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Love is a Choice
04:59
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Love, comes along
It′s not some fleeting feeling
For love to be strong,
It′s washed in pain and healing.
Love is a choice,
It′s an action,
It has feeling.
Love is the one thing,
In this life
That still has meaning.
Love tracks you down,
It could hurt you,
It could nail you to a cross.
Love asks you:
“How much, have you suffered?
And are you bleeding?”
Pain, pain will come
We′re all guaranteed it
But those who choose to love,
Then through their pain, they heal with it.
Love ain′t some game,
That when it suits you,
You can take it as you please.
Love never claimed,
That it won′t hurt,
Or bring you to your knees.
Love′s a choice
And an action
It has feeling.
Love is the one thing
In this life,
That gives it meaning.
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Music and Lyrics by Deiren Masterson
Love, comes along
It′s not some fleeting feeling
For love to be strong,
It′s washed in pain and healing.
Love is a choice,
It′s an action,
It has feeling.
Love is the one thing,
In this life
That still has meaning.
Love tracks you down,
It could hurt you,
It could nail you to a cross.
Love asks you:
“How much, have you suffered?
And are you bleeding?”
Pain, pain will come
We′re all guaranteed it
But those who choose to love,
Then through their pain, they heal with it.
Love ain′t some game,
That when it suits you,
You can take it as you please.
Love never claimed,
That it won′t hurt,
Or bring you to your knees.
Love′s a choice
And an action
It has feeling.
Love is the one thing
In this life,
That gives it meaning.
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Plug me in
02:55
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Tension's tearing love apart
What's a man to do?
When you've got your role and,
I've got my part
Each with a wound and tear in our hearts.
I've seen bad wearing good man clothes,
So be careful how you dress
Oh human beings,
Look at what you do,
We're so in need of grace to heal what we clearly choose.
If I could find the right socket,
I'd plug me in
And light would flood my soul
But instead I slow down and, quiet as a mouse,
I listen for the thumping, buried under ground.
Tension's tearing love apart
What's a man to do?
When you've got your role and,
I've got my part
Each with a wound and tear in our hearts.
Oh I need you so much dear.
Oh I need you so much dear.
If I could find the right socket,
I'd plug me in
And light would flood my soul
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Truth cups the night
As the night slips through your day
Life can be so lonely
Alleluia
So you talk about life
Must have said 10,000 words today
Life remains quite lonely
Alleluia
ALLELUIA
Hold your hands out for answers
How they come can anyone really say
Your life is one and only
Alleluia
Truth cups the night
As the night slips through your day
Life can be so lonely
Alleluia
‘Cause there is such a thing
As the master of lies (he's there in your fear and you know it now)
And the truth ain′t always clear when you′re suffering
Alleluia
ALLELUIA
There′s a hole dug deep in the spirit of man (God knows)
Make me whole and I will understand
There′s a root dug deep in the spirit of man (God knows)
I′ve got roots where I can understand
There′s a need dug deep in the spirit of man (God knows)
I′ve got needs that I can understand
There′s a truth dug deep in the spirit of man (God knows)
In the truth I can understand
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Butterfly
03:44
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What have become of those days that we knew?
And all those memories that I have of you
They'll come again love
A love once lived will always be
A part of me
Butterfly
What have become of those smiles that we shared?
And all the laughter, it is still there
It comes again love
Your dear life will always be
A part of me
Butterfly
What will become of those tears that were shed?
And all those regrets of things that were said
They′ll have their place love
A life once lived will always be
A part of me
Butterfly
BRIDGE:
Oh life, for such a powerful thing,
You keep on struggling
You've lived so long
My bet's you keep on living
What takes the place of a life when it's gone?
And all that space where you once belonged
It fills the air love
And that full space will always be
A part of me
Butterfly
What lives forever, we scream at the air
Forever will always be there
It comes again love
The love we've shared will always be
It's you and me
We're Butterflies
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Confusion, seems like it just keeps walking
Picked up some attitude and now it's strutting
Thinks it owns this town
The same way cancer grows
Then thinks it's strong, now
Break down, the truth until it suits you
Rearrange it 'til it fits you
You're an atomic bomb
And now it's day to day, amidst your fall out
I've been around
And I can say for sure
It's like that, oh ya it's like that now
Sex has become our sacred cow
A whole religion unto itself
And now that sex is free
Ya it's so good to see that we're so happy
Throw away another life commitment
Like some contract that was written
Like there's no blood involved
And all your wash-away pain has left quite a stain, now
I've been around
And I can say for sure
It's like that, oh ya it's like that now
I still hold a vision that's deep inside me
Like an anchor that's meant to guide me
You can call it root cause
But there is good to be had and so it whispers
Hold strong, keep your head up, keep on walking
Part the seas if it's them that's blocking
You from your first fresh breath
And when the air is clear
I hope you'll find me
Now I've been around
And I can say for sure
It's like that, oh ya it's like that now
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Deiren Masterson Toronto, Ontario
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