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Lyrics
Every time I touch your face
I know just what a gift of grace
You were to me and could have been
But that will never be again
And I don’t know what I’m doing
And I don’t know who I am
Sometimes I don’t know who you are really
I just know, I just know
Every time
Every time I behold your eyes
Come face to face undisguised
No sweeter love have I known
Than this love of loves that you have shown
And I don’t know what I’m doing
And I don’t know who I am
Sometimes I don’t know who you are really
I just know, I miss my friend
Every time
Every time you’d come inside
I’d melt slow and warm
It’s like I’m slipping out of conscious dress
And sliding into sensualness
All these things burn fierce as embers
Maybe come June or December
The could have been that never was won’t burn as bad as now because
I might know what I’m doing
And I might know who I am
And then I might know who you are really
And who knows, by then
Who knows, by then…
Every time© 1997, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
By daylight our Jimmy he’s a working man
Buttoned down and steady as they come
By the city lights he’s satisfied but just enough alone
And pining for the words to fill up his pages
Brilliance turns nostalgic by the phone
He longs for the girl who left and said “Who knows, later on…
We’ll watch the full moon from the window
Forget about the past
And fan the glowing embers
Of the love we hoped would last
And I would hold you gently to me, Jimmy my dear
If only I could love you, a little while”
Hathaway smiles
On Saturday afternoon he reaches for the mailbox
And drinks the feel of her paper through his skin
And word by word he’s wanting her
A thousand miles away she still reaches him
And she writes, “Sunday night I have no place I’ve got to be
And you’ve been rising steady on my mind
So phone me up and we’ll watch T.V.
And who knows later on
We’ll watch the full moon from the window
Forget about the past
And fan the glowing embers
Of the love we hoped would last
And I would hold you gently to me, Jimmy my dear
If only I could love you, for a little while”
Hathaway smiles
Now, Jimmy he’s the sweetest thing she’s ever known
His voice, it falls like velvet on her skin
With one phone ring she feels like she’s a million miles from home and back again
Now Jimmy says, “Love may crash and love may burn itself out
But this love it feels like Heaven in my bones
From the redeye flight I’m calling you and baby later on…
We’ll watch the full moon from the window
And forget aboutthe past
And fan the glowing embers
Of the love I hope will last
And will you hold me gently and whisper, ‘Jimmy, my dear’
And baby can I love you a little while?”
Hathaway smiles
It’s been a long time coming home
Now everything’s gonna be all right© 1997, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
My eyes fly open 3:15 Sunday morning
The rain beats on the window and my heart is storming
Oh my God, I wish I’d had some warning
That I would feel this deeply for you
And I don’t know what to do
With all this love, pretty boy
Now you’ve got me here in the nude
And though I try to cover up
You see right through
Maybe some other place or some other time
I can stand here one on one
And look you right in the eye
But now the air’s too thick in here
And my mouth too dry
And I just want to walk out that door turn around and walk away from this
But would you hold me close to you
And if I scream and resist, just hold me more
‘Cause I’ve got a lot of fight left to do
And I just, I need someone steadfast to see me through
Don’t be frightened babe, just please be strong
And if you stay here faithfully, this won’t take long
‘Cause I’ve never been so scared before or felt so alone
And I just want to love you, I just want to love you
I just want to love you like you love me
Your eyes fly open 3:16 Sunday morning
Gently you kiss me and my heart is storming
Oh my love, I wish I’d had some warning
That I would feel this deeply for you© 1997, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
The tide that moves between us
The tide that leads me on
The tide that draws me into you
And warms me to my bone
And would that I could leave you
Forsaking you for naught
You are beautiful to me
In case you had forgotten
As I play your guitar
The kitty on the chair
He watches me watching him
Deciding not to care
The rose on the table
Last night you gave to me
Smelling of the fragrance of
The beauty you can be
The tide that moves between us
The tide that leads me on
The tide that draws me into you
And warms me to my bone
And would that I could leave you
Forsaking you for naught
You are beautiful to me
In case you had forgotten
I didn’t come here to convince you
I didn’t come here to lay down
I didn’t come here seeking questions
To the answers I have found
I only came to love you
Free and full of grace
To look into your soulful eyes
And cup my hands around your face
The tide that moves between us
The tide that leads me on
The tide that draws me into you
And warms me to my bone
And would that I could leave you
Forsaking you for naught
You are beautiful to me
In case you had forgotten© 1998, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
Nothing could prepare me for the breakdown of the wall
