1. |
Decide
04:07
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Verse 1
Tell me who-ooh-ooh you aspire to be
Tell me why-I-I, but you make no sense to me
What you say-aye-aye changing day to day-aye
Don't you know-oh-oh you already are someone?
Verse 2
Tell me-ee-ee-ee what you want to see
Don't you understand ev'rything is made believe?
Label true-ooh-ooh, but it's fantasy
Look for wrong or right, but there is no prescribed
Chorus
You procrastinate, but it's just a game
Only you decide how you want to play-hay-yay
Verse 3
See you-ooh-ooh-ooh, but you don't see me
Witness ev'rything that you contemplate within
Seated in your heart - I facilitate
If you change your mind - universe is realigned
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental
Verse 4
Never laugh at you when you boo-hoo-hoo
Never judgement pass, cos I always luv you
When I see you smile - when I see you cry
Either way, remain ever well wisher always
Repeat Chorus
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2. |
Expression Always Divine
03:38
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Verse 1
See him in his car
Bimma jumping queues again
Wonder who you think you are
Too important to wait in line
Verse 2
Hear him beep his horn
Ev'ryone move out the way
See in terms of you and they
He acts like believe road is owned
Chorus
But let me judge him not
Condemn no more in my mind
Desire see the soul within
Expression always divine
Verse 3
Watch her at the till
Conversate mobile absorbed
Disrespect to one who serves
Though that she does never occurs
Chorus
But let me judge her not
Condemn no more in my mind
Desire see the soul within
Expression always divine
Verse 4
There I go again
Losing sight of light that shines
Seeing only filter glass
I wonder who I think they are
Instrumental
Repeat Chorus to Fade
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3. |
Facets Of You
02:54
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Chorus
Facets of you see ev'rywhere
Facets of you in ev'rything
Facets of you no matter what we do we are
Verse 1
Of water - taste; purifier - wind;
Of seasons - spring; in the sun and moon light
Like spark of fire, drop of reservoir
All part of you, fragment of your splendour
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
Of fishes - shark; in the sands of time
In quest for truth, in mystery hidden
In roll of dice, in ability of man
In seed of life, beginning middle and end
Instrumental
Repeat Chorus x 2
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4. |
Freedom To Explore
02:30
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Verse 1
I am not alone
Though I stand apart
Individual
I'm a part of you
You persist in me
Verse 2
I am no lost soul
Though I role play deep
Keep my self amused
I am part of you
You're a part of me
Chorus A
Serves me to forget
Opens up the door
To this land of dreams
Freedom to explore
Verse 3
I am not confused
Though I may be blind
To reality
Does not compromise
My integrity
Chorus B
Serves you to forget
Opens up the door
To this land of dreams
Freedom to explore
Instrumental
I am not alone
You are not alone
We are not alone
They are not alone
Repeat Chorus A
Repeat Chorus B
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5. |
He's A Man Of God
02:35
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Verse 1
He's a man of god but he's not religious
He's a man of god but he's got no faith
He's a man of god but he ain't no saint
He's my right hand man of god
Verse 2
He's a man of god but he's independant
He's a man of god but he follows none
He's a man of god but he stands alone
He's my right hand man of god
Chorus v1
He's a lot like you,
Do you understand me -
He's a man of god?
Verse 3
He's a man of god but he's unsurrendered
He's a man of god but never submits
He's a man of god but he's no-one's dog
He's my right hand man of god
Repeat Chorus v1
Chorus v2
He's a lot like me
Do I understand you -
He's a man of god?
Instrumental
Verse 4
He's a man of god but he ain't no preacher
Sees the hand of god even in dark stuff
Senses plan of god in all illusions
He's my right hand man of god
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6. |
Is This For You?
02:55
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Chorus
Is this for you?
Does this make sense?
Does it seem true?
Resonate within your heart,
Spin in your mind,
Around and round in your head?
Verse 1
The how and why
The where and whom
The reason readily embrace illusion
The objective
The subjective
Our seeming inability to say which
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental
Verse 2
The long and short
Reality
Some sort of collaboration of dreamers
Though now feels real
Believable
I wonder will I change my view come morning?
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7. |
May Yet Recall
04:25
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Verse 1
Does no-one out there think like me?
Relate to the way I see?
Resonate with how I feel
I don't belong on planet Earth, yet here I am
Verse 2
Does no-one out there feel the same?
Share this point of view with me?
Believe life only a game
One plays to gain emotional experience
Chorus
So wonder what I want / why take this birth?
- High time I remembered
Too long I've wandered blind on planet Earth
Must keep faith may yet recall
Verse 3
Sometimes I feel my heart despair
Did I make one big mistake
Coming here cannot fit in
To normal life, to me it makes no sense at all
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental
Outro
Does anybody think like me?
Does anybody think like me out there?
Does anybody feel like me?
Does anybody feel like me out there ... out there?
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8. |
Memory?
