Full lyrics and notes for all of Simeon's released albums, including his newest release "Fire and Steam". Please find previous released song lyrics below for "Missing Anchor" and "Follow the River Bend". Thanks for your interest
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ALBUM: Fire and Steam
RELEASE YEAR: 2016
1. Every Distant Cousin
When she looked up
To the sky last night
She saw our life
On a beam of light
That left the Earth
Countless years ago
She wished for
Just a little more time
To reflect her own light
Back to yours and mine
So we could see
Her light too
We are energy beams
Transforming to see
Evolved to be
Our mothers
Our fathers
Our sisters
Our brothers
And every distant cousin
Every distant cousin
She never felt
Emptiness of space
All she heard was our pale blue note
Our spectroscopic face
Observing our moment in time
Never mind the in-between
This cosmic dust
Inside us all
Will scatter again
Like grains of sand
In time we will become
Solar flares again
We are energy beams
Transforming to see
Evolved to be
Our mothers
Our fathers
Our sisters
Our brothers
Our mothers
Our fathers
Our sisters
Our brothers
And every distant cousin
And every distant cousin
2. Bible Man
He said I'm just a city guy
Holding these bibles by my side
I'm determined to get each and every one
Into friendly hands
He showed me a maze he'd drawn
On an old downtown map
It was an intricate path
Made in the shape of a cross
I stopped by the mission
They said read the good news
They said you can read it for free
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
He said he'd give bibles to bums
And for a family he'd give two
A volunteer to take them all
Well, that, that would do
I stopped by the mission
They said read the good news
They said you can read it for free
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
And when the bibles were gone
And he finished his holy trail
He'd go back to the mission
Maybe they had a free warm bed
I stopped by the mission
They said read the good news
They said you can read it for free
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
3. Arbor Day
I was just a four-year-old boy
when I planted my first tree
in the backyard on Arbor Day
And year after year I watched
that oak climb up and up
and up and up to the stars
I don't remember saying goodbye
but I kept a leaf inside the back page
of my favorite book
I finally came back so many years have passed
I wondered if I would ever see
my long lost friend
I snuck around to the backyard
there she was, so much taller
right where I remember planting her
She was wealthy and strong, full of green leaves
home to the birds and abundant things
it's good it's good to be here again
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
(She said)
I grew toward the light beams
while you played and laughed and danced, in orbit
in circles around my feet
You watered me with rubber hoses
worried when the ground was frozen
and napped in the shade beneath my arms
While I aimed toward the clouds
you've grown up tall, my gray-haired man
my long lost friend
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
So I threw down my traveling things
I whispered some private things
and I hugged my tree with all my might
I said, I remember you
I said, I remember you
I said, I remember you
4. Everything She Was
She wears skin tight pants
Has jewels on her phone
Perfectly tan skin
She's never alone
Her high-heel shoes
They never walk far
Always in and out
Of high-end cars
And the day will come
She’ll be too far gone
Everything she is
Is everything she was
Mom can I come home
Been living too hard
Smokey voice on the phone
Vacant house empty yard
She packs up her things
Keeps checking if it's on
Hoping it will ring
Boyfriends don't respond
And the day will come
She’ll be too far gone
Everything she is
Is everything she was
One day a blind man
Says she's beautiful
She finally sees the poison
In all her plastic things
No more party selfies
No more walks of shame
No more pretending
That she doesn't have a brain
And the day has come
When she puts her tennis-shoes on
Everything she is
Is everything she was
Everything she is
Is everything she was
5. Remote Control
All done by remote control
Targeting victims of the highest order
With the pull of a distant trigger
A dozen dead include women and children
We found the number two guy
All by remote control
He said,
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Who can blame those who are left
Picking through remains of the innocent
Should they choose a life of revenge
Like us they will judge who will live
We killed the number two guy
All by remote control
We killed the number two guy again
All by executive order
He said,
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Million dollar drone glides through the air
Over here and over there
Robots in the sky armed to kill
Feel safer now than you did then
We killed the number two guy
All by remote control
We killed the number two guy again
