LYRICS by Sofie Reed

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Lyrics are organized by album.

Baby Boo Got Gone (2004)

Simplicity Chased Trouble Away (2012)

Red Hen (2014)

Rocky Road (2017)

Wish Free (2019)

Odds & Ends (to be released August 2026)

Take A Step

When you take a step

and you lift your foot

you gotta let go

of the ground for a bit

hey you can't forget

that when you take a step

wherever you were

gotta disconnect

And it might take time

to get used to the new ground

it might take time

to put your foot back down

Make a move, sugar

do the walk

I don't care if you skip and trip

Just pick it up

stomp and shake away

I know you won't look back

And it might take time

to get used to the new ground

it might take time

to put your foot back down

Go on take a step

a new start is so easy to get

come on lift your foot

take a step

When you found the ground

and you're all back down

a move is made

and you're all in line

in line to gear

gear up for another

another foot back down

And it might take time

to get used to the new ground

it might take time

to put your foot back down

Won't you take step

lift your foot

you gotta keep moving 

you gotta stay hip

hey, gotta take a step

put your foot down..

©Sofie Reed

Phoenix Dragon Heat

I’d sure let you love me

I’d let you stay too

‘cos when the fireflies are blue

and it gets real old

I need somebody like you

Where the fishes do that jumping

and the sweet grass fills the breeze

some midsummer eve

oh, nothing would get old

with someone like you

You got that good heat

oh, that phoenix dragon heat

it always rises above what lost

oh, that Phoenix Dragon Heat

Oh, who would have known

ashes and heart ache

could turn so good

I'm so into you

I gotta get closer to you

you, baby you

with that Phoenix Dragon Heat

You got that good heat

oh, that phoenix dragon heat

it always rises above what is lost

oh, that Phoenix Dragon Heat

©Sofie Reed

Nothing can get ya

so I probably won’t

fireflies are always blue

I am too

until I get closer to you

oh I need that heat

that good heat

that Phoenix Dragon Heat

©Sofie Reed

Box Of Prayers

This is where I keep a wheel of fortune

this is where I keep my dreams

this is where I keep all my recycling

this is where i keep myself

In a box of prayers

This is where I keep lucky dimes and chimes

this is where keep away from pain

this is where I keep the news at eleven

this is where I keep myself

In a box of prayers

This is a space for me and you and all the other

ones to.. In a box of prayers

This is where I keep lost and found

this is where I keep hoping it’ll be OK

this is where I keep everyday

this is where I keep myself

In a box of prayers

This box I made all those times I’ve fallen

this box I made of forgotten things

this box I made to remember all the reasons

Why I keep myself

why I keep myself

In a box of prayers

©Sofie Reed

Owl

(first verse writer unknown)

“A wise old owl sat in an oak

the more he saw the less he spoke

the less he spoke the more he heard

why can’t we all be like that wise old bird"

And bird he felt so little thought

in ideas owl never got caught

without a doubt he stayed true in the world don’t you

wish we could all be like that wise old bird

why can’t we all be like him

he’s a wise old bird

And there owl sat in his oak

looking at you looking at me

and when he saw the things we do

he suddenly made himself heard

you should try to be like me

I’m a wise old bird

Why can’t you all be like me

why can’t you all be like me

I’m a wise old bird

When you hear him at night

singing who who

all he’s really asking you is why

tell me why.. why..

why can’t you all be like me

why can’t you all be like me

I’m a wise old bird

Why can’t you all be like me

why can’t you all be like me

I’m a wise old bird

©Sofie Reed

Baby Boo Got Gone

Days keep turning

yesterday’s gone

tomorrow’s got everything

more for some

me I gotta learn to have and hold

and then let go

‘cos i can’t afford your smile

tomorrow you be yesterday

and Baby Boo will get gone

Some got plenty

some got none

one had and now it’s gone

a few might get what they’ve never had

me myself I’m glad I got my own

though i could sure use your smile

today turned to yesterday

and baby boo got gone

I left all them burdens

that held me close to you

and I feel really happy

even though baby boo got gone

Hey old friend how are you?

