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I Am the River
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I Am the River
©Dina Hall
Woke up this morning, pounding in my head
Nothing to do but go back to bed
Three hours later, nothing has changed
But the shadows and sounds playing tricks on my brain
Try so hard to keep the pressure away
With every breath I breathe, every word I say
We can pace the cage, or bust through the gate
But can we really determine our own fate
I am owning my mistakes and promises made
They keep flooding my memory, never gonna fade
There’s too much water rushing over the dam
I am the river… after the rain
So tell me who’s to blame at the end of the day
Are we all just one grave judgement away
From surrendering to lies we refuse to see
Or choosing the truth that will set us free
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Hero
03:38
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Hero
©Dina Hall
Shadows come in the morning light
I saw your face and it didn’t look right
All the doors were locked
and I couldn’t get out
And it was always Monday again
Pour the coffee we were raising men
without a plan and
nowhere to go
All at once I was on my own
Just a broken dream trying not to throw stones
I was never gonna be…
Never gonna be the light. in your eyes
Never gonna be the hope. in your heart
I was never ever…never gonna be your hero
Maybe if we had more time
There’d be a little bit more peace of mind
The house was on fire and
nobody was listening
You never had a thing to say
when the walls came down and I went away
…But I was always here
I was here every day. CHORUS
Now I’m knocking at your door
With a fistful of memories that don’t matter anymore
You believe what you want to believe
and I’ll still be right here. CHORUS
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Fireflies
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Fireflies
©Dina Hall
Staring at the empty eyes in faded photographs
Trying to make sense of all these letters torn in half
Picking up the pieces now and wishing you could laugh
about it all
Now you sit here struggling with how to make it fair
Peeling off the labels and tugging at your hair
When that stranger in the mirror stops to meet your stare
you look away
When reflection makes you tremble
Forcing you to hide your face
And curse the sound of your own voice
Without dignity or grace
- Sing the songs that make you dance
look to the sky and find the light
May your dreams be the sparkle
Just like fireflies at night
Bottles lined up neatly like an empty prison cell
Blocking out the past with nothing left to tell
In spite of all the promises you’ve made to yourself
you can’t run
It’s those sad, sweet memories that make you change your mind
and paint a better picture of a love you need to find
helping to forgive yourself for leaving her behind
long ago
CHORUS
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Inside Out
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Inside Out
©Dina Hall
Another morning dawns and the sunlight shines through
the open window blinds
piercing the fragile skin of my own dismay
one more futile smile on a solitary day
My soul is aching
my spirit is breaking
promises bring us tomorrow
you turn me on but your vows are hollow
you leave me nowwhere else to turn
but inside out
Blindfolded once again you’re spinning me ‘round
you move the target just when I’ve found it
fear has me paralyzed right where I stand beside myself
holding my own hand.
CHORUS
Morning dawns and the sunlight shines
through the open window blinds
I shut my eyes so tight choking as I say
I wish you’d change your mind I’m begging you to stay
CHORUS
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Killing the Blues
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Killing the Blues
by Rowland Salley
Leaves were falling, just like embers
In colors red and gold, they set us on fire
Burning just like a moonbeam in our eyes
Somebody said they saw me
Swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud
Killing the blues
Now I'm guilty of something
I hope you never do because there is nothing
Sadder than losing yourself in love
CHORUS
Now you ask me, just to leave you
To go out on my own
And get what I need to
You want me to find what I've already had
CHORUS
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6. |
Last Goodbye
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Last Goodbye
©Dina Hall
Do you ever wonder how
it all went bad
Are you asking questions now
trying to understand
Would you listen if I tried to explain
What it is that makes us run
In the middle of the night or the pouring rain
When it all comes undone
I was not there when you let it all go
and followed a different road
I was not there when you said our last goodbye
If I pick up the phone.
