Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Honour Bound
Forever honour bound Unable to reveal What my heart found It was just by idle chance A happy happenstance Alas she was not free Wed, a home And a familyLeft searchingFor a wayTo express the wordsI longed to sayAnd yet my heart was singingDespite little joyWould it bringStill a magic thingThough misery Might filter in…
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Crazy Days
(Instrumental Intro)Crazy daysThose were some crazy old daysA long time agoWherever did they goSeems to me A thousand years or soI’ll never knowWhy did we ever let them goI remember those daysAnd all of your crazy waysDrifting through spaceApart from the human raceWe had a dreamIt started as our dreamOur world would have beenA very…
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High and Low
Search high, search lowDid anyone see them goThey vanished one dark nightBy curiosity Or by frightDid someone open the doorIt never happened beforeSearch high, search lowWherever could they goWas it East, or was it WestDid they stop Or did they restFriends joined inNot knowing where to beginSearch high, search lowWill they survive there alone In…
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I Remember You
I remember youYes, I remember you And all the things we’d do A light through the windowYour head on my pillowNow nobody’s calling down the hallThere are no kisses leftWalking out the door Come life ever afterAlways looking for an answerNo one to come home toAnd nothing Ieft to do?Where is the laughter?That always surrounds…
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The Explorers
From a bulging colonyConstrained, to the Eastern sideOf mountains wideThree men together Together set outTo cross that Great DivideDetermined they would discover What lay over, on the other sideThrough valleys, a river courseThe river course on foot and horseBy foot and horseThey failed to find the source (Instrumental break)Along the ridgesRugged ridges not tried beforeAlong…
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The Value of a Friend
Never under estimate The value of a friend Whether with you from the beginning Or who stands beside you at the endFrom a scuffle in the old schoolyard Side by side there to defend Enduring through the agesWith no need to condescend Beside you on life’s journeyAll your troubles to attendNever under estimateThe value of…
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A Better World
(Instrumental intro) Somewhere in my dreamsThere was a better world It had to be in a dream So much peace and harmonyFor never could that beIn the fractured, tragic worldThat is my realityTake me to a placeOne of harmony and grace(Instrumental interlude) Find a better placeWaking to the sound The sirens could not drown It…
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The Grass is Greener
Many folk begin lifeIn some quiet suburban streetPlaying in the backyardWith siblings at their feetSpying through the palingsIt’s not long before they senseThe fruit trees more enticingAcross the neighbour’s fenceYou remember growing olderAnd taken for a rideFor a quiet family picnicIn the rustic countrysideBut these pleasant outingsPossess no special thrillsAnd sense it’s more alluringOn the…
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The Artist in Us All
(Instrumental intro) In these days, when we are swampedWith high technologyOverwhelming our sensesNot allowing us to seeThe many aspects of our artThat surely have to beThe very fabric that compriseOur lives’ rich tapestry. We can all recall, the favourite songsThat lift our spirits highOr the stories, from some author’s penCausing us to cry (instrumental break)Causing…
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Let Her Go
(instrumental intro)I grew up with Her She was the girl next door My best friend Since we were fourBetween us grewA true rapportFrom an early age we sworeTo remain as one for evermoreA true ‘Tomboy’She was the girl next doorAs she flowered everybody sawHow much I lovedMy girl next door(instrumental break)So can’t you see that…
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