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Elephants
02:51
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Born from the earth
All pride, all worth
Hunted from birth
We watch, we learn
We run, we hurt
We walk the land
Truth buried deep inside
Leaving a trail behind
We run, we hurt
Our heads held high
Gentle and wild
Heavy with light
All grace, all fight for life and tribe
They cannot see
A shadow of majesty invisible clarity
Gentle and wild
Our skin is thick
But greed, still pricks
We strive, we live
With fear you grip
You pull, you kill
Oh say can you see
We’re precious like ivory
You’re trampling ebony
You take what we have and then you leave
Abandon our bodies, abandon our bodies
If we’re gone then who will speak
We strive to live
You pull, you kil
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The Echo
04:15
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No you can’t see the house
through the trees
All around it the roots buried deep
I can still feel your
presence on this land
And the wind in the trees is
the touch of your hand
You are the song
I am the echo
Wherever I am
It’s cause you dared to go
You dug the land
So I could grow
You are the song
I am the echo, I am the echo
All that’s left of a life is a stone
No one knows all the
stories it holds
No one knows your name
but you made your mark
The blood that was shed still
beats strong in my heart
You are the song
And I am the echo
Wherever I am
It’s cause you dared to go
You dug the land
So I could grow
You are the song
I am the echo, I am the echo
The words that you speak
(It’s an echo, it’s an echo)
Where you plant that seed
(It’s an echo, it’s an echo)
When you love real deep
(It’s an echo, it’s an echo)
What you gave to me (It’s
an echo, it’s an echo)
You are the song
And I am the echo
Wherever I am
It’s cause you dared to go
You dug the land
So I could grow
You are the song
I am the echo, I am the echo
I am the echo, I am the echo
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On a South Carolina road
Over 100 acres and
the stories untold
If that soil could speak
Of all the joy, pain
and loss it’s seen
From the riverbed to
the church yard
Tom toiled those
acres hard
Working night and day
with his two hands
He was building more
than houses on that land
Waiting on the Lawd
Waiting on the Lawd
Waiting on the Lawd
to show the way
Now what Sydney James
used those acres for
Was her sanctuary,
pharmacy and
grocery store
Working night and day
with her two hands
She was sowing a
legacy on that land
She was blessed
and highly favored
One hundred five
long years stubborn,
willing and able
She took her rest
from that land
Singing Precious Lord
please take my hand
Waiting on the Lawd
Waiting on the Lawd
Waiting on the Lawd
to show the way
Waiting on the Lawd
Waiting on the Lawd
Waiting on the Lawd
to show the way
The children have
grown and moved
away (hey ooo)
Each one wary of
those that take and
take (hey ooo)
Some walk by sight some
walk by faith (hey ooo)
Some fight to forgive,
some give a little grace
When it’s home that they
miss (that they miss)
They taste the bitter
sweet soil on their lips
They’re all doing the
best that they can
To keep building the
legacy on that land
Waiting on the Lawd
Waiting on the Lawd
Waiting on the Lawd
to show the way
Waiting on the Lawd
Waiting on the Lawd
Waiting on the Lawd
to show the way
Waiting on the Lawd
to show the way
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White beams standing tall
Shadows cast on the yard
The chain link has come undone
The dust settles with the sun
Don’t look like much, but once,
It was something to someone
Cracked window, sunsets
In collected fragments
The flowers have lost their scent
But they refuse to relent
All to rust what once
Meant something to someone
Secrets lost to lock and key
Still feel the life and the legacy
Can’t see the footprints
in the halls
They got a hold on me
I hear their whispers in the walls
Plaster carries
The weight of the buried
All the grieving and fighting
Loving and crying
Might change with the decades
We fade, but we never fade away
Secrets lost to lock and key
Still feel the life and the legacy
Can’t see the footprints
in the halls
They got a hold on me
I hear their whispers in the walls
No distance no great forgiveness
The ones we have lost
are always within us
Secrets lost to lock and key
Still feel the life and the legacy
Can’t see the footprints
in the halls
They got a hold on me
They got a hold on me
They got a hold on me
I hear their whispers in the walls
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I still hear her humming
Lay your head here my child
Come and sit for awhile
No more tears will there be
Say these words here with me
Alma Ree got down and
she taught me to
Pray that night, pray that
night, pray that night
I still hear her humming
Don’t let my anger rise
Lord let my steps be light
Keep my hands steady Lord
Let my tongue be no sword
Alma Ree got down
on her knees and
Prayed all night, prayed all
night, prayed all night
I still hear her humming
When her body was tired
Alma Ree closed her eyes
Kept the faith, finished the race
With a smile on her face
Alma Ree layed down
where she prayed and
Saw the light, saw the
light, saw the light
I still hear her humming
Don’t let my anger rise
