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Wanderer's Hymn
03:44
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Let me not forget where I have been
May the treasures I have gazed upon always remain within
I’ll hold them in my mind
So when my sunset comes I’ll find
That I had not forgotten where I’ve been
Let me stand firm as the mountains I have climbed
Make me rugged, make me gracious as I’m carved away by time
I’ll be capped in silver snow long before those peaks erode
And I’ll bless the many mountains I have climbed
May the placid lakes be mirrors to my soul
In their glimmer I see glances of the days yet to unfold
The reflection is my own
And I have changed, yes I have grown
And in the placid lake I see that I am whole
Oh, if I never do return
To retrace those sacred pathways
Through the forests and the ferns
When the memories grow faint
And my soul begins to yearn
May the wind revive the embers
Let the wild fire burn
May the wilderness I’ve roamed take root inside
Let the terrifying beauty and the darkness all reside
And when the animal inside me cries
I’ll meet the dawn with fiery eyes
For the wilderness has taken root inside
May the waters I have bathed in course through me
Let the rivers be my bloodline flowing home toward the sea
When my final wave subsides
I will retreat into the tide
And when I’ve become the ocean, I’ll be free
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2. |
Just Enough
04:09
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Some days it’s enough just to exist
And let go of the other things
You should’ve done, could’ve done
Forget about those errands on your list
This ain’t a race, there’s no first place
No medals to be won
Sometimes you’ve got to stop to take it in
To feel the sun and walk among the rivers and the trees
Find new paths to wander now and then
And listen for the wisdom that is borne upon the breeze
I know so many questions
Are racing through your mind
You’ll never have all the answers
Just those you need, in time
And what if you knew just enough
What if you knew just enough?
It’s okay that you couldn’t do it all
Cause you never fall behind, you see
You’re right where you are meant to be
The work is never finished ‘til we’re called
To leave behind what lies undone
To finally be set free
Fill your lungs with oxygen
And gaze out on the view
Be still, cause who you are you my friend
Is more than what you do
And what if you were just enough
What if you were just enough?
Know that are worthy as you are
Don’t wait on some future date for things to be just right
Could you try to see the beauty in your scars?
From pain you felt in darkness comes the will to spread the light
Gather all your troubles, dear
Send them to the sky
Your story’s still unfolding here
It’s unclear how or why
And I don’t know where we’re going
There ain’t no landing spot
Don’t miss out on your journey
We only get one shot
And what one was just enough?
Yeah what if one was just enough?
Well what if one was just enough?
What if one was just enough?
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It’s fading out
Like a jet stream dissipating
I’m feeling now
That release I’ve been awaiting
From way up here
On silver wings I’m flying
I’m seeing clear
I can be here without trying
I was wound up tight
Always clenching, grinding, aching
Stayed up all night
To delay the dawn from breaking
Knots in my chest
They were pulling ever tighter
Eating my stress
Wishing I could walk much lighter
I had to many heavy things to hold
Til I loosened up my grip and let some go
And relief is in release
Of what I no longer need
When the air that’s filling me comes from within
And the burning fumes o’ why
Break apart into the sky
I’m moving through
Into the blue again
It all seems so small
And removed when you’re above it
Beyond the wall
Where it’s easier to love it
You’re looking down
On the grey that hung in your sky
It’s leaving now
That you’ve found the blue in your mind
Well you had too many heavy things to hold
Til you loosened up your grip and let some go
And relief is in release
Of what you no longer need
When the air that’s filling you comes from within
And the burning fumes o’ why
Break apart into the sky
You’re moving through
Into the blue again
Yeah moving through
Into the blue again
Now that you know
It’s as if you always knew it
Storms come and go
And you pierce your way right through it
It’s always there
Even when your vision’s clouded
You find your air
Where the lanes are never clouded
And relief is in release
Of what you no longer need
When the air that’s filling you comes from within
And the burning fumes o’ why
Break apart into the sky
You’re moving through
Into the blue again
I’m moving through
Into the blue again
You’re moving through
Into the blue again
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4. |
On Down the Road
03:41
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I’m movin’ to the other side of town
It means I won’t be seein’ you around
It’s just as well
No time to dwell
Just to pack
Takin’ all of me, preparing for the change
And you’re down the street, yet so far outta range
Ever in my mind
Yet the wind behind my back
Says forward son
There’s so much to be done
On down the road
I’m bringin’ only what I’ve room to keep
And I’m thinkin’ that I may be doomed to sleep
With tortured dreams
And could have beens
For awhile
And I leave behind a chest of shattered hopes
In a grave where I will lay the battered ghost
Of a hundred tries
For a love that died out in the cold
And when the dirt’s been packed
There’s no turning back
It’s on down the road
I’ll raise my gaze to faces bright and new
In places where I’ll bear no sight of you
Maybe there I’ll find
A pair of eyes that shine
The way that mine once glowed
When I looked your way
On a gloomy day
Somewhere back the road
Yes I’m movin’ to the other side of town
It seems I won’t be seein’ you around
Come end July
It’s gonna make me cry to go
Not knowing when
We may meet again
On down the road
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5. |
Anatomy
04:16
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Was I clear?
