1. |
Ghost Echoes
04:03
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She sees me off at the airport
I'm catching a red eye to nowhere
A little kiss on the cheek
Is all she leaves with me as I go
The tarmac winds on forever
Taking me somewhere I've never been
Will this ever end
I can hear ghost echoes in my mind
Calling me back to better times
You find your heart in what's left behind
I can still hear ghost echoes in my mind
Soaring at 35,000
My mind racing even faster
I'm asking all the right questions
What I can't find are any answers
And when the plane touches down
My feet fall the ground underneath
Please just let me breathe
I can hear ghost echoes in my mind
Asking me if I feel so inclined
To do what's needed to bridge the great divide
And listen to those ghost echoes in my mind
And all we’ve ever known
Is stuck in the past
It leads us back to home
The best we’ve ever had
We know it’s time to lay down swords
and make a brand new start
Sometimes the greatest distance
Is the one in your own heart
I can hear ghost echoes.....
I can hear ghost echoes in my mind
Calling me back to better times
That still small voice can be so unkind
Cause I can still hear ghost echoes in my mind
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2. |
Celebration
03:47
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It only takes a spark
To light a flame
And without it
The darkness will remain
And every movement
Begins with one voice
Cause someone dares to
Move and make a choice
Wake up and see the sunrise
Light of a new day
A celebration
A celebration
It only takes a heart
Reaching out to care
Cause it makes every difference
Knowing that you’re there
Everyone’s fighting battles
No one knows about
But if we take time to know them
The flame won’t die out
It’s hard to see the good sometimes
Go and be the good
Be a celebration
A celebration
I wanna be the spark
That lights the flame
I wanna be the reason
That nothing stays the same
Old days have gone away
Bring in the new
Bring a celebration
Welcome to the celebration
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3. |
Better Days
05:33
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Living inside is where I hide
The safest place to be
Better than in the company
Of lonesome misery
Keep up appearances, smile away
Never let ‘em in
Lost in myself is where I've been
Loneliness, a burden to bear
It's all I've ever known
Playing both lead and audience
In a solitary show
I've felt the weight of endless nights
Longing for the dawn
Grab a little light before it's gone
I am reaching out of this old shell
Breaking from the spell
The time has served me well
Leave behind this dark and empty cave
Time to make my way
To the better days
Emotions rage like thunder
And lightning sears the pain
Hope a rare commodity
It's always been this way
I am just a wanderer
Down a long and winding road
Finding company as I go
Sunlight poking through the clouds
Illuminate the heart
Pain receding, love is beating
Seems a place to start
Tragedy strikes when all is right
It's how this planet spins
Here’s hoping it won't happen again
I am reaching out of this old shell
Breaking from the spell
The time has served me well
Leave behind this dark and chilly cave
Time to make my way
To the better days
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4. |
Re-Verb
01:52
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It can be a tricky thing
Finding words to sing
So many choices to choose from
What is the best way
To say what I what to say
What's the best way to reverb
Action words are best
They rock, I must confess
Keeping everything on the move
But if a word won’t rhyme
It just might be the time
To walk it back and reverb
There is no wrong or right
When it comes to what you write
Still it feels like such a fight
Today
I’m typing on the keys
Some inspiration, please
Help me get down what I'm trying to say
A little ditty here
I wish it were more clear
Wish I knew how to reverb
No need to stress this out
It’s not what it’s all about
Words will come within, without
Some way
I’m gonna play this song
And mumble along
If it worked for Tweedy, it can work for me
The lyrics will be known
Don’t have to rhymezone
No more need to reverb
Can I get a little reverb
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5. |
Brought Up
05:08
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In the swirling
In the chaos of the storm
There's an anchor
Beating as one
Single rhythm
Heard through the screaming wind
And it beckons
to take root within
Through these uncertain times
Through what might tear apart
A heartbeat true and clear
A lighthouse revealing home
Brought up here
Storms are raging
Above and below
So many questions
With answers hard to know
In this chaos
Liminally made
Cast an anchor
Brought up this very day
And to listen
to rise above the din
Holding on to hope
and living once again
Through what may come this way
Through the waves and the wake
A heartbeat beats along
It's rhythm still remains
Brought up here
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6. |
You Got Me
02:47
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24 years ago
october saturday
walking out the church doors
sunlight in your hair
no words
caught up in the moment
and all the moments to come
all the moments
you knew what you were
getting yourself into
you got me
2002, september morn
hospital room
holding new life in my arms
watch on tv the one year anniversary
of so much death
looking over at you
and seeing the light in your eyes
we'll figure this out together
you won't face it alone
you got me
and now, here we are
two grown kids
two dogs and a cat
so much in our past
so much ahead
wondering what it all will bring
wondering where the road will lead us
but no matter where it goes
one thing's for sure
when so much is unsure
one thing's for sure
when so much is unsure
one thing's for sure
when so much is unsure
you got me
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7. |
How We Live
04:53
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It’s how we dream that makes a difference
It’s how we dance around the pain
It’s how we love when grief’s the only answer
To the questions that remain
It’s not that we’re weighed down by regret
Forever bound to our past
Cause we’re all living in the moment
So let's make this moment last
It’s how we live
It's how we live
I remember your transition
How you went and left this world
I was scared to say my goodbyes
Thinking death would get the last word
I could not see it coming
Swirling in my storm of grief
So surprised by the realization
How we die doesn’t mean a thing
It’s how we live
It's how we live
(How we live is all that matters)
To run straight into the mystery
To embrace the hurt and the pain
Is to honor the ones we love
And know them all over again
It's how we dream that makes a difference
It's how we rise when loss comes near
Every day, a celebration
Every moment feels so real
It’s how we live
It's how we live
(How we live is all that matters)
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Steve Lindsley Charlotte, North Carolina
I'm a singer/songwriter performing for regional gigs and leading music for retreats and conferences. Enjoy the tunes!
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