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Walking in the days of the Prophecy

by Paul McMahon

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let the sun in (scapegoat for your shame) 05:10
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SCAPEGOAT FOR YOUR SHAME ëSOMEONEπS BEEN OUT SWIMMINGí HE FIXED ME WITH A LOOK I COULD HAVE LIED BUT DIDNπT TRY ëYEAH IT WAS ME THAT FELL OFF THE DOCKí I TOLD THE HARBORMASTER IπVE NO WISH TO CONCEAL THE SACRED FLOATING THEATRE HAS GONE UNDER THE WHEEL I DIDNπT KNOW IT WAS SO OLD AND ROTTEN UNDERNEATH NOW ITπS IN THE RIVER WITH THE WRECKAGE AND DEBRIS AND WHEN THE HISTORY BOOKS ARE WRITTEN ON ME THEYπLL PIN THE BLAME MURDERER OF BEAUTY WITH A BLACK MARK BY MY NAME ALL OF MY LIFE I HAVE BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD NOT APPRECIATED FOR THE THINGS THAT I DID GOOD IπVE SEEN OTHERS MADE THE SCAPEGOAT SAW IT HAPPENING TO ME BUT ONTO THAT ROLE I WILL NOT HOLD IπLL LAY IT BARE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE SOMEONE TAKE THE BLINDS DOWN LET THE SUN INTO THIS PLACE WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE AROUND WHAT WE WILL NOT FACE SOMEONE MUST BE GUILTY SOMEONE MUST TAKE THE BLAME BUT IT AINπT ME WHOπS GONNA BE THE SCAPEGOAT FOR YOUR SHAME I DONπT BELIEVE IN VENGEANCE SAID ABEL TO CAIN BUT LIFE SURE WOULD BE NICER IF YOU WOULD OWN YOUR OWN PAIN ON THE OCEAN OF AWARENESS YOU RIDE A STURDY HULL BUT YOUR COMPASS ONLY MEASURES RIGHT BY THE LIGHT OF THE GOLDEN RULE DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOUπD HAVE THEM DO TO YOU YOUπLL LIKE YOURSELF MUCH BETTER AND OTHERS WILL LIKE YOU BETTER TOO YOU CAN PRAY ALL DAY AND NIGHT AND CALL INTO THE DARK BUT GOD IS ALWAYS WATCHING AT THE FAR SIDE OF YOUR HEART IF YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC AND YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE HOW CAN YOU NOT BELIEVE IN TRUTH THEREπS SO MUCH YOU WONπT SPEAK OF JOSEPH SAID MANIPULATION IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD EVIL IN ACOA WE USED TO SAY YOUπRE ONLY AS SICK AS YOUR SECRETS HOW MANY RAINBOW BRIDGES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BURN BEFORE YOU LOOK INTO YOUR NIGHTMARES FOR THE LESSONS YOU NEED TO LEARN SOMEONE MUST BE GUILTY SOMEONE MUST TAKE THE BLAME BUT IT AINπT ME WHOπS GONNA BE THE SCAPEGOAT FOR YOUR SHAME ON THIS FLOATING PLATFORM I LEAVE BEHIND MY GUILT I KNOW IπM ONLY HUMAN THATπS JUST THE WAY IπM BUILT I KNOW THAT IπM NOT PERFECT I ALSO KNOW THAT IπM NOT BAD WE HAD SO MANY HAPPY TIMES BUT NOW I FEEL SO SAD YOU DONπT REALLY WANT TO KNOW ME AND I GUESS YOU NEVER DID I GOTTA GIVE YOU CREDIT THOUGH YOU NEVER KEPT IT HID THANK YOU FOR THE LESSONS AND THE TEACHINGS THAT YOU GAVE BUT IF YOU WONπT ACCEPT ME AS YOUR EQUAL I CANπT ACCEPT MYSELF AS YOUR SLAVE IπVE NO WISH TO SOUND BITTER OR PETTY IN THE LEAST THE LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU IS REAL BUT I MUST SPEAK MY PEACE IπM SINGING THIS SONG FROM MY HEART TO THE BEAUTY THAT IS YOU AND FROM MY HEART YOUπLL NEVER PART YOU DONπT BLIEVE IT BUT ITπS TRUE IπLL BE YOUR FRIEND UNTIL THE END IN THE BODY OR IN SPIRIT AND FROM ME YOU CAN ALWAYS RECEIVE THE TRUTH IF YOU WANT TO HEAR IT SOMEONE MUST BE GUILTY SOMEONE MUST TAKE THE BLAME BUT IT AINπT ME WHOπS GONNA BE THE SCAPEGOAT FOR YOUR SHAME SOMEONE TAKE THE BLINDS DOWN LET THE SUN INTO THIS PLACE YOU WONπT SEE WHAT YOU DONπT WANT TO SEE WHEN ITπS STARING YOU IN THE FACE © PAUL MCMAHON 1993
