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The Measure You Use Verse 1You hold the line so high and straightYou say it’s love, you say it’s fateEvery […]

Verse 1 Mr TeslaBurning brightHold your torchAgainst the night Cold roomsOne bare chairIdeas hummingEverywhere ⸻ Verse 2 You walked aloneStreet

Verse 1 As the year slips quietly away,we lift our eyes to brighter days,another dawn, another start,new mercy waking every

Verse 1He counted breath in thinning air,Each step a measured prayer,The mountain known, the risk declared,No bravado there.Just tired eyes

Verse 1He nearly caught the morning trainNearly said the words he meantNearly won, nearly stayedLife just brushed him, then it

Verse 1They say, “From Dave,” and close the cardInk runs dry, no wishing heartNo warmth spoken, nothing sharedJust a name

LISTEN NOW (LOVE IS SPEAKING)A Sacred Duet & Choir AnthemInvocation (Choir – soft, sustained) Mm… ah…Breathe… receive…Love is near… Verse

Ahhh…Listen… Verse 1 (Male Lead – calm authority) Before the noise, before the rushBefore the world explainsThere is a sound

Ahhh…Mm…A stillness gathers… Section I — Foundation (Full Choir) Before the word is fully spokenBefore the meaning finds a nameThere

OpeningAhhhMm Verse IBefore the word is fully spokenBefore the meaning finds its nameThere is a sound that holds us steadyThere

It seems to meOur cosmic friendsAre here. Words are heard, ones of fearThrough the night the sparkling lightsDive and dart,

[Verse]In the quiet of the twilight,When the city’s lost its fight,We sway softly, oh so gently,Beneath the silver night. [Verse

Looking at youLooking at herTears in your eyesWith a blank stare She’s goneJust words inscribedHere lies the one you lovedNever

Is it all over nowIs our magic goneThe beauty we hadAre we all done nowI’m feeling badI’m feeling so sadMy

(Verse 1)I held you close, my precious child,Through every tear, through every mile.Your laughter echoes in my heart,Though now we

“Aria for a Friend” (Opening)Oh, friend so dear, whose light has shone,A beacon bright, though you are gone.Your kindness lingered,

“The Tempest Within” [Opening Verse] (Soft, brooding)Oh, anger, thy name, a fire untamed,A shadow cast, a soul inflamed.Thy touch ignites

[Opening Verse] (Soft, mournful)Oh, sorrow, thy name, a quiet song,A shadow deep, where I belong.Thy veil, it falls like autumn

[Opening Verse] (Soft, radiant)Oh, joy, thy name, a golden light,A boundless glow, a heart’s delight.Thy wings, they lift, they carry

I can’t thinkWhen I see himThere with you My minds goneWhen I see himRight there Do you knowHow it kills

“When I See Her” (Verse 1 – Soft, emotional)I can’t think… when I see her… there with you,My mind’s gone…

I can’t thinkWhen I see herThere with you My minds goneWhen I see herRight there Do you knowHow it kills

Instrumental Michael Forty

Lost Love Michael Forty

[Verse]Whispering shadows in the moonlightEchoes of you still haunt the nightYour empty words like broken glassCut through the silence of

[Verse]Stars are shining blue and greenSpaceships hum like old machinesGalaxies where we’ve beenLove’s light in every scene [Verse 2]Beams of

[Verse]Walking down this crowded streetEyes meet hearts skip two beatsIn a whirlwind of desireBaby you’ve set my heart on fire

[Verse]In the heart of Swindon townWhere dreams decide to drownNeon signs that steal your soulLost in a consumer black hole

[Verse]You were the spark in the dark nightLighting up moments that felt so rightNot a single thing could slow us

[Verse]Embers of our yesterdaysWhispers of those golden daysFading like a twilight hueLoving you was all I knew [Chorus]Shadows of love

[Verse]Fifteen and wild, that’s our Maggie,Pretty as a peach, never too saggy,High boots clickin’ on the old dirt road,Blonde hair

[Verse]Mum packs my lunch at break of dawn,Those same old sandwiches, the same old song.Cheese and pickle, day after day,I

Angie Baby sixty five todayYes another thank god we prayLet’s have many more you sweet thingBut first enjoy today Is

The Bus Driver’s Anthem Verse 1On the bus I will merrily drive,In August, when my license is live.Vroom vroom, the

Waiting(Lyrics) Verse 1Waiting, for what you askSomething better, a brighter taskSomething new, something goodJust for you, I always would The

Verse 1Broken glass on the highway of my life,Reflections of the man I used to be.Behind the wheel of pain,

(Verse 1) Down the winding countryside lane, A gleam of chrome in the gentle rain. Two-tone beauty, green and cream,

Verse 1A car so sleek, green cream and long,Pushes me to write this Zephyr song.Two thousand, five hundred CC’s of

Verse 1Can you seeThe twinkle in my eye,Darting at you—I think I found somethingI’ve been looking for. ChorusYes, youCould beThe

[Verse 1]I never met you,I watched you from afar.I saw you yesterday,Drive past in your car. [Chorus]You’re so beautiful,Words are

Though your leash lies empty,Your spirit runs free.You’ll always walk with me, Lady—You’ll always walk with me. [Verse 2]The old

[Couplet 1]Je ne t’ai jamais rencontré,Je t’ai regardé de loin.Je t’ai vu hier,Passer en voiture. [Refrain]Tu es si belle,Les mots

[Verse 1]To you, I say,Think long before you start.The words you say nowWill kill a breaking heart. [Verse 2]When you

(Verse 1)A little Ballad for Nick and FranFew thoughts when drivingIn your carTime is nowto think of howThings change—it’s the

Title: “No Glory, Just You”(Verse 1)Trapped in the dust, where the bombs never cease,No glory, no honor, just a longing

(Verse 1)If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can

(Verse 1) In the quiet, I hear my name, A sailor beneath the flame. No sky above, no ground below—

Thoughts of people … Verse 1 What’s it all about Why am I here It all seems Pointless This life

[Verse 1]I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a

(Verse 1)Four fifteen AM, time to go,Wind, rain, even snow.Another walk, long and hard,Mail to post, another card. (Chorus)Smiling faces