Friday, October 25, 2013

Be Born In Me (Mary) - Francesca Battistelli

Everything inside me cries for order.
Everything inside me wants to hide.
Is this shadow an angel or a warrior?
If God is pleased with me, why am I so terrified?
Someone tell me I am only dreaming.
Somehow help me see with Heaven's eyes.
And before my head agrees,
My heart is on its knees.
Holy is He.
Blessed am I.

Be born in me;
Be born in me.
Trembling heart, somehow I believe
That You chose me!
I'll hold You in the beginning;
You will hold me in the end.
Every moment in the middle,
Make my heart Your Bethlehem.
Be born in me.

All this time we've waited for the promise;
All this time You've waited for my arms.
Did You wrap Yourself inside the unexpected
So we might know that love would go that far?

Be born in me;
Be born in me.
Trembling heart, somehow I believe
That You chose me!
I'll hold You in the beginning;
You will hold me in the end;
Every moment in the middle,
Make my heart Your Bethlehem.
Be born in me.

I am not brave;
I'll never be.
The only thing my heart can offer is a vacancy.
I'm just a girl, nothing more;
But I am willing.
I am Yours.

Whoa. Whoa-oa-oa, whoa-oa, whoa-oh-oh

Be born in me!
Be born in me.
I'll hold You in the beginning;
You will hold me in the end;
Every moment in the middle,
Make my heart Your Bethlehem.
Be born in me.




Copyright Francesca Battistelli and Sparrow Records.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Safe - Britt Nicole

You keep trying to get inside my head,
While I keep trying to lose the words you said.
Can't you see I'm hanging by a thread,
To my life, what I know?
Yeah, I'm losing control and...

Oh no, my walls are gonna break.
So close, it's more than I can take.
I'm so tired of turning and running away
When love just isn't safe.

You're not safe.

I'm strong enough, I've always told myself.
I never wanna need somebody else.
But I've already fallen from that hill.
So I'm dropping my guard.
Here's your chance at my heart, and...



Oh no, my walls are gonna break.

So close, it's more than I can take.
I'm so tired of turning and running away
When love just isn't...

Everything you want, but it's everything you need.
It's not always happy endings, but it's all the in-betweens.
It's taken so long, so long to finally see
That your love is worth the risk.

Oh no, my walls are gonna break

Oh no, my walls are gonna break.

So close, it's more than I can take.
I'm so tired of turning and running away
When love just isn't safe.

Oh no, my walls are gonna break.

So close, it's more than I can take.
I'm so tired of turning and running away
When love just isn't safe.

You're not safe, and that's okay.

Copyright Britt Nicole and her record label (or is it just the record label?)

Friday, October 11, 2013

I See the Light (from Disney's Tangled)

All those days watching from the windows;
All those years, outside, looking in.
All that time, never even knowing
Just how blind I've been.

Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight.
Now I'm here, suddenly I see:
Standing here, it's all so clear;
I'm where I'm meant to be.

And at last I see the light,
And it's like the fog has lifted.
And at last I see the light,
And it's like the sky is new.
And it's warm and real and bright,
And the world has somehow shifted.
All at once, everything looks different,
Now that I see you.

All those days, chasing down a daydream;
All those years, living in a blur.
All that time, never truly seeing
Things the way they were.

Now she's here, shining in the starlight.
Now she's here, suddenly I know:
If she's here, it's crystal clear;
I'm where I'm meant to go!

And at last I see the light,
And it's like the fog has lifted.
And at last I see the light,
And it's like the sky is new.
And it's warm and real and bright;
And the world has somehow shifted.
All at once, everything is different,
Now that I see you.

Now that I see you.

Blue=Flynn
Pink=Rapunzel
Purple=Both together


Copyright DISNEY

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Vanilla Twilight (Owl City)

The stars lean down to kiss you,
And I lie awake and miss you.
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere.

'Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly,
But I'll miss your arms around me.
I'd send a postcard to you, dear;
'Cause I wish you were here.

I'll watch the night turn light blue
But it's not the same without you,
'Cause it takes two to whisper quietly.

The silence isn't so bad,
'Til I look at my hands and feel sad,
'Cause the spaces between my fingers
Are right where yours fit perfectly.

I'll find repose in new ways,
Though I haven't slept in two days,
'Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone.

But drenched in vanilla twilight,
I'll sit on the front porch all night,
Waist deep in thought because when
I think of you, I don't feel so alone.

I don't feel so alone.
I don't feel so alone.

As many times as I blink,
I'll think of you tonight.

(Tonight, tonight, tonight...)

I'll think of you tonight

When violet eyes get brighter,
And heavy wings grow lighter,
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again.

And I'll forget the world that I knew,
But I swear I won't forget you!
Oh, if my voice could reach back through the past,
I'd whisper in your ear:
"Oh darling, I wish you were here!"

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Day by Day (hymn, written by Caroline Sandell-Berg and Oscar Ahnfelt)

  1. Day by day, and with each passing moment,
    Strength I find to meet my trials here.
    Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
    I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.

