1. |
River On the Run
05:40
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River On the Run (Lyrics)
Written by Jerrika Mighelle
What’s it gonna take
To find the right words to say
In a melody that makes
Even stone cold hearts break
Even stone cold hearts break
Even stone cold hearts break
Spent my life this way
Heart against the grain
Still waiting on that train
That will take will take me to better days
There are better days
Take me to better days
River on the run
Movin’ towards the sun
Be like a river on the run
Just keep movin’ towards the sun
Oooh
Spent my life this way
Heart always leading the way
There’s no road I’d rather take
It’s made my stone cold heart break
And It takes me to better days
River on the run
River on the run
Be like a river on the run
Just keep movin’ towards the sun
Oooh
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2. |
The Weight
05:25
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The Weight (Lyrics)
Written by Jerrika Mighelle
All alone in my dreams
Though my heart could use some peace
If it weren’t for all this weight I put on me
In times like these
I’m always on my knees
Praying for a truth to rescue me
I’ve been locked on repeat on repeat on repeat
No one can save me
Save me
Try as they might
Only I hold the key
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be ashamed
Don’t waste away
When I was seventeen
I found love in a dream
We were working
On a ranch In the 1940s
When my eyes locked on hers
My secret was born
One day i’ll love a woman
That’s what my hearts designed for
Then i woke with my hand on my chest
Filled up with this new bliss
Somehow I’d escaped
My loneliness
And for years after that
The secret i kept
Became a weight
That no one should take
Try as they might
Lord I couldn't escape
And so every night
With my hand on chest
I yearned to return
To that dream and that kiss
Again just to feel
What I couldn’t reveal
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be ashamed
Don’t waste away
You have been loved
Light still shines on us
And your beautiful heart
Is more than enough
Oh's
Don’t be afraid
You’re beautiful heart
Is more than enough
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3. |
Evergreen
04:51
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Evergreen (Lyrics)
Written by Jerrika Mighelle
You go where being you
Takes you
You go where being you
Takes you
So where were you
When the world Broke through
Oh where were you
When the world Broke through
Were you singing
Dancing
Underneath the moon
Were you singing
Dancing
Were you true
You go where being you
Takes you
You go where being you
Takes you
Oh Evergreen
Once young and sweet
You bore the weight
Of everything
Those scars you hold
Never broke your soul
Just gave you your beauty
Oh Evergreen
You set your own soul free
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Still your singing
Dancing
Underneath the moon
Still your singing
Dancing
Ever True
You go where being you
Takes you
You go where being you
Takes you
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4. |
All We Need
03:26
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All We Need (Lyrics)
Written by Jerrika Mighelle
I’ve never been to east Berlin
And i’ve never seen the statue of liberty
I can stay right here in my home
And know i’m free
That’s all I need
That’s all I need
To be free And it lives in me
I have crooked teeth and cavities
That’s just a sign of where I’m from
No fancy things just sweet love
The purest love of my family
That’s all I need
To be free and it lives in me
I have certain things
But the powers that be
Well they take and take
They want everything
Making us believe in their free
While they steal our sanity
Buy I have certain things
That they’ll never have
And they’ll never see
I got my mind, I got my brain,
And my lovin’ heart, well my lovin’ heart
Will always remain
Oh that’s all I need
To be free
And it lives in me
Ohohoh that’s all we need
And here’s your truth
That same freedom
Lives in you too
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5. |
Maddi's Song
03:40
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Maddi’s Song (Lyrics)
Written by Jerrika Mighelle
We were hanging out the other day
Watching something to pass the day
When this fear rushed in and it took my grin
I could lose you in any way
I could lose you
I could lose you
I could lose you in anyway
Oh I want to keep you
I want to keep you safe
I want to keep you
You are my way
You are my way
Well it wasn’t till that moment
That I knew just what you meant
