Lyrics by Carol Chalk
I'll Reach Out To You
Genres: Country, Pop, Folk, Christian
I'll Reach Out To You
Verse
I opened up the door
and watched the sunlight come in
When life is filled with darkness
It's hard to know where you've been
Verse
All it takes is a flicker
of a bright and cloudless sky
to see the darkness disappear
and to open up your eyes
Pre-chorus
There's no fear in letting it shine
To illuminate belief
that in this world there's comfort
in just knowing that if
Chorus
I reach out to you
that you'll listen to me
Giving me hope that you understand
I reach out to you
that you'll take my hand
Guiding me to where I want to be
Verse
When corners keep up us turning
Don't hide from what you can see
There's no need to be a stranger
To free your reality
Verse
Let the love of heroes in
and feel the ease of release
of all that laid so heavily
For the sake of inner peace
Pre-chorus
There's no more fear in letting it shine
To illuminate belief
That in this world there's comfort
in just knowing that if
Chorus
I reach out to you
That you'll listen to me
Giving me hope that you understand
I reach out to you
That you'll take my hand
Guiding me to where I want to be © Carol Chalk Mar 28, 2025
We Can Lift Eachother Up
Genres: Pop, Folk, Christian
We Can Lift Eachother Up Verse There is room if we just move it over A little space to share Where all of the pain and the suffering Will be less of a load to bear Verse Through the power of love and compassion All of us can prevail To give with our hearts and with mindfulness A piece of the wealth that is there Chorus So when the light shines bright And we feel the love Just as the spirit lifts our soul We can lift each other up Verse If only to remind us and teach us Humanity is king To help and to care for all those in need Of each piece of joy we can bring Verse We can make the decision to try to Forget our selfish wants And remember that not all our neighbours Have comforts of which they can sing Chorus So when the light shines bright And we feel the love Just as the spirit lifts our soul We can lift each other up Bridge If we all come together to do our part And understand the feelings of another The greatness that comes from community Is a hope we can all rediscover Chorus So when the light shines bright And we feel the love Just as the spirit lifts our soul We can lift each other up
© Carol Chalk Mar 28, 2025
When The Dark Stares Back
Genres: Indie, Pop
Open my eyes and much to my surprise I see Nothing that comes to my mind Hopeless insanity living in sweet array Give me a pill to stay down Just when I think I might stand up and try to fight That’s when the canvas goes blank Can't think of anything to free me from this state My insecurities bite One more box to be ticked Close the lid and just walk Left alone to survive That's when the dark stares back Show me a sign so I can have some hope today I'm in the here and right now Yesterday's lost and gone, how long can this go on No one is coming my way Give me some clarity, don't want your charity Feel like I'm left high and dry Guess this is how it works, all frills without the perks What can I do but just cry One more box to be ticked Close the lid and just walk Left alone to survive That's when the dark stares back Hopeless insanity living in sweet array Give me a pill to stay down
© Carol Chalk Mar 8, 2025
Silence Of The Streets
Genres: Pop
VERSE
Spirits of angel’s in the night
Filling my head with thoughts that will not go
I'm walking along with eyes so wide
The streets where I'm walking have claimed my soul
VERSE
All of the signs have me confused
Just want to find a way to go home
Can't seem to shake this chaperone
Do I deserve that point of view of yours
PRE-CHORUS
Fight or flight it's ok
Shame on you for thinking that way
Are you gonna listen to me
This is not a playground you see
CHORUS
I'm breaking the silence of the streets
Claiming the right to freedom safe and sound
My voice is a beacon that will shine
I'm not someone that you can just push around
VERSE
Just because you feel so insecure
Doesn't mean you get to fool around
Engage your muscle with your brain
Think before you act and rein it in
VERSE
Yes our forefathers got it wrong
It’s been going on for far too long
Time now to change that train of thought
Don’t tell me that I’ve missed the point
PRE-CHORUS
Fight or flight it's ok
Shame on you for thinking that way
Are you gonna listen to me
This is not a playground you see
CHORUS
I'm breaking the silence of the streets
Claiming the right to freedom safe and sound
My voice is a beacon that will shine
I'm not someone that you can just push around
BRIDGE
Don't look behind you, you don't want to know
I'm so sorry, I just want to come home
It's not always daughters that you need to educate
Why cant you just leave me, leave me alone
CHORUS
I'm breaking the silence of the streets
Claiming the right to freedom safe and sound
My voice is a beacon that will shine
I'm not someone that you can just push around
(Copyright through Copyright House 2025)
© Carol Chalk Aug 5, 2023
Tears
Genres: Pop
You said I was just being kind, so that's that, it's ok All those years we spent making love and laughing, it's ok Whatever it was you can't deny I gave you my heart and all that I had So now my life, can it ever be the same again Thought we had it all, but it turns out Just like that you trashed it all, because someone said to Did you ever think, what’s left for me There's no coming back, you've let me go You took all my words, all that I am, and you threw it back at me, was that necess'ry Look at me now, there're no tears today, I've got none left Waking up each day it's so hard to face things without you I'll turn it around make it you whose at fault, then you'll see Did you not expect that I might change You had no respect, it’s really your loss So now my life, can it ever be the same again Thought we had it all, but it turns out Just like that you trashed it all, because someone said to Did you ever think, what’s left for me There's no coming back, you've let me go You took all my words, all that I am, and you threw it back at me, was that necess'ry Look at me now, there're no tears today.
© Carol Chalk Aug 5, 2023
Believe in Who You Are
Genres: Pop
Each time I see you I dance inside I don't know why you say you want to hide I have to ask myself is it you Looking at me Can it be that you're just too afraid To feel the true passion in your heart Too frightened of what your friends might say To be the one that you dream of Chorus You've gotta believe you hold the magic Cause once you believe it's so ecstatic Your whole life will grow and you will be free There’s noone can stop you, wooo wo And living for all that life can give you Take a chance and have it all why don't you What I wouldn't give to be in your shoes Wear them with pride and believe in who you are It's here and now that you want to be Don't waste your time in thinking no you can't I know the world will open up for me Now I see you I'm on my way baby here I come Free from the chains that have tied me down Your open arms give me all I need There's nowhere else I want to be Chorus You've gotta believe you hold the magic Cause once you believe it's so ecstatic Your whole life will grow and you will be free There’s noone can stop you, wooo wo And living for all that life can give you Take a chance and have it all why don't you What I wouldn't give to be in your shoes Wear them with pride and believe in who you are (Copyright with Copyright House 2025)
© Carol Chalk Aug 5, 2023
Baby I Can't Do This No More
Genres: Pop
Sometimes in life we see Some things aren't meant to be Stuck in a rut, living a lie Happy as we can be Baby I can't do this no more Baby I’m tired Day after day, same as before Headed for nowhere I know this must sound wrong Think I knew this all along Just going with the flow Keeping it up for the show Baby I can't do this no more Baby I’m tired Day after day, same as before Headed for nowhere Life can be.. much more at any rate If I don't go now, I will, I'll suffocate Baby I can't do this no more Baby I’m tired Day after day, same as before Headed for nowhere Piano.............. Life can be.. much more at any rate If I don't go now, I will, I'll suffocate Baby in time you'll see That we weren't meant to be. (Copyright through Copyright House 2025)
© Carol Chalk Sep 8, 2022