1. |
a soft place to land
05:00
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A Soft Place to Land
written by Avy Summerlind ©2011
and now
I sit still
hardly moving
but still believing that I could
I don’t need to be any stronger
letting go might take me
a little longer
than I had planned
but holding steady
looking for a soft place to land
looking out
of any window
it could be any city
but it’s always here & now
there’s more to heal
than we’re saying
hard to see sometimes
hard to feel sometimes
I don’t need to be any stronger
letting go might take me
a little longer
than I had planned
but holding steady
looking for a soft place to land
this day will never come again**
the sun will never shine quite the same
because my eyes will be different
I find myself afraid to try another day on
all of this change takes my breath away
hold my place
hold this moment in grace
**Special Note:
"This day will never come again" a quote by Thomas Merton
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2. |
L-O-V-E love
03:24
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L-O-V-E love
written by Avy Summerlind ©2011
if I write
if I write you a love letter
will you write
will you write me a love song
you were right
you were right
it only gets better
everytime
everytime
we’re together
hold the night
hold the night
close to me
hold my breath
just so I
can hear your heartbeat
stopping time
it feels like forever
everytime
everytime
we’re together
never knew what it was
when Kim sang: 'a big, big love'
never knew what it was like
until you came into my life
didn’t know what could come in
until I left my heart open
and found your sweet hello
and L-O-V-E
your sweet hello
and L-O-V-E
love
you’ll be there
helping make
my sad days
bright
I’ll be there
helping make
your heavy
light
the you and I
it keeps getting better
everytime,
everytime
we’re together
never knew what it was
to feel a big, big love
never knew what it was like
until you came into my life
didn’t know what could happen
until I left my heart open
and found your sweet hello
and L-O-V-E
your sweet hello
and L-O-V-E
love
L-O-V-E
love
L-O-V-E
love
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3. |
sunlight :: shadow
04:42
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Sunlight :: Shadow
written by Avy Summerlind ©2011
my heart
finds it hard
not to hurt
I’ve tried subtle distractions
to let the sadness
work its way out
still I talk in circles
with secrets
battered and bruised
shades to block the sun
from shining through
and I walk in circles
eyes closed tight
begging for a little
sunlight
but I’ve grown tired
of carrying this weight
when did the shadows
become so heavy
I’m full of love
but pulled down so far
feels like I’m breaking apart
carrying this
sad, sad heart
the morning comes
with gentleness
but in this body
I feel no difference
come out of hiding
or stay
see through the separate
aren’t we all the same
still we talk in circles
with secrets
battered and bruised
shades to block the sun
from shining through
and we walk in circles
eyes closed tight
begging for a little
sunlight
but I’ve grown tired
of carrying this weight
when did the shadows
become so heavy
I’m full of love
but pulled down so far
feels like I’m breaking apart
carrying this
sad, sad, sad heart
do you feel it too
the silent weight of something
you can never
get used to
do you feel it
do you feel it too
I am full of love
but some days it’s so dark
feels like I’m breaking apart
carrying this sad, sad heart
yeah, I am full of love
but some days it’s so dark
feels like I’m breaking apart
carrying this sadness
I’m breaking apart
underneath this sadness
I’m breaking apart
carrying this sad, sad, heart
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4. |
we saw thru to love
04:00
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We Saw Thru to Love
written by Avy Summerlind ©2011
doesn’t have to be such a sad story
doesn’t have to look like anything you’ve seen
I could tell you a few truths to decode the lies
you’re hiding behind
but what if we started over
what if, with all we knew
we saw through to love
we saw through to love
miles in the dark
lonelier than ever
how did it all break apart
holding on tight
to the part of your life
that’s ready for you to move on
but what if we started over
what if, with all we knew
we saw through to love
we saw through to love
but now you’re over there
and I’m looking back where
two hearts
had one reflection
but in the end
nothing is broken
it’s an opening up
to what we are made of
so what if we started over
what if, with all we knew
we saw through to love
we saw through to love
we saw through to love
we saw through to love
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5. |
bird of paradise
01:53
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Bird of Paradise
written by Avy Summerlind ©2011
I read by candlelight
and I find I do better
under strict medication
all self prescribed
it’s the day-to-day
that’s slowly killing me
so here’s to
wasting away
I feel uncomfortable
in every situation
can’t crawl out of my head
so I waste the day away instead
I’m a bird of paradise
stuck inside the cage
just wasting the day
away
I’m a bird of paradise
stuck inside the cage
just wasting my day away
just wasting my life away
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6. |
too familiar
03:29
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Too Familiar
written by Avy Summerlind ©2011
the past is only the past
I’m so much I’ll outlast your memory of me
I’ll take this on
