Fireflies And Songs

ara Groves Fireflies And Songs Lyrics
1.Fireflies And Songs

Thirty years ago I was a little girl
Riding in the back seat of the car.
A woman sang 'You don't bring me flowers anymore.'
I felt the sadness in my little heart.

We're looking for the music
In the music box,
Tearing it to pieces,
Trying to find a song.

I was drawn to you in ways I can't explain.
I fought like crazy but I couldn't stay away.
Piled on expectations and lots of blame,
Like we couldn't do it any other way.

We're looking for a firefly
Moving through the night,
Staring at that one place
Swear it never lights.

We're looking for the music
In the music box,
Tearing it to pieces,
Trying to find a song.

Were you surprised our hearts were not like ticking clocks?
The faces and hands easy to read.
We both wished 'if only in the land of Oz.'
And longed for things we'd never really need.

Now we're standing in the kitchen,
All pretense is gone.
You kiss me on the shoulder.
Fireflies and songs.


2.From This One Place

I was about to give up and that's no lie.
Cardinal landed outside my window,
Threw his head back,
Sang a song so beautiful it made me cry.
Took me back to a childhood tree
Full of birds and dreams.

From this one place I can't see very far.
In this one moment I'm square in the dark.
These are the things I will trust in my heart:
You can see something else, something else.

I don't know what's making me so afraid.
Tiny cloud over my head,
Heavy and grey with a hint of dread,
And I don't like to feel this way.
Take me back to a window seat
With clouds beneath my feat.

From this one place I can't see very far.
In this one moment I'm square in the dark.
These are the things I will trust in my heart:
You can see something else, something else.

From this one place I can't see very far.
In this one moment I'm square in the dark.
These are the things I will trust in my heart:
You can see something else.
You can see, You can see,
Something else, something else.
You can see, You can see, something else.

You can see something else.

He just threw back his head
And sang a song, it was beautiful.


3.Different Kinds Of Happy

Go on and ask me anything,
What do you need to know?
I'm not holding on to anything
I'm not willing to let go of
To be free, To be free.

I've got to ask you something,
Please don't be afraid.
There's a promise here that's heavier
Than your answer might weigh.
Baby It's me, It's me.

Its a sweet, sweet thing,
Standing here with you,
And nothing to hide.
Light shining down to our very insides.
Sharing out secrets, baring our souls,
Helping each other come clean.

Secrets and ciphers,
There's no good way to hide.
There's redemption in confession,
And freedom in the light.
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid.

Its a sweet, sweet thing,
Standing here with you,
And nothing to hide.
Light shining down to our very insides.
Sharing out secrets, baring our souls,
Helping each other come clean.

Better than our promises is the day we got to keep them.
Wish those two could could see us now,
They never would believe how
There are different kinds of happy,
Different kinds of happy.
There are different kinds of happy,
Different kinds of happy.

Its a sweet, sweet thing,
Standing here with you,
And nothing to hide.
Light shining down to our very insides.
Loving each other.

Its a sweet, sweet thing,
Standing here with you,
And nothing to hide.
Light shining down to our very insides.
Loving each other, knowing each other,
Helping each other.

Oh, sharing our secrets, baring our souls,
Helping each other come clean.


4.Twice As Good

When I am down and need to cry till morning,
I know just where I am going.
When I'm in need of sweet commiseration
To speak out loud.

Raise a glass to friendship
And to knowing you don't have to go alone.
We'll raise out hearts to share each other's burdens
On this road.

Every burden I have carried,
Every joy its understood.
Life with you is half as hard,
And twice as good.

With my good news you're dancing on the table:
Baby's born, to celebration.
The joy of life, oh what a sweet communion,
Shared with you.

Every burden I have carried,
Every joy its understood.
Life with you is half as hard,
And twice as good.

Every burden I have carried,
Every joy its understood.
Life with you is half as hard,
And twice as good.

I know we're growing older,
Can you imagine what that will bring?
It's all a mystery to me now,
Except this one thing:
It'll be half as hard, and twice as good.


