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Take It Higher

by Jo Alexis

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Your people never showed You’re on this road alone But you can still breathe deep You’re golden and free The gates open within The air is getting thin You feel your heart begin s Taking you higher You’re gonna get higher Gonna get higher Gonna get higher Wanna fly into the mirror Shake off the fear Whatever appears We gotta take this higher We’re gonna get higher Wanna fly into the groove Put on my best dance move I want to know the truth I want to go higher, we’ve got to go higher Let’s go back to the heartland Before we got into this jam Cause I’m your biggest fan If you want someone Let’s go back to the heartland Before we got into this jam Cause I’m your biggest fan If you want someone Gonna get high The gates open within And the air is getting thin You feel your heart begin Taking you higher Let’s take this stuff higher Higher, We’re gonna go higher Take this stuff, higher We’ve got to go higher Let’s take this stuff higher We’re gonna go higher Let’s take this stuff higher, higher. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
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La la la la, la da da da da La la la la, la da da da da No kiss our hands say it all I wore that skirt that you love We embraced it here on the couch All night long Hot summer night Touch me one more time
 Hot summer night Touch me one more time
 You smile and throw back your hair Showing skin oh, that’s not fair Temptation stifles the air Do you dare Hot summer night Touch me one more time
 Hot summer night Touch me one more time
 In the lobby we said goodbye Ran down the street laughing hard New York City open all night If i play it right Hot summer night Touch me one more time
 Hot summer night Touch me one more time
 Say it now or never again Doesn’t matter that’s what you said i talk to you and you hear me Now and for all La la la la, la da da da da La la la la, la da da da da La la la la, la da da da da La la la la, la da da da da
3.
Don’t mind if I’m lonely Don’t mind going slowly Don’t mind moving slowly If only you’re being shy Don’t mind if I’m lonely It’s only a matter of moments Don’t mind moving slowly Cause it’s holy falling behind I’m coming around to you Damn, I don’t know what I’m to do Hoping this will be a matter of time while I dream Don’t mind if I’m lonely If only I’m hours from having you Don’t mind moving slowly If only this space matters of truth Matters of moments Matters of time Great things happen slowly Like grapes on the vine And you’ll bring the wine!
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Last night a thief he came to me And he told me this story He said, "There was nothing you could do to change That moment of your life." Hummingbird heart Hummingbird heart That night you danced with darkness deep Unsure you'd ever fly again Fluttering in and out of the world Finding a song within the pain Hummingbird heart Hummingbird heart Perfect harmony Is yours for all eternity Perfect harmony Has always been yours for the taking Perfect harmony Is yours for all eternity Perfect harmony Has always been yours for the taking Last night a thief he came to me and he told me this story He said, "There was nothing you could do to change One moment of your life." Hummingbird heart Hummingbird heart Hummingbird heart Hummingbird heart
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Happy for no reason It‘s the nature of who I am I’m so grateful to be breathing I’m so thankful to live again Love Love Love you Love Love Love Happy for no reason Can you feel it in the air? You just wake up in the morning What a gift to be aware Love Love Love you Love Love Love Happy for no reason We’re together for the day Are you laughing for no reason We’re connected for always Love Love Love you Love Love Love
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Even A Rock 04:24
When she lost her mind I stayed with her When she bossed me around I gave to her When I got knocked down I felt I was betrayed by her Then she crossed the line I prayed for her Only so much that, that I can take Even a rock can break Only so much that, that I can take Even a rock can break With the hand of time I wait for her Thought that she was mine Invested all those days for her May new love she find Who’ll obey for her May the truth unbind Unbind me from the chains of her So I lived without her Like a desert flower learns to bloom And so I learned to live without her Without water I thought I’d die Only so much that, that I can take Even a rock can Only so much that, that I can take Even a rock can break Only so much that, that I can take Even a rock can Only so much that, that I can take Even a rock can break
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All that you wanted And all that I feel And all we created And all that is real All that you're feeling And all that is true And all we've created And all that you do I looked to the left And I looked to the night And only cried alone You said, darlin Don't you worry I'll be there when you're down, oh, And all that you wanted And all that you need Was all that you hated but had to concede All of our drinking And all of those nights A fallen beginning And all of those highs We'd better be wise to the changes Cause nothing remains the same So baby just talk to me It's too big to understand, oh So, I lost a dream When I started to bleed Because something's happening here That I cannot explain no, I cannot explain And all that was broken And all that I feel With so much unspoken And all that can heal if you Call all of those people That don't know the truth Cause nothing is nothing So no one is wrong With so much at stake here If you’d just hang on All that you wanted And all that I feel And all we created And all that is real And all I needed you to do Was be there and be there Just call I’m calling for you Calling for you And all that you do Oooooooooh
