1. |
Bones
03:22
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I've got two dogs at home
And when I leave I give each one a bone
They return to their own place
Him to the bed, her to the crate
When I get home I always find
Both those bones laying side by side
I guess what I'm trying to say
In my own special way
Will you always lay your bone right next to mine?
You're always rushing out the door
Asking God what he made mornings for
And I work late till it gets dark
Oh but you, you've got a patient heart
You wait up till I get home
So we don't have to go to bed alone
I guess what I'm trying to say
In my own special way
Will you always lay your tired bones next to mine?
And so the ancient story goes
Eve came from Adam's bones
And he awoke before long
To sing man's first love song
"At last this is bone of my bones
Flesh of my flesh, now we'll never be alone"
I guess what I'm trying to say
In my own special way
Will you be bone of my bones for all of time?
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2. |
All of These Pages
03:56
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I remember we used to walk for miles and miles
Pressing on toward a new language far from our own
Sifting through time, trying to find some meaning
At a loss for words, missing the nouns for the verbs
Letters in words in sentences in phrases
Time expands the lines and we live our lives in the spaces
But you're always with me, 'cause you're all that I can see
In all of these pages
From left to right, to right to left, scribbling significance
I'd stutter my way through, but your eyes always understood
Shivering in scarves, laughing to keep from freezing
Not a lexicon alive could ever define this feeling
Letters in words in sentences in phrases
Time expands the lines and we live our lives in the spaces
But you're always with me, 'cause you're all that I can see
In all of these pages
Four years was just not enough
Even with four ways to translate love
But the language we learned on the way
Is so much more than we can say
Letters in words in sentences in phrases
Time expands the lines and we live our lives in the spaces
But you're always with me, 'cause you're all that I can see
In all of these pages
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3. |
San Diego
04:42
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I don't know where this road will go
And I don't know why I'm afraid to know
The calm confidence inside your tone
Is one I recognize used to be in my own
Send me a postcard from San Diego
And tell me about life out on the west coast
It makes you feel closer than a country apart
Where I'm living half alive with all of my heart
The curtain's drawn back on my greatest fear
That you're moving on, and I am still here
Send me a postcard from San Diego
And tell me about life out on the west coast
It makes you feel closer than a country apart
Where I'm living half alive with all of my heart
Cause I was a stranger in a strange land
But you had the words to help me understand
The melodies and memories are threads that we hold
Through dissonance and distance
The music of our souls
Send me a postcard from San Diego
And tell me about life out on the west coast
It makes you feel closer than a country apart
Where I'm living half alive with all of my heart
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4. |
Lift Up Your Eyes
03:55
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The clouds ripple out into the edges of the night
As if the moon were dropped into the sky
And Cassiopeia sits inverted on her throne
While Orion hunts Taurus alone
When everything around you seems uncertain
Lift your eyes up to the sky and cry
The stars know what it's like to keep on burning
Even when the moon has closed her eyes
Maybe all those stars burned out long ago
And we'll just be the last ones left to know
But just as their light travels faster than sound
It's the stories we tell that stay around
When everything around you seems uncertain
Lift your eyes up to the sky and cry
The stars know what it's like to keep on burning
Even when the moon has closed her eyes
Lift up your eyes to the seasons and signs
See how they shine for you
They sing Kingdom songs calling for the morning
When all will be made new
Lift up your eyes to the seasons and signs
See how they tell the truth
They sing kingdom songs calling for the morning
When all will be made new
Keep your eyes fixed on the horizon
Holding fast to hope and to His love
Remember that those stars
And all of what they are
Is so much more than what they're made of
When everything around you seems uncertain
Lift your eyes up to the sky and cry
The stars know what it's like to keep on burning
Even when the moon has closed her eyes
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5. |
Not Afraid
05:06
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Well the seats at the store would all leave you sore
The coffee was just okay
But we drank the last drop from every last cup
There was always more to say
About conquering fears and changing careers
Without giving up the ghost
As we fought the good fight, questions cropped up inside
About what matters the most
How do you love like you've never lost?
How do you keep from breaking?
How do you live every dream,
Like you're not afraid of waking?
Like you're not afraid
You settled down on the outskirts of town
Decided to brew your own
And the day would roll on as we sat on the lawn
Staring down the unknown
All the shows we might play, maybe have kids someday,
And all the songs left to sing
We were irons in the fire and I so admire
Your burning desire for something
How do you love like you've never lost?
How do you keep from breaking?
How do you live every dream,
Like you're not afraid of waking?
Like you're not afraid
Sometimes you plan, you think, and you scheme
Trying to anticipate all the unseen
But you won't discover the end
If you don't believe enough to begin
You pushed me along and you've listened long
Helped me find my voice
You taught me to laugh and wisdom that lasts
Like how it's dealer's choice
Now I want to love like I've never lost
I want to keep from breaking
I want to live every dream like I'm not afraid of waking
Like I'm not afraid
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
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6. |
Raise Them Up
03:27
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Raise them up in the way they should go
And they'll stay in the way when they're grown
And if ever they should roam
They'll always find their way back home
Raise them up in the way they should go
My mother washed my jeans
And my father counted beans
I'm grateful for both of those things
But all that I've received
Goes beyond my basic needs
A gracious love and the joy that it brings
Raise them up in the way they should go
And they'll stay in the way when they're grown
And if ever they should roam
They'll always find their way back home
Raise them up in the way they should go
It seems a strange thought
But one I've often got
One day I'll be raising up my own
All I can do is pray I'll be
What my parents were for me
And that I've learned to love as I was shown
I can't wait to see her face
Teach him to sing Amazing Grace
I don't know their names or how many there may be
They'll hear papa laugh out loud
And make their mother so proud
Learn to live a life of family
Raise them up in the way they should go
And they'll stay in the way when they're grown
And if ever they should roam
They'll always find their way back home
Raise them up in the way they should go
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Michael Kuehn High Point, North Carolina
Michael is a classically-trained, modern storyteller. His technical background provides surprising nuanced progressions and turns of melody, paving new roads in tired four-chord towns. The sparse intimacy of these sonic landscapes invite you to come in and stay awhile, and hear stories of faith and friendship that just might remind you of your own. ... more
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