All my heart
All my soul
All the impulses I can’t control
All my sweat
All my tears
I can’t let go of you nor bring you near

We swam streams
We drank wine
And made love in meadows of sunshine
Just one dream
Just one time
Take me to meadows of sunshine
We were free in a field of sunshine

All my blood
All my bones
Yearning for a flood to take me home
From my skin
To my core
Living in a world that is no more

We swam streams
We drank wine
And made love in meadows of sunshine
Just one dream
Just one time
Take me to meadows of sunshine
We were free in a field of sunshine

We danced in the question
At the intersection
Of forever and now
I claimed to have virtue
I’m ashamed that I hurt you
My ambitions changed me somehow

All my heart
All my soul
All the impulses I can’t control
I can’t bring you near nor let you go

We swam streams
We drank wine
And made love in meadows of sunshine
Just one dream
Just one time
Take me to meadows of sunshine [3x]
We were free in a field of sunshine

Meadows Of Sunshine

Searching For the Colors

Oftentimes
I walk so slow
Cuz I don’t know the way to go

Then sometimes
I reach the sea
And feel a tingle inside of me as I'm

Searching for the colors
That you brought into my world
A world that looks much duller
Without the smile you gave me girl

Oftentimes
I shut my door
Cuz I can’t take mankind no more

Then sometimes
I open wide
To let the love of my friends inside as I’m

Searching for the colors
That you breathed into my world
It's a world that’s so much duller
Without the light you gave me girl

And the realms that you discovered
Well, I haven’t found them yet
I’m just searching for the colors
That I wish I could forget

Oftentimes
I can’t believe
That there’s a god amidst cruelty

Then sometimes
My heart is full
I think that life is a miracle as I’m

Searching for the colors
That you bled into my world
It’s a world that's so much duller
Without the stars you gave me girl

And the secrets you uncovered
Well, I haven’t learned them yet
I’m lost searching for the colors
That I never will forget

Searching For The Colors

Freedom
Freedom

They want freedom
Over women's bodies
Freedom
Over what God we
Believe in
Over what seat we can
Be in
For our slavery’s their
Freedom
And we just might have to bleed
For freedom

They want freedom
For the guns they carry
Freedom
Over who we love and
Marry
And I find their freedom
Scary
Yeah, they're burning books for
Freedom
And they call their brutality
Freedom

Yeah, 'cause they are the true blood Americans
Waving their flags like the Taliban wave
Machine guns
So no Kumbaya and all is one
We won't get crushed under the thumb of
Freedom
 
They want freedom
To choose scapegoats and
Demean them
To divide us by
Religion
While they worship
Television
For our slavery’s their
Freedom
And we just might have to bleed
For freedom
 
They want freedom
They want freedom
They want freedom

They Want Freedom

Angeles
I call through space
And listen for an answer

We ascended a peak so high
After all the laughter died
I never thought when we waved goodbye
That it would be the real last time

I speak to you
By wandering through
Our past conversations

When your eyes glowed like lava lamps
Deeper than an opium trance
I spiraled into your soul’s expanse
But never had a winning chance

Angeles I try
To hold your light inside
All will fade in time
But the echo 
When your heart slowed
And entrained with mine 

The poems you wrote
On post-it notes
I finally get the meaning

And I can't help but remove the scab
Healing what I just can't have
We turned our scars into strings of pearls
Dreamers in the dreamless world

Angeles
I call through space
But I get no answer

The tart mango taste of a kiss
That pierced through years of loneliness
Like a needle, a shot of bliss
Bleeds me into emptiness

Angeles I try
To hold it all inside
All will fade in time
But the echo 
When your heart slowed
And entrained with mine

Angeles Voice + Piano

The future’s trapped inside the past
Like starlight drowned in shadows cast
The shaman’s lost, searching for my wandering soul

I strum my anthem with no strings
Called, “Nothingness Is Everything”

Then I feel your spell it all explodes
A geyser with nowhere to go
And I can't curb this pent up surge of frustration
Feeling like a waterfall
Frozen in midair 
I want to fill your cup
But I’m bottled up
Inside
The tensions building up
I want to fill your cup
But I’m bottled up
Can you feel the pressure rise?