All by executive order
We crossed that red line
We crossed that red line again
All by remote control
All by remote control
6. Fire and Steam
Too many moving parts, too many screens
Too many buttons, on the machine
Too many options, too many commands
Too many features, buried in the sand
We must get back to fire and steam
We must find our way back to natural things
Give me a stick, from the forest tree
I'll make a fire, and a bed out of leaves
Give me a flowering tree, with fruit I can pull
I'll delight in the taste of a real apple
We must get back to fire and steam
We must find our way back to natural things
Give me a sunset, give me a waterfall
Give me stormy weather, wake up when the birds call
Give me your hand, give me your time
Give me your tenderness, and I'll give you mine
We must get back to fire and steam
We must find our way back to natural things
We must get back to fire and steam
We're heading back to simpler things
7. Travel With Me
My broken down car has an empty tank
I'm alone under this highway sign with too much time to think
I know where I am, I know how much this cost
On these mountains of asphalt, in these clouds of car exhaust
I stand alone on this open road
I stand alone on this open road
I see you walk toward me, with your head tilted down
You got my text for help on your way out of town
My hopeful eyes stare longer than they should
Your simple nod says more than words ever could
We stand alone on this open road
We stand alone on this open road
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
Holding your head in my hand, I whisper in your ear
Nothing will stop us from getting far away from here
I take your hand, I've got what I need
The search party won't be looking for you or me
Travel with me on the open road
Travel with me on the open road
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
8. Learn How to Swim
I've been in the river during the storm
Water is rising, raindrop and booms
My canoe is slowly filling up with rain
Too far from the shore, I paddle in vain
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess I'll have to learn...how to swim
The doctor said gently with her hand on my shoulder
It's not good news, but it's a risk when you're older
She showed me the plan to battle my new rival
I told her I was ready to fight for survival
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess I'll have to learn...how to swim
One day I found you broken, alone in your room
You were fading in the dark, broken, full of doom
You feel the under tow, it's pulling you down
This is not how you deserve to be found
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess you'll have to learn...
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess you'll have to learn...how to swim
9. He Never Gave Up
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
Have courage when you face fear
Inspire hope where you meet despair
Sharpen your mind when you get knocked down
If things fall apart, don’t let go of the peace in your heart
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He fought the laws of the land
Until towering white cliffs crumbled to sand
Permanently stained with blood and tears
There's enough hope left to carry us past those years
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
It took a hero to fight the breaking waves
It took someone willing to give up everything
It took courage from every side
Truth and reconciliation turned the tide
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
Have courage when you face fear
Inspire hope where you meet despair
Sharpen your mind when you get knocked down
If things fall apart, never let go of the peace in your heart
Never let go
Never let go
Never let go
Of the peace in your heart
Never let go
Never let go
Never let go
Of the peace in your heart
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
10. Bridges
I've been on bridges like the Golden Gate
That carry a thousand cars, trucks and freight
I've been on bridges on long country roads
That creak as you walk, ‘cause they’re rickety and old
I've been on bridges over rivers and land
Built by steel workers or by saw, nail and hand
But no bridge I can find
On this long road of mine
Will carry me this time
I'll have to take
the long way around
All these bridges are falling down
All these bridges are falling down
I've been on bridges covered by ocean's spray
That kept my high above the dangerous waves
I've been on a bridge with locks lining a fence
A destination not a path to an end
I've been on bridges that helped me make it home
That carried my burdens when I could not take them on
But no bridge I can find
On this long road of mine
Will carry me this time
I'll have to take
the long way around
All these bridges are falling down
All these bridges are falling down
I'll build it up with wood and clay
I'll build it up with iron and steel
I'll build it up with silver and gold
It's up to me to build the bridge I need
We will build the bridge we need...
