Father Touch
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Disc 1
Disc 1
father of all
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When I'm tired from the journey and the road seems long
And I fear that I'm losing my way
Let my heart keep turning toward your love so strong
Help me walk from the darkness into day
Father, I give you my life
Jesus, I give you my soul
Spirit, I give you my will
And I submit my control
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee [x2]
When I'm filled with sorrow and burdened with shame
And my soul is stricken with regret
Let me walk toward tomorrow singing praises to your name
Let me not your true love to forget
Father, I give you my life
Jesus, I give you my soul
Spirit, I give you my will
And I submit my control
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee [x2]
When I'm tired from the journey and the road seems long
And I fear that I'm losing my way
Let my heart keep turning toward your love so strong
Help me walk from my darkness into day
Father, I give you my life
Jesus, I give you my soul
Spirit, I give you my will, yes I do
And I submit my control
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee [x2]
When I'm tired from the journey and the road seems long
And I fear that I'm losing my way
Let my heart keep turning toward your love so strong
Help me walk from the darkness into day
Father, I give you my life
Jesus, I give you my soul
Spirit, I give you my will
And I submit my control
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee [x2]
When I'm filled with sorrow and burdened with shame
And my soul is stricken with regret
Let me walk toward tomorrow singing praises to your name
Let me not your true love to forget
Father, I give you my life
Jesus, I give you my soul
Spirit, I give you my will
And I submit my control
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee [x2]
When I'm tired from the journey and the road seems long
And I fear that I'm losing my way
Let my heart keep turning toward your love so strong
Help me walk from my darkness into day
Father, I give you my life
Jesus, I give you my soul
Spirit, I give you my will, yes I do
And I submit my control
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee [x2]
dark passage
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Twenty some odd years ago
I fell and missed the moon
I guess I must have reached too high
I guess it was too soon
For me to understand the loss
That I would travel with
And how my path would wander
As I struggled with the myth
That love is what you make it
And your hope must never cease
So that all the love you give away
Will secure a house of peace
As the harbour fall covered the ship
As I strode out for a walk
A man in black came up to me
And he began to talk
He said son you are so far away
You must find the strength to move
Closer to your destiny
You've nothing else to prove
Reach out and touch the future
Look for the open door
Then his image slowly faded
And I saw him nevermore
I didn't understand him
I was so much younger then
I didn't have the courage
You expect from older men
I was tired from my long journey
Just returning from the wars
Where the dark angels had wounded me
'Til I couldn't stand no more
When I met the woman meant for me
I couldn't look her in the eye
And I kept my feelings to myself
As she turned and said goodbye
Well there's a world of wicked people
Who will take all that you own
They will strip you of your heart and flesh
And discard your sacred bones
They will tie you down with lies and schemes
And say that you can't leave
But they will bury you in lawyers
'Til you cannot even breathe
They will try hard to destroy you
But if you watch then you will see
They have no real imagination
And they lack true charity
She was young when I first met her
But she seemed as old as me
And I kicked the stones beneath my feet
And spoke too quietly
She couldn't hear my heartbeat
Or see my flashing eyes
I was fearful in her presence
I thought she'd see through my disguise
She knew how much I loved her
But she'd feed my every thought
But she was too much busy thinking
Of all the rules that she'd been taught
When I look up at the stars
And I see the depth of night
I stare solemn at creation
And the moon's reflected light
It takes its brightness from the sun
It has no power of its own
And that's how I sometimes see myself
A man on whom love once had shone
There's a castle standing on a hill
In a far and distant place
I could lock myself inside it
But I still would see her face
There is no one in this dark world
Who can give the love she needs
I feel her sadness in my spirit
And her wounds from which love bleeds
I can almost hear her crying
I know what she's thinking of
But sometimes I still wonder if
She's better off without my love
My death is moving toward me
Though it still seems miles away
It's almost reached me several times