Lord let my steps be light
Keep my hands steady Lord
Let my tongue be no sword
Keep my hands steady Lord
Let my tongue be no sword
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
Let my tongue be
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Heaven is a beautiful
place, I know
Heaven is a beautiful
place, I know
If you wanna get to
heaven on time
You’ve got to
plumb the line
Heaven is a beautiful
place, place I know
Oh when I get
to heaven
I’m gonna walk the
streets like I can
I’m gonna buckle
my sword right
by my side
Stick it in the
golden sand
I’m gonna shout out
my troubles are over
I done made it to
the promised land
Yes I know that
heaven is a
beautiful place
I know
Heaven is a beautiful
place, I know
Heaven is a beautiful
place, I know
If you wanna get to
heaven on time
You’ve got to
plumb the line
Heaven is a beautiful
place, place I know
Oh sometimes I like
to be in company
Then again I like
to be alone
Jesus is my captain
and he’s sitting
on the throne
Sometimes I’m up,
sometimes I’m down
Almost level to
the ground
But I know that
heaven is a
beautiful place
I know
Heaven is a beautiful
place, I know
Heaven is a beautiful
place, I know
If you wanna get to
heaven on time
You’ve got to
plumb the line
Heaven is a beautiful
place, place I know
Oh I remember,
Lord I remember
The day my
daddy died
He said now, son,
I’m gone away
to leave you
With King Jesus
by your side
So when I kneel
down to pray
Oh the words I hear
my father say
I hear him saying
Heaven is a
beautiful place
I know
Heaven is a beautiful
place, I know
Heaven is a beautiful
place, I know
If you wanna get to
heaven on time
You’ve got to
plumb the line
Heaven is a beautiful
place, place I know
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8. |
Always a Daughter
02:41
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You held my hand
Now I hold yours
An empty cup
To fill with tears
Shifting the tide
Upon the shore
A different view
With every year
Who are you to me
Show me who
I will be
We are like water
Always a daughter
You covered up
You kept it in
The truth came out
and it cut so deep
Here as I stand
My vow is this
The story’s yours
and mine to keep
Who are you to me
Show me who
I will be
We are like water
Always a daughter
Who are you to me
Show me who
I will be
We are like water
Always a daughter
Who am I to you
I’m the living proof
We are like water
Always a daughter
Who am I to you
I’m the living proof
We are like water
Always a daughter
We are like water
Always a daughter
We are like water
Always a daughter
We are like water
Always a daughter
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What's in a Name
02:53
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What’s in a name
Beauty and pain
Power and joy
Love and shame
There is a meaning
That goes back
through time
From the lines
on her face
To the same
ones in mine
When you call
my name
May it bring you peace
May it make
them proud
May it let them see
That I’ve become
Their wildest dream
What’s in a name
Everything
When they were
finally free
They had the
chance to be
Somebody
brand new
Some one they
could not see
They reached out
and claimed it
And they were finally
free, finally free
They had the
chance to be
Who they could
not see
When you call
my name
May it bring you peace
May it make
them proud
May it let them see
That i’ve become
Their wildest dream
What’s in a name
Everything
May you remember
What’s in a name
May you remember
When you say
my name
May you remember
When you say
my name
May you remember
When you say
my name
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11. |
Where My Mind Goes
02:52
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Feeling broken
feeling empty
But that’s the
thought I can’t
entertain
Can’t be weak now
Can’t slow down
If I ain’t moving
I ain’t living
If I ain’t living
then who am I
Everybody says
they understand
But they don’t know
what I have inside
If it don’t kill me I’ll
keep pushing on
If I ain’t moving
I ain’t living
If I ain’t living
then who am I
My body strains to
keep me standing
I ignore the signs and
keep demanding
My will pushes me
‘til I’m falling down
If I ain’t moving
I ain’t living
If I ain’t living
then who am I
It’s where my
mind goes
When you’re
telling me I just
can’t carry on
Where my mind goes
You can’t stop me, I’ll
keep on moving on
It’s where my
mind goes
Where my mind goes
As long as my
blood flows I’ll
keep moving on
If I ain’t moving
I ain’t living
If I ain’t living
then who am I
If I ain’t moving
I ain’t living
If I ain’t living
then who am I
If I ain’t moving
I ain’t living
If I ain’t living
then who am I
If I ain’t moving
I ain’t living
If I ain’t living
then who am I
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Take me paper or plastic
Charge it however you like it
If you think you know
the road I’m on
You know nothing about it
Had my heart filled with hope
And my chances shot down
With my back to the wall
There’s no backing out
I ain’t throwing that towel in
I things go wrong I still can’t quit
If I have one less shot left to win
I’m placing that bet on me
I’m coming out I’m coming
out I’m coming out
I’m coming out swinging
Comin’ out swinging
Comin’ out swinging
Talk it then walk it
If you see it you’ll be it
Yeah this hustle builds muscle
