All songs written by Kathleen Vandenhoudt & Pascale Michiels
except for Mulberry Mine lyrics by Marion Oprel,
So Quiet is inspired by Paul Cox's poem 'Zo Stil',
Out of the Rain is written by Tony Joe White and published by Tony Joe White (BMI)
Crack in the Wall
There’s a crack in this wall I’v been building
Day by day for all these years
I trained myself in constantly thinking
It was not meant the final frontier
So it’s pouring thoughts, this heart is sinking
The flood of your fire and my fear
Walls and castles I’v been building
Empty ruins filled with tears
Oh but can it be my window
to close the gap between my doubt
and what’s left of a bad decision
Want to get up on my feet
and mend this broken heart
Get up on my feet and mend this broken heart
There’s a crack in this wall I’v been building
Day by day for all these years
To mend my broken heart
To mend my broken heart
Happy Incomplete
I’ve lost a lot of pieces somewhere down the road
how many I don’t recall
Some were a burden, some were made out of gold
I’v lost some pieces down the road
And all those memories from a broken past
time slowly wipes them out
Highs and lows and all the good and the bad
I’ve lost these memories down the road
but now I’m lying here
close to you in this dark and silent room
Listen to how you breath, how you gently sleep
and suddenly I realize now it tastes so sweet
being happy incomplete
It took me quite a while just to reach you
and it was not too early , not too soon
I’ve lost a lot of pieces somewhere down the road
how many I don’t recall
Sad-Eyed Woman
Sad-eyed woman
nobody ever saw your tears
Sad-eyed woman
nobody ever saw your tears
One time too many
life knocked upon your door
It froze your heart, wiped your smile
as if it settled an old score
Sad-eyed woman
Sad-eyed woman
nobody ever heard you moan
Sad-eyed woman
nobody ever heard you moan
You bare this load in silence
never complain
The moon‘s your guide, bright and white
sure nothing is in vain
Sad-eyed woman
Sad-eyed woman
nobody ever rocked your soul
Sad-eyed woman
nobody ever rocked your soul
Sad-eyed woman
nobody ever saw your tears
Sad-eyed woman
nobody ever saw your tears
Sad-eyed woman
come over here
come over here
let us rock your soul
Broken Man
She broke his heart
by kissing that guy
It tore him apart
A broken man so blind
He cries all night
for better or for worse
She could not keep the promise
now he’s blessed with a curse
All the stars are falling
A broken man brought down
If you meet him give him shelter
and a heart to lean upon
He grieves all night
afraid of what will come
With their new born child
she’s leaving home
Bridges are burning
there’s no turning back
Craving and yearning
his hope is colored black
The Brighter Side
It’s too dark in here
Too much shadow
too many thoughts
too black
Throw that window open, dear
count your blessings
look at what you already have
Get up, and look around
so much beauty
so many friends to be found
don’t be a loner in the dark.
No more sad songs
Life is already tough enough
Open up your mind
whenever you lose your ground
Open up your mind
Now the time is right
done with sorrow
done with this pain
hold tight
it’s gonna be a rugged road
Look for the light
move to the brighter side of life
Look for the light
move to the brighter side of life
Look for the light
move to the brighter side of life
Sing Bluebird Sing
Bluebird sing a song
sing a song for me
I’m weary now she’s gone
Bluebird sing a song,
sing a song, sing a song
sing a song, sing a song
Bluebird sing a song
sing a song for me
the days are tough, nights are long
Bluebird sing a song
sing a song, sing a song
sing a song, sing a song
Bluebird sing a song
sing a song for me,
and tell me what went wrong, bluebird sing a song
Bluebird sing a song
sing a song, sing a song
sing a song, sing a song
Bluebird sing a song
sing a song for me
There’s no place where I belong
Bluebird sing a song
sing a song, sing a song
sing a song, sing a song
Bluebird sing a song
sing a song for me
I’m weary now she’s gone
Bluebird sing a song,
sing a song, sing a song
sing a song, sing a song
Bluebird sing a song
Just a Smile
It took some thoughts to figure out
how the hell we landed here
The good years have gone, where did it go wrong
At least throw a smile at me dear
You say distance is the only way to know
How the truth lost from the lie
Although the silence’s cold, nothing’s left unfold
I still settle for your smile
So if there’s still some time to spend with me
Please be gentle for a while
I don’t need a lovers hand, I know where I stand
All I need is your smile
I ran through the woods, I ran through my mind
I crossed the desert as a solitary kind
Oh I know my odds are few
All I need, all I need is just a smile from you
It took some thoughts to figure out
what I need to survive
I know my boots are worn, I don’t even have a home
I still settle for a smile
Mulberry Mine
There is an open invitation
Along a path I walk alone
With a little imagination
I have learned to call it home
At first I just saw vegetation
Trunks all crooked and arms spread so wide
Dating back many generations
Living pillars, day and night
Then one morning I heard your whisper
It was as if you called my name
There was no way I could resist you
And I sensed you felt the same
Mulberry mine, oh mulberry mine
You’ve been there so long, I sing you this song
Mulberry mine, oh mulberry mine,
So strong and sweet, let’s just intertwine
You show me not one face but many
I judge not, you tell me aloud
You carry a host of antennae
And feel what it’s all about
You smile, you cry, you blossom and fade
You cast your spell and I explore
The myriad riddles you’ve displayed
I’ll be back for even more
When I‘d run, you stay in one spot
When I don’t know, you say it’s fine
When my mind stops you bring a new thought
You are my haven and shrine
So Quiet
It’s so quiet here
I can hear dust and ashes fall
in my head and on the lawn
It’s so quiet here
just the yawning of the fields
so gentle, so remote, so serene .
This silence
hunched up and resting
makes me feel so small
Surrounded by forgiveness
no time, no haste and no recall
It’s so quiet here
only voices in the sky
braiding red tinted colors so bright
It’s so quiet here
Infinity’s blowing through my rags
and for a moment … I hold my breath
Warriors of the Rainbow
The indian man looks across the land
were he once tracked his quarry
From the tear stained rock he sits upon
he sees a pale grey silted valley
No mustang horses or buffaloes
No salmon hunting bear
In the hour of the long shadow
he carves his deepest prayer
Bring on, bring on the spirit of the butterfly
Take the blood moon as your guide
Bring on, bring on the spirit of the butterfly
Take the blood moon as your guide
Warriors of the rainbow, stand & rise
before our rivers run dry
Birds are falling from the sky
waters are polluted
Forests ravaged and destroyed
this whole world has been looted
Out of the Rain
I've been so long where the sun don't shine
Standing at the cross-roads, could have went either way
But now I've found you and the storm is behind
Out of the rain, out of the rain
Over the wall, I'm out in the open
Back on the right tracks, I'm feeling no pain
You took a sparrow and let it fly with the eagles
I can see a long ways I feel love again
Out of the rain, out of the rain
It took your sweet love to pull me out of the canyon
I believe I can make it now, I feel like I belong
Out of the rain, out of the rain
you pulled me out of the rain