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You always had a girlfriend I know you were taken Lucky for me she finally let you go In a few years You wrote me a letter And thus began the time of my life, as you know ‘Cause you know that you are Who you are and you are You’re the one that I love You’re the man that I love And we’re taking this risk It’s the ultimate trip The ultimate trip of the heart Of the heart You have lit up my heart Like a star You’re shining like a stat Because of who you are I never knew I could love like this I never knew I could love like this I heard you left your boyfriend Maybe it was my time And such a catch I could not let slip by In a few years I wrote you a letter And thus I played the cards in my hand My one chance ‘Cause you know that you are Who you are and you are You’re the guy(gal) that I love You’re the guy that I love And we’re taking this risk It’s the ultimate trip The ultimate trip of the heart Of the heart You have lit up my heart Like a star You’re shining like a stat Because of who you are I never knew I could love like this I never knew I could love like this Because you know that you are who you are and you are
9.
Beyond Ideas 05:23
When you can't forget, forgive  When you can't forgive, let’s have a drink. When you're full of drink, your eyes burn with freedom  Burning with freedom alive So free so free alive So deeply alive So free so free alive So deeply alive Come with me tonight When you can't forget, forgive  When you can't forgive, let’s have a smoke When you're full of smoke, your eyes burn with freedom  Burning with freedom alive So free so free alive So deeply alive So free so free alive So deeply alive Come with me tonight Come with me tonight Come with me tonight Beyond ideas When you can't forget, forgive  When you can't forgive, let’s have a kiss When you're full of love, your eyes burn with freedom  Burning with freedom alive Come with me tonight Come with me tonight Come with me tonight Come with me tonight Beyond ideas So free so free alive So deeply alive So free so free alive So deeply alive So free so free alive So deeply alive
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Let me go down wIth you Because where you’re going now You know I want to come too Let me lie down with you Because when you’re glowing now You know I'm gonna run to you And we’ll float in this masquerade Your smell so wild as we play In Paris on our honeymoon I'll meet you in that place I'll come to you with desire unafraid If you’re gonna come up, I'm coming too When you’re gonna come up, I'm coming too Cause when you’re up I feel things so nice You speak with that lilac voice Like wine from a never ending cup Oh, when you’re up I'll be lying next to you (On our bed atop the moon) Wherever you go, there I am Wherever you go, I'm pulled toward you Just like moon rises where it’s supposed to every night And everyone finds their place In the soul of the darkest winter’s light Oh baby, you know I'm coming home to you I've memorized your tune I'm meant to be with you I'm never going You can’t throw me out the door Oh baby you know I'm home when I'm with you There is nothing you can do I'm so in love with you, ohhhhhh
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Just Stay 05:45
Stay Stay into the night Stay until it’s light Wrong can feel so right Just play Play as if we’re young We’ve been good too long Be anyone you want Just play Play on my guitar Play and go too far Who knows where you are Just stay Stay until the dawn Stay til reason’s gone What’s the ending of this song?
12.
The Echo 03:22
The echo The sweet echo of that night The reservoir And the way you are That night That deep night On the mountain top Stand right there and hear my voice Water and the wet The impact of that night of that night "keep it a secret that I have become a woman Awestruck And nourished By your beautiful baritone language. When I run up to you Throwing my arms around your neck, I lean in and whisper in your ear, I am so glad you are happy to see me I am so glad, So very very glad You have come."(Hafez) The echo The sweet memory Of your hair A love affair In the open air Water and the tears The impact of goodbye of goodbye The echo I remember You that night

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released September 30, 2022

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Jo Alexis Portland, Oregon

Jo Alexis is a songwriter and vocalist for over 150 songs for her many projects including Happy For No Reason, GALEXI and Alexis/Alexander. Compared to Sinead O’Connor & Bjork, she unites great hooks to enchanting melodies and her voice leaves you wanting more. She’s shared the stage with Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary and she’s has a song in the video game “Reactor/Master Ground 3”. ... more

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