  2. He Whose heart is kind beyond all measure
    Gives unto each day what He deems best.
    Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
    Mingling toil with peace and rest.
  1. Every day, the Lord Himself is near me
    With a special mercy for each hour.
    All my cares He feign would bear and cheer me,
    He Whose Name is Counselor and Pow’r.
  2. The protection of His child and treasure
    Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
    “As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
    This the pledge to me He made.

Help me then in every tribulation
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord;
That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
Offered me within Thy holy Word.

Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Till I reach the promised land.


Copyright Public Domain

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Meant To Be (Steven Curtis Chapman, for Veggie Tales "It's A Meaningful Life" DVD)

Long before you drew your first breath,
A dream was comin' true.
God wanted to give a gift to the world,
So He wrapped it up in you.

And ev'ry step that you've taken,
Ev'ry move that you make
Is part of His plan.

You were meant to be touching the lives you touch,
And meant to be here making this world so much more than it would be
Without you in it.

You were meant to be bringing the gifts you bring,
Singin' the songs you were given to sing.
You are perfectly, wonderfully, beautifully meant to be.
(Yeah)
You were meant to be.

Long before you took your first fall,
You stumbled to the ground.
God started telling the story of you
To the angels gathered around.

Ev'ry failure and vict'ry,
And ev'rything in between.
It's all in His hand.

You were meant to be touching the lives you touch,
And meant to be here making this world so much more than it would be
Without you in it.

You were meant to be bringing the gifts you bring,
Singin' the songs you were given to sing.
You are perfectly, wonderfully, beautifully meant to be.
(Yeah)
You were meant to be.

You are, you are, you are meant to be.
You are, you are, you are meant to be.

For every breath that you're taking,
And every move that you make;
It's a meaningful life you've been given,
So live it well.

You were meant to be touching the lives you touch,
And meant to be here making this world so much more than it would be
Without you in it.

You were meant to be bringing the gifts you bring,
Singin' the songs you were given to sing.
You are perfectly, wonderfully, beautifully meant to be.
(Yeah)
You were meant to be.

To be.
You were meant to be.

Copyright Steven Curtis Chapman, Veggie Tales, and/or whoever else owns it. I.e., not me, but it's proper owners.

Friday, August 9, 2013

The Call (from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)

It started out as a feeling,
Which then grew into a hope;
Which then turned into a quiet thought,
Which then turned into a quiet word.

And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til there was a battle cry.
I'll come back when you call me;
No need to say goodbye.

Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never been this way before.
All you can do is try to know who your friends are
As you head off to the war.

Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light.
You'll come back when it's over;
No need to say goodbye.

You'll come back when it's over;
No need to say goodbye.

Now we're back to the beginning;
It's just a feeling, and no one knows yet.
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget.

Let your mem'ries grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes.
You'll come back when they call you;
No need to say goodbye.

You'll come back when they call you;
No need to say goodbye.



Written and performed by Regina Spektor specifically for the film.

Copyright to all the proper people--Disney, Walden Media, Regina Spektor and her label; any and all who apply.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

We Could Be In Love (Lea Salonga ft. Brad Kane)

Be still my heart.
Lately its mind is all its own.
It would go far and wide
Just to be near you.

Even the stars
Shine a bit bright, I've noticed
When you're close to me.

Still it remains a mystery.

Anyone who's seen us
Knows what's goin' on between us.
It doesn't take a genius
To read between the lines.

And it's not just wishful thinking
Or only me who's dreaming.
I know what these are symptoms of:
We could be in love.

I ask myself why
I sleep like a baby through the night.
Maybe it helps to know
You'll be there tomorrow.

Don't open my eyes
(Oooh oooh ooh)
I'll wake from the spell I'm under,
Makes me wonder how
(Tell me how)
I could live without you now.

And what about the laughter;
The happy ever after?
Like voices of sweet angels
Calling out our names?

And it's not just wishful thinking
Or only me who's dreaming.
I know what these are symptoms of:
We could be in love.

All my life I have dreamed of this,
But I could not see your face.

Don't ask why two such distant stars
Can fall right into place!

Anyone who's seen us
Knows what's goin' on between us.
It doesn't take a genius
To read between the lines.

Ohhh.

And it's not just wishful thinking
Or only me who's dreaming.
I know what these are symptoms of:
We could be in love.

Oh, it doesn't take a genius
To know what these are symptoms of.
We could be (Ohhh hohhh)
We could be, we could be in love.

(We could be in)
We could be in love.

Copyright to Lea Salonga and Brad Kane and whatever record label if any owns this

**Fun fact** These are the singing voices of Aladdin and Princess Jasmine from the 1991 Disney movie

Saturday, July 20, 2013

At the Beginning (from Anastasia)

We were strangers, starting out on a journey,
Never dreaming what we'd have to go through.
Now here we are, and I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you.

No one told me I was going to find you.
Unexpected, what you did to my heart.
When I lost hope, you were there to remind me,
"This is the start!"

