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The Mission Bell
05:45
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The Mission Bell
I can feel the air, getting hard to breathe,
I can sense the darkness in my sleep,
I am looking out for what may follow.
I can hear the cry from a distant shore
Somewhere over there, way beyond what’s known,
I can sense the reason not the sorrow.
Sometimes I feel out of control
Sometimes this world just seems too much for me to hold.
Losing the grip though no one can tell,
I walk to the sound of the Mission Bell.
Another misty night just beyond the door
Voices of a past life calling home,
I am in the madness of the moonlight.
Do I live in fear, will I venture out
Can I find my new world in this doubt
Do I seek to live this life I’ve shattered?
Where do you go, what do you know
What can you hear, what do you fear
There’s no way out, there’s no way in
I can tell you what you’re thinking,
What you’re thinking, what you’re thinking........
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2. |
Heart Of The Country
04:00
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HEART OF THE COUNTRY
Well I left my home this morning heading East for NYC
Had an offer of a new job from a West side company
Now I didn’t want to leave here, all my friends and family
But I’ve been six months without work now and it’s getting hard on me.
Heading East along that turnpike with a deadline to keep
I’ll be there by the mornings first light
From the heart of the country to the big city bar
I’ve got all that I own lying there in the trunk of my car
Got my mind on the future, guess there’s no turning back
But I’ll be coming back home when I can, you can quote me on that
To the heart of the country
I can see that big horizon as I drive into the dawn
With a bridge of steel below me and the rising of the sun
It’s a long way from that Main Street that I stood on yesterday
Seems a year ago already, since I turned and walked away
It’s so lonely here without you I walk the streets to clear my mind
I’d give everything to have you here but I know that ain’t the plan
Sometimes I wonder what I’m doing when I’m lying here at night
Then you call me up, and let me know, that it’s all right
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3. |
Raven In The Sun
04:46
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I must protect these eyes of silver grey
For I am one whose longest night is day
An innocence belies the truth within,
A masquerade that hides so many things
And I will fly and I will be reborn,
And I will soar until the ends of time,
And I will walk amongst you everyday,
‘Cross a room, ‘cross a street, I will mark your way.
I’m a raven in the sun,
I’m back in black, and I’m the only one.
I’m a raven in the sun,
I’ll spread my wings, and I’ll fly, fly till the day is done
I am the soul of your forgotten fears,
I am when time began and disappeared.
I am the seeker of your hearts desire,
I am the son born of the endless fire.
I am the wind the rain the hurricane,
I am the lightening that reigns down again,
I am the force that cannot be denied,
I am he, we are thee, I am by your side.
Just close your eyes, you’ll find me anywhere,
I’m in your dreams, I’m in your very soul.
I am the dark side of another day,
Where the light does not rise when you open your eyes.
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4. |
Black Rain
04:35
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Out upon the boulevard,
Where lovers walk out of the dark
Like strangers from a far or foreign place
A sea of jade, a moon lit night,
Illuminated street car lights,
A crowded bar, no shelter from the shade.
A sanctuary that's lost in time,
A deep oasis of the mind,
A cool wind takes you back to better days.
Then lightening cracks the sky again
The howling of the wind begins
And you are lost, as surely as you say.
Black Rain, comes thundering down
Black Rain, comes thundering down
The street lights flicker to survive
And sway into the dead of night
Like trees upon a land of broken glass.
The sirens fade like drowning men
And we are on our own again,
This ship of life is surely sinking fast.
Black Rain, comes thundering down
Black Rain, comes thundering down
No place to run, no higher ground,
Nobody else for miles around,
A disappearing world before your eyes.
The streets lay empty, cold as steel,
This vacant land is so surreal
The thunder breaks, and you are still alive,
Black Rain, comes thundering down
Black Rain, comes thundering down
I don't want to wait till the sun goes down,
It ain't safe to be alone here when there's no one around.