In it's bed I'll someday lay
And sometimes at night I'm sleeping
I think I hear her call my name
And I sit up and reach out for her
But it's always just the same
Her touch is far beyond my reach
Because I was so young and blind
But she'll always be the one I love
The one I left behind
Wah wah wah wah wah wah
Wah wah wah
Woh woh woh woh
Oh woh woh woh woh
Twenty some odd years ago
I fell and missed the moon
I guess I must have reached too high
I guess it was too soon
For me to understand the loss
That I would travel with
And how my path would wander
As I struggled with the myth
That love is what you make it
And your hope must never cease
So that all the love you give away
Will secure a house of peace
As the harbour fall covered the ship
As I strode out for a walk
A man in black came up to me
And he began to talk
He said son you are so far away
You must find the strength to move
Closer to your destiny
You've nothing else to prove
Reach out and touch the future
Look for the open door
Then his image slowly faded
And I saw him nevermore
I didn't understand him
I was so much younger then
I didn't have the courage
You expect from older men
I was tired from my long journey
Just returning from the wars
Where the dark angels had wounded me
'Til I couldn't stand no more
When I met the woman meant for me
I couldn't look her in the eye
And I kept my feelings to myself
As she turned and said goodbye
Well there's a world of wicked people
Who will take all that you own
They will strip you of your heart and flesh
And discard your sacred bones
They will tie you down with lies and schemes
And say that you can't leave
But they will bury you in lawyers
'Til you cannot even breathe
They will try hard to destroy you
But if you watch then you will see
They have no real imagination
And they lack true charity
She was young when I first met her
But she seemed as old as me
And I kicked the stones beneath my feet
And spoke too quietly
She couldn't hear my heartbeat
Or see my flashing eyes
I was fearful in her presence
I thought she'd see through my disguise
She knew how much I loved her
But she'd feed my every thought
But she was too much busy thinking
Of all the rules that she'd been taught
When I look up at the stars
And I see the depth of night
I stare solemn at creation
And the moon's reflected light
It takes its brightness from the sun
It has no power of its own
And that's how I sometimes see myself
A man on whom love once had shone
There's a castle standing on a hill
In a far and distant place
I could lock myself inside it
But I still would see her face
There is no one in this dark world
Who can give the love she needs
I feel her sadness in my spirit
And her wounds from which love bleeds
I can almost hear her crying
I know what she's thinking of
But sometimes I still wonder if
She's better off without my love
My death is moving toward me
Though it still seems miles away
It's almost reached me several times
In it's bed I'll someday lay
And sometimes at night I'm sleeping
I think I hear her call my name
And I sit up and reach out for her
But it's always just the same
Her touch is far beyond my reach
Because I was so young and blind
But she'll always be the one I love
The one I left behind
Wah wah wah wah wah wah
Wah wah wah
Woh woh woh woh
Oh woh woh woh woh
i need a touch
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Oh
It's a mighty tough world
Yes it is
I need a touch of sanity
When the world goes mad
I need a lot less vanity
About the life I've had
I need a touch of inspiration
I need the, a steady hand of peace
I need more strength and when the darkness comes
I need a sword to kill the beast
I need a touch (I need a touch) [x7]
I need a touch
I need a touch more of healing, yeah
To keep my body strong, ah ha
I need to ask forgiveness, mmm hmm
If I do something wrong
I need a touch more resolution
So I can stay close to the light
I need to know each time you want me to
Turn my cheek or stand and fight
I need a touch (I need a touch) [x7]
I need a touch
I need a touch of hope and courage
When I am in the lion's cage
I need a touch of strength and wisdom
Each time the firestorm starts to rage
I need a touch right now of mercy
I need a touch of saving grace
I need a touch of hope and fearlessness
So I can look death in the face
Yes I need a touch of, more sanity
I need a, a lot more love
I need a little more humanity
To get me through when times are tough
I need a touch more diligence
To do the work that must be done
I need a touch more of longsuffering
For all my days under the sun
I need a touch (I need a touch) [x7]
I need a touch
I need a touch of courage
When I am in the lion's cage
I need a touch of wisdom
Each time the firestorm starts to rage
I need to keep my wits about me
I need to open up my eyes
To know the difference between faith and fraud
And separate the truth from lies
I need a touch (I need a touch) [x4]