why don’t you write me a line sometime

I sure’d like to know

what you do when you feel alone

me myself I miss you some

if yesterday could be tomorrow

baby Boo had never been gone

Now tomorrow always says I do

for richer and poorer

baby boo said bye, bye

there ain’t nothing I can do

but remember you like yesterday

oh, baby Boo

I remember you like yesterday

Oh, yes I do

If yesterday could be tomorrow

Bobby Boo never been gone

©Sofie Reed

Cloned Pickled Love

If you feel a bit crocked

you got a hitch in your heart

stop and stand up straight

before you fall apart

you better spice up your hum drum life

get some cloned pickled love

Cloned Pickled Love

Cloned Pickled Love

haven’t you heard

you can buy it at the twilight mall

If your lover done left you

and won’t be back no more

packed her independence

and ran out the door

you better spice up your hum drum life

get some cloned pickled love

Cloned Pickled Love

Cloned Pickled Love

Haven’t you heard

you can buy it at the twilight mall

Now if your mind gone wicked

like most folks have

the future is much all too vivid

and it’s making you real sad

you better spice up your hum drum life

oh, get some cloned pickled love

Cloned Pickled Love

Cloned Pickled Love

Haven’t you heard

you can buy it at the twilight mall

But if one day you woke up

and the planet you live on

blew up while you were sleeping

deep in la-la land

and there was no invention that could save you

and Noah was nowhere to be found

that would be the only time that cloned pickled love

would not do you a thing

Cloned Pickled Love

Cloned Pickled Love

Haven’t you heard

you can buy it at the twilight mall

©Sofie Reed

Who's Got Their Soul

People walking down the street

so smooth they smile and greet

they love you to death with their needy smiles

as they stare into your eyes

They want to get close

they want to know

who’s got their soul

People dancing in the bar

to the beat of their childhood scar

searching for that loving daddy kisses

that went too far

They want to get close

they want to know

who’s got their soul

Sleepy people won’t get up

why don’t you get up?

little people big people copy cats and dogs

So many people outside my window

running in packs of pain

numb by illusion and fundamental shame

someone will save them someday

If you lost yourself somewhere

don't look at him

don’t look at me

where oh where might you be

I don’t want you close

cos you don’t know - who’s got your soul

©Sofie Reed

Heartbreaker's Post

I have a face of bark

not much to look at

rings of age

and a lovers carved heart

my hands are tinder

when lonely nights won’t burn

I am but the Heartbreaker’s Post

They come and go

I see them pass love by

to hold turns to have

and having suffocates

they go chasing the flames

’til their all consumed

and they break my heart

'So come dance with me Catarina

the wind feels so smooth'

boy whispers to girl

and the old Pine sighs

I’m too old for this

I watch

I wait

for their mute truth to speak

I tremble in the silence

where their souls stay tucked to sleep

they’re just like the willow

stuck weeping by the stream

they move so smooth

but they can’t stand still

'Oh, Catarina

I don’t really dance

but I do carve a heart pretty well'

