CROSSROADS LYRICS
"An Astonishing Musical Journey"
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WONDERFUL FAILURES
1. Chances come and chances go
Passions ebb and passions flow
Timid hearts and hungry souls
Hmmm
2. Doubts will come and doubts will go
Failures ebb and failures flow
Trembling hearts and aching souls,
Hmmm…
Sometimes we'll lose our way
Sometimes the light will fade
Ah…Ah…
3. Days will come and days will go
Years will pass before we know
Aging hearts and tired souls, Hmmm
Sometimes we'll lose our way
Sometimes the light will fade
Ah…Ah…
CHORUS: But surely we were meant to soar
Surely life is more than water and stone,
flesh and bone
4. We will be weak, we will be strong
We will need help to carry on
We will find comfort in our songs, Hmmm.
Sometimes we'll lose our way
Sometimes the light will fade
Ah…Ah…
CHORUS:
But surely we were meant to soar
Surely life is more than water & stone,
flesh & bone
THAT'S NOT ME
I came here with an interest in expression
I came here to be part of what I thought
was a fine art
But there we stood like cattle in a station
And when my turn arrived to my very
great surprise
I was told they favor singers who obey
the rules and not ask why
Chorus: Well that's not me.
How did I go so wrong?
I closed the door to my heart
They said there were certain categories open.
We'll help you to define yourself to
fit into one slot
They said they knew just how to
mold emotion
If I was somewhat square, they would
shave me down a hair
And push and shove me skillfully until,
by god, I fit in there –
Chorus: Well that's not me.
How did I go so wrong?
They took away all my authentic feelings
They hoped I'd understand I was
a fabric to be sold
And if they used my silk to
scrub the ceiling
The contract plainly states,
I could not equivocate
They bought my soul, they had control
They'd teach me to communicate
Chorus
Perhaps I'd better think this thru
more clearly
Perhaps I am a fool to reject
this compromise
Perhaps in life the answer is just merely
to take what you can get. Don't
wallow in regret. I stand before this open door
and yet I feel that I want more, because...
Chorus: this isn't me. it isn't me
I won't close the door to my heart...
ANCIENT SPIRITS
On the western shore of Scotland
looking out across the sea
In the mist there stood an island
with a castle on the lee
And I felt a strange sensation
as I gazed upon that place
Like a spirit of the ancients,
drawing me through time and space
Down on shore, a boat stood waiting,
I looked on without concern
Though with men and women working,
it was quiet stem to stern
In the air there was a feeling that
a mystery was nigh
Though the crew prepared for leaving
without knowing where nor why
CHORUS: Ancient spirits rise and wander
in a place where time stands still.
Present tense and past are joined with
some strange mission to fulfill
Phantom boat serenely sailing
‘cross the water castle-bound
Birds on high in circles tailing.
All was done without a sound
Suddenly, the mist ascended
straight ahead the castle loomed
like a ghost its contours hazy,
turrets lighted by the moon
As the boat began to anchor,
tiny lights appeared on shore
Moving then as if to meet us
hooded figures four by four
As they came the boat sailed forward
though there was no wind nor tide
Hidden forces held us spellbound,
no desire to run nor hide
Then the figures walked on water,
No! they seemed to float in air.
Closer still their faces hidden,
paralyzed we stood and stared
As their bodies walked right through us
suddenly the world changed.
And it seemed that time expanded
to include a wider frame
Past and present then were blended
and the meaning became clear
that our eyes observe a fraction
of a larger world so near
Soon the wind was gently blowing,
the boat began to move
Though our sight returned to normal,
deep inside our souls were soothed.
MEMORIES OF RACHEL
And the path thru the yard passes by
grasses & trees left to grow as they please
CHORUS: Memories of Rachel, vision so rare,
preserved in that house on a hill
2. In that little white house in Pennsylvania,
lived a girl with a light in her eye
urged as a child to explore the faces of nature
the world at her door
CHORUS...
3. Walks in the fields and the forests
Books that enchanted and dared
Watching and learning, she came to believe
that nature was more than the forms we can see
CHORUS...
