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Something Real
04:24
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Little light, shining bright
Face is like the warming of the sun
At the height of sanity, before the age of vanity
When the worries of life
Couldn’t keep you on the run
Long before life became so complicated
Long before all your friends just upped and went astray
Little light, shining bright
I’ve been watching every step of your way
Night turns to day, alone in this cafe
Watching all the people walking by
In the need to take time out
Re-align what your life is all about
Keep your ears open to that inner cry
You don’t really want to make yourself a burden
So you settle for less than what you really need
Looking for a sign of danger, you become a stranger
To protect the wound that bleeds
Somewhere on the way, gonna have to realise
( first sight, morning light )
You could be the one to pay
When people see right through that thin disguise
But if no-one really knows the things that move your heart
How can they know what you feel
Comes a time when you get tired of playing the part
So here’s something real, here’s something real
Summer days, like a breeze coming off the bay
Isn’t it true that the simple things are wise
How you love those familiar faces
Keep you going through your paces
Growing up before your very eyes
Pretty soon the old ways get forgotten
What stays true; faith, hope and love
Everywhere we’re walking, history keeps talking
Even through the stars above
Even through the stars above
Somewhere on the way, gonna have to realise
( first sight, morning light )
You could be the one to pay
When people see right through that thin disguise
But if no-one really knows the things that move your heart
How can they know what you feel
Comes a time when you get tired of playing the part
So here’s something real, here’s something real
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2. |
The Weightless Sky
04:59
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Lately I’ve been wandering
Raking over leaves of the lost and forgotten years
Tryin’ to put the pieces back together again
Only leads to frustration and to tears
The things that were left unsaid
The penny will drop on the stony street
But there’s a battle inside your head
To unbind your hands and unshackle your feet
If only you could see the other side of the story
Not just the one from this point of view
If only you could zoom out on it all
Then surely you would see that the sun’s
Still shining down on you
There’s a record that keeps playing
Same old tune going round and round in my brain
And I just can’t work out what it’s saying
It’s getting stuck within the groove and within the grain
To turn one-eighty degrees
And look the world right in the eye
But the wind it shapes the seas
And gravity pulls on the weightless sky
If only you could see the other side of the story
Not just the one from this point of view
If only you could zoom out on it all
Then surely you would see that the sun’s
Still shining down on you
So take it easy on yourself
You know you worry too much
Well it never really got you very far before
An imperfect soul in a lost and lonely world
You’re so loved despite your failings and your flaws
But this is what’s going down
It’s just two steps forward, one step back
So much more in life to be found
Than a one-track mind on a one-man track
If only you could see the other side of the story
Not just the one from this point of view
If only you could zoom out on it all
Then surely you would see that the sun’s
Still shining down on you
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3. |
Into The Expanse
05:11
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Something’s gotta give
Faith is stirring, wheels are whirring deep inside
Something’s gotta give
Faith is stirring, wheels are whirring deep inside
Voice is calling out, ears are burning
Stomach churning, turning tide
Something’s gotta give
Faith is stirring, wheels are whirring deep inside
Something’s gotta give
Faith is stirring, wheels are whirring deep inside
Gotta let it out, gotta speak it
Gotta speak it from the heart
Something’s gotta give
Faith is stirring, wheels are whirring deep inside
Looking from the edge
Tryin’ to see that part of me that’s out of sight
Looking from the edge
Tryin’ to see that part of me that’s out of sight
Wind is blowing, stars are glowing
clouds are flowing through the night
Looking from the edge
Tryin’ to see that part of me that’s out of sight
Looking from the edge
Tryin’ to see that part of me that’s out of sight
Banish fear and doubt, help is coming
Help is coming from the Light
Raise the ceiling, lower the floor
You know your heart was made to take in so much more
Feel the sunshine through your polar veins
Now you’ve found your compass north
And your two feet again
Raise the ceiling, lower the floor
You know your heart was made to take in so much more
Feel the sunshine through your polar veins
Now you’ve found your compass north
And your two feet again
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4. |
Virtual Fool
04:33
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Just another breakdown, too much information
When the shape goes all pear, there’s just nobody to blame
Aimlessness seems to go hand in hand with complication
You can reach for the stars, or just google your name
But who can find a place in your imaginary world
Wouldn’t it be great...