and the old pine mutters

love don’t look like that

Love is hard

when your heart can’t beat the dream

it’s just a wistful pounding in your head

and harder it is 

when you think that’s the way

as love and life

passes you by

©Sofie Reed

Fallen Star

The moon looks so alone

hanging in the sky

or perhaps

I’m the one

perhaps I see myself in her

though I don’t hang that high

neither do I glow

but I try

when I see the moon

I catch myself

long for home

in some strange way

when I look at her

I feel as if I was a fallen star

A fallen star in a foreign space

trying to heal my broken rays

a fallen star perhaps we’re all

each a fallen star

Tell me when you see the moon 

at night

do you feel a longing so tight

as if you came from up there

as if you were a fallen star

A fallen star in a foreign space

trying to heal your broken rays

twinkle to me once

baby twinkle to me twice

if that’s how you feel

when you see the moon rise

perhaps we’re all

a fallen star

perhaps we’re each all

a fallen star

A fallen star in a foreign space

trying to heal your broken rays

twinkle to me once

baby twinkle to me twice

if that’s how you feel

when you see the moon rise

perhaps we’re all

a fallen star

perhaps we’re each all

a fallen star

©Sofie Reed

Pilot Car

One road is paved

this one is not

just ups and downs

one road is cracked

filled with something black

and a little grass

some dead ends

another tells you do not enter

it’s hard know

which way to go

I got me a

a Pilot Car

I’m gonna find me one good road

I go real far in my Pilot Car

One road spirals down

to an underground town

another hangs in the sky

some are one-ways

with signs turned the wrong way

and I can’t make it right alone

so I’ll just turn myself around

I got me a Pilot Car

I’m gonna find me one good road

and I’ll go real far

in my Pilot Car

Won’t you tag along

we’ll ride on to the good country in you and me

I know we’ll go far

in my Pilot Car

I’ll find my own way

I’ll just read the signs

they say keep on

keep on going

pavement will end soon

things do change

though given roads are hard to find

that’s the one I’ll be on

I got me a

a Pilot Car

I’m gonna find me one good road

and I’ll go real far in my Pilot Car

Follow me

in my Pilot Car

we’ll go real far

you and me and my

Pilot Car

oh, I got me a 

a Pilot Car

I’m gonna find me one good road

I’ll go real far

in my Pilot Car

oh now, won’t you tag along

we’ll ride on to

the good country in you and me

I know we'll go far 

in my Pilot Car

oh, won’t you tag along

we’ll ride on home

in my, my Pilot car

we’ll go real far

just you and me

and my

my pilot car

you and me

and my Pilot Car

©Sofie Reed

Funky Rattle

I didn’t say

you got it bad

but what you got

I won't have

i don't like

the way you wanna hang

oh now baby - you no man

you got a funky rattle

why don’t you tune yourself up

It’s what you do

that don't fly

see I know what you hide

oh you smooth

kinda smooth and sly

but hey now darlin’

you can't make me cry

You got a funky rattle

you better tune yourself up

oh, you talk like you the cock of the walk

but I hear you limpin’ by dark

oh now baby I need it straight up

clear cut and clean

i don't do no funky rattles

i prefer me one good drum

if you got a funky rattle don't be shakin’ it at me

if you got a funky rattle don't be shakin’ it at me

just tune yourself up

©Sofie Reed

Glitter Girl

Can't help but be what I am

you just gotta understand

I'm a Glitter Girl

I rule my world

To cover up would cramp my way

it don't matter what they say

I'm a Glitter Girl I rule my world

Dawn falls into the arms 

of a million stars - so do I

nothing wrong to be all heart

nothing wrong to let love

Lighten up when you look at me

I'm as real as can be

additive and cruelty free

I'm no fools gold heaven don't put me down

Glitter Girl is what I am

Dawn falls into the arms 

of a million stars - so do I

nothing wrong to be all heart

nothing wrong to let love

I go rockin' and rollin'

dancing in the light

you know I'm down to earth 

and above the sky

I'm a Glitter Girl 

like a big bird

free to fly

got a bright glow on the inside

a Glitter Girl can't hide

©Sofie Reed

Simplicity Chased Trouble Away

It was a good old day

a special day

in this muddled world

a special day indeed

when simplicity chased the trouble away

A pregnant day long past due

the tide real high but folk got the clue

you don’t need that much 

to be in touch

with the love of you

Folk were dancing

smiling and laughing

and some they even cried

wondering why it took so long 

for simplicity to chase that trouble away

Folk were dancing

smiling and laughing

and some they even cried

wondering why it took so long for simplicity

to chase that trouble away

What a day

you gotta remember this day

what a day

you gotta remember this day

When simplicity came around

and chased all the trouble away

when simplicity chased the trouble away

©Sofie Reed

The Village Rooster

The Village Rooster

got to have it

an eye for an eye

he don’t care - that village rooster

all ‘em chickens will go blind

Loves his shadow

makes him look real big

he struts ‘n picks ‘n pokes

with an evil grin

That Village Rooster

That crazy rooster

makes hen-houses of feathers

and feathers of betrayal

He don’t know - wrong from right

or it from true

Have no worries

you know he’s just a rooster

crowing in ol’ Sam’s pen

Roosters only get in your way

if you a chicken

The birds & the bees exporting his dream

shackled to the lost

That village rooster

have a little bit of mercy on him

and the blind chickens.

