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She said show me all the ways that you would hold me
The way that you feel empty to know I’m not around
Teach me all the things that you find holy
About living in the city and finding your way home
Tell me I am not alone
Tell me I am not alone
All the way out
All the way down
Brooklyn, she’s like poetry in the morning
She mends my faith when I am broken, a bridge over the past
She says baby, I’ll change my shoes and pull my hair back
Throw some hope into this backpack and see what comes of the day
They say love gets in the way
They say love gets in the way
All the way out
All the way down
All the way in
Leads me back to Brooklyn
Leads me back to Brooklyn
Leads me back to Brooklyn
Fate won’t let me down
Brooklyn follows birds across the ocean
Leaves her white Honda running and settles on a star
They say love can break your heart
All the way out
All the way down
All the way in
Leads me back to Brooklyn
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Illuminate The Sky
03:51
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I woke up today and my voice was
Older than my heart
Which carries a new scar
The image of a better place
Let me see the earth dressed
For the seasons
Diamonds in the street
Spotlights in the wild
Tonight I watch an angel
Shoot across the sky
Illuminate the sky
Even as my dreams run slowly
Beneath this printed sunset
They begin to die
We replace the impossible
With the same wicked fever
That burned heaven to the ground
Diamonds in the street
Spotlights in the wild
Tonight I watch an angel
Illuminate the sky
Shoot across the sky
I opened up my veins
Showed you what I believe
I hope you never change
I hope you never change
I hope you will always shine
I hope you never change
The stars in your eyes
Illuminate the sky
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Waterfall
03:06
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Wasn’t it fast, my sweet?
We lost what we couldn’t keep…
When did it all become
Like a loaded gun?
Out in the rain you live
Chasing another year
If you believe in me
Say it out loud
You’re not going to waste it all
Turning around without
Get what you came here for
Over the waterfall
Love is an altered state
Piercing the flesh and mind
Hungry for everyone
Like a loaded gun
You’re not going to waste it all
Turning around without
Get what you came here for
Over the waterfall
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Second Place
04:16
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You suffered on the wheel
You don’t know how you feel about this living
All the signs are there
The good news and the bad conversation
Baby I can’t see what you see
I don’t know how it feels to be
Always in second place
Under the weight of all this pressure
You’re so beautiful if only once
You believed it
Come back
Come back to me
You carry what you want
You hold it in your arms like a mother does
Something in your heart
Stays out in the dark for another
Baby I can’t see what you see
I don’t know how it feels to be
Always in second place
Under the weight of all this pressure
You’re so beautiful if only once
You believed it
Come back
Come back to me
You carry what you want
You hold it in your arms
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Georgia Rain
03:31
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I set out in the morning
And she’s watching over me
This angel on my shoulder
Crying into the sea
Georgia rain in my walking shoes
I’ve got nothing to lose
Tell me you won’t fade out
Now the clouds are rolling in
Maybe you remember
Almost losing everything
Georgia rain in my walking shoes
I’ve got nothing to lose
Somebody shine a light on me
Georgia rain
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this emotion
this combination of colors
this congregation of lovers
I believe I've been confused
by the tragic
the melody of black magic
and all my bad habits
I believe I've been confused
You're changing hands
and i can see through it
I'm falling short and no one can prove it
there is nothing left
but ashes and fools
falling in love
ashes and fools
what do I know
the valley of old love
the symbols that washed up
like a fog on the river
what can I give her
what life can we both live
reflections of winter
like a fog on the river
this emotion
this combination of colors
this congregation of lovers
I believe I've been confused
by the tragic
the melody of black magic
and all my bad habits
I believe I've been confused
I believe
I believe I've been confused
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Krister Axel New York
Hi, my name is Krister Axel. I am a roots-rock veteran of the indie music scene, and I have a degree in Poetry. I am a
published lyricist, composer, and songwriter. I started playing piano in White Plains, New York because our black upright piano fascinated me and my sisters hated their piano lessons. That was in the 80's and I have never stopped writing songs.
My music blog is called CHILLFILTR.
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