SPOKEN...... RACHEL CARSON DIED OF CANCER IN 1964
THAT LITTLE HOUSE IN SPRINGDALE REMINDS ME OF
JUST HOW MUCH ONE PERSON CAN DO...
4. For it's there that one light was inspired to glow
a light in time the world would know
CHORUS...
SECOND CHANCE
A second chance.
A chance to think again about the road
I want to take. A second chance,
to study what it was that led me into my mistakes.
And if I can I'll trace the years
to find what heartstrings came untied.
It seems impractical, I know.
But somehow I must grab this second chance -
to rediscover what it means to really feel alive.
To take the chance, to follow through on things
I only dreamed when I was nine.
So many people live their lives
according to some foreign plan.
And when they're old and reminisce,
they think of all the joys they missed,
Sometime in your life, you've got to face
what you've become.
Are you what you hoped to be, or is it time to risk
taking another chance?
To find a way of living life
that makes each moment count.
A simple plan to reconnect the heart
to all the mysteries about.
To understand that what we see and hear
is often-times a sham.
I must consider who I am, be true to all I'm learning.
A second chance. A second chance.
MOLLY'S SONG
Maytime in the mountains, trees are eager in their growing.
Endless singing of the birds, consulting and consoling.
Flowers blooming at their ease, content within the season.
Life becoming as it will, no need for rhyme or reason.
Rhyme or reason.
High up in the mountains, Molly lives in her own time
Simple pleasures carry her, a summer day, a starry night.
A bunch of supple columbine. Independent, self-assured,
she strolls the forest daily. Carries with her all she needs,
an open heart, her place in time, She knows freedom.
Freedom.
Freedom isn't something you can
measure or cling to
Freedom is a state of heart, you cherish and sing to....
Freedom.
Summer is the season that she teaches all she knows
Children listen to her song, Haunting the melody,
eternal sounding tone... Plunging into memory,
no wisdom is withheld. Offering the answers that send them
Send them careening, into their freedom, their freedom…
Freedom isn't something you can master like a craftsman.
Freedom is a state of heart, it's laughter and passion
Snow upon the mountains, she is quiet, in repose
Unquestioning she sleeps alone, content with all she knows.
Morning into evening, no sighing over yesterdays
Living out her seasons from moment to moment
This is her freedom, her freedom
Freedom is a state of heart you lose If you don't use it truly.
Freedom, freedom, freedom
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
The ending of the day
I wait for the moonlight
Old dreams fade away
New dreams will come with new light
And I feel that everything is new
in this moonlight
I feel a freedom that is true in this blue,
blue moonlight. Free, freedom
I'll take another chance
And bathe in the moonlight
Old loves fade away
New love will come with new light
And I feel that everything is new
in this moonlight
I feel a freedom that is true in this blue,
blue moonlight. Free, freedom
The dawn will come again,
But now, in this blue night
Old hopes fade away
new hopes will come with new light
And I feel that everything is new in this moonlight
I feel a freedom that is true in this blue, blue moonlight.
Free, Freedom
Once in a blue moon,
A chance to start again.
LULLABY FOR A DEEP SLEEP
You lie here in my arms. Your head upon my thigh
I look upon your face, I stroke your brow.
Your lips begin to move. The words pour out and
float like ribbons in the wind, they float away.
These words, your song, a life that must be told
A life that must let go.
I'll hold you and caress you as you dream your dream
Hold you and caress you in these silver hours
Hold you close and listen to your final words
Let them go.
If you have lies, if you have secrets, if you have promises
unkept, let them go.
If you were unloved. If you were abandoned.
If you had all the gifts this world can give, let them go.
Let them float upon the currents into shore
Let your body give itself to evermore
Let the perfume of the world take your
limbs and make them weightless. Let them go.
You lie here in my arms. Your head upon my thigh.
I watch you as you float away from shore.....
I let you go.
TRUST
1. Give us your visions, give us light
Give us your planets and your stars
Tell us of dreaming and of desires
Empty your mind of all fear.
