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Faster than a First Kiss
03:53
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When was it I learnt that
they will put coins on my eyes
push me on the dark lake?
was I playing with tin soldiers and little cars?
when did I know that summers end?
That I would disappear so many times….
faster than a first kiss.
faster than a first kiss.
the small, happy boy
the lonely, awkward teenager
the wild young man
would all disappear
faster than a first kiss.
The driver with no face
He can take you to the place
across the water up the hill
to where your Mother waits
Your sister and your brothers
all your long lost lovers
the little witch on Halloween
the beautiful vampire queen
Will all disappear
faster than a first kiss.
That morning by the river
the promise on the golden bridge
the lovers and the sinners
all the love you give
All the lives you lead
beginnings and the ends
the books that you read
and all the broken bread
The Sun and the moon
and the parties and the songs
the magic and the loons
all I held strong
The treasure that I kept
The air and all the blood
and everyone I love
will all disappear
faster than a first kiss
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2. |
Fields of Yesterday
07:07
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Let’s walk for awhile
feel the wind,
see the sky,
hear the birds
feel like we’re alive
again…
Here’s the place
the place that you adore
the little strawbale house you built
when you had nothing left to live for
You came so far
just to leave it all behind
you were broken
could no longer touch
you had lost
so much
I can hear the angels
and they’re fighting
yeah they’re flapping
and beating their wings
the lonely mermaids
they’re weeping, they’re weeping, weeping
hey can no longer swim
The pretty dancer
what is she dreaming of
Is her lover so far away?
Did he die in the fight?
Would he return on his horse?
With roses someday
When you fall down
Oh into an abyss
maybe you got pushed
you got tricked
When you’ve fallen down so long
all you can do is hold on
Let’s walk for awhile
over the bridge
down by the river
Over those green fields of yesterday
flowers in your hair
when we were lovers
Let’s walk for awhile
just be grateful with all we got
Oh let’s walk for awhile
won’t be long
until we have to
walk across
Let’s walk for awhile
feel the wind,
see the sky,
hear the birds
feel like we’re alive
again…
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3. |
Just Dreams
04:48
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The streets are empty again
love is long gone
don’t be so sad
don’t look so forlorn
Its just love and rain
Its just dreams
Its just love and rain
just dreams
just dreams gone bad
Hear the silence
hear the gentle waves
a rose and a halo
a lonely saint craves
Its just love and rain
Its just dreams
Its just love and rain
Its just dreams
dreams gone bad
I asked some questions of the moon
Where is the ship going?
What happened to time?
Why all the weeping
She said its just love and rain
Its just dreams
She said its just love and rain
just dreams
Just dreams gone bad
The streets are empty again
love is long gone
don’t be so sad
don’t look so forlorn
Its just love and rain
Its just dreams
Its just love and rain
just dreams
dreams gone bad
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4. |
Dream Hotel
05:28
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I’m going down
to the Dream Hotel
I’m coming home
to the Dream Hotel
And sweet music will play
I will hear the angels sing
I will see Solveig Dommartin
smiling on her swing
And summers never end
There are no broken hearts
no one ever leaves
the Dream Hotel
I’ll hold my little brown cat
he’ll be purring on my lap
I will talk with my mother
and kiss my beautiful old friend
I will see your face
I will hold your hand
you won’t cry
you won’t hurt
because no one dies
at the Dream Hotel
no one ever leaves
the Dream Hotel
I will see my favourite lover
she will softly kiss my lips
whisper there was no other
there was nothing like this
Ah c’mon
and saddle up your best horse
Ah c’mon
and fill your bags with gold
Ah c’mon
listen to the trumpets blow
Never ever grow old
The lights are on
at the Dream Hotel
I’m going down
to the Dream Hotel
Going down
to the Dream Hotel
Coming home
to the Dream Hotel
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5. |
Dry Bones
04:57
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Sometimes I’m up
sometimes I’m down
Sometimes I am almost
in the ground
Dry bones in the valley
don’t live
Dry bones won’t rise up
they got nothing to give
Here comes another storm
another test
Fire in the east
and fire in the west
Shadows of eagles
and their wings
in the valley of dry bones
no angels sing
An old man screams
we’re going to hell
the ghosts of lost children
howling in the wishing well
We’re all going to hell
lay down in the valley
of dry bones
they got nothing
Sometimes I’m up
sometimes I’m down
and sometimes I’m almost
in the ground
Dry bones in the valley
don’t live
Dry bones won’t rise up
they got nothing to give
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6. |
Janet
05:30
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7. |
The Dirty Game of Art
04:32
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I took to the bottle much too young
there was so much beauty to touch
I was old before my time
I really needed a crutch
I lived beyond my means
I just needed fire and wood
I always wanted to be clean
you know I never could
I took to the bottle much too young
You climbed the stairs
Shouted my name
I was never there
You could never stake your claim
I see the darkness moving
Moving through the past
I should have been a soldier
Dressed right and done my part
Not toiled in the abstract
Played the dirty game of art
Played the dirty game of art
It’s the last days of dancing
It’s the last days of dancing
It’s the last days of dancing
Before we say goodbye
I left the church
Where I went to pray
I made sure to smash the altar
Long before the wedding day
You can never see the cracks
I forgot your name in time
I finally grew weak
When I lost my winning streak
I finally grew weak
When I lost my winning streak
I see the darkness moving
Moving through the past
Before I was even born
Before I had a chance
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8. |
Kris Kristofferson
05:06
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How long do you have to wait?
how much wine does it take
to bury all the heart attacks
and to fix all the mistakes
Maybe it is time to do a little yoga
take a pilates class or two
Something for my spirit
maybe a new hairdo
Have you done Vipassana?
Lived thirteen days of pain
When you are lost and 49 years old
They make you believe you can begin again
There’s nothing new,
there’s nothing new
when you’re getting old
Maybe it is time for swinging
Its never too late
So you go with her to hipster bars
Hang around like you’ve come to pick up your son
So you go with her
Looking like Kris Kristofferson
How long do you have to wait?
Here’s that girl you liked when
you were twenty years old
She’s still looking pretty good
Here’s that girl you liked
still hanging in the same hood
She’s still looking pretty good
still hanging in the same hood
So you go with her to hipster bars
Hang around like you’ve come to pick up your son
So you go with her
Looking like Kris Kristofferson
And clearly not having any fun…
You ain’t got no dreams to throw away
They all disappeared long ago
At least you got a wide screen tv
And a brand new retro stereo
When you turn fifty
You can retire to Thailand that’s your goal
Just drink beer all day in the hot sun
At night watch young girls
dance
around poles
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9. |
Fly Me to the Moon
04:29
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Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On a Jupiter and Mars
In other words,
hold my hand
In other words,
baby, kiss me
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words,
please be true
In other words,
I love you
Fill my heart with song
Let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words,
please be true
in other words
I love you.
In other words,
In other words,
I love you
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Jo Meares Sydney, Australia
Jo Meares will be releasing a LIVE album 19/08/2023.
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