5.It's Me

Weather came and caught us off our guard
We were just laughing and feelin' alright
Had such a great time just last night
We walked into a minefield undetected
You took a tone and I took offense
Anger replacing all common sense

Oh, run for your life
All tenderness is gone
In the blink of an eye
All good will has withdrawn
And we mark out our paces and
Stare out from our faces
But baby you and I are gone, gone, gone

Incomprehensible layers of isolation
Now you're the man with a heart of stone
Making me pay here by being alone
Seemingly justified righteous indignation
Now I'm a woman who holds all her pain
Looking for somebody else to blame

Oh, run for your life
All tenderness is gone
In the blink of an eye
All good will has withdrawn
And we mark out our paces and
Stare out from our faces
But baby you and I are gone, gone, gone

We hold all the keys to our undoing
Cutting me down in small degrees
You know my worst insecurities
I'm making no effort to understand
No one can hurt you like I can
Deep down inside the girl's waking up
She's calling out to the boy she loves...

It's me
Oh baby, it's me
How in the world can tenderness be gone
In the blink of an eye?
Oh, how in the world can tenderness be gone
In the blink of an eye?

The girl in me, she's calling out
Oh, the girl in me she's calling out
To the boy in you...
To the boy in you...
The girl in me, she's calling out
Oh, the girl in me she's calling out
To the boy in you...

Baby come back...
Baby come back to me.


6.This House

It Took Me By Surprise
This Old House And These Old Feelings
Walked Round And Looked Inside
Familiar Walls And Halls And Ceilings

Where I'd Dream And Plan
Every Moment Of Sunshine
This Was My Whole World
It Was All I Knew
Like The Hull Of A Seed
This Old House Cracked Wide Open
As I Grew

Hadn't Given It Much Thought
Hadn't Been Back Here For A While
Everything Looks So Small
Seen Through The Memories Of A Child

Who Would Dream And Stare
From That Second Story Window
That Was My Whole World
It Was All I Knew
Like The Hull The Of A Seed
This Old House Cracked Wide Open
And I Flew

Sad Fruitful Broken True
Sad Fruitful Broken True

Memories For Miles And Miles
Summers Falls Winters And Springs
Ruby You Take It In
See He's Withheld No Good Thing


7.Setting Up The Pins

Man In A Silk Tie Heads Downtown
Setting Up The Pins For Knocking Em Down
People In Cars All Rushing Around
Setting Up The Pins

Let's Get Rich Find A Way Around
Setting Up The Pins For Knocking Em Down
We'Ll Get Gadget With A Whirring Sound
For Setting Up The Pins

Everyone Everywhere Some Way Some How
Are Setting Up The Pins For Knocking Em Down

You Can Find Joy In The Fertile Ground
Setting Up The Pins And Knocking Em Down
You Can Try To Fight It Till You'Re Anger Drowned
Setting Up The Pins

Everyone Everywhere Some Way Some How
Are Setting Up The Pins For Knocking Em Down
It Can Feel Simple But It's Really Profound
Setting Up The Pins

Rent A Tent, Build A Stage, Throw A Party, Get A Gown
Buy A Ticket, Rent A Car, Pack A Bag And Leave Town,
Cook A Dinner, Clean The Kitchen Hit The Light
Brush Your Teeth, Read A Book, Say A Prayer Good-Night

Everyone Everywhere Some Way Some How
Are Setting Up The Pins For Knocking Em Down
It Can Feel Simple But It's Really Profound...

