
All that came before I was
Here with you, living the best of both worlds
The freedom to go and travel alone or stay with our family here at home
Here with you, I’m living the best of both worlds
Where I can go, spend time alone or hang with my best friend
Here with you, the best of both worlds
The best of both worlds, the best of both worlds
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5. |
This is the Time
03:55
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There is a time in each generation, time to take pause, to think and to feel
My soul is asking me to just listen, time to find out, find out what’s real
Voters are standing, standing in lines now, people on street corners holding up signs
My soul is reaching out trying to find the truth from the lies, the truth from the lies.
This is the time for turning around now
This is the time for holding our ground
This is the time, but don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid
This is the time when history’s made
A worried young mother soothing her child, elected officials spewing out lies
The media outlets are towing their lines, assuring us all, yet this is the time
This is the time for turning around now
This is the time for holding our ground
This is the time, but don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid
This is the time when history’s made
What do you want to create?
What are you willing to break?
Burn it to ashes then we will build back after the fire
This is the time
There comes a time to wake from illusion, there comes a time to break from the past
My soul is waiting, it’s bearing witness, this is the time to forge a new path
People are standing up, speaking their minds now, people are changing, changing their lives
People are coming, it’s a rising new tide
They’re being the light, ‘cause this is the time
This is the time time for turning around now
This is the time time for holding our ground now
This is the time, but don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid
This is the time to go towards the light now
This is the time to stand up and fight
This is the time, but don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid
This is the time when history’s made, when history’s made
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6. |
Would I Burn
04:44
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Would I burn like Joan of Arc
Believe my words, no spark or fear of fire could make me denounce them?
Could I stand like Dr. King
Believe the vision of my dream, no burning cross or threat of death could take it from me?
What would I burn for? Could I draw the racist wrath?
Could I stand for anything where I’d feel bullets whizzing past?
Would I burn?
Could I sit at Gandhi’s feet,
Sit while surrounded by police, be the change I want to see, simply emanating peace?
Could I have Mandela’s heart, forgive my captors for their part, call them my equals while from their prison I am released?
What would I burn for? Would I die for my beliefs?
Could I be a burning light to point us towards our own release?
Would I give my life, just to do what’s right?
Would I give my life?
Would I burn?
I was born with wealth and skin that absolves me of my sins
gives me freedom to go where others aren’t allowed in
I never had the need to fight or to stand up for my rights
Yet here I am, I demand we stop this spread of fear and lies
That’s what I burn for, I stand for my belief
there are things we all can do to make a world of peace
That’s what I burn for, I’m asking for the proof
we have to have a world today that is based upon the truth
I will give my life, just to do what’s right
I will give my life, oh I will give my life
Would I burn?
Would I burn like Joan of Arc
Believe my words, no spark or fear of fire could make me denounce them?
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7. |
Ballad of St. Francis
03:17
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Would sadness go away, If I dispelled my greed
And gave it all to someone else in need?
Would hatred disappear, If I planted the seed
And gave my love to those who made me bleed?
I’m so tired of this pain, no one understands my need, my need for change
If I walk the pilgrim’s path, could I become a saint
And give myself completely to restraint?
Could I see my faults, as a chance for love
Would it make me wise, make me humble enough?
I’m so tired of this pain, no one understands my need, my need for change
If I loved the world enough, could I see the Face of God?
Could I see the Face of God?
Could I see the Face of God?
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8. |
Time to Go
03:57
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I want to write with no reason in mind
Just sit with my books while the church bells chime
Enjoy this old back porch one last time
Last days of summer, 2008
Time for decisions, I’ll set my own fate
Withering leaves, no time for debate
I know I know I know I need to go
I know I know I know it’s time
It’s time to go
I found a love that fills up this room
Nights of music always end too soon
With the friends who understand there are things I must do
I do believe you can’t go home again, no
‘Cause everything is different at the end
But I don’t mind, I just want to hold your hand
And say ‘hey, hey it’s gonna be okay
Hey, hey you’ll be okay’
I know I know I know I need to go
I know I know I know it’s time
It’s time to go
There is a place I know I’ll end up
It will be filled with a new kind of love
Telling me there is nothing to be scared of
Nothing to be scared of
There’s nothing to be scared of
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9. |
We Belong
05:06
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Many times I’ve tried to tell you, many times I’ve cried alone
Always I’m surprised how well you cut my feelings to the bone
Don’t want to leave you really, I’ve invested too much time
To give you up that easy, to the doubts that complicate your mind
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we’re both falling under
Whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
Maybe it’s a sign of weakness when I don’t know what to say
Maybe I just wouldn’t know what to do with my strength anyway?
Have we become a habit? Do we distort the facts?
Now there’s no looking forward, no there’s no turning back
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words, we’re both falling under
Whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
Close your eyes and try to sleep now, close your eyes and try to dream
Clear your mind and do your best to try and wipe the palette clean
We can’t begin to know it, how much we really care
I hear your voice inside me, I see your face everywhere
We belong to the light we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words, we’re both falling under
Whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
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10. |
It's Not Okay
04:00
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I hear you think “it’s just what people say”
I hear you meant nothing by it
I heard you claim it’s just how you were raised
Still I say, it’s not okay.
I’ll ignore it to keep you at bay
I won’t react to keep my job
I laugh along just hoping you’ll go away
Still I say, it’s not okay
Yesterday it was an off-color comment
Today it’s an unwanted touch
And I must say that I feel like an object from the way that you’re staring
Do you see me as such?
I’m not a land to be conquered
Not some goal to achieve
I am not here just for your pleasure
Not something to use and to leave
I deserve your respect
I deserve my equal rights
And for it to never be an issue
And to not fear walking home at night
Yesterday it was an off-color comment
Now today it’s an unwanted touch
And I must say that I feel like an object from the way that you’re staring
Do you see me as such?
Still I say, it’s never okay
Still I say, it’s never okay
Still I say, it’s never okay
Still I say, it’s not okay
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11. |
Independence Reign
05:43
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This is a strange, strange place
That looming red rock wall looks about set sail on a desert ocean floor
It’s the surface of the moon
While the sky opens up into another world
Out here everything gets faded in the sun, or faded by your love
You see, I drove back
A thousand extra miles for two blissful days
Is this just a passing phase?
Is my rate of return worth risking everything I’ve gained?
Out here everything gets faded in the sun
It’s been a long, long time
I decided to let my independence reign
I decided to let my independence reign
This is a solitary life
Still I wonder if we might share the ride
Well, you’ve got dreams to find, and I’m out here living mine
I miss security sometimes
But I feel more secure just knowing you’re out there
When it’s been a long time
I decided to let my independence reign
I decided to let my independence reign
Let it reign
I feel my fortress crumble at my feet
Does that mean I am losing me?
I want three things, to be clear, brave and true
To say ‘Yes’ when I mean it, and ‘No’ if I need to
But out here in the desert I don’t know what to do
Out here everything gets faded in the sun
Everything gets faded in the sun
Everything is faded
I decided to let my independence reign
I decided to let my independence reign
I decided to let my independence reign
Let it reign
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Teresa Storch Longmont, Colorado
Teresa Storch Band grew organically from the meeting of husband and wife Teresa Storch and Peter Lacis. Storch’s soulful voice and lyrics combine with Lacis’ soaring and complex guitar arrangements, creating an original, genre-pushing rock sound with jam and roots origins. As the Teresa Storch Duo, Storch and Lacis have toured internationally, performing at festivals in Scotland and Ireland. ... more
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