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child in the rain 05:18
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A CHILD IN THE RAIN A CHILD IN THE RAIN OUT BY THE BAR WAITS FOR HER DADDY, PASSED OUT IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR UNTIL HE WAKES UP THEY HAVE TO GO HOME, ITπS NOT VERY FAR HE GIVES HER THE KEYS AND ASKS HER TO DRIVE SHE DOES WHAT SHE CAN BUT SHEπS ONLY FIVE ITπS GETTING HARDER AND ITπS GONNA GET WORSE THAT NIGHT THE UNIVERSE OPENS WIDE AND A HAND REACHES DOWN OUT OF THE SKY AND PICKS UP THE CAR, LIFTS IT UP HIGH AND A GREAT BIG GIRAFFE PINK AS THE INSIDE OF YOUR STOMACH TURN HERSELF INSIDE OUT AND THE CAR SLIDES DOWN HER THROAT AND OUT HER MOUTH GOING HOME, IN A LITTLE GIRLπS MIND THEYπRE GOING HOME, BETWEEN THE SPACE AND THE TIME IN THE WINK OF AN EYE A DREAM COMES TRUE DADDY WHY DID I DREAM OF YOU? DADDY, DADDY, WHAT DID I DO TO MAKE YOU GO AWAY? DADDY, DADDY, IπM MISSING YOU, I WANT YOU TO COME OUT AND PLAY BUT YOUR DADDYπS PLAYING WITH THE DAISY SMELL PUSHING íEM UP FROM HIS BEDROOM IN HELL ALONE IN THE RAIN A LITTLE GIRL STANDS OUT BY THE BAR THE NEON IS WHISTLING, THE COLD DARK NIGHT HAS ROLLED IN PRETTY FAR SHEπS GOT NOTHING BUT TIME, HER DADDYπS ON HER MIND SHE GOES IN AND TUGS AT HIS SLEEVE CRYING DADDY, SWEET DADDY, MOMMAπS MAKING DINNER AND ITπS TIME FOR US TO LEAVE LETπS GO HOME, IN A LITTLE GIRLπS MIND THEYπRE GOING HOME, BETWEEN THE SPACE AND THE TIME IN THE WINK OF AN EYE A DREAM COMES TRUE OH, DADDY WHY DID I DREAM OF YOU? © PAUL MCMAHON 1991
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fox 03:51
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FOX YOU MIGHT BE A FOX BUT I AIN'T YOUR DOG AIN'T GONNA HANG AROUND THE HOUSE LIKE A BUMP ON A LOG FIRST YOU PICKED ME UP THEN YOU PUT ME DOWN I'LL KICK THE SAND OFF MY SHOES AND HEAD ON OUT OF THIS TOWN LIFE IS A BEACH AND THEN YOU DIE YOU BETTER HAVE SOME FUN OR ELSE YOU'RE GONNA CRY WHEN THE ANGELS ASK YOU YOU KNOW YOU CANNOT TELL A LIE WHY DID YOU GO TO THE AMUSEMENT PARK IF YOU DIDN'T WANT A RIDE CLEOPATRA SHE'S A BOOGIE CHILD SHE WENT SWIMMING WITH A CROCODILE THE PEOPLE CAME TO SEE HER FROM MILES AND MILES DO THE THING WITH THE LIZARD KING IN THE RIVER NILE THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWER DOES NOT ASK WHY SHE OPENS HER PETALS INTO THE SKY THE HONEY BEE BUZZING DOWN FROM ABOVE WHY YOU MESSIN WITH ME CAN'T YOU SEE I GOT LOVE SWEET SURRENDER DOWN TO YOUR VERY SOUL I GOT A LOVE SO TENDER IT'S GONNA MAKE YOU WHOLE YOU TAKE NO CHANCE YOU GET NO DANCE YOU JUST BE WALKIN TALKIN TALKIN WALKIN OUT ACROSS THE DESERT SAND THE TIME IS HERE FOR US TO BE THE BEAUTY IS NOW ETERNITY THE BLOOD RED KISS OF MYSTERY WHISPERS SWEET NOTHINGS OF LONG FORGOTTEN MEMEOIRES LIFE IS SHORT LIFE IS SWEET KICK THOSE SANDALS OFF OF YOUR FEET LISTEN TO THE WAVES SLAPPING ON THE SAND HONEY THE FRUIT IS ON THE VINE JUST STICK OUT YOUR HAND YOU MIGHT BE A FOX BUT I AIN'T YOUR DOG YOU MIGHT BE A FOX BUT I AIN'T YOUR DOG YOU MIGHT BE A FOX BUT I AIN'T NO DOG YOU MIGHT BE A FOX BUT I AIN'T YOUR DOG
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bring it on down 04:28
