1. Let it Come © Lynn O'Brien
Stop your crying, cease your questioning;
let it be learned in time.
Stop your calculating, stop your what if-saying;
if you don't know, then you don't need to.
But ooh, it can be so hard to -- can feel so far from the truth
Oooh, it can take so long to -- you try anything not to have to
Let, let it come, let it come to you.
Let, let it come, let it come through you.
Well, your head is aching, and your heart, too;
searching for answers has tired you.
Overwhelmed, and overthinking;
gotta let go, gotta lighten your load.
But ooh, it can be so hard to -- can feel so far from the truth
Oooh, it can take so long to -- you try anything not to have to
Let, let it come, let it come to you.
Let, let it come, let it come through you.
Let, let it come, let it come to you.
Let, let it come, let it come through you.
Something wonderful is on its way to you, if ya got the room; do ya got the room?
Something wonderful is on its way to you, if ya got the room; do ya got the room?
Let, let it come, let it come to you.
Let, let it come, let it come to you.
Let, let it come, let it come through you.
2. RISING © Lynn O'Brien
We have stayed quiet, changed the subject line
Waited our turn to speak, knew it wasn't right
We have been slandered, trapped behind a smile
Didn't know who would believe us, didn't take to trial
And now, lifting up what will come
And now, laying down down is done
We are rising.
We are rising.
We are rising.
WE ARE RISING!
We will lift each other, we will serve in office
We'll link arms with our brothers, we will make the most of this
We'll be educated, we'll be fairly paid
We'll be celebrated, we will lead the way
And now, lifting up what will come
And now, laying down down is done
We are rising.
We are rising.
We are rising.
WE ARE RISING!
We are cracks across the cold ice, fault lines breaking open the ground
We are chasing out the dark like a sunrise, we're a sea of rain dropping down
Sounds of rumbles in the belly of the earth, lightning in the sky
Delicate melodies of the songbirds, and mother earth's battle cry.
We are rising.
We are rising.
We are rising.
WE ARE RISING!
We are rising. (Let our voices rise in song!)
We are rising. (We are marching on!)
We are rising. (We are millions strong!)
We are rising. (Brothers, won't you come along?)
WE ARE RISING! (Let our voices RISE!)
We are rising.
3. Golden Ticket © Lynn O'Brien
All the times I spoke too soon, or waited too late
All the times I changed my tune, or made the same mistakes
All the times I held on so tight, or maybe not tightly enough
All the times I shut the door, or followed fear over love
Oh, where can I go?
Anywhere else, to make it not so.
Oh, where can I go, when I already know.....
This moment is my golden ticket, no matter what road I choose
This moment is my golden ticket, if I can just ride it through.
All the things I may never say, the places I may never go
The questions I'll carry all my days, the things I'll never know
All the stories I want to tell, all that I hope to create
Every damn thing that's possible when belief guides the way.
Oh, how do I be brave?
Can anyone else show me the way?
Tomorrow and yesterday, you won't be my cages.
This moment is my golden ticket, no matter what road I choose
This moment is my golden ticket, if I can just ride it through.
....I can just ride it through.
4. How Can I Give My Love Away? © Lynn O'Brien
Early in the morning, I rise - open my eyes
And what if, from that moment, I decide to hold a question in my mind?
How can I give my love away? How can I give my love away?
I see it in the news and in the street, such tragedy
I hear it in the voices of the grieving; they're all wondering the same thing
How can I give my love away? How can I give my love away?
The road ahead need not be clear to keep walking.
The conversation need not be a short one.
No more fear, no hate, and no more poison
Until we care for everyone, we are all orphans.
I was not designed to stand by, 'nor to look away
But in times like these, I redefine how I can show up each day, wonderin'
How can I give my love away? How can I give my love away?
5. Leave Your Porch Light On © Lynn O'Brien
If I decide I've all I can take
If I get too tired, if I need a break
If I'm at your door, when the day's been too long
Would you grab me a chair, and put the kettle on?
'Cause nothing blooms all year long
Not every melody sounds like a song
Sometimes things go right, sometimes they go wrong
So, would you leave your porch light on for me?
Would you drop your plans?
Would you stay up late?
