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00:00 300 Seconds
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twilight greets the dawn
under the midnight sun
night and day bow down
to the eternal now
when a child is born
wrapped in a world so warm
sheltered from the cold
100 seconds old
not what was, nor shall be
here and now, everything
give me just one day
we’ll pass the time away
and I’ll write a song
300 seconds long
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00:05 Tunnel of Life
05:00
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high above us shining down
night awakens with the sound
the excitement all around
cars are waiting for a sign
getting ready for the time
I’m the first one in this line
the silhouettes under the stars
city people near and far
I’m here with you and here we are
I can hear the radio
we can take it fast or slow
30 seconds ‘til we go
so amazing to be here
world is changing so fast
anything is possible, nothing that we can’t achieve
water all around us we’re sheltered from the elements
headed to the border, we’re driving through the water
the pavement smooth and shiny, the basement so inviting
arrival, destination, we follow through the tunnel of life
still the weekend in my mind
sunday night we’re gonna ride
all the headlights light the night
I can breathe the autumn air
my ’29 will take us there
nothing like it anywhere
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will there be a day when we can leave all of these images behind?
start in our new world, boy or a girl, nothing but solitude and time
maybe if we try we’ll find a place, we’ll never have to say goodbye
tree fall in the forest, silent explosion, nobody notices at all
sea meets with the ocean, strait of gibralter, pillars of hercules stand tall
now trying to reach you, looking for secrets, better to think that it’s alright
cut all of the wires, all our desires, harboring darkness from the night
last night in a dream I heard your voice floating around inside the room
I followed the sound, no one around, only the darkness and the moon
door opening slow, someone inside, not sure if that someone is you
I wanna see you, I need to hear your voice
fate brought us together, gives us a simple choice
(fear/faith)
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00:15 God in a Limousine
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buildings black outside my window
cold air trying to get in
midnight lying on my pillow
waiting for sleep to come again
let me dream a dream beyond the sky
‘cause I can’t see a way to make it right
every time I look at who I am
why do I see the reflection of a boy in the image of a broken man?
whole world’s trying to bring you down, cheat you for a smile while you search for something better
no one knows how to stop it now, living in denial, you keep looking for forever
people hoping for miracles line up at the doorstep just to get a little food and drink
empty glasses are more than full, nothing but a cardtrick to see god in a limousine
ask me if I wanna hang out
I do, but hesitate within
peaceful, I don’t even know how
you make me feel alive again
let me be a vision for your eyes,
I will speak the truth from deep inside
we can leave, the train departs tonight
what we think doesn’t have to be the same as the masses’ view of wrong or right
you ask me who I am, I try to find an answer
you tell me it’s alright but clearly you need something better
we talk about ourselves, music and motion pictures
cagney, harlow, chaplain, cab calloway and the boswell sisters
we walk the city streets with leaves of every color
we find a parkbench by the water and we sit together
you ask if I believe that God could be a man among us
if he was I think he’d sit all the way at the back of the bus
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travel to a place no one’s ever been before
sacrifice it all just to give a little more
windy up above but it’s quiet down below
every breath of life, living life like no one knows
see them smiling at the surface, darkness comes in focus, welcome home
breathing, back like odysseus, all that’s been accomplished for the throne
dreams can lift you past the heavens, sink you to the seven seas below
here and forward from this moment all will know your name to be
the greatest merman in the world
left it all behind 14 hours in the past
matter undermined, perseverance gonna last
if pride can kill a man only peace can save his soul
everything you want, first you gotta let it go
استثنائي
حازم
مدهش
ديناميكي
جريء
بطل
رابح
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so baby standing hand in hand with you here by my side
I’m overwhelmed and humbled with emotion
ready for a vow now and always share this life
a celebration of our devotion
even under lights camera action here we go
we’re standing at the edge of the future
if love is all you need and all you need is love
then I’ve got everything that I could ever wish for, ‘cause
now I’ve got you
it’s been a while since the time we settled down
we’ve seen our share of stormy weather
even if this world may wanna try and bring us down
I know that we will stay together
but this is something that we have been waiting for
I never thought this day would ever get here
and now it doesn’t matter if we end up rich or poor
I feel complete with you and that’s forever
love is love
in this moment that we find ourselves
with every single staring eye upon us, we realize that
moving forward from today and onward evermore we will declare a simple fact:
that the truth is real and love is love and it conquers all
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00:30 To the Moon
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let myself follow you through the door
no one will notice me as I go
finding my hiding place by the stairs
I can see everything from in here
I’ve got a perfect view of the world
reach for a shooting star shaped like a pearl
gotta tell all my friends back at home
greatest adventure I’ve ever known
and if you go away from me I am gonna follow
no matter where you go away I am gonna follow
nothing will keep me away cause I am gonna follow
all the way to the moon
suddenly everything starts to shake
maybe I’ve made a real big mistake
you start to look for me everywhere
I’m sitting silently in your chair
“it’s time to get you home” is what you say
“how did you get in here anyway?”
