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EVERYTHING HERE IS ALRIGHT
verse one:
I want this night to last forever
the smell of the flowers and your hand in mine
sun slipping slowly over the mountains
and me looking into your eyes
verse two:
I want this feeling always to linger
the quiet… colors of every hue
wandering peacefully into the nighttime
in paradise with you
chorus:
gold shades everywhere
there’s no time… no care…
in the world filled with heavenly light
everything here is alright
verse three:
midsummer evening
here is the always
your loving faces live in my heart
moments of beauty have brought us together
and nothing can take that apart
chorus:
gold shades everywhere
there’s no time… no care…
in the world filled with heavenly light
everything here is alright
c Linda Worster 2001
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your presence
05:04
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YOUR PRESENCE
through my fears and my darkness
through the years and the pain
through the burdens I have carried
your Presence, Your sweet Presence has never varied
through my tears and my hatred
through my despair and my gain
through the ice, through the flame
Your Presence, Your sweet Presence is still the same
You’re the oldest and dearest of friends
Your love for me has no end
and You embody the truth as I see it
when I feel You in my heart, then I can Be it
Jesus… sweet Jesus…. I love you and I am not ashamed
Jesus… my friend, Jesus… I know you are not to blame
for the horrors that are done in Your Name
through my searches and failures
through letting go and holding on
through the dark, through the light
Your Presence, Your sweet Presence gives me sight
You’re the oldest and dearest of friends
Your love for me has no end
it’s You I honor in each and in all places
Krishna, Buddha, Kwan Yin… Spirit has many faces
Jesus… sweet Jesus…. I love you and I am not ashamed
Jesus… my friend, Jesus… You are not to blame
for the horrors that are done in Your Name
Jesus… sweet Jesus…. I love you and I am not ashamed
c Linda Worster 1995
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years in the making
05:34
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YEARS IN THE MAKING
is this too many times to have loved and lost
and what is the point, anyway?
is the caring worth the cost
and where will I find the strength to pay?
questions… years in the making…
balancing life’s giving and life’s taking…
joy and pain… birth and death…
fear and love… stillness and breath
is this too many times to be sunk in despair?
too weary to make another dive
am I drowning or coming up for air
as I watch friends dying and devils thrive
questions… years in the making…
balancing life’s giving and life’s taking…
black and white… youth and age…
dark and light… stillness and rage…
when I reach the end of my life on this earth,
I hope to find life is enough
and it’s another beginning and it’s worth
the struggle between the exalted and the rough
questions… years in the making…
balancing life’s giving and life’s taking…
joy and pain… birth and death…
fear and love… stillness and breath
c LindaWorster 2002
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don't go
03:14
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DON’T GO
I’ve got tears on my guitar crying over you
I’m numb to the bone I can’t feel what to do
when I think of losing you sometimes I want to die
when I feel this heartache all I do is cry
don’t go… don’t leave me all alone in this cruel place
please, don’t go don’t leave me without the sight of your sweet face
tears burn my eyes rage chokes my voice
fear steals my strength I’m blinded to my choice
helplessly, I’m holding on still, I cannot see
I can’t recall the faithful one I used to be
I’m crying…. don’t go… don’t leave me
all alone in this wicked world
please, don’t go how could you leave your baby…. your girl
I’m your girl
c Linda Worster 2001
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true friend
06:09
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TRUE FRIEND
how am I still breathing when you have stopped?
when we are still so connected at the heart
how is the world still spinning without you here?
there’s an empty place without you, my dear
how can this be so when I feel us both still in that love?
I’m so sad to think that I will never hold you or be held by you again
and I’m feeling that loss… I grieve the passing of a true friend
did I tell you enough how much I love you?
did I tell you enough how beautiful you are?
I see your face in my mind so many times and ways
I can hear your voice and the pictures replay
death may be the grand illusion… just part of the show
and you haven’t gone anywhere… I know
still I’m taking this time to feel this finality
part of my life, forever has ceased to be
how can this be? so I still believe in love
I’m just sad to think that I will never hold you or be held by you again
and I’m feeling that loss…I grieve the passing of a true friend
did I tell you enough how much I love you?
did I tell you enough how beautiful you are?
I see you now in my dreams, though the times are few
but in my mind’s eye, I can always find you
but how am I still breathing when you have stopped?
c Linda Worster 1997
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i can let it go
04:24
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I CAN LET IT GO
when darkness seems too much to bear
when fear tries to tell me not to care
loneliness keeps me crying in the night
when fog in my mind obscures the light…
when terror takes my will and I can’t breathe
and in the depths, the feelings churn and seethe
humanity keeps me crying in the night
I can’t stand to see myself in flight
I can let it go
and I will let it go
when I just feel my pain, it tells me what I need to know
then… I can let it go…
when losses hit too soon again
and in my shock, I cling to what has been
the dark night tries to take away my soul
I fight for illusions… for control…
I can let it go
and I will let it go
when I just feel my pain, it tells me what I need to know
then… I can let it go…
c Linda Worster 2001
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listening
05:46
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LISTENING
I did it again. I’m sorry, I interrupted.
you were telling me about you
I’m trying to listen but I get distracted
I’m hearing those voices saying they know what’s true… for you
and then I forget to hear you and you feel disrespected.
I think you think you know it all and I’m clinging to what I expected…
can we remember to love more?
it’s the only thing on this earth we are here for
can we remember who we were before?
can we remember to love more?
you did it again and now I must let go
of the idea that you always listen to me
we need forgiveness, I admit, I reacted
to what I was afraid of what I think you think you might see…..
and you feel whatever you feel
and we both feel lost and lonely
caught in this circle of fear and despair
saying over and over… “if only….”
can we remember to love more?
it’s the only thing on this earth we are here for
can we remember who we were before?
can we remember to love more?
I see where this goes
I see how we all have responsibility in this world
what do we choose to take in or exclude?
we all require air… love… light… water… and food…
and as one world together, we can turn from fear and greed
as one world, we listen to what everyone everywhere needs
can we remember to love more?
it’s the only thing on this earth we are here for
can we remember who we were before?
can we remember to love more?
c Linda Worster 1997
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8. |
another day without you
04:41
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ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT YOU
the telephone is ringing but I know it isn’t you
I’m choking on finality, I can’t believe it’s true
these endless tears bring no relief
words of wisdom barely reach this grief
I trust the talk of Spirit but it’s cold comfort there
when I want your arms around me and the smell of your hair
to hear you laugh… to touch your face
nobody ever will take your place
I will never hear your voice again
we will never live the life that might have been
and now I only pray to make it through
another day without you
I know that there is only the One and we are merely parts
and that everyone we love, lives in our hearts
there’s no regret…. what a time we had………
they say every thing is perfect so why am I so sad?
I will never hear your voice again
we will never live the life that might have been
and now I only pray to make it through
another day without you
c Linda Worster 2001
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lullaby
04:54
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LULLABY
good night, my little one… lay down your head
I will be near to watch over your bed
nothing can harm you for I will be near
and I will protect you from all that you fear
dream of a wonderful garden for walking
flowers can sing and the animals are talking
let your imaginings go flying
there are miracles now… no need for crying
sleep well , my sweet one… breathe in the light
angels around you stand all through the night
you can rest safely now… you’re where you belong
the monsters will run when I sing this song
dream of a wonderful garden for walking
flowers can sing and the animals are talking
let your imaginings go flying
there are miracles now… no need for crying
c Linda Worster 1995
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