I need a touch (I need a touch, I need a touch)
I need a touch (I need a touch)
I need a touch
Yeah
I need a touch (I need a touch) [x7]
I need a touch
(I need a touch) I need a touch [x3]
(I need a touch) Yeah, yes I do
(I need a touch) I need a touch [x2]
(I need a touch) You know I need a touch
Oh
It's a mighty tough world
Yes it is
I need a touch of sanity
When the world goes mad
I need a lot less vanity
About the life I've had
I need a touch of inspiration
I need the, a steady hand of peace
I need more strength and when the darkness comes
I need a sword to kill the beast
I need a touch (I need a touch) [x7]
I need a touch
I need a touch more of healing, yeah
To keep my body strong, ah ha
I need to ask forgiveness, mmm hmm
If I do something wrong
I need a touch more resolution
So I can stay close to the light
I need to know each time you want me to
Turn my cheek or stand and fight
I need a touch (I need a touch) [x7]
I need a touch
I need a touch of hope and courage
When I am in the lion's cage
I need a touch of strength and wisdom
Each time the firestorm starts to rage
I need a touch right now of mercy
I need a touch of saving grace
I need a touch of hope and fearlessness
So I can look death in the face
Yes I need a touch of, more sanity
I need a, a lot more love
I need a little more humanity
To get me through when times are tough
I need a touch more diligence
To do the work that must be done
I need a touch more of longsuffering
For all my days under the sun
I need a touch (I need a touch) [x7]
I need a touch
I need a touch of courage
When I am in the lion's cage
I need a touch of wisdom
Each time the firestorm starts to rage
I need to keep my wits about me
I need to open up my eyes
To know the difference between faith and fraud
And separate the truth from lies
I need a touch (I need a touch) [x4]
I need a touch (I need a touch, I need a touch)
I need a touch (I need a touch)
I need a touch
Yeah
I need a touch (I need a touch) [x7]
I need a touch
(I need a touch) I need a touch [x3]
(I need a touch) Yeah, yes I do
(I need a touch) I need a touch [x2]
(I need a touch) You know I need a touch
feed the poor
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Hey I, I lost my harmonica Albert
Okay, this is a song I'm just working on uh
I've just got Larry on the left channel
You got, in the left side? Go hold on a second. Twist to the right there. Can you, you can hear the guitar?
There we go
Okay [Clears throat]
Yeah, let's see what tape. Tape, tape the tapes this time. Okay [Spoken]
Okay
Okay, count it off Kenny Bam Boom
One two three four [Spoken]
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
When Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
You gotta feed the poor
They're dying every day
When Jesus asks you why you didn't
Well what are you gonna say
There's a little boy
Lying on the ground
Sick to lift his head up
Too weak to make a sound
Ah you gotta feed the poor
You must obey
'Cause when Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
Alright, take a break [Spoken]
Wa-ow
Yeah feed the poor
They're dying every day
And when Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
Well what are you gonna say
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
'Cause when Jesus asks you why you didn't
Well what are you gonna say
Two three
There's a little baby girl
With her eyes shut tight
Her body burns with fever
And there'll be no food tonight
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
Then what are you gonna say
Yeah
They're cutting down the rainforest so they can feed the cows
Fast food corporations, they got no time for ploughs
The wet lands and the swamp lands are being drained away
The animals and bird life, they have no place to stay
You gotta feed the poor [Coughs]
Gotta feed the poor [Coughs]
The insidious conglomerates deny that they're involved
Offshore phoney shell fronts, they make it hard to solve
A-with a thousand miles of paper trails went round, round and round
Or you can subpoena affidavits, another million trees come down
Feed the poor
Why don't you obey
'Cause when Jesus asks you why you didn't
Well what are you gonna say
You gotta feed the poor
They're dying every day, yeah
Well when Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
Yeah [x10]
When Jesus asks you why you didn't listen to him
What are you gonna say
You call yourselves a christian
Is that really what you are
Gotta feed the poor
You gotta feed the poor
[Coughs]
Alright happy birthday to me. And happy birthday to you eh, if it's your birthday, I hope you're having a nice sunny day. Course it may not be sunny where you are, in fact it may be really late at night over in Europe there. Em [Spoken]
Hey I, I lost my harmonica Albert
Okay, this is a song I'm just working on uh
I've just got Larry on the left channel
You got, in the left side? Go hold on a second. Twist to the right there. Can you, you can hear the guitar?
