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I feel cocooned
In this small world
On the edge of what I can’t hope to take in
Help me see
As eyes grow dim
The great expanse that lies beyond this veil so thin
As the tears flow
May your grace flood in
Show me what
Lies just beyond
The chariots of fire that line the hills around me
Prise my fingers
From this world
Fill my eyes with him who holds me safe and sound
As the tears flow
Take me to my home
It feels so close
What I spoke about
When yesterday it seemed a million miles away
I hear a voice
Soft and sweet
Is it really you the one that I’m about to see?
As the tears flow
Take me in your arms
I’ll hear you speak my name
For I am yours
And you are mine
I’ll hear you speak my name
For I am yours
And you are mine
I’ll hear you speak my name
Well done good and faithful one
Welcome home my son
I’ll hear you speak my name
Well done good and faithful one
Welcome home my son
Welcome home
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Show Me The Light
02:56
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It’s not right
It shouldn’t be
Someone I loved
A part of me
Taken too soon
No longer here
Suddenly wrenched
Replaced by fear
But I know it’ll all come clear in the end
And this hell it cannot last
All will be transformed, a moment’ry thing
But this long shadow is cast
And I can’t see the light
I know you wept
And have felt the pain
The loss and the hurt
Of death’s dark frame
There is some peace
To know there’s a place
Of no more tears
Where all is grace
But I cannot stand bearing this weight
Is it your hand that crushes my soul
I know that in time death faces us all
But you know it’s not right
Won’t you show me the light
Show me the light
Show me the light
Show me the light
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When There Are No Words
04:03
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So much was planned
Not to come true
Not to come true
So much prepared
Not to be used
Not to be used
But I’ll laugh through the tears
And I’ll walk through the fears
And I’ll live in the face of death
But it’s so hard to sing
When there are no words
Take any inch of my life
It’s coloured by you
Coloured by you
I try to hold on
But each memory of love
Is a reminder of loss
But I’ll laugh through the tears
And I’ll walk through the fears
And I’ll live in the face of death
But it’s so hard to sing
When there are no words
When there are no words
I want to cry out
But nothing will form
So all that’s left is love
With nowhere to go
With nowhere
With nowhere to go
So I’ll laugh
So I’ll laugh
So I’ll laugh through these tears
And I’ll run through these fears
And I’ll try to live in the face of death
But it’s so hard to sing
It’s so hard to sing
When there are no
When there are no
When there are no words
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Speak Softly
03:14
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It’s ok to cry dear heart
It’s ok to find you’re lost
It’s ok to wonder how many bridges
You can cross
It’s ok to weep
From the depth of your soul
It’s ok to not know how in the world
You can go on
So I will cry
And ask the Lord why
He has to take, so precious a one
And leave me behind
So I will cry
And ask the Lord why
Oh, I do believe, but I cannot see
Speak softly to me
It’s ok to sit my dear
And have cried all your tears
It’s ok to feel numb and cold
And stare out your fears
It’s ok to not feel whole
With your life ripped apart
It’s ok to know there’s hope
But not to feel it in your heart
So I will cry
And ask the Lord why
He has to take, so precious a one
And leave me behind
So I will cry
And ask the Lord why
Oh, I do believe, but I cannot see
Speak softly to me
I know there’s hope in his wounds
But mine still bleed
Speak softly to me
May his tears mix with mine
It won’t always be
Speak softly to me
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Come Sit With Me
03:31
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Speak to me of your memories
Speak his name don’t hide it from me
You can’t suddenly remind me he’s gone
As if I could forget my sad song
You may not know
What to say
But neither do I
You may not know
What to do
But I need you to stay
Right here
So come sit with me
And we’ll laugh together
Come sing with me
And we’ll cry with each other
Come sit with me
And we’ll laugh together
Come sing with me
And we’ll cry in each other’s arms
I know there are no more memories to make
But there’s a storehouse that we can raid
You’ve stories to tell that I don’t have
I want to hear it all, I want to cry and laugh
Don’t leave me here
On my own
I cannot steer this boat alone
But with two hands
Your hand in mine
We can surely make it home
We can surely make it home
So come sit with me
And we’ll laugh together
Come sing with me
And we’ll cry with each other
Come sit with me
And we’ll laugh together
Come sing with me
And we’ll cry in each other’s arms
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1. Put the penny in the slot
See where it falls
You’re gonna win
One of these days
Hand me that rifle kid
See how it’s done
I’ll shoot all those cans
