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Woodstock Windmill

by Paul McMahon

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PRAYER SONG TO A TREE (verse) CARRY THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE HIGH ABOVE LET YOUR BRANCHES BE A STEEPLE FOR OUR LOVE FOR THE CREATOR OF EACH AND EVERYTHING AND MOTHER NATURE, IT IS OF THEE I SING (verse) YOUR LEAVES GIVE SHELTER FROM THE STORM YOU GIVE OF YOUR WOOD TO KEEP US WARM BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS, APPLES, CHERRIES, PEACHES AND UNDER YOUR BOWERS THE CHILDREN PLAY FOR HOURS (verse) FIRMLY PLANTED IN THE GROUND SO DEEP THE ROOTS THAT YOU SEND DOWN INTO THE MOTHER IN LOVING EMBRACE SILENT BROTHER IN SACRED TIME AND SPACE (bridge) HIGH ABOVE US DO YOU LOVE US DO YOU THINK OF US AT ALL? (verse) I HAVE SEEN A MYSTERY JESUS DWELLS WITHIN THAT TREE AND IN THE DANCES OF SUNSHINE AND RAIN SEASONS TURNING YOUR LEAVES ARE NEW AGAIN (brdge) ALWAYS GREENING THE AIR YOUíRE CLEANING WHAT IS THE MEANING OF A TREE? HIGH ABOVE US DO YOU LOVE US DO YOU THINK OF US AT ALL? © paul mcmahon 1993
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Fish Wish 02:35
FISH/WISH SOMETIMES I WISH THAT I WAS A FISH SWIMMIN IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA SOMETIMES I THINK THAT BEING A FISH WOULD BE EASIER THAN BEING ME DON'T KNOW WHY OH WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR ME DON'T KNOW WHY OH WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR ME TO BE YEAH YEAR YEAH I'M ASHAMED OF MYSELF I AIN'T LIVING LIKE I OUGHT TO BE SOMETIMES IT'S HARD JUST TO GET UP AND GET OUT OF BED DON'T KNOW WHY OH WHY CAN I NOT FEEL THE JOY THAT IS MINE UNTIL I'M DEAD I DON'T WANT TO BE JUST A CRYBABY BUT THAT'S HOW I FEEL SO DON'T PICK ON ME YEAH YEAR YEAH I'M ASHAMED OF MYSELF I AIN'T LIVING LIKE I OUGHT TO BE AND IπVE GOT EVERY GIFT THAT THE LORD CAN GIVE AND I STILL INSIST ON LIVING IN MISERY WELL I'VE GOTTA CHANGE I CAN'T KEEP GOING ON THE SAME IF I DO I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO CHANGE MY NAME IN SHAME I'M NOT A FISH AND I DO NOT WISH TO LIVE IN THE DEEP SEA MY FONDEST DREAM IS JUST TO SEEM JUST TO SEEM TO BE ME
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LAST NIGHT I DREAMED LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT I SAW JESUS RIDING IN A LIMOUSINE HE WAS RICH, BEAUTIFUL AND FAMOUS ON TV TALK SHOWS AND MAGAZINES HE HAD WRITTEN THE NUMBER ONE BEST SELLER ON EVERY BOOKSTAND IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD CALLED HOW TO BE RICH, BEAUTIFUL AND FAMOUS AND SAVE THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD HE MADE ME FEEL LIKE SUCH A FOOL I FELT UGLY AND UNLUCKY AND UNCOOL I WORK SO HARD JUST FOR SURVIVAL NOW JESUS TELLS ME I DONπT HAVE TO SO I WENT TO SEE HIM LECTURE IT WAS EXPENSIVE BUT I PAID THE HALL WAS FILLED WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE THERE TO HEAR THE WORDS HE SAID THE JESUS APPEARED. HE SAID, LISTEN TO ME CHILDREN THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS HERE AT ALL JUST MAKE A WISH, AND WISH IT WITH YOUR WHOLE SELF ITπLL COME TRUE BELIEVE ON ME AND THEN HE WINKED AND HE DISAPPEARED I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE WORDS I DID HEAR I LOOKED AROUND AT ALL THE OTHER FACES SOME WERE FROWNING, SOME WERE CLEAR AND I WENT OUT, INTO THAT CITY AND SAW THE BEGGARS IN THE STREET AND I WAS FILLED WITH LOATHING AND PITY GAZING AT THEIR BLACKENED FEET THEN JESUS CAME AND HE WALKED WITH THEM AND GAVE THE MONEY FOR THE TOKENS FOR THE TRAIN AND THEY WENT OFF TO BROOKLYN ON THE D TRAIN AND JESUS WENT WITH THEM INTO THAT NIGHT LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT I SAW JESUS RIDING IN A LIMOUSINE HE WAS RICH, BEAUTIFUL AND FAMOUS ON TV TALK SHOWS AND MAGAZINES
