Xavier Rudd

I sit at my window
With everything I've done
Doors that I've opened
The webs that i've spun

And the candle beside me
it burns to the left
and the rain on the clay
sends the lizard to it's nest

will there be a time
when i'll hold you again
With my arms spread out
My chest you'll rest

And I'll write you a letter
With everything I know
'bout the weight of the world
And the way things could go

So live up my friend
Step back again
For somethings will be given
For some you'll have to bend
You' ll have to bend my friend
To hold on to this
For somethings will come easy
And some will be a test
(You'll have to bend)

Now the ocean connects me
To everything i know
I'm mellowing my mind
So my heart, it can call

With these trees as my witness
I'll slice up some fruit
And each to their peacefull
good intentions and truth

There will be a time


when i'll hold you again
With my arms spread out
I will dive right in

So now here is your letter
With everything I know
'Bout the weight of the world
And the way things could go

So live up my friend
Step back again
For somethings will be given
For some you'll have to bend
You'll have to bend my friend
To hold on to this
For somethings will come easy
And some will be a test
You'll have to bend

Now the ocean connects me
To everything I know
I'm mellowing my mind
So my heart, it can call

With these trees as my witness
I'll slice up some fruit
And each to their peacefull
good intentions and truth

There will be a time
When i'll hold you again
With my arms spread out
I will dive right in

So now here is your letter
With everything I know
'bout the weight of the world
And the way things could go

Xavier Rudd ??짖€" Messages

So now come sit down
Will you talk with me now
Let me see through your eyes
Where there is so much light
We are biding our time
For these myths to unwind
For these changes we will confront

So please beware
With every place that you had
Look to your soul
For the things that you know
For the trees that we see
Can not forever breathe
With the changes they will confront

CHORUS:
You know some people they just won't understand
no I just won't understand
These things
Thank you for your message but I don't understand
no I just won't understand
These things

For this sacred land
It has seen many hands
It has wealth and gold
Yet it is fragile and old
And all the greedy souls
Just don't care to know
Of the changes it will confront

So speak out loud
Of the things you are proud
And if you love this coast
Then keep it clean as it hopes
'Cause the way that it shines
May just dwindle with time
With the changes it will confront



CHORUS:
You know some people they just won't understand
no I just won't understand
These things
Thank you for your message but I don't understand
no I just won't understand
These things


So hold nice and close
I want to get to your soul
So that when it is cold
You won't feel so alone
'Cause the roads that you take
May just crack and break
With the changes you will confront

With each gift that you share
You may heal and repair
With each choice you make
You may help someone's day
Well I know you are strong
May your journey be long
And now I wish you the best of luck
Well I know you are strong
May your journey be long
And now I wish you the best of luck.

CHORUS:
You know some people they just won't understand
no I just won't understand
These things
Thank you for your message but I don't understand
no I just won't understand
These things

here and now our choices here are growing thin,
as children grow they grow with what they see
in these times where paranioa closes in
power and hate a rampaging disease
in our minds we build the blocks to what we need
in our minds we are reaching out for peace
in our hearts we know of such the hills to climb
in our hearts a sesne of mass defeat

shame sahme these games that they play with you and me
shame for these games that they play our children will keep

these are our times this problem much to big to hold


for you and i far too high to reach
we can begin by holding close the things we know
and valuing our pockets of peace
these are the earth the sun the moon the sea the sky
these are the gifts to which we all agree
through these things and those we love we can unite
and sink into our pockets of peace

Well I see, because this is my window
Your questions, with every move I make
So much time, I filled up with answers
To why my feet, will always hold their ground

Need to be the one
Redefine yourself
See it in your mind
This is all a game
Do it all again
Redefine yourself
See it in your mind
This is all a game



This is my fortune

Well I see, the sun in my window
That questions will remain

This is my fortune

So go but be kind
you have luck on your side
born into a family with food in their bellies
and a car for them to drive
People sleeping on the concrete
still smile behind their signs
So go now be happy and be free
you, you have so much time

If you go chances are you'll come again
if you come chances are you'll go
so be mellow let it flow let it bend
I'll see you somewhere at the end

So go but be kind
you have luck on your side
born into a family with food in their bellies
and a car for them to drive
People sleeping on the concrete
still smile behind their signs
So go now be happy and be free
you, you have so much time



If you go chances are you'll come again
if you come chances are you'll go
so be mellow let it flow let it bend
I'll see you somewhere at the end

