Choir Practice

Sing Along Practice Files

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Barnes and Noble Song

Solo:
Do you remember me? I sat upon your knee. I wrote to you with childhood fantasies. Well I'm all grown up now, and still need help somehow. I'm not a child but my heart still can dream.
So here's my lifelong wish. My grown up Christmas list, Not for myself but for a world in need.
No more lives torn apart That wars would never start And time would heal all hearts And everyone would have a friend And right would always win And love would never end, no This is my grown up Christmas list
As children we believe The grandest sight to see Was something lovely wrapped beneath the tree But Heaven only knows That packages and bows Can never heal a hurting human soul
No more lives torn apart That wars would never start And time would heal all hearts And everyone would have a friend And right would always win And love would never end, no This is my grown up Christmas list
What is this illusion called the innocence of youth Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth
No more lives torn apart That wars would never start And time would heal all hearts And everyone would have a friend And right would always win And love would never end, no This is my grown up Christmas list This is my only lifelong wish This is my grown up Christmas list

Speak Life

Some days, life feels perfect. Other days it just ain't workin'.
The good, the bad, the right, the wrong and everything in between.

Though it's crazy, amazing. We can turn a heart with the words we say.
Mountains crumble with every syllable. Hope can live or die.

So speak Life, speak Life to the deadest darkest night.
Speak life, speak Life when the sun won't shine and you don't know why.
Look into the eyes of the brokenhearted; watch them come alive as soon as you speak hope,
You speak love, you speak... You speak Life, (oh oh oh oh oh oh) You speak Life. (oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Some days the tongue gets twisted; other days my thoughts just fall apart.
I do, I don't, I will, I won't. It's like I'm drowning in the deep.

Well it's crazy to imagine, words from our lips as the arms of compassion.
Mountains crumble with every syllable. Hope can live or die.

So speak Life, speak Life to the deadest darkest night.
Speak life, speak Life when the sun won't shine and you don't know why.
Look into the eyes of the brokenhearted; watch them come alive as soon as you speak hope,
You speak love, you speak... You speak Life, (oh oh oh oh oh oh) You speak Life. (oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Lift your head a little higher. Spread the love like fire.
Hope will fall like rain when you speak life with the words you say.

Raise your thoughts a little higher. Use your words to inspire.
Joy will fall like rain when you speak life with the things you say.

Lift your head a little higher. Spread the love like fire.
Hope will fall like rain when you speak life with the words you say.

So speak Life, speak Life to the deadest darkest night.
Speak life, speak Life when the sun won't shine and you don't know why.
Look into the eyes of the brokenhearted; watch them come alive as soon as you speak hope,
You speak love, you speak... You speak Life, (oh oh oh oh oh oh) You speak Life. (oh oh oh oh oh oh)

You speak Life, (oh oh oh oh oh oh) You speak Life. (oh oh oh oh oh oh) [repeat]

Some days life feels perfect.

Show Some Kindness, Be a Light

Original music and lyrics by Rebecca Cress ©2021

 

Do you see them, heads down shufflin’ on the street?

Do you see them, shoulders bowin’ in defeat?

Do you see them? Will you look down deep inside,

See the sadness that we all try to hide?

 

‘Cause everybody carries silent burdens,

Everybody holds some pain down deep inside,

Everybody carries silent burdens,

Will you show some kindness, be a light?

 

Do you hear them, lost and lonely ones in tears?

Do you hear them, those who shout out loud their fears?

Do you hear them? Will you open up your heart?

A little kindness, that would be a start.


‘Cause everybody carries silent burdens,

Everybody holds some pain down deep inside,

Everybody carries silent burdens,

Will you show some kindness, be a light?

 

Na-na, naa-na, Na-na, Naa-na

Will you show some kindness, be a light?

Na-na, naa-na, Na-na, Naa-na

Will you show some kindness, be a light?

 

‘Cause everybody carries silent burdens,

Everybody holds some pain down deep inside,

Everybody carries silent burdens,

Will you show some kindness, be a light?