©Sofie Reed

Human Every Day

Here are fields

forests and grain

rivers and a pass of time

some reach inside

to be here now

some turn to a god 

some don't at all

given is the way to be human every day

given is the way to be human every day

The child calls for mama

and mama calls the child

embrace each other 

love just life for a while

pain seeks its wound

in a hearts hollow

claim your gift 

unwrap your sorrow

given is the way to be human every day

given is the way to be human every day

Some dance in them off beats

skip on the longer way

jump and fall deep down 

into these mundane days

some crawl in loves maze

chasing every trace

up and down the reflection

in a lovers eyes

given is the way to be human every day

given is the way to be human every day

The child calls for mama

and mama calls the child

embrace each other 

love just life for a while

pain seeks its wound

in a hearts hollow

claim your gift 

unwrap your sorrow

given is the way to be human every day

given is the way to be human every day

©Sofie Reed

Tinder For Your Love

I see you flicker in the dark

I’m gonna catch that spark

Come closer

don’t be cold

Rise above

from down bellow

light up, let go

to all that kindling in your soul

light up, let go

to all that kindling in your soul

I got tinder for your love

I got tinder for your love

Strike anywhere anytime

work that ember 

don’t let it smother away

Flicker, baby 

flicker no more

hey, you gotta keep it a glow

I got tinder for your love

I got tinder for your love

I wanna say a few words to you

what you need to do

keeping your flame upright and true

in flickering times

you got to get some spunk into your living

don’t act so cold

you got to get some spunk into your living

love is bold

light up, let go

to all that kindling in your soul

light up, let go

to all that kindling in your soul

I got tinder for your love

I got tinder for your love

©Sofie Reed

Open

Something is turning

at the bend in time

destiny’s unfolding a better ground

cosmos bloom and old wild roses

coming back around

out from the hidden

Forget Me Nots and rain 

color me saved 

i too can be brave

and just like a flower

open

open

Time and time again

them flowers reach to change

what’s been hardened

confused and estranged

them fire-weeds in the trenches

tell me there is truth to come

Forget Me Nots and rain 

color me saved 

i too can be brave

and just like a flower

open

open

If your lonesome and broken

weary and sad

these flowers are tokens

for the love that you should have

for your heart

for your heart to open

Forget Me Nots and rain 

color me saved 

i too can be brave

and just like a flower

open

open

©Sofie Reed

Outside The City

There's a trail out of here

this shallow and trendy atmosphere

take a different route today

stop at concept and walk the other way

Find your way 

from under man-made shadows

there's a better place

wouldn't have to keep so high to be

outside the city

outside the city

Accessories and substitutes 

have taken over the hood 

you listen to me 

you know them shadows 

never do you no good

Find your way 

from under man-made shadows

to much better place

wouldn't have to keep so high to be

outside the city

outside the city

When ordinary goes behind the clouds

gates open the picket mind

life's glory shines all the time 

outside the city

outside the city

You gotta find your way 

out from under

man-made shadows

You gotta find your way 

out from under

man-made shadows

Take a stroll 

outside the city

Take a stroll 

outside the city

You gotta find your way 

out from under man-made shadows

You gotta find your way 

out from under man-made shadows

When ordinary goes behind the clouds

gates open the picket mind

life's glory shines all the time 

outside the city

outside the city

©Sofie Reed

Peace Loving You

Peace loving you

come out of the blue

surprise me tonight

do what is right

Where have you gone

what takes you so long

we need you here

it’s time to come home

Peace loving you

come out of the blue

Find your coloring book of hope

draw a ladder and climb on up

to that window in your sky

look grace of heaven in the eye..

Peace loving you

come out of the blue

surprise me tonight

do what is right

Where have you gone

what takes you so long

we need you here

it’s time to come home

Peace loving you 

come out of the blue

©Sofie Reed

Why You So Negative

Why you so negative

hiding in a darkroom

black and white

under exposed

no color in your drive

You trouble me

‘cos we all got to be

in the big bright picture

where’s your love

where’s your light

you better make it shine

Meet shame kind of an odd name

but all too common

who is shame?

son of somebody in your head

Oh… remember shame 

invisible pain 

still tucks you in that dark room

like a negative

where is the light

where's the llight

If nothing makes you shine

shine for yourself

If nothing makes you shine

shine for yourself

I insist this soul I sought 

be felt be heard

i insist this soul I found 

be right here

love is all i afford 

love is all I need to know

i insist this soul I hold

be true be free

la, la, la...

