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LYRICS
I cry out in the night
like a wild dog in a fight
I’ll give it, Lord, everything that I got I know what I am
I know what I’m not
I stand out in the light
my heart races against time
someone left some clues for me to find the key to this living
is to let it all unwind
this love’s got me so high high
this love’s got me so high Om Namah Shivaya
When will it be time
for all this light to shine
to tell the world what I know in my bones tell it like a story gone untold
for way too long
when will the stars align
so I can simply fly
the moon and the seasons circling round my feet barely touching
touching the ground
this love’s got me so high high
this love’s got me so high Om Namah Shivaya
you were with me all along
I know it now
see my reflection in your love each step I’ve taken
I can tell you won’t let me fall any harder than I can take it
this love’s got me so high high
this love’s got me so high Om Namah Shivaya
c. 2020 Kristi Flagg
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2. |
Our Story
03:47
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OUR STORY - Kristi Flagg
feeling so blue
as the rain hits the ground
thinking bout you
as it comes showering down
seems like a long time
since I used to say
you’re all that I need
and in your arms I will stay
our story has come to an end
the ink well just finally ran dry
the truth was getting harder to bend
just to keep that look of love
keep that look of love in your eye
the beginning was easy
as it so often is
we fit hand in glove
took a breath and dove in
conversations were breezy
we were just you and me
til we started to fade
like the light from the day
our story has come to an end
the ink well just finally ran dry
the truth was getting harder to bend
just to keep the look of love
keep the look of love in your eye
remember the night
I fell into your arms
before all the fights
when we caused all the harm
we made love till the dawn
there was no love so bold
as the love we were in
but that tale has been told
…so many times before
the race that we’ve run is finally done
the time to move on has finally come
and I’m off and running
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If You Return to Me
03:00
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If You Return to Me - Kristi Flagg
there is a fire here inside me
I got a burning in my heart
I’m having trouble sleeping
since you and I have been apart
the days fall into weeks
the months trail into years
how did I ever let it go this far
stuck in the tracks of all my tears
who will I be
if you return to me
is it right to believe
that you ever loved me
my aching heart is spinning
with the turning of the tides
I got used to you standing
right here by my side
I’m facing all the questions
lined up like signs along the road
the wiles my mother warned me of
have now become my motherlode
who will I be
if you return to me
is it right to believe
that you ever loved me
my joy has been unwinding
as I face my demons down
our story has been tainted
spelled out in stones upon the ground
I loved you well with all my heart
I held you good and true
I loved you strong and slow
like in that perfect Dylan tune
who will I be
if you return to me
is it right to believe
that you ever loved me
who am I now, without your love
who will I be
if you return to me
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4. |
Just Hold Me
04:41
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Just Hold Me - Kristi Flagg
just hold me in your arms
let the world just fade away
just hold me in your arms
I’d love for you to stay
but I know there’s a shadow
tugging at your sleeve
and like all the times before
I know you’re gonna leave me
…but for now
just hold me in your arms
I don’t wanna waste any more time
I’ve been doing that for years
please don’t ask me to say goodbye
now that I’ve thrown away all my fears
just hold me in your arms
let the world just fade away
just hold me in your arms
I’d love for you to stay
but I know there’s a shadow
tugging at your sleeve
and like all the times before
I know you’re gonna leave me
…but for now
just hold me in your arms
when you know it’s good and right
what’s the point in fighting it
a touch of hope, a ray of light
it’s so easy when we let it
but I know there’s a shadow
tugging at your sleeve
and like all the times before
I know you’re gonna leave me
…but for now
just hold me in your arms
I love every minute that you’re near
the world just drifts away
when you softly say my name
All my heartache falls away
just hold me in your arms
let the world just fade away
just hold me in your arms
I’d love for you to stay
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5. |
All I Got
03:41
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All I Got - Kristi Flagg
all I got is a little bit of paper
to write down all the ways I feel
and all I got is a little bit of time
now that everything I’ve known is all
upside down
all I got left is a tiny bit of patience
to try and make sense of all the games he played
and all I got is some worn out forgiveness
as I take a look back at all my pain
all my pain
so I wait, and I moan
as I wander all alone
when I escape my happy home
I’ll be running for you…
I’ll be running for you…
all I got is a heartache for my trying
every time I go to set things right
and all I got is an empty bed beside me
filling up with promises and worn out lies
so I wait, and I moan
as I wander all alone
I finally found a little bit of wonder
every time you’re around
makes me bold enough to finally wander
out of these shadows, and into your arms
out of these shadows, and into your arms
all I got is some bitter sweet trouble
double on the bitter as I try and move on
and all he’s got is his bitterness and scorn
and as I walk away mine’s the heart
that’s all torn
so I wait, and I moan
as I wander all alone
when I escape my unhappy home
I’ll be running for you…
I’ll be running for you…
all I got is a little bit of paper
to write down all the ways I feel
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I am lost in the thought of you - Kristi Flagg
i pick up the paper
and read the same news
over and over and over again
I walk down the street
unaware of the rain
the details of life slip away
I am lost in the thought of you…
I meet friends for tea
my mind just drifting
