I Hold the Earth

from Shock Delayed by Lesley Curtis

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lyrics

Verse 1
I breathe the air of the starry dark night,
I feel the wind on my face
I hold the Earth in my small,
small hands and it takes me back to love again

I hold the trees that touch the sky,
I hold the leaves as they fall
I lie on the grass with my face to the sun
and it takes me back to love again

Chorus
We don’t understand the harm that we do
When we hurt the land we hurt ourselves too
What a funny thing love is if we only knew
That when we hurt our fellow man we hurt ourselves too

Verse 2

I float like a cloud when the breeze has begun
It signals the passing of time
I swim in the ocean with the sun on my face
and it takes me back to love again
I look at the things that man has achieved
Buildings, guns, rockets and bombs
Hunger and hate, it mustn’t be too late,
to take us back to love again

Verse 3

I laugh and I pray and I sing of my joy
With friends who all think the same way
And I give thanks to God for the angel in my heart
Who takes us back to love again
For taking us to love again

credits

from Shock Delayed, released January 1, 2003
Vocals - Lesley Curtis
Guitar, Bass & Keyboards - Nick Livesey
Written by Lesley Curtis

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Lesley Curtis Hull, UK

An established singer
& songwriter, Lesley has released three mainstream albums 'Shock Delayed', 'Naked' & 'Looking
For The Girl'. She continues to write & perform as part of Oakleas Rise releasing their debut album 'Little White Lies' in 2019

Reflecting her interest in spirituality Lesley has released three
conceptual albums ‘Music Moves Within Me', ‘Soul Dreamer’ & in 2018 'Natures Confetti' ... more

lesleycurtis.com

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