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Abounding constellations shown
Luminous we’re not alone
Traverse a path when the night is dim
We wouldn’t sleep in the state we’re in
Tried and took a fall
Tired and emotional
We don’t know which way is up
What may be will be
With our friends and enemies
Take from us this immense cup
Somewhere further down the stream someone from a dream
Nothing as it seems
Hark ye come forth here and now
All we dare avow
What the open heart allows
Full stop turn it around
Is what the open heart allows
Somewhere further down the stream someone from a dream
Nothing as it seems
Hark ye come forth here and now
Abounding constellations shown
Luminous we’re not alone
Traverse a path when the night is dim
We wouldn’t sleep in the state we’re in
Somewhere further down the stream someone from a dream
Nothing as it seems
Hark ye come forth here and now
All we dare avow
What the open heart allows
Oh
What the open heart allows
Oh
What the open heart allows
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Unbroken
02:56
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For the time
not long ago
Not long ago
We suffered so
To settle all we owe
There'll come a day
There'll come delight
Rejoice be glad
Everything will be allright
A bit worn down
Yet still unbroken
A bit worn down
Yet still unbroken
A bit worn down
Yet still unbroken
I don’t want to dwell
I don’t want distress
We’re gonna rid ourselves of all we possess
I cannot tell
I cannot guess
Who’s to say what is more
Who’s to say which is less
For the time
not long ago
Not long ago
We suffered so
To settle all we owe
There'll come a day
There'll come delight
Rejoice be glad
Everything will be allright
A bit worn down
Yet still unbroken
A bit worn down
Yet still unbroken
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Clap Your Hands
02:08
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Everybody stand
Everybody clap your hands
Across the land
Everybody clap your hands
Won't you clap your hands
By happenstance
We all got up to dance
We took a chance
We all got up to dance
We got up to dance
Oh Won't you clap your hands
We don’t have a plan
We don’t need to understand
There’s no demand
Just listen to the band
The backbeat is grand
Oh Won't you clap your hands
Oh Won't you clap your hands
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4. |
Far-off Places
03:03
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Of far-off things we’ve thought today
Our cares dissolve and fade let’s go
To the far-off places
Remembrance of how it was
With woes forgotten just because we’ll know
In those far-off places
To Far-off places
To Far-off places we’ll go
The walls dissolve from where we stay
Our care will slowly fade away for to
Beguile and engrace us
Warm golden light and floral scent
A gentle breeze our hearts distend
By smiles of those foreign faces
To Far-off places
To Far-off places we’ll go
From a drawn-beat haunt
Amongst the empty vaunt
Ameliorate detente
There lies our hidden want
To Far-off places
To Far-off places we’ll go
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5. |
Just in Time
01:52
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Hey!
I have heard
the words were spoken
it's not too absurd
no promise broken
this will be our year
that our lives are intertwined
because we got here
Just In Time
You and I are are two of a pair
And everything I have is to share
You and I are two of a pair
and everything I have is to share
this will be our year
that our lives are intertwined
because we got here
Just In Time
Just In Time
Just In Time
this will be our year
that our lives are intertwined
because we got here
Just In Time
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6. |
All Roads Lead to Home
02:50
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all roads lead to home
feel the blowing
hear the engine drone
we're on track
heading back
past the lilacs in the grove
all roads lead to home
warmly welcomed like an old friend
returning from afar
small and dim
summer stars
i recognize where we are
how far we've come
all roads lead to home
all roads lead to home
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This is the montage song
We’re getting stuff done
Accomplishing a daunting task
But still having fun
Sawing some wood
And hammer some nail
Trying again whenever we fail
Doing lots of stuff in under a minute and thirty seconds
Slow down the film for effect
Then we pull the focus from the object to the subject
This is the montage song
We’re getting stuff done
Accomplishing a daunting task
But still having fun
Sawing some wood
And hammer some nail
Trying again whenever we fail
Doing lots of stuff in under a minute and thirty seconds
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Underwear
01:35
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I think about you all the time
I try hard to avert my eyes
there's no use denying
though I keep on trying
I can't help but stare
I'm picturing you
In your underwear
I do my best to walk on by
To be respectful and comply
there's no use denying
though I keep on trying
I can't help but stare
I'm picturing you
In your underwear
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9. |
It's Right Here
02:05
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The beggar and the king
The fool and I we bring
Everything is here for you
Anything that you may want
It’s right here
Forget about yesterday
Tomorrow’s coming into view
Everyone and everything is coming clear
It’s right here
Anything that you may want
It’s right here
Anything that you may want
It’s right here
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Letters Never Sent
03:36
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old clothes
worn threadbare thin
the photograph that fades
and torn where it's pinned
the dust floats through the light
swirls around and passes
in a lonely aimless flight
letters written and never sent
from a faithful fool
to a phantom friend
slowing down
begin to end
what it doesn't break
the wind does only bend
the sand upon a distant shore has been
washed away then to return again
crossed the waters to escape the thrall
all the creatures great and small
stood in wonder of it all
yea
then gradually the white dissolves to black
thunder rumbles far away'
sleeping with eyes open
soon we'll rue the day
embers drift from distant flame
the smoke is slowly shifting and soon will come the rain
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The Lesser Celandine
03:12
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Astuciously you drew the curtains
While I put the kettle on
The morning sky is dim and blurry
With dew upon the lawn
Behold the Lesser Celandine
Enfold its blossoms for my Valentine
The garden trowel and gumboots are muddy
While I wheelbarrow along
To meditative contemplation
In the shed where I belong
Behold the Lesser Celandine
Enfold its blossoms for my Valentine
Oh from thy fair and shining youth
Age might but take
The things Youth
Took for sake
Lovingly washing the dishes
And take the garbage to the curb
Walking around on my tiptoes
So carefully not to disturb
Behold the Lesser Celandine
Enfold its blossoms for my Valentine
Oh from thy fair and shining youth
Age might but take
The things Youth
Took for sake
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Barrage balloons waft
The hum of Heinkles amidst the Messers zoom aloft
Homes set aflame late the afternoon in september
But then the spitfires came
Ellipses of tracers And the thunder of bombs
Keep calm and carry on
Esprit de corps stood
Like the dome saint paul
And the Hurricanes flew as fast as they could
Ellipses of tracers And the thunder of bombs
Keep calm and carry on
In the low tide
The sea lion sleeps tonight
The gramophone played
In the shelter
and echoed Vera -we’ll meet again
A garden anew
amid a crater
Where seeds of death were sown vegetables grew
Ellipses of tracers And the thunder of bombs
Keep calm and carry on
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Well you can write your name
Or you can sing your song
You can bid or build until your toil is long
Everything fades
And everyone dies
I’ll see you on the other side
You might drive to Maine
Or own a splendid car
You might be well-known in the place you are
Let it all go
And just enjoy the ride
And I’ll see you on the other side
You may not have a home
Or s stitch of clothes
You may stand abandoned
Left here on your own
We we can’t stay
We cannot hide
I’ll see you on the other side
I’ll see you on the other side
I’ll see you on the other side
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Brad Peterson Chicago, Illinois
The word ‘maverick’ gets thrown around a lot; politicians, cowboys, designers and others have all been labeled as such when a soul sets itself apart from the mean in order to find out what is truly possible. Singer/songwriter Brad Peterson exemplifies the ethos of the independent, intrepid musician better than almost anyone. ... more
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