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mighty time
05:04
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MIGHTY TIME
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME WE'RE LIVING IN
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME WE'RE LIVING IN
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME
WALLS CRUMBLE TUMBLE DOWN
HEAR THE RUMBLE UNDERGROUND
THUNDER ROLLING AROUND
IT'S A MIGHTY TIME
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME
WE ARE LIVING IN
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME
OH OH DON'T YOU SEE
OH OH IT'S PLAIN TO SEE
OH OH DON'T LISTEN TO ME
WATCH YOUR MIND
WATCH YOUR MIND
IN THIS MIGHTY TIME
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME
ALL MEN'S PRIDE
FALL BEFORE THE TIDE
OF THIS MIGHTY TIME
WE ARE LIVING IN
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME WE ARE LIVING IN
SHIVA DANCE ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD
ALL HIS BEAUTIFUL FLAGS UNFURLED
SHIVA DANCE ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD
ALL HER TERRIBLE FLAMES UNCURLED
IN THIS MIGHTY TIME
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME
BABY GOTTA CRY
WIPE YOUR DIRTY EYE
BABY GOTTA CRY
AND MAKE IT CLEAR
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME WE'RE LIVING IN
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME WE'RE LIVING IN
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME
WATCH THE AGES TURN
WATCH THE FIRES BURN
WATCH THE AGES TURN
THIS IS HOW WE LEARN
IN THIS MIGHTY TIME
WHAT A MIGHTY TIME
IT'S A MIGHTY TIME WE'RE LIVING IN
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love bombs
03:10
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LOVE BOMBS
WHAT IS LOVE ITπS WHAT THE ANGELS USE FOR MONEY
THEY COLLECT IT HERE LIKE BEES MAKING HONEY
THE LOVE YOU GIVE HELPS THE SUN TO SHINE KEEPS THE MOON IN PLACE AND THE STARS IN LINE
YOUR HEARTπS THE DOORWAY TO ANOTHER DIMENSION
WHEN YOU FIND THE KEY FEEL A WARM EXPANSION
YOUπVE GOT TO FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF
DONíT BELIEVE IN ANYONE ELSE
LOVE BOMBS BOOBY TRAPS IN YOUR SPINE
WAITING TO EXPLODE WHEN YOU TURN OFF YOUR MIND
RELAX YOUR BODY YOU DONπT HAVE TO BE DEAD
TO HEAR THE ANGELS SINGING INSIDE YOUR HEAD
WHAT IS LOVE ITπS WHAT THE ANGELS USE FOR MONEY
THEY COLLECT IT HERE LIKE BEES MAKING HONEY
THE LOVE YOU GIVE HELPS THE SUN TO SHINE KEEPS THE MOON IN PLACE AND THE STARS IN LINE
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special forces
04:58
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SPECIAL FORCES
IN THE JUNGLE NORTH VIETNAM
SKY OVERHEAD TELL ME WHERE I AM
SPECIAL FORCES IN THE NIGHT
MAKE EVERYTHING COME OUT ALL RIGHT
SECRET MISSION NO IDENTIFICATION
SHOT THAT MAN SHOT HIM SO HARD
SHOT HIM FIVE TIMES RIGHT THROUGH THE HEART
SEE RIGHT THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE
TOOK FOUR HOURS FOR HIM TO DIE
SPECIAL FORCES IN THE NIGHT
SPECIAL FORCES IN THE NIGHT
SPECIAL FORCES GONNA MAKE EVERYTHING COME OUT ALL RIGHT
SACRED MISSION
RATTLESNAKE BITE
GOT TWO FEATHERS
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT
SAID THE SHORTEST DISTANCE IS A STRAIGHT LINE
AND THATπS HOW THE CROW FLIES
WHEN YOU OPEN THAT DOORWAY
BETTER BE SURE OF IT
