1. |
Theseus Falls
08:18
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THESEUS FALLS
I. Entrance
II. Questions
III. Exit
If you knew you had to go
With one memory tucked and towed
Would you stay here left in chains
Or ride along the flow
Lights that dance on flowing glass
Are broken by the trees they pass
Shallows wait while shadows grow
But reflections always last
If it’s easier for you
To turn away from all you knew
I will share your journey long
And keep you here in song
With visions dark and vast
Some come to light at last
Won’t you listen for my call
As you head towards the Falls
Careful in the stream
Of things that always seem
Keep the memories you love best
For Lethe takes the rest.
Take me Home
Where the wild oaks grow
I scream alone
Take me Home.
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2. |
Elder Creek
05:09
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ELDER CREEK
“As I stood upon the stair
I saw a girl who wasn’t there
She wasn’t there again today
I wish, I wish she’d go away”
The wood touches the water and the water sets it free
A promise to each other a sacred memory
With visions of the future
And treasures from the deep
We set out on our journey
From the mouth of Elder Creek
From the mansions of our sorrow
To the missions of our pride
Through the foggy haze of shadow
To the light we hold inside
Find your way across the sea
And sail on home to Elder Creek
The sea refuses no river
And the river carries me
Out into the ocean
And back towards the sea
Steer by stars tonight
Until the morning light
When we have the shore in sight
Find your way across the sea
And sail on home to Elder Creek
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3. |
Our First Meeting
07:53
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OUR FIRST MEETING
I know I'm your son, but I feel like I’m your father
Of course I still care, but why oh why do I bother?
I call you by name and you smile at me with a greeting
And I see in your eyes,
Our first meeting
The river is flowing backwards to a time before we met
(River to the creek)
I’m rowing upstream to a place I know you can’t forget
(Back to Elder Creek)
When I was young, when my memories were so fleeting
(Now we’re the same)
You can see in my eyes,
Our first meeting
Never trust the Teller, listen to the Tale
The Sailor has fled, always follow the Sail
When you arrive, you will know the memories that have survived
Then you’ll see in my eyes
That I see in your eyes
Our first meeting…
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4. |
Point Blunt Light
06:25
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Instrumental
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5. |
Gordian Knot
06:30
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GORDIAN KNOT
I should remember, you were my own
First son born to me, I’ve never known
Let me explain it, please read my mind
This Gordian knot will never unwind
Thoughts in the present, you live in the past
I’ll tell you of my life, when I was young
I’ll tell you the words from songs never sung
Sometimes I hear them when it’s so dark
But the black keys are white and the white notes are sharp
Maybe you’re dreaming, how could you forget?
Coming and going, thoughts through my head
These are the moments that I always dread
I hear your cries and I feel your pain
I have heard every word that you’ve said
Please wake me up when the Jabberwocks dead
When my mind fills with sights I cannot name
I live in fear, it appears the Jaberwocks tame
Sometimes my mind is his, sometimes I’m free
But I know he isn’t tame – he’ll never be
I miss you so much, I knew you so well
When a new moon would rise the rivers would swell
We set our boat out to sea, same memories…
Lethe took them away, he took you from me
I will live on through each one of you
Until our minds meet again someday soon
This Gordian knot, will never unwind
No matter how hard, how hard I try
The Jabberwock lives but I’m gone and free
Keep me alive by remembering me…
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6. |
Loops And Threads
04:19
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LOOPS AND THREADS
For a lonely boy, you fixed a weary toy
I was happy like a clown
In your comfort I would drown
One kiss, goodnight
Set the whole wide world to right
For me
When Henry made you swoon
And Armstrong touched the moon
We sang a simple tune
And I played a note so soon
For you, for me
As we forged our memories
One day we’ll find
Through the ravages of time
A place to be
Back to Elder Creek…
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7. |
A Long Time From Now
20:05
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A LONG TIME FROM NOW
I. Building the Ship
(Instrumental)
II. Out to Sea
Listen my friend I have a story to tell
My Muses surround and they’ll serve me well
There once was a ship that set out to the sea
With precious cargo – my memories
And then that ship sailed, sailed on so fearlessly
From the past into eternity
You'll stand on her bow
A long time from now.
Through the waves I saw the future
Washed clean by time and fading away
My ship sailed on into the darkness
A passenger so led astray
When I was young happy and free
Elder Creek, it ran to the sea
I’ll get back somehow…
A long time from now.
III. The Mirror Man
You don’t know me – don’t know me yet
But when you fall, when you forget
I’ll pick you up – set you free
And you’ll forget Mnemosyne
You see your reflection, in the creek
And the memories of which you speak
When your muses have broken down
And your ship has run aground
The reflection that you see
In the mirror
You know it’s me.
IV. Two for Tea
Two for tea and tea for two
I think that I remember you
Two for tea – remember me?
V. Along the Lethe
(Instrumental)
VI. Arrival
Across the shore, beyond the horizon
I see a child - she's calling to me
Young at heart with eyes so knowing
I see in her my destiny
If memories were time, I’d have so few to spare
And those I have left, well they are yours to share
Remember this vow
A long time from now
“Come on Grandma, Let’s go home…”
VII. Euturpe
(Instrumental)
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