This Mortal Life
Lyrics by Simon Wright
Music and Vocals by Alyssa Womack

{Verse 1)

This mortal life is fragile
Fine-spun as a spider's web
Our hopes and dreams are dangling
By a single woven thread

Don't cut the cord too soon
Just let me watch the flowers bloom
While I...

(Chorus 1)
Wish I could go back in time
And fix all my mistakes
Say sorry for the things I've done
Find love where there was hate

(Verse 2)
I've lived life in denial
Scared of what they might have said
The sands of time keep sifting
Slowly towards my final breath
I can't outrun the dunes
Don't let it end too soon
Oh, I...

(Chorus 2)
Wish I could leap forth in time
To see how things work out
Would what I see inspire me
Or reinforce my  doubts

(Bridge)
This mortal life is fragile
The sands of time keep sifting
But I read,
That our genes appear immortal
They live on though we are dead
Linking countless generations
Through tightly bonded threads

(Chorus 3)
I wish I could preserve this time
A perfect snow globe memory
Embrace the ones who matter most
And bathe in that reverie

(Outro)
This mortal life is fragile
So embrace it while you can

This Mortal Life

Music Ideas

Owe it All to You

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

This Tattoo’s for You
Words & Music by Neal Klassen

The tattoo said, “I love you,” just above her breast
I asked her who she meant, and she said, I love you best
Another said “Forever,” crossed out a couple of times
And a row of names in little hearts where the sun don’t shine
So, I asked, where’s mine?

She said, Baby I’ve lived a life, you know
And I got the ink to show
Daggers and lace, Jim Morrison’s face
Flowers and stars and electric guitars
Yeah, it’s true, I got a few
But I’ve given up philanderin’ and this one here in Mandarin, 
Oooo, This Tattoo’s for you

She lifted up her shirt and there across her back
Some crazy Chinese writing and a faded Union Jack
She said the flag’s an old one for some Brit I used to shag
But the Mandarin spells your name, and it’s my freshest tag
And then she bragged…
 
Baby I’ve lived a life, you know
And I got the ink to show
Dragons and boats, philosophical quotes
Skulls and bones and the Rollin’ Stones
Yeah, it’s true, I got a few
But I’ve given up philanderin’ and this one here in Mandarin, 
Oooo… this Tattoo’s for you

Took a picture on my phone, showed it to Jimmy Lim
He runs that Chinese takeout next to Lester’s Gym
He said, “This girl don’t love you, I think she’s being cruel
This tat don’t spell your name, it says ‘Bob Marley Rules!’”
Oh no, I’m such a fool…

She said, Baby I’ve lived a life, you know
And I got the ink to show
Daggers and lace, Jim Morrison’s face
Flowers and stars; and electric guitars
Yeah, I got a few, it’s true
But I’ve given up philanderin’ and this one here in Mandarin, 
Oooo… this tattoo’s for you
I think that she is slanderin’ ‘cause that one there in Mandarin, 
It’s not even new

This Tattoo's For You

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

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

O Sweet Highland Maid

O fair morning just as bright as she
Take me homewards where my heart don’t bleed
Her light’s still shining well it never did fade
O Sweet Highland
Sweet Highland Maid

O the restless, the fierce and the wild
All stand in the shadows of that rapid child
Awake me tomorrow ’cause today cuts like a blade
O Sweet Highland
Sweet Highland Maid

Over the mountains, through the rivers deep
She’s always skipping, skipping ’round me
In the falling rain, in the ever growing shade
O Sweet Highland
Sweet Highland Maid

O fair morning just as bright as she
Take me homewards I just need to breath
My heart’s still pounding, a promise I kept and made
O Sweet Highland
Sweet Highland Maid

S.P. Landin - O Sweet Highland Maid

Shadow Puppets

Children playing with a light in the hall
Little hands cast silhouettes on the wall

There's a rabbit
There's a camel
There's a frog
There's a cat with funny ears
No, it's a dog

Squirm and giggle, make 'em say crazy things
Make them jiggle, make them bigger, make 'em shrink

There's a rabbit
There's a camel
There's that frog!
There's a cat with funny ears
No! - it's a dog!

Innocence gets lost
Where does it go?
Maybe those shadow puppets know

Life is fleeting, soon I'll draw a final breath
A setting sun peeks through the curtains at my bed

A fuzzy image on my covers now appears
Is it a dog? No, it's cat with funny ears

Innocence gets lost
But it comes home
It's just as I suspected all along
Only our shadow puppets know
Only our shadow puppets know

Shadow Puppets

BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT

For you the wars were real
Sleepless nights upon the battlefield
Back home so selfishly
They complain about the price of gas and coffee
Your wife left two tours ago
From the meds you took for pain with all the alcohol

It's hard
It's hard

Unwritten Unspoken
This is the peace that is broken
Breathe in Breathe out
This is the message of sending
Breathe in Breathe out
Within without
Love
  
You see no victory
You watched your friends all get blown up or just go crazy
Back home they say we care
But they only give a damn 
When all their bank accounts go bare

It's hard
It's hard

Unwritten Unspoken
This is the peace that is broken
Breathe in Breathe out
This is the message of sending
Breathe in Breathe out
Within without  

Guitar Solo

Life’s too short to throw away
So what if nobody cares about you anyway
Just live your life and live aware
That soon enough we’ll all return to home as heirs 
To Love

Unwritten Unspoken
This is the peace that is broken
Breathe in Breathe out
This is the message of sending
Breathe in Breathe out
Within without  
Love

Breathe In Breathe Out

© 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

Larry Levin 1

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