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Bridges

by Dale Harris

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1.
Feel 03:43
Feel, did you feel the isolation? feel through the fragments, feel through the glare steal, did you steal a sensation? ‘cause nothing was there, nothing left to feel wandering the shadows and wandering the alleys and sweeping out the corners of my heart looking for a question and looking for an answer and looking for a place to start feel, did you feel the isolation? feel through the fragments, feel through the glare steal, did you steal a sensation? ‘cause nothing was there, nothing left to feel nothing left to long for and nothing left to wonder and nothing left to teach us how to wait but thirty shining seconds like thirty silver pieces like thirty burning tears of fate feel, can you feel feel can you feel what’s left for us, what’s left there if our hearts have grown cold what’s left for us, what’s left there if we can’t feel our souls feel, did you feel the isolation? feel through the fragments, feel through the glare steal, did you steal a sensation? ‘cause nothing was there, nothing left to feel
2.
Kafka Dreams 04:45
They’re haunting me, hearts I’ve broken and the places I’ve been haunt the alleys with my primal scream words I’ve spoken are the visions I’ve seen shadows of the light in the night I’m calling to you, from the middle of a kafka dream on my knees I crawl out to you then I fall apart at the seams but O it’s been a while my heart’s on trial can’t you see the smile of a desperate man, and in the night I call out to you from the middle of a kafka dream Am I guilty? Don’t know the crime but I cannot flee these blood stained eyes are accusing me and etched in flesh is my final plea, not innocent in the night I’m calling to you, from the middle of a kafka dream on my knees I crawl out to you then I fall apart at the seams but O it’s been a while my heart’s on trial can’t you see the smile of a desperate man, and in the night I call out to you from the middle of a kafka dream now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take in the night I’m calling to you, from the middle of a kafka dream on my knees I crawl out to you then I fall apart at the seams but O it’s been a while my heart’s on trial can’t you see the smile of a desperate man, and in the night I call out to you from the middle of a kafka dream
3.
Nadir 05:22
By the banks of Babylon, that’s where we hung our song cursed if we forget the tune cursed if we sing along They said: when you reach the nadir of the heart will he be there? There at the apex of the hurt and the despair Trying to write the final page of this tale of emptied hells vacant masks and leering laughs this lie I know so well And when I reach the nadir of the heart will you be there? There at the apex of the hurt and the despair O Christ, O Christ, O Christ, O Christ I’m falling Nothing left to hold on to, nothing left to say staring down the barrel of night Praying for the day And he said when you reach the nadir of the heart I’ll be there There at the apex of the hurt and the despair
4.
Dirty Jordan 03:56
Dirty Jordan, lying in the sun with her grave shroud on Crooked curves on broken banks what have we done? Can you wash clean this dirty water can you drench down these thirsty lands can you wade through this Holy River Till you’ve healed the hands of dirty Jordan Old Man River, crawling through the land with his soul sucked dry It’s a long way home through stone and sand can you afford to cry? Can you wash clean this dirty water can you drench down these thirsty lands can you wade through this Holy River Till you’ve healed the hands of dirty Jordan Dirty Jordan, waiting for the Son, who was baptised by you A drop of blood from his flowing veins And he will baptize you Can you wash clean this dirty water can you drench down these thirsty lands can you wade through this Holy River Till you’ve healed the hands of dirty Jordan
5.
Hey Bro I can see you way back there when we were kids before we knew we’d be men And though I needed to tell you I needed you My words escaped me again like lost dogs or broken castles Stolen songs I don’t need any more If I had known that iron was so fragile, I would have told you before: You’re a king, you’re a lover you’re magic you’re a warrior The heart can only grow wise when it breaks You’re a child you’re a brother in his shadow you’ll discover When you least expect you’ve got what it takes And Bro I can see you you’re right there in front of me While we make up our names I know I’ll never be the man I want you to see But I got lost in the game Like unsung songs or unspoken secrets Hollow masks I don’t need any more If I had known that iron was so fragile, I would have told you before You’re a king, you’re a lover you’re magic you’re a warrior The heart can only grow wise when it breaks You’re a child you’re a brother in his shadow you’ll discover When you least expect you’ve got what it takes And son, I can see you way up there ahead of me, not many years from now ‘Cause once you start on the road to the high country I know you’ll find it somehow like innocence, you find it by losing it Prairie skies like distant shores If I had known that iron was so fragile, I would have told you before You’re a king, you’re a lover you’re magic you’re a warrior The heart can only grow wise when it breaks You’re a child you’re a brother in his shadow you’ll discover When you least expect you’ve got what it takes You’re a priest you’re a poet a prophet and you know it the cure is throbbing there beneath the ache You’re a child you’re a brother in his shadow you’ll discover When you least expect you’ve got what it takes