Like it’s John Wayne’s gun
It’s just you and me son
Tonight on the town
I’m all yours
’Til the sun goes down
Let’s go to Barry’s
Take a turn on the cars
They got the best candy floss in the world
Oooo They got the best candy floss in the world
2. So take me back
To when I was young
Haunting
The penny arcade
Yogi bear hat
Six shooter gun
Riding my steed
But my steed would never run
It’s just you and me son
Tonight on the town
I’m all yours
Til the sun goes down
Let’s go to Barry’s
Take a turn on the cars
Climb the helter skelter
We’ll be touching the stars
They got the best candy floss in the world
Oooo They got the best candy floss in the world
3. When it’s you and your son
Out on the town
Give him your time
As the sun goes down
Climb the helter skelter
Show him the stars
Head back to Barry’s
Take a turn on the cars
‘Cos when it was just you and me
There on the town
I was all yours
’Til the sun went down
Round the helter skelter
Under the stars
We made the sweetest
Memories there
Oooooo It was the best candy floss in the world
Don’t forget it was the best candy floss in the world
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Goodnight to the old year
You brought me so much pain
But I know the seed will never grow
Without the pouring rain
So goodnight to the old year
Maybe one day I will see
How the troubles and the tears
Were watering the seed
So goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight to the old year
So goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight to the old year
Goodnight to the old year
As the darkness gathers in
But I know it’s in the darkness
That the stars will shine again
So goodnight to the old year
I’ll squint with both my eyes
And maybe I will see
The blessing where it lies
So goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight to the old year
So goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight to the old year
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I’d like to tell you
But I can’t
I’d like to share
These thoughts with you
I’d like to tell you
But I can’t
And that thought
Just broke my heart
I’d like to see you
But I can’t
I’d like to hold your
Hand in mine
I’d like to see you
But I can’t
And that thought
Just broke my heart
I’d like to tell you
And I will
I’d like to walk those
Streets with you
I’d like to see you
And I will
For one day
I will see your face again
And we’ll look upon the Son
Together
And we’ll look upon the Son
Forever
And we’ll look upon the Son
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There's An Empty Chair
05:03
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There’s an empty chair
Across from me
That’s only filled
With memories
There’s an empty chair
That tells a tale
Of love grown in time
That now seems so pale
I can still hear your laughter
But the silence of it screams
I can still see your smile
But the walls stare back at me
Is there a light we cannot see?
Is there a mist surrounding me
So tell me where these memories go?
Is there a final tale to be told
Is there a light we cannot see
There’s an empty chair
Where others will rest
Am I the only one
Who can see the ghost
There’s an empty chair
That ends a line
While all else moves on
I feel paused in time
Chorus
Bridge
There’s another empty chair
In a far, far land
I’ll join you at the table
You will take me by the hand
For this world is just a rumour
Of a gathering so bright
Empty chairs are but a whisper
For waiting there is all the light
All the light we could not see
There is a light that we will see
Gone will be the mist surrounding me
And that is where the memories go
There is a final tale to be told
There is the light waiting for me
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The Tree
03:45
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Who will tune my ears
To the sounds unheard
The glorious barrage of beauty
Unbounded from the earth
As I walk through that gate
Who will shade my eyes
As the world explodes
In extraordinary light
I will go to the tree
By the sparkling stream
That gives life to all
Who shelter underneath
I will trace my hands
Through the wooden ravins
Feel the stories woven deep
All the joys and all the pains
Every tear and every laugh
Their purpose revealed
Every tear, every rip
Every broken heart is healed
I’ll see trepid feet approach
Wide eyed wondrous belief
With trembling hands out cupped
For they’re ready to receive
And I’ll see the Father’s smile
And feel his warm embrace
I will know that I am loved
I will know that I am safe
No more night, No more pain
Blows my mind, shakes my frame
And it sends through me pure shivers of joy
And it sends through me pure shivers of joy
And it sends through me pure shivers of joy
And it sends through me pure shivers of joy
And it sends through me pure shivers of joy
And it blows my fears away
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Michael J Tinker Bridgwater, UK
Michael J Tinker is a multi-faceted musician. You will find him on exciting musical adventures as he tours his latest show around the country.
Find out more at www.michaeljtinker.com
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