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Witness

by Songs Of Dave

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Witness 03:02
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[Verse 1] Through my eyes I see Yet eyes see nothing Alike a telescope, standing cold Needs a person to look through / focus [Verse 2] Through my skin I am feeling But skin feels nothing Alike a beautiful wedding dress Needs a bride-to-be breathe life into [Chorus] I'm a witness watching waking sleeping dreaming Just every now and then I 'dentify Get caught up, my self forget [Verse 3] Through my mind I am thinking But my thoughts are not me Alike a wind blowing fallen leaves Endless spiral around, up and down [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Through my body I role play Enjoy my make believe Suspend my disbelief today embrace Mayadevi and I collaborate [Repeat Chorus x2]
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For Me There Is No THE 02:22
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[Chorus] For me there is no THE goal of life Your goal of your life is yours to choose Believe what that should be Never prescribed by God or anyone else but you [Verse 1] Argue karma a construct Regard sin an invention Yet accepting as fact delivers redemption Matter true or false position [Verse 2] Argue faith is believing In unknown as if certain Forget self you deceiving - too busy preaching No matter evidence preference [Chorus] [Verse 3] Argue nobody fallen All is divine expression Contributes to completeness, everything valid No matter dark or light reflection [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Argue everyone worthy Shine a spark of a splendour Be that conscious / unconscious - positive always No matter there or back direction [Chorus]
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Responsible 03:10
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[Chorus] Even ignorance be blissful And unconscious maybe harm do Consequences no denying Even innocent be motive Suffering cause no escaping My awareness obligation [Verse 1] For I don't wanna cause An accident insecticide Be careful where my feet step - focus Yet still I drive my car Unconsciousness selective Application contradictive admit [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] For I don't wanna cause Emotional upheaval To fellow human being feelings Yet lack humility To recognise my trespass To change the way I view point express [Instrumental] [Verse 3] I don't wanna cause No situation negative By thought or word or action performed Yet no matter how I strive Ahimsa path evades me Makes me beggar question nature divine [Repeat Chorus]
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To Be Human 02:31
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[Verse 1] Sometimes we believe in truth Sometimes we just read the news Sometimes we ignore the difference Sometimes we campaign for choice Sometimes we demand a voice Sometimes we prefer to follow [Chorus] Sweet contradiction only human Sweet contradiction to be human [Verse 2] Sometimes we open eyes Sometimes we prefer the lies Sometimes we deny the difference Sometimes we believe in love Sometimes we have had enough Sometimes we believe in leaving [Repeat Chorus]
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I, Soul 02:35
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[Spoken word] It may not sound grammatically correct, but it's not 'my soul' (something I possess) it's 'I, soul' ... I-comma-soul ... at least that's what my soul thinks ... I mean I, soul thinks ;) [Verse 1] One may say my body Something I control Much as one drives inert machine But one can't say my soul [Verse 2] One may say my species Class of life genus Identify with outer skin But one can't say my soul ... why? [Chorus] Ego question My 'dentification Who am really now see clearly Divine witness I, soul - that's me [Verse 3] One may say my country Land of birth my home Manic wave my national flag But one can't say my soul ... why? [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 4] One may say my persona Something I project Hidden by my role-play mask But one can't say my soul ... why? [Repeat Chorus]
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Show Me Sunshine 02:50
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[Verse 1] I've been fearing Something's going down Something major Something serious Just can't shake it Feeling tearful [Verse 2] I've been feeling Nothing's important Former passions Now seem frivolous Just can't shake it Reality [Chorus] Eyes wide open No way backward Pray cloud dissipate Show me sunshine [Verse 3] I've been praying Find new positive No 'bout turning Bury head to sand Face my music Learn a new tune [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 4] I've been waiting Waiting patiently Keeping faith in Always on my side Won't abandon Won't oblige me [Repeat Chorus]
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Got Evidence 03:08
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[Chorus] Got evidence Proved your point of view Fed prejudices Demonised who contradict you [Verse 1] See what you want To see, ignore the rest Filter your facts Cherry pick just those that fit For truth predisposed, shock hey presto, so you got ... [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] See what you know Believe know what you see Truth-door you close Long since throw away the key Cosy certainty chiseled in stone, so you got ... [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 3] See ignorant Opposition dismiss Judge ill-informed Only reason they resist For truth-singular is on your side, for you got ... [Instrumental] [Repeat Chorus x4]
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Somehow 03:14
