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Entertainment Politics
02:49
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Entertainment Politics
Badda bing, badda bang, badda boom
I was walking home on my phone looking for the truth zone
I hit a speed bump at the gas pump
Donald Trump was jumping on a tree stump
With a hash tag and a tea bag
and a red and white and blue United States flag
We’re number one wag, I never lose brag,
It’s time to choose a leader who would Earth abuse, what a drag.
When entertainment and politics met at the crossroads
with a color television set,
We were mesmerized, hypnotized,
in a field of schemes in a world of lies.
It’s been a long time coming but we persevered.
It’s the show we’ve been waiting for for 60 years-
The king’s got to sing, the king’s got to sting,
and Trump is the king of zing.
The king’s got to trance us, enchant and romance us,
and Trump is the song and dance man.
When entertainment and politics met at the crossroads
with a color television set,
We were mesmerized, hypnotized,
in a field of schemes in a world of lies.
I don’t want your money, i don’t need your money,
Bye, bye, you got no control over me.
I don’t want your money, i don’t need your money,
Bye, bye, you got no control over me.
Nobody does.
Badda bing, badda boom...
The country folk are angry people distrust
entertaining leaders that leave us in the dust.
We’re paparazzi chasing Bieber’s car
to feed a nation hungry for superstars,
but don't round up the Mexicans, or rough up the Blacks,
don't ban all the Muslims send them all back,
don't make the country great again rich and strong,
by getting rid of those that don’t belong.
I don’t want your money, i don’t need your money,
Bye, bye, you got no control over me.
I don’t want your money, i don’t need your money,
Bye, bye, you got no control over me.
When entertainment and politics met
at the crossroads with a color television set,
We were mesmerized, hypnotized,
in a field of schemes in a world of lies, of lies, a world of lies,
Badda bing, badda boom, tell the truth.
©words and music by paul clarke
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2. |
Dukulay
03:19
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Dukulay
He’s 14 years old he was born on Independence Day–
they call him Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay.
He’s 5’2” he weighs 100 lbs. Wearing his AK-47 and hundreds of rounds.
Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay they made your family run away.
Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay are you ever gonna play again?
He fought in WW1 and WW 2, attack and retreat was all he could do.
He fought to survive, he fought to be free, he even fought in WW3.
Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay they made your family run away.
Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay are you ever gonna play again?
He fought for the rebels and government too,
He fought for his life what else could he do?
They gave him magic, and medicine and tons of cocaine
To deal with the hunger and fear and the pain .
Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay they made your family run away.
Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay are you ever gonna play again?
The tropical jungle is so shady
They’re cutting down trees for black Mercedes
The guns they sell are made down the block
Standard 47’s without childhood locks, no.
Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay they made your best friend run away.
Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay his gun was made in the USA.
Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay they made your family run away.
Dukulay, Dukulay, Dukulay they’ll put you in a school some day.
©words and music paul clarke
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3. |
Change Your Heart
03:44
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Change Your Heart
Change your heart and face your fears,
Change your mind and taste your tears,
Change your heart.
Change your heart, face your fears, you can start right here,
Start right now, don’t tease me,
It hurts my feelings, it makes me mad, it makes me sad.
Change you heart, face your fears, you can start right here.
Start right now, don’t tease me,
It hurts my feelings, it makes me mad, it makes me sad.
Change your heart, face your fears
Start right now, start right here
Change your mind, face your life,
drop the gun, drop the knife,
Change your heart.
I’m learning, learning to read and write.
I’m learning, how to tell wrong from right.
I’m learning how to keep dreams alive.
Yes I’m learning, how to say, “Hi,” how to say, “Bye.”
Change your heart, face your fears, you can start right here,
Start right now don’t tease me,
It hurts my feelings, it makes me mad, it makes me sad.
Change your heart and face your fears,
Change your mind and taste your tears.
Change your heart.
Change your heart.
©words & music paul clarke
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4. |
Data Data
02:08
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Data, Data
My name is Paul, I am a dataholic,
I’m a diadagenic pedagogue in schools,
My back’s to the wall, I’m a little melancholic
It’s schizophrenic following all the rules.
Data, data, I’m mad as a hatter,
If I ask the wrong questions the data doesn’t matter,
Once in a while the data don’t behave
Data, data, sooner or later
Are you lover or a hater?
Is the only question that will save us.
