1. |
Shabbat
00:53
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2. |
The Keep Going Song
06:09
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This is the
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going on
Keep going on song
I am Abigail and this is shaun
And we’re so glad that you’ve turned this on and
Welcomed us into your home
And you are welcome into our home
We’re in Dayton ohio!
We’re at my parents house!
We’re at Shauns parents house
We were in Louisville when the shit hit
And we packed our three year old into a car
And drove kind far
We drove here
And we’ve been so lucky and blessed to be safely here
And we thought wed be here for like
Ten days. Tops.
What did we know?
What did we know?
We thought we knew a lot
We thought we knew a lot
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going on
Keep going on song
And we’ve been mostly healthy
Are you ok?
Are you alright?
Are you ok?
Are you alright?
I hope your body is whole tonight
And if your heart is breaking I hope its breaking open
And if your breath is shaking I hope its breaking through
And I hope that you’ve watched a lot of really great television
Like a lot of it
And I hope that you find a hand lotion that actually makes your skin feel better
And I hope you have enough to eat
I Hope you’re getting enough sleep
And I hope you have enough good company
Or enough good memory to last for a long time
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going on
Keep going on song
Lets bring some joy into the room!
Why not?
We could try it!
We could try it!
Or some rage. Or some grief, and relief
I pray my
I pray my rage is a fire that cleans my mind out and
Makes me ready to listen
I pray my pain is a river that flow to the ocean that connects my pain to yours
And I pray my happiness is like pollen
That flies to you
And pollinates your joy
Oh boy
Is that possible?
I don’t know!
I don’t know!
We are making this up as we go!
WE have to make it upas we go
The keep going song
The keep going song oh
Were making it up
We’re making it up as we go
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going on
Keep going on song
And I pray that when we meet again
That the world has changed
Into the world that we are imaging now together
And I pray that the world has become the world that we are planting inside of ourselves for each other And for our ancestors and for our kids
And we’re gonna start
We’re gonna start
This is rough beginning
Thats ill I’ve got is a rough beginning to offer you
W’ere just gonna start by singing some songs
We’re just gonna sing some sings for you
In this tiny space together
And we hope that when you hear them
You will feel a little bit less alone
And we will feel little bit less alone
In the work
And in the hurt
And we will be together tonight
Somehow wherever this is whenever this is
We will be together tonight
For the
Keep going
Keep going
Keep going on
Keep going on song
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3. |
Hard Times
03:56
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The first time I saw you
Third shift had just begun
The sky grows dark
And it’s over run
All I had was in my pockets
All of the leaves were new
You weren’t stopping
Just passing through
Those hard times
Those hard times
Come knocking at your door
I won’t let nothing
No, nothing
Worry you no more
Smart money’s on Donnie
He had the legs to run
His eyes grow dark
And he’s overcome
When you passed me by
I became your lonely one
My body started breaking
It’s still not done
Those hard times
Those hard times
Come knocking at your door
I won’t let nothing
No, nothing
Worry you no more
We lie
Just by trying
Annie always told me
Love has no wings to fly
It leaves you broken
Just passing by
So get the kids and do the laundry
Try not to split in two
Kid there’s not much more
That you can do
Those hard times
Those hard times
Come knocking at your door
I won’t let nothing
No, nothing
Worry you no more
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4. |
Money Coming In
03:48
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I want money coming in
And a good thing to happen
Oh god I know you don’t want any trouble
Oh god you might not like what Ive got too say
But nothing is happening like its supposed to
I’m about to file a complaint
I got the baby in my hands lord
And I’m working every day
I need some good news coming in lord
I know what you’re gonna say
You’re gonna say
The good news is everywhere
Gonna say
The good news is yours for the taking
Yah alright
I know
I know
You’re taking about
Sun rises
Sun falls
Trees grow
Flowers bloom
There was once a light and now its dark but there will be a light again
Is that what you’re saying?
You’re saying
Time is a n ocean and all time lives at once
We feel the heat and then the cold
But every plan is unfolding
at the same rate
That we can’t see but can feel
As ripples though our solar plexus
Meaning what happens next is
Beyond our comprehension
And already begun
Beyond our comprehension
And already begun
The good news is everywhere
The good news is yours for the taking
I want money coming in
And a good thing to happen
Could you put in a less metaphysical way?
