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Crashing Waves Inside My Head

by Joelle Doriani

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Lotus 04:18
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I'm so good at running away I smile 'cause I'm going my own way The ground beneath my feet is the only one I'll keep Feet, take me somewhere far and new I smile 'cause I know I don't need you You're a rusted jewel, Once trusted, now a fool Can I be a lotus, newly blooming every spring? Or a crafty water form, a rushing, foaming stream Can I be forever on my own, contentedly? Will I have to wrestle with a life no good for me? Kids are running through the street I've no interest, look at adult me You played games with my mind, Oh, you're a child, I ain't blind. Can I be a tower over-looking everything? Or a bird, to soar above the noisy rumblings Can I find a home among some people close to me? Or will I stay above the scenes and watch life happening? I'm strong enough to lift the sea On-lookers are asking, "Who is she?" But there's someone that I need to calm the waters and hold me Can I be a lotus, newly blooming every Spring? Or a crafty water form, a rushing, foaming stream Can I be forever on my own, contentedly? Will I have to wrestle with a life no good for me?
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Joelle Doriani and ArchangelBeats - A Night (Lullaby) 03:55
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A Night—a peaceful One— A Night will calm your bones A Mystery—when alone A Darkness to condone This night will take you under like Water—Deep This night will cherish you and guard your sleep A Sleep—my tired One— A Sleep will ease your bones A Stillness— when alone A Silence to condone This night will take you under like Water—Deep This night will cherish you and guard your sleep
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To Pass the Time 03:26
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Thinking 'bout you to pass the time I'm getting older Would you open your heart up to me? No cold shoulder Thinking bout what my life could be There's no worry Thinking 'bout what you mean to me There's no hurry Always know where I came from The history is rich Not as sure where I'm going Hoping you're in the mix! Do you know where you're going? Seem so sure of yourself There's a spark in your eye You're so loved, I can tell Where do I start with you? You're all in my head Don't wanna dress up the truth I want you instead Thinking 'bout you to pass the time I'm getting older Would you open your heart up to me? No cold shoulder Thinking bout what my life could be There's no worry Thinking 'bout what you mean to me There's no hurry Oh, you're something special Do you see it too? Can I know what you've got in there? Let it shine right through Where do I start with you? I shake when I talk Hey, you sing like an angel Let me hear you rock Thinking 'bout you to pass the time I'm getting older Would you open your heart up to me? No cold shoulder Thinking bout what my life could be There's no worry Thinking 'bout what you mean to me There's no hurry
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The Fight of Love 02:46
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I’m seeing signs, and I don’t know how to deal with this love I’m looking up for answers When did you become as bright as the sun? My vision’s changed, thoughts rearanged, my heart too With every smile and laugh from your lips, my heart kinda skips Wait, there’s more, You’ve opened my world All meaning unfurled Gotta accept something new Hoping he’ll answer a few of my questions My world inside is shaking and throwing me side to side a jumbling jive of feelings My broken heart will NOT be forgotten.. I’m holding back but I can’t combat these feelings With every smile and laugh from your lips, my heart kinda skips Wait, there’s more, You’ve opened my world All meaning unfurled Gotta consent to this love I feel my heart looking up
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Muse 03:16
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I see you underneath an oak tree What am I to do but imagine what you're thinking Your words are doors to all your feelings I am curious but guardedly you use them And all the meaning in your eyes cannot hold the worlds in your mind In all these dreams I happily find you're an open book and fully mine I get so tired of constantly guessing You've got me guessing, baby And I get so tired of secretly missing a man who's always drifting... I guess I've always loved a mystery I like to think of every possibility Your depth and all your situations, they've got me hooked risky fascination And all the meaning in your eyes cannot hold the worlds in your mind In all these dreams I happily find, you're an open book and fully mine Ignite me like a candle wick 'cause I'm fading, I'm out of inspiration The rope will end with burnt-out indignation and lingering elation
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Afloat 03:43
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I sank down in my seat in the sand and swelling water grabbed my hand The crashing waves were a little too loud to hear my parents calling out But I'm kept afloat by the air in my lungs I reached up to the sun in the sky, drifting farther from my life The waves were strong and they tossed me around The sand was up and the sky was down But I'm kept afloat by the air in my lungs Then, somehow above the waves and foam, I heard you try to call me home Then, somewhere beyond the waves and foam, I heard you try to call me home I heard you try to call me home, you never want me all alone, on my own On my own, may I roam? On my own, may I roam for a little while? For a little while I sank down in my seat on the couch, sinking in this empty house (sinking in this empty house) Solace is my only friend and crashing waves inside my head (crashing waves inside my head) I go there when I want to leave I bring the sun and the sea Walls are prison bars to me but I can dream that I am free I am free, I am free I am free, I am FREE!