And what's hiding in the shadows as the daylight fades
Like a hunger in the blackness of this city of rain
Black black rain comes thundering down,
Black black rain comes thundering down,
Black black rain comes thundering down
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5. |
Soldiers
04:32
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The streets are empty of all virtue and all reason,
The simple man that did not question is no more,
Only deception knows no boundary,
Only honesty unknown,
I have no innocence of freedom left to give you,
I have no destiny that I can lean upon,
Each day will find me wishing only that life’s purpose, carries on
Now the soldiers have all gone.
A crowded bus will move across an ancient city,
A journey that could take forever by your time,
And all the history around you will soon be left behind
Now the soldiers have all gone.
From the desolation came the years of doubt,
And the dawning of a new beginning
And the voice of freedom would begin to shout
Let it now be known there’s no forgiving.
A crowded bus will move across an ancient city,
A journey that could take forever by your time,
And all the history around you will soon be left behind
Now the soldiers have gone.
Now the soldiers have gone.
Now the soldiers have gone.
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6. |
Journey Home
04:04
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Put the suitcase in my car
Paid the motel for the room
It’s a Saturday, another sunny day
And it’s years since I’ve seen you
This river town looks much the same to me
A little hard to find, it’s been a long, long time.
There’s a mountain, across the river,
And there’s a highway, back there, where I grew up
Oh I remember, summer romance
There were good times, bad times, finding our way
This journey home, I’m coming back (I’m gonna be there by the early morning)
It’s not for long, those days have passed (We gotta lot of catching up to do now)
I’d like to meet ya, talk of old times (I still remember where we used to hang out)
Friends that we had, where are they now (Do you remember all those crazy weekends)
This river town looks much the same to me (We gave it up or did we just get older)
A little hard to find, it’s been a long, long time (You turn around and it ain’t there
no longer)
(we did a lot of growing up those summers)
There’s a mountain, across the river, (Days were brighter, nights were longer)
And there’s a highway, back there, where I grew up
Oh I remember, summer romance
There were good times, bad times, finding our way
This journey home, it’s good to see you’re fine
The years have sure been kind
You’re still that friend of mine
There’s a mountain, across the river,
And there’s a highway, back there, where I grew up
Oh I remember, summer romance
There were good times, bad times, finding our way
This journey home, (I’m gonna be there by the early morning)
I’m coming back (We got a lot of catching up to do now)
I’ll see you there (I still remember where we used to hang out)
We’ve got so much to share (You gotta know I love this, )
This journey home (Journey home)
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7. |
Saturn Sky
05:30
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Sitting down by the river, where the grass used to grow,
Throwing stones in the water, I watch the ripples flow.
It takes me back in time, to the child I used to be.
Those were innocent moments, to be young and be free.
Above the Saturn sky, above the Saturn sky,
Above the Saturn sky, above the Saturn sky.
Now the days are so empty, and the streets are so cold.
And sometimes I get lonely, and I think about my home.
But it isn’t despair, it’s just a sadness that I feel.
For those times they are over, how I wish they were here.
Above the Saturn sky, above the Saturn sky,
Above the Saturn sky, above the Saturn sky.
Mile after mile and so, spinning fast and slow
Who knows where I’ll go.
Seasons will change on me, but I never count the days
Put my glass on the table, and my coat’s by the door.
Guess it’s time I was leaving, I can’t stay here anymore.
For I must be moving on, like the drifter I seem,
On a journey to nowhere, that’s the way that it’s been.
Above the Saturn sky, above the Saturn sky,
Above the Saturn sky, above the Saturn sky.
Above the Saturn sky, above the Saturn sky
Above the Saturn sky, above the Saturn sky.
Who knows where I will go today
Wonder where it will end
Time may fade like a memory
Who’ll remember me then?
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8. |
My Life
03:43
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I step inside and wipe my feet,
And watch the rain bounce off the street,
I tell myself another day is done.
I switch the light on in my room
And close the curtains then I am alone.
