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by Alev Lenz (b. 1982)

Foundations Of A Lighthouse
Language: English 
1, 2, 3 Stop! 1, 2, 3 Stop! 1, 2, 3 Stop!
That line don”t fit my name
Tall as joy, Bright, Aflame

1, 2, 3 Stop! 1, 2, 3 Stop! 1, 2, 3 Stop! 1, 2, 3 Stop!

That line don”t fit my name
Tall as joy, Bright, Aflame
(1, 2, 3 Stop! 1, 2, 3 Stop! )

That line don’t fit my name
Bold and strong, Never same
(1, 2, 3 Stop! 1, 2, 3  )

My name’s a foundation
A sail, A ladder too

A house. A solid structure 
“Though times I’d like to move

Light as spume, moored to clouds
A promise on new shores

Roaring sea, A melody
Roots to those before

Oo, Oo

My name’s sweet as honey
Sharp as anger, Calm like blue

Skies
A-brewing
Storms renewing,
Like the weather,
True

Memory-keeper, Future-seeker
Songs to tune into !

Dogs and rivers, strife and quivers
Can it tame, the name?

Oo, Oo, Oo
Oooooooo, Oooooo, Ooooooo, Oooooo, Ooooooooo, Ooooooo

My Name is ___(add your name)_______

Stop!
Stop!

My name will be a guiding light to greatness, to greatness,
If you let me grow to greatness

My name will be a guiding light to greatness,  to greatness,

If you let me  grow to greatness

Text Authorship:

  • by Alev Lenz (b. 1982)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Alev Lenz (b. 1982), "Foundations Of A Lighthouse", 2024 [ women's chorus and piano ], Bosworth Music GmbH
        Publisher: Wise Music Classical [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-03-13
Line count: 39
Word count: 208

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