[Lyrics]

I built my dreams on spec and hoped
for lights of spring to send me close,
send me close to you.
Yet all I see are roads and stones,
please let me beat the miles that hold,
hold you away from me.

If you want me to be free,
with your love I'll really be…

'cause suddenly I see that
the bridge we built will sit high
on clouds made of sweet, sweet love.

Cause suddenly I see that
the world will be a-real bright
from clouds made of sweet, sweet love.

I found my stream, felt the dawn,
the sights within were taking form,
blooming all around.
And though I speak of things to come,
I feel your name raging on
(calling out for me).

If you want us to be free,
with love we'll really be…

'cause suddenly I see that
the bridge we built will sit high
on clouds made of sweet, sweet love.

Cause suddenly I see that
the world will be a-real bright
from clouds made of sweet, sweet love.

Some brave day,
I'll find my way,
back to you…

'cause suddenly I see that
the bridge we built will sit high
on clouds made of sweet, sweet love.

'cause suddenly I see that
the bridge we built will sit high
on clouds made of sweet, sweet love.

Cause suddenly I see that
the world will be a-real bright
from clouds made of sweet, sweet love.

©2015 Lucas Joelten. All rights reserved.

Becoming

Clouds

[Lyrics]

Worry, worry about this story,
living in a hurry, losing sense of time.
Render, pen the lines and send them,
unfetter the light.

Into the tender tides our embers will glide 
and make it home,
but until then may we find the means to climb the skies 
and soar.

Wonder, what about this hunger,
will it pull me under,
a river made of time?
Remember, close your eyes and send them
your penciled-in lines.

Push through the night,
to fuel this fire.
Burn it all, all the doubt, the toll, nothing can befall me now…

Into the tender tides our embers will glide 
and make it home,
but until then may we find the means to climb the skies 
and soar.

Put it down (the verdict alights);
You’re holding on with all you’ve got.
Tumble down (this nebulous night);
Maybe you’re bound to fight.
Break them down (those derelict lies);
you’re holding on to this
cold, mad world!

Into the tender tides our embers will glide 
and make it home,
but until then may we find the means to climb the skies 
and soar.

Into the tender tides our embers will glide 
and make it home,
but until then may we find the means to climb the skies 
and soar.


©2015 Lucas Joelten. All rights reserved.

Paper Airplanes

[Lyrics]

Frederick Fleet dove into the night,
reached the nest by the spattered lights
and saw his foe.
An icy­-blue leviathan
brushed the ship with its heavy hand
and wrote its fall.

(...)

Mr. Fleet sure stood to fight,
for latitude redeems a life;
he fought, and hoped.
Soon the ship would give at last;
(for) all that is will soon be past,
oh, lord, lord.

As light recedes
into the sea,
Mr. Fleet, is life so brief?
Dive with me
into the deep.
Life, it seems is just a dream.

Frederick Fleet took into the night
a pocketful of tears to hide
but saw the ghosts.

The past he wore as if branded bright;
the ship, the wars, those dreadful sights ­
the cold, quiet woe.

As light recedes
into the sea,
Mr. Fleet, is life so brief?
Dive with me
into the deep.
life, it seems... is just a dream.

©2015 Lucas Joelten. All rights reserved.

The Ballad of Frederick Fleet

On this cover of Hendrix's classic, I attempted to combine SRV's quasi bluesy tone with the soft embellishments of a typical R&B ballad. My singing is a big work in progress but I love the tune. We'll see how this evolves. Thank you for listening.

Lucas Joelten - Little Wing [Cover]

All tracks, except those conspicuously marked as covers, are written and composed by Lucas Joelten.