1. |
Crisis Journey
03:46
|
|||
|
The wind leaps up on a cloudy day and blows my blues away
Leaving me naked under the sun
Tell me please what do you say when freedom comes your way
When you know you cannot stay and know not how to go
It's a crisis journey
Savage tides pull at the shore, hard to overcome
Yet we know the fight is not an impossible one
Resistance is not futile if the heart and will are one
You can cross the current if your purpose is true
On your crisis journey
It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring...
A child in the garden, playing in the sand
A world outside the garden he cannot understand
Because he will not ever dare to climb the garden wall
Even though the fence is neither strong nor is it tall
Yet he remains in his garden paradise
He will remain a child all his life, a child until he dies
The wind leaps up on a cloudy day and blows my blues away
Leaving me naked under the sun
I grab a cubic inch of chance, it will not come again
I spread my wings into the breeze and fly away
On a crisis journey
|
||||
2. |
Wedding Song
03:12
|
|||
|
So you say you're tired of being alone
Waking up and seeing that you're on your own
And you know it
You're tired of playing one-night stands
Pretty faces you would never see again
Every move that you make, you show it
Now you've found your dream girl
Her love light brightens up your world
You feel it stronger every day
You know there's just one way
You're gonna be married
Two shall be as one
You're gonna be married
Until your days are done
You're gonna be married
May the love between you grow forever young
|
||||
3. |
||||
|
There's a train taking off from the station
It's a train I'm gonna catch
Headed straight for your heart, can't you hear it now,
I know they're gonna match
Temporary situation got to trigger a reaction
I've been a-a-anticipating satisfaction
I'm knockin' on your door but you don't answer
Am I tappin' on your window in vain
Or swimmin' upstream to the Dead Sea, honey,
Shall I just keep prayin' for rain
'Cause I know that it's going to make my eyes see
That I been barking up a one-way tree
While you pay no heed to my plea
Take me to your heart
I know you drive a hard bargain, but
Take me to your heart
And I'll be willing to make a deal
I give you my word I won't hit and run, if you
Take me to your heart
J.J. Jack and the Reverend Mother
Talk it over over a wall
J.J.'s got his hope flyin' high
He's gonna take a fall
Good Willie and the highball jinx really thinks
He's got the whole deal sewed up
But I heard Granite Janet goin' good-bye buddy,
Better stick it in your loving cup
I'm getting mixed reviews but I got no alibi, no regret
I'll put my money on the hunger side, honey,
And I don't mind losing the bet
'Cause I know that it's going to make my eyes see
That I been barking up a one-way tree
While you pay no heed to my plea
Take me to your heart
I know you drive a hard bargain, but
Take me to your heart
And I'll be willing to make a deal
I give you my word I won't hit and run, if you
Take me to your heart
|
||||
4. |
No Reason To Cry
03:12
|
|||
|
Yesterday you caught me crying alone
I felt so ashamed, and now you ask me why
It was just that I had no reason, no reason to cry
It was just that I had no reason to cry
Once we had a day together alone
Lying in the sun, we should have laughed, but no –
Two people with no reason, no reason to cry
Two people with no reason to cry
Everything that should, is going my way
Everyone is listening to what I have to say
Every note's in tune, but I just can't seem to play
I just can't seem to play
Trees are turning green with the spring
The sky is blue and the air is clear, so I'll hide my tearing eye
Because I know I have no reason, no reason to cry
I know I have no reason to cry
|
||||
5. |
Lady From Mars
03:56
|
|||
|
I was feelin' kinda lonely
I was feelin' kinda down
So I took a little walk
Up to the other side of town
I looked up in the sky
I looked up at the stars
I saw lights a-flashin'
I saw a lady from Mars
I got a shiver down my back
I heard music in my head
When I saw that little lady
A little lady in red, in red, in red
My little lady from Mars, do you feel what I'm thinkin'
My little lady from Mars, do you feel what I'm thinkin'
I said your pants are so tight I can read your lips
And I can tell by the way that you move your hips
You're from another world
You're from another world
And now I'll never be the same
No, I'll never be the same again
Shall we dance?
Your emerald eyes gave you away
You see, we don't see eyes like that every day
Please please me, don't go away
We'll send the rocket home, won't you stay
So if I ever feel lonely
And if I ever feel down
I just take a little walk
Up to the other side of town
I look up in the sky
I look up at the stars
I see lights a-flashin'
I see a lady from Mars
I get a shiver down my back
I hear music in my head
When I see that little lady
A little lady in red, in red, in red
My little lady from Mars, do you feel what I'm thinkin'
My little lady from Mars, do you feel what I'm thinkin'
I said your pants are so tight I can read your lips
And I can tell by the way that you move your hips
You're from another world
You're from another world
And now I'll never be the same
No, I'll never be the same
No, I'll never be the same again
|
||||
6. |
I Know A Place
02:57
|
|||
|
I know a place
Not very far away
I'd like to go and stay forever
There's colored glass (can you see?)
