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I marvel
I wonder
I stand back amazed
Just when I thought that I
Had something to do
With the way things are going
You show me
That every turn and every tumble
Every move and every mile
Have brought me to the center
Of what you had in mind
So I gaze, I stare, at the treasure I am holding
The beauty, the face, the chance
I can't deny, that I
Would not be here, if I had my way
Just look at what Love is doing
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2. |
"Pieces" (single)
03:49
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Well I've got this trouble now
But I am not too clever
Got to figure out
How pieces fit together
Need some wisdom how
To see the picture take shape
Something I can celebrate
I remember days
When all the steps were clear
But somewhere along the way
The arrows disappeared
And left me standing here
Looking down at my toes
Can't you see I'm in pieces
My image shattered
And scattered on the floor
Can't you see I'm in pieces
And don't know where I fit anymore, hey
Perhaps I should begin
With pieces of the frame
Then look to fill it in
With patterns of the same
Just wonder what happens when
The emerging design
Doesn't really feel like mine
Can't you see I'm in pieces
My image shattered
And scattered on the floor
Can't you see I'm in pieces
And don't know where I fit anymore, hey
But who am I to know your ways
Who am I to see your face
Who am I to know your ways
Who am I
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"For Miles" (single)
04:44
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Watch the mother, watching her son
As if he is the only one for miles
‘cuz it’s amazing, that a child so small
Would see the beauty in all that surrounds him
So as they share their days
Hear the mother say
I’d never ask for more than this
For such a one to share my life with
As the days and years go by
It gets clearer to see that I
Am the luckiest one to call you mine
La da da da da…
Watch the lady, watching her man
As if he is the only one for miles
‘cuz it’s amazing, that in all of the world
She’d be the luckiest girl to have him
So as they share their days
Hear the lady say
Watch the daughter, watching her dad
As if he is the only one for miles
‘cuz it’s amazing, how near she feels to the sky
When he carries her high on his shoulders
So as they share their days
Hear the daughter say
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"Angel" (single)
04:20
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Does it look like a prison
From the outside looking in
Where people speak of freedom
But live like they have none, at all
If there’s a voice that’s calling
It might be hard to hear
Above the noisy chorus
Whose message isn’t clear, at all
I see you need an angel
You’ve been looking for just one to come along
But somehow it seems that all the angels are busy
Trying to steal each other’s songs
And I wish I could say you’re wrong
If the door swung open
Would you want to come through
Is there anyway these four walls
Could ever feel like home, to you
I know I’m no angel
I’d never claim to be
But I would give my life to, help you see the one
I know you need an angel
And you’ve been looking for so long for one to come along
But somehow it seems that all the angels are busy
Trying to steal each other’s songs
And I wish I could say you’re wrong
Wish I could say you’re wrong
Does it look like a prison from the outside looking in?
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If I sat down to pen a poem
To capture love’s most tender form
Flowing words in perfect rhyme
Would miss the mark, every time
If I sat down to paint a scene
Of all the beauty love can bring
Reds and blues in warmest hues
Would not compare, to what’s standing here
For this is a time
One of those rare, rare times
When life is better than fiction
When life is better than fiction
If I sat down to craft a tale
Of a love so sweet it never failed
As pages turned you’d see right through
No fairy tale compares to truth
For this is a time
One of those rare and magical times
When life is better than fiction
When life is better than fiction
Close your eyes. Take it in
Touch and feel, it’s real. It’s real
If I sat down to write a song
Of a love that’s true, a love that’s long
The melody would come sweet and clear
The Maker’s whisper in our ears
That this is a time
One of those rare and beautiful times
When life is better than fiction
When life is better than fiction
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"Healed" (single)
03:54
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Weak and worn is this flesh I wear
It crumbles, breaks
Until there’s nothing there to hold
So as this day begins
I ask for strength just to stand again
Will you take this pain
And let my wounds be healed
Blackest scars live deep inside
Years of shame
I want so much to hide from you
But in the light I find
This heavy load can be left behind
If you’ll take this shame
And let my wounds be healed
In this season of the rain
We fear our souls might freeze with pain
Would you let the sun shine through
Once again
Hungry sadness eats this heart of stone
Can one so loved feel so very much alone
So in this silent prayer
I beg you Jesus, let me know you’re near
Will you take this heart
And let my wounds be healed
Will you take this pain and let my wounds be
Take this shame and let my wounds be
Take this heart and let my wounds be healed
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7. |
"Eyelashes" (single)
05:23
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Like every mommy, and every daddy
When our baby arrived, we held him and said
How could anything be so perfect
From the tips of his fingers
To the top of his... head
Fall turns to winter
A trip to the doctor
She charts his numbers, runs all the tests
Then the mood of the meeting shifts with her posture
Your baby’s not growing, in pace with the rest
I look at those numbers
Then look at my son
He doesn’t stand tall, but His Spirit aglow
And with hope in my voice, I answer that doctor
“There’s something about my son you should know”
You see his eyelashes are growin’ and growin’
They’re telling the world to look him straight in the eye
And I could swear, the way those lashes are goin’
Someday, they’re gonna reach to the sky
Yes someday he and those lashes, will reach to the... sky
When he steps off the bus, I can tell he’s been cryin’
The shrug in his shoulders tells the story too well
The jabs and teasing of other children
Have sent him retreating, into his shell
So lifting his chin with the tip of my finger
I wipe away tears, before they can flow
With love in my voice, I look at my son
And say- “There’s something about yourself you should know”
You see your eyelashes are growin’ and growin’
They’re telling the world to look you straight in the eye
And I could swear, the way those lashes are goin’
Someday, they’re gonna reach to the sky
Yes someday you and those lashes, will reach to the... sky
Well, life isn’t always fair I’ve discovered
Blessings and burdens aren’t predictable things
So all we can ask for as mothers and fathers
Is that through it all, our babies might sing...