These lonely days and lonely nights,
Living in this world of mine
Convinced that it has all been for the best,
For here I am the living proof,
I’m fooling no one, that’s the truth, my friend.
Another lonely day, another lonely night
I’m living in a dream, this dream’s - my life.
At six o’ clock I rise again,
A cold October morning,
And the frost has laid a white sheet everywhere.
It’s dark and dreary , time for work,
The headlights from the early bus appear.
I see no one, no one sees me,
Buy my ticket, find my seat,
And stare into the northern city light,
So life begins another day
And I will spend it just the way I am.
Another lonely day, another lonely night
I’m living in a dream, this dream’s - my life.
Who will listen to the words of strangers.
Where can you fly when the air is thin.
I have walked amongst a thousand faces
Never caught a smile,
Never reasoned why.
At six o’ clock I rise again,
A cold October morning,
And the frost has laid a white sheet everywhere.
It’s dark and dreary , time for work,
The headlights from the early bus appear.
Another lonely day, another lonely night
I’m living in a dream, this dream’s - my life.
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9. |
This Is Not Rome
06:28
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Walking on the desert sand, dreaming as my heart desires,
Looking to the sky, looking for you everywhere.
Could it be I’m lost in time, sitting by this open fire,
Thinking ‘bout the days when you and I were all there was.
It gets so crazy when I feel this way,
I try to understand it, I tell myself
This is not Rome, and we are not so innocent,
That time has passed, it did not last, this is not Rome.
This is not Rome, so why do I keep coming back,
It lingers on, what was is gone, this is not Rome.
Out upon the open road, heading for some destination,
Where do I begin, why can’t I just let it go?
Searching for a love I had, here without an invitation,
To pacify the heart, I’m willing to ignore the pain.
It gets so crazy when I feel this way,
I try to understand it, I tell myself
This is not Rome, and we are not so innocent,
That time has passed, it did not last, this is not Rome.
This is not Rome, so why do I keep coming back,
It lingers on, what was is gone, this is not Rome.
It gets so crazy when I feel this way,
I try to understand it, I tell myself
This is not Rome, and we are not so innocent,
That time has passed, it did not last, this is not Rome.
This is not Rome, so why do I keep coming back,
It lingers on, what was is gone, this is not Rome.
This is not, this is not Rome
Been on the streets every day and night, been everywhere you’d go,
I’m lost inside this city, where I’m searching high and low.
I can’t sleep, can’t think, can’t stop myself, I’ve got one thing on my mind.
I’ve gotta find my way to that place again, and the love I left behind
This is not, this is not Rome
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10. |
Whispers
06:12
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In this room of mirrors
I spend my time alone
Waiting for the moment to appear.
I count away the hours to the ticking of the clock
And strain my mind to hear what I should hear.
And just above the water flies the bird,
The wind that cuts the silence is unheard.
The seeker is but seeking once again
The whispers of a friend (iei.........)
Behind these tainted windows
Where I live my life apart
I keep my vision hidden from your view,
And the light of inspiration lays a cold hand on this heart
And this coat of many colours has turned blue.
And just above the water flies the bird,
The wind that cuts the silence is unheard.
The seeker is but seeking once again
The whispers of a friend (iei.........)
And just above the water flies the bird,
The wind that cuts the silence is unheard.
The seeker is but seeking once again
The whispers of a friend (iei.........)
Just think of what you say now,
The sky is turning grey now
Into another day now
Be careful of your way now.
The watcher’s watching you now
He’s just beyond your view now
He’s getting close to you now
Knows everything you do now.
The whispers of a friend, a tale that never ends
The whispers of a friend, a tale that never ends............
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Eddie Carrigan Ailsa Craig, Ontario
Eddie Carrigan is a singer-songwriter, producer, a Scottish Canadian, who has always resisted the temptation to be easily
labeled. Ironically, that point of view in itself, has helped define the type of artist he is today.
The Eddie Carrigan CD saw two songs "Wish It Would End" and "Taxi Cab" receive national radio play across Canada.
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