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BRING IT ON DOWN I DONíT MEAN TO INTRUDE ON YOUR PRIVACY BUT YOUíRE WALKING IN MY MIND AND I SEE YOUíRE FEELING YOUR WEAKNESS BUT YOUíRE STRONG GIRL, YOUíRE GONNA DO FINE YOUR HEART IS MADE OF THE PUREST STUFF THEY DONíT MAKE MANY THAT WAY NO MORE YOU GOT LOVE AS DEEP AS THE OCEAN A THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME DONíT TRY TO FIGHT IT, IT DOESNíT CARRY ANY NAMES ITíS THE UNINVITED GUEST WHO ALWAYS STAYS JUST LET HIM GUIDE YOU FROM WAY DOWN DEEP INSIDE YOU BRING THAT LOVE LOVE LOVE BRING IT ON DOWN, BRING IT ON DOWN BRING THAT LOVE LOVE LOVE BRING IT ON DOWN, BRING IT ON DOWN I CAN SEE YOUíRE HURTING I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL AS WE WALK THROUGH THIS WORLD NOTHING IS CERTAIN SOMETIMES ITíS HARD TO KNOW WHATíS REAL AND WHEN YOUíRE LOOKING IN THE MIRROR AND YOU DONíT LIKE WHAT YOU SEE DO YOU THINK YOUíRE THE ONLY ONE CAUGHT IN THE GRIP OF FEAR OH HONEY TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT ME REACH OUT YOUR HAND ITíS CONNECTED DO YOU UNDERSTAND ITíS JUST YOUR MIND THATíS A LITTLE DISCONNECTED ITíLL TURN AROUND IN TIME TAKE A DRINK RIGHT FROM THE CUP IT AINíT POISON, GONNA FILL YOU RIGHT UP BRING THAT LOVE LOVE LOVE BRING IT ON DOWN, BRING IT ON DOWN BRING THAT LOVE LOVE LOVE BRING IT ON DOWN, BRING IT ON DOWN BRING THAT LOVE LOVE LOVE BRING IT ON DOWN, BRING IT ON DOWN BRING THAT LOVE LOVE LOVE BRING IT ON DOWN, BRING IT ON DOWN © paul mcmahon 1993
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do you know how to cry 03:37
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DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CRY DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CRY DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CRY WHEN YOUR TROUBLES COME DOWN LIKE RAIN FROM THE SKY DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CRY PLEASE FORGIVE MY FOOLISH PRIDE PLEASE FORGIVE MY FOOLISH PRIDE AINπT NO EASY WAY TO GET BY PLEASE FORGIVE MY FOOLISH PRIDE LET IT RAIN LET IT RAIN LET IT RAIN LET IT RAIN LET THAT WATER WASH THIS POISON FROM MY BRAIN LET IT RAIN LET IT RAIN LIKE A FLY IN A SPIDER WEB LIKE A FLY IN A SPIDER WEB DESIRE AND DISHONESTY TRIPPING UP MY HEAD LIKE A FLY IN A SPIDER WEB WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH LORD GENTLY REMIND ME THAT THE TRUTH IS GOOD ENOUGH WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CRY DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CRY WHEN YOUR TROUBLES COME DOWN LIKE RAIN FROM THE SKY DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CRY
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Get back in your cage 07:28
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CAGE THE MAN FROM THE BANK CALLED TO ASK YOU TO THANK HIM FOR GIVING YOU ALL OF THAT CREDIT AND YOU KNOW THAT HE'S RIGHT BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT STILL YOU HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO FORGET IT HAS OWING THAT MONEY BECOME A BAD HABIT YOU KNOW IT'S NOT FUNNY RUNNING SCARED LIKE A RABBIT USE IT OR LOSE IT BUT DON'T YOU ABUSE IT IF I GAVE YOU A FORTUNE YOU'D PROBABLY REFUSE IT GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE WE'RE WALKING THE STREETS WITH OUR $20 NIGHTSTICKS LONGHANDLED FLASHLIGHTS LOOKING IN HOLES PATROLLING THE RIM OF THE BARRIER LANDSCAPE SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE WHO WON'T FIT THE MOLD POWERED BY SEXUAL RAGE GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE YOUR OPTIONS ARE LIMITED DOWN TO A FEW IF I WASN'T SO HUNGRY I'D FEEL SORRY FOR YOU WHEN THE WOOD HITS THE MEAT THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL THUD IF I RUN OUT OF BREAD DO YOU STILL WANT THE BLOOD A JAIL OR A CHURCH OR AN ART GALLERY I'M STILL REALLY NOT SURE WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME IF I GIVE YOU SOME ROPE WILL YOU MAKE ME A KEY OR HAVE YOU GIVEN UP HOPE CAUSE YOU WANT TO BE FREE GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE YOU'RE STILL UNDERAGE YOU'RE DISTURBING THE PEASANTS BY FEEDING THE PHEASANTS EXCITING THE INMATES TOO MUCH INCITING TO RIOT THE STREETS THAT ARE QUIETLY TREMBLING UNDER YOUR FEET THE HISTORY OF LAWS AND THE MYSTERY OF CAUSE AND EFFECTS GENERATED IN BOXES ALL ANTICIPATE THE LONG AWAITED DATE WHEN THE EMPEROR FINALLY DETOXES THE WITCHES ARE SHIFTING THE SKIN OF REALITY IT'S RIPPLING UNDER YOUR FLOOR SHIMMERING UP LIKE THE WAVES ON THE PAVEMENT I'M GLAD IT'S NOT ME WHO HAS TO KEEP SCORE OF THE KARMIC ARITHMETIC SUPER COMPUTER ACCOUNTANTS WHO WORK FOR THE ANGELS THEY HAVE TO RECALCULATE EVERY TIME MADAME FATE FALLS FOR ANOTHER DARK STRANGER GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE THIS AIN'T THE NEW AGE GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE WITH YOUR CEDAR AND SAGE THAT YOUíRE OFFERING UP TO THE GODS WHERE THE THUNDER IS RUMBLING THE DICE THEY ARE TUMBLING AND NO ONE CAN GIVE YOU THE ODDS YOUR DESTINY'S CRYING THE BLUEBIRDS ARE DYING THEY'RE FREEZING TO DEATH IN THE SNOW LINING UP TO BE REBORN ALONG WITH THE NEW CORN BUT WHY DOES IT ALL SEEM SO SLOW IF I GAVE YOU THE CHARGE YOU'D BURN UP LIKE A BARGE PETROLEUM FLAMES ON THE WATER WHEN THE SWEET PURIFIER HAS WASHED YOU IN FIRE THEN I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO MY DAUGHTER GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE OPEN UP TO THE PAGE WHERE YOUR PAIN TURNED TO RAGE SO YOU PAINTED THAT CAGE EXQUISITE CONFINEMENT OF THE UTMOST REFINEMENT A STRAITJACKET JUST FOR YOUR SOUL OBSCURING THE SOURCE OF ITS MAKING THE COURSE THAT YOUíRE TAKING A PART OF THE WHOLE HIDING IN HELPLESSNESS DYING OF SELFISHNESS TYING YOURSELF TO THE MAST READING A LAUNDRY LIST BLEEDING ALONG YOUR WRIST TRYING TO HOLD ONTO THE PAST WHERE YOU NEVER GOT LOVE SO YOU LEARNED HOW TO SHOVE BUT THE PLAYGROUND IS NEVER QUITE LEVEL ABANDONED AND FRIGHTENED YOU GREW UNENLIGHTENED AND LEARNED TO BELIEVE IN THE DEVIL GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE IN YOUR CRIB WHERE YOU LAY IN YOUR TIGHT FISTED UNFORGIVING SWALLOWING HATE YOU LEARN TO MANIPULATE WITH YOUR HEART IN ITS RIBCAGE PRISON A WOMB WITH A VIEW TO A ROOMIER PEW ON THE AISLE OVERLOOKING THE PASSION WHERE THE BABIES ARE PRAYING AND THE MOVIE KEEPS PLAYING OF A SPACESHIP FROM VENUS THAT'S CRASHING GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE READ THE LINES ON YOUR PAGE I DREAM OF SUBWAYS DOWN UNDER THE CITY I'M TRYING TO FIND MY WAY HOME BLACK PEOPLE TALK TO ME ONE GIRL IS SO PRETTY I'LL PUT HER INTO MY POEM GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE HOWLING IN RAGE WHEN THE SPARK TURNS TO FLAME YOU'LL REMEMBER YOUR NAME AND THE LOVE ALWAYS NEAR FOR THE TRUE PIONEER STRIKES A BELL TONE SO CLEAR THAT THE WALLS DISAPPEAR GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE MY DARLING YOUNG BABE YOU'RE IN A DELICATE STATE OUT HERE IT'S NOT SAFE THERE IS NO ESCAPE YOU'RE AT AN IMMATURE STAGE GET BACK IN YOUR CAGE © paul mcmahon 1993
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walking in the days of the prophecies 06:08