There we go
Okay [Clears throat]
Yeah, let's see what tape. Tape, tape the tapes this time. Okay [Spoken]
Okay
Okay, count it off Kenny Bam Boom
One two three four [Spoken]
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
When Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
You gotta feed the poor
They're dying every day
When Jesus asks you why you didn't
Well what are you gonna say
There's a little boy
Lying on the ground
Sick to lift his head up
Too weak to make a sound
Ah you gotta feed the poor
You must obey
'Cause when Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
Alright, take a break [Spoken]
Wa-ow
Yeah feed the poor
They're dying every day
And when Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
Well what are you gonna say
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
'Cause when Jesus asks you why you didn't
Well what are you gonna say
Two three
There's a little baby girl
With her eyes shut tight
Her body burns with fever
And there'll be no food tonight
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
Then what are you gonna say
Yeah
They're cutting down the rainforest so they can feed the cows
Fast food corporations, they got no time for ploughs
The wet lands and the swamp lands are being drained away
The animals and bird life, they have no place to stay
You gotta feed the poor [Coughs]
Gotta feed the poor [Coughs]
The insidious conglomerates deny that they're involved
Offshore phoney shell fronts, they make it hard to solve
A-with a thousand miles of paper trails went round, round and round
Or you can subpoena affidavits, another million trees come down
Feed the poor
Why don't you obey
'Cause when Jesus asks you why you didn't
Well what are you gonna say
You gotta feed the poor
They're dying every day, yeah
Well when Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
Yeah [x10]
When Jesus asks you why you didn't listen to him
What are you gonna say
You call yourselves a christian
Is that really what you are
Gotta feed the poor
You gotta feed the poor
[Coughs]
Alright happy birthday to me. And happy birthday to you eh, if it's your birthday, I hope you're having a nice sunny day. Course it may not be sunny where you are, in fact it may be really late at night over in Europe there. Em [Spoken]
rock the flock
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Hey let's do this again, let's do this again. Em [Spoken by Larry]
Not this song [Spoken by Charles]
[Larry laughs]
Okay lets do this one
Ah ah ow ah ah ah ow ow ow [Mimicking guitar line]
Let's do that one, okay [Spoken by Larry]
Yeah
Oh I'm not plugged in [Spoken by others]
Who starts [Spoken by Charles]
You guys start it. Kenny, can you hear me? Kenny Bam Boom? Kenny Bam Boom? [Spoken by Larry]
??? Okay we're ready to start [Spoken by others]
Okay [Spoken by Larry]
??? if you hold it I'll play the bass [Spoken by others]
Is this the right chord? Okay. Can you nod ??? [Spoken by Larry]
One two three four [Spoken by other]
You gotta open your mouth
Don't play no game
Learn to walk proud
And don't live in shame
Love one another, beat the drum
You gotta rock the flock till kingdom come
All you mothers and fathers
Living in this world
Treat your children better
So all the boys and girls
Can grow up stronger and not feel numb
You gotta rock the flock till kingdom come
Oh yeah
You gotta speak the truth
Scream and yell
Crank it up so they can hear you near the gates of hell
Don't cloud your eyes
Don't hide your light
Shake off the fear and jump into the fight
Alright
You gotta hit the streets
Spread the word around
Tell the people you meet
To lay their burdens down
Let everybody know where you're coming from
You gotta rock the flock till kingdom come
Wo-oh yeah yeah yeah
Rock the flock
Kingdom come
Tell your brother
Where you're coming from
Reach right out
Lift him up
Share your bread
And fill his cup
Yeah
Okay thanks. We're gonna go back to the IRC now and eh, you can use the CUCMe or eh [Spoken by Larry]
See you, see me, la la la la la la la [Sung]
God bless you. Mohita [Spoken by Larry]
Can we turn it off? Okay [Spoken by other]
Hey let's do this again, let's do this again. Em [Spoken by Larry]
Not this song [Spoken by Charles]
[Larry laughs]
Okay lets do this one
Ah ah ow ah ah ah ow ow ow [Mimicking guitar line]
Let's do that one, okay [Spoken by Larry]
Yeah
Oh I'm not plugged in [Spoken by others]
Who starts [Spoken by Charles]
You guys start it. Kenny, can you hear me? Kenny Bam Boom? Kenny Bam Boom? [Spoken by Larry]
??? Okay we're ready to start [Spoken by others]
Okay [Spoken by Larry]
??? if you hold it I'll play the bass [Spoken by others]
Is this the right chord? Okay. Can you nod ??? [Spoken by Larry]
One two three four [Spoken by other]
You gotta open your mouth
Don't play no game
Learn to walk proud
And don't live in shame
Love one another, beat the drum
You gotta rock the flock till kingdom come
All you mothers and fathers
Living in this world
Treat your children better
So all the boys and girls
Can grow up stronger and not feel numb
You gotta rock the flock till kingdom come
Oh yeah
You gotta speak the truth
Scream and yell
Crank it up so they can hear you near the gates of hell
Don't cloud your eyes
Don't hide your light
Shake off the fear and jump into the fight
Alright
You gotta hit the streets
Spread the word around
