1. |
Strangely Not a Phase
04:06
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it's strangely not a phase
it's strangely not a phase
it's how i'll live my life
it's how i'll spend my days
i thought that it might pass
i thought my mind might change
but it's strangely not a phase
it's strangely not a phase
pretty soon
it just becomes your life
pretty soon
it just becomes your life
it's strangely not a phase
it's strangely not a phase
it's how i'll live my life
it's how i'll spend my days
pretty soon
it just becomes your life . . .
but it's a beautiful life
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2. |
Had a Vision
05:02
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i had a vision
i didn't see things with precision
i had a vision
i didn't see things with precision
i had a vision of glory
was only part the story
yeah i had a vision of glory
was only part the story
and i saw shapeshifting clouds
then i started to look down
yeah i saw shapeshifting clouds . . .
i had a vision
i didn't see things with precision . . .
love is patient love is kind
it never fails
and it's always on my mind
you know that i love my savior
you know that i love my savior
i had a vision
i didn't see things with precision . . .
love hopes trusts and perseveres
it never fails
and that's how it brought me here
you know that i love my savior
you know that i love my savior
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i could've been a preacher
i could've been a punk singer
i could've been a preacher
i could've been a punk singer
in the end i'm sure i would have drowned
i just couldn't make those sounds
i could've been a preacher
i could've been a punk singer . . .
in the end i'm sure i would have drowned
i wasn't ready for those sounds
could've gone to the party
could've been an egg nog spiker
could've gone to the party
could've been someone else
yes, i could've been someone else
somethin' other than myself
i could've been a preacher . . .
i could've been a preacher
i could've been a punk singer . . .
and i'm changin' my colors
i'm changin' my colors
i could've been a preacher
i could've been a punk singer . . .
used to be a shapeshifter
now i'm just a fencesitter
i could've been a preacher
i could've been a punk singer . . .
i could be someone else
yeah and i might even become myself . . .
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4. |
Started a Line
02:23
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i started a line
i started a line
i started a line
i started a line
and it seemed my friends had wandered ahead
or my friends had fallen behind
and i felt like cryin'
so i started a line
i started a line . . .
and then the line forked into two
and i wondered where were you?
and i felt like cryin'
so i started a line
i started a line . . .
the bands of time
the bounds of space
they form a geometric shape
and i saw a design
so i started a line...
i started a line
i started a line
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5. |
Always Staccato
03:18
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6. |
When I Forgive You
04:50
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when i forgive you
something in me is gonna change
when i forgive you
holy water's running through my veins
the pillar of fire, the cloud in the sky
doesn't seem so high
the pillar of fire, the cloud in the sky
when i forgive you
something wrong is gonna turn right
when i forgive you
i just might sleep through the night
the pillar of fire, the cloud in the sky
doesn't seem so high
the pillar of fire, the cloud in the sky
the pillar of fire, the cloud in the sky
when i forgive you
it's gonna be a wonderful sight
when i forgive you
gonna shine with a different kind of light
the pillar of fire, the cloud in the sky . . .
when i forgive you
something in me is gonna change
when i forgive you
holy water's running through my veins
the pillar of fire, the cloud in the sky
doesn't seem so high
the pillar of fire, the cloud in the sky
the pillar of fire, the cloud in the sky
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7. |
Sidewalk Song
02:45
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when i'm feeling low, when i don't feel pretty
there's a place i go, it's in my city
i know a man who salts the roads
cause god forbid that safe stretch froze
i know a man who lifts the soil
i know a man who checks the oil
i know a man who salts the roads
cause god forbid that safe stretch froze
i know a man who never takes
he checks the rotors, he checks the brakes
i know a man who salts the roads
cause god forbid that safe stretch froze
he does it for the kids they say
where would they go, where would they play
when they're feeling low, when they don't feel pretty
there's a place they go, it's in my city
i know a man who clears the brambles
i know a man who never rambles
i know a man who salts the roads
cause god forbid that safe stretch froze
i know a man who takes the trouble
i know a man who's doin' double
i know a man who salts the roads
cause god forbid that safe stretch froze
i know a man who plows the driveway
i know a man who clears the highway
i know a man who salts the roads
cause god forbid that safe stretch froze
when i'm feeling low, when i don't feel pretty
there's a place i go, it's in my city
i know a man who salts the roads
cause god forbid that safe stretch froze
cause god forbid that safe stretch froze
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8. |
Key Signatures
04:06
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when i've lost my way, i pull out my mercator
and when i feel okay, you know i play it in major
but then my feelings change
and i wonder what chord will it be
b-flat, c major, or d?
there's more than one side of me
when i've lost my way, i pray to my savior
and when i feel okay, you know i play it in major
but then my feelings change
and i wonder what chord will it be
b-flat, c major, or d, no longer major
there's more than one side of me
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9. |
Shining Hours 9-30-2019
02:36
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shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
you were made to shine
you were made to shine
but you were only given so many hours
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
you were made to shine
you were made to shine
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
may god help you shine
may god help you shine
cause you were only given so many hours
shining hours, shining hours
you were made to shine
you were made to shine
you're gonna have to practice what you preach
you're gonna have to turn the other cheek
turn the other cheek
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
may god help you shine
may god help you shine
cause you were made to shine
you were made to shine
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
may god help you shine
may god help you shine
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10. |
Shining Hours 4-3-2015
03:45
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[okay, i’m uh starting this tape and it’s um april third i believe maybe the fourth no the third it’s a a friday it’s a friday night it’s um the friday before holy week 2015 i’m feeling sort of strange i got a ticket last night for overnight parking at my own house um i can’t find my tax forms my computer is on the fritz but i’m gonna just uh do some um uh recording of this of this in-progress track it may be a throwaway but it may be something good too at some point it’s called uh shining hours]
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
you were made to shine
you were made to shine
but you were only given so many hours
you were only given so many hours
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
may god help you shine
may god help you shine
may god help you shine
may god help you shine
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
it’s gonna be hard to practice what you preach
it’s gonna be hard to turn the other cheek
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
you were made to shine
you were made to shine
but you were only given so many hours
you were only given
you were only given so many hours
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
shining hours, shining hours
how are you gonna spend your shining hours?
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Troy Meadows New Jersey
Hi all,
I’ve been recording as “Troy Meadows” for something like fifteen years. My
music has received airplay from radio stations like WMBR, WITR, WMFO, WNTE, KAOS, WTUL, KZSU, WUOG, XPN, WMPG, WTSR, and KALX.
I am a PROUD HOME RECORDER.
My latest release, A Faith Observed, is an album about wrestling with God. It's my clumsy masterpiece. As you will hear, every note is sincere.
-D. Klein
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