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Welcome II
02:59
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You Say
04:10
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You say you’d do anything for Love,
believing it’s a gift from above.
But the lonely child inside is afraid of how much love hurts
You say you’re quite happy and content.
Your words make you sound confident.
Self doubt is your companion. Whispers sweet nothings to your soul.
Our words have become the clothes we wear.
Chosen to suit each event.
Black tie or sexy, drab or in vogue
Dressed for the roles we invent
You say you’re intrigued by the news
Expressing your well reasoned views
But it’s not how you feel. You’d rather watch them all burn in hell
You say you’re a champion of the truth
Seek solace in a confessional booth
Your deeds and intentions are simply a plea for redemption.
Our words have become the clothes we wear.
Chosen to suit each event.
Black tie or sexy, drab or in vogue
Dressed for the roles we invent
Teachers and Preachers with Bibles
Talk shows and television idols
Searching for answers just raises more questions
Your words mean nothing at all.
Your words mean nothing at all.
Your words mean nothing at all.
You say you’d do anything for Love.
Believing it’s a gift from above.
But somewhere deep inside memories reside
Of how much your true love will cost
How much a true lover loves
How much your true love is asking….. of you.
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Sea of Love
03:37
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How can I begin to find
the ways in which to understand
the mystery and mercy of
this love I’ve come to know ?
I realize such depth to her.
Like the sea she calls to me.
Shall I trust this churning sea
to calm the yearning deep in me ?
Oh like a tiny boat I will sail this sea of love.
The storms and tides will help me grow.
I’ll never be the same anymore.
Now that seems so long ago,
when futures merged, began to flow
with sunny days and tearful nights.
Through gales and storms we hung on tight.
The stars above became our guide.
Providence was on our side
Still we dream of ports and shores.
So much of life yet to explore
Oh like a tiny boat we will sail this sea of love.
And destiny will help us find
safe harbor when the sailing day is done.
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Romance to Love
03:00
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In this quiet time before joining the big race again,
I wonder: Have I told you lately all that you mean to me ?
We’ve gone through some damn tough times
on the road from romance to Love
Don’t know what we did right but let’s keep doing it.
Loving you day by day
It all flies by so fast. Our life’s like a big house of cards
With mortgages and RSPs, Job security and middle age
Still, I look forward to getting grey
on the road from romance to Love
Be my lover and my best friend
Loving me day by day
Oh in this world of simulated luxury
thin veneers fade and peel away
But our battered love just gets better with age.
It’s a valuable treasure in these modern times
In this quiet time holding you close by my side
I realize that words could never say all that you mean to me.
There have been many lessons learned
on the road from romance to Love
Want to get to know you again and again
Loving you day by day
Loving you day by day
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Out of the Blue
03:11
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Still Life
04:31
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Quiet Sunday afternoon,
staring through the living room window
Got nowhere to go, got nothing to do ‘cept be with you.
The living room window becomes a still life picture show
Grey snow clouds hang suspended
over the blanket of white.
Laid last night over the sleeping land
The early setting sun sets the grey snow clouds on fire
Instrumental
Slow motion geese fly southward
followed by a slow motion jet.
Let them chase the sun. I’m content to snuggle up in bed.
The sun will come again. Till then I just want to be with you.
The sun will come again. Till then I just want to be with you.
The sun will come again. Till then I just want to be with you.
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High Flying High
04:25
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White light capillaries with thunder in the sky
As he sits in his room with the stereo up high
He's dreaming of singing for expanses of crowds
while the music of the rain falls unheard from the clouds
And he's high flying high
high flying high
He used to listen hard to the sounds of the land
The shooting stars used to be the touch of Gods hand
Funny how a little success is reflected
in his dress and priorities selected
And he's high flying high
high flying high
He's really not so bad you know
He's only a little bit lost
He's high flying high right now
But you know he's coming back down
He's halfway serious about an affair he's like to have
Summer hot with no strings until the return of his love.
He's packed up his values. They're a little in the way
of his car and his job and fortune and fame
And he's high flying high
high flying high
He's really not so bad you know
Just TV's gone to his head
Maybe a sunset will catch him by surprise
while he's high fling high
He'll be fearful of the dark because all he will sense
is the fragile existence of this present tense
He'll be introspective until he comes down
to living hand in hand with his feet on the ground
And he's high flying high
high flying high
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Joni
03:43
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Joni, how do you remember me ?
