Tuesday, June 16, 2020

FLAME


FLAME

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2020

ITS GETTING DARK I CAN'T SEE

A BEAUTIFUL DREAM

SCATTERS IN BITS OF LIGHT

WASN'T I SUPPOSED TO SEE

SO MUCH A PART

HOW COULD THAT BE

JUST GONE ALL AT ONCE LIKE THAT

SOON AS IT FADES AWAY

LEAVES ALL THE CHOICE WORDS

I JUST HAVE TO SAY



I KNOW THERE'S TOMORROW

NO SENSE IN LIVING

IN YESTERDAYS SORROW

NO TIME TO STOP FOR THE RAIN

EACH DAY BLENDS INTO THE NEXT

KIND OF WHAT I EXPECTED

SELF ELECTED

TO CARRY THE FLAME

BURY THE STONE OF BURDEN

FREE AND LIGHT TO GO

TO BE, TO SEE THE WAY FROM HERE

STEAL AWAY JUST RIDE THE WIND

TO SOMETHING NEW


YOU CAN SHAKE ME TO MY VERY CORE

BUT I WON'T CHANGE MY DIRECTION

LOOKING GLASS

THAT'S NOT MY REFLECTION

I CAN'T STAND STILL

I CAN'T STAY TO GET MY FILL

UNTIL I TRULY FEEL

THERE'S NO MORE WISHING

FOR ANYMORE THAN TOMORROW

COMING STEAL AWAY

TO SOMETHING NEW

THAT KIND OF SOMETHING NEW


LET ME PLAY IN THE SUN

RUN IN THE SAND

INTO THE SEA

TWO HEARTS A HARMONY

TASTE THE SALT WHEN I KISS YOUR HAND

WHEN IT ALL COMES TOGETHER

JUST AS WE PLANNED

WHEN WE ARE THERE

THERE'S NO MORE UNCERTAINTY

NO DESPAIR

ALL THE TIME TO REPAIR

ALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE

SOMETHING NEW TO FEEL TO FILL



Tuesday, June 9, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: EMBRACE

THE WORDSMITH MILL: EMBRACE: E M B R A C E WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2020 STORMY SKIES OF GRAY THE LIGHTNING THE THUNDER THE RAIN THE SWEET RAINBOW WHEN THE SUN COMES BAC...

EMBRACE



E M B R A C E


WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2020



STORMY SKIES OF GRAY

THE LIGHTNING THE THUNDER

THE RAIN

THE SWEET RAINBOW

WHEN THE SUN COMES BACK AGAIN

THE STARS THE MOON SO MUCH

TO FEEL THESE THINGS

JUST AS YOUR LOVE

I HOLD IT ALL I CAN'T LET GO



THINGS I CANNOT SEE

THE THINGS I CAN

SEE OUR LOVE TURN TO GOLD

I KNOW I'VE WON

MY HEART IS SOLD

TELL ME YOURS IS TOO

FOUR BARE FEET IN THE MORNING DEW


AND LOVE IS GATHERING IN THE LIGHT

WAITING UNTIL THE TIME IS RIGHT

ALL THAT'S LEFT TO ME IS YOU

EVERYBODY IS GONE

ITS ONLY YOU AND I

SO MUCH TO FEEL THESE THINGS IN YOUR HEART

SOMETHING IS MISSING  WHEN WE'RE APART

LIKE HEAVEN WITHOUT ANGELS

LIKE GRAY SKIES THAT JUST WON'T RAIN

OR GIVE UP TO THE SUN


UNTIL I'M BACK AGAIN

ALL MY LOVE TO HOLD

LIKE THE TURNING TIDE

ONCE YOU'RE INSIDE YOU FEEL

ONLY WHAT IS REAL

WHAT MAKES US GROW

OUR HEARTS TOGETHER

CAN YOU HEAR THE SONG

DO YOU EMBRACE IT

AS IT LEAVES YOU IN WONDER

ALL ALONG


THEY SAID OUT WITH THE OLD

EMBRACE THE NEW

BUT STILL THE ANCIENT WAYS

KEEP SHINING THROUGH

A PAGEANT FOR LOVE TO WIN YOUR HAND

I'M A SHOE IN TO WIN

BRING YOU BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN

JUST BECAUSE I CAN

EMBRACE YOU

FEEL THE THINGS YOU DO TO ME

THE WIND THAT DRIVES THE WAVES

DRIES THE SAND

SO IT IS MY HEARTS IN YOUR HANDS

ONLY YOUR LOVE TO FEEL



THE WORDSMITH MILL: STILL A WARRIOR

THE WORDSMITH MILL: STILL A WARRIOR: STILL A WARRIOR WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2020 I HAD PLACES TO GO SO MANY ROADS TO GET THERE THE BRIDGES THAT I BURNED BEHIND ME THEY ALL HAD...

