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Before I Fade Away
Written by: Bryan Tess


Verse 1
Im still myself/but not like before
I dont need a lot/but a whole lot more
I'm killing time/beneath the stars
between my dreams/and burnt out cars

Chorus
so come on jesus/please be kind
just gimme someone/to fill the void
before I fade away
before I fade away

Bridge
gotten a blackened soul/a heart of blues
just gimme someone/to fill her shoes
before I fade away
before I fade away

Verse 2
loves a game/I'm yet to win
and my patience/is wearing thin
I pray to you/get no reply
does it make you happy/to see me cry

Chorus
so come on jesus/don't be cruel
gimme one more chance/to be some loves fool
before I fade away
before I fade away

 

I Am A Book:
Kori Withers

I am a book -
Safe in my jacket -
A paper-bound packet -
With stories to tell.

I am a book –
I’m some torn out pages –
Half-written stages
Deep in a well
That I’ll never tell.
No, I’ll never tell.

I am a book -
I am a book -

I am a book –
A painting in black –
Straight is my back
Strong is my shell.

I am a book –
Unfolding in phases –
Winding through mazes
My maker designed.
What will I find?
What will I find?

With every turn,
I try and fail.
With every turn,
I tear and bend.
With every turn,
I start to end.

I am a book.
I am a book.
I am a book.

I am a book –
My ending is tragic –
It takes me with magic
To heaven or hell.
I hope I fare well.
I hope I fare well
I hope I fare well
I hope I fare well
I hope I fare well
Fare well.

I am a book.
I am a book.
I am a book.
I am a book.

Here I am.
I am a book.

 

Miss You
Peter Farrell

The things I should have said
The things I could have done
I love you
I miss you
I should have let you know

The beauty in the world
Has turned to grey
And I’d sacrifice my precious pride
To hear your voice today

The things I should have said
The things I could have done
I love you
I miss you
I should have let you know

Forgiveness for myself
I can’t allow
And 20/20 hindsight
It is useless to me now

The things I should have said
The things I could have done
I love you
I miss you
I should have let you know

Can’t pacify myself
Can’t satisfy myself
Can’t justify myself
Can’t satisfy myself

Can’t pacify myself
(Why did you go?)
Can’t satisfy myself
(I love you)
Can’t satisfy myself
(You don’t know)
Can’t pacify myself
(I loved you)

The things I should have said
The things I could have done
I love you
I miss you
I should have let you know

A mountain of emotion
Left inside
A fountain of devotion
Confused, unused, untried

The things I should have said
The things I could have done
I love you
I miss you
I should have let you know

The things I should have said
The things I could have done
I love you
I miss you
I should have let you know

I should have let you know
I should have let you know.

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