Name: These Waters Begin to Sing
Duration: P00H04M04S
Description: This one was written in Banaue Philippines, about Banaue Philippines. The locals and their simple way of life seemed to get to me, inspiring this song.

These Waters Begin to Sing

from One Ocean Mile by Daniel and the Sparrows

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This one was written in Banaue Philippines, about Banaue Philippines. The locals and their simple way of life seemed to get to me, inspiring this song.

lyrics

These potted plants and sacred hills
The dogs are are in the sand and the water drowns the fields
The bread and words you eat are showing on your skin
Like the sound of distant thunder through the trees

Early morning comes and the children before the sun rise
Are running as the river fills with light
These elevated houses won't save you from the floods
And the water begins to sing
These waters begin to sing

I will be with you in the dark
But it's light now so I will have to sleep
It'll come into your hearts like wind through the wooden floors
Like water flooding every passing field

Sweeping your uneven floors the dirt escapes your broom
Only rain will wash away your stains
Sleeping on uneven floors the ground will bruise your hips
The water begins to sing
These waters begin to sing

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from One Ocean Mile, released February 9, 2013

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Daniel and the Sparrows Chicago, Illinois

Daniel and the Sparrows is a Christian songwriter who uses music and storytelling to live and breathe his faith- "Show the world that we stand together broken but whole".

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