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Zoo
02:59
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Zoo
I’ve got a zoo inside me,
I’ve got creatures from A to Z,
if you see me returning home,
you’d better know I’m not alone.
I’ve got a reptile in my blood,
and a mammal who lives for love,
and a human who lives for meaning,
meaning tell me what it means?
When my little life is off the tracks,
I feel i’m under full attack,
swimming upstream day by day,
and by night I drift away.
I’ve got a black man in my dreams,
and red men whose eyes have seen,
buffalo and mercantile systems,
in the killing fields.
I know the rain must fall,
(the rain’s falling, the rains keep falling down)
I know the big grow small,
(the bigger they come the harder they fall down)
I know we’re part of it all.
Just the same I feel the pain,
of poison in my veins,
the fish in me can not explain,
progress called acid rain.
My bumblebee has been deflowered,
my panther has been devoured,
my evergreen counts the hours,
till straw men waste the might towers.
I know the rain must fall,
(the rain’s falling, the rains keep falling down)
I know the big grow small,
(the bigger they come the harder they fall down)
I know we’re part of it all.
‘Cause I’ve got a zoo inside me,
I’ve got creatures from A-Z,
if you see me returning home,
you’d better know I’m angry not alone.
You’d better know I’m wounded but not alone,
You’d better know I love you, but I’m not alone,
I’m not alone.
©words and music by paul clarke
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2. |
Steady
03:19
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Steady
Here I am and here we are
Here I am and here we are
On the road again here we are
grid locked on public land in private cars
sing along with our favorite song
even though we got it wrong
we trash the forest make the trees come down
we want more the pedal to the floor
we won’t slow down
Steady, steady
Gonna drive on easy street
and arrive but never meet on common ground
radio love song in our ear
we stop for gas then disappear
to trash the forest make the trees come down
to make a road no matter where it goes
we won’t slow down
Steady, steady
I’m starting to feel unreal
when I hear the things that people do in my name
I’m starting to shake like a big mistake
like a leaf in a tree when a desperate man cuts away at me
In the car I said a prayer, she said,
“Get out of there that’s not my god.”
on the road to power and glory every hour we change our story
and trash the forest
I don’t want to die in a traffic jam
on yellow line cause there aint’ no land to bury me
people on the road will pass me by
I’ll lay like a dead dog catching flies
I trashed the forest made the trees come down
I wanted more my pedal to the floor
I wouldn’t’ slow down
Steady, steady,
I’m starting to feel unreal
when i hear the things that people do in my name
I’m starting to shake like a big mistake
like a leaf in a tree when a desperate man cuts away at me
Honestly love requires me to grow up
but to step into reality when courage don’t come easily
is like standing in a forest when I don’t know what to do
so I throw my heart wide open looking for a clue
Steady, steady,
Here I am and Here we are
Here I am and here we are
Steady.
©words and music by paul clarke
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3. |
Sunset on Monhegan
03:03
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Sunset on Monhegan
He sits in silence
listening to the stillness
underneath his skin
deep beneath the waves
he holds a paintbrush
mixes watercolor
on a piece of paper
on a summer day
Oh oh oh, the sun setting over the ocean
oh oh oh he’s painting the world in slow motion
I feel the sunlight
flowing through his fingers
I see the garden
through his eyes
in the dark night
his summer lingers
the ground is hard
his paint is dry
Oh sunset on Monhegan and the garden behind Carina’s House
oh sunrise on Monhegan the buoys beside the fish house
Back in the city
everyone is busy
cross at the green lights
rush through the red
i see red apples
flowing sea of green leaves
growing on brown branch
sunlight overhead
Oh oh oh the sun setting over the ocean
he’s painting the world in slow motion
One year in August
everyone was happy
nobody was angry
everything was beautiful
oh, oh, oh
©lyrics and music by paul clarke
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4. |
This Is Because That Is
02:38
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This Is Because That Is
she does this and I see that
then i do this and she sees that
so i do this and she does that
and then we go down to the mat
water and air everywhere
this is cause that is
this is this cause that is that
this wave is cause that wave it
this wave is like that
because that wave is like that
water and air everywhere
clean water clean air everywhere
i know i’ve spoken vows i’ve broken
i know my shadow likes to hide behind the sun
i know you love me that you’re not above me
that time is the distance between our two hearts
this is cause that is
this is this cause that is that
this wave is cause that wave it
this wave is like that
because that wave is like that
water and air everywhere
clean water clean air everywhere
©music and lyrics by paul clarke
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Like You Never Died
When I forget how to live and how to love
and don’t know what to do
I let control go and give my soul over to you.
I was sitting in the mist, by the waves in the sea
and the sun was shining on me
and the rhythm of the tide and the rolling ride
there’s no where else I’d rather be
than right here by your side
it’s like you never died.
Got sand in my toes and the four winds blow
and the sky’s wide open above me
I’m taking it slow, going with the flow
and now I know you love me
you’re right here by my side
it’s like you never died.
I can see you. I wonder if you see me too?
I can hear you. I wonder if you hear me too?
there’s a question I’d really like to ask of you
are you happy after what life made of you?
The sun will go down and I’ll head back to town
and I won’t tell a soul about it
‘bout the magic I found when you’re around
now I’ll never doubt it
you’re right here by my side
it’s like you never died.
When I forget how to live how to love
and don’t know what to do
I let control go and give my soul over to you.
©words and music by paul clarke
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6. |
Plan C
02:18
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Plan C
I made a little plan b
cause plan a wasn’t working for me
it never occurred life threw me a curve
and now i need plan c
Finding out who i am
i’m really not a planning man
but i’m deep in the weeds if i want to succeed
i got to reach out with both hands
Sing about life, sing about love
sign about stars above
sing about love, sing about life
sing about a world full of strife
What if plan c is a bust
just some ashes and a pile of dust
will I decree to make a plan d
or give up in disgust?
What would i do with plan d
if i gave up security
if i was up side down with no one around
would I have the heart for plan e?
I made a little plan b
cause plan a wasn’t working for me
it never occurred life threw me a curve
and now i need plan c
A,b,c,d,e,f,g
I hope I never need plan z.
©music and lyrics by paul clarke
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7. |
May Peace Prevail
04:12
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May Peace Prevail
May peace prevail
may peace prevail
Celebrate traditions in new ways
may peace prevail on Earth
May peace prevail
may peace prevail
Father Time gives us time to choose
Mother Earth will comfort you
What’s wrong with us today?
what’s wrong with us today?
we’re filled with hate and fear
what’s wrong with us today?
what’s wrong with us today?
it’s a never ending story of love and fear
May peace prevail
may peace prevail
Celebrate traditions in new ways
may peace prevail on Earth, on Earth
May peace prevail on Earth.
©music and lyrics 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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