A thousand deaths, a single birth
With diamonds miles beneath the earth
My clone and I think neither is the real me

My action novel, one blank page
Called “All the World’s an Empty Stage”

But when you smile and hold my hand
The swollen river meets the dam
And I can't quell this pent up swell of desperation
Feeling like a firehose
Kinked and tangled up
I want to fill your cup
But I’m bottled up
Inside
Help me get unstuck
I want to fill your cup
But I’m bottled up
Can you feel the pressure rise?

You’re the stranger that I’ve always known
From a strange world that was always home
In a strange life always meant to be
With a strange God we’re not meant to see

Bottled Up

DON’T EVER REMIND ME ‘BOUT FOREVER

Don’t ever remind me ‘bout forever
If you only come to bleak conclusions
Colliding with the faith on which I’m biding
That life’s miracles aren’t just illusions

Don’t say our ruins are bound for doom
That the stars will vanish from the sky
Don’t touch the dust of ancient tombs
With offerings still waiting for the world beyond

Don’t ever remind me ‘bout forever
If there is no rolling river streaming
To presage just one bottled message
That our laughter and our tears have meaning

Don’t say our words will not be heard
That the sun will burst up in the sky
So leave my remnants undisturbed
Like a painted cave a-waiting for the world beyond

Don’t ever remind me ‘bout forever
If there is no lofty perch above us
I can’t fathom that we’re nothing more than atoms
That in death, we won’t see those who loved us

‘Cause wisdom born on a truth forlorn
Is only going to make me cry
Delusion might bring a sweeter light
With hands in prayer, I whisper to the world beyond

Forever, forever, forever

Don't Ever Remind Me 'Bout Forever

Now it’s safe
To let down my guard
Now it’s safe
To unclench my fists
Now it’s safe
To sleep in the dark
Now it’s safe
It’s safe to exist

I didn’t really have a choice
I tried to speak, but I had no voice
But I struggled
And now I’m free
From when it wasn’t safe
It wasn’t safe to be me

Now it’s safe
To hold my head high
Now it’s safe
To unfold my wings
Now it’s safe
To break down and cry
Now it’s safe
To rise up and sing

I got knocked down
And knocked about
The door to nowhere led to no way out
And now I revel
In my liberty
From when it wasn’t safe
It wasn’t safe to be me

I feel a kiss
It’s safe to say no
I feel a kiss
Explode on my skin
I feel a touch
It’s safe to let go
I feel a touch
And shivers within


Now it’s safe
To let down my guard
Now it’s safe
To cast off the shame
Now it’s safe
To sleep in the dark
Now it’s safe
No, I was never to blame

I got shut off
I got shut down
I screamed and screamed, but there was no sound
But I struggled
And now I’m free
From when it wasn’t safe
It wasn’t safe to be me

Now It's Safe

I Will Forget You

My Secret Love

Amani Duniani are the magic words
It means there’s gonna be peace on earth
Someday it will come
I’m talkin’ about Amani
Duniani

I’m talkin’ ‘bout a time that there be no more war
People scratch their heads, “What were we fightin’ for?”
Someday it will come
I’m talking about Amani
Duniani

Some people mock that it’s a lotta poppycock and bull
But I believe in a miracle
That someday it will come
Amani Duniani

Imagine the world jammin’ in a-harmony
People hoppin’ and a-boppin’ like a family
The world would be so fun
I’m talkin’ ‘bout Amani
Duniani

Well we can start to cure the blues with a toothy smile
Put yourself in someone’s shoes and walk a country mile
And better days will come
I’m talkin’ ‘bout Amani
Duniani

Some people snivel that it’s drivel and irrational
But I believe in a miracle
That someday it will come
Amani Duniani

So sing the magic words – [Amani Duniani]
Sing the magic words – [Amani Duniani]
Someday it will come
I'm talkin’ ‘bout Amani
Duniani

So sing the magic words – [Amani Duniani]
Sing the magic words – [Amani Duniani]
Someday it will come
I'm talkin’ ‘bout Amani
Duniani

Some people say that it's impossible 
But love's such a great big miracle
Someday it will come
Amani Duniani

Someday it will come
Amani Duniani

Amani Duniani

Tears of Acid Rain -

Angeles
I call through space
But I get no answer

We ascended a peak so high
After all the laughter died
Forever we will be intertwined
Though torn apart in this lifetime 