Just to open the door, see that smile on your face
It’s been a long time since you were here in this place
You search far and wide to be satisfied
Looks like nobody’s home
Just a virtual fool on the other side of the phone
Turn the radio on, make some coffee
Laundry’s done, now it’s starting to rain
You remember a time growing up in the suburbs
Friends would knock on the door
You’d be playing again
Kids o’ mine are doin’ fine just climbing up the walls
Wouldn’t it be great...
Just to open the door, see that smile on your face
It’s been a long time since you were here in this place
All that’s left is a house with no walls
Photographs without any frames
And a virtual fool playing by the rules of the game
Hey there you in the zone
I know that you’re a long way from home
And to this life you feel hard-wired
Maybe there’s a war you could wage
It’s just no good to bang and rattle the cage
Find a place out of the race where you can feel inspired
But who can find a place in your imaginary world
Wouldn’t it be great...
Just to open the door, see that smile on your face
It’s been a long time since you were here in this place
You search far and wide to be satisfied
Looks like nobody’s home
Just a virtual fool on the other side of the phone
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5. |
Clouds Of Myazaki
04:27
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6. |
Wilderness
05:23
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Welcome to the hinterland of classic modern dreams
The churning wheels of industry, the bursting of the seams
Ever-shrinking borders to follow higher orders
Till they’re gone
As the wilderness takes its toll on you
You’ve come to doubt the things you’ve seen
Like distant hills or flowing fields
Or shades of verdant green
Chasing after visions, plagued by indecision
Till they fade
And the rain came falling down
Oh how I longed for, longed for something deep inside
It came falling to the ground
I could hear the sounds of life return
Where all had said that river died
You can re-design the model, polish up and sell the brand
But it’s hard to re-create yourself
Unless Someone unties your hands
While the precious beating heart of the things you love
Fade away in this never-land
So far, so wide...after all the tears you cried
Falling down on the desert sand
As our eyes become accustomed to the flicker of the screen
Shady deals and spinning wheels and sweet suburban dreams
So it kind of makes you wonder
At the distant sound of thunder from the sky
From the sky, from the sky
And the rain came falling down
Oh how I longed for, longed for something deep inside
It came falling to the ground
I could hear the sounds of life return
Where all had said that river died
You can re-design the model, polish up and sell the brand
But it’s hard to re-create yourself
Unless Someone unties your hands
While the precious beating heart of the things you love
Fade away in this never-land
So far, so wide...feels like manna from the sky
Falling down on the desert sand
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7. |
Fugitives Dream
05:25
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There’s a buzz in the night as they go through their paces
The footsteps are distant, I can imagine their faces
Am I talking aloud, my thoughts are they my own
Oh little spider, so close to the window
Turn me around, ‘cause I can’t see anyone
Not even a sound, I might have touched someone
There must be a way to get outside of the grid
Cut down to size, there’s a piece for everyone
Take off the disguise, you might see someone
But I didn’t do the things they say that I did
So many people are walking the streets
They can’t hear the cry from under their feet
The staircase goes up, right up to the clouds
Oh man of this age, you’re still talking aloud
Turn me around, ‘cause I can’t see anyone
Not even a sound, I might have touched someone
There must be a way to get outside of the grid
Cut down to size, there’s a piece for everyone
Take off the disguise, you might see someone
But I didn’t do the things they say that I did
Higher and higher did the rushing river rise
Flooding the memories and the past before our eyes
Deeper and deeper, where the sun refused to shine
Familiar things that I held onto before
Like debris that’s been tossed around
And washed up on the shore
The valley soaks up what the mountain is crying
Tears falling down, the leaflets come flying
I’m running again, my shadow behind me
It’s the shape of a hound
And it knows where to find me
Turn me around, ‘cause I can’t see anyone
Not even a sound, I might have touched someone
There must be a way to get outside of the grid
Cut down to size, there’s a piece for everyone
Take off the disguise, you might see someone