I insist this soul i am 

in harmony

©Sofe Reed

Red Hen

You talk about that rooster

you talk about that man

you talk about some looser

trying to get in my game

oh, I better tell you my name

oh, I’m 

the Red Hen

alright

I get up every morning

from this bed I made

and I do my boogie boogie

and I don’t feel no shame

oh I..

I found my own way

you know my mama

raised a Red Hen

The only reason that the rooster

crows in the morning

is ‘cos I kicked him

out of this bed I made

he ain’t my rooster

he can’t stay

I tell him

never did he help me make

this bed of mine

I asked you once

I asked you twice

just about five times

to help me make

this bed I got right here

you couldn’t lift it

couldn’t pick it

up

down

or sideways

‘cos all you had 

was that clucking on your mind

and you left it here

yeah, you left it for the Red Hen

alright

©Sofie Reed

Let's Be Friends

Need no charm

need no luck

to be my friend

you really don’t need much

all I ask is keep the good side up

Watch your game

keep that trouble down

you be yourself

all the time

always do 

keep peace in mind

Woo-woo-woo-woo

lets be friends

we could shine together

for goodness sake

make this world a brighter place

we could make this world 

a brighter place

we could make this world a brighter place

Woo-woo-woo-woo

lets be friends

we could shine together

for goodness sake

make this world a brighter place

we could make this world 

a brighter place

©Sofie Reed

How You Flow

You wanna know

where all the magic’s gone

you’ve looked in here

you’ve looked in there

but can’t find no more

Where oh, where could it be

you feeling, you’re feeling so down

I tell you what

I tell you where

It’s all right here

Wink back to the sky

flowing in there stream

smooth the edge now

go with your dreams

Give, take, let go

It’s all in how you flow

Some say it’s underneath your hat

but where you think ain’t where it’s at

no, no, no ,no

it’s that little dot on your nose

that little crack beneath your soles

Dance with every moment

and magic will dance with you

and when it moves

just make sure that you do too

Wink back to the sky

flowing in there stream

smooth that edge now

go with your dream

give, take, let go

It’s all in how you flow

©Sofie Reed

One Day

One day we’ll see 

all that fell forgotten  

one day we’ll dance 

with all the beats we’re missing

one day, one day 

One day we’ll return 

all the calls we’ve gotten

from Earth and Sky 

and the Children  

one day, one day 

That one day could be Monday 

Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 

That one day could be Friday 

Saturday, maybe even Sunday  

one day, that one day could be any day 

©Sofie Reed

Real Time

There’s a devil if you say

there’s hate if you do

pain’s housed in the mind

now it’s all up to you

You got circles

you got squares

you got will

you got fears

one is real

one is not

tell me now what have you got?

Hey now best

check your clock

is she on 

is she off

Wind her up

slow it down

is it all coming around?

Where you’ve sunk

there you be

your low ain’t got no swing

Are we becoming

Are we behind

anybody got real time?

©Sofie Reed

These Blues

These blues in my shoes 

worn and broken 

untied and loose 

keeps me trippin’ 

