From the recording Music For The Changing Voice
©2009, Alyssa Wright
Alyssa Wright: lead vocal, cello
Leslie Arden: piano, harmony vocal
Ray Dillard: percussion
The unmade bed
The unwritten letter
The unspoken promise it would one day be better
The undying passion
The unchained melody
The uncaged canary not sure how to be free
The war rages on between the sword and the wand
For riches already gained
Defend and defeat, peel away the conceit
Until only the Truth remains
I have cleared the space, it’s time to take my place
Open up my youth, stand up and be the proof
The unmentioned failures
The unavenged crimes
The uncaring marches of memory and time
The unfounded fears and
The unexplored depths
The unvanquished hero on an unstarted quest
And the war carries on between the sword and the wand
For riches already gained
Advance and retreat, peel away the conceit
Until only the Truth remains
Some say the devil’s in the details
For some, it’s the devil you know
Now that the devil can’t stop me
Why am I unwilling to steal his show?
Time to come down from the mountains
Drown out the battle cries
Be unabashed I’ll always have the devil in my eye
I have cleared the space, it’s time to take my place
Open up my youth, stand up and be the proof
I have cleared the space, it’s time to take my place
Prepare to speak my truth, stand up and be the proof
And the war will linger on between the sword and the wand
And I’ll keep the rewards I’ve gained
All advance, no retreat, peel away the conceit
Until only the Truth remains
Truth remains