1. |
Feel
03:43
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Feel
We can feel the wind
We can feel the rain
We can feel the sky above
We can feel the mud
We can feel the beating of our hearts
With the world
Like a drum
It’s were we started from
So we’ll remember
We can feel the dust
We can feel the trees
We can feel the stars above
We can feel the sea
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2. |
Old Friend
03:03
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Old Friend
Well this old world's been turning
for millions of years
somehow in all that time
we found each others ears
and we, we would be good friends
because i understood
why you were crying
why you were crying
and i told you in the end
it all ends in love, old friend
We'd sit and find the meaning
in this and that
we'd try to find the bond
between white and black
but we, we would be good friends
explaining all of that
you were still crying
you were still crying
saying why did it have to be
i said it leaves you and me here, old friend
And now i look for your eyes
amongst the stars
i know that is where you are
because we, we will be good friends
i made a promise
while you were crying
while you were crying
you put it in my head
i'll keep it till i'm dead, old friend.
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3. |
Old Black Man
02:21
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Old black man
Listen up! I’ll tell you what I know
This thing happened here
Not so long ago
An old black man
Always come into town
To feel the spirits
As he drank them down
And on the way back to his place
He would pass a broken down John Deere
He’d seen it fade away
With rust in time
Like it were never here
Yet the trees and grass still growing
Roots holding firmly in the mud
He could feel the wind still blowing
Pushing and flowing past like blood
Live on, live on he screamed
Don’t let this man
Interrupt your dream
Live on, live on he screamed
Cause man is loosing his grip
On the natural scheme
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4. |
Reprise (old black man)
01:00
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5. |
Don't Stop The Rain
02:18
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Don’t stop the rain (1987)
Don’t stop the rain
Let it wash all the dirt
Down the gutter
I feel the years
Sun still shining
In the old back yard
Don’t get lost
Don’t get tossed around
In this bitter world of cost
Don’t ride my back
I’ll find refuge
In whatever way I want to
Find a little peace
In the drink or in the drugs
Or where they take you
Don’t get lost, don’t get lost
On the side of neglect we kill the fish in the sea
And the little things without blame
We take the trees from the land and plant our despair
And let it wash away in the rain
Chorus: Don’t get lost
Don’t get tossed around
In this bitter world of cost
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The moon is on our shoulders
No need to climb a mountain
You can see it all from here
Just stand and watch the rain
Fall in to rivers
Rivers flow in to the sea
And the big old world keeps turning
Like a big old ball
And the moon is on our shoulder
Leaves fall, everything must change
Just stand and feel the stars
Beat to your heart
There cause is set upon the sky
Just stand and feel
Your feet upon the dust
That’s the place from where we came
And the frost will settle gently
On the grass that’s grown knee high
And the moon is on our shoulder
Leaves fall, everything must change
Just stand and feel the sun upon your skin
Feel the warmth that comes within
Just stand and feel the wind upon your face
Feel a part of the human race
In a universe expanding
On a tiny ball of air
And the moon is on our shoulder
Leaves fall, everything must change
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7. |
We Fell
04:23
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We Fell.
One day we were sitting on the world
and then we fell, and then we fell
one day we were flying like a bird
and then we fell, and then we fell
And we landed on a grain of sand
as it slipped through the hourglass
in the grim reapers hand
and we landed on a battle field
where opinions are our sword
and excuses are our shield
One day we are as real as you and me
and then we fell, and then we fell
one day we were a part of all we see
and then we fell,and then we fell
And we landed on a falling tear
from the left eye of God
and it landed here
now we are standing in an ancient land
we are the long lost children of a lonely man.
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8. |
Invisible Blood
03:25
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Invisible blood
Tell you what I see
I can see a big blue sky
Sometimes cloud or rain
Rain is there for everyone
Tell you what I feel
I feel the dust beneath my feet
I can feel the wind blowing
Sometimes soft or strong
Sometimes warm or cold
The wind is there for everyone
Chorus: Invisible blood flowing there, through you and me
Can you feel it
Invisible blood flowing through you and me
Tell you what I hear
I can hear all the animals singing
(sometimes soft or strong)
Hear them sing a song of praise
Song is there for everyone
Tell you what I know
I know the only time is now
I know people have already gathered
Some are on their own
No one should be on their own
People are there for everyone
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9. |
Eulogy
02:24
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Eulogy
Now I lay me down to rest
My heart stops beating in my chest
I feel the earth beneath my skin
Slowly, slowly sinking in
And as the earth becomes my blood
My bones are dust
My brain is mud
Laying back in the lap of god
I feel his spirit move above
For as he sleeps
He has this dream
The story of life
to know him in
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10. |
Familiar
03:29
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Familiar.
Sitting back on my verandah
on a sunny afternoon
the sky is blue the birds are singing
there's a lovely crescent moon
and little specks of dust are dancing
in the sunlight in my eyes
and i can hear people talking
and traffic passing by
and somewhere off the carillion bells are ringing
and they lend a steady pace
but i cannot feel her touch and here's a lonely place
no i cannot feel her touch and here's a lonely place.
Work is fine it pays the rent
and the days just come and go
still writing songs and talking along
with the people that i know
and they say go out and find someone
but i'm not the hunting kind
the kids are happy and they love me
and to me thats just fine
and those of you who are lovers
i envy you the most
cause i cannot feel her touch and i'm living like a ghost
no i cannot feel her touch and i'm living like a ghost.
I built a wall around myself
that no-one could get in
comes a time i realise
i can't get out again
and someahere up above these walls
up high in the sky
there's a lightbulb hanging from
a ceiling up so high
someone come along please
and shine away the gloom
cause i cannot fell her touch and i'm dancing with the moon
no i cannot feel her touch and i'm dancing with the moon.
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11. |
Soulseeker
07:08
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Soulseeker.
Yes we know the stars move by so slowly
thats because there course is set upon the sky
mans endless needs leaves no conservation
has taken beauty from our eyes
and i hope you find love
God knows i want you to be happy
and i'll carry and i'll become a soulseeker
goodbye my love.
Well we know that trees should grow forever
because their seeds are spread across the land
mans endless needs leaves no conservation
has taken beauty from our hands
and i hope you find love
God knows i want you to be happy
and i'll carry on and i'll become a soulseeker
goodbye my love.
If we could fly from here
we'd fly through the atmosphere
we'd fly up into the stars
hey wait maybe we've gone to far
maybe we've gone to far.
And to you our children its your imagination
your love of life acceptance true
our endless greed leaves no foundation
this gift of life we tke from you
and i hope you find love
God knows i want you to be happy
and i'll carry on and i'll become a soulseeker
goodbye my love.
And to the past we keep returning
to seek a future not yet done
lets share this moment and cease our yearning
or else in time our end will come
and i hope you find love
God knows i want you to be happy
and i'll carry on and i'll become a soulseeker
goodbye my love.
If we could fly from here
we'd fly through the atmosphere
we'd fly up into the stars
hey wait maybe we've gone to far
maybe we've gone to far.
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12. |
Almost Home
01:49
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