All You Are is In Your Core

ALL YOU ARE IS IN YOUR CORE

by Cordites Tun

My ma forever taught me
She learnt the hardest way
She wanted to protect her young ones
She told us do not ever sell your soul
Because all that you are is in your core

Do not you eat the bitter fruit
Hunger for justice
Eat of the dragon fruit to step out of the fey realm
Hunger for a world of truth
She told us do not ever sell your soul
Because all that you are is in your core

When I was young and pretty once
I held dreams and high hopes
I married only to have my heart stolen away
The love given was a high price I paid
The love taken was a high price I owed
Found out the hard way one cannot possess another
She told us do not ever sell your soul
Because all that you are is in your core
Do not be tempted by the shiny apple
Do not take which is not yours
She told us do not ever sell your soul
Because all that you are is in your core

I was such a young naive fool
Thought I would be different than ma
Making up stories was the best I could do
I thought to make something that could be mine forever
Even thought that I could find a way
A way to beat the odds
To make a deal with care of the forests and streams
And I can have no debts to pay
I would take it all and then I would run away
Reach the wildness of Esau
Place myself always first
Make my life first rate, no matter other's cost.
She told us do not ever sell your soul
Because all that you are is in your core

At this point in my years
I have done so many things I regret
yet I do not know if I can do it right
Please put your trust in me
Hopefully I will never let you down
If you give me a chance I am willing to try

I am here, waiting for a better day
A chance to make better choices
Something to bring Lady Luck my way
I can hope to dream, and hope that I can sleep again
And when I wake in the world it will be sweet
It will be with a clear conscience and clean hands
She told us do not ever sell your soul
Because all that you are is in your core

It has been such a hard road
The road I keep traveling on
It goes on and on
I have so much to learn
And if I take your hand
I might lead you down the path to ruin
Or can you save my soul
A continue to paint
I write word of the wild sisters
meant as warnngs and lessons
She told us do not ever sell your soul
Because all that you are is in your core

I tell you this so you can understand Right now I am doing the best I can
Though I have walked in the shadows
I am always searching for the light
We both know what matters
If you give me a chance I will try
I have climbed stairs and stumbled through woods
But mostly stumbling down
Always seem to be losing ground
I have managed to conquer hills
Yet I still have mountains to climb
Before we take a step together
We walk shall down that path of memories
So we can learn of each other
Before either of us make any promises
I want you to have no regrets
Let us talk, then make a commitment
Let me tell you of my past
All I have seen and all I have done
Even of the things I would like to forget
She told us do not ever sell your soul
Because all that you are is in your core

I am hopinh redemption is in sight
I am in the search to live honestly
To heal my core in the cool waters
To walk in the lush groves
I have realised that in this world
Birds and angels get the wings to fly
I can only hope to walk hand to hand
If you believe in this heart of mine
Then I will reach inside and give you All the sweetness that I find my core
She told us do not ever sell your soul
Because all that you are is in your core


Author: Cordites Tun

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based on riginal lyrics All You Have Is Your Soul and This Point In My Life by Tracy chapman.