I’ve laughed in willow branches and I’ve stood proud in oak
I’ve sighed in love’s euphoria and I’ve held my breath in choke
I shrunk as I watched my Daddy walk away, walk away small
And nothing could prepare me for the breakdown of the wall
I’ve held the winds at bay and I’ve welcomed floodwaters in
I’ve bled my knees for pardon even when I committed no sin
I watched my shoulders cower when time made me too tall
And nothing could prepare me for the breakdown of the wall
Stone and brick and mortar turn to ashes, ashes to dust
Fly out over the water on the wind, carry away my trust
Knowledge of the cycle of life seems a mockery when the mockery is real
Rebirth and redemption, grace and mercy are not what I feel
‘Cause you are sitting here caught in headlights
Christmas morning shouldn’t feel this way
When eyes speak what the lips won’t
The words that are too awful to say
So don’t speak, baby, and I’ll pretend I’m not about to take a fall
‘Cause nothing could prepare me for the breakdown of the wall
Oh nothing could prepare me for the breakdown of the wall© 1997, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
And 23 Tears came down
And 200 hundred tears came down
And 10,000 tears came down my faceOne for the promise that turned out to be the lie ofsalvation the cost to be free
Two for the fact that I swallowed the hook while they crucified the man and disfigured the book
One for the vulgar and flimsy clichés that I wore in defense that I preached every day
Two for the needed revision of truth tell me what do I do now with the wisdom of youth
And 23 Tears came down
And 200 hundred tears came down
And 10,000 tears came down my face
One for the fury when my baby walked away, didn’t care what I felt or what I had to say
Two for the shame in hindsight of my choice, it was me who folded in the crack of my voice
One for the need to please and succumb when the truth of it is, I think people are dumb
Two for elusive progress I ran and ran and when I looked up, it’s like I never began
I’m Michael Finnegan begin again
I’m Michael Finnegan begin again
I’m Michael FinneganOne for the pain of the black orphan boy, while they line up in droves for the white newborn joy
One for the man hiding cold in his shack, while the biker spits at the filth on his path
One for the Kosovo children in the war, see I don’t know what all the bloodshed is for
Seven for intentions trapped in my mind, see my convictions are solid but so misaligned
And 23 Tears came down
And 200 hundred tears came down
And 10,000 tears came down my face, my face© 1998, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
I saw the wrecking ball, I saw the wrecking ball
And it's big and it's brash, it'll pound us in half of a million pieces
I saw the wrecking ball, I saw the wrecking ball
And it's big and it's brash, it'll pound us in half of a million piecesBatten down the hatches, hold on to yourself
Grab the unrepentant, make them cry for help
Make them cry for help
Call up your mama, call up your dad
Tell them all the things you always wish you hadI don't know why you and I we do the things we do
But you know, something stinks around here, it's mangled and it's skewed
The mirror lies and even then I didn't like what I saw
Then it shattered, I looked deeper, I regretted more
The thousand lives I'd give to do it all again
Relieved of the burden of my need and the ego of my sin
And the hope in hopelessness of it all is that all you can do
Is confess to someone who loves youI saw the wrecking ball, I saw the wrecking ball
And it's big and it's brash it'll pound us in half of a million piecesBatten down the hatches, hold on to yourself
Grab the unrepentant, make them cry for help
Make them cry for help
Gather up the children tight and tenderly
This is not the way our world was meant to be, YeahAnd we are born of spirit in a time of no time
But I'm a broken human here today and the horror blows my mind
If you shame me in the schoolyard or you spit in my face
Or you push me around as I push love away
When it was there all along in a face I couldn't know
Invoking today, these moments go
And even in the fallowness, the angst of why and how
I must turn the corner, forgive the wounds and love nowBatten down the hatches, hold on to yourself
Grab the unrepentant, make them cry for help
Make them cry for helpAnd this very human condition, it's angel and it's snake
And I give to get and die to live and I'm honest and I'm fake
And while I grovel in the dust, you turn to me and say
"I understand, now go and grab your magnificence anyway"I saw the wrecking ball, I saw the wrecking ball
And it's big and it's brash, it'll pound us in half of a million pieces
I saw the wrecking ball, I saw the wrecking ball
And it's big and it's brash, it'll pound us in half of a million pieces© 1998, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
I remember only yesterday, I held you as my own
And the words we spoke by candlelight seemed carved in sacred stone
And my wall broke down piece by piece by your chisel and your glove
And the sweetest storm swept me away, I know now that it was loveAnd it came on so quietly, like the breaking of the dawn
And I wish that it would stay right there in shadows falling long