I got work to do
I got bills to pay
I guess Jesus wasn’t rich
But he seemed that way
He was born into royalty
Is all I’m gonna say
He was born into royalty
Is all I’m gonna say
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5. |
Red River Birch
04:19
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When the worst come howling
When the congregations scowling
In the pews, daggers at you
Just think of the Great Miami
Washing Through the Church
And rest your head under the red
River Birch
As the waters rush through
The vestry, narthex and pews
Baptize the air that stilled in there
And let the breath of bird song
Light the weary eves
And rest your head under the red
birch trees
Hold me up, help me to stand
Walk me to that holy land
Where my God speaks
Words I can understand
I can understand
When the people claim to
Know what God wants from you
Feel their fear, hold it near
And see the humans under
The weight of the church
And rest your head under the red
River Birch
Hold me up, help me to stand
Walk me through that holy land
Where my God speaks
Words I can understand
I can understand
I can't bear to stay here
And I can't bear to leave
The stares fall down, batter my crown
I want to stand by god
But could he possibly stand here
In the hateful eyes that criticize
Hold me up, help me to stand
Walk me through that holy land
Where my God speaks
Words I can understand
Words I can understand
I can understand
When the worst come howling
When the congregations scowling
In the pews, daggers at you
Just think of the Great Miami
Washing Through the Church
And rest your head under the red
River Birch
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6. |
September 9th
03:52
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When you called
She was already gone
Face all wet
I put my good news on
For you
I don't want to tell you
I don't want to tell you
She’s so big
I watched her walk into the world
I stayed home
I’m an ordinary girl
But you
I don’t want to tell you
It’s gonna make it true
Flowers come
Oh everyone is sorry in the mail
Frame her face
With a hammer and a nail
I smile
I lie for a while
I lie for a while
Remind me
Who are the stories for
The sun goes down
And it casts her light across the floor
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7. |
Line of Fathers
02:42
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THERE IS A LINE OF FATHERS
JUST BEHIND MY SHOULDERS
I CAN FEEL THEIR BREATH ON MY NECK
THEY'RE MARCHING TOWARDS THE BORDERS
FROM THAT WORLD TO THE NEXT
GETTING YOUNGER
GETTING YOUNGER WITH EVERY STEP
CAN I COME IN, THEY ASK
I REMEMBER THE TASTE OF APPLES
I REMEMBER THE SOUND OF RAIN
CAN I COME IN? THEY ASK
I REMEMBER THE LAP OF MY MOTHER
I'VE FORGOTTEN MY MOTHERS NAME
BY THE TIME I CAN SEE THEM
THEY HAVE BECOME CHILDREN
WHO'VE FORGOTTEN
ALL BUT THE WATER IN THEIR MOUTHS
YES I WILL WALTZ WITH THE LIVING
YES I WILL WALTZ WITH THE DEAD
WHEN I LIFT HIM UP
WHEN I SMELL MY BABY'S HEAD
CAN I COME IN, THEY ASK
I REMEMBER THE SOUND OF THUNDER
I REMEMBER THE FEEL OF THE RAIN
CAN I COME IN? THEY ASK
I REMEMBER THE LAP OF MY MOTHER
I'VE FORGOTTEN MY MOTHERS NAME
THE LINE IS SO LONG IT'S A CIRCLE
AND THE CIRCLE'S SO DEEP IT'S A WAVE
AND THE WAVE'S MOVE INTO YOUR BODY
GIRL THAT'S HOW A BABY IS MADE
CAN I COME IN? WE ASK
THIS IS WHAT I CARRY
NOT A BABY
BUT A WORLD
CAN I COME IN? WE ASK
THIS IS WHAT I CARRY
IN THIS BODY OF A GIRL
CAN I COME IN THEY ASK
THIS IS WHAT WE CARRY
YES THE FUTURE