My Grandmother Had A Working Song
Hummed It Low All Day Long
Sing For The Beauty That's To Be Found
In Setting Up The Pins For Knocking Em Down


8.Love

Love
I Made It Mine
I Made It Small
I Made It Blind
I Followed Heart
Only To Find
It Wasn't Love
It Wasn't Love

Love
Of Songs In Pen
Oh Love Of Movie Endings
Takes Out The Break
Leaves Out The Bend
And Misses Love

Love Not Of You
Love Not Of Me
Come Hold Us Up
Come Set Us Free
Not As We Know It
But As It Can Be

Love's Reality
Is Not Of Passing Bravery
It Holds Out Hope
Beyond What's Seen
The Hope Of Love

Love Not Of You
Love Not Of Me
Come Hold Us Up
Come Set Us Free
Not As We Know It
But As It Can Be


9.Like A Lake

So Much Hurt And Preservation
Like A Tendril Round My Soul
So Much Painful Information
No Clear Way On How To Hold It

When Everything In Me Is Tightening
Curling In Around This Ache
I Will Lay My Heart Wide Open
Like The Surface Of A Lake
Wide Open Like A Lake

Standing At This Waters Edge
Looking In At God's Own Heart
I'Ve No Idea Where To Begin
To Swallow Up The Way Things Are

Everything In Me Is Drawing In
Closing In Around This Pain
I Will Lay My Heart Wide Open
Like The Surface Of A Lake
Wide Open Like A Lake

Bring The Wind And Bring The Thunder
Bring The Rain Till I Am Tried
When It's Over Bring Me Stillness
Let My Face Reflect The Sky
And All The Grace And All The Wonder
Of A Peace That I Can't Fake
Wide Open Like A Lake

Everything In Me Is Tightening
Curling In Around This Ache
I Am Fighting To Stay Open
I Am Fighting To Stay Open
Open Open Oh Wide Open
Open Like A Lake


10.Eyes Wide Open

I've Got Layers Of Lies That I Don't Even Know About Yet
Bathroom Doors Turned Billboards
No Place Left Untouched Without The Mumblin
Tell Me What I Need, Tell Me What I Want
Worship The Things That We've Made With Our Own Hands

In So Deep I Don't Even Know It, I Don't Even Know It
Rubbing These Sticks Till The Air Is Thick
No Spark No Heart No Inspiration
Tell Me What I Need, Tell Me What I Want
Worship The Things That We Made With Our Own Hands

Oh I'm Gonna Find The Truth
Even If It Kills Me
Oh I Gotta Get A New View
The Only Way I Know To
Oh I Gotta Keep My Eyes Wide Open
Keep My Eyes Wide Open

Diggin In The Dirt Till It Hurts
Won't Come Up For Air Don't Care
How Long It Takes Me
I Get Tired Want To Just Get By Can't I Get By
But I Can't Cuz There's A
Fire In My Bones, Fire In My Bones
Burnin In My Bones

Oh I'm Gonna Find The Truth
Even If It Kills Me
Oh I Gotta Get A New View
The Only Way I Know To
Oh I Gotta Keep My Eyes Wide Open
Keep My Eyes Wide Open

Oh I'm Gonna Find The Truth
Even If It Kills Me
Oh I Gotta Get A New View
The Only Way I Know To
Oh I Gotta Keep My Eyes Wide Open
Keep My Eyes Wide Open

When The Lights Come Up On This Town
When The Thing Goes Down Wanna Be Found

When The Lights Come Up On This

When The Lights Come Up On This Town
When The Thing Goes Down
Wanna Be Found Tryin
When The Lights Come Up
Wanna Be Telling The Truth


11.Joy Is In Our Hearts

We Were Pressed On Every Side
Full Of Fear And Troubled Thoughts
For Good Reason We Carried Heavy Hearts

It Is Good To Come Together
In Our Friendship To Remember
All The Reasons Hope Is In Our Hearts

Hallelujah Hallelujah
Christ Our Joy And Strength
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Christ Our Joy And Strength

Now With Patience In Our Suffering
Perseverance In Our Prayers
With Good Reason This Hope Is In Our Hearts

Hallelujah Hallelujah
Christ Our Joy And Strength
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Christ Our Joy And Strength

Oh We Saw The Face Of Angels
Many Good Things Well Secured
For Good Reason This Joy Is In Our Hearts

Hallelujah Hallelujah
Christ Our Joy And Strength
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Christ Our Joy And Strength

Hallelujah Hallelujah
Christ Our Joy And Strength
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Christ Our Joy And Strength

For Good Reason Joy Is In Our Hearts