Would you talk me down from the ledge?
Would you help me escape?
Would you fire me up?
Would you cool me down?
Would you take my hand when I can't see the sky from the ground?
'Cause where I'm going, I'm gonna need help
And you better believe, I got your back as well
This may be a long road before me
So, would you leave your porch light on for me?
'Cause nothing blooms all year long
Not every melody sounds like a song
Sometimes things go right, sometimes they go wrong
So, would you leave your porch light on
Would you leave your porch light on
Would you leave your porch light on for me?
6. Be Free (improvisation) © Lynn O'Brien
You can sing
You can move
You can change
You can choose
You can sing
You can move
You can change
Keep your eyes open
Keep your heart light
Be free
Be free
Be free
7. Change is Comin' Round © Lynn O'Brien
Haven't you read the writing on the wall?
Haven't you heard the voices in the hallway?
Down below, you can hear quiet sounds
Change is comin' round.
Change is comin' round.
Haven't you seen the changing of the leaves?
Haven't you felt the frost in the breeze around?
With the chills up your spine, can't deny
Change is comin' round.
Change is comin' round.
Be wise, be prepared, stay cautious, be aware.
Be wise, be prepared, stay cautious, be aware (look out!)
Change is comin' round the bend, it's comin' round the bend, it's comin' round
Change is comin' round the bend, it's comin' round the bend, it's comin' round
Haven't you seen the creatures hide away?
Haven't you felt the urge to stay inside, and
Stay contained, safely tucked away, because the
Change is comin' round.
Change is comin' round.
Be wise, be prepared, stay cautious, be aware.
Be wise, be prepared, stay cautious, be aware (look out!)
Change is comin' round the bend, it's comin' round the bend, it's comin' round
Change is comin' round the bend, it's comin' round the bend, it's comin' round
8. Lettin' You Know © Lynn O'Brien
Lettin' you know where I stand - I don't need you to understand.
I'm lettin' you know what's true for me - I didn't ask if you agree.
Lettin' you know what's goin' on - I don't need you to respond
I'm lettin' you know how I feel - I don't care if you think it's real
Sometimes, I find I gotta try
To clearly draw a line: What's yours and what's mine
And then everything is fine.
(She's lettin' you KNOW!)
Lettin' you know where I'll be - right behind this boundary
Lettin' you know because I care - you can meet me there
I'm lettin' you know what's hard to say - we can make it better this way
Lettin' you know what I need - to getcha up to speed
Sometimes, for neighbors to be friends
They gotta build a fence, to know where the yard ends
And then everything makes sense.
(She's lettin' you KNOW!)
9. You Have Always Been Enough © Lynn O'Brien
Love, this is your first time in this moment
You could not have come prepared.
You may not see it, but you're shining
(And I love you just as much when you're scared.)
Do you hear that voice, the one beneath the silence?
Do you hear that voice, trying to come through?
Do you hear that voice, the truth that waits so patient?
Do you hear that voice - reminding you:
You have always been enough.
You have always been enough.
Love, this isn't easy, so be gentle
May I offer you a song?
It's all meant to be experimental
So you cannot do it wrong
Do you hear that voice, the one beneath the silence?
Do you hear that voice, trying to come through?
Do you hear that voice, the truth that waits so patient?
Do you hear that voice - reminding you:
You have always been enough.
Breathe easy.
You have always been enough.
Breathe easy.
You have always been enough.
Breathe easy.
You have always been enough.
Breathe easy.
10. Forevermore © Lynn O'Brien
You are in every song I write
You're in every note I sing
You're in every voice I hear.
Dear, though you had to go so soon
I will see you in the moon
Glowing bright and steadfast.
Each night, you keep an eye on me - in sight, but out of reach
A different form than before - but with me forevermore.
And no one else can know the ways we've grown
And no else can see the ways I'll grieve
But you'd better believe we'll all feel the rays of light you'll leave
Behind. (It's a word that I don't like.)
It suggests a wrong or right
It denies this divine timing
And so, I will sing your songs out loud
With this lovely world our crowd
I will spread this love forever.
(Listen closely in the final moments of this song to hear an old recording of the late, great Margaret M. O'Brien singing with Lynn).
