Mitchelle Tanner

The village splits and the ocean fills dry land
From out of the shadows a cat’s eyes blaze to life
Mirror of the one source of the one fire
That lights us all

And there’s a long road
Out beyond the other side of temptation
There is
Nothing to believe in when there are no words
But sometimes you just have to let it all go

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And breathe out, breathe in
Breathe out, breathe in
Breathe out, breathe in
And start again

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And the water as it rises washes you out to sea
But Atlantis still stands
At least some people believe
As you tumble in the wreckage
Of your heart’s darkest night
Remember when you surface
Once again you’ll take flight
But sometimes you just have to let it all go

CH

But the earth shifts
The deserts they sink into the shadows
Of rooms that are hidden and dark
From way back in the season
When there was no reason
To believe anything we were taught, no

Ah but the tribal man
He whispers a story we all know
And the bats and the birds
In a blaze of wings break through the walls
Bringing thunder from the heart of the darkness
Thunder from the heart of the darkness
That we all know deep in our souls

Ah but sometimes you just have to let it all go

CH

Verse I
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It’s never too late to start again
Don’t be afraid to start again, no

(c) 2005 Mitchelle Tanner/Brave Imaginations Music

Alice was born in the Summer sun
In the middle of a heatwave
Her mama was glad for the relief
And for the beautiful girl
Whose eyes were oh so brave
Those eyes that looked 20 at two
And 80 at three
Wise beyond her years
Mama just shook her head
And held her baby tight
Tried to hold back all the years

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And her mama said keep your head
Keep your head on straight now
Cause dreams and life don't always coincide
At the right time
But if you hold on tight
To that healin' light
You'll be there before you know it
And there's no one around who can hold you down
That's the truth, girl
And don't you forget it

Alice grew up and left her mama's home
And the men they came and went
And the year's flew by before she realized
Just what her mama's words had meant
Then in the middle of the Summer of her 30th year
She began to understand
She went back to school
And learned the golden rules of wisdom
Hope and heart
And made a brand new start

CH

Alice was born in the Summer sun
In the middle of a heatwave

(c) 2005 Mitchelle Tanner/Brave Imaginations Music

She said I’m never goin’ back, no
From here to love well
It’s a long way to go
I stuck it out
You know I did my best
I ain’t lyin’
You’re a witness to this breakdown
Shakedown, this letdown
You let me down again
And now I’m goin’ where the sun shines all the time
And I’m

CH
Never goin back, never lookin’ back
It’s a fact
I know now what I didn’t know then
No I’m never goin’ back, never lookin’ back
On the past
It’s never too late, my darlin’
To begin again

Now you can’t say I didn’t try to tell you
You were a wall that I could not get through
You say you love me, but you’re never home
I hate to tell ya but tonight I’m not alone
Waitin’ by the telephone
I’ve been waitin’ too long
Waitin’ too long for you
And now I’m goin’ where the sun shines all the time
And I’m

CH

Now I’m aware you think I’ll never make it
On my own without you by my side
You say that no one else will love me
Honey that was never love you showed me
Jealousy, the way you criticize me
Is not the way it’s meant to be
Not for me
So I’m goin’ where the sun shines all the time
And I’m

CH

She said I’m never goin’ back, no
From here to love well it’s a long way to go
I’m never goin’ back
You think I’ll never make it, huh
Watch me walkin’ out that door
I’m never goin’ back

(c) 2005 Mitchelle Tanner/Brave Imaginations Music