And life is a road and I wanna keep going;
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing;
Life is a road, now and forever,
Wonderful journey.

I'll be there when the world stops turning,
I'll be there when the storm is through.
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you.

We were strangers on a crazy adventure,
Never dreaming how our dreams would come true.
Now here we stand, unafraid of the future,
At the beginning with you!

And life is a road and I wanna keep going;
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing;
Life is a road, now and forever,
Wonderful journey.

I'll be there when the world stops turning,
I'll be there when the storm is through.
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you.

Knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me, alone in the dark .
Now I know my dream will live on;
I've been waiting too long.
Nothing's gonna tear us apart!

And life is a road and I wanna keep going;
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing;
Life is a road, now and forever,
Wonderful journey.

I'll be there when the world stops turning,
I'll be there when the storm is through.
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you.

Yeah, ay yeah.

Life is a road and I wanna keep going;
Love is a river I wanna keep going on,
Starting out on a journey.

And life is a road and I wanna keep going;
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing;
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you.

Mmmm

Copyright to the Anastasia filmmakers (and performing artists?)
Performed by Richard Marx and Donna Lewis


Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Silverlined (Summertime's End)


Up high on a mountainside,
She softly dreams, breathing the sky,
Wondering why
She feels alive.

And every day, she thinks of me
And how things are different now,
Knowing somehow
That something's changed inside.

So breaking free, she says goodbye
Beneath a cold day in July,
And leaves the life she knew behind
To be a witness to the world,
To be a different kind of girl
And prove her clouds are only gray
Because they're silverlined.

She blows a kiss into the breeze,
And somehow, all these miles away,
Miles away,
I can feel her right beside me.

And when I hold her hand once more,
I'll remind her to stay ever the same,
Never afraid,
To make Him proud.

So breaking free, she says goodbye
Beneath a cold day in July,
And leaves the life she knew behind
To be a witness to the world,
To be a different kind of girl
And prove her clouds are only gray
Because they're silverlined.

I know someday we'll meet again
When the skyline glows the way it used to glow.
But until then, let's change this world,
And don't ever let Him go!

So breaking free, she says goodbye
Beneath a cold day in July,
And leaves the life she knew behind
To be a witness to the world,
To be a different kind of girl
And prove her clouds are only gray
Because they're silverlined.

Copyright Summertime's End

Bonus: The lyrics from the female's point of view :) (Yes, I compiled the girl's version)

Sunday, July 14, 2013

I Need to Know (Barbie as the Island Princess)

Ro:

Where is the land I come from?
Who lives where I was born?
Why do my mem'ries start with a storm?

What if I have a family,
Somewhere beyond the sea?
Could there be someone there missing me?

Tell me why I'm not sleeping and my heart is leaping inside me?
Could this be one of those times when your feelings decide?

Why does he look through circles?
Why does he hide his feet?
Why do I feel so shy when we meet?

Is this the tree he sleeps in?
What can he see from there?
Could there be new horizons to share?

All these questions keep turning and churning and burning inside me!
What are these feelings I feel when he's here by my side?

I need to know these answers;
I need to find my way;
Seize my tomorrow,
Learn my yesterday.

I need to take these chances,
Let all my feelings show.
Can't tell what's waiting;
Still I need to go.
I need to know.


Antonio:

Isn't she just amazing, daring and bold and sure?

Different from girls that I've met before.
 
Do you think she might like me?
How do I look tonight?
I just want everything to be right.

All these questions keep turning and churning and burning inside me!
What are these feelings I feel when she's here by my side?


Both:

I need to know these answers;
I need to find my way;
Seize my tomorrow,
Learn my yesterday.

I need to take these chances,
Let all my feelings show.
Can't tell what's waiting;
Still I need to go.
I need to know. 


Copyright Mattel 2007

Friday, July 5, 2013

God's Got a Plan

So little time, and there’s so much to do
And the signs seem like they’re against you.
Defeated, you throw in the towel and say,
“I guess it’s not gonna happen today.”


But don’t give up. Don’t give in;
God’s got a plan and you belong to Him.
He might say wait, or He might say no
But if it’s His will, have faith and you’ll go.


Sometimes it feels like there’s no way out.
No way to get where you need to be.
But I promise you that with God’s help,
If you believe, you’ll break free.


So don’t give up. Don’t give in;
God’s got a plan and you belong to Him.
He might say wait, or He might say no
But if it’s His will, have faith and you’ll go.


God works miracles when you trust Him,
When you believe that what He says, He’ll do.
He’ll hear your prayers, for he’s always list’nin’;
And I promise He will make a way for you.


Even if it’s not what you expected
When you look back, you’ll see;
What happened worked out for the best,
For God knew what was going to be.


So don’t give up. Don’t give in;
God’s got a plan and you belong to Him.
He might say wait, or He might say no
But if it’s His will, have faith and you’ll go.

By The Valiant Queen (S.R. Gilman)