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[Verse 1] Ego - I'm a sinner Belief a fallen soul Given fact identify Challenge? Who am I Argue you wrong? [Verse 2] Idea I'm entangled By action and reaction Karmic bondage samsara Challenge? Who am I Argue you wrong? [Chorus] Maybe it somehow serves So no need to interfere Some sort of sacred role-play Persona sets the stage - facilitates [Verse 3] Belief I'm my body So one day I'm gonna die Convinced only get one life Challenge? Who am I Argue you wrong? [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Belief I'm a victim I'm obliged against my will To resist I am powerless Challenge? Who am I Argue you wrong? [Verse 5] Belief I am not you That I lost divinity Today become someone else Challenged? Who are you Argue I'm wrong? [Repeat Chorus x2]
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Whatever Serves You 02:45
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[Verse 1] No escape, cannot deny You decide how see Prejudice resist Open mind or blinkered eyes? [Verse 2] Predisposed point of view By design or roll of dice? Hand of God or random chance? Destiny or canvas-blank? [Chorus] Always choice is up to you How you understand your truth Maybe true or maybe lie - white, black or grey Whatever serves you [Verse 3] Resonates reality Every act see consequence Manifest or karmic knot Either way divine express [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] ... because of who you are ... [Verse 4] Every time return to this Ignorance is ignore-ance Head in sand can never hide Who you are, only disguise [Repeat Chorus]
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Soul 03:13
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[Chorus] See with opened eyes [In order to increase his/her transcendental enjoyment] With opened mind think Hear with opened ears [He/she, whom is one without a second, becomes many] With opened heart sing [Verse 1] Soul, reclaim divine Forgotten whom you used to be, who you remain Soul, power reclaim Remember why you choose to take this birth on Earth [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] One and different Separated, achintya bheda abheda Inconceivable God everything, yet simultaneously not God [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 3] Contradictory Illogical ego identification True? Is hard believe, Nevertheless one without second many become
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Genius 02:56
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[Verse 1] Burning desire, lay-wake at night fantasy dreaming Pray bended knee 'if only please - I promise good be' Unmanifest, uncertainty, future success hope Clutch at straws my day will come, so is this ... [Chorus] Genius, by design, plan divine (?/!) Appreciation hard achieved multiplied [Verse 2] Fear I don't deserve - unworthy of my happiness yearned Nevertheless I'm powerless to face away turn Scheme bargain make: give this to me / charity give more Head in hands ignoble ignored, is this ... [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental + spoken word] Would it really increase my enjoyment if I could manifest anything desired at the snap of my fingers ... maybe that would just quickly become boring? What do you think? [Verse 3] Proportionate pleasure to pain of separation Gratification, finale-grand, sweeter if delayed Anticipation essential to perfect enjoyment Occurs to me, realisation this is ... [Repeat Chorus]
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Have A Nice Day 02:31
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[Chorus] Mr Kingston Here to help you Hope to con you Beyond try see Beautiful soul Have a nice day [Verse 1] But how easily forget My yesterday bury? Better I extend some empathy Know desperate times Make for desperate measures Remember [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] But how readily Cupboard skeleton Exist deny? Refuse admit Could ever compromise myself Exploit someone else Squeaky clean ... [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 3] But how innocent Believe you are See tinted rose your history? Your moral indignation Victim condescension Justified [Instrumental] [Repeat Chorus x2]
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Emisár Always 02:31
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[Chorus v1] Feet on the ground Eyes on the world Fly on the wall Head in the clouds, yet express and explore, nevertheless, Facets and aspects as never before Conscious / unconscious - emisár always [Verse 1] Subjective accepted Blinker perspective Yet unique view point-complementary my bag [Verse 2] Appreciation Discovered anew Perception of wonder relayed real-time to you [Chorus v2] I'm your eyes in the dark Ears to the ground Mind in a spin Pie in the sky, yet express and explore, nevertheless, Facets and aspects as never before Conscious / unconscious - emisár always [Verse 3] Emotional roller - Coaster of feeling From nightmare to ecstasy For your pleasure [Middle 8] See through my eyes Hear through my ears Understand through my mind Feel through my tears [Instrumental + spoken word] It's additional, complementary, finite, yet nevertheless contributes to the completeness of the whole. [Verse 4] Fantasy dreaming Hoping and yearning Doubting deserving For completeness witness [Chorus v3] I'm your boots on the ground Eyes in the sky Nose to the floor Head in the sand, yet express and explore, nevertheless, Facets and aspects as never before Conscious / unconscious - emisár always
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Please Accept 03:01
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[Verse 1] My life, though small and humble I offer to you Experiential journey unmanifested to manifested My contribution [Verse 2] Unique my individual Appreciation Vision of wonder tinted albeit, seen through conditioned layers I offer to you [Chorus] Only now conscious of who I remain Already possess everything Yet offer devotion, choice made, embrace it Pray please accept this [Verse 3] My life adventure confused, direction unclear My headless chicken Struggle, 'cassional success, more often hopeless I offer to you [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 4] My life, insignificant in aspiration Apologetic Finite my exploration / divine expression I offer to you [Repeat Chorus x2]

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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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