We'll build it up with wood and clay
We'll build it up with iron and steel
We'll build it up with silver and gold
It's up to us to build the bridge we need
We will build the bridge we need
We will build the bridge we need
We will build the bridge we need
ALBUM: Missing Anchor
RELEASE YEAR: 2012
1. Bullets
Talking to my girl on the phone
Wandering these streets, heading home
Notice him following close behind
Fear in his face, worry in his eyes
Gotta shake this tail, gotta get away
But he follows every move I make
Why is getting home so much harder
When my hood 's pulled over my head
Just wanted to be left alone
Never imagined this is how it would end
Angry words, punch, push and shove
Fighting back ends with his gun
I'm not a perfect man, too young to be a saint
But I did not deserve to die today
And how this will be judged, I don't know
Bullets are no way to protect this world
Why is getting home so much harder
When my hood is pulled over my head
Just wanted to be left alone
Never imagined I'd be shot dead
The shooter patrolling the streets is locked away
Guilty of judging my face
Wanting to be a hero, protecting his kin
Ending up a villain, when we could have been friends
Bullets are no way to protect this world
Bullets are no way to protect this world
Why is getting home so much harder
When my hood is pulled over my head
I just wanted to be left alone
Never imagined this is how it would end
2. What Remains
It fell on my shoulders
It landed in my hands
I'll do the very best I know how
This is how unfolds
I'll find a way to get by
I'll carry this weight
With the strength I have left
And you'll carry what remains
I'll carry this weight
With the strength I have left
And you'll carry what remains
When it finally keeps me down
You'll share my burdens
You'll carry this weight
with the strength you have left
and I will carry what remains
You'll carry this weight
with the strength you have left
and I will carry what remains
We climbed out of this valley
Now we face the mountains ahead
We'll carry this weight
with all the strength we have left
the earth will carry what remains
We'll carry this weight
with all the strength we have left
the earth will carry what remains
3. Abraham
A tall young man went down to New Orleans
He saw slaves living and suffering
Walked back north along the Mississipi
He knew, they should all be free
It’s up to you, Abraham
It’s up to you, Abraham
By canoe, wagon, by train and by foot
Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois routes he took
This man taught himself almost everything
Read a thousand books, he was self-made
It’s up to you, Abraham
It’s up to you, Abraham
With brave words and bold ideas,
He become president of our people
With courage to believe all are created equal
With an unwavering will to preserve the union,
No matter what, at any cost,
He wouldn't let things fall apart
Thank you Abraham
Thank you Abraham
A shot rang out, days after the war was done
...Abraham Lincoln's life taken by a gun
But he had already proclaimed for the world to see
"ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES...SHALL BE FREE"
Thank you Abraham
Thank you Abraham
4. Healing Hearts
I found my way
Out of this deep and dark place
You found your way too
But we're both crawling now
I used to think..
Don't let them see
How hard it is to stand
When you have a broken heart
We all have broken hearts
We found our own way
Into this bright and cloudless day
But now that we're nearing home
Don't wipe those tears off your face
Please let them see
How hard it is to stand
When you have a healing heart
We all have healing hearts
You've go to let them see
How hard it is to live
When you have a healing heart
We all have healing hearts
5. I Will Not Leave
Hey friend, come down and play a while
Hey friend, come down and stay a while
When they say go, we'll say no
When they tell us to leave, we'll stand and scream
I will not leave
You will listen to me
I will not leave
You will listen to me
Hey friends, come to see
All the things that are bothering me
Hey friends, want to know
Why I'm here to take control
When they say go, we'll say no
When they tell us to leave, we'll stand and scream
I will not leave
You will listen to me
I will not leave
You will listen to me
We've all paid our dues
And we handed the power to you
Company man...it's time
It's time we get it back
I will not leave
You will listen to me
I will not leave
You will listen to me
We will not leave
We will not leave
6. Stack the Gold
Stack the gold
Stack the gold
Bring it home
Stack the gold
Stack the gold
Bring it home
Heard it was stashed off shore
A dozen trillion, maybe more
You know that we are owed a slice
Of that money your lawyers cleverly hide
Stack the gold
Stack the gold
Bring it home
Stack the gold
Stack the gold
Bring it home
I jumped onto this borrowed yacht
sailed on to the most desolate parts
on a mission from those with needs
to find your hidden money sanctuary
I came on shore to your camouflaged bank
Found a contraption filled to the brink
With bars of gold, and coins and gems
Time to pay...dividends
Bring it home
Bring it home
Stack the Gold
Bring it home
Bring it home
Stack the Gold
7. Birthday Home
It’s my birthday
Made it here again
Been around the Sun many times
Riding with my friends
When they said tomorrow would never come
I always knew I’d find my birthday home
It’s my birthday
Made it here again
Hope I’m here for a long long time
with what’s left of my friends
Close your eyes for a moment and be
Here with me
Now look into the nighttime sky
Forget everything you know
We’re breathing in the stardust now
In our birthday home
When they said tomorrow would never come
I always knew I’d find my birthday home
When they said tomorrow would never come
I always knew I’d find my birthday home
8. All it Takes
All it takes is
One word
One hope
One thing
To keep our heads up high
All it takes is
A simple goal
A simple need
A simple mold
To keep ourselves in line
All it takes is
A family of friends
A family of one
A family of those
Who keep us doing the right thing
Let's be careful with our time here
Because we don't have forever
All it takes is
A moment to falter
A moment to pause here
A moment to lose it all
At the wrong place
At the wrong time
All it takes is
Pick yourself up
Pick up the end
Pick up your friends
Cause they'd do it for you
All it takes is
Believe in yourself
Believe in your friends
Believe there's good
in all those who have been
All it takes is
One word
One hope
One thing
To keep our heads up high
9. Missing Anchor
Have you seen my missing anchor?