robin’ my muse 

night and day

This steep old road 

ain’t nobodies friend 

neither is your cold, cold wind 

my light of strong has 

almost burned down

oh, iIve had these blues 

far too long 

I found no love 

and love didn’t find me 

I said I found no love 

and love didn’t find me 

trouble’s my lover 

never lets me be 

trouble’s my lover 

never lets me be

I didn’t find these blues 

these blues found me 

I said I didn’t find these blues 

these blues found me 

But had these blues not found me 

I wouldn’t know my Soul is free 

had these blues not found me 

I wouldn’t know my Soul is free

©Sofie Reed

Dragonfly Goodbye

Dragonfly in the autumn wind

lands on your windowpane

days are getting darker now

time to say goodbye to the Dragonfly

Lullaby into the starlit night

dream of tomorrow

dragonfly, oh dragonfly, goodbye

The dragonfly left with the setting sun

oh, the wind was calm

yellow leaves on the cooling ground

life resting safe and sound

Lullaby into the starlit night

dream of tomorrow

dragonfly, oh dragonfly, goodbye

Oh yes dream of tomorrow

with your iridescent soul

dragonfly I’ll see you in a while

when you return to here and now

Lullaby into the starlit night

dream of tomorrow

dragonfly, oh, dragonfly, goodbye

©Sofie Reed

A Little Bit More

I’m gonna love my neighbor 

though he hurt me so

I’m gonna love that preacher

though he tried to steal my soul

I’m gonna love just a 

just a little bit more

I’m gonna smile at strangers

‘cos they look so sad

I’m gonna hug the haters 

‘cos they need it bad

I’m gonna be just a little bit more

than I’ve ever been before

I’m gonna turn my head 

just a little bit further

I’m gonna open my arms

just a little bit wider

I’m gonna LOVE LOVE LOVE  

just a little bit more 

I’m gonna LOVE LOVE LOVE

a little bit more

I’m gonna let that women 

keep my ride

I’m gonna let those tears 

be gone and be cried

I’m gonna be 

just a little bit more

than I’ve ever - than I’ve ever been before

I’m gonna be 

just a little bit more than before

©Sofie Reed

Love Can See You Now

Angel and Sage come and go

tipping around you

but how do you know

How do you know they’re here

The lovelorn and wistful 

cling to the storm 

But no one’s home

Seems to me 

you can’t imagine someone’s waiting

waiting for you 

at the corner of then and now

days go by

the moon keeps changing 

while you tuck and hide

Angels weave and 

Sages color secrets

Fairies stir gold into your Soul

look around you 

someone is waving

Love saw you then 

and love can see you now

Love saw you then 

and love can see you now

Love saw you then 

and love can see you now

©Sofie Reed

Tell Me

Somebody told me

about your broken heart

and the tears streaming down your cheek

yeah, someone told me

about your sad, sad face

and all you do is weep

I understand

you lost the way

Yes I know about your troubles, babe

I feel your pain

I too wonder from time to time

when will this crying and misery end

Listen here, babe listen here

I said listen here, babe, listen here

stop the crying

Tell me when was the last time

you looked out your window

when was the last time

you watched that bird fly

when was the last time you sat on a

mountain under a starry sky

Hey tell me…

can you see the lights up above

hey tell me…

can you reach the ground below

go put your feet in the river

and you’ll know which way to go

©Sofie Reed

Rocky Road

I’ve walked down streets

cities and dark allies

with the shortest straw in hand

looking for a sign

I know you’re out there

the lost good hearted