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PROPHECIES (chorus) WE ARE WALKING WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES WE ARE WALKING WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES (verse) YOU MIGHT THINK THAT YOUíVE GOT TIME MAYBE ITíS THE OTHER WAY AROUND MONEY WONíT CHANGE YOU BUT TIMEíS GONNA TAKE YOU OUT PEOPLE TALK IN METAPHORS THEN THEY TELL THE TRUTH ACTION IS A METAPHOR FOR INTENTION BEAUTIFUL PAINTED ARROW STANDING IN THE SHADOWS TALKS TO ME IN MY DREAMS YOUíRE GONNA HAVE A HARD DAY FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS WHAT DOES IT MEAN HERE IT COMES, THE WALLS FALL DOWN HERE IT COMES, THERE IS BLOOD ON THE GROUND (chorus) WE ARE WALKING WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES WE ARE WALKING WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES (bridge) ANOTHER WAR IN SARAJEVO EARTHQUAKES IN JAPAN FLOODING ON THE MISSOURI MOTHER NATURE SHEíS DOING THE BEST SHE CAN (verse form 2)) GRANDFATHER TITUS SITTIN IN THE SUN OUT ON THE RESERVATION HE DOESNíT SAY MUCH HEíS IN TOUCH WE ARE WAITING FOR PURIFICATION THE STRONG ONES ARE COMING BACK TO CHECK UP ON THEIR SEED INTERDIMENSIONAL FARMERS COMING BACK TO PULL THE WEEDS LIFE IS A TOURNAMENT SHARPEN UP YOUR LANCES GONNA ROCK THE FIRMAMENT EVERYBODY DANCES HERE IT COMES, LET IT ALL COME DOWN HERE IT COMES, THERE IS BEAUTY ALL AROUND (chorus) WE ARE WALKING GLORY HALLELUJAH WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES WE ARE WALKING. FEEL IT PASSING THROUGH YA WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES (bridge) I WANT TO BE IN THAT NUMBER WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN IF I COULD I SURELY WOULD STAND ON THE ROCK WHERE MOSES STOOD (bridge form 2) WHATíS THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN WHATíS THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN WHATíS THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN CAN YOU EVER LOSE YOUR LOVE (chorus) WE ARE WALKING, SISTERS AND BROTHERS WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES WE ARE WALKING, LOVE ONE ANOTHER WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES WE ARE WALKING, WALKING WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES WE ARE WALKING, TALKING WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES WE ARE WALKING, SELFLESS LOVERS WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES WE ARE WALKING, MARCHING FOR OUR MOTHER WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES © PAUL MCMAHON 1992
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Medicine 03:35
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MEDICINE DONπT MESS WITH MY MEDICINE IπM WALKING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD I GOT A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD, YOU WANT TO SEE IT? PEOPLE THINK IπM BLUFFING THEY THINK I GOT NOTHING AT ALL GO AHEAD AND CALL YOU WANT TO SEE IT? IπM CARRYING SOMETHING STRONGER THAN THE ATOM BOMB AND ITπS JUST THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM ITπS THE ROYAL ROAD OF PEACE THE KUNDALINI MASTERPIECE THE CALM ONLY THE CALM OF THE LORD ITπS WITHIN I NEED TO GO TO DO WHAT I NEED TO DO TO MAKE IT THROUGH TO MAKE IT TRUE THE REASON FOR EMPTINESS IS SOMETHING THAT IS ALL AROUND DONπT YOU RUN AGROUND IN YOUR CANOE THEREπS A RIVER OVER YONDER TAKE US TO THE PROMISED LAND THEREπS A PROMISED LAND CANπT YOU SEE IT SHINING? WITH MY LOVER IπLL DISCOVER EVERYTHING AND UNDERSTAND LOVEπS THE PLAN LOVEπS THE PLAN WHEN IπM FEELING LOST AND LONELY I KNOW THAT I ONLY HAVE TO CALL CALL ON LOVE LOVEπS THE MAGIC BEAM OF LIGHT THAT MAKES EVERYTHING ALRIGHT ANYTIME AT ALL YOU JUST CALL WHEN YOUπRE IN THE SPACE OF LOVE THEREπS NOTHING TO BE FRIGHTENED OF AT ALL YOU JUST CALL, CALL ON LOVE DONπT MESS WITH MY MEDICINE IπM WALKING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD I GOT A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD YOU WANT TO SEE IT? Copyright paul mcmahon 1993