back to the way, the way we fit
it’s been a long while
thought it fell out of style
so lost in love, as it begins
I am lost in the thought of you…
back when we met
I will never forget
how I felt when I watched you walk on by
you didn’t quite see me
but that didn’t phase me
I was wondering where, where you had been
I am lost in the thought of you…
years roll on by…
and I’m still
lost in the thought of you
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7. |
Let it All Come Tumbling
04:11
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let it come tumbling - kristi flagg
she was always trying to stay on the right side
till she started slipping off of the edge
then she found some balance in the shadows
but that is not the way she was taught to tread
let it all come tumbling down let it come tumbling
the love and the lies and the hurt and the light and the pain
let it all fall up and out, let it fall away
where nothing and everything meet in between
he was always trying to make her happy
wandering through his life deaf dumb and blind
now it’s time to give up that old story
and walk into a new day with his heart open wide
let it all come tumbling down let it come tumbling
the love and the lies and the hurt and the light and the pain
let it all fall up and out, let it fall away
where nothing and everything meet in between
when you think you’ve reached the end, it’s over
coming round the corner can you see
an army of wing-ed angels flying
challenging you, daring you to be
let it all come tumbling down let it come tumbling
the love and the lies and the hurt and the light and the pain
let it all fall up and out, let it fall away
where nothing and everything meet in between
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8. |
Heart Skip a Beat
03:52
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Heart Skip a Beat - Kristi Flagg
you come and you go
and I never know
if I should hold on
or simply let go
the love in my heart
when we’re not apart
you make my heart skip
my heart skip a beat
you change like the wind
there you go again
greet me with kisses
then leave me missing you
but for a moment in time
when you’re mine all mine
you make my heart skip
my heart skip a beat
so I’m trying to keep it together
when you drift like a wave out to sea
and I’m wanting so much to believe in
the promises you made to me
now it’s been quite a while
since I’ve seen your smile
but I keep on hoping
someday I’ll rope you in and
you’ll give me a day
in my arms you will stay
you make my heart skip
my heart skip a beat
so I’m trying to keep it together
when you drift like a wave out to sea
and I’m wanting so much to believe in
all the promises you’ve made to me
just like the honey to the bee, baby
you’re meant to be with me
you make my heart skip
my heart skip a beat
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9. |
Brave New View
04:40
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Brave New View - Kristi Flagg
I was travelin down the canyon
walkin way from where I’d been
didn’t know just where I’d end up
tossed my prayers into the wind
I was leanin on forever
thinkin that felt good to be
set in something I could believe in
til it all, fell away from me
into the light now dare I go
leaving behind all I’ve ever known
I believe my heart is true
I’m takin' in this brave new view
promises did bloom around me
fragrant petals full of lies
I’d collect them like a child
catching summer fire flies
then God appeared and said he loved me
I heard his voice roll through the trees
He looked just like Adam in Eden
handing His love over to Eve
into the light now dare I go
leaving behind all I’ve ever known
I believe my heart is true
I’m takin' in this brave new view
I fell in love with his great kindness
the way his hands enfolded mine
reflecting back his grace with wonder
I fell in love, right then with mine
into the light now dare I go
leaving behind all I’ve ever known
I believe my heart is true
I’m takin' in this brave new view
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10. |
In My Arms
05:11
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In My Arms - Kristi Flagg
in my arms u will someday be
in my arms u will someday be
in my arms…
in my arms…
in my love u will be set free
in my love u will be set free
in my love…
in my love…
falling away, into the void
where we’re set free
circling back around
into this mystery
in my eyes you will see my heart
in my eyes you will see my heart
in my eyes…
in my eyes…
in my tears you will be washed clean
in my tears you will be washed clean
in my tears…
in my tears…
falling away, into the void
where we’re set free
circling back around
into this mystery
in my arms u will someday be
in my arms u will someday be
in my arms….
in my arms…
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11. |
Shelter Me
04:44
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Shelter Me - Kristi Flagg
I’m coming undone again
trying to hold it all in
don’t show, don’t tell, don’t burst open
harness the quiet in the wind
I hold your hand in mine
it feels so right all the time
i think if I let go I might collide
with all the fears I’ve been trying to hide
so I’m holding my breath
please save me
from my sadness and fears
oh baby
I feel lost out at sea
I’m drowning
Reaching out for your love
to shelter me…
Reaching out for your love
to shelter me…
morning will come with the dawn
like a familiar old song
I’ll throw open my windows and be gone
into the clear blue ease of love
looking into this mirror of time
so sacred our love it entwines
holding close to my heart as it unwinds
you carry me into the sweetness of this life
so I’m holding my breath
please save me
from my sadness and fears
oh baby
I feel lost out at sea
I’m drowning
Reaching out for your love
to shelter me…
Reaching out for your love
to shelter me…
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Kristi Flagg Washington, Connecticut
When Kristi was in her mid 20's she took a 25 year break from her life as a touring musician opening for the likes of Odetta, John Gorka, and the Indigo Girls. In the summer of 2018, she found herself at an open mic. By the end of the night, she was singing again. Four months later she was writing songs again. She wrote 40 plus songs in a year, 11 of which are on her album, Brave New View. ... more
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