hoping to hear your voice
And ask you to come home
Think about the choice
Are you ok is it too late can we try again
Make a promise to be kind and then
Listen only to the words of our innocence
Maybe this and remember when
CHORUS
In the endless silence All I hear is you
Are you really listening or only waiting your turn
All you feel is the pounding of your own heart and
one million footsteps marching on
CHORUS
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Rock Salt and Nails
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Rock Salt and Nails
by Utah Phillips
On the banks of the river where the willows hang down
and the wild birds all warble with a low moaning sound
Down in the hollow where the water runs cold
It was there I first listened to the lies that you told
Now I lie on my bed and i see your sweet face
The past I remember time can not erase
The letter you wrote me it was written in shame
and I know that your conscience still echoes my name
Now the nights are so long and sorrow runs deep
and nothing is worse than a night without sleep
I’ll walk out alone and look at the sky
Too empty to sing too lonesome to cry
If the ladies were blackbirds, if the ladies were thrushes
I'd lie there for hours in the chilly cold marshes
If the ladies were squirrel's with high bushy tails
I'd fill up my shotgun with rock salt and nails
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8. |
Round and Round
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Round and Round
©Dina Hall
There’s a room full of lies on the other side of the door
Don’t know if we can handle all the trouble that’s in store
Trouble turns to pain and pain turns to despair
pretty soon you know we’re both too numb to care
And we go ‘round and ‘round ‘round and ‘round
‘round and ‘round again
we go ‘round and ‘round and ‘round
until we fall back together again
It’s the same old thing, same old thing, more baggage on the pile
nothing ever changes we’ll be here for awhile
All the muscles in my face are sore my head is black and blue
but I’m calling out your name I am reaching out to you
CHORUS
It could be you it might be me but neither one’s to blame
call it what you want the price is still the same
I am searching for a way to leave that trouble alone
put the lid on tight, close the door, put down the stone
Something happened long ago left a dark and dirty stain
and there’s no wall thick enough to hide your mama’s pain
CHORUS
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9. |
Secrets of the Mind
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Secrets of the Mind
©Dina Hall
Take the last train home tonight, I’ll be waiting there
holding time and place in the still night air
There are things I cannot tell, but you will know in time
what has brought me to a moment so sublime
There is nothing you can do to change the hand of fate
No will to satisfy, or need to satiate.
I have tried to love myself but my eyes are not blind
You will never know the secrets of my mind
I am very sorry for leaving here in shame
This is my story and you are not to blame
Every single one of us needs a reason to be alive
From the moment we are born we are forced to survive
When they bring me home and gather all around
Release my body and return me to the ground
Words of the prophets hang like mysteries of time
We will never know the secrets of the mind
* Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: dial 988 or www.988lifeline.org
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10. |
The Light
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The Light
©Dina Hall
When I was only 12 years old in the Summer of Sam
I’d play all day without a care, riding bikes and then
We’d pick up daddy each night at the 6 - 0 - 4 train
If the train was late we just sat there was no room to complain
We believed what we believed & we didn’t question why
Balancing our privilege now against the prayers & the lies
Who’s foolish and who is evil We just can’t decide
It takes 18 steps to get across the street from either side
If it all ends tomorrow Will you hold me in your arms
Forgive the time we missed Without any blame or harm,
Lean to the left or Lean to the right
Find your place In the center of the light
The neighbors have all changed now/hate lives on this street
You can see inside their windows Watch their news on/big tv
They don’t wave hello so much or ask what they can do
Maybe that’s ‘cause they know we don’t even want them to
The last light of day is hanging I’m searching in my soul
They say we gotta let go of the things we can’t control
But it's written in the lines of your hands and your face
Everything is breaking all over the place.
CHORUS
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Dina Hall Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dina Hall is a songwriter, singer, guitarist, percussionist, and recording artist, from Bethlehem, PA,
USA.
Hall’s original music sits perfectly alongside songs she chooses to cover–blending folk/rock and Americana–and feature her familiar voice on each one.
Band members: Andy Killcoyne-guitar, Nick Franclik-bass, and Todd Schied-drums. Special guest Rameen Shayegan- mandolin, guitar, vocal.
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I'm a huge fan of LYRICS and the process of writing and self-editing.
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