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Waxwing

by Chrissy Gardner

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Little Guy 04:59
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Now before the sun I wait and find myself alone Where within my soul does quake and tries to call me home Long before the broken day I hold myself inside Long before this worlds awakes, I know what I must find A sacred place inside To feel myself alive On and on I catch a breath and clasp my life in bone Here in this cocoon I dress with all I’ve never shown And I would give you every part of me So you can hold it to the light (Though you would hang me on the line) And I’d show you all this comes to be To burn or to bear in time Here before the crows I shake in towers all my own The land beneath is yours to take The master let it go Long before this broken day, I held myself inside Now before this world I wait to see what they will find In this sacred place of mine That now becomes alive
3.
Gigi's Song 04:31
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Walk On 03:59
The cry broke out beneath the sign of fire, luck and love “This one’s strong”, her mama said, “she’ll make a pathway all her own.” And when her curls began to fall, she made up her own song And all the elders said her mind and heart could blind the stars above Until she finds a man to love Until she finds a man to love So now Mister Mister On one knee knew the power of her word She said, “Can I keep my mind, if I take your hand Or is that not how this works. Tell me what if I say no Do I need he to make me whole Can I be here on my own Can she walk on all on her own Oh, girl She’s growing up strong just to give herself away Oh No You gotta live in this world don’t you trade it all for this Diamond ring Say where to go, they’ll believe anything you say The little ones come to claim her heart and pull her down the road While moon looks down to meet her gaze It seems the only one who knows Her arms are full and can’t reach out to the queendom she would hold “Oh well” she whispers, “Next time round, I won’t do as I’m told. No I won’t do as I’m told. Gonna walk on where I wanna go.” Oh, girl She’s growing up strong just to give herself away Oh No You gotta live in this world don’t you trade it all for this Diamond ring Say where to go, they’ll believe anything you say Oh, girls We’re growing up strong just to give ourselves away Oh No We gotta live in this world we can’t trade it all for these Diamond rings Let’s Say where to go, they’ll believe anything we say
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Blue 03:45
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Waxwing 03:56
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Anyway 03:16
It’s never gonna be ours one day But I’ll hold you in my arms and tell you anyway That you’re the one for me and I’m putting my heart away And I’m down on my knees and begging the stars to stay We’re never gonna see that one fine day But I’ll sing it in this song and dream it anyway Beyond our little world, they’re taking our love away If only they could feel, what we can never say And I’m leading you home Leading you home And I know where I belong Know where I belong But watch me fall away It’s never gonna be ours one day But I’ll hold you in my arms and tell you anyway That you’re the one for me and I’m putting my heart away And I’m down on my knees and begging this world to stay (the stars to stay)
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Alive 05:28
Now before the sun I wait and find myself alone Where within my soul does quake and tries to call me home Long before the broken day I hold myself inside Long before this worlds awakes, I know what I must find A sacred place inside To feel myself alive On and on I catch a breath and clasp my life in bone Here in this cocoon I dress with all I’ve never shown And I would give you every part of me So you can hold it to the light (Though you would hang me on the line) And I’d show you all this comes to be To burn or to bear in time Here before the crows I shake in towers all my own The land beneath is yours to take The master let it go Long before this broken day, I held myself inside Now before this world I wait to see what they will find In this sacred place of mine That now becomes alive
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All my life There is a prophet Crooning in my mind I find her visions in my looking glass stare Composing a mad affair But in this room The tables turning with the same damn tune Where all the players they recite the same scene They never perform my dream Turn it around Spin it upside down Look at the world Throw it all out Flibbity dip All your lines now Give it a whirl And we go Da da da dow Fleebitdada Flee bitdada Flee bidada Ba ya bop bop badada dow Who are we But where we float up a changing sea And where the sun will fall I’m calling each day I know wonder will come my way All my life I whiley-flap along to pass the time I’m running wild with a fling and a flare Riding here on a prayer
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Take Me Down 04:26
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released August 19, 2017

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Chrissy Gardner New Haven, Connecticut

Chrissy Gardner is a composer, singer and pianist. She has recorded two full length original contemporary albums, “Alabaster Room” (2009) and “Waxwing” (2016) featuring world renowned musicians Tony Levin, Joe Vitale, Benny Landa, Pete Huttlinger, Abigail Zsiga, Robert Messore and Peter Stroud. ... more

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