Freedom
Freedom is a release by Silvergate Music. Stream it on every major platform or read the story behind the song on silvergatemusic.com.
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Lyrics
Time to Change
I've been walking in a circle I could trace with eyes closed
Same streetlights, same shadows Same story I chose
But dawn is on the windows like a note on the door
Change waits outside and I don't stall anymore
Fold up the old maps with the coffee-stained lines
Pack only what matters and leave what confines
If comfort is a habit, I'll loosen the seams
Let a wider horizon step into the scene
I don't need perfect timing, just a truthful start
A half-step forward is a change of heart
It's time to change, to step off the old parade
Move with the music that the morning made
I'll trade familiar echoes for a brighter range
Hold my hand, breathe deep, tonight we change
Instrumental
Street corners feel lighter when the rhythm is new
Even cobblestones shimmer when they dance with the blue
I hear the horns say go and the drums agree
What I was holding on to was holding me
Change is not a thunderclap, it's whispers in the rain
A quiet code of courage when you step from the train
If yesterday comes calling, I'll answer with a smile
I'm writing different pages, walk with me a mile
It's time to change, to color past the grain
To learn a new language for the heart's old flame
We'll keep the truth, let the rest rearrange
Hold my hand, breathe deep, tonight we change
It's time to change
The Journey
I kept a quiet map inside my chest Tiny pins for all the hopes I kept
Some days felt heavy, some like open skies But every step still taught my feet to rise
I learned that gentle doesn't mean I'm weak A softer voice can still be brave and speak
I'm stitching daylight into every scene And walking closer to the life I dream
I close my eyes and breathe it in Counting one, two, three pages turn and all at once I see
This is my journey, my heart finding home Roads I thought I lost, now lead me on
This is my journey, I'm learning to belong And on my heart, I keep moving on
The path gets brighter when the doubts grow kind They sit beside me but they fall behind
I mark the milestones with a grateful flame And bless the failures that still learn my name
The wind remembers who I'm meant to be I walk with mercy for the older me
The road is longer than I thought it was But every mile is worth it just because
Count it out, the small brave things I do Step by step, the world turns into new
This is my journey, my heart finding home Roads I thought I lost, now lead me on
This is my journey, I'm learning to belong And on my heart, I keep moving on
If I stumble, I'll still stand If I'm fearful, I'll hold my hand
Every sunrise writes the clue Keep it coming, see it through
This is my journey, my heart finding home Roads I thought I lost, now lead me on
This is my journey, I'm learning to belong And on my heart, I keep moving on
This is my journey, now I'm moving on
Winds From the Sea
First chill on the shoreline, lanterns start to glow
Café doors are closing, gulls wheel high and slow
You pour the last of summer into a cup for me
We sip and listen quiet to the winds from the sea
Leaves turn copper in the harbor light
Footsteps sink with the fading night
If we breathe together, we can let it be
Your hand in mine and the winds from the sea
Winds from the sea, they're telling us lean
Carry our names where the tide has been
If autumn must come, let it swing, let it sway
We'll dance on the quay till the clouds drift away
Winds from the sea keep singing to me
Turning goodbye into soft memory
Rain writes little rhythms on the window frame
Guitar finds a shimmer, sax hums low by name
Your smile is a harbor I anchor easily
While distant ferries answer to the winds from the sea
Coats pull closer as the street lamps rise
Warmth in laughter, warmth in eyes
If change is a season, let it set us free
We'll learn the chorus of the winds from the sea
Winds from the sea, they're telling us lean
Carry our hopes where the world turns green
If autumn must come, let it swing, let it sway
We'll waltz with the waves till the grey slips to day
Winds from the sea keep singing to me
Turning the hush into sweet melody
Maybe the summer had to fade from view
So we could hear what the breeze is new
Every goodbye is a key in a minor
Turning to sunlight when chords open wider
Winds from the sea, they're telling us lean
Carry our hearts where the nights stay clean
If autumn must come, let it swing, let it sway
We'll keep our tune while the leaves drift away
Winds from the sea stay whispering, please
Hold us together on salt silver breeze
Exactly You
You don't chase the room, you let the room find you
Coffee steam and Sunday light in everything you do
You talk low and true like a record in the dark
Every word a steady hand, every glance a spark
You laugh with your shoulders, not just with your smile