Tell the people you meet
To lay their burdens down
Let everybody know where you're coming from
You gotta rock the flock till kingdom come
Wo-oh yeah yeah yeah
Rock the flock
Kingdom come
Tell your brother
Where you're coming from
Reach right out
Lift him up
Share your bread
And fill his cup
Yeah
Okay thanks. We're gonna go back to the IRC now and eh, you can use the CUCMe or eh [Spoken by Larry]
See you, see me, la la la la la la la [Sung]
God bless you. Mohita [Spoken by Larry]
Can we turn it off? Okay [Spoken by other]
Jesus freak
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Separated, I cut myself clean
From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams
Been apprehended by a spiritual force
And a grace that replaced all the me I've divorced
I saw a man with a tat on his big fat belly
It wriggled around like marmalade jelly
It took me a while to catch what it said
'Cause I had to match the rhythm
Of his belly with my head
Jesus saves is what it raved in a typical tattoo green
He stood on a box in the middle of the city
And claimed he'd had a dream
What will people think
When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth
There ain't no disguising the truth (There ain't no disguising the truth)
No I ain't into hiding the truth (No I ain't into hiding the truth)
Kamikaze, my death is gain
I've been marked by my maker
A peculiar display
The high and lofty, they see me as weak
'Cause I won't live and die to the power they seek
There was a man from the desert with naps in his head
The sand that he walked was also his bed
The words that he spoke made the people assume
There wasn't too much left in the upper room
With skins on his back and hair on his face
They thought he was strange by the locusts he ate
You see the Pharisees tripped when they heard him speak
And the king took the head of this Jesus freak
What will people think
When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth [x2]
No I ain't into (No I ain't into) hiding (hiding) the truth (the truth)
People say I'm strange, does that make me a stranger
That my best friend was born in the manger
People say I'm strange, does that make me a stranger
My best friend was born in the manger
What will people think
When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth
What will people think
When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth
Separated, I cut myself clean
From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams
Been apprehended by a spiritual force
And a grace that replaced all the me I've divorced
I saw a man with a tat on his big fat belly
It wriggled around like marmalade jelly
It took me a while to catch what it said
'Cause I had to match the rhythm
Of his belly with my head
Jesus saves is what it raved in a typical tattoo green
He stood on a box in the middle of the city
And claimed he'd had a dream
What will people think
When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth
There ain't no disguising the truth (There ain't no disguising the truth)
No I ain't into hiding the truth (No I ain't into hiding the truth)
Kamikaze, my death is gain
I've been marked by my maker
A peculiar display
The high and lofty, they see me as weak
'Cause I won't live and die to the power they seek
There was a man from the desert with naps in his head
The sand that he walked was also his bed
The words that he spoke made the people assume
There wasn't too much left in the upper room
With skins on his back and hair on his face
They thought he was strange by the locusts he ate
You see the Pharisees tripped when they heard him speak
And the king took the head of this Jesus freak
What will people think
When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth [x2]
No I ain't into (No I ain't into) hiding (hiding) the truth (the truth)
People say I'm strange, does that make me a stranger
That my best friend was born in the manger
People say I'm strange, does that make me a stranger
My best friend was born in the manger
What will people think
When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth
What will people think
When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth
friendship's end
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There once was a time
When I could call you a friend of mine
A place to hide, where can I find
I wanna leave my, my past behind
Though things are different now
Why can’t we make amends
(Why can’t we make amends)
Though things are different now
Why can’t we still be friends
(Why can’t we still be friends)
Once there was a closeness shared
Each others burdens, together we beared
Your stubborn self will gets in the way
Oh oh, you never listen to anything I say
Though things are different now
Why can’t we make amends
(Why can’t we make amends)
Though things are different now
Why can’t we still be friends
(Why can’t we still be friends)
Now I’ve found someone, someone new
Ah ha
To replace my thoughts of you
Yeah yeah
And now I've found someone else
To replace my thoughts of you
Uh, uh-uh, ah ah yeah
There once was a time
When I could call you a friend of mine
A place to hide, where can I find
I wanna leave my, my past behind
Though things are different now
Why can’t we make amends
(Why can’t we make amends)
Though things are different now
Why can’t we still be friends
(Why can’t we still be friends)