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My Prayer 03:44
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My Prayer is, My prayer is Just a drop in the ocean of many other prayers Will this drop be chosen, or sink into the foam? Falling into coolness, lost in a current Running into things that ruin all discernment Grace Charis, smile at me I need someone to give me an identity that I can’t abandon Adonai, I am shy of doing what I know you want from me You said I was free! I trust myself every single day, But I always go the wrong way Lock me up in hopeful, lasting love So I cannot say, “I’ve had enough!” How am I so happy with the life I have? With a puzzle piece missing, this picture is a laugh There are some questions living in my head I’m as white as snow but still I’m fighting red Grace Charis, smile at me I need someone to give me an identity that I can’t abandon Adonai, I am shy of doing what I know you want from me You said I was free! I trust myself every single day, But I always go the wrong way Lock me up in hopeful, lasting love So I cannot say, “I’ve had enough!”
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The Painter 04:05
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You, who calmed the oceans, breathed your heart into the skies You, who has the answers, God your mercy lies in the hands of all the sinners where my hands tremble too stained by shameful transgression Under crippling weight we cry to you Lamb of God, Have mercy on us Lamb of God, Have mercy on us Let me be your canvas Paint your love over me As the colors blend together, a piece of art I’ll be For there is no one like you, a being who can see past the vice in my heart and know who I can be Lamb of God, have mercy on me Lamb of God, have mercy on me You begot perfection, set him on a tree to die Passionate Messiah Embodiment of surpassing love Painter of the sunset, Carver of the trees You who loves all people, you love even me Drown me in thy mercies deep and paint a peaceful life for me and I’ll try to be like you The Painter of love and mercy Lamb of God, had mercy on me Lamb of God had mercy on me
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Forward/ The Valley 03:41
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The valley of the hills is misting I can feel my heart resisting I can't go back, but I can't stay Forward is the only way Now I'm finally driving all the way back home through the stony cold Did you know you left me hanging But baby, I'm back on the road See, I'm sitting here and listening the sun inspired snow is glistening Sometimes I feel I'm on my own and other times I ponder all the mercies he has shone Now I'm finally driving On my way back home through the stony cold Did you know you left me hanging but another stopped my fall Oh, through it all you left me but another called Oh, through it all you left me but another called. Now I'm finally driving towards a holy home through the stony cold Did you know you left me hanging? But another stopped my fall
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The Cattails 04:03
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I see you by the cattails and the mossy rocks that trick my feet We slip and meet The summer days spent chasing after the praying mantis in the heat We would not compete But somewhere we diverged and all we have from then are memories and winsome dreams Remember when you tried to touch the light that stumbled through the trees? We touched to see "I believe in nature, not in love", said the little honey bee, as I set him free But the giants in the sky with green and blue did not agree, 'cause it's love that they see Now the mountains call my name from nine years time and many miles away where the skies aren't grey These skies are grey but miles away, the skies are celestial things alive in every way (2x) Now the mountains call my name from nine years time and many miles away where the skies aren't grey And you look older, hardly the same but the mountains still stretch on to give acclaim to the Artists Name (2x)
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Riverside/ From the Start 02:55
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"Meet me by the riverside at sunset" my friend said to me The dragonflies drew us to the edge and our stones wrecked the peace. "I will be here for you forever" he said, earnestly Forever is a very long time and I don't think that you'll outlive me! I've filled the sky with joyful shouts of freedom Was I really free? That small town did feel like a prison Looking into the horizon, We took in the beautiful ice land You're holding my heart in your hands You've loved me "forever", I understand I'm feeling the wind swirl around me It's freeing the last hanging leaf There are secrets earth is keeping It's waiting for something... Why is it waiting? I've always looked to your for answers and to start the beat It's been a long time since I've felt I have just what I need! Your smile puts a bit of joy into my heart, I can say it's been that way from the start.
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Joelle Doriani and Archangel BEATS - My Prayer 03:44