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PERFECT CRIME WHEN I WAS A KID I USED TO DREAM ABOUT THE PERFECT CRIME USED TO IMAGINE STEPPING OUT OF TIME WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO UNDO YOUR MIND FROM THE INSIDE OUT WALKING AROUND THE EDGE OF REALITY YOU REALLY SURE THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE IS THERE SOMETHING HERE YOU REALLY NEED YOU BETTER GRAB IT QUICK AND RUN CAUSE THE DEVIL IS WALKING AT THE CROSSROADS ST. PETER IS WALKING THERE TOO BETTER CHECK UP ON YOUR INTENTIONS WHAT MAKES YOU DO, DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO GOT A RESTLESS SPIRIT AND A HURTIN HEART SOMETIMES I THINK MY MIND'S GONNA FLY APART MAKES ME WONDER WHY I EVER DID START TRYING TO LOSE THESE CHAINS CAUSE THE DEVIL IS WALKING AT THE CROSSROADS BETWEEN ETERNITY AND TIME GONNA GET DOWN ON MY KNEES AND GIVE IT ALL AWAY NONE OF IT IS MINE NEED A JUNKYARD ANGEL TO UNLOAD MY MIND LOOKING FOR A LOVER SO I CAN UNWIND LAY DOWN MY TROUBLES AT THE RIVER OF TIME LET IT WASH ME CLEAN AGAIN WASH ME CLEAN WASH ME CLEAN AGAIN
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LIKE A MUSHROOM GROWS LIKE A MUSHROOM GROWS IN THE BASEMENT LIKE A MUSHROOM GROWS WHERE ITíS COOL AND DAMP IT DOESNíT HAVE TO TRY IT DOESNíT HAVE TO TRY LIKE A MUSHROOM GROWS WHERE ITíS WARM LIKE A MUSHROOM GROWS WHERE ITíS WARM AND DAMP IT DOESNíT HAVE TO TRY IT DOESNíT HAVE TO TRY IT JUST HAPPENS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEREíS A MUSHROOM WHERE THERE WAS NOTHING AND THATíS HOW I AM IíM LIKE A MUSHROOM GROWS LIKE A MUSHROOM GROWS DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO LIKE A MUSHROOM GROWS I DONíT HAVE TO TRY OO-OO LA-LA I WAS SO SURPRISED I DONíT REMEMBER WHEN I OPENED MY EYES SOME DECEMBER OR NOVEMBER I DONíT REMEMBER WHY I DONíT HAVE TO TRY IF I DONíT WANT TO I JUST LOVE MYSELF, THEN I FEEL BETTER I JUST LOVE MYSELF, YES I DO I JUST LOVE MYSELF, THATíS ALL I GOTTA DO I DONíT HAVE TO TRY © PAUL MCMAHON 1990
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NOW WITH TEARS NOW WITH TEARS YOUíRE CHOKING CAUSE YOUR HEARTíS BEEN BROKEN THATíS WHEN IT CAN OPEN AND ONLY LOVE IS SPOKEN THE HEART PLACES NO LIMITS ON TRUTH THEREíS NOTHING TO GAIN AND NOTHING TO LOSE ITíS ONLY PRIDE UNWILLING TO THE MIND BE STILLING LEARN TO BE LIKE CHILDREN AND IN LIFE BE THRILLING THE MOTHER FROM HER BABY NEVER STRAYS ALL IS GIVEN AND CLEAR IS THE WAY I USED TO BE A DOUBTER CAUGHT UP IN THE OUTER WORDS AND ALL THEIR VIOLENCE I PREFER THE SILENCE AND MAKE NO RULES FOR MY HEART IT HURTS TOO MUCH TO SEPARATE THE PARTS IF YOU COME VERY CLOSE TO ME IíLL SHOW YOU SOMETHING MOST DONíT SEE DEATH IN LIFE AND LIFE IN DEATH GOD IN LOVE AND GOD IN BREATH YET IN FEAR I TRADE MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE AND VEERING I STRAY FAR FROM MY COURSE ALL IS GOD AND GOD IS ALL THERE NEVER EVER WAS A FALL WE ARE OUT OF HISTORY AND THERE IS NO MYSTERY THE SEED THAT IS IN YOUR HEART CONCEALED WILL BLOSSOM IN LOVE ALONE AND ALL THINGS REVEAL © Paul McMahon 1994

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released August 8, 2001

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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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