Fix the crooked picture, stay a little while
Nothing gold or grand, just honest through and through
I don't want a brighter star, I want the sky
That's you, no edits, no disguise
Just quiet thunder in your eyes
Stay exactly you, and I'll be right here
Holding to the cadence only we can hear
If the world says change, I'll still choose this view
Every day in every way, exactly you
I've worn my share of costumes, chased a thousand trends
You taught me how the truest story never needs a man
Leave the edges frayed, let the colors show
Perfect isn't flawless, love is letting go
If seasons try to move us on
We'll hum our little winter song
When silence asks what heart should do
I'll answer soft and clear
It's you, stay exactly you
I'll meet you where you stand
Walk in every ordinary mile, hand in hand
If the night grows loud, we'll keep our tune in view
Always, only, ever
Exactly you
Exactly you
Of Course It's You
I've tried to call it chance, I've tried to call it fate
But every crowded evening keeps pointing to one name
Street lamps lean and listen when I say what's true
If I'm honest with my heart, of course it's you
I've chased a hundred songs that never quite began
Traced promises in coffee, then wiped them with my hand
But when the night turns silver and the city's through
Every quiet voice agrees, of course it's you
Let the old doubts fade like smoke above the blue
Take my hand and hear the simple truth
Of course it's you, the line my melody knew
The rhyme I finally grew into
No fancy proof to sort it through
But when the music finds its home, of course it's you
I've learned the tender art of leaving room for light
To loosen every maybe and step into the right
So if the dawn is asking what I mean to do
I'll sign my name beneath it
Of course it's you
Let the future take a bow, we'll ride it as we go
If love's a standard baby, play it soft and low
Of course it's you, the truth I finally knew
The home each wandering bar ran to
And when the last low note is through
I'll whisper once again
Of course it's you
Of course it's you
Honestly Yours
Say it plain, I don't need the masquerade
No silver words to hide a simple phrase
Put your hand in mine, let the daylight pour
If you're for real, I'm honestly yours
All the paths that bent me into quiet turns
Taught me how the truest candle burns
Speak the quiet truth I'm reaching for
If you're for real, I'm honestly yours
No sugar coat, no alibis
Just open hearts and steady eyes
Honestly yours through the calm and the storm
Every vow we make keeps the center warm
If we lose our way, we'll find the shore
Say it again, I'm honestly yours
I used to hide in pretty turns of phrase
Now I'd rather light a simpler blaze
Call my name and watch the night restore
If you're for real, I'm honestly yours
If the clocks run wild, let them run
We can dance between the ticks as one
If the sun runs late, I'll be the dawn
Speak true with me and carry on
Honestly yours when the wind changes their mind
Truth in every step, hand in hand aligned
If the road turns dark, I'll be the door
Say it once more, I'm honestly yours
Honestly yours
I'm Here for You
I'm not turning away
Streetlights paint a silver line across the rain
Footsteps slow but darling I'm not turning away
Call my name and I'll be closer than the night
I'm here for you, every wrong can lean on right
Coffee steam and window glass that holds our faces
Little hopes like notes we tuck in empty spaces
If storms begin I'll fold you into calm
I'm here for you, my shoulder and my palm
When the world moves fast we'll sway instead
Count to four and breathe it in our heads
I'm here for you, through the long, through the late
When the luck shows up or it's stuck at the gate
If the road runs thin I'll widen the view
Whatever the weather, I'm here for you
Some days feel like pages no one meant to write
Still I'll read them with you by a bedside light
Every silent question hanging in the air
I'm here for you, we'll name them, we'll repair
If the clocks go slow, let them go
We can dance between the ticks, we know
If the sun runs late, that's fine too
I'll be the dawn that finds its way to you
I'm here for you, through the long, through the late
When the luck shows up or it's stuck at the gate
If the road runs thin I'll widen the view
Whatever the weather, I'm here for you
I'm here for you
Two Keys, One Door
Hey Tim, I brought a suitcase full of weekend plans
Tape and a label maker sittin' in my hands
Your couch might throw our records in a stack
If home is where the heart is, let's sign the welcome mat
I don't need fireworks, just toothpaste side by side
A spare key on a lanyard and a late night ride
Your window, my plants, learnin' all the city life
If you're ready, I'm ready, let's make it feel right
Two keys, one door, turn them both tonight
Two cups, one pour, set the kettle right
Clear a drawer, make room for more
