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In The Beginning
05:26
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IN THE BEGINNING
(March, 2023)
At the dawn of time, way back when man begat mankind
The shamans sought the signs on the Solstice
Mounds were built and blood was spilt… The mages lived life to the hilt
Passing out their judgements on the Solstice
And the mystics of Antlantis believed they were gods on Earth.
A thousand years ago the Mayans made a snake of stone
That slithered down the stairs on the Equinox
And further back the Britons capped their stone circles with stone lintels
That Sol might see them pray on the Equinox
While the pharaohs bowed to Aton and wondered at what they’d made.
In The Beginning
How far back in time must we go?
When we gave up swimming
And crawled on to land long ago
Beathing the air.
Sun in my head
Every monument makes me yearn for more
Sun in my head
On the Sun Days I’m with our ancestors
Leading me to believe that we’ll never know
What we don’t know would make the libraries overflow.
Gobekli Tepe
Twelve thousand years maybe more
There must be many
Civilizations that came long before
But leaving no trace…
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All Aboard
04:33
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ALL ABOARD!
(Mar. 4, 2011)
Mister Mole and Ratty floating in Ratty’s boat
Said Mister Mole to Ratty “I’m happy to be afloat.
‘Cos moles aren’t much for swimming…
It’s nice to have a friend like you around.”
Mister Mole and Ratty disembarked beside Toad Hall
And Mister Toad was happy now that he could show them all
“I’ve given up on boating
I’ve got myself a horse and caravan.
All Aboard… All Aboard… All Aboard!”
Mister Mole and Ratty in Toad’s new caravan
Said Mister Toad to Ratty “’Tis the best way to see the land!
And everyone wants to join us
Everybody wants to be tag along.
All Aboard… All Aboard… All Aboard!”
Mister Toad drives proudly in a stolen motorcar
Said Mister Toad quite loudly “I can go so fast… so far!”
His driving’s so outrageous
They will lock him up and throw away the key.
Toad escapes from prison in a washer-woman’s guise
He finds his way to Ratty’s… much to his surprise
“My adventures are behind me
The humble Mister Toad has now arrived.
All Aboard… All Aboard… All Aboard!”
Everyone needs a friend like Ratty… I need one, too.
Hand in hand until the end like Ratty… Can I count on you?
Ratty, Mole and Badger chased the weasels from Toad Hall
Said Mister Toad so happy “I sincerely thank you all!”
There’s a breeze… it’s the Wind in the Willows.
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Flowers
04:29
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Flowers
(March 20, 2020)
When I pick a flower from the field… I place it in your mind
I never pick the Flowers from the field… Oh, that would be unkind
And all the Flowers in the neighbourhood… They do envy you
And all the lonely people wish they could
Have what we do too… Yes they do… Envy you… Yes, they do.
Everyday you’re here inside my mind
There’s no better place for you than in my head
Everyday I know what I will find
The things we did, the memories, the things we said
The day we wed.
When I pick a colour to paint you… I pick a peach pastel
I place you in the heart of Taylor Park with Flowers everywhere
And all the creatures in the park appear… At least, the ones I drew
And all the songbirds in the nearby woods
They sing their song for you… Yes they do… Sing for you… Oh, yes they do.
Everyday you’re here inside my mind
There’s no better place for you than in my head
Everyday I know what I will find
The things we did, those memories, the day we wed.
The things we said to each other
No, those weren’t merely words
They were promises that we have kept
Not just nouns and verbs
These words are still alive…
Like the Flowers in the field
And the creatures in the Park
And the Songbirds in the trees beyond
They sing their song… I could go on and on…
Yes, when I pick a colour to paint you… I choose that peach pastel
I place you in the heart of Taylor Park with Flowers everywhere.
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Pigs Ears
03:21
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PIGS EARS
(April 17, 2023)
Turning Pigs Ears Into Purses
This is what we do
Turning Pigs Ears Into Purses
Tryin’ to save a few.
Mundane melodies into Symphonies
Precisely what we do
Mindless metaphors into poetry
The dragons that we slew.
It’s not easy to succeed but the time is worth the deed
Turning Pigs Ears Into Purses time and again
But if you never try,,, If you let the chance slide by
Turning Pigs Ears Into Purses will not happen.