Empty your life of all sadness.
Open your heart to our fire.
Lift your eyes, raise your palms.
Sun, stars, moon..
Trust, trust. See the earth and its creatures
through our eyes
2. Give us your memories, give us now
Give us your future and your children
Show us your devils, show us your shame
Empty your mind of all fear. Empty your life
of all sadness. Open your heart to our fire
Lift your eyes, raise your palms. Sun, stars, moon..
Trust, trust. See the stars and the heavens t
hru our eyes
3. Give us your fortune and your fame
Give us your treasure, your life
Show us the trust in your heart,
give us your joy
Empty your mind of all fear.
Empty your life of all sadness
Open your heart to our fire
Lift your eyes, raise your palms.
Sun, stars, moon
Trust, trust. See the planets, the galaxies,
the universe, the meaning of your whole life,
thru our eyes.
DREAMS
Mmmmm.. upon a quiet island
Mmm.. the sun is setting on the sea
Mmm.. a breeze is gently blowing
Calling me softly, softly to my dreams.
Mmm... gazing down the island
Mmmm.. my body light my spirit free
Mmmm.. the waves are gently rolling
Calling me softly, softly to my dreams
Mmmm.. at rest upon the island
Mmmm.. the ocean plays its evening song
Mmmm.. my ears are sweet with slumber
Calling me softly, softly to my dreams
LIGHT
When you are lonely, come to the ocean
When you feel empty, come to the sea
When the dark of life is in your eyes
The sun will fill the air,
And light is everywhere
Here at the ocean, time has new meaning
Light makes you young till the end of the day
And the waves will wash your cares away
(...and your dreams will be full
when the evening comes)
When the sun settles, red like a ruby
Let yourself dance like a child of the sea
And your joy will teach you to be free
The sun will fill the air,
And light is everywhere
And your dreams will be full
when the evening comes
dreams will be full when the
evening comes
dreams will be full when the
evening comes....
HOLY
© b. lewis/99
The air is dark and cool,
candles are a'glo
Angels cast their eyes below
Soft voices fill the air with chants
from long ago
The words are smooth and deep
They say that we should weep and pray
Holy, in the time that passed away
Holy, are the wonders still the same?
This mystery. Is it Holy?
And on the ancient walls
Faces of the saints
Halo'd in a sacred fire
They gaze upon the one
whose light is from above
His eyes are wise and deep
they say that we should weep and pray
Holy, in the time that passed away
Holy, are the wonders still the same?
This mystery. Is it Holy?
GARGOYLE
music and lyrics by Nicholas Regush©
Paris, Paris, Paris
Your bells of time are ringing
Spirits walk the cobbled streets
I have watched you change and grow
City of Dreams
Your magic tower points the way
To a world both old and new
I have watched you change & grow
City of Dreams
Bright lights. Stardust.
Mem'ries. Good night.
Paris, Paris, Paris
Your centuries are books in stone.
Coded there for everyone.
I have watched you change and grow
City of Dreams
Your endless power to survive
As life collides around you
I have watched you change & grow
City of Dreams
Bright lights. Stardust.
Mem'ries. Good night.
FREEDOM
There's a way to feel
the power of the world
There's a way to wash
the blood that's on our hands
Say goodbye to tyranny,
Say goodbye to slavery
Let the flags and borders fall
Let freedom rise.
2. There's a way to keep
the hope within our hearts
There's a way to wash
the sorrow from our eyes
Say goodbye to holy blame
Say goodbye to racial pain
Let the song of justice soar
Let freedom rise.
3. There's a way to love
the mysteries of night
There's a way to wash the
darkness from our lives
Say goodbye to lonely fears
Say goodbye to love-lost tears
Let the light of vision shine
Let freedom rise.
4. There's a way to find a love
that's deep and true
There's a way to wash our hearts
and feel renewed
Say goodbye to self disguise
Say goodbye to secret lies
Let the flame of passion burn
Let freedom rise.
