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Keepers of the Flame
04:06
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As our people needed warmth, received the gift of fire
Sophisticate our love, mandellas of desire
Our elders spoke of wisdom, our children cried for milk
Our lonely cried for comfort, our royalty for silk
And we embraced the sacred heart and call the holy name
Bow to the keepers of the flame
As our dreamers paint the future, as our poets dream in vain
As we address injustice, as our fields embrace the rain
And we keep the fires burning and blow upon the coals
And weather every conflict that prays upon our souls
And we embraced the sacred heart and call the holy name
Bow to the keepers of the flame
Travel’ every highway, dance to every blues
Shake off every set back that turns us into fools
As some preserve and some abuse, and in the end the losers lose
And with a flame within our hearts protects the spark that fire starts
And we embrace the sacred heart
And call the holy name
Bow to the keepers of the flame
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Shine Shine Shine
05:24
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How low can you go? What can you show for your time
How long have you lived? How much joy did you find
How many hearts did you break? How many friends did you make
Peace be with you, travel safe and prosper
And when the light comes, shine, shine, shine
How free can you be? How far can you take it
Are you for real? Use it, lose it, or forsake it
How many knives in your back? Fantasy, fiction or fact
Peace be with you, travel safe and prosper
And when the light comes, shine, shine, shine
How strong is your mind? Do you possess any power
How thick are your walls? Alone in your ivory tower
Why so much anger and pain? Makes yourself sick and insane
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3. |
Jubilation Nation
03:12
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Light of Love
03:16
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With a humble heart and a grateful soul
A wondrous mind and a noble goal
As pain dissolves and fades away
Opinions die more everyday
I saw the Light shine from above
A Light of Mercy A Light of Love
When teachers die and spirits fly
And legends fade away
With a heavy heart but a wiser soul
I will send you on your way
Chorus
And the wind blows East, the wind blows West
And the rains came down, and you feel you’re blessed
And we all prayed not one but three
Me for You --You for Me
You left me standing all alone
With lifeless eyes and a face of stone
My uttered words, my rhythmic breath
My eyes to God, my Birth from Death
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Amerisaris
02:59
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I learned to heal my body with Prayer and Aztec clay
I learned these things in Burma, from the Monks of Mandalay
I learned to fly while dreaming, while staring at the sun
I learned to tell the truth, with my hands and with my drum
I died a million lifetimes, while trying to stay alive
But I lost count by living, lifetime number five
Ridiculed and laughed at. Soiled me with mud
I think I know how Noah felt after the great flood
In these private times of silence
In these moments of reflection
Distance from my personal
And make the grand connection
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6. |
Climb These Walls
05:17
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It’s the first time in a long time
That the fires cooled in hell
There ain’t no place you can hide from heaven
I saw you on your knees praying to be free
Take these chains off
I no longer need them
Climb these walls and let me go
Climb these walls, let me go
All the ivory in the jewelry
All the ivory in the world
Ain’t nothing you can do for no one
I saw the rockets launched in Southern California
And I saw the rainbows of diffusion
Climb these walls and let me go
Climb these walls, let me go
All the guns, and all the words, and all the laws and all the cops
Can’t make you live against your conscience
I know you as a good man
And I know you as my friend,
There ain’t nothing you can say to hurt me
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7. |
Head in the Clouds
04:00
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Churches all were empty, Preacher all alone
Could his prayers reach Heaven through these walls of stone
An old Montana cowboy worked the place so long
Could he tell his story in a cowboy song
Head in the Clouds feet on the ground
The Power of Dreams the Color of Sound
A pretty Texas bar maid had herself a dream
She could see her name in lights on the Silver Screen
A Nova Scotia sailor, humbled to his knees
Following the trade winds, sailed the Seven Seas
Head in the Clouds feet on the ground
The Power of Dreams the Color of Sound
A broken hearted bride’s maid smiled through the day
Gathered with the ladies, she caught the bride’s bouquet
Rusted cars in salvage yards, graffitti on the walls
Could I get to Easy Street when my fortune calls
Head in the Clouds feet on the ground
To win and to lose as Life goes on
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Before the Wind
04:06
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Before the Fire, Before the Wind
I bowed my head, drank to my friends
I tried so hard, I'll try again
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
Before the Winter, Before the Fall
Before the Fences, Before the Wall
I pledged my love to you again
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
Hold Your Glasses High
Hold Your Glasses High
I Swear My Love Will Never End
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
Before the Color, Before the Light
Before the Storm, Before the Night
I love you Now, I loved you Then
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
Hold Your Glasses High
Hold Your Glasses High
I Swear My Love Will Never End
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
Before The Sun, Before the Pain
I prayed the Sky would send some Rain
It's coming down, I don't know when
Before the Fire, Before the Wind
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I'll Make You a Drum
04:51
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Many moons many suns over 99 years
The buffalo died on the wise open range
So the great spirit left, so we sell cigarettes
And the warriors dance on the Idaho plains
Will you make me a drum, will you make me a drum
So I can make thunder, and bring back the sun
When the trees come alive, when the deer start to run
When the river gets warm, I’ll make you a drum
I heard sounds in my heart, I felt pain in my ears
The fence made of laws to keep us all here
I will run like the wind, I will fight like a bear
You can’t buy my heart, and you don’t own the air
Chorus
In a house made of wood, In the shape of a square
My body might be, But my spirit’s not there
In a circle of strength, In a warrior’s will
The sound of the soul, It’s a sound you can feel
Chorus
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MichaelOnFire.com
From his beginnings as a songwriter working out of Detroit’s famed United Sound Studios, to his recordings with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, to the progressive jazz of Prismatic, to the years in L.A. and Nashville, making records with Stephen Stills, and Joe Vitale, to the nonstop touring, Michael On Fire has been relentless in his commitment to creative expression and musical performance. ... more
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