No, I won’t be defeated
I learned how to get
by (how to get by)
With my faith and my pride
(faith and my pride)
Yes I’m in it to win it
I pour my heart in this life
Heart in this life
I ain’t throwing that towel in
When things go wrong
I just can’t quit
If I have one less shot left to win
I’m placing that bet on me
I’m coming out I’m coming
out I’m coming out
Comin’ out swinging
I’m coming out swinging
I didn’t come this far
only to come this far
I didn’t come this far
only to come this far
I didn’t come this far
only to come this far
I didn’t come this far
only to come this far
I ain’t throwing that towel in
Things go wrong I still won’t quit
If I have one less shot left to win
I’m placing that bet on me
I ain’t throwing that towel in
Things go wrong I still won’t quit
If I have one less shot left to win
I’m placing that bet on me
I’m coming out I’m coming
out I’m coming out
Coming out swinging
Coming out swinging
I’m coming out swinging
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I can’t separate the
wonder from the why
The dying tree I used to climb
still got blood on the vine
I went searching for redemption
Found what I was
missing in a song
I can’t help but question
if we cut the ties
Am I better off without you
Or is my memory a lie
I’ve been searching for the magic
Might be where we started long ago
I don’t know
But I’m headed south
Carolina take me home
I don’t care what all went wrong
Take me in, take me in
Been on my own
Had a dream and had to go
Took me high it take me low
And brought me back to you
Back to you
Well if I could live without
you hell I would
Still taste the venom in your water
A little trouble would do some good
Are you searching for redemption
Do you pretend to listen anymore
Grew up south
Carolina take me home
I don’t care what all went wrong
Take me in, take me in
Been on my own
Had a dream and had to go
Took me high it take me low
And brought me back to you
Back to you
Back to you (Carolina)
You still feel the same
Yet distant as a memory
Wish that I could stay
Your secrets keep me
running and running
There is pain in every rock
And hurt in every hill
Crow in every trill
Carolina take me home
I don’t care what all went wrong
I still belong to you
Been on my own
Meet me halfway on this road
We got many miles to go
It all comes back to you
Grew up south
Carolina take me home
I don’t care what all went wrong
Take me in, take me in
Been on my own
Had a dream and had to go
Took me high it take me low
And it got me back to you
Back to you
Back to you (Carolina)
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Where I Started From
02:45
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There’s a certain
melody that takes
me to a place
Like the jubilee
choir singing
amazing grace
The voices ring in
harmony resonate
into space
That’s how I
know I’m right
here at home.
I feel the sun turning
towards me
I feel the ground
underneath my feet
When I have
music and song
I know I belong
Going right back
where I started from
The smell of
backyard barbecue
at the family reunion
Kids playing tag and
running all around
It’s like heaven on
Earth there’s no
need to search
That’s how I
know I’m right
here at home
I feel the sun turning
towards me
I feel the ground
underneath my feet
When I have
music and song
I know I belong
Going right back
where I started from
I feel the sun turning
towards me
I feel the ground
underneath my feet
When I have
music and song
I know I belong
Going right back
where I started from
I feel the sun turning
towards me
I feel the sun turning
towards me
I feel the sun turning
towards me
Going right back
where I started from
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Interlude: A Word
00:46
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Covered
04:43
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Hands over your eyes
Make believe it’s night
There’s a power in the
loop that plays
Inside your mind
And if your worst fear
Is all you ever hear
Maybe the truth is a
lie, in disguise
You don’t have to compromise
Haven’t you heard
You are covered
Feel you’re running out of time
Don’t be concerned
You are covered
by the ones you love
When we try to speak
We fall back into the repeat
Follow the lead of the friends
Who move your feet
Who take you higher
Tell you to dance with your desire
remind you the fire you
have isn’t burning out
You don’t have to compromise
Haven’t you heard
You are covered
Feel you’re running out of time
Don’t be Concerned
You are covered
By the ones you love
Covered by the sun
Covered by the moon
Covered by the light inside you
Even when there’s no proof
Covered by the wind
Coming in again
Just To tell you
You don’t have to compromise
Haven’t you heard
You are covered
Feel you’re running out of time
Don’t be consumed
You are covered
You are covered
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Kyshona Nashville, Tennessee
Kyshona has mixed her love of story telling with the sound of her musical roots. Soulful, spiritual, at times guttural, Kyshona delivers an open honesty through her voice and lyrics. Her desire when she is performing is to connect with and take the audience on an emotional, soul stirring, musical journey. Her goal is to move a crowd. ... more
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