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Ride the tiger 03:44
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RIDE THE TIGER COME ON BABY HOP ABOARD WEπRE GOING DRIVING WITH THE LORD WEπRE GOING DOWN A BRIGHT RED ROAD ITπS TIME TO RIDE THE TIGER WHEN YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE LAW YOU MUST BE HONEST WHEN THE LAWπS A LIE SLIP OFF THE HARNESS ONE FALSE STEP THEYπLL BE UPON US ITπS TIME TO RIDE THE TIGER TIGER TIGER BURNING BRIGHT IN THE JUNGLE OF THE NIGHT CLIMB ABOARD BABY HOLD ON TIGHT ITπS TIME TO RIDE THE TIGER YOU DONπT KNOW WHO YOUπRE WORKING FOR FEAR IS THE MARKER LOVE IS THE DOOR HONOR THE STRONG ONES WHO WENT BEFORE ITπS TIME TO RIDE THE TIGER THESE ARE THE DAYS OF HOLY WAR ARMAGEDDON IS IN YOUR HEART CARRY OUR LOVELIGHT INTO THE DARK ITπS TIME TO RIDE THE TIGER ITπS TIME TO RIDE THE TIGER TIGER TIGER DEEP INSIDE CARRY ME ACROSS THE RIVER WIDE NOWπS THE TIME TO TAKE THAT RIDE IπM GONNA RIDE THE TIGER ITπS TIME TO RIDE THE TIGER ITπS TIME TO RIDE THE TIGER © PAUL MCMAHON 1992
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Stronger Hand 03:33
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STRONGER HAND CLOSE YOUR EYES; GO INSIDE GIVE UP CONTROL LET A STRONGER HAND GUIDE YOU BACK TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE DRY YOUR EYES, DONπT YOU CRY ITπS ALL A DREAM ITπS A NIGHTMARE YOUπVE BEEN SLEEPING ITπS A BAD DREAM THATπS ALL IT IS THEREπS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU REALLY YOUπRE PERFECT JUST AS YOU ARE WEπVE ALL JUST BEEN ACTING SILLY BUT NOW THE GAMEπS OVER AND WE KNOW WHO WE ARE NORTHERN STAR, SHINE ON ME FILL ME UP WITH STARLIGHT AWAKEN MY SOUL MY HEART AND MY TRUE DESIRE WALK WITH ME, TAKE MY HAND TRADE LOVE FOR FEAR YOU DONπT HAVE TO BE PERFECT THATπS NOT WHY YOUπRE HERE THEREπS SOMEONE WAITING TO FIND YOU THEREπS SOMETHING WAITING INSIDE PATIENTLY LOVING AND GUIDING PROTECTING AND WAITING FOR YOU TO DECIDE CLOSE YOUR EYES, GO INSIDE GIVE UP CONTROL LET A STRANGER HAND GUIDE YOU BACK TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE LET A STRANGER HAND GUIDE YOU BACK TO YOUR TRUE HOME © paul mcmahon 1990
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jetstream of my heart 05:01
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JETSTREAM OF MY HEART DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN BY THE OCEAN DOWN WHERE THE WATER BEATS ON THE SAND WINDY WIND IN THE WILD MOTION LIKE THE OCEAN IN ITS HAND DARLING IπVE GOT A CRAVING I WANT TO SEE YOU AGIN WHERE THE OCEAN GRASSES ARE WAVING I WANT TO SEE YOU ON THE SAND I WANT TO TAKE YOU AWAY FROM THE LIFE YOUπRE LEADING TODAY I WANT TO TAKE YOU I WANT TO LIFT YOU HIGHT UP NON THE JETSTREAM OF MY HEART WEπRE GONNA RAISE UP ACROSS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD WEπRE GONNA RAISE UP A BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL AM IπM GONNA TAKE YOU WHERE YOUπLL ALWAYS BE TAKEN CARE OF AND I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN LIFT YOU UP ON THE JETSTREAM OF MY HEART LIFT YOU UP ON THE JETSTREAM NEVER APART THERE AINπT NO JAIL NO DUNGEON SO DARK THAT IT CAN EVER EXTINGUISH THIS SPARK MY HEART HAS THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE OF THE SUN THAT SHINES ABOVE LIFT YOU UP ON THE JETSTREAM OF MY HEART LIFT YOU UP ON THE JETSTREAM NEVER APART AND IπM GOING TO TAKE YOU WHERE YOUπLL ALWAYS BE TAKEN CARE OF AND I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN BY THE OCEAN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN BY THE OCEAN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN BY THE OCEAN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN BY THE OCEAN C. PAUL MCMAHON 1991