My eyelashes are growin’ and growin’
They’re telling the world to look me straight in the eye
And I could swear, the way those lashes are goin’
Someday, they’re gonna reach to the sky
Yes someday me and my lashes, will reach to the... sky
Your eyelashes are growin’ and growin’
They’re telling the world to look you straight in the eye
And I could swear, the way those lashes are goin’
Someday, they’re gonna reach to the sky
Yes someday you and those lashes, will reach to the... sky
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8. |
"Curly" (single)
03:46
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For the first quarter century of my life, it was straight
I was content to reside in the lines
That framed the world around me
You could run your fingers through my hair
And they would slide right through
And after you did, you would’ve thought
That kid is as sweet as her perfume
But then one night the rain came down
And soaked me to the core
When the rain let up, I look up and realized
It’s not straight anymore
I’ve gone- curly
Because straight doesn’t fit who I am anymore
Life is more twisted and complicated
Than anything straight is good for
It’s harder to tame but there’s something to gain
Waking each day to a different view
Straight may be pretty
But curly is beautiful too
Don’t try to pin me down
Before everything changed, if you asked me to say
Why is life so good?
Would’ve looked in your eye and said
Well I’m doing everything I should
It’s a curious fact, when left intact
That love is truly blind
But the blinders it wears aren’t always the pairs
We had in mind
‘cuz in hindsight, that rainy night that
I wanted to flee (flee)
Gave me the curls in my hair
And the ones that I wear, deep inside of me
Don’t try to pin me down
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There's a baby whose story
I've been hearing since I was one myself
Born in a manger where shepherds and kings
Came to bow down before him
And I suppose until now
I'd never wondered
What life would be like
Without that babe in the manger
Whose story's been told since the night he was born
But what if?
What if there was no baby
What if he'd stayed in heaven
And left us to ponder if there is a heaven at all
And what if?
What if that little baby
Never grew to the man
Who would show me what love looks like
Well, I'd surely be different
Wouldn't we all?
There are days we may wonder
If we crafted this tale
So that we'd have a nail to hang our wreathes upon
Oh, but one look around
At this life on the ground
Leaves little room for the doubting
So I bend my knee
With shepherds and kings
And I sing
Joy to the world
Away in a manger
Oh come let us adore him
Well, I’d surely be different
Can’t imagine how different
But I know I’d be different
And wouldn’t we all
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"Take My Life" (single)
05:45
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Take my life that I may be
Consecrated Lord to Thee
Take my moments and my days
Let them flow in ceaseless praise
Take my voice and let me sing
Always only for my King
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee
Filled with messages from Thee
Take my life, let it be
Ever only all for Thee
Ever only all for Thee
Take my will and make it Thine
It shall be no longer mine
Take my heart, it is Thine own
And it shall be Your royal throne
It shall be Your royal throne
Take our love
Oh Lord we pour
At Thy feet its treasure store
Take our lives and we will be
Ever only all for Thee
Take our lives, let them be
Ever only all for Thee
Ever only all for Thee
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"Tree" (single)
05:40
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In the springtime, oh what beauty
You shared with all you knew
And the colors of your flowers
Inspired us to blossom too
Every year as saplings surfaced
Spreading their own leaves to the sun
You nurtured and provided for each tender one
We’ll remember you in springtime
In the summer of our lives
When drought threatened to defeat
The cover of your branches
Offered shelter from the heat
And when we were prone to wandering
Stepping off the tracks
Home was always found with your trunk against our backs
We’ll remember you in summer
And in the fall
The greatest gift you gave in all your days
Was to show us all what it is to die
With beauty and with grace
In selfless love you dropped your leaves
For us to take and hold
Giving each one time to say goodbye
And brace us for the cold
We’ll remember you in autumn
It’s winter now
We miss your colors
Flowers, shade and leaves
Empty branches are no cover
For those who stand beneath to grieve
Yet gentle tree, if in your lifetime
You taught us anything
It’s that life will always triumph
When winter’s death gives life to spring
We’ll remember you
In winter, in autumn, in summer and springtime.
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12. |
"Bagels" (single)
04:43
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I remember it well, the night we met
I was busy making plans I’d soon forget
‘cuz there were you. There was only you
With laughter so bright it filled the room
There was nothing left for me to do
But fall for you.
Could only fall for you
And now that you’re my girl
This I will promise the world
That I’ll love you forever,
If you’ll make me bagels and cream cheese
If you’ll scratch my back
And let me wear my favorite thrift store jeans
I’ll be into you,
If you’ll let me be into collecting things
Like Pez dispensers
And I’ll love you forever
If you’ll make me bagels and cream cheese
I really can’t explain it mathematically
That I am twice the man I used to be
When I’m with you. Oh when I’m with you
It’s as if you rhythm fits my rhyme
Let’s move together in perfect time
Until the day I’m through, I wanna dance with you
If you’ll let me be into collecting things
Like airport shotglasses
If you’ll let me be into collecting things
Like polyester suits
Oh I’ll love you forever, forever
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Jenn Alexander St Paul, Minnesota
Spirited. Sassy. Soulful.
Fans of Sara Bareilles, Brooke Fraser, Norah Jones, Alison Krauss and Adele, will
savor the sounds of Jenn Alexander's punchy piano pop songs, dancing folk melodies, and soothing, intimate ballads.
The diversity of musical styles, mirror the variety of themes Jenn Alexander tackles with piercing clarity, and magnificent beauty. Listen. You won't regret it.
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