1. |
All On My Own
04:41
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Mountains and valleys, deserts and seas
I can climb and cross and sail
Without anyone to show me
How or where to find the way
I’ll do it all, all on my own
I will survive on my own
I’m free on my own
I’ll do it all on my own
Yeah, I’ve got my own way
I’ve got my creed
No one can tell me
What to believe
I don’t need no light to see
I don’t need no wind to fly
I will build my own machines
Conquer oceans and the sky
I’ll do it all, all on my own
I will survive on my own
I’m free on my own
I’ll do it all on my own
Look in the mirror
that’s all I need
Glance at myself
And I’m ready to lead
No one can tell me
What’s right or wrong
I’ve got my own way
And that’s why I’m strong
I don’t need no one to lead me
Not a prophet, guru or sage
I’ve got my own truth, my own creed
(I’m) gonna break out of any cage
I’ll do it all, all on my own
I will be fine all on my own
I will survive on my own
I’m free on my own
I’ll do it all on my own
Yeah, I’ve got my own way
And I’ve got my own creed
No matter what they say
I am my own self
I’m free
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2. |
Idols of Your Own Device
05:39
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Every morning you get up
And you start running to and fro
You never really stop to think
Where you are trying to go
But you run
Chasing shadows on the wall
Building altars of your own
To stand tall yet fall
And you run and run
Chasing shadows on the wall
Carving effigies of gold
To stand tall and fall
And you hope against all odds
Worship false and hollow gods
Idols of your own device
That will always cause your own demise
You want money and you want sex
But you can never get your fill
You want glory, fame, success
But you’re stuck on the treadmill
and standing still
And you run
In the temple of the thrill
To get the next best thing or deal
You are in for more frill
Who’s your idol of the day?
To whom do you bow and pray?
No one else is by your side
On your pedestal of pride
And you hope against all odds
Worship false and hollow gods
Idols of your own device
That will always cause your own demise
And you run
Chasing shadows on the wall
Building altars of your own
To stand tall yet fall
And you run
Chasing shadows on the wall
Carving effigies of gold
To stand tall and fall
And you hope against all odds
Worship false and hollow gods
Idols of your own device
That will always cause your own demise
Every morning you keep it up
You get set and ready to go
You’re fading out day by day
But the show must go on
And you run …
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3. |
Praise
03:44
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When darkness doesn’t dwell in you
But truth and plenty fill your days
And every morning you can start anew
Whom you’re gonna praise?
When pain and trouble come,
On whose name are you gonna call?
Where is your harbor in the storm?
Who’s gonna catch you when you fall?
Where is your treasure?
What are you seeking in your maze?
What gives your heart pleasure?
Whom do you praise?
When you walk in the valley of death
Frightened and seeking the way
When you draw your dying breath
To whom are you gonna pray?
What is your treasure?
What are you after in your maze?
What is your measure?
Whom you’re gonna praise?
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4. |
Holy Day
07:09
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The first day of work
God said Let there be light
Next came the earth
A wonderful sight
Then you came along
A steward of all
Dominion and reign
To tend and to love
The joy of the work of your hands
Creation of love
It’s the holy day
Why don’t we all celebrate
the holy day
To rest and play, singing praise
(we’re given) the holy day
To enjoy our time together and say
How grateful and thankful we are
For the chance to wipe off
The sweat of our brow
The darkness is gone
The night fades away
A new day has come
The light has dawned
The sun shines above
It’s time for a rest
The work’s finally done
It’s the end of the toil
so why don’t we care
Why are we numb to the
Gift of the day
Laugh and be glad, giving
thanks, giving praise
and dance in the light of the
Song to be fed with the Grain of the word of hope and love for all
it’s the holy day
Know that you don’t belong
In the prison of night
Play like you are a child
Free in the arms of time
Rest when your labour’s done
and honour the day of sun
It’s the holy day
Why don’t we celebrate
But choose oblivion our fate
With the currency of hate
we sell our souls to the state
Swept by the carnival of slaves
The river of apathy and daze
We’ll never get out of the maze
Without heeding the holy days
The darkness is gone
The night fades away
A new day has come
The light has dawned
The sun shines above
It’s time for a rest
The work’s finally done
It’s the end of the toil
so why don’t we care
Why are we numb to the
Gift of the day
Laugh and be glad, giving
thanks, giving praise
and dance in the light of the
Song
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5. |
Mother Father
04:41
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Father Mother
Where are your children?
