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emotional tidal wave

from Paul McMahon by Paul McMahon

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EMOTIONAL TIDAL WAVE

ON THE OCEAN A MIGHTY TIDAL WAVE
IS RUNNING ALL AROUND
BACK AN FORTH LIKE AN ORPHAN IN THE NIGHT
AND OF COURSE THEREπS NO MENTION IN THE PRESS
NO WARNING NO DISTRESS
THEY SIMPLY KEEP IT OUT OF SIGHT

MAGNETIC STORMS SPINNING WILD IN THE DESERT
HAVING TANTRUMS ALONE IN THEIR ROOMS
AND THIS HEADACHEπS CONTROLLING MY BODY
GIVE MY TEARS TO THE MAN IN THE MOON

AND IT FEELS LIKE IπLL NEVER UNDERSTAND
THESE FORCES THAT COMMAND
MY EMOTIONS FROM A PLACE THAT I CANπT SEE
ITπS LIKE LIVING WITH ANIMALS OR BIRDS
NO LANGUAGES OR WORDS
THESE HAPPEN THINGS ARE HAPPENING TO ME

IπM AFRAID THAT MY CUP RUNNETH OVER
AND THE PRESSURE IS BURSTING THE DAM
AS THE WATERS RUSH OVER MY SHOULDERS
WILL I FINALLY KNOW WHO I AM?

AND I KNOW THAT IπVE GOT TO LIVE A LIFE
TO BE A LIVING KNIFE
DIVIDING THE FUTURE FROM THE PAST
HERE IN FEAR WITH EMOTIONS I CANπT NAME
IN ANGER AND IN SHAME
THESE FEELINGS ARE THE ONLY THINGS I HAVE
THESE FEELINGS ARE THE ONLY THINGS I HAVE

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from Paul McMahon, released May 22, 1986

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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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