So go but be kind
you have love, love on your side
born into a family with food in their bellies
and a car for them to drive
People sleeping on the concrete
still smile behind their signs
so go now be happy and be free
you, you have so much time

So go, go but be kind

I See you sleeping only in my mind
I have been away alone this season
I waste so much time
Thinking of when I would hold you gently
And I'd look into your eyes
And I would be the one to calm your shaking
When you would cry

I miss you in my life
I miss you in my life
I miss you in my life
So miss you in my life

You hide your answers within every smile
Time and time again I'd lose my chances
To reconcile


Even if I had my time over
it would take a while
To reveal all my best intentions
That I let slip by

I miss you in my life
I miss you in my life
I miss you in my life
So miss you in my life

Well, here I am this is my shelter
Here I'm at one with these trees
And all these birds sing to my rhythms
And these waves they comfort me

Do what you will while you're able
Find what it is that you seek
Only I'll fly, fly, fly above the ocean
I will fly so high above the see

If it's shelter you're searching for
One that I cannot provide
Well, I wish you well on your journey
I hope your dreams they come alive
I hope your dreams back down and they, they thrive
I hope your dreams they come alive

Do, Do, Do
Do, Do, Do
Do, Do, Do

Well, I filled my cup with the answers
And I filled my cup with your lies
You topped it up with your mysterys
And all those secrets I denied

Do what you will while you're able
Find what it is that you seek
Only I'll fly, fly, fly above the ocean
I will fly so high above the see

If it's shelter you're searching for
One that I cannot provide
Well, I wish you well on your journey
I hope your dreams they come alive
I hope your dreams back down and they, they thrive

I Hope Your Dreams They Come Alive
I Hope Your Dreams Back Down And Thrive

Do, Do, Do
Do, Do, Do
Do, Do, Do

Let Me Be
(Xavier Rudd)
oh,uhuh,uh,uh
Let me be now oh oh let me be cause
I want to be free now ow ow free to see now
I want to walk away ow ow let me feel my feet
Let me be free

Time and time and time we see
These acts against humanity
Each for each and each will bleed
And shed blood for what they each believe
On and on and on we go
Some will you see and some won't be
True to you and truth will lead
You to a sense of o now..peace

Let me be now oh oh let me be cause
I want to be free now ow ow free to see now
I want to walk away ow ow let me feel my feet
Let me be free

Time and time and time we see
These acts against humanity


Each for each and each will bleed
And shed blood for what they each believe
On and on and on we go
Some will you see and some won't be
True to you and truth will lead
You to a sense of o now... peace

Let me be now oh oh let me be cause
I want to be free now ow ow free to see now
I want to walk away ow ow let me feel my feet
Let me be free

wanna be wanna see would u let me go
let me be now ow ow let me be
wanna be wanna see would u let me go
oh,let me be now um um let me cause i wanna be free
oh i wanna be free ...yeah sa sa sa sa free free now free ...oooww oooow oooow...free free free

Solace Amongst The Sin
Farewell to the west now
And welcome to the east
Farewell to the one who raked
The sand beneath my feet
Thankyou for the space we shared
And the heart and soul my friend
You will see me through the colours
Between the mountains as the sun descends

We twisted and reflected upon a grin
Common ground we walked upon
With common feelings for common things
Yes it is a cruel world
But there is solace amongst the sin
Peace to you for now
We will share again
We will share again

Farewell to the west now
My mind is open to the east
To all the new faces, new minds
And things to see
But I am alone here
And my heart at times it weeps
I will see you through the colours
As the sun sinks in the sand

I know, I see, I feel and yes I fear it everyday
These egos and minds and games
With all their power could end our days
Still the sun it shines and the moon it sinks with grace
Its such a shame that all this shit exists
Here on this earth, this magical place

Im doing fine

Yes you have funds and size and power to make some change
What you have will break their smiles
So many people so many ways
Each child who walks their line
Should be free to run their race
Its such a shame that all this shit exists
Here on this earth, this magical place

Im doing fine

At times in life
You'll connect with some
And some will have to move on
At times you'll feel
The need to fly
And fly though you may hurt someone

You were there
Your chances were clear
Choices were made in spite
Of times that were spent
Feelings were mixed
Amongst your support base
A heart was lost
But a heart found its place

This is a recipe of life
Made up of fragments of peoples
Peace and peoples vibes
Well its each now to their own
Well your heart will know

The stone it sinks
The day is near
And i watch your feet i feel your breathe
I'm in your dreams
Seems such a long long time But i will return
You are the only spark i use
In these things I do