Why would they rather
Leave and pay you no mind?
Your wisdom and lore
command no attention
Discarded, forgotten
Get no respect any more
Son and daughter
Where are your parents?
Why would you rather
Leave and pay them no mind?
Why are you so hard to find?
Flesh of your flesh
Blood of your blood
You cut the cord
Show them your back
Give no respect
No rules and no shame
No one to blame
In selfish prosperity
Lost without any connection
No fear, no authority
illusions of liberty
Bound and deceived
Lost without any direction
Father Mother
Son and daughter
Where are you?
Father Mother
Where are your children?
Why would you rather
Leave and pay them no mind?
Neglected, abandoned
Without a care
Beaten, abused
Aborted and scared
Son and daughter
Where are your parents?
Why would they rather
Leave and pay you no mind?
Why are they so hard to find?
Flesh of your flesh
Blood of your blood
You cut the cord
Show them your back
And give no respect
No rules and no shame
No one to blame
In selfish prosperity
Lost without any connection
No fear, no authority
illusions of liberty
Bound and deceived
Lost without any rules or shame
No one to blame
In selfish prosperity
Lost without any connection
Lost without any direction
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6. |
Murder
05:54
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You twist your words and look away
Your eyes betray you because it’s murder
Not to offend or hurt their feelings
You bend the truth and learn to smile
You break your promise and kill their dreams
Stifling their spirit, it’s simply murder
Their hearts grow small, their minds regress
You put them down and walk away
Killing softly or killing hard
never a good way to put things right
You cut the trees and lose your breath
Pollute the waters, it’s always murder
Counting your profits and courting death
Short-sighted comforts in dead end streets
You kill the old and the unborn
For your convenience committing murder
You hide behind your human rights
Their silent screams remain unheard
Killing softly or killing hard
Never a good way to claim your right
Killing softly or killing hard
Forever kills you and takes your whole life
Why is the blood of my brothers on me
Why do I murder my sisters too
Why do my children suffer and bleed
Why do their hearts end up broken in two
Why can’t we all let go and be free
why don’t we love and let everyone live
Why is the blood of our brothers on you
(their blood’s on my hands)
Why do you murder our sisters too
(why kill them too?)
Why do your children suffer and bleed
(the blood of my children’s on me)
Why do our hearts end up broken in two
(and their spirits too)
Why can’t we all let go and be free
(Can we believe)
why don’t we love and let everyone live
(that we could forgive)
(and let it be)
Killing softly or killing hard
Forever kills you and takes your whole life
Killing softly or killing hard
Is just murder
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7. |
A Tangerine Dream
04:47
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You came into my life
So unexpectedly
One step and the wave of your hair
Simply divinity
Your voice and the smile in your eyes
Are the reason I breathe, the reason I live
You’re the one that I need
Like a tangerine dream
Of kites in the sky
Like your song in the wind
And its promise of love
And a home I could build
With you
Am I wrong to believe
That you’ll take me there
Open your arms and hold me tight?