Einstein said, “Not everything that counts can be measured,
Not everything that can be measured counts.”
Though you find your self climbing the mountain of pleasure,
Remember there’s a treasure in your account.
You’re one of a kind, don’t poo poo your uniqueness,
Your most elusive particles can’t be found,
Calm your mind, and break your losing streak,
You’re your most genuine article around.
Data, data, I’m mad as a hatter,
If you ask the wrong questions the data doesn’t matter,
Once in a while the data don’t behave,
Data, data, sooner or later
Are you lover or a hater?
Is the only question that will save us!
©words and music paul clarke
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5. |
Stop the Violence
01:59
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Stop the Violence
We taught the kids the golden rule
but then we fought like holy fools
not one for all
not all for one
our world of learning of came undone
we were defeated
we all retreated’
then someone somewhere said…
Stop the violence, stop putting down your brother
stop the violence, your sister and your mother
you don’t have to hurt someone
just to know you’re not alone
Stop the violence, stop taking life for granted
stop the violence, the world is still enchanted
you don’t have to break your heart
make your life a work of art
stop the violence
stop the violence
you don’t have to break your heart
make your life a work of art
stop the violence
Stop the violence, stop taking life for granted
stop the violence, the world is still enchanted
you don’t have to break your heart
make your life a work of art
stop the violence
©words and music by paul clarke
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6. |
Explosion of Love
02:21
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Explosion of Love
We want to go viral
we want to go wide
we want to go deep
to the other side
We want to go viral
we want it to spread
we want to sing from our hearts and not our heads
We want it to spiral
into your soul
we want to take the broken pieces and make them whole
make them whole
We want an explosion of love
explosion of love
explosion of love to heal the world
We want to be wiser
we want to be kind
we want to be true
to whatever we find
We want to be honest
we want to be real
we want to know what we think
and how we feel
We want to be bolder
we want to sing from our souls
we want to take the broken pieces and make them whole
make them whole
We want an explosion of love
explosion of love
explosion of love to heal the world
to heal the world
to heal he world.
© words and music by paul clarke
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7. |
Point Of No Return
03:18
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Point Of No Return
Father can you hear me I’m singing like a bird
even when I’m silent you hear every single word
on the road to love beyond the breaking point
love beyond the broken point
love beyond the point of no return.
Mama can you see me I’m dancing like a bear
(I’m a dancing bear in my birthday suit)
when you give me your attention I feel love overflow
(I’m a silent bird in a tree with fruit)
on the road to love beyond the breaking point
love beyond the broken point
love beyond the point of no return.
Beyond the point where no one learns
beyond the point where people yearn
returning home to you.
Sister do you know me I’m walking down the road with you
(I’m a dancing bear in my birthday suit)
I can’t help but notice that you carry a heavy load
enough for two
on the road to love beyond the breaking point
love beyond the broken point
love beyond the point of no return.
Beyond the point where no one learns
beyond the point where people yearn
returning home to you.
Father can you hear me I’m singing like a bird
even when I’m silent you hear every single word
on the road to love beyond the breaking point
love beyond the broken point
love beyond the point of no return.
©words and music paul clarke
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Lobster Cove
02:30
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Lobster Cove
I left my shoes and the morning news
and I went to Lobster Cove
I left my shoes and the morning news
and I went to Lobster Cove
Every time I go to Lobster one baby,
my soul gets stove
My soul got stove at Lobster Cove
I swear I love that place
My soul got stove at Lobster Cove
I swear I love that place
Every time I go to Lobster Cove baby,
I see your face
The ocean's clear the seaweed’s clean
the moon comes into view
The ocean's clear the seaweed’s clean
the moon comes into view
Every time I go to Lobster Cove baby,
I think of you
Your throne of stone, your bone on bone
I'm never alone in the great unknown
There’s nothing new in the morning news
that ain’t been here before
There’s nothing new in the fake news
that ain’t been here before
Every time I go to Lobster Cove baby, I feel restored
Every time I go to Lobster Cove baby, I feel restored
Every time I go to Lobster Cove baby, I feel restored
Every time I go there I feel restored
©words and music by paul clarke
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9. |
Lonely Song
03:54
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Lonely Song
Early morning
i heard you yawn
i went to see the sunrise
but i was late
you couldn’t wait
and left before i realized
I foresee day
when my love or i pass away
and i return to the open sea
and sing a lonely song
and the sea will always be the same
and the sea won’t even know my name
I foresee a time
when without reason and without rhyme
a wave will come from across the sea
and take you away from me
and the sea will always be the same
and the sea won’t even know my name
Early this morning I heard you yawning
the light was dawning
i went to see the sun rise
but I arrived late, the sun could not wait
you opened our gate
and left before I realized
and the sea will always be the same
and the sea won’t even know my name
I foresee an end
when my friend will disappear
and all my fears from around the bend
will come and meet me here
they will ask if I am still afraid
to unmask the stuff of which I’m made?
Early morning
i heard you yawn
i went to see the sunrise
but i was late
you couldn’t wait
and left before i realized
©words and music paul clarke
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10. |
This Old World
02:11
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This Old World
This old world, this old world knows my name
she rings my bell in the pouring rain
‘can’t get away.
Call it scruples, call it qualms
call it nerves and sweaty palms
but something goes haywire when she comes around.
This old world in the pouring rain
love like hers drives me insane.
One day I won’t live here anymore
I’ll be dead in love and war
family, and love ones, and friends will have died
there’ll be no one I know left alive
Who will survive to give love back to this world?
To this old world in the pouring rain
love like hers drives me insane.
This old world knows my number
she calls me out in the lightning and thunder
‘can’t get away her love drives me crazy
I know I never can win
‘till I begin to give love back to this world
I know I never can win
‘till I begin to give love back to… to this old world in the pouring rain.
©words and music by paul clarke
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11. |
Say It Once
02:24
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Say It
There is a teacher with a laconic style
she likes to read books she reads them with a smile
she’d say it once she’d say it well
words can make and break the spell
she’d say it once she’d say it nice
her words are made in paradise
when you’re speaking look them in the eye
when you’re writing never tell a lie
Say it once she’d say it well
words can make and break spell
say it once how you feel
free yourself and make it real
say it once say it mild
like you’re speaking to a child
say it once every hour
say your peace speak truth to power
say it
life is tragic when you abuse your word
life is magic when the Earth is heard
say it once say it well
words can make and break a spell
say it once make it real
the Earth deserves a green new deal
say it once say it mild
like you’re speaking to a child
say it once every hour
say your piece speak truth to power
say it
©words and music by paul clarke
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12. |
Just Passing Through
05:26
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Passing Through You
the last time i saw my father
he was standing by the kitchen door
he waved goodbye, he went inside
i never say father again
one day it will be the last time i see you
how on Earth was I to know we’re just passing through?
the last time i saw chancy
he was on the back seat of the car
his tail was still, he’d lost his will
i never saw chancy again
one day it will be the last time i see you
how on Earth was I to know we’re just passing through?
all the busy days keep us apart
in my dreams at night you’re in my heart
the next time i saw springtime
the sky was filled with birds in flight
the light returned, a lesson learned
i might never see spring time again
one day it will be the last time i see you
how on Earth was I to know we’re just passing through?
one day it will be the last time i see you
how on Earth was I to know we’re just passing through?
passing through
passing through
©words and music by paul clarke
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13. |
Green New Deal
03:01
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Green New Deal
green’s in the middle of the rainbow
green is between black and white
green is a color that holds us together
the left wing and the right
green is the color of money
green is the color of grass
green is the color of leaves in trees
green is working class
can we heal ourselves
green new deal
green new deal
i saw a bumper sticker yesterday
make American green again
green again
red, white, and blue, and green again
more kind, less mean
we all did it
green new deal
red and white and blue and green
we keep it strong we keep it clean
everyone who is living
deserves to make a living
green new deal
green new deal
if everybody gave just a little green
we could get along we could plant a seed
a seed for the sun a cloudy day
a seed of good works and a seed of play
green green
the red and white and blue and green
from sea to shining sea
and in-between
the blackness and the white
let’s win the war without a fight
green’s in the middle of the rainbow
green is between black and white
green is a color that holds us together
the left wing and the right
©words and music by paul clarke
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Paul Clarke New York, New York
Paul's songs reflect the inner and outer landscapes of our lives. Moved by the horrors and beauty of life, he considers them
his pieces of peace. His work is dedicated to lighten up the shadows and partake in creation.
He worked with producer and sound engineer, Malcolm Cecil for 20 years. "He encouraged me to keep writing and exploring. I am deeply grateful that Malcolm was my mentor."
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