Pigs ears can be silk purses
Pigs ears can be silk purses.
Turning Pigs Ears Into Purses
This is what we do
Turning Pigs Ears Into Purses
We’re tryin’ to save a few.
I know what Pigs Ears can become… Work them slowly one by one
Turning Pigs Ears Into Purses can be such fun.
Pigs Ears.
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5. |
Lost Within You
02:58
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LOST WITHIN YOU
(November 26,1977)
Lost Within You and lost without you too
If only I knew I'd be found by you.
Take a look inside… I need a place to hide
And with you at my side we could fly
It would be so sweet
My life completely filled by you
Discreetly thrilled by you
But that's a dream.
Tell me how do I even start to try?
I cannot survive ‘Goodbye’
You know that I'd do anything
That would surely bring you back again
To start and never end
But that's a dream.
Lost Within You and lost without you too
What do lost souls do
When they're blue?
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Sebastiano Elcano
03:38
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SEBASTIANO ELCANO
(Primus Circumdedesti Me)
(March 23, 2023)
I am Sebestiano Elcano
You know me not nor my worth
But I am first to circumnavigate the Earth.
I am Sebestiano Elcano
I brought Victoria home to Seville
And eighteen men by my power and my will.
I am Sebestiano Elcano… The first to encircle the globe.
Ferdinand and me left Spain in 1519
Sailing west toward the East Indies
Through the Land of Fire onto a peaceful sea
A passive sea that stretched relentlessly
Leading to the Spice Islands of the East indies.
After weeks in the Philippines converting pagans to Christianity
Magellan sought to subdue Lapulapu at Mactan
But Ferdinand died upon that day in the year 1521
Never finding the nutmeg, the cloves and cinnamon
Leaving me to complete the circumnavigation.
Oh, Magellan
Even in death you eclipsed me
Barred from the books of History
I am Sebestiano Elcano.
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7. |
Memory Lane
04:13
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MEMORY LANE
(December 11, 2022)
Looking inside… What do I find
I remember a soft, summer day
A song in the air from some birds somewhere
Takes me back to a place far away.
Take a walk down Memory Lane
Breathe in the sights and the sounds, smell the rain
Walk, don’t run down Memory Lane
Time, it stands still… Hear it all once again
Nothing has changed and there’s no-one to blame
Wander with me down to
Memory Lane… Memory Lane… Memory Lane
Wandering down Memory Lane.
Drifting away to a far yesterday
I remember a day soft and fair
There were clouds in the sky above the field where we lie
I close my eyes and we’re there.
Take a walk down Memory Lane
Breathe in the sights and the sounds, taste the rain
Walk, don’t run down Memory Lane
Time has stood still… See it all once again
Nothing has changed… It’s all still the same
Wander with me down to
Memory Lane… Memory Lane… Memory Lane
Wandering down Memory Lane.
No-one escapes from where they’ve been… We all belong to the past
And no-one can hide from who they’ve been
Your part in this play has been cast
Take a walk with me down
Memory Lane… Memory Lane… Memory Lane
Wandering down Memory Lane.
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8. |
Diamonds Of The Mind
04:42
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DIAMONDS OF THE MIND
(April 1976)
A funny place for singing
The Western World has passed on thinking.
And no one’s into caring
Wall Street’s stocked with shares not sharing.
Diamonds Of The Mind
Giving is the first sign of finding
Diamonds of the Mind. Take your time...
I have no need for jewelry
I don’t know what I’d do with rubies.
And money… it’s for madmen
Madmen marching to a sad end.
Diamonds Of The Mind
Giving is the first sign of finding
Diamonds of the Mind. Take your time...
Go slow… Sit back, unwind… Rebuild and redefine.
But search and you will find... Diamonds Of The Mind.
Our ethics are outdated
Our existence has become X-rated.
And the happy, hiding Hatter
Sadly smiles…he knows who’s madder.
Oh, please I beg your pardon
Here’s the way to weed your garden…
Diamonds Of The Mind
Giving is the first sign of finding
Diamonds of the Mind. Take your time...
Go slow… Sit back, unwind… Rebuild and redefine.
But search and you’re sure to find... Diamonds of…
Diamonds of… Diamonds of your mind.