YES THE PAST
WALTZING BRIEFLY IN A MOMENT
IN A FEVER
THAT CANT LAST
THERE IS A LINE OF FATHERS
JUST BEHIND MY SHOULDERS
I CAN FEEL THEIR BREATH ON MY NECK
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8. |
These Roads
03:48
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I WOULDN'T EVER
I'D NEVER THINK
I WOULDN'T EVER
I'D NEVER THINK
I WOULDN'T EVER
I'D NEVER THINK
ALL MY LIFE
I'VE DRIVEN THESE ROADS IN
THE SUMMER, I'VE
KILLED MANY THINGS WITH MY
BODY I'M
LEAVING BEHIND ME
THE SOULS OF A THOUSAND AND
ONE SMALL THINGS
I TAKE IN A BREATH AND
I EXALE THE CARBON
THAT BROKE UP WITHIN ME
I'M LEAVING BEHIND ME
THE SOULS OF A THOUSAND AND ONE
SMALL THINGS
I'VE DRIVEN THESE ROADS IN
THE SUMMER I HEARD YOU THERE
BREATHING BESIDE ME I
HEARD SOMEONE SPEAKING
ABOUT ALL THE GIFTS OF THE GARDEN
I DRAPED THEM UPON ME
THE BODIES
THE BODIES OF MANY A SPIRIT
I'M LEAVING BEHIND ME
THE SOULS OF A THOUSAND AND ONE
SMALL THINGS
I WOULDN'T EVER
I'D NEVER THINK
I WOULDN'T EVER
I'D NEVER THINK
I WOULDN'T EVER
I'D NEVER THINK
ALL MY LIFE
EVEN IN MY YOUTH OH
EVEN IN MY YOUTH
I WAS EATING OF THE FUIT
I WAS EATING THE FRUIT OH
I ATE IT ALL UP
I THREW AWAY THE SEEDS
I'VE DRIVEN THESE ROADS IN
THE SUMMER, I'VE
KILLED MANY THINGS WITH MY
BODY I'M
LEAVING BEHIND ME
THE SOULS OF A THOUSAND AND
ONE SMALL THINGS
THE BONES OF THE OLD ONES TURN INTO
THE OIL THAT SHAKES UP THE GROUND IS THERE
WAITING TO BURN UP
TO BURN UP THE WHOLE WORLD AROUND
I AM LIVING THE LIFE OF
THE ASH OF THE FIRE
THAT STARTED IN CLEVELAND
THE HUSK OF THE RIND OF
THE FACTORY LINE OF OUR HENRY FORD, OH
EVEN IN MY YOUTH OH
EVEN IN MY YOUTH
I WAS EATING OF THE FUIT
I WAS EATING THE FRUIT OH
I ATE IT ALL UP
I THREW AWAY THE SEEDS
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9. |
Joy & Grief
02:25
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10. |
Sovereignty Hymn
03:42
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Joyfully
I am a woman
Joyful
My hands
Joyful
My throat
Joyfully
I am a woman
God gave me this body
When she made my body
To look like her body
To be like her own
Oh joyfully
I hold my body
My holy land
My sacred throne
Joyfully
I hold my sorrows
My skin, my spine
And holy I am
Within my choosing
It is mine
And I am mine
Holy is the priest
Who picked up the phone, who prayed with me
And holy is the guard
who walked me in, who walked me in
Oh holy is the doctor
Who was kind and clear with me
Holy is the knowledge
That could set a body free
Joyfully
I hold my sorrows
My skin, my spine
And holy I am
Within my choosing
It is mine
And I am mine
And Holy is the woman
Who put on her suit
Who stood in the courtroom
And told the truth
Of the light and the dark
Of the world as it is
Of a white room
And a friend in white
Of a small table
And a small white light
A holy space
A holy space
I am a holy space
A holy space
Holy
I am a woman
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11. |
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everything
i held
is falling
everything
i held
is falling
i thought i knew
oh what i thought i know
i thought i knew
but everything i held in my hands
is falling
and when i tell the truth
when i tell the truth
it catches in my hand
and in my throat
it shakes my bones
until i can not stand
let it fall
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12. |
The Bengsons New York
Abigail and Shaun Bengson are a married composing and performing duo.
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