Do you have the life vests?
Do you know how fast we're going?
There's a waterfall ahead
(We will make it)
Please lean back now, brace yourself
Final glance up to the angry sky
It's time to take our last inhale
as our boat drops over the edge
(We will make it)
Rushing waters pull us down
Time slows in the deep big blue
I struggle to breath, struggle to breath, struggle to breath, struggle to breath
Before I surface, I've got to know, WILL I EVER FIND YOU?
I fight for air
I fight for land
I fight the sea
I fight to make it home again
I fight to make it home again
I don't need my missing anchor
I tear these rags from my chest
I know exactly where I'm going
Back to face the waterfall again
(We will make it)
ALBUM: Follow the River Bend
YEAR RELEASED: 2011
1. Sunshine
Star light, oh star light, I can barely see
Star light, oh star light, you're not enough for me
Moon beam, oh moon beam, don't you know
Moon beam, my moon beam, I can't take your glow
And I go inside for another day
Waiting For sunshine to come my way
Cloudy skies, oh cloudy skies, why are you here
Cloudy skies, oh cloudy skies, you're what I feared
Rain drops, oh sweet rain drops, makes me feel worse
Rain drops, oh rain drops, you don't quench my thirst
And I go inside for another day
Waiting For sunshine to come my way
Sunshine, please come to me
Sunshine, you're what I need
Sunlight...thank God you're here
Sunlight...pour down on me
Pour down on me
Pour down on me
Pour down on me
And I stay outside all day long
I follow her light until she’s gone
2. Follow the River Bend
See the canoe man
Follow the river bend
Under the concrete and steel bridge
The winter chill disappears
Murky waters, ripples of blue-grey sky
Background rumble of the city grind
Lean over the water, to get the most light
Take a deep breath, Spring is here
Lean over the water, to get the most light
Take a deep breath, Spring is here
Ripples round man-made rocks
Pathway to the shore
Caution sign, tiny words
Dog prints in the mud
Few dead leaves still on the branches
Left over from heaven
Lean over the water, to get the most light
Take a deep breath, Spring is here
Lean over the water, to get the most light
Take a deep breath, Spring is here
Follow the river bend
Follow the river bend
Follow the river bend
Follow the river bend
3. Never Stopped
Never mind the things that we said
Let's start back on page one
Rewind back to the start
Reset our hearts with this switch
I found on the wall of your room
And I close my eyes when you close yours
Imagine what I'll find on page two
After we rewrite page one
Ink's dark from the pressure of our hearts
Still nothing can erase the past
And I never stopped
And you never stopped
Even when we did
And you never stopped
And I never stopped
Even when the world did
Never mind the odds seem stacked
Starting over's not starting new
Page three comes easier for us still
Our little story won't end just yet
No matter what happened before
And I never stopped
And you never stopped
Even when we did
And I never stopped
And you never stopped
Even when we did
And you never stopped
And I never stopped
Even when the world did
4.No Voice
No voice
Not heard
Un known
Back room
Look away
Polite afraid
Why walk away?
Something to say?
