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Little Bird

by Joshua Baez

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Wake 06:07
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Little Bird 05:12
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Little bird I’ve seen you I’ve called you Little bird I’ve held you I’ve kept you So closely To me Little bird I’ve heard you Sing your song Little bird Just sing out Your sad song For me Oh, please, baby, please Let me hear your voice Little bird Where are you? I can’t find you Little bird I watched you As you flew Away Just come back one day
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I've Been Gone 04:02
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I awoke to the morning light The sun came like a thief—stealing shadows that consumed my eyes So I lay awake staring aimlessly Into the fibers of my ceiling for a sign, but there wasn’t anything But still I stared until my eyes began to close And the floaters swam right past me in the darkness of my catacombs But when I opened them expecting not to move But everything was gone along with everything I had of you All that remained was a feather on the ground Right beside the open window pane—the shutters gone and leading out And there I knew that we were born to fly away We’re riding on these everlasting, ever-present winds of change But my little bird I only wish you the best In your search for something better, for something that you lost, that you regret I guess that time is always coming at the worst But just promise me you’ll sing, and you will always be my little bird I’ve been waiting For this silence to come and take me But your song That you’re singing Keeps me grounded Keeps me from leaving I’ve been gone
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White Wave 05:40
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I had waited so long for this Just for a chance to lose my breath again And here you are, always on my mind My white wave, my morning light We sat underneath the stars Eating nectarines on the hood of my car And you smiled in the cold But you were fine, you were beautiful Underneath the street lights and lamp posts And when I look into your eyes And I can’t speak And when you give a little smile And I can’t breathe You know that I will always hold you so closely And I’ll kiss you in dark- in the light of the TV And I’ll never let you go From me I had waited so long for this
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Letters 05:20
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I wrote these letters to you And signed my name On the manuscript—another page In a poorly-lit room This regret that has kept me A restless mind—fading fast But I hoped that I would be the last one here But in the early dawn Past two in the morning But still I lay wide awake The sheets to my neck And the letters that I wrote to you Lying on the floor again I tried my very best To fight and to trust in the words that you said That “Our love is a thing that we have” But I went and I let it die again I tried But you’re still mine
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Close My Eyes 05:13
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When I step back The water rises to my chest And over my head Until I open my eyes again Only to find that I Had been asleep this whole time And the night is young As I look to my alarm clock 3:05 The morning hasn’t opened her eyes To rise So I close my eyes again Hoping I can sleep past this To wake to a war Between my head and my heart So I breathe, I sigh To break the silence of this quiet night And I close my eyes Oh, please, just let me sleep tonight 4:05 I can see you when I close my eyes Oh please just let me sleep tonight But you’re still mine When I close my eyes
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Lost 06:30
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I know that it may seem like I have not been here But please, love, don’t think that I’ve just disappeared We’ve all been lost We’ve all felt scared Scared of the future—of the road that lies ahead But I promised you, my darling, you won’t be alone in this So please don’t leave Please don’t give up on me Not just yet I know that you have just felt lost inside a maze Distancing yourself, but please, love, don’t be afraid We’ve still got time We don’t need to figure it all out just yet So please, come back to me Don’t you remember all the days that we had spent Back in December, all those months ago back then I miss you more Than I ever thought I could I know that I am not the man I was before But I’m trying my best to keep you from walking out that door So please, You know that I’m still yours I’ve spent these days with a heavy, heavy heart These sleepless nights where I wish we could restart So I could tell you I’m sorry for everything And I realize that sometimes we will fight But I don’t care; I just want to hold you tight It doesn’t matter I just want to make this right Because in the end I know that I want you the most I know I’ll make mistakes, but I’ll always hold you close I’ll leave the light on So you can find your way back home So, please, love, please, just, come back to me I miss now more than I could ever think I promise you, I’ll give you everything But you know I will always wish you the best Whether you decide to stay or leave instead Just know I love you I just ask you don’t forget When close your eyes to rest your head
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Close My Eyes (Epilogue) 05:08
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But you’re still mine When I close my eyes I stare into my ceiling The dark of the unknown I’m tearing at the sutures That kept all my scars whole And though they’ve finished healing I tear them back again And I stare into my ceiling I close my eyes to rest But the war that carries on So loudly in my head Wakes me from my dreaming So I lie awake in bed The scars that finished healing Are torn open again But soon the daylight comes Peeking through the blinds Slowly I wake up To finally realize That nothing stays the same No, nothing touched by time It all goes away An awful curse of life So I lie awake Staring at the door Hoping for a chance That you might return But that door never opened And I left my scars alone And when I close my eyes I don’t see you anymore And when I close my eyes I don’t see you anymore
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Paper Crane 05:10
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Please rest your head—your shoulders are heavy Just close your eyes, just for a second, darling The day has passed, and you seem so worried Your eyes stay lost—hidden in the ceiling The sun had gone down behind the crescents The light disappeared before you had even noticed But the sun will shine in the morning As you lie far away dreaming Fly, my paper crane, fly So is there nothing I can say? Oh, I know it's hard Fly my paper crane Try and get some sleep Rest your weary head Don't be scared to dream Of places that had brighter days When you remember bluer skies I can promise you one little thing Everything will be alright
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Sky Bound Bird 05:22
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We'll walk along the tide line Made in the sand And hope it leads to new views Because the sun is slowly fading And soon there'll be nothing left Except the Sounds of an ocean beckoning us back But we'll stay; watching the lights rest Over the seascape Where the sun meets water And we'll align the creases On its surface Until the Coast disappears and we're left silent But I know you can't wait forever So I'll cut the rope And let you go my sky-bound bird I'll open the window so you Can fly away to see the world But I'm hoping That one day soon you'll come on home The warmth of our sun Slowly dies down As our days are drawn to an end And I am sitting Where the seaside kisses the shore Softly, As our footsteps end before the water

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The debut album from singer-songwriter, Joshua Baez.

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released June 15, 2012

All music and lyrics by Joshua Baez
Produced by Joshua Baez

Recorded and mixed by Joshua Baez
Mastered by Dylan Wall

Album artwork by Ian Why
Design and layout by Joshua Baez and Ian Why

(c) 2012 Joshua Baez

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