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Free Like Me

by Michael Karns

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1.
Reunited 04:52
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I started as a happy little seed Swimming around I still remember who I used to be Lives lost and found Creator painted a picture of me Gave me my sound Added my blue-gray eyes so I could see Sent me earth-bound Primal birthplace I have emerged Primal desire Reunited Primal longing Arms re-embraced Mother's calling I learned lessons while grasping for meaning Merging with nature Visions I see seize creativity Rife with flavor While some haunt and terrify me deeply Earth's world of hurt Facing again my own mortality I turn to dirt Primal soul space Spirit emerged Primal desire Slides into light Primal longing Arms re-embraced Mother's calling Reunited Reunited (c)2022 Cheryl A. Hodgins
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But No You Said 02:59
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Across the swales Night heron watches Below his perch white water revolves Bleary eyed I call your name and then through swift eddies your figure dissolves. But no you said your not coming back those times are over But not in my head. those times are over But not in my head
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Another Holiday 02:39
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Oranges and Tea 02:41
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First Light 03:17
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6.
Free Like Me 02:24
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I've been working so long Out here in this space Takin' grief all alone Tryin' to find my way Tied down to this patch of dirt Suffering misery Hopin' and dreamin' dreamin' to be free Pre-chorus But today will be different I feel it for sure Freedom is around the corner Free like me Chorus Free like the fish in the sea Free as the wind Free like that wonder lust that never lets me be I will always ride It's the life for me See a lot of countryside and do what I please Yeah, see a lot of countryside Do just what I please Yeah see a lot of countryside Do just what I please.
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Everyone Needs 02:34
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Approaching Escape 03:44
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The Birds Still Sing 03:15
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I take a sip of my morning tea And thank the warmth it brings me Happy the sun decided to shine It always seems to clear my mind I step outside to measure the snow Don’t even bother to put on a coat My shoes don’t sink when I walk I hear distant sounds of birds that talk [ch] Oh…despite the cold The birds still sing Busy with life Getting ready for Spring The stillness gives me Room to think And I smile Knowing the birds still sing I squint my eyes as the sun beats down Amazed at the shine reflected all around Tracks from the plow make bold patterns And suddenly I know what really matters [ch] Oh…despite the cold The birds still sing Busy with life Getting ready for Spring The stillness gives me Room to think And I smile Knowing the birds still sing [br] Another day to dream Another day for hope I don’t mind the chill on my cheeks Because it makes my blood flow Repeat ch ©2022 Kristi McKeever
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Synchronous Hearts 03:28
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You and me We knew we’d meet eventually Because we both learned how To move all that sorrow out And here we are Gazing out at the stars Here we are Embracing, retracing, entrusting Our synchronous hearts. In this space and time And life’s constraining confines It’s a joy to know This feeling sublime Seeing through mind’s eye All those possibilities that shine And here we are Embracing , retracing, entrusting Our synchronous hearts. Love don’t come easy When you wander the world alone Room after room And town after town But love can still work In a mysterious fashion Leaving thoughts behind in time And leading us with attraction

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These songs were written by myself and my collaborators, during the songwriting challenge known as February album writing month, or FAWM.

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released April 7, 2022

Cover art by Evan Degenfelder
"The Cotton Picker".

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is a songwriter, poet, and full-time musician living in North Texas.

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