personal rocketship just for me
but I’ve got a better plan, just wait and see
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long ago someone I know
lived with happiness
misfortune came and took everything
and gave her bitterness
now you go to that place below
where everything will start to turn out right
the catalyst for a little bliss, the place where you can start a brand new life
midnight in the threshing room
you’ve taken care and washed your hair
that perfume is enchanting
your will is strong, you’ve got your best dress on
but still you’re wondering
quietly you start uncovering
with nothing but the night to hide your fear
if morning comes before the deed is done
will there be anywhere to disappear?
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00:40 I'll Remember You
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people will ask me what I want
I don’t know
I just want happiness
now I’m waiting here
don’t know what I’m waiting for
the party is over, I sent them all away
far away, all of them
I’m pretty sure a lot of them didn’t wanna be here anyway
but you, I can see you
standing right in front of me, beautiful
why did you leave?
I’ll remember you
I don’t think that I’ll be able to sleep
trying to figure out if this night was a dream or something real
you seemed so real, so genuine
looking at me, making me feel like I was royalty
then suddenly you disappear for no apparent reason
was it something I said? was it someone you saw?
I don’t know your name or where you went or why you left, but you know where I’ll be
so will you find me?
I’m gonna find you if it’s the last thing that I do
I’ve never been with anybody quite like you
who makes me feel alive inside waiting to see another day
that’s filled with happiness and all the wonderment that this world may sometimes bring
if I ever give up hope and find myself inside despair
I’m gonna think about tonight and how we shared this midnight air
and in 100 years from now I may have nothing left inside of me
but I will never lose the feeling of the joy I felt tonight
you and I dancing in the moonlight
our shadows falling to the floor
everything was magical around us
then suddenly you’re running out the door
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00:45 Foothill & Osborne
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why am I here?
I should leave
nowhere to go
maybe some way
never again
no one no one
makes no sense at all
I’m gonna do it
just stop
keep going
the mistakes we make
the colors
I’m gonna go away
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00:50 Say it Will
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do not allow these uniforms to be what they’re pretending
with stolen guns the cowards come, their crimes are never ending
revolution
nothing’s certain
what’s the question?
forward back again
mass delusion
no good reason
stand with treason
justify the means with the ends
say it will and it’ll all be over, it’ll all go away, I’ll be ok
with weapons drawn the cowards come to look for what is not there
the evidence does not exist but justice won’t be found here
turn away from
what has become
armageddon
say it with a smile
hope may follow
words we swallow
‘til tomorrow
the winners lost and the losers just won
I’ve forsaken all that’s certain
but I won’t lose what I found
there’s a ghost behind this curtain
but I won’t go down
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waters embrace
stars in the sky
echoes of dreams
fade through the night
knowing that it’s not enough
nothing left to lift you up
losing all the things you’ve won
closing in but now it’s gone
there is nothing left anymore
now begin to feel your boundaries, the limits on your living, oh this life, what a pittance, what a pity to be cloistered and divided from your vision, and how should you presume once subsumed, swallowed by fatigue, sorrow, drifted down several leagues toward oblivion, soul stretched, taut over several miles, several hours, but it’s over in the now
short of breath, though short of death, spent, every cent, every ruble, every blood shot sclera, every dilated pupil pointing clearly to a future unforeseen, not for me, pointing sternly to some dark eternity, give a smile, take a bow, give your crown to the clown, blow a kiss to your pal in the clouds, such is life, show your face to your fate, nothing more to be gained
in the absence of a goal can we grow in the chasm, in the void, is there meaning in the pause between the noise, when sucked into the deep on the amniotic precipice of sleep, what is seen, what is you, what is me, this flesh, this pulsing cage of meat, a torrent of blood, taken by a torrential flush, am I dry after giving so much to rise new from primordial sludge, to find peace with the origins of, to give lease to a brand new looking about, the wet mouth of an empty cup, a skull in which the buzzards buzz, some action of which nothing comes, is that enough?
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a day in music Rochester, New York
Each song a reflection on a historical or literary/fictional event that happened within a certain hour of the day. Twelve songs, each exactly five minutes long.
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