But I didn’t do the things they say that I did
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8. |
Once Was A Boy
05:20
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You work so hard tryin’ to chase a dream
The more you take the more it breaks
Starts tearing at the seams
And a fine line is drawn between a myth and reality
And time that was spent,when looking through the years
Was all so heaven sent, no need for doubt and fear`
Now you close your eyes to block out the mid-day sun
You really can’t remember how this crazy race begun
And time like a thief seems to slip right through your fingers
There once was a boy that lived from day to day
That used to enjoy the journey on the way
So fix your eyes toward the light
Put your feet back on the ground
Wipe the dust off from your clothes
There’s no need to turn around
As the days stretch before your eyes
What is lost can still be found
The path we walk is seldom neat
There may always be a taste of bittersweet
The air you long to breathe was just too high and rarified
The shadows of the past keep haunting you
Keep on tearing you up inside
Be released like a bird
As you learn to forgive yourself again
There once was a boy that dreamt that he could fly
But it was simple trust and child-like faith
That kept him falling from the sky
So fix your eyes toward the light
Put your feet back on the ground
Wipe the dust off from your clothes
There’s no need to turn around
As the days stretch out before your eyes
What is lost can still be found
The path we walk is seldom neat
There may always be a taste of bittersweet
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9. |
Till We Have Faces
07:00
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She comes to the river, wrongly thinking that she is alone
She looks at her reflection, sees a face that’s roughly carved from stone
Her heart has been made hollow
Ever since the one she loved was sent away
Now she’d gladly give up everything
To change the things that happened on that day
Such a fool to take an arrow, aim it straight toward the heart
What kept it all together is what tore it all apart
Love can be a weapon that you use
Against the ones who love you too much to refuse
The earth it shakes, creatures hide away from the battle cry
Wide open spaces with every hellish crime under the stars
Would our eyes be open, if a vision started falling from the sky?
Till we have faces, till we have faces...do we see you as You Are
Legend speaks of a Queen who hides her face behind a veil
That it’s one so beautiful whose radiance is way beyond the scale
But there are many whispers that it’s covering a monster from within
But a lie can circle half the world before the voice of truth can start to sing
Wouldn’t it be cruel if you were only used for sport
Like a fox that keeps on running but eventually gets caught
Or do the angels know of a greater plan
Like the Eyes that comb the earth for fallen man
Till we have faces, till we have faces, till we have faces
The earth it shakes, creatures hide away from the battle cry
Wide open spaces with every hellish crime under the stars
Would our eyes be open, if a vision started falling from the sky?
Till we have faces, till we have faces...do we see you as You Are
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10. |
Things Of The Heart
03:39
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In brighter days and bluer skies
Simple ways and innocent eyes
It’s an old cliché, but how time flies
And here we are today
Falling down, drying tears
In thunder storms, calming fears
Faithfulness through all the years
Giving yourself away
Looking up toward the good,
The good that never ends
Where age and circumstance have no play
I can still see your smile
The laughter in your eyes
Like a little patch of blue on a cloudy day
Icy drinks on summer days
Preparing food as children play
We just assumed it would be ok
That nothing would really change
Out from school, running late
You were waiting at the gate
Happy just to see your face
Time and time again
Looking up toward the good,
The good that never ends
Where age and circumstance have no play
I can still see your smile
The laughter in your eyes
Those things of the heart that never fade away
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Geoff Kerr Melbourne, Australia
I gained a love for song/writing and recording from the age of 12. My brother and I would spend hours writing and recording our songs on whatever we had available. Growing up I was in various bands playing either guitar or drums while singing. I got hooked on multi-track recording after buying a 4-track reel-to-reel, mixer and other equipment in my 20's. I have continued this journey ever-since :) ... more
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