I'm laughin' on the landing, what are we waitin' for
Two keys, one door, move in with me
Let the small things shout, we're meant to be
Your rug on the hardwood, my frames on the wall
Passwords getting merged and the Wi-Fi for us all
Shoes in a tangle by the umbrella stand
It looks like chaos, it feels like a plan
Calendar collisions that we actually want
A grocery list duet in the checkout font
If someday had a postal code, we found the street
Let's forward all our mail and call it sweet
No grand proposal, no marquee sign
Just your quiet grin lining up with mine
If home's a song, let's sing it on repeat
From cardboard rhythms to a heartbeat beat
Two keys, one door, turn them both tonight
Two cups, one pour, set the kettle right
Clear a drawer, make room for more
I'm dancin' in the landing, what are we waitin' for
Two keys, one door, move in with me
Let the small things shout, we're meant to be
Two keys, one door, move in with me
The Time We Keep
A quiet street, a silver sky
Your name arrives before the night
We talk in smiles, unfolded hands
No need to ask, you understand
You pour the tea, we share the chair
Trade little news and bigger prayers
We leave the rush outside the door
Make space for what we're living for
Minutes turn to miles when we don't let them run
Stay a little longer, let the day be done
We keep the time, we make it last
Holding the fragile hours that slip so fast
When shadows fall and voices fade to glass
We keep the time together, we make it last
We mend the seams with steady thread
A joke, a look, the words unsaid
If storms arrive, we light the room
And hum a tune, the hearts assume
All the little promises we quietly renew
Staying in the moment is the work we do
We keep the time, we make it last
Softer than yesterday, stronger than the past
If the road grows cold, wide or vast
We keep the time together, we make it last
Hours aren't ours, they're borrowed and kind
So we spend them wisely, not leave them behind
When the night leans in with questions to ask
We answer with patience and pour one more glass
We keep the time, we make it last
Every quiet heartbeat tying present to past
When morning comes and shadows finally pass
We'll still keep time together, we make it last
We keep the time, and make it last
When You Told Me You Loved Me
I didn't know the night could glow this way
One little sentence changed the shade of grey
You took my hand and suddenly I could see
A thousand open doors where walls used to be
Streetlights humming like a choir in time
Heartbeat steady, falling into rhyme
Every fear I wore just loosened at the seam
You breathed I love you and I learned to dream
All the empty rooms inside of me
Filled with light the moment you spoke softly
When you told me you loved me the world aligned
Midnight turned to morning in my mind
Every broken piece found where it should be
When you told me you loved me, finally free
Now even ordinary days feel new Coffee tastes like summer when it's shared with you
Little promises we keep without a sound
Every quiet touch says I'm home somehow
All the empty rooms inside of me
Glow again each time you say it softly
When you told me you loved me the stars rewound
Said our names in constellations all around
Every doubt fell silent, let my heart believe
When you told me you loved me, I could breathe
Say it low, say it slow and I'll remember tonight
Every syllable of the lighthouse turning darkness into light
When you told me you loved me the world aligned
Midnight turned to morning in my mind
Hold me through the quiet, keep that melody
When you tell me you love me, I'm free
I'm free
Take Me Home (To Your Place)
City lights are diamonds, scattered on the bay
Cab doors hush the night while words get in the way
You smile like quiet thunder, soft and out of place
If you're thinking what I'm thinking, say it to my face
Keys on the table, heartbeat rhyme, footsteps sinking into time
If home is more than just a space, let's draw the map with grace
Take me home to your place, where the daylight slows its pace
Let the hallway light trace, silhouettes we'll chase
Take me home to your place, let the kettles sing, let the night erase
Every doubt between your heart and my embrace
Windows breathe the evening, curtains learn our names
Guitar paints little halos round our picture frames
Laughter finds a rhythm, shoulders fall in line
One couch, two hands and all the time
Take me home to your place, where the daylight slows its pace
Take me home to your place, every doubt between your heart and my embrace
Maybe I've been wandering past every open door
Learning how a quiet stay can mean much more
If comfort has a chorus, let's hum it low and true
Four walls, one roof and me with you
Take me home to your place, where the daylight slows its pace
Let the hallway light trace, silhouettes we'll chase
Take me home to your place, set the clock aside, let the night make space
For every promise in your eyes I'll face