I am here
Hear me speak
In a thousand ways
More than you think
With barely a sound
Look at what I can say
Open your eyes and
Hear me
No fancy words
A simple nod
A nervous smile
Words take a while
When everything
Seems normal at first
For me it's
Climbing Everest
I am here
Hear me speak
In a thousand ways
More than you think
With barely a sound
Look at what I can say
Open your eyes and
Hear me
I am here
Hear me speak
In a thousand ways
More than you think
With barely a sound
Look at what I can say
Open your eyes and
Hear me
5. Oil's Done Come
Grab the ropes, let’s dock the boat
We got no fish today
The oil’s done come, that well blew us to hell
Come on, let’s send the men home
A hundred storms, we’ve steered through
Could fish another day
The oil’s done come, done what no storm’s ever done
Come on, let’s send the men home
Help us, they asked and paid
We tried to clean for days
The oil’s done come, most of it’s still there
Come on, let's send the men home
We’ll rebuild, but our hope is dim
It’ll cost us dearly
The oil’s done come, big business was won
Come on, let’s send the men home
Grab the ropes, let’s dock the boat
We got no fish today
The oil’s done come, that well blew us to hell
We'll stay, this is our home
6. Company Man
On the Street, another Tweet
Pulling strings, or other things
Doing it for the home team
God bless the Company Man
Shaking hands, behind our backs
Building cred, taking our stash
Doing it for the bonus plan
God bless the Company Man
Fundraiser ends, proxy vote in
Congressman does it all for him
Doing it in time for Q4
God bless the Company Man
Dignity damned, budget scraped
Women and children get the empty plate
Doing it for a little higher share
God bless the Company Man
One day he's let go, downsized he's been told
Sacrificed, for the dream
So he's been told
God help the Company Man
God help the Company Man
7. On the Train
I'm on the train
See the city outside
Feel the city in here
I must have dozed off
Did I miss my stop?
On this evening train
I see my reflection
On the dirty window
And that's when it all came clear
I don't know who I am
Don't know where I'm going
Don't know where I'm from
Don't know nothing at all
I know one thing
I'm on the train
Just a few people left
All makin' their way home
At least you're next to me
Do you know who I am?
You know where we're going?
You know what year this is?
You grin at first
Play along for moment
Sorry, you're a stranger to me
I don't know who I am
Don't know where I'm going
Don't know where I'm from
Don't know nothing at all
I know one thing
I'm on the train
Some clues in my pocket
As I read what's in my wallet
Maybe this ID will help
I see a familiar face
Still can't really place it
This belongs to someone else
The train stops again
And the others get off
I'm the last to go
I don't know who I am
Don't know where I'm going
Don't know where I'm from
Don't know nothing at all
I know one thing
I'm on the train
The train finally stops
As the night descends
The door's the last thing I see
As my life comes to an end
And I step off the train
Maybe somebody'll recognize me
8. Stand
I can run
I can hide
I can pretend
I'm not alive
I can stand
I can live
I can learn
to love again
I can stand
I can live
I can learn
to love again
9. Goodbye
Through the window, waving hands
Honk the horn, long drive ahead
Homesick before I turn
To the highway
Follow the road, to Chicago
Where I'll go back, to my life
And write a letter
To thank you for everything
I said, I'll see you soon
Was this the last time?
I should have said goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, forever goodbye
Sitting at work, doing their work
Wondering if everyone else
Feels light years from the
Ones they love
Rent is late, bills pile up
Focus now, to survive somehow
Slowly my memory of you fades
To a nearly empty white page
I said, I'll see you soon
Was this the last time?
I should have said goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, forever goodbye
We were family, and we were friends
But the future all depends
On when where and how
We see each other again
Last words spoken, last to remember
Last thing we did, or never did
And that's what bothers me
More than anything
I said, I'll see you soon
Was this the last time?