but pain is all I find

on this rocky road

I stare into the ground

as if that is where I’m heading

the winds got the best of me

hard to keep awake

i cry

pain is all i find

on this rocky road

But i hear a whisper

in the tracks laid before me

when giving up seems easy

the top is nearby

you’ll make it through

just hold your head high

and then kiss the rocky road goodbye

©Sofie Reed

Backwards

Backwards to you right on for me

said the fool in the river

jumping up and down

tryin’ to reach the sun

just like the wizard in ‘em tree tops

Backwards to you

I'm with the fool

jumping up and down

Backwards to you

I'm with the fool

jumping up and down

It makes no sense to you

when ordinary don’t come through

you call it trouble

what you don’t know

what you don’t ask

and ordinary would not see

Backwards to you

I'm with the fool

jumping up and down

Backwards to you

I'm with the fool

jumping up and down

it’s not really all so far

between a wizard and a fool

they both do tricks

and follow one rule

to swirl across

fabricated swamps

liberating ducks in row

and make them dance

Dance dance

dance for me now

said the fool in the river

jumping up and down

it’s not far from earth

to them stars

keep dancing –

’til you are called

Backwards to you

I'm with the fool

jumping up and down

Backwards to you

I'm with the fool

jumping up and down

©Sofie Reed

Valley Spirits

There are spirits in this valley

there’s room for your soul

there are spirits in this valley

there is room for your soul

swing by before you go

Swing by I live here

painted a room

so should you

The valley, the valley spirits

dance in circles on the green fields

the gate keepers

dressed like red-winged blackbirds

watch from the reeds

Swing by before you go

swing by 

I live here

painted a room - so should you

The spirits in this valley

bow after the rain

here’s room for benevolence

here’s room for all

©Sofie Reed

Sitting On A Street

Sitting on a street

watching you go by

popping through your day

luring through the night 

chasing what you want

hunting what you need

running up and down these streets

all the time

Where you gonna go  

whatcha gonna have

when you get

who’s gonna care 

who’s gonna count

for you when you’re there

Sitting on a street

amongst focused and distracted

tie-dyed souls and stuck-up bankers

the meter-reader-man

got peripheral time

the lady in the dead fox 

lost her mind 

some of you wear shades 

tinted with compassion

some wear shoes

with mercy in motion  

some follow innate styles  

heartfelt soulful earthy lines

but everyone did not dress 

for harmony today

everyone did not dress 

for harmony today

Claustrophobic pulse

pumping fountains of vain 

fueling global shopping warmth

one way

temptation veils the eye

god looks away

there’s a free chair in the alley

©Sofie Reed

Wish Free

Too much hope

made me blind

what I wished for

pulled me down

down... 

far from glimpses 

that brightens my soul

what I imagined 

was never found

only a sky bigger 

than a bird could fly

But now that I’m here

no hope

no fear

I’m just gonna jump real high

I’m wish free

oh, I’m ready now

outside the cage of desire

the sky’s alright

wish free

to be

I’m ready now

reach deep

up and out

wish free

I’m right here

no hope

no fear

I’m just gonna jump real high

It hurts to long

it hurts to yearn

tears a heart apart

stumbles and burns

wish free

to be

just right now

reach deep

up and out

wish free

I’m right here

no hope

no fear

I’m just gonna jump real high..