But the earth kept on turning and the sun rose high above
And I found myself stricken by the full-blown heat of love, loveAnd the fever rolled down my body as the ground beneath me quaked
And I swear to god I felt the things before I'd only faked
And as the earth turned more and the storm blew in and cooled me in my bliss
The rain came down on me and you and sealed me in your kissIf faith and hope and love are mine then I don't know where they've gone
You made them real, you made me feel, it's too hard on my own
Baby, I want to forget you so bad, but when push comes to shove
I'll hold you near, I'll hold you dear, you were my first love, love© 1998, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
Black as blackest night, bold and beautiful
Oh look! How these stars shine so bright
All I need to know and all I need to see
Holds my hand tonight and holds me
The times I can't talk and the times I can't speak
Are the times when you know exactly what I mean
The love in your eyes and the love in your touch
Warms me in a glow in this black velvet hushA candle lights my room, I turn around and see
Shadows falling long around me
You reach out for my hand I melt into your tall
Oh look! How we glide across the wall
Then spinning round and round, suddenly I feel
So lovely and so beautiful, so dizzy and real
The laughter that I lost comes waltzing in my smile
Feel my heart hasten readily like the steps of a childBright as winter dawn, spectacular and clear
New like the first kiss of the year
Then peering through my blinds, I hold my breath and see
You walk across my yard to find me
Then flinging open wide, the light comes cutting in
And the smell of cold and brilliance feels like diamonds on my skin
And for a moment he can't speak, and when he starts to breathe again
He says, "I have something for you, my love, my friend."© 1997, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
You
You say you've got to go
Will you come back tonight, well maybe yes or maybe no
Well, I stand here and wave good-bye
Here it comes again, that feeling that scares me soYou , only you
Only you
All about youI never wanted to go to the light
I always wanted to find some dark place to crawl inside
Well, I never wanted the angels
They can't hold me, what good are they to me tonightWell you, only you
Only you
All about you
All about youYou're the most real thing I ever had
Babe, it's funny how desire can make you feel so bad
Well, it's just too bright an exposure
The genius has succumbed, I do believe that I'm going mad
I do believe that I've gone madFor you, only you
Only you
All about you
All about you, oh© 1998, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
It is the dead of the night
When the silence is too loud for my brain
Wrapped in a blanket and some tears
I call out your name, out your name
You made a choice for your life
Your lack of love leaves me shattered
It was so easy for you to walk away
And disown anything that ever mattered at allOne night, one bed
Too much broken and too little said
One pillow soaked through
Two desperate arms
Can't believe I'm without youIn the tumult of sleep
You come to me reaching out for my hand
Welcoming me in a warm embrace
Slowly we dance as one
Oh holding you
The wave of feeling astounds me
Drawing me deeper in
The love I crave has found me, you've found meOne night, one bed
Two gazes meet, nothing else need be said
One pillow soaked through
I wake in a panic, feel the pain of what's trueAnd I can't believe you're gone
Oh darlin' I, I don't think you know what you've done
'Cause the only thing that holds me now
Is the sadness I've becomeThe darkness yields to dawn
As the light glares through my window blind
Swollen with relief and dread
To my eyes it is both cruel and kind
Both cruel and kindOne night, one bed
Too little rest and too much confusion instead
One pillow soaked through
One more day without you© 1997, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
Feel your breath upon my skin
Holding on and holding in
I was once an awkward child
Now I have grown stronger and mildAnd every time you look at me the way you look at me now
Makes me want to run into your arms forever
And every time you reach for my hand and hold it in yours
I swear I'd know the feel of your fingers around mine anywhereAnd I want you, I want you now
(And they were naked and ashamed, naked and ashamed)
And every time I'm pricked by the thorns and the weeds
Outside this garden wall
Makes me remember what I had inside there before the fall
Everything I could ever want and more
Everything I could ever need
But sometimes I can be foolish, sometimes I throw it all away nowI need to bridge the distance, I need to be held by something true
And sometimes when you look at me
I see the love of God shining through
Isn't that a wonderful thing, we are totally alone, but not hopelessly
And we are bound and shackled and we are also totally freeAnd I want you, I want you now
So find someone you love tonight
And speak the quiet of your mind
Whisper something true and kind
Whisper what you're longing to find
You never know what grace and mercy
Those eyes may hold© 1998, Music and Lyrics by Marcy Baruch
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