4. Love

4. Love (song)                                                                                                          

intro

You, ooh, ooh

You, ooh, ooh

verse 1

I've been waiting patiently
For the man I've always dreamed of
And I wish you'd come around sometime soon
I've been thinking ‘bout the days
When we will lay around so lazy
And do nothing but watch TV til noon

chorus
I'd cheer on all your sports teams
I'd put up with your snoring
I'd take a train to Timbuktu
I'd do it all for you.

verse 2

I've been planning out our wedding
Since I was just about eleven
If you could hurry up then that would sure be swell
Maybe you will buy me flowers
Maybe your house will be ours
Or if you're poor like me then that'd be just as well

chorus
I'd watch your favorite movies
I'd act like I like sushi
I'd meet your mom and your dad too
I'd do it all for you.

interlude

Ooh ooh ooh

I’d do it all for you.

bridge

Will you have 20/20 or will you wear cute glasses?
Are you hanging in bars or still in classes?
Do you play the ukelele or the guitar?
Oh oh oh oh
Will you love to dance or be the cutest kind of clumsy?
Will you make me laugh and will you think I'm funny?
Either way I'm ready to love you with all my heart

chorus
I'd make you tea and coffee
I'd sing on only off-beats
I'd wear your favorite shade of blue everyday

chorus
I'd wash all of your dishes
I'd steal a thousand kisses
I'd fly you straight up to the moon
I'd do it all for you.

3. Peace

3. Peace (song)                                                                                                      

chorus

Give me peace

Give me peace

in the dark, Lord, in the dark, Lord

give me peace

Give me strength

in the night

you’re the only one I know can satisfy.

verse

it’s a feeling that I have known too rarely

it’s a feeling that I’ve struggled with to see

it’s a feeling that is deeper than a feeling

that I wish could settle deep inside of me

chorus

Give me peace

Give me peace

in the dark, Lord, in the dark, Lord

give me peace

Give me strength

in the night

you’re the only one I know can satisfy.

verse

it’s a feeling that I’ve rarely known in all my life

it’s a feeling that I long to satisfy

There’s unrest within my soul that I can’t tie up with a bow

and say that it’s okay

bridge

maybe I’ve never known what living is

maybe I’ve never known what forgiving is

maybe I’ve never found where I should settle down

maybe I’ve never found you.

2. Wonder

2. Wonder

In my soul is an arrow

that soars through the air

oh the purple sky catches it with golden wind

and arms of silver

I can’t help but gasp at the beauty around

in the nature that I’ve been given but hadn’t

found until it shoved itself in my face

when I needed it most

nature never used to impress me.

I hate the bugs, the beetles that crawl on my feet

the fear of fire ants and poison ivy

and ticks, oh God, ticks

and the sun beating down and burning me

just like the fire ants might!

no, nature never impressed me.

but to open your eyes is to see the creation

for all that it is

to wake up and smell all the sunshine through cracks in windows

to see humanity living and breathing

existing

searching for joy

like a race

when really, there’s plenty for all.

oh, how I wonder at all of this

and

wonder.

and it’s not just in nature

I find this feeling

I see it in electricity struggling in the old lamp in my room

in the colorful patterns of my new dress

in vibrations of guitar strings and

cups of macaroni that make a meal in 3.5 minutes and

a child’s laugh and

my friend’s beautiful sculptures and

ambient paintings and

antidepressant medications and

how my brothers look just like my father and

a 500-page book of philosophy

so many tiny signs that life is worth living

that beauty is everywhere — I know

it’s cliche —

but have you ever stopped to see

to really see

?

I am broken inside many days of the week

but it’s hard to stay sorrowful when

there are so many things to

wonder about

to wonder at

to wonder how

so many complex things can

come together

to bring peace.

1. Joy

1. Joy (song)                                                                                                            

verse 1

Joy is as simple as saying hello

to a new way of living that I've always known

Deep down inside me, just waiting to spring

forth for any occasion that worry will bring

chorus

Life's a new disaster

Every morning that comes

and it just moves faster

So don't wait for the sun to rise

Joy isn't the absence of pain; it's just a lifeline

Joy will permeate and liberate

and I will rest cause joy is finally mine.

verse 2

A choice of acceptance, of saying "okay"

to my heart-hungry demons and the games that they'll play

A blind, trusting faith that they'll never win

Lets me breathe in redemption and breathe out my sin

chorus

Life's a new disaster

Every morning that comes

and it just moves faster

So don't wait for the sun to rise

Joy isn't the absence of pain; it's just a lifeline

Joy will permeate and liberate

and I will rest cause joy is finally mine.

bridge

Whatever comes, it will stay

Though buried deep

and hid away
(x4)

outro

And it will rise just when I think it can't

It's just been laying low and dormant

I find it's as simple as saying hello

to a joy that's been there rooted deep in my soul.