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Responding
02:55
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I'm told to follow another's wise lead
this is what it means to be responding
be silent and take no credit
keep my humility I won't regret it
you've heard this much so let's be honest
I've got no choice but to be modest
just let the work speak for itself
do not depend on anyone else
I'm not sure how long I am able
to keep this up working under the table
I am slogging in the darkness
with vain hopes of future success
just let the work speak for itself
do not depend on anyone else
Doin' my best
to break with convention
You want me to stop?
it'll take an intervention
no idea
if it's good or rotten
forget about the top
it's lonely here at the bottom
(working alone can be depressing
I'm just a turkey without the dressing)
I'm pretty sure no one's out there
I'd threaten to quit if I thought someone would care
don't need help from anyone else
I'm doin' a fine job havin' pity on myself
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Beginning
02:29
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did you know
you can hold a redwood tree in your hand?
a tiny kernel
will become a full grown plant
lookin' up
it's impossible to understand
Every living thing must be strong in the beginning
nothing here survives without quality underpinning
Every little thing must be strong in the beginning
It's up to you It's up to you
big thing take care of little things
every seed
ingeniously designed
to withstand
any opposition it might find
an embryo, some food
and a hard seedcoat outside
underground now
with a little luck it will survive
here comes a shoot
poking its head up high
Every living thing must be strong in the beginning
nothing here survives without quality underpinning
Every little thing must be strong in the beginning
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Little Accumulation
02:02
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Fulfillment
03:25
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Great Harvest
03:22
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one loses by pride and gains by modesty
(do you know who you're talking to?!)
(knees on the ground bending down
you'll work through the night getting it right)
work for the king doin' your thing
great harvest ohhhh
don't over step the throne
(you've got a place to sleep
you've got some clothes to wear
you can feed your family)
you must watch your hide
when you deal with His Majesty
don't keep a thing it all goes to the king
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Following
03:07
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Nourishing
02:37
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Nourishing 2
03:29
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Darkness
00:59
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Brightness
02:48
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Long Lasting
02:48
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Proceeding Forward
04:03
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Exhausting
02:54
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I'm stuck in a hole
I'm creepin' thru vines
I can't budge
I'm movin' all the time
I'm freezin' cold
I'm sweatin' thru my eyes
Can't hear a soul
My ears are on fire
A bird in a pool
A fish who wants to fly
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna....
Dive
water will be here soon
Fly
the air will not hold you
Oh it's exhausting
A little regret is o.k.
If we learn from our mistakes
we are honest and standing straight...
-en out your course
Oh it's exhausting
I'm stuck in a hole
I'm climbin' out!
I can't budge
I'm busting free!
I'm freezing cold
Doesn't bother me!
I can't hear a soul
I like the peace!
A bird in a pool
Replenishing!
You gotta set goals
A fish who wants to...
Fly
you're floating aren't you
Dive
water will now hold you
Oh it's exhausting
Oh it's exhausting
Fly you're floating aren't you
Dive
water will now hold you
Oh it's exhausting
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Establishing the New
03:25
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Shave your hair
down to the skin
you're starting over
outside and in
think of nothing
have an open heart
listen to your breathing
this is how to start
if you can clean your house
then you can clean your brain
don't be afraid of changing
be afraid of staying the same
you melted the mold
when you abolished the old
now you know what to do
cut a door to go through
we all have faith in you
just look at you
establishing the new
flourishing
and smooth establishing....
you'll be taking
action soon
you're establishing the new
flourishing and smooth
establishing the new
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Abundance
02:22
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count your blessings today
can't imagine them taken away
honor be devout
offer your humble thanks right now
abundance fills your soul
abundance makes you whole
so share your love and pleasure
you are a living treasure
decline is coming ---it's just the way
honest and humble ---you will be o.k.
it's all a circle ---haven't you found?
good times and bad times---they come around
be smart with what you have----or it goes away
this is the nature of things----it will never change
count your blessings today
can't imagine them taken away
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Proceeding Humbly
03:47
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Already Fulfilled
03:22
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18. |
Blue Line Shovel
00:47
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Utility Project Potsdam, New York
A lack of career spanning nearly two decades, Utility Project creates its own version of unpopular music
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