Do you picture me as the guy that had life and love figured out ?
Well maybe I did then, but then I believed in myself
And since I saw you last I’ve been diving... diving ...diving
and thinking of you.... and hoping that you
Would envelope me as water after a diver’s dive is through
Joni, how do you remember me ?
Would I this trembling fool disillusion you ?
Looking back and seeing you compared to a thousand girls
You’re still the one my dreams and storms are colored with.
I’ve spent August, September October and winter thinking of you
Now I’ve got to take my chances and come out to see you
Instrumental:
Joni how do you remember me ?
First impressions said to me “well there’s something here”
Now you say there’s a man you’re attached to.
I can’t go kicking and claiming a part
of a life that has it’s own road to follow.
Just my love’s got to go to someone.
You’re the only one who’ll understand and
Since July you’re the one who’s been on my heart... and mind... and soul...
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9. |
After the Pain
05:01
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Time seems to stand still.
I sit alone in silence,
staring through my window into the night.
Seems like white streetlamp light
Is turning the rain to snow
I’m a voyeur,
Witness to this cycle of seasons in my life
In these moments of quiet loneliness
I find it so hard to accept
that our love was as fragile as the summer.
But crying wouldn’t keep our love from dying
anymore than crying could stop this snow from falling.
I’ll get myself together. I’ll be fine,
after the pain.
I remember us moving in here,
Sitting on cardboard boxes eating take-out chicken.
Whatever happened to all of those carefree Disney days ?
In the absence of anything guilty
And not wanting to blame myself or you
I resolve that we’re victims of circumstance and fate
Sometimes I think our love was like
A self consuming falling star
Flashing bright across the darkest sky
Crying wouldn’t keep our love from dying
Anymore than crying could stop the stars from falling
I’ll get myself together. I’ll be fine,
after the pain.
Time never stands still
I’m sitting here laughing and sucking on a beer
I got new friends and a new girl and the new car you never liked anyway
Then you and your new man
suddenly appear from out of nowhere
My adrenalin surges and emotions just slide out of control
Now our eyes meet but we look away
We find it so hard to accept
That our love was as fragile as the summer
Could trying have kept our love from dying?
Could trying have kept this snow from falling
The waitress brings another beer. I’ll be fine
After the pain
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10. |
My Lady and Me
03:41
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My lady and me
Go together like the shore and the sea
Water flooding in.
Sand castles swept away in the tide.
My lady and me
Go together like the wind in the trees
Air and leaves encounter.
Wind and bough dance softly in the sun
My lady and me
Go together like the sweet harmony
Interwoven notes set free
Singing words of joy in the sun
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Attic Dust
03:30
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Some houses have attics
or basements in some,
full of old boxes and things
broken by time.
Old photos and cards,
love letters and jars
things incomplete or obsolete
or saved for rainy day or someday
Some things have meaning
remind us of ways
the struggles of life caused us pain,
or drove us insane
But see how we have grown,
the joys we have known
Life would different if you
had never agreed to venture on with me.
History...of all we chose
hidden in boxes all covered in dust
Oh how these simple things
trigger nostalgia for times long past
The time will come
when our souls depart
And all of these boxes and things,
worn out by time,
will cease to have meaning,
thrown out at the cleaning
by those who follow behind
with dusty old boxes of their own.
History...of all they chose
hidden in boxes all covered in dust
Oh how those simple things
trigger nostalgia for times long past
Some houses have attics
or basements in some,
full of old boxes and things,
broken by time.
Old photos and cards,
love letters and jars
things incomplete or obsolete
or saved for rainy day or someday
or someday
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Paul Bezooyen Parksville, British Columbia
Hi Folks,
My musical career has revolved around songwriting and studio work. For many years I've enjoyed
producing my own music and & the music of others at my record label "The Hermit's Music". My joy lies in creating and collaboration. I Hope you enjoy my work & the work of other artists on our record label, (see link below) and that you might consider purchasing and sharing some of it. Cheers !
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