Stop your crying, cease your questioning;
let it be learned in time.
Stop your calculating, stop your what if-saying;
if you don't know, then you don't need to.
But ooh, it can be so hard to -- can feel so far from the truth
Oooh, it can take so long to -- you try anything not to have to
Let, let it come, let it come to you.
Let, let it come, let it come through you.
Well, your head is aching, and your heart, too;
searching for answers has tired you.
Overwhelmed, and overthinking;
gotta let go, gotta lighten your load.
But ooh, it can be so hard to -- can feel so far from the truth
Oooh, it can take so long to -- you try anything not to have to
Let, let it come, let it come to you.
Let, let it come, let it come through you.
Let, let it come, let it come to you.
Let, let it come, let it come through you.
Something wonderful is on its way to you, if ya got the room; do ya got the room?
Something wonderful is on its way to you, if ya got the room; do ya got the room?
Let, let it come, let it come to you.
Let, let it come, let it come to you.
Let, let it come, let it come through you.
2. RISING © Lynn O'Brien
We have stayed quiet, changed the subject line
Waited our turn to speak, knew it wasn't right
We have been slandered, trapped behind a smile
Didn't know who would believe us, didn't take to trial
And now, lifting up what will come
And now, laying down down is done
We are rising.
We are rising.
We are rising.
WE ARE RISING!
We will lift each other, we will serve in office
We'll link arms with our brothers, we will make the most of this
We'll be educated, we'll be fairly paid
We'll be celebrated, we will lead the way
And now, lifting up what will come
And now, laying down down is done
We are rising.
We are rising.
We are rising.
WE ARE RISING!
We are cracks across the cold ice, fault lines breaking open the ground
We are chasing out the dark like a sunrise, we're a sea of rain dropping down
Sounds of rumbles in the belly of the earth, lightning in the sky
Delicate melodies of the songbirds, and mother earth's battle cry.
We are rising.
We are rising.
We are rising.
WE ARE RISING!
We are rising. (Let our voices rise in song!)
We are rising. (We are marching on!)
We are rising. (We are millions strong!)
We are rising. (Brothers, won't you come along?)
WE ARE RISING! (Let our voices RISE!)
We are rising.
3. Golden Ticket © Lynn O'Brien
All the times I spoke too soon, or waited too late
All the times I changed my tune, or made the same mistakes
All the times I held on so tight, or maybe not tightly enough
All the times I shut the door, or followed fear over love
Oh, where can I go?
Anywhere else, to make it not so.
Oh, where can I go, when I already know.....
This moment is my golden ticket, no matter what road I choose
This moment is my golden ticket, if I can just ride it through.
All the things I may never say, the places I may never go
The questions I'll carry all my days, the things I'll never know
All the stories I want to tell, all that I hope to create
Every damn thing that's possible when belief guides the way.
Oh, how do I be brave?
Can anyone else show me the way?
Tomorrow and yesterday, you won't be my cages.
This moment is my golden ticket, no matter what road I choose
This moment is my golden ticket, if I can just ride it through.
....I can just ride it through.
4. How Can I Give My Love Away? © Lynn O'Brien
Early in the morning, I rise - open my eyes
And what if, from that moment, I decide to hold a question in my mind?
How can I give my love away? How can I give my love away?
I see it in the news and in the street, such tragedy
I hear it in the voices of the grieving; they're all wondering the same thing
How can I give my love away? How can I give my love away?
The road ahead need not be clear to keep walking.
The conversation need not be a short one.
No more fear, no hate, and no more poison
Until we care for everyone, we are all orphans.
I was not designed to stand by, 'nor to look away
But in times like these, I redefine how I can show up each day, wonderin'
How can I give my love away? How can I give my love away?
5. Leave Your Porch Light On © Lynn O'Brien
If I decide I've all I can take
If I get too tired, if I need a break
If I'm at your door, when the day's been too long
Would you grab me a chair, and put the kettle on?
'Cause nothing blooms all year long
Not every melody sounds like a song
Sometimes things go right, sometimes they go wrong
So, would you leave your porch light on for me?
Would you drop your plans?
Would you stay up late?
Would you talk me down from the ledge?