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little Yellow 04:21
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LITTLE YELLOW @PAUL McMAHON 1993 (VERSE 1) G C G LITTLE YELLOW BAND OF MOONLIGHT D C G LITTLE BLUE HEARTED GIRL G C G LITTLE FACE IN THE MIRROR D C G WHERE WE COULD FIND A DIFFERENT WORLD (VERSE 2) I GOT THIS BLOODHOUND I GOT THIS LIGHT I BEEN OUT WALKINí HALF THE NIGHT TRYINí TO FIND YOU EVERYWHERE OH DARLING WHYíD YOU GIVE ME THE AIR (CHORUS) C G YOU WERE SPOSEíD TO BE HERE YESTERDAY D C G BUT YOU DIDNíT EVEN TRY TO CALL C G AND YOUR SISTER SHE WONíT TELL ME ANYTHING G D C G NOBODY WANTS TO TALK TO ME AT ALL (VERSE 3) I GOT THIS LIZARD IN MY BODY TELLING ME ITíS TIME TO GO IF I HAD ALL OF MY WISHES THEREíD BE SOME THINGS I WOULDNíT WANT TO KNOW (CHORUS 2) WHYíD YOU GO AWAY SO LONG AND LEAVE ME SINGINí THIS SAD OLD SONG YOU LEFT NO NUMBER NO ADDRESS NO WAY TO REACH YOU IN DISTRESS (VERSE 4) LITTLE BREATH IN THE DARKNESS LITTLE CATCH IN THE THROAT LITTLE SOFT HEARTED MEMORY IN A LETTER YOU ONCE WROTE WALK AWAY FROM THE WIRE ITíLL BURN YOU WITH ITS HEAT WILL I SEE YOU TOMORROW OH DARLING YOU MAKE THE AIR SO SWEET (REPEAT VERSE 1) LITTLE YELLOW BAND OF MOONLIGHT LITTLE BLUE HEARTED GIRL LITTLE FACE IN THE MIRROR WHERE WE COULD FIND A DIFFERENT WORLD (REPEAT LAST LINE) WHERE WE COULD FIND A DIFFERENT WORLD
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bluebird 02:15
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BLUEBIRD BLUEBIRD IN A GOLDEN CAGE SINGING SONGS IN GOLDEN TONES ALL ABOUT A NICER AGE WARM SHE WAS AND SINGING THERE UNDER BANYAN TREE FOOD AND WINE ARE FREELY GIVEN THERE LIFE IS GLORIFYING LIFE IN THE SOFTLY SCENTED AIR THOUGHT AND ACTION SEEM TO BE COMBINED SO THE BLUEBIRD SINGS WORD AND DEED AND VISION ARE NOT SEPERATED THERE BLUEBIRD IN YOUR GOLDEN CAGE CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE PARADISE HAS GONE BLUEBIRD IN A GOLDEN CAGE LOOKING OUT ACROSS THE SNOWY PLAIN IT IS WARM BESIDE THE FIREPLACE IT IS COLD OUTSIDE THE WINDOW PANE SO THE BLUEBIRD SINGS ALL THE NOTES AND TONES SHE SINGS ARE FASHIONED LONG AGO AND THE BLUEBIRDíS SONG REMAINS FREE OF ANY MEMORY FREE OF ANY PAIN © PAUL MCMAHON 1987
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December 10th, 1992 03:43
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DECEMBER 10, 1992 ON DECEMBER 10, 1992 THE WORST STORM OF THE CENTURY BLEW AS A HOPI ELDER ADDRESSED THE UNITED NATIONS WARNING OF THE DAY OF PURIFICATION A LONG TIME BACK MANY YEARS AGO THE FUTURE TO THE HOPI PEOPLE WAS SHOWN IN HUGE NUMBERS THE WHITE MAN WOULD COME THEY WERE TOLD GREEDY FOR LAND GREEDY FOR GOLD THEY WILL HAVE FORGOTTEN THEIR RELATION TO SPIRIT WHEN THE EARTH MOTHER SPEAKS THEY CAN NO LONGER HEAR IT MANY SIGNS THEY WERE SHOWN THAT HAVE COME TO PASS YOU MUST KNOCK AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE OF GLASS FAR TO THE EAST BESIDE THE SEA A GREAT HOUSE OF MICA YOU WILL SEE WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE SENT REPRESENTING ALL THE GOVERNMENTS TO THE HOUSE OF MICA YOU MUST