Deep red and blue (like a rainbow in your eyes)
Clear water, a fire, a table for two
I've been there before (were you ever really here?)
Stayed but a moment (did you say goodbye?)
A handful of heartbeats was all I could afford
I had to hurry away,
Get on with the business of the day
I watched your smile fade –
A Cheshire cat – away
I acted not to care
And took my leave of that magic place and now
I can't even find a trace of the way back
I know your face
Bright shining eyes
Clear windows to that other world
I would give everything
I call my own
To be there just one more time, just one more time
Just one more time with you
|
||||
7. |
Images
05:52
|
|||
|
Pale blue sky behind a silver-gray sea
Cotton-white sailboats drifting in the breeze
Watercolor images there for me to see
Images reflected on the borders of my mind
Reflected on my mind
When I think of you and me
And how it used to be, how it used to be
Icy mountain river pool mirrored by the glare
Rainbow impaled on the misty morning air
Water droplet diamonds scattered gently through your hair
Images reflected on the borders of my mind
Reflected on my mind
When I think of you and me
And how it used to be, how it used to be
You and I would walk beneath the waterfall
Our bodies glistening underneath the crystal cascade
You and I, the two of us alone in the world
Would dance with the airborne river unself-consciously
Windy desert midnight blowing sand across a plain
Moonlight stealing color, only black and white remain
Shadows of two people melt into one single stain
Images reflected on the borders of my mind
Reflected on my mind
When I think of you and me
And how it used to be, how it used to be
|
||||
8. |
Don't Feel
02:46
|
|||
|
Though you're by my side you are far away
I catch your eye and you quickly turn away
You thought I wouldn't know
You thought it wouldn't show
Well, I guess it's time to go, 'cause
I don't feel you anymore
I reach but you're not there
I don't feel you anymore
Your face, your lips, your hair
I don't feel you anymore
And without you, babe, without you, babe, without you
I feel nothing
A change of heart I could understand
Fall out of love, and it hurts you when you land
You didn't have to lie
To hide the feeling inside
Until I saw it in your eye, now
I don't feel you anymore
Nothing more to say
I don't feel you anymore
You can go your own way
I don't feel you anymore
And without you, babe, without you, babe, without you
I feel nothing
I sincerely hope I didn't cause you any incovenience
You know I deeply regret any pain
It's just that the circumstances were so unforgiving
And you know how I hate the rain
You thought I wouldn't know
You thought it wouldn't show
Well, I guess it's time to go, 'cause
I don't feel you anymore
I reach but you're not there
I don't feel you anymore
Your face, your lips, your hair
I don't feel you anymore
And without you, babe, without you, babe, without you
I feel nothing
|
||||
9. |
Where Do We Go From Here
04:01
|
|||
|
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
You say you love, I say I love you
We'll join together – a nation of two
A world of two
A universe of two
Let the bells ring out
Let the bells ring out
Let the birds sing out, for there is love
Let the music play
Let the music play
Celebrate the day, for there is love
I say to you, will you be true, will you be true?
You say, forever
To me you say, will you stay, will you stay?
I say forever
You say forever
We'll stay forever, for there is love
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
You say you love, I say I love you
We'll join together – a nation of two
A world of two
A universe of two
|
||||
Lawrence Schwedler Seattle, Washington
Lawrence Schwedler is a singer/songwriter who's band Midnight Fiction played the LA club scene in a previous life. After years as a video game composer and sound designer, he now teaches at DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond, Washington.
If you like Lawrence Schwedler, you may also like:
Sorry I'm So Sensitive
by Bea Stewart
The second EP from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bea Stewart runs from gentle folk to pillowy pop ballads, all perfectly executed.
go to album
featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 26, 2024
go to album
featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 19, 2024
go to album
Six and Forty-Six
by Riccardo La Foresta & James Ginzburg
Percussionist and sound artist Riccardo La Foresta joins musician and producer James Ginzburg for a fluid collaborative experiment.
go to album
The Room
by Fabiano do Nascimento & Sam Gendel
featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 9, 2024
go to album
Stirring Americana set to acoustic arrangements and topped by the legendary Alice Gerrard’s lovely, world-wise voice.
go to album
Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times.
go to album