I speak to you
By wandering through
Our past conversations

Your brown eyes glowed like votive lamps
Deeper than an opium trance
I spiraled into your soul’s expanse
Praying for a winning chance

Angeles I try
To hide it all inside

The poems you wrote
And cryptic notes
Are all I have of meaning

I watch the waves that we looked upon
Walk dusty roads our feet walked on
We turned our scars into strings of pearls
Dreamers in a dreamless world

Angeles I try
To hide it all inside
I still feel your love
Deeper than an ocean of love
Cuz you shined brighter than the sun

Angeles I hold
Your sweet breath in my soul
I still feel your love
Wider than a sky full of love
Cuz you shined brighter than the sun

Angeles

You could get dead drunk
Eyes sunk
And walk into a telephone pole
Oh yeah

And wake up mud caked  
Sunbaked
Slung out on some rocky road
Oh yeah

And I. Will. Help. You. Rise above
Just. Let. Go. And. Feel my love
I’ll meet you in the heart of darkness
I will help you rise above

You could be a deadbeat
Meth freak
Zombie with worms in your brain
Oh yeah

Livin’ in a pig pen
Drug den
Just text me S.O.S. from the drain
Oh yeah

And I. Will. Help. You. Rise above
Just. Let. Go. And. Feel my love
I’ll meet you in the heart of darkness
I will help you rise above

Cuz my darling you are always there for me
I know dark places, trapped until you set me free
So when there’s trouble you just got to call my name
I’ll never ever make you take the walk of shame

And I. Will. Help. You. Rise above
Just. Let. Go. And. Feel my love
I’ll meet you in the heart of darkness
I will help you rise above

Cuz no one in the world’s more precious
I will help you rise above

Rise Above

Someday maybe 
Maybe my heart will find you 
Someday maybe 
Something will remind you 

I've been waiting so long 
Sitting on the sidelines 
I've been praying so long 
Wishing for a lifeline 

I don't mind playing the fool around you 
Smiling even when I'm blue 
Cuz there's a vibe that's super cool around you 
Can't you hear my heartbeat thump a love song just for you?

Someday maybe 
This road will reach the ocean 
You'll become my lady
And know my deep devotion 

I've been working so hard 
To be the man who's worthy 
But it's getting so hard 
Please show me some mercy 

I don't mind playing the fool around you 
Smiling even when I'm blue 
Cuz there's a vibe that's super cool around you 
Can't you hear my heartbeat thump a love song just for you?

I know an hour before the teardrops start 
That there's trouble on your mind 
But I don't know why your angelic heart 
Seeks men who treat you so unkind 

Someday 
Maybe my heart will find you 
Someday 
Something will remind you 

Someday 
This road will reach the ocean 
Someday 
You'll know my deep devotion 
Someday 

Someday Maybe

Once I just sought all things warm and gentle
I lived for comfort, became soft and weak
My legs that walked on land only level
Didn't have the strength to reach a mountain peak

I’ll never settle for an oil slick rainbow
That leaves me haunted inside
You can find bright colors in a pool of sorrow
But not like colors in the sky

Horizons once were the walls and ceiling
Keeping it small so it’s under control
I almost succumbed to the numbing feeling
‘Till I heard a voice screaming in my soul

I’ll never settle for an oil slick rainbow
That leaves me haunted inside
You can find bright colors in a pool of sorrow
But not like colors in the sky

I walked for many miles, but I don’t care though
While I got breath in my lungs
I’ll never settle for an oil slick rainbow
I want one shining like the sun

Oil Slick Rainbow

I don’t really care
That you believe in God above
Tell me, will you cry the tears
That are the consequence of love?

I don’t need to know
How you believe it all began
Are you willing to reach for your rainbow?
Are you willing to risk an empty hand?

(Chorus)
Lucid dreams, leave you hungering
For vista’s worth the mountain climb
And all that’s dead in your heart
Will be illumined by sparks
Of a love divine

Are you trembling
At water’s edge before you dive
Into the river of longing
Perhaps uncomfortably alive

Face the moon and sun
Embrace the hot, embrace the cold
Under the chisel of passion
You're the living sculpture of your soul

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
Here we stand in the shifting sands
Of the hourglass of time
Where we’ve hid our lives unlived
In the labyrinth of our minds
With one last chance to shine

(Chorus)
And all that’s dead in your heart
Will be illumined by sparks
Of a love divine

Lucid Dreams

Written and produced by Larry Levin.