Was I sincere?
I tried to say it in a way
That you might wanna hear
It didn’t go
The way I’d hoped
You said my words lacked heart
They came apart
Like cheaply woven rope
Let’s grab a blackboard and some chalk
I’ll diagram it as you talk
Why don’t you teach me how to see it
through your eyes?
Why don’t you show me the anatomy of apology?
Let’s break it down and walk it through methodically
And I may never be the man you think I ought to be
But I’m tryin’ as best I can
To understand
Examinin’
This specimen
Dissecting words you say you heard
To find what lies within
Our fears and hopes
The ways we cope
Spread out on slides and analyzed
Under the microscope
Let’s grab a blackboard and some chalk
I’ll diagram it as you talk
Go on and teach me how to see it
through your eyes
Go on and show me the anatomy of apology
Let’s break it down and walk it through methodically
And I may never be the man you think I ought to be
But I’m tryin’ as best I can
To understand
This laceration’s waitin’ on a suture
As I’m fumblin’ for the words to mend our future
Oh and I don’t have the perfect line
But I feel your wound as though its mine
Can we sew it back up with a stitch in time?
Can you show me the anatomy of apology
Let’s break it down and walk it through methodically
And I may never be the man you think I ought to be
But I’m tryin’ as best I can
Whoa, to understand
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6. |
I'm On My Way
04:09
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Today
Is just another day
But I’m not quite the same man that
I was before
Change
Is frightening and strange
But I will not remain here when
I’m wanting more
To hell with what I’m not
I’ll work with what I’ve got
I’m taking the first steps
I’m on my way
I’ll be a little braver than yesterday
I’m shaking the past off
I’m on my way to you
And the road
Is perilous I’m told
And only for the bold ones who
Would search by night
To find
A higher state of mind
And leave the past behind to seek
The lasting light
There’s no more room for fear
The journey starts right here
I’m taking the first steps
I’m on my way
I’ll be a little braver than yesterday
I’m shaking the past off
I’m on my way to you
It begins
The endless journey in
To places noone’s been to face
The demons there
It takes
a spirit that won’t break
and though my legs will quake I’ll tread
This path so rare
Naked and alone
On the edge of the unknown
A step is all it takes
To finally feel awake
I’m taking the first steps
I’m on my way
I’ll be a little braver than yesterday
I’m shaking the past off
I’m on my way to you
Yeah I’m on my way
I’m taking the first steps
I’m on my way
I’ll be a little braver than yesterday
I’m shaking the past off
I’m on my way to you
Yeah I’m on my way to you
I’m on my way to you
I’m on my way to you
I’m on my way to you
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Tim Ward Jr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hi, I'm Tim. I'm a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and deep in my core, a poet. Through music, I explore the full spectrum of
living: grief and longing; joy and love; the beautiful and difficult marvel of being alive here and now.
Wherever and however these songs find their way into your life, I hope they can take you somewhere that reminds you of the wondrous complexity of your own experience.
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