..above clouds of sorrow

forget about today's and tomorrows

far from humdrum and narrow

close to heart

from deep within

with this now

just jump real high

©Sofie Reed

Soul Corner

When life push me around

knocks me to the ground

when someone does me wrong

tries to shove my spirit down

I tell myself

you know right where to be

go on now

you better get that key

don’t let nobody

tell you where to stand

go on and get into your soul corner 

soul corner

soul corner

soul corner

I found this place within myself

when i was a young girl

a space from where to stand

in a foul world

in my soul corner

I got what i need

my fire’s always glowing

my water's pure and clean

I told myself 

a long time ago

this is the only place to know

don’t let nobody tell you 

where to stand

keep in your soul corner 

soul corner

soul corner

soul corner

I got dazzling lights in every color

the sun and moon shines in here too

my spirit is the keeper

of what is true

I got it all in my soul corner 

soul corner

soul corner

soul corner

©Sofie Reed

Out On A Limb

I’m out on a limb

in a tree growing

somewhere between

a mansion and a shack

I’m hoping that you’ll come by

and shake this tree

I'm out on a limb

oh, I’m swaying

wondering

is a whim stronger

than a limb

I’m reaching

I’m feeling

maybe you'll come by

and I’ll snap

right into your lap

I’m out on a limb

naive and resilient

through any weather

sooner or later

you’ll come this way

shake my tree

and I’ll snap

right into your lap

©Sofie Reed

Hoodwinker's Child

The paper was thick

dog ears with numbers

and notes I couldn’t read

some characters odd

didn’t fit the story

but I turned the pages

until the villain walked in

Hoodwinker’s child

twist it up - got your back

hoodwinker’s child

tick tack toe’d your mind

He comes around the corner

with flowers and galore

smiles like a politician

with gifts for the poor

a highlighted man to all he favor

and those who don’t see the eye

Hoodwinker’s child

twist it up

got your back

hoodwinker’s child

tick tack toe’d your mind

Don’t worry - he’s close to the lord

and lord’s so high, so high

dogmatism’s on sale

the holy dualism trade

spellbound buyers lead the way

bemused are the ones to follow

Hoodwinker’s child

twist it up - got your back

hoodwinker’s child

tick tack toe’d your mind

©Sofie Reed

The Whole Story

Time will tell the whole story

truth, lies and sudden ends

time will tell the whole story

you can’t walk away

Listen to your mama 

spend your moments well

listen to your mama

make a happy trail

Time will tell the whole story

no matter what you say

crumbled love 

or rusted glory

no, you can’t walk away 

Listen to your mama 

spend your moments well

listen to your mama

make a happy trail

Time will tell the whole story

no need chasing fiction

try to remembe

try to remember

all that you don’t know

©Sofie Reed

Pump

Keep it steady 

keep it straight 

slide the lid 

out of the way

pull me high 

find me deep

fill the chalice

pump

shaft and hollow

pump

me some

sink it down

raise it up

down, down, up

the trickling narrow

pump

shaft and hollow

pump

me some

why don’t you 

come with me

to ardent grounds

why

why

pump

shaft and hollow

pump

me some

©Sofie Reed

Bright Side

I’m moving - to the bright side

There’s no place for me

in your dark 

no space to be

can’t see I’m really free

i got the bright side up

these rays of warmth

see life through

can’t forget

what shoved me down

can’t forget what pulled me up

no I can’t forget 

what pulled me up

I’m moving to

the bright side

I’m moving to

the bright side

It’s a complicated butterfly

when light is hard to come by

oh yes it’s a complicated butterfly

so i stay on the bright side

la, la, la..

I’m moving 

to the bright side

i got the bright side up

these rays of warmth

see life through

There’s no place for me

in your dark 

no space to be

can’t see I’m really free

©Sofie Reed

Jagged Walker

Jagged Walker

man-made stalker

blood in your tracks

Jagged Walker

too good to be better

too good to be best

Jagged Walker

sense chipper

showtime for the fools

Jagged Walker

too good to be better

too good to be cool 

Jagged Walker

snaggy creeper 

idler of the past

Jagged Walker

pain inducer 

edged to last

Jagged Walker

man-made stalker

blood in your tracks

all you nasty women

grind it down

Love lies bleeding and you’re out of time

there will be no songs in your heaven

and no praise for your kind

I woke up on a different side

a different side

cold jagged edges 

and barbed minds

dance 

fly with me now 

make love thrive

for better or for worse

you better make love thrive

‘Wä’wä' said the lazy people

‘Boo-hoo’ cried the wimps

‘My, oh my’ yelled the stupid

‘That jagged walker might buy me a drink!'

And all together 

they sing it out

loud and clear

'I am not because I do not think

I fear

©Sofie Reed

Clover & Bluebells

Fortunate

generous

inspiring

clover

wealthy

charmed

invigorating 

lover

revived

redeemed

liberated

lucky in lust

so lucky in lust

Clover and bluebells

bluebells and clover

Bring me a lover

dressed in clover

growing amongst 

these committed bluebells

abundant fields of mind in 

everlasting humility

turn your lust to love 

Put the clover under your pillow

and the bluebell on your heart

close your eyes

clover and bluebells

bluebells and clover

there’s no fulfillment

in your lustful nothing

no vase for your petals rosy hue 

flowers grow around a Tree

cradled by the root of intimacy

turning lust to love  

Clover and bluebells

bluebells and clover

put the clover under your pillow

and the bluebell on your heart

close your eyes

©Sofie Reed

Nobody Knows How To Dance Anymore

Nobody knows how to dance anymore

Nobody knows how to dance anymore

The roses wilted long ago

in this room

cross winds took over the floor

Nobody knows how to dance anymore 

Nobody knows how to dance anymore

Oh, people whirl against walls

doors through halls

callow moves

no poise 

no groove

just fine suits and awkward shoes

Nobody knows how to dance anymore

Nobody knows how to dance anymore

Better pass this ball this room

leap away

detach erratic moods

this masquerade bitten face            

static void pose 

the undignified to sway 

yes, It’s best 

leap away….

©Sofie Reed

Tumbling On

I miss friendly faces

I miss hugs and smiles

I miss all inspiring places

but I still got the sky

tumbling on

Days are short days are long

some they never end

today is warm

tomorrow’s cold

they’re all getting old

tumbling on

If i lay by the water

my mind is free

of worry and thought

I breath deep

and iIfeel

I am

we are all

now

tumbling on

One Earth Body

tumbling on

with a natures soul

and a sunshine spirit

love is gold

pocket full

tumbling on

©Sofie Reed