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Beauty & Pain
03:47
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you cry when you’re happy, and you cry when you’re sad
the same when it’s good as you cry off the bad
now you’re looking at me, white knuckling your tea
there’s a rose by the window, it sways in the breeze
I find myself scanning through the words in my mind
for something to say that won’t make the tears fly
but the crack in my voice says that I have no choice
while the rain hits the window it drowns out the noise
beauty and pain is like sunshine and rain
can’t have one without the other
it’s hard to be your lover
we swam in the oceans, now I’m alone in this creek
with an eye for the sorrow and a heart that won’t let be
it’s a burden to carry—a thorn on the vine
well if love is in sunshine then the shadow is mine
beauty and pain is like sunshine and rain
you can’t have one without the other
it was hard to be your lover
it’s been 42 days and I think I should call
so I pick up the phone to see if I’m still scarred
by the beauty of love and the truth of its cost
and the rose by the window, its petals all lost
beauty and pain is like sunshine and rain
can’t have one without the other
it was hard to be your lover
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Nothing Lasts Forever
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well it came to me this morning in a dream
I was floating on the treetops in the California breeze
then the devil he appeared and cut my wings
as I tumbled towards the ground I heard him shout out
oh no, nothing lasts forever
no, not the earth and not the pebbles
singing oh no, nothing lasts forever
but that still gives us time for you and me
then in a moment there was a flash before my eyes
the good lord he was standing there and he kneeled down to my side
he said son do you remember what you promised back in Sunday school
well I remember and I think you’ve gone astray
oh no, nothing lasts forever
no, not the earth and not the pebbles
singing oh no, nothing lasts forever
but that still gives us time for you and me
when I awoke I chased the memory from my grasp
like the fading print of lightning or a snake within the grass
then I turned to face my lover as she slept under the covers
and I wept for all the time that has passed
oh no, nothing lasts forever
no, not the earth and not us pebbles
singing oh no, nothing lasts forever
but that still gives us time,
oh that still gives us time
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Safety of the AC Room
03:57
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in the safety of the air-conditioned room
I watched your flowers bloom
it was the most beautiful arrangement—ya that’s true
the colours playing
but then a shadow cast an oblong shape I knew
seems light was fading and it’s contagious
is it you or is it me
sacrificing who we’re meant to be
is it you and is it me
sacrificing for eternity
but then are you and me
are we free
there’s a notion that you reap what you have sown so many moons ago
I once tried to plant a garden
but the seeds, they failed to grow
what a foolish thought to think that I could lift them up from dust to sky
when all I did was shield from view
the sun and all its vital hues
is it you or is it me
sacrificing who we’re meant to be
is it you and is it me
sacrificing for eternity
but then are you and me
are we free
in the safety of the air-conditioned room
I watch your flowers bloom
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I wanted to ask you the simplest of questions
what’s that look that you’re throwing my way
it’s pain mixed with hate mixed with my own reflection
so I try, but I can’t look away
it’s 4pm in this stranger’s apartment
I’m looking in on the darkest of days
I see a jealous heart that plays the part, it’s searching for blame
tell me, babe, will this ever change
change, change
so I try, but I can’t look away
you could say that it’s my imperfections
you could say that the timing’s just off
or you could spin a globe, watch it roll
thinking somewhere else must be better
but sometimes the darts hit the wall
the wall, wall
sometimes the darts hit the wall
the fading of light casts a shade on the counter
swinging a hinge as you reach up above
but with broken glass now the moment’s passed to a night of cold shoulders
nothing quite hurts like your love
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What I've Always Known
02:52
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your daddy died a year ago
but what’s the point in getting old?
you see those who love, well, they suffer most
that’s what I’ve always known
early mornings in coffee shops
to late night drinks on a rooftop
I held your hand and I took my shot
and so it goes
oh no
I thought that we would take it slow
oh no
megan you don’t have to go
my twenties they have slipped on by
love has turned to hate before my eyes
it’s hard now to recognize
the beauty in the failures
but here you sit right by my side
you promise that you won’t leave me tonight
I say just give it some time
you’ll change and I will change too
oh no
we said that we would take it slow
oh no
megan you don’t have to go
your daddy died a year ago
but what’s the point in getting old
you see, those who love, ya they suffer most
that’s what I’ve always known
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Noah Derksen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canadian Folk Music’s 2021 Emerging Artist of the Year, Noah Derksen is quickly becoming known as a songwriter’s songwriter. Hailing from the heart of the Canadian Prairies, Noah has spent years honing his craft across North America. With a rich and soulful voice, Noah weaves poetry that sounds instantly familiar on first listen. He lives in Winnipeg, Canada. ... more
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