Melissa Etheridge

[fox69]

"Giant"

"Giant"


You tried to hold us down
You tried to hold us back
You tried to make us wrong
You tried to make us crack

You wanted to see us cry
You wanted to see us leave
You didn't count on the tide
You didn't count on the pride
You didn't count on me

I am a giant
And you will not make me fall
And you will not make me crawl
I am a giant
And I'm not alone
Winds of change have blown
And walls come tumbling down

And I learned from my mistakes
Pick myself up of the floor
I have learned just what it takes
Now I am stronger than before
And we are standing side by side
We are determined now to win
We come too far
And we've got the scares
And we are never going back into the shadows again

I am a giant
And you will not make me fall
And you will not make me crawl
I am a giant
And I'm not alone
Winds of change have blown
How the walls come tumbling down

 

[fox69]

"Glorious"

"Glorious"


Windshields kissed with snow
On this endless interstate
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way we sing

Love, love, love
It's glorious

Friends and family near
No more judgments, no more fear
All is calm and all is bright
Everyone will hold this light and sing

Love, love, love
It's glorious

Sleep in heavenly, in heavenly
Sleep in heavenly, in heavenly
Believe in heavenly, in heavenly peace

I have heard the angels
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And I heard the mountain
Echoing their sweet refrain they sing

Love, love, love
It's glorious

Sleep in heavenly peace

 

[fox69]

"God Is In The People"

"God Is In The People"


We keep thinking
Life is what it's not
We keep building
This impossible facade
Why do we keep trying
To turn people into gods
When God is in the people

 

[fox69]

"Goodnight"

"Goodnight"


I washed the dishes poured out the old wine
Called a new friend for the second time
It's not bad this brand new life
It's clean and it's sharp like a brand new knife

I pull up the covers and curl up tight
Turn down the sound turn off the light
Close my eyes and I quietly whisper
Goodnight

You're not here you're not even there
Out of my heart out of my hair
I can't roll away with this missing piece
You could only ever want what I could never ever be

How can I be okay if I'm pulling away
All the things that held together my life
All I want tonight is to touch you and kiss you
But I only wish you
Goodnight

 

[fox69]

"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"


Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
Our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
Our troubles will be miles away.

Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.

Through the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

 

[fox69]

"Heal Me"

"Heal Me"


Ain't it crazy
For a moment there
This felt just like dying
But now I see that something inside
Is coming alive
Ain't it crazy

No use running from a revolution
I just surrender to this evolution

Heal me lift me
Take me to the other side
Amazing grace
Has touched my face
And the sweet sound doesn't lie

Ain't it crazy
For a moment there
I just gave up trying
But now I see
You can let the light in
You can begin again
Ain't it crazy
I lay me down in this sweet perfection
I am a witness to my resurrection

Heal me lift me
Take me to the waterside
Drop me in let me swim
Let everyone know
I'll be coming home again

Make no mistake
I'm wide-awake
Ain't it crazy

Heal me lift me
Take me to the other side
I'll take what I've earned
These lessons I've learned
I'm ready for the ride
Heal me lift me
Take me and my soul will fly
My battered heart will make a new start
Let everyone know
I'll be coming home again
Heal me lift me
Take me to the waterside
Drop me in
Come on and watch me swim
Let everyone know
I'll be coming home again

 

[fox69]

"Heaven On Earth"

"Heaven On Earth"


I grew up in silence
From silence I became my history
They fed me fear and violence
Hooked me up to this reality
Now I'm not cursing anyone
They only did what they had done to them
So if you want to know where I am now
Then just breathe in and let it out

[Chorus:]
When you are at the end of your rope
Come find me
Holding on to your last string of hope
Come find me
Open up your eyes
I'll show you what you're worth
Don't you know it's you and me
In this heaven on earth

Well I laid down my burden
The one where I had something I should prove
Then I found my power
The one where I'm the mountain I could move
So if you want to know where I am now
Just breathe in and let it out

[Chorus]

Don't you know that you are golden
Don't you know that you are pure delight
It doesn't matter what they've painted on you
You can wash it all away tonight

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Heroes And Friends"

"Heroes And Friends"


You can't take a trip
If you don't first say goodbye
You can't find a star
If you don't look up in the sky
You can't find a light
If you don't know where the dark ends
And you can't change the heroes and friends

You can't light a spark
If you don't first carry a flame
You can't take the weight
Of a single ounce of shame
You can't change the signal
Just the message that it sends
The message of the heroes and friends

You can't touch the screen
You can take the place of love
You can disappear in ether
When pushes come to shove
And you can walk the night
Into the dawn
And back again
Looking for the heroes and friends

You can ride the back roads
Of the hometowns of the world
You can collide on sidewalks
In a neon light of blur
You can rush the stages
And believe the words again
Looking for the heroes and friends

You can dedicate your life
To breaking down the walls
To ringing the alarm
Screaming down the halls
You can stand in judgment
Of the meaning in the air
Then we are all just heroes and friends

Oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-ho
Oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-ho
Oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-ho
Oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-ho

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-ho
Looking for the heroes and friends
Oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-ho
Oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh-ho
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

Why do we sacrifice our lives?
To what is left when it all ends
When all we want is heroes and friends

 

[fox69]

"How Would I Know"

"How Would I Know"


You say you don't feel like yourself
Does that mean you're somebody else
How would I know
Oh you say you just don't feel quite right today
Does that mean that you're slipping away
How would I know
You might believe there's a paradise
In the next hello

How would I know
If you don't tell me so
If you wanted to go
How would I know

You say you don't know what you're doing here
Does that mean you might disappear
How would I know
You might feel that there's something real
In the next hello

 

[fox69]

"I Can Wait"

"I Can Wait"


I know that you're trembling
Despite your disguise
Your world is on fire I can see it in your eyes
Those spirits are hungry oh they feast on your fear
They're howling and screaming I can feel them so near
I will stay right here

I can wait, I won't change
I won't fade from the dark and strange
Feel the moon get to know the stars
I know it's not easy honey

It can seem so hard when your demons have found you
Oh they drag you through hell
Don't pay your attention to the stories they tell
Don't get me wrong now honey, I know it's severe
Just give me a smile now baby let me whisper in your ear
I will stay right here

I can wait, I won't change
I won't fade from the dark and strange
Feel the moon get to know the stars
I know it's not easy honey

You will find what you are looking for
And this work is never done
There are no judgments only open doors
The choice is yours
You can't get it wrong. No.

I can wait oh yeah.
I will stay right here

I can wait, I won't change
I won't fade from the dark and strange
Feel the moon get to know the stars
I know it's not easy honey

Oh but I can wait, I can wait.
I will stay right here.