there’s a heartbeat in those keys you were playing
through these walls this lovesong is reverbing
as you were sitting by the old piano
purest of love sings at its echo
this familiar tune still feels so near
a nostalgia i hold so dear
there’s a heartbeat in the keys you were playing
the highs and lows valleying and peaking
through the battles we’ve fought
you’ve always thought
where trials are audacious
life remains more melodious
beating but a broken sound
rattling and mumbling words
confessions more than melancholy
sorrows and plain regrets
all i am a wretched king,
begging for indispensable mercy
committed crime beyond remedy
i reckon i’m a man of war
brave enough to face my foes
but I.. I cringe in fear
to lose the One I hold so dear
i admit i dread all consequence
dismissive now is my eloquence
in the light of You there’s no pretense
the mess i made
this guilt I bear
conquered kingdoms but grace i can’t buy
desperation is the currency
i need You so in this misery
nothing i can give
but a broken heart singing a broken song
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Color blue is yellow and green
Lookin’ for you somewhere in between
Hues are true when eyes are keen
Nothin’ to undo, we are kings and queens
Who you are, just plainly be
As beautiful as you in simplicity
Your greatness rests in your humanness
God must have etched your blessedness
Your rainbows burst even in black and gray
Lucid like the sun of a picturesque noonday
With that smile oh so down-to-earth
Did you know planets rejoiced on your day of birth
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River peace
Pour over my stormy seas
A thousand times more
More than my cries at this shore
River peace
Surge as you please
Let down from heaven
Flood over me twenty-four-seven
River peace
Let my laid back boat go sinking
An impetuous dive is worth taking
Risking but in you is healing
River peace
When all is done and said
Drown this weary heart and achy head
Lead me on the alleys I tread
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Sleep in heavenly peace
Your eyes are starry as the galaxies
Lay your dreams in the land of pillows
The kiss of the sun shall come tomorrow
Sleep in heavenly peace
Your weary soul deserves some serenities
Wrap your heart up in blanket and lullabies
Bid goodbye regrets and alibis
Down your bed flows a river
Come on home to this beautiful slumber
Cast your heartaches let them drift astray
Go smooth sailing to sleep away
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Why hide?
Why run in disguise?
Your heart is open wide
Your eyes unravel what’s inside
There are signal flares for the night
And the sun for the broad daylight
Not even mist or clouds can obstruct
When God sees secrets so deeply tucked
There are masks not worth wearing
Pretensions deserve some undoing
The truth can make us bleed
But the truth will set us free.
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The woods stayed up
The stars hanged on
We were sitting on earth under heaven
All night long and hours past eleven
We shed some tears
To the ground they fell
To the green grass dew
With the pain we never knew
Our questions were hard to answer
Our words and voices were about to falter
You swept my dripping tears
Hushed my heart assuring you’ll be here
We were waiting for our eyes to dry
And never give up you say we’ll try
We were waiting for the stars to fall
The sun still rose on us after all
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Deep breath, long sigh
The sunset repaints the color of sky
This is what your heart longs for
A scenic view or a metaphor
Wipe off some noise of a hectic day
By a placid beach and music of waves
Just this moment the sun seems shy
But leaves a beauty as seabirds fly
End of day and birth of night
Darkness and light ramble to collide
Say goodnight to unforsaking scars
Let your heart give way to the stars.
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By your side on a green and grassy
Tall old trees under a sky cloudy
Unmoved by time as it goes slowly
Sudden tears and raindrops fell as if stormy
By your side down a tender shade
Sang you a song with a familiar tune laid
It felt like home and won’t let your heart fade
‘Cause here with you memories are made
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Life is a puzzle
You wonder and dazzle
To the grave from cradle
Trapped in a maze we journey and wrestle
Life is full of questions
Questions more than convictions
Will I ever solve this mystery?
Gathering up pieces from an allegory
Life is an enigma
Lines and scripts or some iffy drama
I’ve gotta ask God what these all mean
Or shall we just wake up from this awry dream?
Copyright 2015 Divino Rivera
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