I should have said goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, forever goodbye
Forever goodbye
Forever goodbye
Forever goodbye
10. All it Takes
All it takes is
One word
One hope
One thing
To keep our heads up high
All it takes is
A simple goal
A simple need
A simple mold
To keep ourselves in line
All it takes is
A family of friends
A family of one
A family of those
Who keep us doing the right thing
Let's be careful with our time here
Because we don't have forever
All it takes is
A moment to falter
A moment to pause here
A moment to lose it all
At the wrong place
At the wrong time
All it takes is
Pick yourself up
Pick up the end
Pick up your friends
Cause they'd do it for you
All it takes is
Believe in yourself
Believe in your friends
Believe there's good
in all those who have been
All it takes is
One word
One hope
One thing
To keep our heads up high
All words and songs (c) Simeon Peebler, All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
1. "Every Distant Cousin"
When she looked up
To the sky last night
She saw our life
On a beam of light
That left the Earth
Countless years ago
She wished for
Just a little more time
To reflect her own light
Back to yours and mine
So we could see
Her light too
We are energy beams
Transforming to see
Evolved to be
Our mothers
Our fathers
Our sisters
Our brothers
And every distant cousin
Every distant cousin
She never felt
Emptiness of space
All she heard was our pale blue note
Our spectroscopic face
Observing our moment in time
Never mind the in-between
This cosmic dust
Inside us all
Will scatter again
Like grains of sand
In time we will become
Solar flares again
We are energy beams
Transforming to see
Evolved to be
Our mothers
Our fathers
Our sisters
Our brothers
Our mothers
Our fathers
Our sisters
Our brothers
And every distant cousin
And every distant cousin
2. "Bible Man"
He said I'm just a city guy
Holding these bibles by my side
I'm determined to get each and every one
Into friendly hands
He showed me a maze he'd drawn
On an old downtown map
It was an intricate path
Made in the shape of a cross
I stopped by the mission
They said read the good news
They said you can read it for free
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
He said he'd give bibles to bums
And for a family he'd give two
A volunteer to take them all
Well, that, that would do
I stopped by the mission
They said read the good news
They said you can read it for free
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
And when the bibles were gone
And he finished his holy trail
He'd go back to the mission
Maybe they had a free warm bed
I stopped by the mission
They said read the good news
They said you can read it for free
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
All I needed was shelter and food
3. "Arbor Day"
I was just a four-year-old boy
when I planted my first tree
in the backyard on Arbor Day
And year after year I watched
that oak climb up and up
and up and up to the stars
I don't remember saying goodbye
but I kept a leaf inside the back page
of my favorite book
I finally came back so many years have passed
I wondered if I would ever see
my long lost friend
I snuck around to the backyard
there she was, so much taller
right where I remember planting her
She was wealthy and strong, full of green leaves
home to the birds and abundant things
it's good it's good to be here again
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
(She said)
I grew toward the light beams
while you played and laughed and danced, in orbit
in circles around my feet
You watered me with rubber hoses
worried when the ground was frozen
and napped in the shade beneath my arms
While I aimed toward the clouds
you've grown up tall, my gray-haired man
my long lost friend
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
She said, I remember you
So I threw down my traveling things
I whispered some private things
and I hugged my tree with all my might
I said, I remember you
I said, I remember you
I said, I remember you
4. "Everything She Was"
She wears skin tight pants
Has jewels on her phone
Perfectly tan skin
She's never alone
Her high-heel shoes
They never walk far
Always in and out
Of high-end cars
And the day will come
She’ll be too far gone
Everything she is
Is everything she was
Mom can I come home
Been living too hard
Smokey voice on the phone
Vacant house empty yard
She packs up her things
Keeps checking if it's on
Hoping it will ring
Boyfriends don't respond
And the day will come
She’ll be too far gone
Everything she is
Is everything she was
One day a blind man
Says she's beautiful
She finally sees the poison
In all her plastic things
No more party selfies
No more walks of shame
No more pretending
That she doesn't have a brain
And the day has come
When she puts her tennis-shoes on
Everything she is
Is everything she was
Everything she is
Is everything she was
5. "Remote Control"
All done by remote control
Targeting victims of the highest order
With the pull of a distant trigger
A dozen dead include women and children
We found the number two guy
All by remote control
He said,
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Who can blame those who are left
Picking through remains of the innocent
Should they choose a life of revenge
Like us they will judge who will live
We killed the number two guy
All by remote control
We killed the number two guy again
All by executive order
He said,
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Don't cross that red line
Million dollar drone glides through the air
Over here and over there
Robots in the sky armed to kill
Feel safer now than you did then