This is the thing I do

All these people
And all these times
And all this road I see for real
In four twenty time
There will be fourteen days
When sadness climbs
And there will be times when i feel chilled
With you on my mind



This is the thing I do

You miss me now
Well I miss you too
You see well chances are given
Only once
Now there's clouds in my heart
Clouds in my mind
You see well chances are given
Only once
Not for free

Here we are under these particular stars
Here we stand Victorian
Where the white folk can grow to know so
Very little about the black folk
The same folk who rightfully own
This piece of beauty that we call our home

Well negativity is often heard from society
With conviction they preach
Not even knowing of whom they speak
I guess it's each to their own
Those that want to will know
I guess it's each to their own
Because from the top the views are old and grey



Well I feel so ashamed
Of this system and these ways
The tiny hearts that lead our nation
And tiny minds that let them in
And I see your confusion
I see your pain
I see your pain and your confusion
And there's still some with my skin
Who still try and hide the reason

No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry

And I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown
Oba, oba-serving the hypocrites
As we would mingle with the good people we meet
Good friends we have and good friends we've lost along the way
In this bright future we can't forget our past
So dry your tears I say

No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry

I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown
And Georgie would make fire light
Log wood burnin' through the night
And we would cook corn meal porridge of
Which I'll share with you, mmm you and you



My feet is my only carriage now
So I've got to push on through
But while I'm gone

Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright well
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright well
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright

No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry

You had so many opportunities
So much time, so much space, so much room to breathe
And you

So much time inside when you put it aside you waste it
So much time inside when you put it aside you waste it
You see your fortune lie you can decide to wake it
So much time inside when you put it aside you waste it

And she will come and take your hand
She will help you understand
She will help you understand
And she will lead you to your peace
In times when you feel weak
In times when you are weak
And when your space it feels deranged


She will hold the key to change
She will offer the key to change
So be sure when she whispers in your ear
That she will chase away those fears
Then she will chase away those fears

On your journey be proud of what you seek
And your love for he or she
For they will help you feel complete

Silence beating down
Silence all around
Well I'm peaceful
At least for now
Silence beating down

Here other people they won't see me sad
And if I'm happy they won't share my happiness
For this is peacefulness that won't be shared
For it's time for the spirit
It's time unsaid
This peacefulness that won't be shared
For it's time alone

Silence beating down
Silence all around
And I'm peaceful


At least for now
Silence beating down

Here other people they won't see me sad
And if I'm happy they won't share my happiness
For this is peacefulness that won't be shared
For it's time for my spirit and me to spend
This is peacefulness that won't be shared
For it's time alone

I guess this is the rushed goodbye
That I thought would never come
The woman who lit the light
For a family in the dark
Starring at the mirror
I see your smile through my own
Your spark embedded deep inside
Will give me strength
Will give us hope

And I'll never lose your touch
No I'll never lose touch

This will take me a while
Because I miss your smile
I guess I knew your time would come
But for now I miss your smile
It's gonna take me a while

Thank you for your loyal stance
Green spandex and crazy style


Thank you for the happiness
That you gave to our lives
Although now our hearts are cracked
And our tears are slow to dry
We must count ourselves
The lucky ones
For we were with you in your prime

And I'll never lose your touch
No I'll never lose touch

Please stay in touch
Because I need you in my heart
Please stay in touch
I need your touch

Away with the buff and the blue
And away with the cap and feather
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Off with the . . . and over the moss and the mire
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Her father loves her well, her mother loves her dearer
I love them better than them both but, man, I can't get near her
Off with the . . . and over the moss and the mire
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
If only I could be lying there aside her
While I must bide here, my arms'll be denied her
Off with the . . . and over the moss and the mire
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Her skin is like the silk and her hair is like the silver
Her breasts are deep and cool, they'll warm when I get near her
Off with the . . . and over the moss and the mire
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Ah, this love of mine, oh, this love, I am weary
Sleep I can't get none for thinking of my dearie
Off with the . . . and over the moss and the mire
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Away with the ?gilded? shield and away with the cap and feather
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Away with the buff and the blue
Away with the cap and feather
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire
Off with the . . . and over the moss and the mire
I want to see my lass who lives in Hexhamshire

