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Try So Hard
03:57
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Every morning she meets the girl in the mirror and paints her face
Covers up every flaw she wishes she could just erase
Out she goes to play the careful masquerade
All because the billboards scream it every day
If she was only a little bit brighter
A little bit more like the others
If only she wasn't the way she was made
And never made any mistakes
She wouldn't have to try so hard
Wouldn't have to try so hard
On the weekends she sees the girls in the windows with lifeless eyes
Frozen statues in style, beauty so perfectly designed
In she goes to find another new disguise
Try it on, belonging's always worth the price
If she was only a little bit brighter
A little bit more like the others
If only she wasn't the way she was made
And never made any mistakes
She wouldn't have to try so hard
Wouldn't have to try so hard
They tell her what to think
Tell her how to feel
Just keep her running
Spinning that wheel
Won't somebody tell her it's all a lie
It's all a lie
Now you can see she's a little bit brighter
A little bit more like the others
A girl who's no longer the way she was made
Who found just the right part to play
She shouldn't have to try so hard
Shouldn't have to try so hard
Every morning she meets the girl in the mirror and paints her face
©Rachelle Luk 2012
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2. |
Keep Me
04:42
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Is there a reason for this heavier side of things?
Is there another moment to call my hiding place?
I'd been in safety so long I didn't stop to think
That fairytales don't make it far past the last page
Should I pretend that I don't need
A real apology?
Well, I can't tell you what went wrong
I don't know why love's come and gone
But let me tell you what I know before you leave
You promised you'd keep me
How did I lose my place and become just second best?
Did you prepare me for this? Was I not listening?
Who needs your good intentions? I wish you'd just confess
But now we're locked in silence so loud it's deafening
Come on now, where's your follow through?
Or did you forget that, too?
Well, I can't tell you what went wrong
I don't know why love's come and gone
But let me tell what I know before you leave
You promised you'd keep me
You promised my heart would be safe
The way I felt in your embrace
You promised more than you could be for me
So let me tell you what went wrong
The reason why love's come and gone
The simple fact is you forgot your word to me
You promised you'd keep me
©Rachelle Luk 2013
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3. |
More Than Beautiful
03:49
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4. |
Anything But You
03:25
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Let every ambition for my own name
And every desire to build my own fame
And every plan for my selfish gain
Be taken away, taken away
Loosen my grasp on what this world sells
Make my ears deaf to the lies they tell
Keep me from serving anything but you
Let any conceited notions that I
Refuse to surrender because of my pride
Cause them to stumble, cause them to fall
Take them away, take them away
Loosen my grasp on what this world sells
Make my ears deaf to the lies they tell
Keep me from serving anything but you
Too busy building kingdoms of our own
Just trying to reach our ever-changing goals
But I refuse to waste this life
On a chase for a temporary prize
Loosen my grasp on what this world sells
Make my ears deaf to the lies they tell
Keep me from serving anything but you
Keep me from serving anything but you
©Rachelle Luk 2012
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5. |
I Am Not
04:14
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Empty hands and heavy heart
Open wounds and fading scars
Once again confusion starts to steal my joy away
But I, I will remember the things that I've seen
And hold onto the truth that makes me free
I am not endless strength
I am not selfless love
I am not the answer to it all
I am not in control
The captain of my own soul
For you are all that I am not
Yes, you are all that I am not
It never takes too long before
All my strength runs out once more
But you have promised to restore if I would wait on you
So I, I will remember the things that I've seen
And walk into the light you shine on me
I am not endless strength
I am not selfless love
I am not the answer to it all
I am not in control
The captain of my own soul
For you are all that I am not
In my weakness, then I am strong in your power
All sufficient, more than enough
In my weakness, then I am strong in your power
All sufficient, more than enough
I am not endless strength
I am not selfless love
I am not the answer to it all
I am not in control
The captain of my own soul
For you are all that I am not
Yes, you are all that I am not
©Rachelle Luk and Mike Klose 2012
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Rachelle Luk Toronto, Ontario
Canadian singer-songwriter and worship leader. Rachelle's music combines a soulful, expressive voice with heartfelt lyrics that are not afraid to explore the deeper stories of love, life, and faith. With a versatile sound that has been described as a meeting between Brooke Fraser, Sara Bareilles, and Audrey Assad, her music has a refreshing relevance among today's Christian artists. ... more
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