Once there was a closeness shared
Each others burdens, together we beared
Your stubborn self will gets in the way
Oh oh, you never listen to anything I say
Though things are different now
Why can’t we make amends
(Why can’t we make amends)
Though things are different now
Why can’t we still be friends
(Why can’t we still be friends)
Now I’ve found someone, someone new
Ah ha
To replace my thoughts of you
Yeah yeah
And now I've found someone else
To replace my thoughts of you
Uh, uh-uh, ah ah yeah
when all my dreams are ending
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When all my dreams are ending
I find myself pretending
That my hopes are far from dying
And my tears are not from crying
I just throw back my head
Smiling instead and laugh, laugh
Laugh at all the things that I have lost
On those nights when I get lonely
I tell myself it's only
Evening imitating sorrow
And that I'll feel fine tomorrow
And I never confess
That I've cried over us, gone, gone
Gone are all the things we used to share
And care for
When the nights get cold
I sit by a lonely fire
Remembering the love we shared
With laughter and desire
Ah da la la la ETC
When all my dreams are ending
And I never confess
That I've cried over love, gone, gone
Gone are all the things we used to share
And care for
When all my dreams are ending
I find myself pretending
That my hopes are far from dying
And my tears are not from crying
I just throw back my head
Smiling instead and laugh, laugh
Laugh at all the things that I have lost
On those nights when I get lonely
I tell myself it's only
Evening imitating sorrow
And that I'll feel fine tomorrow
And I never confess
That I've cried over us, gone, gone
Gone are all the things we used to share
And care for
When the nights get cold
I sit by a lonely fire
Remembering the love we shared
With laughter and desire
Ah da la la la ETC
When all my dreams are ending
And I never confess
That I've cried over love, gone, gone
Gone are all the things we used to share
And care for
near
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When you are lost
When you are sad
You must remember all the love we had
Try not to hurt
Try not to cry
Keep your head up and look into the sky
Call, don't wonder why I am near
Please say a prayer
When you think of me
For now he's there even if you can't see
I love your heart
With all of mine
Yours is the love that I could never find
Because I was so blind, but I am near
Do not be sad
And don't despair
God knows your every thought and he is there
He is your house
He is your place
I feel his love when I recall your face
For I look into space, I am near
I feel so far from where I know that I should be
Oh will I ever find my way
I’ve climbed the mountain and as far as I can see
This is the way that things will stay
Please say a prayer
When you think of me
And I'll be there even if you can't see
I love your heart
With all of mine
Yours is the love that I could never find
Because I was so blind, but I am near
I am near
I am near
When you are lost
When you are sad
You must remember all the love we had
Try not to hurt
Try not to cry
Keep your head up and look into the sky
Call, don't wonder why I am near
Please say a prayer
When you think of me
For now he's there even if you can't see
I love your heart
With all of mine
Yours is the love that I could never find
Because I was so blind, but I am near
Do not be sad
And don't despair
God knows your every thought and he is there
He is your house
He is your place
I feel his love when I recall your face
For I look into space, I am near
I feel so far from where I know that I should be
Oh will I ever find my way
I’ve climbed the mountain and as far as I can see
This is the way that things will stay
Please say a prayer
When you think of me
And I'll be there even if you can't see
I love your heart
With all of mine
Yours is the love that I could never find
Because I was so blind, but I am near
I am near
I am near
Ironman takes the "A" train
deja vu
the future is here
breathe in
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[This is recorded with a guide vocal fading in and out. Some parts, marked [xxx] appear to be sung with meaningless syllables]
[xxx]
Stood in the mud among the bodies and the blood
And could not remember what for
That’s when Jesus knew I’d love you too
And made sure that you’d be standing there
That’s when Jesus knew I’d love you
That’s when Jesus knew I’d care
[???]
While others might pass him by
[xxx]
Blood in his hands
Stood in the mud among the bodies and the blood
Could not remember what for
While others might pass him by
[xxx]
Stood in the mud among the bodies and the blood
And could not remember what for
That’s when Jesus knew I’d love you
That’s when Jesus knew I’d care
That’s when Jesus knew I’d love you too
Sure that you’d be standing there
That’s when Jesus knew that he'd suffer
That’s when Jesus knew he’d die
That’s when Jesus knew ???
And others might pass him by
That's when Jesus knew me
[This is recorded with a guide vocal fading in and out. Some parts, marked [xxx] appear to be sung with meaningless syllables]
[xxx]
Stood in the mud among the bodies and the blood
And could not remember what for
That’s when Jesus knew I’d love you too
And made sure that you’d be standing there
That’s when Jesus knew I’d love you
That’s when Jesus knew I’d care
[???]
