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Tender Green Thing

by Hillery McCalister

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Woke to this song, very much in tact, at 5 a.m. on January 1st, 2021.
A powerful way to start the new (and IMPROVED, hopefully!) year. The timing of the "arrival"of these songs, never ceases to amaze me.
Days later, the Capitol was attacked, and there continued to be so much bad-blood around the inauguration, Covid, etc. It feels so urgent that we put aside hatred and see past our differences, and return to our innocent, open hearts. The ones we were brought into this world with...

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Started out as a tender green thing, reaching up for the sky
Then I had to put armor on, for this heart of mine

Now grown and stronger than before, it's time to let love in
Seeds of good inside of every core, life that wants to begin

And I find myself softening, opening, I'm humbling, loving
I want to talk less, say more, I want to judge less, praise more

We gotta open our hearts, reject hate
Stand up for what we believe, not too late
Lift up a brother in need, could be you
Consider cracks in the lens you see through

Hold my hand, lead me to green pastures
Loving and kindness for ever-after
Don't need to have anything in common
Because the boat that we rock we're all in

The boat we rock we're all in, all in, all in

The boat we rock we're all in, the boat we rock we're all in
The boat we rock we're all in, all in, all in

We started out as tender green things, reaching up for the sky [x4]

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released January 5, 2021
Me and Logic.

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I've wanted to sing and make music my whole life, but had been too fearful to open that door. All these years later, I've opened it, and it cannot be closed now! Here's to facing our fears and living our lives!

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