1. |
More Than Anything
04:44
|
|||
|
MORE THAN ANYTHING
© 2009 Amanda West Music
Hold on my child
stay inside for a while
It’s safe and warm where you are
and there’s a lot to do out here
before you arrive
And I don’t want anything, I don’t want anything
I don’t want anything to be in the way when you come
No I don’t want anything, I don’t want anything
I don’t want anything to be in the way of my love
Mama Love
So not yet my Little One
I’m still figuring out this life on my own
It’s a big strange world out here
A labrynth filled with faith and fear
For us each to weave our way through
And they say there is nothing, they say there is nothing
They say there is nothing that is guaranteed
But I’m still looking for something, reaching for something
Forming something I can tie to my life and be
strong as you’ll need me to be
So just hold on my dear
Your time is not quite here
But I have it all in mind
The day when you arrive
And I know there’ll be nothing, I know there’ll be nothing
I know there’ll be nothing more important than you when you come
So I hope more than anything, more than anything
I hope more than anything we can find a time that’s ripe
For you and for me
For you to be
Born!
On the day, when you arrive
|
||||
2. |
The Summer You Were Born
03:38
|
|||
|
THE SUMMER YOU WERE BORN
© 2012 Amanda West Music
The summer I stayed home
I did not tend my nest
dust stayed on the shelves
projects all unfinished
The summer I stayed home
letters were unwritten
the kitchen was abandoned
and weeds grew in the garden
'Cause the summer I stayed home
there's only one thing that I did
I made a human being
I made a human being
and learned how to love him
The summer I stayed home
no one saw me on the street
I missed every festival,
parade and party
The summer I stayed home
I stepped out of the game
out of the workforce
made no money to my name
'Cause the summer I stayed home
there's only one thing that I did
I made a human being
I made a human being
and learned how to love him
The longest I ever pushed
the most I ever gave
the hardest I ever worked, ever
was the summer I stayed home!
It was the most I ever did
I made a human being
I made a human being
and learned how to love him
The summer I stayed home
felt I'd never leave again
but September always comes
and summer always ends
The summer I stayed home
the summer I stayed home
The summer you were born
The summer you were born!
|
||||
3. |
Endless Sky
03:33
|
|||
|
ENDLESS SKY
© 2013 Amanda West Music
Oh how I’ve loved you all along
I loved you even before the dawn
And with every day that comes rolling by
I love you more like an endless sky
And every start that comes out at night
is really a sun with its own firelight
And all the suns and all the moons
are shadows compared to my love for you
Hmmm
Yes every start that comes out at night
is really a sun with its own firelight
And all the suns and all the moons
are shadows compared to my love for you
So come with me my baby sweet
I’ll kiss your nose and I’ll kiss your feet
I’ll hold you close and sing you a song
and carry you into the dawn
And every start that comes out at night
is really a sun with its own firelight
And all the suns and all the moons
are shadows compared to my love for you
x2
Yes, all the suns and all the moons
are shadows compared to my love for you
|
||||
4. |
Sweet Surrender
04:42
|
|||
|
by Sarah Mclachlan, © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
|
||||
5. |
Hello & Goodbye
04:44
|
|||
|
HELLO & GOODBYE
© 2013 Amanda West Music
Your head is at last on the pillow
Your breathing, even and sweet
I run my fingers over your soft, round cheeks
This little person beside me
will last such a short, short time
Every day we must say “Hello and Goodbye”
It’s in these childhood rhythms
the truth of life comes so clear –
All is temporary, just be Here
When you’re raging in toddler fashion
and pushing against all that I do
each moment feels like forever and I lose
But this little person beside me
will last such a short, short time
Every day we must say “Hello and Goodbye”
And someday somebody else
will be kissing you goodnight
Running fingers over your cheeks now, strong and wise
And this little person beside me
will last such a short, short time
Every day we must say
Every day we must say
Hello and Goodbye
Hello and Goodbye
Hello and Goodbye
Hello and Goodbye
|
||||
Amanda West California
For the seekers and the artists, the mothers, children and elders, for the ones who wonder, choosing the path less travelled, and the ones who listen with their whole heart cracked open, these songs are for you. Amanda’s music breathes mindfulness, medicine and magic. Distilled over a 25 year-long career of songwriting, touring, recording & teaching, this is the truth you have been seeking. ... more
If you like Amanda West, you may also like:
Better By Now
by Brooke Annibale
The indie-pop artist reflects on love and anxiety on her latest album.
go to album
Love, Loss and Washing Lines
by Matt Hawkins
A dozen folky songs from this Brisbane musician recall the wit and romance of early Billy Bragg.
go to album
This Is Real EP
by Kristy Clark
featured on Bandcamp Radio Jun 17, 2014
go to album
Veneer (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
by José González
featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 29, 2023
go to album
Onliness (songs of solitude & singularity)
by Josienne Clarke
Folk artist Josienne Clarke revisits music from her back catalog, infusing these lonesome songs with a new luminosity and drive.
go to album
Once Upon A Time In Montréal
by Murray A. Lightburn
The folk artist explores grief through these smooth and soulful tracks.
go to album
featured on Bandcamp Radio Dec 6, 2022
go to album