STILL A WARRIOR



STILL A WARRIOR

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2020


I HAD PLACES TO GO

SO MANY ROADS TO GET THERE

THE BRIDGES THAT I BURNED BEHIND ME

THEY ALL HAD TO GO

A SHOW OF FAITH

THAT MY DIRECTION WOULDN'T CHANGE

ITS ALL STRAIGHT FORWARD FROM HERE



I CAN SEE BELOW ME

HEADED DOWN THIS HILL

I'M IN NO HURRY

THERE'S STILL TIME TO KILL

DREAMS TO COAX ALONG TO LIFE

UNTIL THEIR REAL

BREATHE AND FEEL THE LIGHT

CHORUS:

BETTER NOT TURN AWAY MY ATTENTION

DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT

IT NEVER ENDS, UNTIL YOU DIE

YOU CAN DO THIS IF YOU TRY

STILL A WARRIOR INSIDE

MY HEART STILL ON MY SLEEVE

A LITTLE WORSE FOR THE WEAR

BUT ITS STILL THERE

BEATING A CODE THAT ONLY YOU

WOULD UNDERSTAND

INSIDE MY CIRCLE PART OF MY PLAN


A LITTLE JOY IN MY SOUL

WHEN I KNOW YOU KNOW WHY

YOU AND I HAVE HERE AND NOW

TOMORROWS NOT PROMISED

BUT I CAN HOPE WITH ALL MY HEART

I WILL SEE YOU THERE

I'LL WATCH FOR YOU

HELL OR HIGH WATER

THICK OR THIN

I'LL BE THERE TO THE END

PROMISE I WON'T FADE AWAY ON YOU

I WON'T DRIFT UNTIL I'M GONE



Wednesday, June 3, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WISHES DIDN'T CARE

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WISHES DIDN'T CARE: WISHES DIDN'T CARE WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2020 I SAW WHAT I NEEDED TO SEE LET MY GUARD DOWN WHEN I WAS LOW KNEW I COULD NEVER BE THE K...

WISHES DIDN'T CARE



WISHES DIDN'T CARE

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2020


I SAW WHAT I NEEDED TO SEE

LET MY GUARD DOWN WHEN I WAS LOW

KNEW I COULD NEVER BE

THE KIND TO SETTLE DOWN

BUT TIME TOOK THE  EDGE OFF

LIKE THE TIDES ENDLESS FLOW

I STOPPED RUNNING

GAVE MY HEART TO CHANCE

ALL CAUTION THROWN TO THE WIND


CRASH OR FLY, ROMANCE OR GOODBYE

CUT MY LOSSES CUT MY TIES

TRY TO LEARN HOW NOT TO HURT INSIDE

YES OR NO, THERE'S NO IN BETWEEN

OH THE THINGS I'VE SEEN

TAKEN AND LEFT BEHIND

SHOULD OF TAKEN MY TIME


SAW WHAT I WANTED IN MY MINDS EYE

BUT THEN I COULDN'T FIND HER

SHE WAS GONE SHE WASN'T THERE

WISHES DIDN'T CARE

SET ME UP FOR FAILURE OR WAS IT ME

YOU GET UP HIGHER YOU CAN SEE

THE ROAD  THAT LEADS AWAY

YOU GET A LITTLE CLOSER EVERYDAY


DECISIONS BEING WEIGHED

TO STAY HERE I CAN SEE

I'M ALREADY FADING AWAY

SAVE MYSELF PICK A DAY

JUST UP AND RUN UNDER SUNNY SKIES

FOLLOW THE ROAD

ALL THE WAY TO SOMETHING NEW


YOU HOPE NONE OF THE SADNESS FOLLOWED YOU

THERE'S ONLY ROOM FOR SMILES

LIGHT AND FREE

ON THE WAY TO TOMORROW

START SOMETHING NEW

WISHES DIDN'T CARE

SO I'LL MAKE SOME THAT DO





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