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Try all you like
All of your might will flow into the endless love
All of mankind is doing the dive
River of the endless love
You got to find the flame
Telling you that you got to find a way
You got
You got to find what you got to find
You got to find a way
Got to find a way
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The King of Quiet
04:02
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I met a person on a vow of silence
With a gathering of people watching
They were calling him the king of quiet
Who knew the answer and didn’t have to say it
They wanted rule from some peaceful man
Who didn’t have to shake em all down
Bowed heads and some mountains moved
And he didn’t have to speak at all or talk at all
I was speaking on the day of silence
No one listened for I had no good intentions but
To draw attention from the king of Quiet
‘Cause I had no woman and I had no kingdom
She moved as if he spoke her name
Ready just to lay it all down
I guess I had a lady to lose
To one who didn’t speak at all or talk at all
No more bards no more guitars
We don’t need them here
Troubadours wait at the door
But in my rush I took the clearing
And I’d sing to share my love
No one in there wants to hear it
I long to break these binds
But I can’t escape these eyes
These eyes beat a hole through me
Interruption in the age of silence
Dear beloved, drop your weapons
To set yourself before the king of quiet
And leave yourself behind
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The Roaring Quiet
05:02
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I’ve found a hundred ways to light up
When the lights come down it’s easy to forget
It feels like we only meet at night
In a crowded room where there’s no room for quiet
But in the quiet we can be closer
Where your eyes tell me everything I need
What good can my song do
Until you feel it too
In the roaring quiet
In the roaring quiet
I had a dream your heart broke
And healed all at once
And the moon shone down on your tears as they fell to the dust
In real life I hung my head
But in the dream I reached out and kissed your face instead
See in the quiet we can be closer
Where your eyes tell me everything I need
What good can my song do
Until you feel it too
In the roaring quiet
In the roaring quiet
I had a dream my heart broke and healed all at once
And the moon shone down on my tears as they fell to the dust
In real life you were not there
But in the dream you reached out and kissed my face instead
See in the quiet
We can be closer
Where my voice is singing everything I mean
What good can my song do
Until you feel it too
In the roaring quiet
In the roaring quiet
In the roaring quiet
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The Red Bird's Ascent
04:41
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Like fire over heaven she was
And like me I had to turn away
But she reached her hand right past my skin
She said, ‘Love, feels like one million years
Since either you or I have been here
I still know your face’
Endless worry barrels me on down the street
Never any closer to the end I’m trying to meet
It’s been so hard to face it all without you
Like a cloud sickness overcame me
And my mind splintered away
And to her, what could I say?
A red bird ascended with all my love
A red moon came down to sweep it up
She was gone
In a vision where I thought that I met you
The hummingbird that I’ve been trying to sing to
I cannot see and so I pray
That maybe I’ll be with you someday
I never seem to speak of it
Never feel safe with it
It’s in my head, it’s in my mind
I never seem to talk about you
I doubt you’d ever want me to
But I think It’s time I said your name
Cause before you, I never loved anyone like you [redacted]
(Don’t say her name)
(You can’t say her name)
And like fire over heaven you’ll be
And like me, I’ll simply burn away
In the glory of that heat
Tell me, love, are you listening, are you still here?
Speak to me when you hear it loud and clear
Show me all you are
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See him sitting so sad
Hangs his head
How’d it get so bad
Slowly taking that slide
That I’ll take once I’ve lived through all my life
Age comes quicker than time
Time moves on, leaves us all behind
So strange that it is here
Taking someone who we’ve held so dear
Please stop shivering
I stop quivering
I say we’ll be alright
You know what it is
I know what it is
Age comes quicker than time
Can take you from my mind
I’m not willing to go
Take that train
Now it moves too slow
When we’re stuck in that place
You and me
I slow down to see that face
Who knows whether we’re wrong
Up ahead, will he be gone long?
Guess we’ll know it in time
Might seem shorter from the end of the line
Please stop suffering
All my family
All our love is undying
You know what it is, I know what it is
Age comes quicker than time
You know what it is I know what it is
You know what it is, I know what it is
Age comes quicker than time can take you from my mind
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The House of David
06:28
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In the climb, great climb
I’ve seen the hills of wonder
I can’t see how I could have got here
Without my brother
So I lift up all I have and all am to him
Like my father said
We’re always looking up to someone
Let the light in
In hope tonight their son will come back
Count the blessings
A bigger person helped the other
Can I steal a bit of your heart
To add it to my own
And make it a better one
I beg and borrow
You give and give and give but it’s still not gone
People will flow in any tide that they want
In through one ear
The wisdom rolls then out the other
And in this traveling, time will tell what has been frozen
Though we all change
You will always be a constant
May you never grow cold
Making with the world we have
Health upon the House of David
I am joyful, I am glad
Alive beneath the star of David
Harden not your smile, oh world
Bless the heart of my old girl
Lord I know my life will fade
Until then give me strength like Dave
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Roberto Del Raspado Los Angeles, California
Roberto del Raspado is a singer-songwriter from East Los Angeles.
A rising figure
in the world of music (thanks to his role as front-man of indie band Triangle Fire), Rob has a distinct musical presence that swings from soft rock balladeer to runaway train powerhouse rock.
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