Would you help me escape?
Would you fire me up?
Would you cool me down?
Would you take my hand when I can't see the sky from the ground?
'Cause where I'm going, I'm gonna need help
And you better believe, I got your back as well
This may be a long road before me
So, would you leave your porch light on for me?
'Cause nothing blooms all year long
Not every melody sounds like a song
Sometimes things go right, sometimes they go wrong
So, would you leave your porch light on
Would you leave your porch light on
Would you leave your porch light on for me?
6. Be Free (improvisation) © Lynn O'Brien
You can sing
You can move
You can change
You can choose
You can sing
You can move
You can change
Keep your eyes open
Keep your heart light
Be free
Be free
Be free
7. Change is Comin' Round © Lynn O'Brien
Haven't you read the writing on the wall?
Haven't you heard the voices in the hallway?
Down below, you can hear quiet sounds
Change is comin' round.
Change is comin' round.
Haven't you seen the changing of the leaves?
Haven't you felt the frost in the breeze around?
With the chills up your spine, can't deny
Change is comin' round.
Change is comin' round.
Be wise, be prepared, stay cautious, be aware.
Be wise, be prepared, stay cautious, be aware (look out!)
Change is comin' round the bend, it's comin' round the bend, it's comin' round
Change is comin' round the bend, it's comin' round the bend, it's comin' round
Haven't you seen the creatures hide away?
Haven't you felt the urge to stay inside, and
Stay contained, safely tucked away, because the
Change is comin' round.
Change is comin' round.
Be wise, be prepared, stay cautious, be aware.
Be wise, be prepared, stay cautious, be aware (look out!)
Change is comin' round the bend, it's comin' round the bend, it's comin' round
Change is comin' round the bend, it's comin' round the bend, it's comin' round
8. Lettin' You Know © Lynn O'Brien
Lettin' you know where I stand - I don't need you to understand.
I'm lettin' you know what's true for me - I didn't ask if you agree.
Lettin' you know what's goin' on - I don't need you to respond
I'm lettin' you know how I feel - I don't care if you think it's real
Sometimes, I find I gotta try
To clearly draw a line: What's yours and what's mine
And then everything is fine.
(She's lettin' you KNOW!)
Lettin' you know where I'll be - right behind this boundary
Lettin' you know because I care - you can meet me there
I'm lettin' you know what's hard to say - we can make it better this way
Lettin' you know what I need - to getcha up to speed
Sometimes, for neighbors to be friends
They gotta build a fence, to know where the yard ends
And then everything makes sense.
(She's lettin' you KNOW!)
9. You Have Always Been Enough © Lynn O'Brien
Love, this is your first time in this moment
You could not have come prepared.
You may not see it, but you're shining
(And I love you just as much when you're scared.)
Do you hear that voice, the one beneath the silence?
Do you hear that voice, trying to come through?
Do you hear that voice, the truth that waits so patient?
Do you hear that voice - reminding you:
You have always been enough.
You have always been enough.
Love, this isn't easy, so be gentle
May I offer you a song?
It's all meant to be experimental
So you cannot do it wrong
Do you hear that voice, the one beneath the silence?
Do you hear that voice, trying to come through?
Do you hear that voice, the truth that waits so patient?
Do you hear that voice - reminding you:
You have always been enough.
Breathe easy.
You have always been enough.
Breathe easy.
You have always been enough.
Breathe easy.
You have always been enough.
Breathe easy.
10. Forevermore © Lynn O'Brien
You are in every song I write
You're in every note I sing
You're in every voice I hear.
Dear, though you had to go so soon
I will see you in the moon
Glowing bright and steadfast.
Each night, you keep an eye on me - in sight, but out of reach
A different form than before - but with me forevermore.
And no one else can know the ways we've grown
And no else can see the ways I'll grieve
But you'd better believe we'll all feel the rays of light you'll leave
Behind. (It's a word that I don't like.)
It suggests a wrong or right
It denies this divine timing
And so, I will sing your songs out loud
With this lovely world our crowd
I will spread this love forever.
(Listen closely in the final moments of this song to hear an old recording of the late, great Margaret M. O'Brien singing with Lynn).