03:02
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Verse 1
So here we are
This feels familiar
Like you have been here before
Verse 2
Like memory
Like you remember stuff
Like this is not your first time
Chorus
Child prodigy
Animal instinct
Seem like past life memory to you
Verse 3
I think they are
But I can never prove it
Much as I find believable
Chorus
Child prodigy
Animal instinct
Seem like past life memory to me
Instrumental
Verse 4
So here we are
This sounds familiar
Like you have heard it all before
Verse 5
Already know
Start you not from beginning
More picking up where one left off
Chorus
Child prodigy
Animal instinct
Seem like past life memory to me
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9. |
Predisposed
03:45
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Chorus
Predisposed, but I can't explain
Feel it's real, but the doubt remains
Self deceive, yet I think I see, I still believe
Nothing sure, but I act as if
Carved in stone, though it never is
All makes sense, yet I'm on my fence, I wonder why
Verse 1
Tell me what you want to feel, and I'll respond
What you need to believe true, a thought process to accept
Decide where you want to go and I'll arrange
For ev'ry drama needs a stage designed to fit production
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
You choose how you self-express, it's up to you
You remember or forget, is all the same in my mind
Whatever you do decide, you contribute
For goal of life never prescribed, at least by me it is not
Instrumental
Verse 3
Atheist or a theist, a point of view
Flavour life experience, facilitate in both case
Neither compromise my soul divinity
For always perfect manifest an aspect of regardless
Repeat Chorus
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10. |
Return Open
03:56
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Verse 1
I was wondering where a coming from
Tell to me your name - history convey
Journey path a crossed, shall we walk a while?
Do we share a common fate - why we here today?
Verse 2
Who am I to you? Plan imagining
Forces prearrange, maybe meant to be
On the other hand just a roll of dice,
Who knows, maybe happenchance, maybe destiny
Chorus v1
Relationship - combination - where will we go?
Destination - return open
Verse 3
Who are you to me? Only speculate
What you here to do, how to you relate?
My require of you? Your desire of me?
Hopefully be mutually beneficial
Chorus v2
Relationship - combination - where will this lead?
Destination - return open
Instrumental
Verse 4
Please explain to me - help me understand
What you hope to gain - offer in exchange
I will try oblige any way I can
But let me be a positive if it's all the same please
Chorus v3
Relationship - combination - what will we be?
Destination - return open
Chorus v4
Relationship - combination - what will we feel?
Destination - return open
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11. |
Serve Me To Believe
01:53
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Chorus
Serve me to believe my truth is truth - embrace it
Clutch straw of faith regardless
Verse 1
How about if nobody knows?
What if nobody me includes?
Why would I my self deceive me
Why would I speak my words like I really know stuff
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
How about if no one is sure?
What if ev'ryone pretend
Why would I deny awareness
Why would I spin a lie just to mission conceal
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
How about if no one can see?
What if ev'rybody blind?
Why would I resist admission
Why would I choose to mislead my self willingly
Repeat Chorus
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12. |
The Love You Gave
03:31
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Chorus
So now you take your bow
So now you walk away
Remember all the love you gave to one and all
Verse 1
Celebrate time we had
No regret cloud my mind
Hang my head, feel the pain
'til we meet again
Chorus v2
And as you take your bow
And as you curtain call
Remember all the love you gave to one and all
Verse 2
Celebrate path that crossed
Parts we played, hat's we wore
Prop and stage made it real
How we feel today
Breakdown
Chorus v3
And as you take your bow
And as you high hand wave
Remember all the love you gave to one and all
Chorus v4
And as you say goodbye
And as you close the door
Remember all the love you gave, leave me wanting more
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13. |
The Same Stuff
03:29
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Verse 1
Ev'rybody
Sister brother
Father mother
Global family
Verse 2
Ev'rybody
Society
Beyond country
Beyond colour skin
Chorus
Let me try to feel connected
After all made of the same stuff
Verse 3
Ev'rybody
One together
Species beyond
No exploitation
Verse 4
Ev'ry birth take
Combination
Soul and body
Opportunity
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental
Verse 5
Ev'ry being
Universal
Even extra terrestrial
Kin nevertheless
Repeat Chorus x 3
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14. |
To Represent
03:07
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Verse 1
What am I to do?
Shall I hold my tongue
Assent imply
Or do I speak my mind regardless?
Verse 2
What am I to say?
Shall I say my piece
Express my truth
Even though some may judge 'He's lost his way'?
Chorus
After all only I represent
I'm not here to interfere, no
Never wanted change the way they think
Only here to represent
Verse 3
What am I to do?
Shall I walk away
To cave return
Or should I speak my truth regardless??
Verse 4
What am I to say?
Careful words I choose
Lest I confuse
Or even worse disturb sweet man of faith
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental
Verse 5
What am I to say?
Shall I mum remain?
Resign myself
To superficial relationing?
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Songs Of Dave England, UK
David's songs are generally confessional or observational in nature, sometimes comedic or ironic, mostly of philosophical or theosophical subject-matter ... often in the form of imagined dialogue with God.
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