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Brighter
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BRIGHTER
I came a long way
To cry
To climb the highest mountain
I could find
And way up on a windswept, steep and stony ledge
I get to sleep up on a big high bed
And as winter slowly becomes spring
All my tears will have anointed everything
Higher, higher, higher
Higher and higher and higher
Now don’t think for a moment
I’ve forgotten you
So many nights my heart’s cried out
Just for you
But I don’t want to try and change you
Darlin I don’t blame you
You said you always knew, I’d fly away
And though winter’s bound to become spring
I cannot promise you anything
Lighter, lighter, lighter
Lighter and lighter and lighter
I came a long, long way
To cry
To walk alone
Along the Platt riverside
And way out on a windswept, steep and stony ledge
I get to watch the sky turn pink and red
Brighter, brighter, brighter
Brighter and brighter and brighter …
© 2020 Jennifer Jane Niceley, BMI
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Turn to You
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TURN TO YOU
As the flower turns to fruit
I’ve turned away
I’ve turned to you
Now watch the days
Rush by again
Like water running from the dam
From the outside
Of the wide world
To the inside
Of the river bend
Still willing to try my hand again
Like sowing seeds in the wind —
It’s a long walk
From the valley
Twisting through strange countryside
Always something lost
Something found
On your way up to higher ground
Past the highway
There’s a freeway
It never sleeps, it never ends
You can drive straight to California
And wind up right back here again
As the flower turns to fruit
I’ve turned away
I’ve turned to you
Now watch the days
Rush by again
Still sowing seeds in the wind
© 2020 Jennifer Jane Niceley, BMI
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Depending On the Light
03:42
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DEPENDING ON THE LIGHT
The stakes are high
And getting higher
Each day the wheels are turning faster
I pay the price, the rising cost
With love and hunger, pain and wonder
I see you land on the valley floor
You fly away
You come back for more…
When you climb the mountain pass
Where sun and shadow collide
I have to close my eyes
Are we crossing —
Depending on the light?
Are you going, are you coming back
Depending on the light
The world is big
But it’s getting smaller
Can I hold you all night
Then a little longer
I promise we won’t have to feel bad
When you turn east
And I go west
Are we crossing
Depending on the light?
Are you going, are you coming back
Depending on the light
The stakes were high
And now they’re higher
Each day the stones are turning faster
I pay the price, the rising cost
With love and hunger, pain and wonder
© 2020 Jennifer Jane Niceley, BMI
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Two Ravens
03:47
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TWO RAVENS
We drove slow
Through clouds of dust
Past red stones
And wildflowers
We walked down
To the Cottonwoods
Sat by a little sparkling stream
We watched two ravens
Fight the wind
Dance with the trembling leaves
I wanted love
So bad
I would have done
Almost anything
Cry of a hawk
In the distance
I saw
I saw it change directions
Now my heart remains
A storm cloud
On the plains —
Will my heart remain
A storm cloud
On the plains?
© 2020 Jennifer Jane Niceley, BMI
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Jennifer Jane Niceley
Jennifer's latest collaboration with musical artist/producer Feathered Mason and multi-instrumentalist Jason Goforth marks over two decades of releasing deeply sensitive and strikingly original material. Look for the full release of her upcoming full length album "Not Lost" summer 2024. ... more
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