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Together
03:23
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Come darling, come
Don't you know I'm as frightened as you are
So what if we fail, it's better than wonder in vain
Rush darling, rush
I can't wait here for you much longer
My head is filled with wonderful thoughts of all we can do
Together, we can be who we are
Together, confide in the stars
Together, we can weather the storm and raise a newborn
Come darling, come
Pack your bags and hop in a cab
Don't forget to leave all your doubts behind
Go darling, go
We've got to hang up sooner or later
With a midnight flight, you'll be in my arms before dawn
Together, we can drive to my place
Together, we can talk face to face
Together, we can plant your kiss on my lips
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Firefly
04:50
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Like a firefly aglow in the night never ceases to amaze
Like the gentle flame of a candle at the altar
Always ready to inspire
Rain or shine, love divine looks after you from way on high
Like a wooden toy in the hands of a kid alive with magical power
Like a chandelier hanging from the sky
It turns on when you least expect it
Day or night, love divine sparkles like champagne in your eyes
The radio signal is clear, it’s music to my ears
Love is a wonder, a spaceship in disguise
The signal is coming in strong, the message is the song
Love is an alien reaching for your hand
Like a gifted child wise beyond its years, always full of surprises
Like a melody that lingers in your ear and fires up your senses
Love divine, rain or shine, ignites the embers in your eyes
The radio signal is clear, it’s music to my ears
Love is a wonder, a spaceship in disguise
The signal is coming in strong, the message is the song
Love is an alien reaching for your hand
So don’t hold back, don’t disengage
Open your arms and let the light right in
Let it all in
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3. |
Lo & Behold
02:50
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A pencil on a table
A cigarette in an ashtray
LP records on the shelves
A turntable in the closet
33 - and you thought you were getting old
45 - the days keep coming, lo & behold
With any luck, you might spin your way to 78
The future back then wasn’t so passé
Mirror ball on the ceiling
Roller skates by the door
Carson late in the evening
Pools of tape on the floor
33 - and you thought you’d gone out of style
45 - you’ve already walked twice down the aisle
One more skip, your life plays like an old 78rpm
Everything you hear and say feels like a cliché
33 - much too early for early signs of nostalgia
45 - the diagnosis now points to dyslexia
When ‘87 looks an awful lot like ‘78
Each moment has been stolen from you
You’re blasé
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4. |
Did You Ever Think
03:52
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Did you ever think the time would come
When the prophecies of doom would see the light of day
How bad can it get before the whole thing melts
You think you know the answer but you ain’t seen nothing yet
Do you really think that we stand a chance
When everything around us reeks of decadence
How much will it take before everything gives
We’re about to find out, fasten your seatbelt
You’ve read the book
You’ve seen the play
Now, you’re acting in the movie
When everything you read reads between the lines
And everything you see lies before your eyes
How much can you spin, how tight can you wind
Before the truth comes blowing like smoke out of your eyes
You’ve read the book
You’ve seen the play
Well now, you’re acting in the movie
Playing the heavy against your will
In a strange and gloomy documentary
Someone else should write the next line
A brave new scene, an unexpected rhyme
Someone please rewind this film
And change the reel before the final scene
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5. |
Golden Sand
03:27
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Tick tock goes the clock on the wall
Big Ben strikes but I snooze through it all
The phone rings to no avail
The train leaves the station while I’m in bed
Eyelids full of lead
I’m long, long gone to a place in the sun
Under a tree, lying in the shade
Listening to the birds and the bees
While Morpheus keeps watch over me
Tick tock goes the second hand motion
Counterclockwise in a perfect trick of the eye
I swear I’m turning back time
In plain sight of everyone young and old
Eyelids filled with gold
My ship has sailed to an isle in the sun
I’m under a tree lying in the shade
Listening to the birds and the bees
While Morpheus keeps watch over me
Hello, Hello sweet merchants of sand
I’ve come to lay claim, stake my domain
If slumber’s your trade then I’m your man
Fill me up with your golden sand
Hello, Hello elixir of youth
I’ve come for a swim in your primal soup
Mingle with the birds and the bees
While Morpheus keeps watch over me
Hello, Hello sweet merchants of sand
I’ve come to lay claim, stake my domain
If slumber’s your trade then I’m your man
Fill me up with your golden sand
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6. |