6.
She 06:03
She, she cuts herself at night and she, in gaudy orange bright and she, her eyes are red and raw from crying She, can’t look you in the face and she, in torn and tattered lace and she, her trembling hands are grey and dying But she’s beautiful in his eyes her soul bared, her heart without disguise and ten thousand drops of blood show she was worth the fight and from ten thousand empty graves she stands up in his light so ten thousand angel songs can speak her name she, without excuse and without blame She wants love she cannot have and she has forgotten how to laugh and she, her skin is pale and parched from hiding But she’s beautiful in his eyes her soul bared, her heart without disguise and ten thousand drops of blood show she was worth the fight and from ten thousand empty graves she stands up in his light so ten thousand angel songs can speak her name she, without excuse and without blame She, the past etched in her eyes and she, her face lined with her lies and she, the road back home is steep and winding But she’s beautiful in his eyes her soul bared, her heart without disguise and ten thousand drops of blood show she was worth the fight and from ten thousand empty graves she stands up in his light so ten thousand angel songs can speak her name she, without excuse and without blame
7.
As the Tree 04:07
As the rains in the springtime, as the summer sun As the winds in the autumn bring change As the mists in the winter turn to spring again Let this land feel your mercy, let this land feel your mercy, let this land feel your mercy once again As the tree in the springtime puts forth her green As the tree bears in summer her fruit As the tree in the autumn bears crimson gold Let this land bear salvation, let this land bear salvation let this land bear salvation once again Let salvation spring up from the ground Let the new grain of your love abound let the valleys and the hills resound with echoes of rejoicing Let the autumn rains of righteousness come and soothe us like a summer mist Send the morning dew of holiness To bring this land to life As the tree in the springtime puts forth her green As the tree bears in summer her fruit As the tree in the autumn bears crimson gold Let this land bear salvation, let this land bear salvation let this land bear salvation once again
8.
Hey Calliope 04:20
Hey, Calliope, where did you get to? Why did you walk out on me? Hey Calliope I’ve been waiting here for hours with this old guitar on my knee I didn’t mean to leave you standing at the altar with a song and a prayer Hey Calliope I’ve been following the footprints and I‘m hoping that they’ll lead me there (where you are) Hey Calliope, dancing for a king and flying on the wings of a dove Hey Calliope, making everything transfigured with the light of his love I didn’t mean to leave your luggage on the porch when I opened the door Hey Calliope I’ve been waiting and I’m wondering If I’m ever gonna see you anymore La, la, la, la Hey, Calliope, where did you get to? Why did you walk out on me? Hey Calliope I’ve been waiting here for hours with this old guitar on my knee I didn’t mean to leave you standing at the altar with a song and a prayer Hey Calliope I’ve been following the footprints and I‘m hoping that they’ll lead me there (where you are) And I’ll leave the porch light burning And I’ll leave the coffee on And I’ll keep on tossing and turning till I got you back at home Hey Calliope
9.
Old with You 02:55
Let me grow old with you I could tell you all the things we know I didn’t have to You may already know them That only goes to show that I got here just in time to grow old with you Let me stay young with you We could laugh at all the things we know We’re not supposed to Or stop and smell the flowers Or talk in bed for hours While we wait around To stay young with you Let me grow old with you I could tell you all the things we know I didn’t have to You may already know them That only goes to show that I got here just in time to grow old with you
10.
Fly true, little arrow right through the city gates fly free, little arrow Everywhere you go, He will speed you home Sunday’s Child, bonny and blithe The day’s are wild but you’re full of life With mommy’s eyes you’re daddy’s risk taker Chasing down a dare With spark and spunk you’re daddy’s peacemaker Shining everywhere Fly true, little arrow right through the city gates fly free, little arrow Everywhere you go, He will speed you home Sunday’s child, fair of face Far to go and full of grace With Mommy’s heart you’re Daddy’s dream catcher Chasing down the light And you’ll grow strong with wisdom and stature precious in his sight Fly true, little arrow right through the city gates fly free, little arrow Everywhere you go, He will speed you home All I worship is God on High All I worship is God on high All I worship is God on high Fly true, little arrow right through the city gates fly free, little arrow Everywhere you go, He will speed you home
11.
99 Rhymes 04:24
Ninety nine rhymes and I’m still speechless Ninety nine rhymes and your glory’s unsung Ninety nine rhymes and I still haven’t sounded the clouds and thick darkness that’s wrapped all around you Concealing your mystery Like ninety nine rhymes

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released December 31, 2011

All songs written, performed and produced by Dale Harris

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