CAUSE NO ONE CAN TELL YOU
WHERE THE LIGHTNINGπS GONNA HIT
YOU PURIFY YOUR HEART
PURIFY, PURIFY, PURIFY
PURIFY YOUR HEART
GET READY FOR THOSE SPECIAL FORCES
SPECIAL FORCES IN THE NIGHT
BY THE CAMPFIRE SPIRITS ROAM
SPECIAL FORCES COMING HOME
SPECIAL FORCES
SPECIAL FORCES IN THE NIGHT
SPECIAL FORCES MAKE EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT
©paul mcmahon 1990
THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUTH
SPECIAL FORCES MOVING THROUGH
SPECIAL FORCES
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THE WORLD IS GETTING HARDER TO LIVE IN (MR)
THE WORLD IS GETTING HARDER TO LIVE IN ALL THE TIME
NATURE'S GETTING LESS FORGIVING OF ALL OUR CRIMES
DISPOSABLE CIVILIZATION IS THROWING ITSELF AWAY
THE HUMAN IMAGINATION IS CREATING A JUDGMENT DAY
THE WORLD IS GETTING HARDER TO LIVE IN ALL THE TIME
THIS EARTH IS OUR MOTHER WE CANNOT MAKE ANOTHER
LOOK AROUND SHE'S STARTING TO SMOTHER
IN THE POISONS SHE'S STARTING TO SUFFER
IN THE GASES THAT WE'RE MAKING THE CHANCES THAT WE'RE TAKING
THE RULES THAT WE ARE BREAKING THE TRUTH WE HAVE FORSAKEN
THE WORLD IS GETTING HARDER TO LIVE IN ALL THE TIME
ALL THE TIME THE WAY WE'RE LIVING
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT COPS AND THUGS
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SEX AND DRUGS
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MORALITY THE WAY IT'S PREACHED AT YOU AND ME I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN SEE
OPEN UP YOUR EYES AND ASK YOURSELF CAN THE WORLD KEEP GOING ON
DOLPHINS WASH UP
FLOODS TORNADOES
EARTHQUAKES
SHAKES OFF
BECAUSE THE WORLD IS GETTING
THE WORLD
OO-OO
EXOTIC SOUNDING WAILING
THE WORLD IS GETTING HARDER TO LIVE IN ALL THE TIME
NATURE'S GETTING LESS FORGIVING OF ALL OUR CRIMES
DISPOSABLE CIVILIZATION IS THROWING ITSELF AWAY
THE HUMAN IMAGINATION IS CREATING A JUDGMENT DAY
THE WORLD IS GETTING HARDER TO LIVE IN ALL THE TIME
ALL THE TIME
MORE WAILING
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My Life!
02:54
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MY LIFE!
MY LIFE!
MY LIFE IS A CATASTROPHE OF
BROKEN-HEARTED MEMORIES AND PROMISES I
HAD TO BREAK AND COMPROMISES, LIES AND
OLD MISTAKES
MY LIFE!
MY LIFE IS LIKE A SPIDER WEB
INSIDE MY HEAD WHERE THINGS ARE DEAD
OR DYING FAST FOM POISON GAS
THAT MAKES ME GASP
AND I CANπT FIND MY PATH
MY LIFE!
MY LIFE IS LIKE A WICKED CURSE
WHERE SCARY PEOPLE DO THEIR WORST
THEY TURN MY HAND AGAINST MY HEART
AND SQUASH MY HEAD AND
PULL MY SOUL APART
MY LIFE IS LIKE A WISHING WELL
AMBITIONS SWELL AND OVERFLOW
THE BOUNDS OF MY IDENTITY
I CANπT REMEMBER WHICH OF US IS ME
MY LIFE!
MY LIFE IS A GEOGRAPHY
A PINBALL GAME MADE OUT OF ME
WHERE BODY PARTS LIKE KNEES AND EARS
AND DOUBTS AND FEARS FROM ALL THE YEARS ARE STORED
MY LIFE IS NEW IMPROVED AND HIGH TECH
FANTASIES COME TRUE AND SEXY
HEARTBEAT OF AMERICA
I TUMBLE LIKE THE WALL OF JERICHO
MY LIFE IS AN EXCITING BLEND OF
COMEDY AND HIGH ADVENTURE
TRUE ROMANCE AND BIG SUCCESS
IπVE GOT IT ALL AND LIVE IT TO EXCESS
MY LIFE HAS THE AROMA OF A SKATEBOARD IN A COMA
WITH A WOODEN DUCK WHO NEVER CRIES AND
LOTS OF LUCK AND LOTS OF ALIBIS
MY LIFE IS SUCH A POWER GAME
THAT EVERYBODY FEARS MY NAME
AND NO ONE MAKES A MOVE WITHOUT MY SAY
I MAKE THEM CRAWL FOR MY OKAY
MY LIFE!