GO TO WARN THE PEOPLE YOU MUST KNOCK AT THE DOOR KNOCK FOUR TIMES, IF YOU’RE TURNED AWAY PREPARE FOR PURIFICATION DAY HE KNOCKED THE FIRST TIME IN 1949 BECAUSE THE ELDERS HAD ALREADY SEEN THE SIGNS THE SWASTIKA AND THE RISING SUN THE GOURD OF ASHES THAT’S THE ATOM BOMB HE KNOCKED THREE TIME AND A FOURTH TIME TOO THAT WAS IN 1992 HE WORE A RED BANDANA, IN THE GOLDEN LIGHT IT SHIMMERED IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE MESSAGE WAS DELIVERED THE EARTH ROSE UP TO CLAIM HER CHILD THE WIND AND SEAS AND THE RAIN WAS WILD NINETY MILE WINDS HIT THE JERSEY SHORE HOUSES COLLAPSED BEACHES WERE NO MORE THE EAST RIVER FLOODED THE FDR DRIVE THE HUDSON ROSE UP AND COVERED THE WEST SIDE THE WEATHER PEOPLE WERE ALL CAUGHT OFF GUARD BUT THE FEATHER PEOPLE KNEW IT WAS THE WORD OF GOD WHAT WILL IT TAKE BEFORE WE LEARN TO BE HUMBLE MUST ALL OUR CHILDREN DIE AND ALL OUR BUILDINGS CRUMBLE LISTEN TO THE WISDOM OF THE NATIVE BROTHER RESPECT THE TRUTH, HONOR YOUR MOTHER MANY PEOPLE SPOKE AT THE UN THAT DAY INDIGENOUS LEADERS FROM VERY FAR AWAY KEEPERS OF THE EARTH, KEEPERS OF THE FAITH WHO STILL WATCH OVER THE LAND OF THEIR ANCESTORS’ GRAVES FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE THE MESSAGE WAS THE SAME WE KILL ‘EM FOR GOLD IN JESUS’ NAME WE’RE KILLING THE EARTH AND IT’S GETTING LATE WE’RE ALL CONNECTED, WE ALL SHARE THE SAME FATE YOU KNOW THAT STORM COULD’VE LASTED A WHOLE LOT LONGER IT WASN’T GOING ANYWHERE AND IT WAS ONLY GETTING STRONGER BUT ALL THE NATIVE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE THE NEXT DAY THEY PRAYED TOGETHER AND ASKED THE STORM TO GO AWAY WELL YOU MIGHT BELIEVE ME AND YOU MAY NOT YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK INTO YOUR OWN HEART ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS TRUE BUT YOU WON’T HEAR ANY OF THIS ON THE NIGHTLY NEWS ON DECEMBER 10, 1992 THE WORST STORM OF THE CENTURY BLEW AS THOMAS BANYACYA ADDRESSED THE UNITED NATIONS WARNING OF THE DAY OF PURIFICATION C. PAUL McMAHON 1992
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Borderline 05:12
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BORDERLINE I ONCE HAD A GIRL WITH GOLDEN HAIR SWEET AS THE MORNING DEW BUT I WAS COLD AND DID NOT CARE MY HEART COULD NOT BE TRUE I RAN AROUND WITH OTHER GIRLS HER TRUST IN ME WAS BROKE AND NOW SHEíS VANISHED FROM MY WORLD MY LIFE IS ASH AND SMOKE LOOK AWAY, LOOK AWAY TO THE BORDERLINE LOOK AWAY OUT OVER THE PLAIN HEAR THE MIGHTY ROAR OF THE THUNDERBOLT HEAR THE WHIPPING CRASH OF THE RAIN ONCE I LIVED IN PARADISE ALL THINGS WERE THERE FOR ME BUT I COULD NEVER BE SATISFIED NOW I LIVE IN POVERTY EAGLE FLYING HIGH ABOVE I KNOW THAT YOU SEE ALL CARRY MY PRAYERS TO THE MASTER OF LOVE OH HEAR ME WHEN I CALL LOOK AWAY, LOOK AWAY TO THE BORDERLINE LOOK AWAY OUT OVER THE PLAIN HEAR THE MIGHTY ROAR OF THE THUNDERBOLT HEAR THE WHIPPING CRASH OF THE RAIN OH JESUS, HERE I KNEEL A SINNER SAD TO SAY HELP ME REMEMBER HOW TO FEEL TEACH ME HOW TO PRAY ONCE MY EYE WAS TRUE AND CLEAR AND MY HEART WAS FREE AND BRAVE BUT THEN I GAVE MYSELF TO FEAR AND NOW I AM A SLAVE LOOK AWAY, LOOK AWAY TO THE BORDERLINE LOOK AWAY OUT OVER THE PLAIN HEAR THE MIGHTY ROAR OF THE THUNDERBOLT HERE THE WHIPPING CRASH OF THE RAIN (C) PAUL MCMAHON 1991

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released March 3, 1994

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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.
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