While others might pass him by
[xxx]
Blood in his hands
Stood in the mud among the bodies and the blood
Could not remember what for
While others might pass him by
[xxx]
Stood in the mud among the bodies and the blood
And could not remember what for
That’s when Jesus knew I’d love you
That’s when Jesus knew I’d care
That’s when Jesus knew I’d love you too
Sure that you’d be standing there
That’s when Jesus knew that he'd suffer
That’s when Jesus knew he’d die
That’s when Jesus knew ???
And others might pass him by
That's when Jesus knew me
are you breathing
veja Du
you'll never guess
Disc 2
godspell interview
You spoke about seeing Godspell in London. What was your impression of the musical?
I saw, hmm, I first saw Godspell in London with David Essex in the lead role, and I liked it a lot. And perhaps I had a little bit different perspective on Godspell. I had immersed myself in theatre, eh, eh, during those years. I had written Alison and a second musical which Paul Aaron had directed. Eh later he directed Salvation on Broadway. Teddy Neeley was my co-star in both musicals and he went on to portray Jesus in the Norman Jewison film, eh, of Jesus Christ Superstar. An', and I had seen Superstar on stage in New York and also in London and I didn't like it. So when Godspell came along so, eh, yeah when Gods, when Godspell came along I had a lot of concern about how the image of Christ might be presented. In Superstar Jesus is portrayed as being confused and misdirected and the script centralised Judas Iscariot as the hero. A kind of a victim of God's will, and forced to betray Christ to fulfil some vague destiny. And, and there was no resurrection, there was only, there was only failure. But in Godspell, eh, there was joy and there was an implied resurrection because, eh of the celebration when the clown who represents the Christ figure dies but then comes back and sings the finale with eh, all of his followers. And also there was so much scripture in Godspell that it really had the power which comes through those words which Jesus had spoken and I felt that Godspell might bless the people who came to watch it. They weren’t going to see Jesus as a forlorn character who was confused about his identity and his purpose and they, they would hear bible scripture, perhaps for the first time, and there was so much love in Godspell. I thought that this was very important, not Christ as a sombre icon with his arms stretching out, but Jesus the man, the saviour who loves people.
What do you remember about Godspell’s music?
Well, um, in Superstar a lot of the music was almost like a dirge, it was kind of aleatory with the melodies stabbing aimlessly within the chords. But eh Godspell in contrast had joyful melodies and very uplifting lyrics. Day By Day was great, you know, Bless The Lord, All Good Gifts. These were a lot better than most Broadway songs. If you’re familiar with the quality of musical scores in the sixties and seventies Godspell was a lot more memorable. Eh, two, two, I remember eh two important songs, Learn Your Lessons Well and We Beseech Thee were in the original stage production but were both cut out of David Green’s film version, and I think that was because of the conviction these songs evoked. Th’ these songs call people to accountability and eh introspection looking at personal sin. Eh, and the other songs like Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord, eh, a lot of these songs are almost like early praise and worship music.
Well me about how the music changed from the late sixties to early seventies.
There was a real despair in cinema in the sixties, which was al', also reflected in the music. A lot of bands sang about what they thought was wrong with the world but, ah, no answers. Em, love songs were more about the anguish that comes with betrayal. And at that time a lot of music was about alienation, distrust but, but then James Taylor and Carole King and Jimmy Webb started writing about small moments in life, subtle aspects of personal relationships and Godspell it also had this very eh, it was very much a feel good experience for theatre goers who had eh just sat through Line and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, very depressing productions. Em, and I had been singing christian rock songs for a long time with a lot of resistance from people, but with productions like Salvation and particularly Godspell, the shock of hearing Jesus’ name in a modern context began to change the way people reacted. You know, if the church wasn’t gonna take Jesus into the streets and the theatre then the rocks would cry out and others would present the gospel around the world.
Hmm. Well please recount some of the positive and negative things that were happening in the world during the seventies. You told me that you spent much of your time overseas. What were some of the things that you were doing during that time?
I think there was a lot of distortion in peoples thinking at the end of the sixties. Some people were living in communes to try to find peace, em, get in touch with the earth. Eh, eh other people were trying to evolve from their radical stance and somehow effect change through eh, political channels. A', a', and I was not in America a lot during those years, I was touring through Europe, trying to write songs for, really for non christians. Eh and I, I tried to do this, em in a very artful way, you know, after the Beatles broke up George Martin had built Air Studios in London, started producing other artists and he helped me put together a band so that I could record Only Visiting This Planet. I performed at Royal Albert Hall five, six times then appeared on BBC television, was in two film documentaries. Started my own record label, started producing albums for the artists. I was just very busy. That’s all I can think of.
