Comin' Down Lyrics

Conquer the angry by not getting angry Conquer the wicked by goodness Conquer the stingy by generosity Conquer the liar by speaking only truth Conquer the angry by equanimity ...Read Full Lyrics

Who is this hurting mother? Don't want to be her now. Who in the hell's that sad reflection? How did I lose myself? How many times I walk the river, wondering what life's for, Sobb...Read Full Lyrics

I'm black on blacker velvet, Milk skin and veins, Like some El Greco painting, So full of pain. So full of longing for light of day. I thought I knew who I was in the world. But he...Read Full Lyrics

I keep walking down the same city streets The same city lines, to the same lonely beat People say hello but I don't know what to say I don't know how I feel, I just can't act that ...Read Full Lyrics

Here I am, a black-eyed bird, remaining silent. I simply watch, your little life from high above. Wanting to call you, wanting to sing, Inside your ears and lips and eyes and soul,...Read Full Lyrics

Freedom is another word for facing all my lonely fear Freedom is your final word for getting off the ledge with me Will you ever share your secret world? Your dreams beyond the ...Read Full Lyrics

I remember the pain in my mother's eyes, I remember the pain of her compromise years ago. I always wanted to help to make it go away, I didn't know it was her freedom that she need...Read Full Lyrics

Whether it be across that sea Kosove, Baghdad, Korea Or here at home, right under our fingertips In new slavery prison systems Holding one in four black American brothers The one ...Read Full Lyrics

Where's my white knight, My prince to save the day? I've always paved my own way. I'm all alone, Bringing home the bread, Raising the kid, fi xing the bed. I wanna be a star, Like...Read Full Lyrics

Heart door With dolly parton Writer paula cole There is a diamond inside of me that lights up the sky of my soul Where fell the diamond when I believed that all of the hurt was my...Read Full Lyrics