MY LIFE IS WHERE MY DREAMS COME TRUE
FROM WISHING ON A STAR AND YOU
CAN SEE IπM SUCH A HAPPY GUY
IπM NEVER BLUE AND I WILL NEVER DIE
© PAUL MCMAHON 1987
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Mirror Mirror
03:02
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MIRROR MIRROR
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL
WILL YOU CATCH ME WHEN I FALL
MIRROR MIRROR BE MY GUIDE
TAKE ME TO THE OTHER SIDE
IT IS COLD IT IS DARK
MIRROR HELP ME FIND A PART
FIND THE CENTER FIND THE KEY
MIRROR MIRROR SET ME FREE
MIRROR MIRROR DEEP INSIDE
FEEL YOU TURNING FEEL YOU GLIDE
MIRROR MIRROR BE MY FRIEND
TAKE ME TO TO THE END
INST
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL
DO YOU HEAR ME WHEN I CALL
CALLING SOFTLY CALLING LOW
MIRROR MIRROR HERE I GO
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TALKING WORLD WAR 3 BLUES
WORLD WAR 3 JUST CAME AND WENT
DIDN'T EVEN MAKE TOO MUCH OF A DENT
I MUST ADMIT I WAS REALLY SURPRISED
WHEN THE WHOLE THING BLEW UP IN FRONT OF MY EYES
I GOT DOWN IN FEAR AND TREMBLING
PRAYER AND DEEP MEDITATION
UP INTO THE FORMLESS SPACE
TO SEE WHAT THE GODS WERE TALKING ABOUT
THEY WERE LAUGHING THEIR BUTTS OFF
GOT A FRIEND IN TEXAS HE'S GOOD COMPANY
SAYS THE US REMINDS HIM OF NAZI GERMANY
I SAID OH MAN YOU MUST BE PUTTING ME ON
HE JUST SMILES I SAY WELL I HOPE YOU'RE WRONG
HE SEES THINGS DIFFERENTLY THOUGH
HE'S NOT WHITE
HE SEES THINGS
DIFFERENTLY
WELL THE SAVINGS AND LOANS
COST 40 TIMES MORE
THAN THE ENTIRE PRICE OF THE MIDEAST WAR
WE USED TO HAVE A DEMOCRACY BUT IT GOT SOLD
TO A GREEDY FEW WHO NOW CONTROL
THEY GOT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND IT'S ALMOST FUNNY
BUT THEY STILL WANT THE REST OF OUR MONEY
HOW COME TAXES ARE SO HIGH AND THERE'S NO MONEY FOR SCHOOLS
I GUESS WE MUST ALL BE EITHER COWARDS OR FOOLS
POLLS SAY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH
LET THE GOVERNMENT CONTROL THE NEWS
PROBABLY BETTER WE DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH
IT MIGHT ONLY JUST MAKE US FEEL OUT OF TOUCH
"I HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN"
"I HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN"
PEOPLE SAY THE EARTH IS DYIN
BUT I SAY THEY'RE LYING
SHE'S GONNA BE AROUND FOR A LONG LONG TIME
BUT THERE'S SOME TRUTH TO THAT INFORMATION
SHE'S BECOMING UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION
DOESN'T SEEM TO BOTHER ANYBODY THOUGH
WHY SHOULD IT BOTHER ME?
WELL I'M JUST SITTIN' HERE IN THE DARK
LOOKING FOR A MATCH TO SPARK
THE NIGHT IS LONG AND IT'S GETTIN COLDER
I'M SINGING MY SONG AND GETTING OLDER
ABRAHAM LINCOLN ONCE SAID YOU CAN FOOL SOME OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE SOME OF THE TIME
BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME
UNLESS THEY WANT TO BE FOOLED.
RONALD REAGAN SAID THAT.
OR WAS IT ADOLF HITLER?
WELL I HAD A DREAM THE OTHER NIGHT
THE ENTIRE WORLD IS MADE OUT OF LIGHT
AND WE GOT NOTHING TO EVER BE FRIGHTENED OF
BECAUSE WE ARE ENTIRELY MADE OF AND SURROUNDED BY LOVE
"I'LL LET YOU BE IN MY DREAM IF I CAN BE IN YOUR DREAM"
BOB DYLAN SAID THAT
I'M JUST FEELING KIND OF WEIRD
I SAID THAT
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE
AND HOPE THE BOYS GET HOME SAFELY
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON AROUND YOUR HEART
AND HOPE YOU REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE
I BEEN DRIVING THREE WEEKS
I'M SO HORNY I FEEL SICK
I THINK I'LL TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND MY DICK
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I JUST CAN'T GET OUT OF BED
I JUST CAN'T GET OUT OF BED THIS MORNING
IT'S JUST AWFUL HARD
I JUST WANNA STAY IN MY HEAD
DREAMING DREAMS ABOUT MY OLD BACK YARD
AND WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES
I FEEL WARM AND GREEN YEAH
NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH ETC
THE WAY IT OUGHTTA BE YEAH
I JUST CAN'T GET OUT OF BED THIS MORNING IT'S JUST AWFUL HARD
I T'S JUST AWFUL HARD
I'M PLAYING WITH MY BOW AND ARROW
AND THE SUN IS WARMING ME DOWN IN MY MARROW
I'M RUNNING THROUGH THE EMERALD GREEN
THROUGH THE MISTY MORNING DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
AND WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES I HEAR THE FLOWERS SINGING
SO DELICATE LIKE LITTLE BELLS A-RINGING
I'M IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE
I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE OLD RAT RACE
NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH ETC
AND WHEN I CALL IN SICK I HEAR MY BOSS A-SCREAMIN
BUT I DON'T CARE I GOTTA KEEP DREAMING
I JUST CAN'T GET OUT OF BED THIS MORNING IT'S TOO HARD.