We killed the number two guy
All by remote control
We killed the number two guy again
All by executive order
We crossed that red line
We crossed that red line again
All by remote control
All by remote control
6. "Fire and Steam"
Too many moving parts, too many screens
Too many buttons, on the machine
Too many options, too many commands
Too many features, buried in the sand
We must get back to fire and steam
We must find our way back to natural things
Give me a stick, from the forest tree
I'll make a fire, and a bed out of leaves
Give me a flowering tree, with fruit I can pull
I'll delight in the taste of a real apple
We must get back to fire and steam
We must find our way back to natural things
Give me a sunset, give me a waterfall
Give me stormy weather, wake up when the birds call
Give me your hand, give me your time
Give me your tenderness, and I'll give you mine
We must get back to fire and steam
We must find our way back to natural things
We must get back to fire and steam
We're heading back to simpler things
7. "Travel With Me"
My broken down car has an empty tank
I'm alone under this highway sign with too much time to think
I know where I am, I know how much this cost
On these mountains of asphalt, in these clouds of car exhaust
I stand alone on this open road
I stand alone on this open road
I see you walk toward me, with your head tilted down
You got my text for help on your way out of town
My hopeful eyes stare longer than they should
Your simple nod says more than words ever could
We stand alone on this open road
We stand alone on this open road
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
Holding your head in my hand, I whisper in your ear
Nothing will stop us from getting far away from here
I take your hand, I've got what I need
The search party won't be looking for you or me
Travel with me on the open road
Travel with me on the open road
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
Travel with me
Travel with me
And we'll never be
Stranded again
8. "Learn How to Swim"
I've been in the river during the storm
Water is rising, raindrop and booms
My canoe is slowly filling up with rain
Too far from the shore, I paddle in vain
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess I'll have to learn...how to swim
The doctor said gently with her hand on my shoulder
It's not good news, but it's a risk when you're older
She showed me the plan to battle my new rival
I told her I was ready to fight for survival
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess I'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess I'll have to learn...how to swim
One day I found you broken, alone in your room
You were fading in the dark, broken, full of doom
You feel the under tow, it's pulling you down
This is not how you deserve to be found
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess you'll have to learn...
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
So I guess you'll have to learn how to swim
The water is rising, it's time to begin
So I guess you'll have to learn...how to swim
9. "He Never Gave Up"
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
Have courage when you face fear
Inspire hope where you meet despair
Sharpen your mind when you get knocked down
If things fall apart, don’t let go of the peace in your heart
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He fought the laws of the land
Until towering white cliffs crumbled to sand
Permanently stained with blood and tears
There's enough hope left to carry us past those years
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
It took a hero to fight the breaking waves
It took someone willing to give up everything
It took courage from every side
Truth and reconciliation turned the tide
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
Have courage when you face fear
Inspire hope where you meet despair
Sharpen your mind when you get knocked down
If things fall apart, never let go of the peace in your heart
Never let go
Never let go
Never let go
Of the peace in your heart
Never let go
Never let go
Never let go
Of the peace in your heart
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
He never gave up
He never gave up
He never gave up
On the long road to freedom
10. "Bridges"
I've been on bridges like the Golden Gate
That carry a thousand cars, trucks and freight
I've been on bridges on long country roads
That creak as you walk, ‘cause they’re rickety and old
I've been on bridges over rivers and land
Built by steel workers or by saw, nail and hand
But no bridge I can find
On this long road of mine
Will carry me this time
I'll have to take
the long way around
All these bridges are falling down
All these bridges are falling down
I've been on bridges covered by ocean's spray
That kept my high above the dangerous waves
I've been on a bridge with locks lining a fence
A destination not a path to an end
I've been on bridges that helped me make it home
That carried my burdens when I could not take them on
But no bridge I can find
On this long road of mine
Will carry me this time
I'll have to take
the long way around
All these bridges are falling down
All these bridges are falling down
I'll build it up with wood and clay
I'll build it up with iron and steel
I'll build it up with silver and gold
It's up to me to build the bridge I need
We will build the bridge we need...
We'll build it up with wood and clay
We'll build it up with iron and steel
We'll build it up with silver and gold
It's up to us to build the bridge we need
We will build the bridge we need
We will build the bridge we need
We will build the bridge we need