Very Own Hell
04:42
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Snowfall will cover your tracks, the cold numb out the pain
Silence will welcome you back, no questions asked
Moonlight will fade out of sight
And crown you prince of darkness
You know she means well
So why do you take it the wrong way
There’s no one to blame
Twilight will drown every thought before they ever reach you
Blindness will pull down the shade and take you into its fold
Anger will open its cage and slam the door in your face
You know she means well
So why do you act like a wounded child
Naively nursing your wounded pride
In fact, she means you no harm
So why don’t you take it upon yourself
To break free from your cell, your very own hell
Out of the light and into the void
Out of the woods, back to the fray
You run in circles in an endless cycle
When will you ever learn
Sunlight will open you up and bring you out of your shell
In time you’ll find your way back and wonder why you ever left
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7. |
Next To You
04:08
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Perfectly still, flat on my back
A pearl of sweat drips down my neck
As I weigh the future in the dark
The night is young with no end in sight
The air too thick to put up a fight
The thought of you my one and only respite
Why, there’s nowhere in the whole wide world I won’t go
When I close my eyes, if you could see me go
The clock strikes three, no sign of relief
Voices linger in my ear
Sirens wailing somewhere out of sight
Straight above me like cosmic debris
Memories of you hover gently
Swirling in the light, beckoning me
Why, there’s nowhere in the whole wide world I won’t go
When I close my eyes, if you could see me go
Why, there’s nothing in the whole wide world I can’t do
When I close my eyes I’m right back next to you
Underneath the willow tree where we were so happy
Swimming in the shining sea glazed in light and honey
Why, there’s nowhere in the whole wide world I won’t go
When I close my eyes I’m right back next to you
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8. |
Hindsight
05:02
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Roll up your sleeves and don’t stop digging the dirt
Searching for gold and riches deep in the earth
You’re not the type to look back
You never did like what you see
When you look ahead, say what do you dream
Deep in the ground frozen in barrels of steel
Are all the acid juices that you produced over the years
Signs of a time when you thought you knew better
When you reigned like a king over a world you never fit in
In hindsight, it’s easy to see where you strayed
In hindsight, you’re in charge, on top of your game
You’re building a wall made of stones left unturned
To atone for your sins for every bridge you’ve ever burned
Hoping to find peace of mind by the sweat of your brow
Raising the stakes a day at a time
In hindsight, it’s easy to see where you strayed
In hindsight, you’re in charge, on top of your game
You can bury the fool kick in the horse
Take hold of the field set on a new course
You can siege the tower take out the king
Take over the world and mate with the queen
In your dreams...
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9. |
Touch & Go
04:40
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Touch and go, no one knows
Let it shine on you
Wait and see
We might be closer than you think
You could sting
You could praise
You could burn brighter than a flame
Goodnight, sleep tight
Sweet prince goodnight
When the ambulance came
They took you in the pouring rain
And we followed you along
But we could not keep up in your tracks
Goodnight, sleep tight
Sweet prince goodnight
Touch and go, no one knows
Let it shine on you
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10. |
More Than Meets The Eye
04:55
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You’ve come to wrap yourself in silence
Stay clear of the radio signals that hum in your head
You’re here to find out what you’re made of
And learn to trust all of your senses once again
You used to say, “Seeing is believing!”
But you’re beginning to wonder why
When reason’s not enough and looks are so deceiving
There has to be more than meets the eye
More than meets the eye
You’ve come to wrestle with your conscience
Peel off years and layers of deception
You need to know exactly where you stand
On solid ground or mired in a pool of shifting sand
You used to say, “Seeing is believing!”
But you’re beginning to wonder why
When reason’s not enough and looks are so deceiving
There has to be more than meets the eye
More than meets the eye
Whichever way you turn
However much you learn
There’ll always be more
More than meets the eye
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Sean McMorris Los Angeles, California
Sean McMorris started life in Paris, France. Music cast a spell early on, under the auspices of Elvis Presley, the Beatles
and the tutelage of both an honest-to-God nun and bebop legend Kenny Clark.
In 2013, Sean released his debut album Lo & Behold. Elevated Man, his latest effort, takes flight on October 23, 2015.
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