Hope is the Hill I'll Die On

by Bryan Odeen

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1.
Some Days 03:13
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Some days the sun ain’t bright enough for me And I feel as lonely as that single tree Growing on the edge of some dried up little stream Some days the sun ain’t bright enough for me Some days I don’t know what is going on The words and chords just seem to come out wrong And everything I do won’t feel like it belongs Some days I don’t know what is going on Some days I don’t have time to do it all The list is long and I am feeling small And I should run but my best is just a crawl Some days I don’t have time to do it all Some days I think I feel like giving up Because my best feels less than good enough And I remember times that didn’t feel so tough Some days I think I feel like giving up
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Lord, Have Mercy 04:42
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For all in pain and fearing For all those sick with grief For those who end is nearing For all who work for peace Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy For the hurts untended For our cruel words For all the tears unmended For all our unconcern Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy For all the bruised and battered For violence to end For life to really matter For wrongs to find amends Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy For hate to be defeated For love to win the day For cold hearts to be heated And your will to guide our way Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy
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Fall with You 04:18
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When the thread you hold feels thin as hope And it feels like you have lost control When the anchors you held have finally let you go I will fall with you When the chapter ends and lets you hang And the season comes to make a change And the landmarks that you knew have finally gone away I will fall with you We will fall until we fly We will fade until we shine We will fall until we fly We will fade until we shine When it feels the joke is always on you And you think that you are ready to be through When the blessings that you’ve counted are just too few I will fall with you We will fall until we fly We will fade until we shine We will fall until we fly We will fade until we shine
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The Luckiest 03:43
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We got married in a flood while the stock market crashed We were high on love and low on cash You planned receptions for millionaire grooms While yours wrote his papers in that little two-room I’d be lying if I said that I knew life would look like this But as long as I’m living it with you, I’m the luckiest We moved across the country and moved back again We made a little family and made a couple friends If we’ve made it look easy, we’ve only made it through ‘Cause you hold onto me while I’m holding onto you I’d be lying if I said that I knew life would look like this But as long as I’m living it with you, I’m the luckiest We said a lot of things, most of them we meant We tried to bring compassion wherever we’re sent And when all of this is over, I hope that what is said Is “Love broke them open and put them back again” I’d be lying if I said that I knew life would look like this But as long as I’m living it with you, I’m the luckiest
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The Hill 04:11
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I knows that it’s easy to follow and hear It’s louder and bigger and rings bright and clear But the whispers of hope is a death song of fear And it whispering all round the world I’m planting this flag in the soil of this heart Hope is the hill I’ll die on I’m planting this flag in the soil of this heart Hope is the hill I’ll die on Lord, hope is the hill I’ll die on It made me believe that the best is far past It couldn’t get better and I couldn’t rest It ran me around and it burned in my chest ‘Til I stood still and cried for the world I’m planting this flag in the soil of this heart Hope is the hill I’ll die on I’m planting this flag in the soil of this heart Hope is the hill I’ll die on, Lord, hope is the hill I’ll die on I’ve spent enough time letting fear make the call I’ve hidden away in the maps that it draws But now I’ve stepped out and I’ve joined in the song It’s a rallying cry for the world I’m planting this flag in the soil of this heart Hope is the hill I’ll die on I’m planting this flag in the soil of this heart Hope is the hill I’ll die on, Lord, hope is the hill I’ll die on I’m planting this flag in the soil of this heart Hope is the hill I’ll die on I’m planting this flag in the soil of this heart Hope is the hill I’ll die on, Lord, hope is the hill I’ll die on
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Someday 02:18
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When Someday comes, if Someday will I hope it finds you ready Today has come with time to fill Where your Someday is waiting She often slips disguised, unknown And hides among the common Meek and mild, soft and slow And waits to be discovered And just when you have lost all hope Of seeing Someday come Turn around and you might find Your Someday has begun When Someday comes, if Someday will I hope it finds you ready Today has come with time to fill Where your Someday is waiting

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Recorded in a basement after about a year of writing songs in said basement. This is an album that moves from despair to hope and I hope you've been able to find some hope for yourself. -Bryan

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released February 20, 2021

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