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My Prayer is, My prayer is Just a drop in the ocean of many other prayers Will this drop be chosen, or sink into the foam? Falling into coolness, lost in a current Running into things that ruin all discernment Grace Charis, smile at me I need someone to give me an identity that I can’t abandon Adonai, I am shy of doing what I know you want from me You said I was free! I trust myself every single day, But I always go the wrong way Lock me up in hopeful, lasting love So I cannot say, “I’ve had enough!” How am I so happy with the life I have? With a puzzle piece missing, this picture is a laugh There are some questions living in my head I’m as white as snow but still I’m fighting red Grace Charis, smile at me I need someone to give me an identity that I can’t abandon Adonai, I am shy of doing what I know you want from me You said I was free! I trust myself every single day, But I always go the wrong way Lock me up in hopeful, lasting love So I cannot say, “I’ve had enough!”
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Each Others Eyes 03:52
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You are much more to me than just another face in the crowd and you are more to me than a dreamer with your head in the clouds, clouds And I know you like a diamond knows it's worth and I know you like the fire knows it's hearth It's saying, "Come! Receive my warmth. Sit next to me and I will foster all your mirth" We're so wrapped up in each others eyes, we're so wrapped up in each others eyes Who knows the color of the skies? I don't, 'cause I'm so wrapped up in your eyes I don't 'cause I'm so wrapped up in your eyes And I love you like a bluejay loves his song and I love you, even though they say it's wrong but it won't be long, no it won't be long We're so wrapped up in each others eyes, we're so wrapped up in each others eyes Who knows the color of the skies? I don't, 'cause I'm so wrapped up in your eyes We're so wrapped up in each others eyes, we're so wrapped up in each others eyes Who knows the color of the skies? I don't, 'cause I'm so wrapped up in your eyes I don't 'cause I'm so wrapped up in your eyes I don't 'cause I'm so wrapped up in your eyes.
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Under Stars 03:53
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I couldn’t shrug his hands off my shoulder— His grip was strong and he was older In the valley, caged by his mountains, a captive bird was happier than I was Under the stars, Wished on each one The sky didn’t hear me I didn’t know how I could make my pleading heard Quiet by day Spirited dreams Duelling desires Couldn't escape the choking hold he had on me So I cried out, “Oh my Lord, will you free me? This is not how things should be!” With my hopeful heart and ready feet Under stars I cried, I think he heard me Finding my voice Having a song And someone who listens Feeling a rhythm lets me know I am my own Heading somewhere My busy feet Once constricted Somebody’s lead them to a place by quiet streams When I cried, the holy heavens heard me Now I walk through pastures full and green! The chains, the shackles, they’ve been ripped from me Under stars I lie, my soul serene.
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Ancestors 03:29
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Almond eyes Restless like Adam was Why are you looking up? Clouds veil the heavens Waiting heart Hoping for home again Babylon took you in But they won't let you leave Jewish blood Sorrowful history I feel your homelessness No place to rest your head Our Ancestors were humble, patient We'll meet later face to face and Faithlessness will be a memory Saving grace will be our legacy They sang their songs in Babylon But God had turned his head They cried their tears in Babylon On psalms their spirits fed They sang their songs on Krystal Nacht And God was surely sad Had no more tears that Holocaust They waited for the end They waited for the end Our blood remembers all these things Our hearts are heavy still We've sang their songs through everything Our city on a hill Our city on a hill
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Until the End 02:43
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What do you do when you find yourself awake at 3 a.m.? This night is alive as fireworks, the firmament's my friend Paper and pen are good when thoughts explode inside my head Company's good, but you're asleep; you're in a better bed I used to think that I could fly (If I wished enough times) Strapped feathers to my arms to try Never to be satisfied Pictures and winsome thoughts of you are fluttering through my mind Someone so unforgettable I'll never leave behind Wonderful eyes that sense when I am in my darker times Wonderful laugh to cast away monotony of life Someone so unforgettable, I'll never leave behind I always wanted not to die (Oh, I would pretend) "If we just had the faith", you said, "We could live until the end"

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This is the album of all my singles. This is my most amateur work since I was learning my equipment.

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released April 29, 2014

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Joelle Doriani Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Joelle is a jazz-influenced Electro Pop artist whose songs swing in subject matter from nervous lovers who just don’t have the courage to break the ice to alien life forms destroying the moon. Her composition skills and and love for all that is unique, quirky, and original give birth to musical concepts that are both interesting and accessible. ... more

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