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Arapaho maiden
08:19
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ARAPAHO MAIDEN
A LONG TIME BACK AN ARAPAHO MAIDEN, BUCKSKIN ON HER THIGH
RODE HER PONY TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD THE WIND SWEPT IN HER EYES
SUNNY CALIFORNIA, UNDERNEATH A MOUNTAIN THUNDER ROLLS
HONEY SHALL I WARN YOU, ONLY PLANT THE SEED YOU WANT TO SOW
IN MY HEART AN ELECTRIC EXPLOSION DEEP INSIDE THE GROUND
WATCH MY LEG TAKE A WALK IN THE GARDEN, THEN HE SETTLES DOWN
UNDERNEATH THE FLOWERS EXACTLY IN THE SPOT WHERE BAMBI LAY
VERY STILL FOR HOURS WHILE AROUND HER ALL HER BROTHERS PLAYED
I WISH I MAY I WISH I MIGHT HAVE THIS WISH COME TRUE
O MY LUCKY STAR TONIGHT WONíT YOU BEAM ON THRU
CUTTING THROUGH THE PLASTIC CUTTING THRU THE WALLS OF THE VERY WORLD
QUESTIONS ARE FOR ASKING DONíT YOU KNOW THE ANSWERS ARE JUST FOR FOOLS
IF YOU DONíT KNOW THEN I AINíT GONNA TELL YOU NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PRAY
DID YOU THINK THAT A SAINTíS GONNA SELL YOU A PICTURE OF THE USA
LEANING ON A LAMPPOST, LOOKING LIKE A GHOST AT THE EDGE OF TIME
SWINGING LIKE A MANHOLE, TIME TO PLANT YOUR FIST IN A BUCKET OF SLIME
DID YOU THINK THAT A KNUCKLE WOULD TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
DONíT YOU KNOW THAT YOUíRE BETTER OFF STANDING HERE OUT IN THE SNOW
UNDERNEATH THE ASHES, UNDERNEATH A WORLD THAT NEVER WAS
THATíS WHERE TIME COLLAPSES, ALL IS LOST AND FOUND IN THE LOCUSTíS BUZZ
SWING YOUR CHAINS IN A MIGHTY CONFIGURATION NAMED FOR ME
BRING YOUR SNAKES TO THE FORK IN THE ROAD AND LET THEM ALL RUN FREE
I WILL BE YOUR WISDOM RIDING ON A HORSE THAT IS YOUR FEAR
WHERE THERE IS THERE IS NONE, OUT ACROSS THE BROAD FLAT DISAPPEAR
IN MY MIND THEREíS ANOTHER DIMENSION AND PEOPLE TALK ALL DAY
AT THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF DISSENSION THEY ALL RUN AWAY
THEY GET VERY NERVOUS WHENEVER THE VIBRATION STARTS TO CHANGE
THEY ARE THERE TO SERVE US, WHEN THEYíRE GONE THE WORDS ALL COME OUT STRANGE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UNDERNEATH A MOUNTAIN EARTHQUAKE ROLLS
BROTHER SHALL I WARN YOU, ONLY PLANT THE SEED YOU WANT TO SOW
© PAUL McMAHON 1990
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Paul McMahon Woodstock, New York
From a musical family he explored folk, jug, blues and rock quitting music at 20 for art, returning as a punk rocker at 27.
Then a long oddysey, solo and band in search of the real real deal; the songs becoming a diary of psychological and spiritual experience; shamanism and ordination as an Interfaith minister.
January 2020 tour of DC Ba Ph & Bk was his first at 69 organized by Goodflavor45
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