Bethany J.L.

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If I Am A Ship...

If I am a ship,
moor me not
but by season.

If I am a bird,
fly with me.

If I am a fox,
let us burrow
for winter is cold.

If I am a hurricane,
pray the gods
have mercy on me.

If I am a song,
let me sink
into your weary soul.

If I am fire,
fan and temper me
and do not be afraid.

If I am a bee,
though I may sting
remember the sweetness I deliver.

If I am a vineyard,
tend with great care
... and the intention of making wine.

If I am a lion,
wrestle me
and let me envelop you with my warmth.

If I am a library,
subscribe
and take a piece of me with you.

If I am a child,
speak tenderly to me
and full of promise.

If I am a door,
choose carefully
between knocking and opening.

Yes, if I am a door,
choose carefully
between knocking and opening...

-BJL

How To Feel

Start with feet.
Wine helps.
They are flat on the ground.
They weigh you down.

Deep breath.
Release your chest.
You are constricted and tense.
Set down your armor, it will never all make sense.

Let in the cold breeze,
the one that comes from nowhere
but makes all your hair
stand on end.

Pinball mind,
hushhhhhhhh.
Let your stomachshouldersthroat
do the thinking for once.

When the overwhelming comes
don't stop or box it up.
Just be there where it hurtslongsheals.
It will teach you how to cope (and how to feel)

-BJL

Technicolor & Stereophonic Sound

Staring at a computer screen
and pouring out my heart
is not the same as a pen and page.

Give me romance! Give me art!

Someone, fly me to the moon!
Actually, I heard I could go for 65k.
Still, it's not the same as going there by heart.

Give me romance! Give me art!

"Aww, but who wants anything in black &; white?"
you say. "Even BONANZA was in Technicolor at the start"
But you'll never see a shadow like Citizen Kane

Give me romance! Give me art!

A typewriter, an amulet, a victrola Master's Voice
(raise your hand if you know what any of these are)...
I realize it's impractical, but what happened to a horse & cart?

Give me romance! Give me art!

Call me Old Fashioned, but you're drinking one, so...
Maybe we aren't quite so far apart.
You give me the future and I'll give you the past
And we'll mambo in the middle--

Old romance, new art!

- BJL

Bethany Joy Lenz - Halo

i never promised you a ray of light
i never promised there'd be sunshine everyday
I'll give you everything i have
the good, the bad

why do you put me on a pedestal?
im so up high that i cant see the ground below
so help me down, you've got it wrong
i don't belong there

one thing is clear
i wear a halo, i wear a halo when you look at me
but standing from here
you wouldn't say so,
you wouldn't say so if you were me
and i, i just wanna love you
whoa whoa i, i just wanna love you

i always said that i would make mistakes
im only human and thats my saving grace
I'll fall as hard as i try
so don't be blinded
see me as i really am
i have flaws and sometimes I even sin
so pull me from that pedestal
i don't belong there

one thing is clear
i wear a halo,
i wear a halo when you look at me
but standing from here,
you wouldn't say so,
you wouldn't say so if you were me
and i, i just wanna love you
whoa whoa i, i just wanna love you

like you think that you know me
but in your eyes
i am something above you
only in your mind
only in your mind

i wear, i wear,
i wear a halo

one thing is clear
i wear a halo
i wear a halo when you look at me
but standing from here, you wouldn't say so
you wouldn't say so if you were me
and i, i just wanna love you
whoa whoa i , i just wanna love you

hey ha ha halo (x9)

Bethany Joy Lenz - Quicksand

I'd like to say I make good use of my time while you've been away
And it's true
I've been at my piano everyday thinking of you

They talk around
I hear them whisper
It's the funniest thing really
They think you're gone forever
I know the truth
It's just getting hard to believe it

And they all tell me it's over
Even the stars are aligned
And I

I follow the sign so clearly and still I fall in
The quicksand's pulling me down
I follow the sign so clearly and still they catch me
The quicksand's pulling me down

I'm not the same
I can't sleep nights and now I'm calling your name when I do
And yet without you they say I get on better
Better
Better

When they all tell me it's over
I'll damn the Gods until the stars are aligned
And I

I follow the sign so clearly and still I fall in
The quicksand's pulling me down
I follow the sign so clearly and still they catch me
The quicksand's pulling me down

Look at my life and look at my face
Can't you see my heart bleeding down my sleeve

You're holding my hand and holding my heart
But I just wanna feel your breath inside me so I can breathe

Somewhere in the distance I catch a spark
A grace
A hope
Something that makes me feel like I'm alive

It's never too soon
It's never too late so I start screaming out
I see your face
I see your hand reaching down and I yell to you
And I say

I follow the sign so clearly and still I fall in
The quicksand's pulling me down
I follow the sign so clearly and still they caught me
The quicksand's pulling me down

I follow the sign so clearly and still I fall in
The quicksand's pulling me down
I know you can feel me rising
And I'm on fire but they keep on pulling me out
Out

Look at my life and look at my face
And look where I've come to get to this place with you

Sitting there at your feet and rest in your arms
And listen to your heartbeat
Ah
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Bethany Lenz - Feel This

Its gotta be this one
Don't have to fake it
You know I can take it
What if i told you your tears haven't been ignored
And everything that is taken can be restored

Chorus:

Feel this
Can you feel this
My heart beating out of my chest

Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation under my breath

It's gotta be disguised
Soul and spirit
Chords and lyrics
What if i told you that innocence is yours
And the beauty you have now is brighter than before, before

Chorus :

Feel this
Can you feel this
My heart beating out of my chest

Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation under my breath

Let go, Let go and believe, Let go, Let go and believe, Let go, Let go and believe, Let go

feel this
can you feel this
my heart beating out of my chest

feel this
can you feel this
salvation under my breath