A New Tomorrow 

A woman down in Africa is looking hopeful to the sky,
she pulls her bucket from the well. Too bad, it·s running dry. . .
while people in a wealthy land so many thousand miles away
are mindless of the water wasted every single day. 


Chorus:

We must come up with answers to the problems that we face ·
answers that we all can embrace.
And if we have a common goal and vision, there·s a way
to build a new tomorrow, today.


A woman down in Amazon is cutting trees to build a fire,
and offers · just to eat a bite · her little girls for hire. . .
while people thousand miles away are edging closer to the brink
of getting sick and dying from all that they eat and drink.


Chorus:

The world is small and we must learn to swallow our pride,
and share what Mother Earth can provide.
And once again: With common goals and vision, there·s a way
to build a new tomorrow, today.


I tell you, there has never been so many
with so little of so much; so little of so much -
that·s why I·m telling you . . .


Chorus:

that the world is small and we must learn to swallow our pride,
and share what Mother Earth can provide.
And once again: With common goals and vision, there·s a way
to build a new tomorrow, today.

Written by Riise/Nilsen

A New Tomorrow

Save The Planet

Wherever we are looking there are quite disturbing clues
about the world we live in, and it’s not so pretty news:
We rob the Planet of its wealth, pretending all is fine,
ignoring all the signs that says: We’re running out of time.
When facing our children, do we have a good excuse?
We owe them all a future, a solution they can use!


Chorus:

We’ll be out of time if we don’t stop and see,
saving our planet from abuse, it starts with you and me.
We’ll be out of time if we don’t stop and see;
giving back to Earth what we take out, it starts with you and me.


We must make it clear in ways every person understands,
we only can survive if we have water, air and land.
If we deprive ourselves of that, we’ll face a gruesome fate.
Let’s stop this madness. Years from now, it is not doubt too late.
When asked by our children, can we look at them and say:
Don’t worry , we will solve it, everything will be OK?


Chorus

Written by Riise/Nilsen

Save The Planet

ANGEL IN THE CROWD

It’s an ordinary morning of an ordinary week,
I suppress a lazy yawning, the first look at day is bleak
I will skip my cup of coffee and ignore the TV-news
‘cause I’m getting late for office and a life I cannot use. 
On the bus ride, people seem bland; 
soon to vanish in my dreamland. 

CHORUS

Traffic jam, a sudden stop,
I’m bounced a bit, and then look up.
I meet a pair of blue, blue eyes
and, in a flash, this gorgeous smile.
I can’t believe that in this place
I am meeting, face to face,
an angel in the crowd. 
an angel in the crowd. 

In that moment all would change
every one that ‘fore was strange
suddenly becomes a friend. 
As I look around again
I’ll nod and I will say hello.
I’m in love, I’m sure she knows,
angel in the crowd,
angel in the crowd. 

Now on ordinary mornings of an ordinary week,
I get up without the yawning to a day that’s never bleak.
I enjoy my cup of coffee and absorb the TV-news
‘cause I’m ready for the office and a life that I can use. 
On the bus ride, no one seem bland;
never vanish in my dreamland. 

CHORUS

The traffic jams, and always stop,
I’m bounced around, but then look up.
and meet this pair of blue, blue eyes
and, in a flash, this gorgeous smile.
How wonderful that in this place
I’m always meeting, face to face,
an angel in the crowd. 
an angel in the crowd.

Angel In The Crowd

A New Tomorrow with no vocals

Save The Planet with no vocals

A Norah Jones-style ballad about a rendezvous with your lover whose excitement is mixed with insecurity and need for reassurance about love being reciprocated.

ODE TO MY LOVER
Today I know the sun will shine,
the birds will sing this song of mine,
I wrote it for my lover,
she makes me feel so fine.

Today will be a good day, 
I know that love will come my way, 
I’m meeting with my lover, she always makes my day.


I wonder if our love could stall
and hope that nothing
ever comes between us 
that one day ends it all.

CHORUS:

I wanna know, yes, I wanna know
if your love is real,
I wanna know, yes I wanna know
if my heart will heal.
Now, please tell me, tell me that
I’m the one that you were looking for,
yes, please tell me, tell me that 
I’m the one that you love.

The first time I laid eyes on you 
I wanted you to want me, too, 
and soon become my lover
and show me what is true.

I’ll follow if you take my hand
and tell you, this is where i stand:
If you’ll be my lover,
I’ll be your man.

I wonder if our love could stall,
and hope that nothing
ever comes between us 
that one day ends it all.

CHORUS

Love ain’t easy for me
(cause) I was hurt before
thought I’d
love no more. 
all I want is you
as lover and as friend 
so, I can love again, again, again.

CHORUS

Ode To My Lover

A song that points out that our problems in relation to other people originate in our own minds

Timeless Wisdom (In Our Mind)

Our lives are often filled with pain;
we cannot seem to find
the simple answer to the things 
that bother our mind.

It doesn’t matter what’s before
us, neither what’s behind,
the only thing we can control 
is inside our mind. 
CHORUS

Why is that 
so hard to learn?
If I just understood it,
maybe then I could discern
between a bad and good deed.

So, tell me why it is so hard 
to see, wherefrom the bliss come 
But I will try, for then - in part - 
I’ll have a timeless wisdom, 
a timeless wisdom. 
I’ll have a timeless wisdom 
in my mind. 

We sometimes see it certain ways, 
at other times we’re blind.
And yet, the only thing that changed 
was all inside our mind. 
When we get angry we’re too quick 
to speak and act unkind;
when placing blame we fail to see
the problem is in our mind.

CHORUS


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