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9. |
Good Fortune
04:05
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GOOD FORTUNE
(March 7, 2021)
Fortune makes promises… Fortune can’t keep
Fortune makes prophecies designed to make one weep
Live through each day… Live through each hour
Nothing is yours forever… Forever.
Fortune makes promises… Fortune keeps none
Fortune makes prophecies designed to come undone
Live for each day… Live for each hour
Seek and pursue
Good Fortune… Good Fortune.
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Darkness will bring forth the light
We only see stars at night
Don’t hesitate… Don’t underate Good Fortune
Good Fortune.
Fortune makes believers fall upon their knees
Fortune makes followers rewrite their own decrees
Breathe in each day… Breathe in each hour
Do not lose sight of…
Good Fortune… Good Fortune.
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For The Few
03:45
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FOR THE FEW WHO COULDN'T BE FRIENDS
(February 2, 1979)
As life becomes more complicated... Reception disappears
We fail to see what we've created when the picture seemed so clear
We've traded words... We've all debated
Will tomorrow find us here?
I don't know if we can make it
Oh, The Times forecast the end
We must stand like men and take it
For the Few Who Couldn't Be Friends.
The players lend a deafened ear to an ever-growing need
A way up high, they laugh, they cheer on a stage they built from greed
They turn away their blinded eye
They reap but never seed.
I don't know if we can make it
Oh, The Times forecast the end
We must stand like men and take it
For the Few Who Couldn't Be Friends.
It's time to leave the womb… Mother Earth
It's time to be reborn… The Children of the Universe
To sail our ships and roam the farthest catacombs
To find a place in deepest space where we can live alone.
We hide our heads beneath the covers frightened by the view
The Wise Men say "Do unto others as you would have them do."
Ah, but some of us search all our lives
For others to undo.
No, I don't know if we can make it
Oh, The Times have forecast the end
We must stand like men and take it
We must make our peace and break it… Again
For the Few Who Couldn't Be Friends.
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11. |
New Years Day
04:50
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New Years Day
(July 10, 2022)
We’re all in this Together… We are birds of a feather
Sisters and Brothers… Fathers and Mothers… The human family
We’re all in this forever… The homo sapien endeavour
A single family… living globally… The human destiny.
On New Years Day around the world
People rejoicing on the blue pearl
On New Years Day across the sea
People uniting as one family.
And when we stop and look around… Cast an eye beyond
We find that people everywhere are singing the same song
So sing it out… Sing along.
On New Years Day crossing the sea
Gathering people in one family
On New Years Day across the land
People uniting hand unto hand.
We’re all in this Together… No more ‘Us and Them’
No Left… No Right… As one we can become.
And when we stop and look around… Cast an eye beyond
We find that people everywhere are singing the same song
So sing it out… Sing along
And though we sing in different keys, tis but a small detail.
You’ll find the people will not fail… Together we’ll prevail
So set the course… Set the sail.
On New Years Day around the world
People rejoicing on the blue pearl
On New Years Day across the sea
People uniting as one family.
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12. |
All Aboard Reprise
01:21
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ALL ABOARD!
(Mar. 4, 2011)
“I sincerely thank you all!”
There’s a breeze… it’s the Wind in the Willows.
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13. |
Lost At Sea
04:58
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LOST AT SEA
(Jan. 2, 2023)
We are lost upon the wind
We may never see home again
Lost At Sea… at the mercy of the tides.
Land is not within our sight
Sun is setting… Here comes the night
In the dark, only the stars for company.
Hear me Poseidon…
Calm seas we’re riding, knowing full well they’ll never last
Calling on Neptune…
Is it correct to beg forgiveness for what’s passed
Desires dashed… Dreams that died… Visions collide.
At the mercy of the wind
As the seas begin to rise again
The gods below make the waves grow in the end.
Oh, Oceanus…
Please do not damn us… We never meant to be such fools
And Mistress Ceto…
You have the veto to relax these raging pools… Whirlpools.
Awake the Kraken… He will not find us
Release the Sirens and unbind us
And Leviathan, we do not fear.
Lost At Sea with only the gods of the deep
Lost At Sea… gods help me but the gods, they do sleep.
I am lost upon the wind
I may never see my home again
I’m Lost At Sea… at the mercy of the gods.
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