I’ve walked alone this far
it’s almost too familiar
it’s almost like I’ve been here before
it’s almost too familiar
when all I wanted was some change
forgotten and off-guard
now there’s nothing left
but a walking target
too blind to see through
to where you already are
and I thought I had
come so far
it’s almost too familiar
it’s almost like I’ve been here before
it’s almost too familiar
when all I wanted was some change
here we go
over, over
I know
there’s something missing
I know
it keeps me from moving forward
it kills the momentum
and I can’t get it back
it’s almost too familiar
it’s almost like I was better off before
it’s almost too familiar
when all I wanted was some change
when all I wanted was some change
when all I wanted was some change
when all I wanted was some change
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7. |
the spark
03:46
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The Spark
written by Avy Summerlind ©2010
here all along
I waited
and here all along
I was the spark
to light my way
to light my day up
carried my heart
in pieces
afraid of the dark
afraid of breaking apart
wished for a song
to sing me
and here all along
I was the spark
to light my way
to light my day up
to light my way
to find my way out
so close to it all
though years off
faded and far away
so I thought
it was not to be found
this time around
here all along
I waited
and here all along
I was the spark
to light my way
to light my day up
to light my way
to find my way out
to find my way
to find my way out
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8. |
quicksand
02:10
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Quicksand
written by Avy Summerlind ©2012
sittin’
just waiting for the pill to kick in
so I can get up and go
I’ve got nothing to lose
but I’m still moving so slow
wait
get ready, get set me straight
who’s running the show
days of confusion
feel like I am losing control
left with my hands tied
tethered to more
to more of this life
quicksand’s gonna swallow me whole
just looking for a hand to hold
to pull me up
to the ground
'cause something’s here pulling me down
saved by the stereo
it’s been days
since anyone’s called or come over
is it worth the wait
when lonely
gets lonelier
bathe
in a little light
everyday
for a little while
how the time flies
when I’m standing still
hoping for
that miracle
left with my hands tied
tethered to more
to more of this life
quicksand’s gonna swallow me whole
just looking for a hand to hold
to pull me up
to the ground
'cause something’s here pulling me down
quicksand’s gonna swallow me whole
just looking for a hand to hold
just looking for a hand to hold
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9. |
a pick me up
02:38
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A Pick Me Up
written by Avy Summerlind ©2010
I like to ride
I like it when the rain is on my side
I could tell you about all the trends
but then again, who is listening
pushed over the line
checked the mirror and everything’s fine
brush off and stand up and over
I’m over it again
it’s the same old, same old situation
a day older and a day
looking for the next thing that will save me
a pick me up
a here we go
gotta get the show on the road
heart’s open wide
but acting like there’s something here to hide
don’t want this to end
but here I am alone with me again
it’s the same old, same old situation
a day older and a day
looking for the next thing that will save me
a pick me up
a here we go
gotta get the show on the road
gotta get the show on the road
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10. |
lighter
02:30
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Lighter
written by Avy Summerlind ©2010
and I’m lighter than before
it’s no surprise
you’re still chasing all that sparkles
and all the ashes tarnishing the past
covering loss
nothing has ever burned so fast
like us
like us
mistaken this pure light
as something on the outside
keep moving
desert for the city
while secrets fall in between
all we thought would last
but nothing has ever burned so fast
like us
like us
and the passing past turned wishing
you’d feel something for
all that’s over
wish for nothing more
wish for nothing more
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11. |
beautiful light
04:38
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Beautiful Light
written by Avy Summerlind ©2011
one break
and everything’s changed
all it took
was what it takes
find now
I'm falling awake
and all that was
has faded
beautiful light
replaces
all that I carried inside
light my heart, I’ll open
light my heart, I’ll shine
light my heart, I’ll open
light my heart, I’ll shine
I’ll shine
see now
the nothing change
into beginning
and watching
from higher within
and seeing grace
saving me
beautiful light
replaces
all that I carried inside
light my heart, I’ll open
light my heart, I’ll shine
beautiful light
replaces
all that I carried inside
light my heart, I’ll open
light my heart, I’ll shine
light my heart, I’ll open
light my heart, I’ll shine
I’ll shine
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Avy Summerlind California
AvySummerlind.com
Avy Summerlind is a lyric-driven songwriter and
musician.
You might find her on the sofa.
Avy lives with a debilitating chronic illness that crushes her soul daily and interferes with her ability to play music for long periods of time.
When she’s not sulking about that, she likes to eat cookies and make up comedy sketches with her sister.
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