Okay Larry, thanks for answering the questions, and eh, guess that’s about it.
I saw, hmm, I first saw Godspell in London with David Essex in the lead role, and I liked it a lot. And perhaps I had a little bit different perspective on Godspell. I had immersed myself in theatre, eh, eh, during those years. I had written Alison and a second musical which Paul Aaron had directed. Eh later he directed Salvation on Broadway. Teddy Neeley was my co-star in both musicals and he went on to portray Jesus in the Norman Jewison film, eh, of Jesus Christ Superstar. An', and I had seen Superstar on stage in New York and also in London and I didn't like it. So when Godspell came along so, eh, yeah when Gods, when Godspell came along I had a lot of concern about how the image of Christ might be presented. In Superstar Jesus is portrayed as being confused and misdirected and the script centralised Judas Iscariot as the hero. A kind of a victim of God's will, and forced to betray Christ to fulfil some vague destiny. And, and there was no resurrection, there was only, there was only failure. But in Godspell, eh, there was joy and there was an implied resurrection because, eh of the celebration when the clown who represents the Christ figure dies but then comes back and sings the finale with eh, all of his followers. And also there was so much scripture in Godspell that it really had the power which comes through those words which Jesus had spoken and I felt that Godspell might bless the people who came to watch it. They weren’t going to see Jesus as a forlorn character who was confused about his identity and his purpose and they, they would hear bible scripture, perhaps for the first time, and there was so much love in Godspell. I thought that this was very important, not Christ as a sombre icon with his arms stretching out, but Jesus the man, the saviour who loves people.
What do you remember about Godspell’s music?
Well, um, in Superstar a lot of the music was almost like a dirge, it was kind of aleatory with the melodies stabbing aimlessly within the chords. But eh Godspell in contrast had joyful melodies and very uplifting lyrics. Day By Day was great, you know, Bless The Lord, All Good Gifts. These were a lot better than most Broadway songs. If you’re familiar with the quality of musical scores in the sixties and seventies Godspell was a lot more memorable. Eh, two, two, I remember eh two important songs, Learn Your Lessons Well and We Beseech Thee were in the original stage production but were both cut out of David Green’s film version, and I think that was because of the conviction these songs evoked. Th’ these songs call people to accountability and eh introspection looking at personal sin. Eh, and the other songs like Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord, eh, a lot of these songs are almost like early praise and worship music.
Well me about how the music changed from the late sixties to early seventies.
There was a real despair in cinema in the sixties, which was al', also reflected in the music. A lot of bands sang about what they thought was wrong with the world but, ah, no answers. Em, love songs were more about the anguish that comes with betrayal. And at that time a lot of music was about alienation, distrust but, but then James Taylor and Carole King and Jimmy Webb started writing about small moments in life, subtle aspects of personal relationships and Godspell it also had this very eh, it was very much a feel good experience for theatre goers who had eh just sat through Line and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, very depressing productions. Em, and I had been singing christian rock songs for a long time with a lot of resistance from people, but with productions like Salvation and particularly Godspell, the shock of hearing Jesus’ name in a modern context began to change the way people reacted. You know, if the church wasn’t gonna take Jesus into the streets and the theatre then the rocks would cry out and others would present the gospel around the world.
Hmm. Well please recount some of the positive and negative things that were happening in the world during the seventies. You told me that you spent much of your time overseas. What were some of the things that you were doing during that time?
I think there was a lot of distortion in peoples thinking at the end of the sixties. Some people were living in communes to try to find peace, em, get in touch with the earth. Eh, eh other people were trying to evolve from their radical stance and somehow effect change through eh, political channels. A', a', and I was not in America a lot during those years, I was touring through Europe, trying to write songs for, really for non christians. Eh and I, I tried to do this, em in a very artful way, you know, after the Beatles broke up George Martin had built Air Studios in London, started producing other artists and he helped me put together a band so that I could record Only Visiting This Planet. I performed at Royal Albert Hall five, six times then appeared on BBC television, was in two film documentaries. Started my own record label, started producing albums for the artists. I was just very busy. That’s all I can think of.
Okay Larry, thanks for answering the questions, and eh, guess that’s about it.
wzzd interview
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