LOVE
Looking in his eyes, there she sees a light
And her heart is pouring
Pouring through his past, far into his night
Captured by the stars that burn so bright
This is love
Love is waking here
And he feels her slide deep into his dreams
Haunting all his waking
When he holds her close, heat
moves like the tide
Filling all the emptiness inside
This is love
Love is waking here
The beauty of their skin will fade
the sight within their eyes grow dim
the dreams of their youth will rise
like roses to the sun and fade away
And still their love will grow
Don't let your love die
It will grow
Looking in their eyes, when the years have past
There you see the heart glow
Shining through the dark,
waiting for the light
Remembering the stars
that burn so bright
This is love.
Love is waking here.
MP3 (listen to the entire song)
Hmmm...
Leaving New York.
I'm leaving the end of September,
two thousand and one. Lights not so bright.
Nights not so warm.
Leaving New York.
The sky is aflame with an anger
that chills to the bone.
Hearts full of grief. Hearts made of stone.
CHORUS: Now smoke will rise.
Now tears will fall like stars from our eyes,
for New York.
2. Here in New York. I've tasted the glitter
and dined at the tables of gold with
some who were hopeful and some who'd grown cold.
Here in New York. I've wandered Manhattan
in rapture, regardless of cost.
Streets still a river of dreams won and lost.
CHORUS: Now smoke will rise.
Now tears will fall like stars from our eyes,
for New York.
BREAK: I first saw New York in the spring.
Young and in love, we were supple young birds
on the wing all our hopes taking flight in New York.
3. Leaving New York. Friends calls to say
they are lonely or angry or numb
They speak of the future, and hope it will come.
Leaving New York. Wondering how soon
I'll return to the magic and light.
As all of our hearts emerge from the night.
CHORUS: Now smoke will rise.
Now tears will fall like stars from our eyes,
for New York.
SONG FOR BURMA
by Barbara Lewis with Nicholas Regush
1. In the heart of darkness, I see a message
Beyond pain and terror, it sets me free
In a quiet voice, a call for Freedom
From an ancient, troubled land, a woman speaks
Calling, calling, calling for the world to hear
2. As a nation trembles, a spirit rises
From a house with prison walls, a hope takes fligh
Though her words are few, they roar like thunder
And the hungry and the banished feel their might.
Hoping, hoping, hoping for an end to fear.
3. The nights grow longer, more hearts are broken
The flowers in the jungle cannot bloom
And the fields of tea are left to plunder
The songs that filled the nights have lost their tune
Grieving. grieving, grieving for the loved ones gone.
4. Still a woman watches, her dream unfaded
In her eyes there gleams a power that survives
While her captor's lies spread unabated
Still they fear the truth that time is on her side
Waiting, waiting, waiting for the sun to rise
I WILL FIND MY WAY
I see changes coming
New roads are rising
And I feel my past is turning
Time to make a newer day
I will find my way
Many hopes I've savored
Many loves have ended
I will leave them all to the dawning
Time to make a newer day
I will find my way
All these choices waiting
For life to free them
I am open, I am sailing
Time to make a newer day
I will find my way
I see changes coming
New roads are rising
And I feel my past is turning
Time to make a newer day
I will find my way
HOPES FOR TOMORROW
1. When I grow up
I'm going to be as happy as a puppy
on a summer's day
And pretty too
Like colored rainbows
And I'll swim through life as free
as all the goldfishes do
My hopes for tomorrow. please come true
My dreams of tomorrow, so much to do
When I close both my eyes, I think of bright
summer skies,
All of my dreams will shine, they will shine.
2. When I grow up, I'm going to sing,
My voice will be as strong as stormy winds
in the trees
And as high as all the birds that fly
They'll hear my voice, high in the sky
My hopes for tomorrow. please come true
My dreams of tomorrow, so much to do
When I close both my eyes,
I think of bright summer skies,
All of my dreams will shine, they will shine.
Hope for rainbows and twinkling stars, hope
for happiness in my heart, hope to make all
tomorrow's dreams come true.