It’s my tangerine dream
Of a tree on the hill
And the strength of its arms
To carry me home
Into music and peace
Freedom and bliss
With you
You give your love to me
So selflessly
One word and the touch of your hand
Can set me free
Your melody, the embrace of your arms
Is where I wanna be and what I wanna feel
You’re the one that I need
Like a tangerine dream
Of kites in the sky
High above the trees
Soaring higher and higher
Like your song in the wind
And its promise of love
Laughter and joy
And the home we could build
It’s my tangerine dream
Of a tree on the hill
And the strength of its arms
To carry me home
Through hardship and pain
Desert and rain
Into music and peace
Freedom and bliss
In my tangerine dream
So soothing and sweet
You take me home
To freedom and bliss
With you
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8. |
Stolen and Lost
06:55
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Day and night, year after year
I’ve been thinking of you
What we gave and what we took
What we gained and what we shared
Nothing adds up anymore
The ghosts of our time
And shadows of our place
The echoes of your voice
and glimmers of your face
Phantoms of my theft
with nothing really left
that’s mine
Trying to hide and cover from light
I’ve been running away
With little to win and nothing to save
For myself or from my fight
I have stolen and lost
The laughter and joy
The quiet and the peace
When the mind and the heart
Can get no release
From the phantoms of theft
When nothing’s really left
To keep
Gone is self-respect and lost all the trust
Dejection is a fact when I give in to lust
My hunger and greed draw a veil on my crime
When I take what is yours, I lose what is mine
I’ve stolen and robbed
Gaining nothing but grief
And I still cannot find what I’ve lost
Or repay what it cost you
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9. |
Between the Lies
05:33
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Between the earth and the sky
Valleys deep and mountains high
Between what’s black and what’s white
The light of day and darkness of the night
from blindness into sight
I gotta keep on searching
I know I gotta find the truth
Between the spark and the flame
In my word and my name
Between my guilt and my blame
My pride and joy, and my own shame
From weakness into strength
I gotta keep on growing
I know I gotta reach the height
Between the lies
find the truth
somewhere within
in my heart
look to the skies
for the proof
Between the silence and the sound
I turn my head round and round
But walk on straight firm on the ground
Though I get lost, I know I will be found
From hatred into love
I gotta keep on walking
I know I gotta see the way
Somewhere in my heart
Somewhere off the charts
All I know it’s in between the lies
From the double speak
And ambiguity
The word will come into the light
from blindness into sight
I gotta keep on searching
I know I gotta get it right
Between the lies
find the truth
somewhere within
in my heart
look to the skies
for the proof
Whose light will shine
Between the lies
And what will it show?
Whose truth will speak
Between the lies
And what will it say?
Whose way will lead
Toward the life
(That’s) worthy to live?
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10. |
Take It or Give It
06:49
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Why do we covet what is not ours
and envy our neighbor every hour?
Why do we build walls and towers?
And do not bear to share?
Why do you want my possession?
Why is my wife your obsession?
Is this your progress or regression?
or do you even care?
Where do we go?
And how do we go there?
Do we go in peace or go in war?
Do we turn the water into wine or blood?
Do we stay in our caves
Of selfish desire
do we climb the mountain
And light the fire
That turns all stones into hearts of hope and love
What do we tell our mothers and fathers?
What do we say to our sisters and brothers?
Do we love our own and kill the others?
How do we even dare?
Why don’t we keep the word that we give?
How do we kill and manage to live?
Demand to be pardoned but never forgive
Haven’t we heard life isn’t fair?
What do we take and what do we give?
Do we die for peace or for war do we live?
What do we take
And what do we give
when we covet the harvest of another’s life,
Do we sow the seeds of strife
and war again?
Take it or give it
How do we live it?
This life that we got we cannot relive
So bow your head and learn to receive your gift
Don’t you stay in your cave
of selfish desire
go and climb the mountain
to light the fire
and turn all stones into hearts of hope and love
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zomer London, Ontario
Music is a part of all of us and of something bigger than we are. It is a form of light in a spiritual sense, and those of
us who have the privilege and the ability to see it and record it are mere channels for this amazing, universal language. Thanks to music's multiple rays and degrees of this light, we all can see more of ourselves, more of one another, and more of our world.
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