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Song
Lyrics
My Sweet Moon
2018
Blue Moon, I wonder at you
And how you change your colors.
Blue Moon your hues
The same as my tears.
But I won’t cry them over you,
And I won’t let them be used,
Oh Blue Moon you speak to me
When I’m confused.
Life it has so much to share,
But why must we always bare
The fruits of yesterday,
Oh to sway, to the music in my heart,
And to love with all I’ve got.
But then you shine through
And forgive me my sweet Moon,
But you’re making me blue too.
Rabbit
2018
Do you wanna play a game tonight,
And chase me down the rabbit hole?
Do you wanna come and lose your mind,
May I be your goal?
If you display the cards, I’ll deal you in,
If you speak the words, I’ll let you win,
So, do you feel the need to sleep enriched,
Do you wanna play the game,
All it takes is a whisper,
What’s your pitch?
Seal it with a kiss?
Adrift
2018
Down in the summer rain,
Past the pastures of pain,
I walked the steady beat,
Turned my collar to the sleet.
Bone dry and gone,
I crumble along,
A memory is all I’ve got,
Around here, that’s quite a lot.
A Star Born In Fall
2018
A star, born in fall,
Remembers the rise.
From the seed that grew it all,
Set its sights so high.
A dream is realized,
Inside one, full of life.
A star, born in fall,
With a diamond pair of eyes.
Speak from the heart,
Share your story strong.
Meet at the finish line,
All the stars the breeze carries home.
Sail Away Bay
2021
Sail away
To a midnight bay
And call upon the waves
For the isle of whiles
Are all asleep
Under church lights halo
Glowing.
The Living Song
2022
Give too much
Won't give less
But giving up
Past's a mess.
​
How do you heal a broken vessel,
When the gold peels off,
Now you're stuck with metal?
How do you return
From an addictive dark,
After mistaking the cold for warmth?
Wherefore Art My Confidence
2022
Suppression of my mind
In the fists of your sedation
On a nervous system kind
Until you pick apart my patience.
​
Where are you my confidence?
Why are you so quiet?
Why is duck tape across your lips?
Where is your voice, voice...
Don't Speak
The Matter of the Matter
2022
When I dunno what to say
I falter
Without a source of light
I stumble.
​
Grab my hand
Pull me up
By thoughts
That could fill my cup.
Hold out hope
& say a prayer
Promise
You'll say, "you matter", dear.
In Service
2022
What's my worth, worth
I'm not perfect
But I do the work.
What's my worth, worth
Gotta have my back
When the vultures start circlin'.
​
I could shut my mouth
Do a little curtsy
But I ball up my fists
When anyone screams,
"You're not worthy!"
Who Needs Mars?
2022
Perhaps one day we'll all write songs
About the people we once knew
When memorials stand taller
Than our skyscrapers blue.
​
The world flooded from our tears
Burnt to ashes by our fears.
Blood World
2019-2022
I have seen the way
The whole world bleeds
And I know how
The heart of the universe beats
I have seen the way
The whole world bleeds
I will not be
A victim of war’s increase.
Across Galaxies
2022
I want to pretend
You didn't harm my heart
You didn't sever my sinews into shards
To rip out what you wanted
From me.
​
I want to pretend
You didn't blatantly lie
When I asked you why
You would die to save
Who we could have been.
Songs
2023
Happiness is a song the rich play
Hope is a melody the poor endure
Waiting for someone
To care about them
More than money,
But do they?
For how long?
Painted
2023
Trend setter
I don't follow fashions
Paint my face in layers
Distract from what's natural
Go ahead
I won't yuck your yum
Just refuse to numb
My beautiful
​
So straighten your curls
Cover up in pearls
Suck your lipstick,
I love the way God painted me
Colored me in rainbows
The way the rain flows
I love the way God painted me
Suid Afrika, My Hart, Suid Afrika, My Land
2024
Wanneer ek onthou die lessies wat my Ma my het geleer,
Toe ek 'n kind was en rondloop in die veld van ons Heer,
Ek onthou nog steeds die land van my Pa,
Ek onthou nog steeds ons pragtige Suid-Afrika.
Shadow
2024
I'm not your shadow, you're mine.
I'm not your shadow, you're mine.
Just because I'm darker
On the outside
Doesn't mean I can't shine
I'm not the one following
I'm building up a life
Don't push, push me out
It'll set me on fire.
I'm not your shadow, you're mine.
I'm not your shadow,
White light.