Vancouver, BC May 17,1996

Late Lament

Graeme Edge

Breathe deep the gathering gloom,
Watch lights fade from every room.
Bedsitter people look back and lament,
Another day's useless energy spent.
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,
Lonely man cries for love and has none.
New mother picks up and suckles her son,
Senior citizens wish they were young.
Cold hearted orb that rules the night,
Removes the colours from our sight.
Red is grey and yellow white,
But we decide which is right.
And which is an illusion???
 

The Balance

Graeme Edge, Ray Thomas

After he had journeyed,
And his feet were sore,
And he was tired.
He came upon an orange grove,
And he rested.
And he lay in the cool.
And while he rested,
He took to himself an orange and tasted it,
And it was good.
And he felt the earth to his spine,
And he asked.
And he saw the tree above him,
And the stars,
And the veins in the leaf,
And the light,
And the balance,
And he saw magnificent perfection,
Whereon he thought of himself in balance,
And he knew who he was.
Just open your eyes and realize,
The way it's always been.
Just open your mind and you will find,
The way it's always been.
Just open your heart,
And that's a start.
And he thought of those he angered,
For he was not a violent man.
And he thought of those he hurt,
For he was not a cruel man.
And he thought of those he frightened,
For he was not an evil man.
And he understood,
He understood himself.
Upon this he saw that when he was of anger,
Or knew hurt,
Or felt fear,
It was because he was not understanding.
And he learned compassion.
And with his eye of compassion,
He saw his enemies like unto himself.
And he learned love.
And then, he was answered.
Just open your eyes and realize,
The way it's always been.
Just open your mind and you will find,
The way it's always been.
Just open your heart,
And that's a start.

Celtic Sonant

Ray Thomas

Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining star to you.
Deep peace of the son of peace to you.
One man stood firm guarding cups overflowing,
Brimful of memories and yesterday's dreams.
He could never explain his own silent thunder,
The ocean just blows rough at this time of year.
And the wheel keeps on turning,
The wheel keeps on turning.
The wheel keeps on turning,
Turning around.
Words left unsaid may have special meanings,
Dust hidden pages fill the books left unread.
One bleak page left the poet crying,
He failed to remember there's a price on his head.
And the wheel keeps on turning,
The wheel keeps on turning.
The wheel keeps on turning,
Turning around.
Away we sail with all our flags flying,
Too many changes can cause us delay.
Each star in the sky is there for a reason,
Making it so bright for this time of day.
And the wheel keeps on turning,
The wheel keeps on turning.
The wheel keeps on turning,
Turning around.
 

Say It With Love

Justin Hayward

I've been thinking the way people do,
About the things that matter to me and you.
I've decided to do what I can,
And to find the kind of man I really am.
I can see the world from here,
And it sometimes makes me want to disappear.
Back to nature and where we belong,
And with just one truth I've found you can't go wrong.
Wherever you go, whatever you do, whatever you say,
Say, say, say, say it with love.
I remember a time long ago,
When I heard those guitars that I worship so.
I was captured I wanted to stay,
And to hear that kind of music everyday.
Heard the songs around the world,
Saw the smiling faces on the boys and girls.
I was destined to play come what may,
And there's just one thing I knew I had to say.
Wherever you go, whatever you do, whatever you say,
Say, say, say, say it with love.
Underneath a sea of doubt,
There's a million voices shouting let me out.
When we go we never return,
'Cos there's just one lesson that we've got to learn.
Wherever you go, whatever you do, whatever you say,
Say, say, say, say it with love.

Strange Times

  Long time ago, back in the mist of time
Back when the crystal waters flowed
There was a world so strange and so beautiful
All life would flourish and would grow
Years went by, time just fell away
 Love was worshiped like the sun
 But as we arrive at the house at the water sign
 We're living in strange times
 Do dodo do dodo doooooooo
 Strange times, strange times...
 Do dodo do dodo dooooo
 What do we need, what do we hunger for?
 Who holds the secrets, who will know?
 Temples of greed, ruins on the riverbed,
 Wastelands that lived before the snow
 Time stands still as we race through the universe
 On our way to the sun
 And as we arrive at the house at the waterside
 We're living in strange times
  Do dodo do dodo doooooooo
  Strange times, strange times...
  Do dodo do dodo dooooo
  It's you and I together, we won't be afraid
  Even if the stars are falling down, down, down, down,
  down...
  Falling down
 Time stands still as we race through the universe
 On our way to the sun
 And as we arrive at the house at the waterside
 We're living in strange times
 Do dodo do dodo doooooooo
 Strange times, strange times...
 Do dodo do dodo dooooo

The Music... The Moody Blues