Come all you wild young men and a warning take by me
Never lead your single life astray or into bad company
As I myself have done, being all in the month of May
When I, as pressed by a sea captain, a privateer to trade
To the East Indies we were bound to plunder the raging main
And it's many the brave and a galliant ship we sent to a watery grave
Ah, for Freeport we did steer, our provisions to renew
When we did spy a bold man-of-war sailing three feet to our two
Oh, she fired across our bows, "Heave to and don't refuse
Surrender now unto my command or else your lives you'll lose"
And our decks they were sputtered with blood and the cannons did loudly roar
And broadside and broadside a long time we lay till we could fight no more
And a thousand times I wished myself alone, all alone with my Polly on the shore
She's a tall and a slender girl with a dark and a-rolling eye
And here am I, a-bleeding on the deck and for a sweet saint must lie
Farewell, my family and my friends, likewise my barley too
I'd never have crossed the salt sea wide if I'd have been ruled by you
And a thousand times I saw myself again, all alone with my Polly on the shore

When love, with unconfined wings, hovers within my gates
And my divine ALTHEA brings to whisper at my grates
When I lie tangled in her hair and fettered with her eye
Birds that wanton in the air know no such liberty
When flowing cups run swiftly round with no allaying THAMES
Our careless heads with roses crowned, our hearts with royal flames


When first decreeth in wine we steep when healths and rafts run free
Fishes that tipple in the deep know no such liberty
Stone walls do not a prison make not iron bars a gate
Minds innocent and quiet take that as a hermitage
If I have freedom in my love and in my soul am free
Angels alone that soar above enjoy such liberty

Time stood dark and silent and the stars they gave no light
I wandered in an endless dream, haunted by the night
I saw four ghostly riders, the horses in a line
Each in turn did point at me and say I'm on full ?rein?
We are the sculptors of the land, the rulers of the sea
We are the falcons of your sins, gardeners of the trees
The air about you is burning and the sea below does drown
And the legacy you leave your ?swan? will surely bring 'em down
Bring 'em down Bring 'em down Bring 'em down
Bring 'em down Bring 'em down Bring 'em down
A curse upon you men of war, with gun or pen in hand
The power sword or . . . the castles made of sand
You always have good reason to take more than you need
Your hearts are full of paper and your minds are full of greed
Bring 'em down Bring 'em down Bring 'em down
Bring 'em down Bring 'em down Bring 'em down
What is deeper than the ocean, colder than the grave
Stronger than your armies all and braver than the brave?
Those who know and ?knowing know? will sow on fertile ground
Those who don't and never would are those you will go down
Bring 'em down Bring 'em down Bring 'em down
Bring 'em down Bring 'em down Bring 'em down

He never put a foot wrong
Until the day Joe met Big William
He made him an offer but he often was wrong
"I'll tell you where to stick it," said Big William to Joe
"You can put it where the monkey sticks his nuts"
"I wouldn't give you fourpence for your lousy rotten dough
And, anyway, you haven't got that much"
"Hey Joe, hear what I say
You want my time, I ain't giving away
Go make the money you want some other way"
"I don't want to go to Peru
Don't leave ?Delhi, you're any guru?
I don't like work and I don't like you"
"I'll tell you where to stick it," said Big William to Joe
"You can put it where the monkey sticks his nuts"
"I wouldn't give you fourpence for your lousy rotten dough
And, anyway, you haven't got that much"
"I'll tell you where to stick it," said Big William to Joe
"You can put it where the monkey sticks his nuts"
"I wouldn't give you fourpence for your lousy rotten dough
And, anyway, you haven't got that much"

Don't say you caught me, if you don't need me
Then I'll walk away, come on make up your mind
Don't try to use me or cry to confuse me 'cause
I know your games and they're the same games as mine
Feels like a break-up, you're taking up time
Don't say you told her, ?you? still you love her
Oh, that's where you've been, I hadn't seen all the signs
You swear you've changed then you tell me again
That it's you I can trust, for you must think that I'm blind
Why don't you wake up? You're taking up time
Stop all the schooling, just keep it cool and
Believe what I say though it may seem unkind
Too late for pleading, ?I just want some peace?
And go find a new friend 'cause it's the end of the line
Why don't you wake up? You're taking up time
Don't say you caught me, if you don't need me
Then I'll walk away, come on make up your mind
Don't try to use me or cry to confuse me 'cause
I know your games and they're the same games as mine
Why don't you wake up? You're taking up time
Don't say you caught me, if you don't need me
Then I'll walk away, come on make up your mind
Don't try to use me or cry to confuse me 'cause
I know your games and they're the same games as mine
Why don't you wake up? You're taking up time