Lost in the patterns of the wavy sea
The moon shines a lantern on the rustling leaves
The wind speaks in whispers the wise understand
I sit with the green-eyed girl who touches my hand

We walk in silence on the sandy beach
Her heart’s a horizon that is out of reach
Under the mystery of sultry skies
I hold the green eyed girl who searches my eyes

  And when she speaks, her breath’s like tangerine
  Each word a soft song that will haunt my dreams
  And when she weeps, I fall for miles and miles
  Into the world of the green-eyed girl who
  Gives me a kiss but not a smile

We’re back in her room washing away the sand
Tomorrow we want to rent a catamaran
She speaks of an island on the open sea
Where she goes destination meets destiny

It’s breaking me up that soon she’ll fly away
For we are but visitors on holiday
I foolishly whisper, "Never say goodbye"
As illusions of forever vanish inside

  And when she speaks, her breath’s like tangerine
  Each word a soft song that will haunt my dreams
  And when she weeps, I fall for miles and miles
  Into the world of the green-eyed girl who
  Gives me a kiss but not a smile

The World of The Green - Eyed Girl feat Mia Knudson

© 2022 Larry Levin 

Life is like eating an artichoke
You work hard and get so little return
Life is kinda like a wet box of matches
And you still get burned

But like the rainbow gotta feel the rain
Like the falcon must face the wind
If you wanna be the light you gotta feel the flame
And feed it from within

If you wanna go you gotta git
If you wanna give you gotta got
If you wanna live you gotta 
Let go, get up and live
With all the give that you got

They say it don’t matter how much milk you spill
As long as you don’t lose the cow
And even the blind dog though he bump around
Can find a bone somehow

So if you wanna see a world of love
Then be the love the world wanna see
And if you don’t feel free to dance your joy
Then dance your joy, and you’ll feel free

If you wanna go you gotta git
If you wanna give you gotta got
If you wanna live you gotta 
Let go, get up and live
With all the give that you got

So if you wanna see a world of love
Then be the love the world wanna see
And if you don’t feel free to dance your joy
Then dance your joy, and you’ll feel free

If you wanna go you gotta git
If you wanna give you gotta got
If you wanna live you gotta 
Let go, get up and live
With all the give that you got

Cuz you can’t slide without a slip
And you can’t flip without a flop
If you wanna live you gotta
Let go, get up and live
With all the give that you got

If you wanna live you gotta
Let go, get up and live
With all the give that you got

All The Give That You Got

Hello, I remember you
Do you remember me?
The world’s so different
And so is humanity
Did I leave a trace in you?
Like you touched a place in me
I hardly knew you then
Now I’d like to be your friend

Hello, I remember you
Do I jog your memory?
I was so shy then
And awkward socially
I probably made no dif to you
But you gave a lift to me
I hardly knew you then
Now I’d like to be your friend

I don’t know what life’s about
I’m really in the dark
But one thing I have figured out
Is to not hide the feelings in my heart, so

Hello, I remember you
Do you believe in serendipity? 
I’m now successful
Not quite where I’d like to be
But I remember feeling down and
You put a hand on me
I hardly knew you then
Now I’d like to be your friend
I hardly knew you then
Now I’d like to be your friend

Hello, I Remember You

All that is love
Will soar above
Beyond the winds of time
All that is light
Keeps shining bright
Beyond the winds of time

All that is real
Will be revealed
Beyond the winds of time
All that is true
Inside of you
Is beyond the winds of time

Chorus:
You got to live ‘til it hurts
You got to give up your shirt
Like a bird be free
I will take on the call
I will break down my wall
That separates you and me

All that is bliss
Deep consciousness
Is beyond the winds of time
All that is pure
It will endure
Beyond the winds of time

All that is peace
Will be released
Beyond the winds of time
This story ends
And starts again
Beyond the winds of time

You got to live ‘til it hurts
You got to give up your shirt
Like a bird be free
I will take on the call
I will break down my wall
That separates you and me

All that is love

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