To my life, I almost cried
But I held you close instead
It took so long to realize
Gone so long in my own mind
Now I’ve opened my eyes
Somehow your mine
Will you please stay at my side
Don’t wanna lose you
Don’t wanna lose you
Don’t wanna lose you
In any way
Oh I wanna keep you
I want to keep you safe
I want to keep you
You are my way
You are my way yayayayayayayayaya
You are my way yayayayayayaya oh oh
Oh I want to keep you
I want to keep you safe
I want to keep you
You are my way
Oh I want to keep you
I want to keep you safe
I want to keep you Everyday
For all my days
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6. |
Sister
04:18
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Sister (Lyrics)
Written by Jerrika Mighelle
Sister, I know you hurt
I hurt too, I hurt too
But sister, if you get lost
That’s okay, I got you
So lose your mind, Let it go
I got you, I always got you
Sister, our love is old
Beyond time, Beyond minds
We’ve walked this road many lives
And everytime I’m at your side
OOh OOh OOh OOh
OOh OOh OOh OOh
This is not the first time
I’ve song this tune
This is not the first time
You’ve song it to me too
We wrote it ages ago
I just found it again
In my soul
OOh OOh OOh OOh
OOh OOh OOh OOh
So lose your mind, let it go
I got you, I always got you
And I know
You got me too
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7. |
Long Winter
02:53
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Long Winter (Lyrics)
Written by Jerrika Mighelle
Oh, this winter’s been long
With so little light
In this darkness I’ve found
Ohohoh my worlds upside down
I’m aged by the loss
I still carry you around
Well I don’t let it out, I keep it inside
It’s a bitter winter, I’ve cried my eyes dry
I can see the person that I want to be
But I keep livin my life on repeat
Even though I know it’s all up to me
Lord I know
Well maybe I’m past sad
And all these tears are dead
And I’m just the numb one
Trying to carry on
Oh but I know I’ll make it
I have to know I’ll make it
These bad habits i’ll break them
And light will shine again
And this long winter
Will find an end
Yeah this long winter
Has an end
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8. |
All the Time
03:50
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All the Time (Lyrics)
Written by Jerrika Mighelle
For years I left behind
That spark that made me shine
Dimmed by the booze
That helped me with my blues
But only for a time
Till it became my blues
All the time
Mmm mmm
All the time
Mmm mmm
So Now I’m sober
Stone cold
And i’ve never felt
This old
I carry aches
In my soul
The ones I numbed inside
Are flooding my clear mind
And I feel everything
All the time
Mmm mmm
All the time
Mmm mmm
But don’t you fret my dear
The path is coming clear
After the sadness
comes a little bit more fun
It’s a balance
I juggle with my mind
But i’m here for it, I’m ready
I choose life
All the time
Mmm mmm
All the time
Mmm mmm
I’m going to find that spark and shine
I’m going to find that spark and shine
I’m going to find that spark and shine
I’m going to find that spark and shine
All the time
Mmm mmm
All the time
Mmm mmm
All the time
All the time
Mmm mmm
Mmm mmm
All the time
Song Credits:
Jerrika Mighelle - Co-Producer, Lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar
Evan Middlesworth - Co-Producer, Mastering, Mixing, Recording, Electric guitar
Lauren Anderson - Bass
Matt Happala - drums, percussion, vocals
Elizabeth Steans - vocals
Serena Wagner - vocals
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9. |
Remember When
03:12
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Remember When (Lyrics)
Written by Jerrika Mighelle
Remember when we were young
Mama sang everyday
She sung and sung under the sun
As she worked for no pay
In our eyes she could do no wrong
She was perfect in every way
Now she’s gone and like the sun
We miss her voice everyday
Miss her voice everyday
Remember all her written quotes
Words to live life by
She hung them on the bathroom mirror
Where they always caught my eye
Like follow your heart and follow your dreams
That was my favorite note
And the truth you seek lives in your soul
And that’s all you need to know
Mmm Mmm Mmm
Mmm Mmm Mmm
In our eyes she could do no wrong
She was perfect in every way
Now she’s gone and like the sun
We miss her voice everyday
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Jerrika Mighelle Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Album Brightest Star out Now!
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