Beyond the Blue [Song]

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BEYOND THE BLUE
By Josh Garrels
Album: Love & War &The Sea In Between

Stand on the shores of a sight unseen
The substance of this dwells in me
'Cause my natural eyes only go skin deep
But the eyes of my heart anchor the sea.

Plumbing the depths to the place in between
The tangible world and the land of a dream
Because everything here ain’t quite what it seems
There’s more beneath the appearance of things
A beggar could be king within the shadows of a wing.

Yeah, wisdom will honor everyone who will learn
To listen, to love, and to pray and discern
And to do the right thing even when it burns
And to live in the light through each treacherous turn.

A man is weak, but the spirit yearns
To keep to the course from the bow to the stern
And to throw overboard every selfish concern
That tries to work for what can’t be earned.

Sometimes the only way to return is to go
Where the winds will take you,
And to let go of all you cannot hold on to
For the hope beyond the blue.

I sing, yellow and gold as the new day dawns
Like a virgin unveiled who waited so long
To dance and rejoice and to sing her song
And to rest in the arms of a love so strong.

No one comes unless they’re drawn
By the voice of desire that leads em’ along
To the redemption of what went wrong
By the blood that covered the innocent one
No more separation between us.

So lift your voice just one more time
If there’s any hope, may it be a sign
That everything was made to shine
Despite what you can see.

So take this bread and drink this wine
And hide your spirit in the vine
Where all things work by a good design
For those who will believe.

And let go of all we cannot hold on to
For the hope beyond the blue.

Said I let go of all I could not hold on to
For the hope I have in you.

Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are often transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance! ..............................................................................................................................


A Note From The Gull

Thank you, Josh Garrels! Ths Spirit is moving in your music.

"Sometimes the only way to return is to go

Where the winds will take you,

And to let go of all you cannot hold on to

For the hope beyond the blue...

So lift your voice just one more time

If there’s any hope, may it be a sign

That everything was made to shine

Despite what you can see.

So take this bread and drink this wine

And hide your spirit in the vine

Where all things work by a good design

For those who will believe."

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare