Lyrics:
Vs 1
All day, 24/7
Keep watching the news 
To indulge our obsession 
No way,
How can this happen?
These horrors unfold
Whilst the world’s been caught napping

Br1
We read of the stories
Of fathers and mothers
And hear of the heartache
Of sisters and brothers….

Chs1
We can be so far away
But somehow we are still affected
Could be us another day
It feels like we are all connected 

Vs2
Passed down, from our relations
We’re told of the stories 
of past generations 
Accounts, of their existence 
Their lives characterised by hard work and endurance 

Br2
We hear of the  families
Learn of their achievements
And mourn for their losses,
Struggles and bereavements 

Chs2
We can be so far away
But somehow we are still affected
Could be us another day
It seems like we are all connected 

Mid 8
Our hearts 
touched by the people we see
It stirs 
deep in our humanity

Vs3
Today, we hear of another 
Tale of a child that was lost to a mother
Such pain, we can only imagine
As parents and children, it’s what it is to be human. 

Br3
We count ourselves lucky
Reach out in compassion
Acknowledge our frailty
And help in some fashion

Chs3
We can be so far away
But somehow we are still affected
Could be us another day
It seems that we are all connected 

Written and performed by Murray McEwan, March 2022, All rights reserved.
Drums and Percussion: Mark King
Produced and Mastered by Murray McEwan

Connected

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We're All Militants Now

A simple waltz in 3/4 with French/Early English influences.  While I was putting this together I could hear an old friend of mine, who I was in a number of bands with, playing fiddle over the top.  Sadly he died a couple of years ago.  This is for you mate xx

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Pour Mon Ami - Original Song

A song about travelling through time with Bryan Adams, to see what the Summer of 2069 has in store for us...

There are cars flying high over houses
The streets are all under the sea
We got miracle food from a test tube
But it's years since we last saw a bee

Shall we take a trip right now through space and time?
Do you want to see the summer of sixty-nine?

We got AI poets and singers
Only bots can live on the pay
There's more free time for the workers
There ain't no jobs anyway

Bryan show me the future if you don't mind
Will we ever see the summer of sixty-nine?

That summer will last forever
The best days of my life
Hot as hell in a dried up well
We'll be lucky to survive

Is saving the world cost-effective?
What do the dividends pay?
Short term gain means long term pain
There must be a better way

Bryan show me the future if you don't mind
Will we ever see the summer of sixty-nine?

The information highway
Is riddled with clues
Beyond the easy answers lay
Uncomfortable truths

Shall we take a trip right now through space and time?
Do you want to see the summer of sixty-nine?

And if you want to see that summer
You better read the signs
Do you want to see that summer of sixty-nine?

(c) Gareth A Williams 2023

Do You Want To See The Summer Of Sixty - Nine?

I don't have a faith (in the accepted use of the concept). I have a qualified respect for the faith others have and am even a little jealous of the peace and comfort many find in therein. This is a love song which has a little allegorical reference to my atheism (I might be a 'deist'!), though I am quite a spiritual chap in a contradictory way! Love and contentment is still to be found.

Thumbnail Photo by Egor Shitikov via Pixabay

Lyrics:

Way off in the distance see the forests burn 
And I’m walking with Christian on his long return 
Hey, Sweet Pilgrim, such a load on his back 
And I’m walking with him down that rocky track 
 
Oh I know you know 
Oh I won’t let you go 
 
I heard a crazy man raving, heard him call my name 
Ah but how do I save him, when I’m feeling the same 
Christian forgive me but I think I'm  lost 
I’ve got a treasure map with me but it don’t have a cross 
 
Oh I know you know 
Oh I won’t let you go 
 
I didn’t have any flowers or a saving grace 
But after walking for hours I found your sweet embrace 
So tell me why do we worry, what are we frightened of? 
When losing our way can lead us to love 
 
Oh I know you know 
Oh I won’t let you go 
 
Won't let you go now
I won't let you go

I Won't Let You Go

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Light Your Love For Me - By Martin Davey

I've been writing songs on and off for about 50 years now, both serious/not serious and irreverent.  I'm using Soundcloud mainly to post up demos of new songs although one or two are "the finished article"  - six solo CDs a so far and one ("Aspects of Lurve") in the making and a couple of collaborations with Steve Cartwright ("Legends of Leicester/Leicestershire"). No drugs involved in the writing of any of the lyrics.

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