A Trick of Memory

永遠の詩人

street dancer for piano

Music by @samdow
Vocals, lyrics, bach trumpet, Wurlitzer piano, maracas, production, mix and master by Conover
© 2020 Conover/Samdow

Gather and hold all your groceries
as tight as you can in your arms
the mask pulls your ears in a funny little way
and your glasses are steamed up
so you can't find your way
Cancel your trip your going nowhere today
don't even think about yourself.. in times like these
Cancel your trip with the plight of bare essentials
Ive been lost in the store and I can't find essential things that I need

Ive been locked behind doors and I can’t find the things that I wanted to have
Are they the things that I really needed at all

Time to Re-evaluate and Distill.
BC

The Plight Of Bare Essentials (Conover/Samdow )

Green Memories

Faith and social issues can be contentious and polarising. But for me, both combined is a marriage made in heaven. As a young songwriter I wanted to explore that, and this was one of those attempts. It is based on the ‘I Am’ sayings, and I thank you for listening.

Drawing: Qesheth (BP)

Another version by Raging Rausch: https://soundcloud.com/raging-rausch/brian-peters-i-saw-jesus-raging-rausch-cover-version-8

I Saw Jesus (Brian Peters)

I saw Jesus in a man who didn’t have a home
He was left to wander alone
Nowhere to go, no place to rest
And nothing secure
Jesus, won’t you be the door
Jesus, won’t you be the door

I saw Jesus in a woman holding empty hands
Living out of empty cans
Her children starve, it’s been a while 
Since they were fed
Jesus, won’t you be the bread
Jesus, won’t you be the bread

I saw Jesus in a boy within a prison cell
What he’s done he cannot tell
Accusers lie, and so his life
Will end at youth
Jesus, won’t you be the truth
Jesus, won’t you be the truth

[I saw Jesus in a little girl of eight
In her hands she held her fate
Away from home the city’s cold
But she must stay
Jesus, won’t you be the way
Jesus, won’t you be the way]*

I saw Jesus in a baby who has not a prayer
Death and illness ever near
May last the night,
Tomorrow baby won’t survive
Jesus, won’t you be the life
Jesus, won't you be the life

[I saw Jesus in a people living under siege
Never having what they need
Their lives have been a horror
Of eternal night
Jesus, won’t you be the light
Jesus, won’t you be the light]*

*omitted verses

I Saw Jesus

I saw kings and queens and horses and fools
on a black & white board in a game with no rules
high heeled ladies dripping with jewels
and beggars a begging with an eye that drools
I saw scenes oh man i can hardly tell
some obscene and bizarre mixing heaven and hell
a cold silent spring a white masquerade
in the middle of June a Halloween parade
not one pink elephant in sight
In the dream i had last night
In the dream i had last night
I saw a pale frozen sun as from the outer space
saw jailers on the run not wearing a face
blazes a burnin’ the old mountain range
hurricanes blowing like a mind that’s deranged
I saw things oh man you wouldn’t believe
it’s crazy what a brain in sleep can conceive
anger and thunder black turning to fade
the future a swinging on the edge of a blade
in the yellowish sky no unicorns in flight
In the dream i had last night
In the dream i had last night
I saw Jesus bad tripping alongside Broadway
some tarot cards reader having nothing to say
but also i found as i passed my way
an orphan baby sparrow and that made my day
I saw a film oh man i just lack the words
and the screen was as large as the entire world
watchers a walking in a state of stupor
wondering what’s my acting and who’s the director
but no bonze in the air gliding on a kite
In the dream i had last night
In the dream i had last night
I saw thousands of planes dead stuck on the ground
such a blast in an harbor it exploded the town
broken wings broken hearts in the port of shadows
a rastaman playing Piaf singing la vie en rose
I saw a woman oh man who gave me an eye
saying we’ll meet again in the sweet bye and bye
i got lost on my way and forced to the ground
i got caught in a loop like in 4th time around
down the pit did i see any flickering light?
In the dream i had last night
In the dream i had last night
I saw lovers and friends who could not embrace
armies of zombies looking for solace
i heard echoes in time from the sweet golden age
of parsley and thyme rosemary and sage
I saw you oh man and you didn’t look great
petrified like you saw a demon at your gate
and while deciphering as a riddle your frown
i wondered could it mean the whole world’s upside down
and still no pink elephant in sight
In the dream i had last night
In the dream i had last night
With some hopes and illusions tight clenched in my fist
i wandered along the old route 66
but trying to express all that i missed
it’s trying to grab a ghost in the mist
And i ain’t superstitious but i sure did see
a black cat in the night with eyes glaring at me
what i saw my friend was beyond belief
and i hoped that the morning would bring some relief
but alas alas what is life but a dream
In the dream i had last night
In the dream i had last night
In the dream i had last night
And for sure not pink elephant in flight
In the dream i had last night
And the ones that i love i held them so tight
In the dream i had last night
And i enjoyed the past as a Turkish delight
In the dream i had last night
In the dream i had last night

TURKISH DELIGHT (Lyrics)

Original mix at
https://youtu.be/CLuUIf2F_mY
Collaboration October 2020 by @pleudoniem @ProgrockDan1 & yours truely.
Picture by Dixtuin, London 30-12-2016
https://www.songwriter-forum-kitchen.com/forum/collaborations/21/asking-for-a-friend/6614/

Lyrics

What about salvation?
(Asking for a friend)
Is it too late to learn guitar?
(Asking for a friend)
What about reincarnation?
(Asking for a friend)

Is New York already safe?
(Asking for a friend)
Has the debate taught us anything?
(Asking for a friend)
Can crises be averted?
(Asking for a friend)

Can I get myself into new Zealand?
(Asking for a friend)
Can one get oneself tested?
(Asking for a friend)
Is love still a proposition?
(Asking for a friend)

The title was taken from a tweet by Sean Ono Lennon, when he 'asked for a friend' (#askingforafriend) if it is possible to get a resident permit in New Zealand. 

IRSC NL-1BH -20-00022 - Asking for a friend


https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1
https://soundcloud.com/pleudoniem
http://www.soundcloud.com/oorlab
September - October 2020

https://oorlab-music.tumblr.com/post/632616978945916928/asking-for-a-friend-collaboration-with

Asking For A Friend (Less Perc mix)

Written Performed And Recorded By DMc October 2020.
Watch The Official Lyric Video Here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsbDAs50tGw&feature=youtu.be

A Million Miles Away (Lyrics)

I've Seen So Much In This World
Been A Changing Of The Weather
There's Been So Much I Have Learned
Now I'm Floating Like A Feather

I've Found A Way To Your Heart
Let's Drift Away To The Stars
A Million Miles Away
A Million Miles Away

I Guess It's Always The Same
Nothing Lasts Forever
There'll Always Be A New Day
Let's Shine A Light Together

I've Found A Way To Your Heart
Let's Drift Away To The Stars
A Million Miles Away
A Million Miles Away

I've Seen So Much In This World
Been A Changing Of The Weather
There's Been So Much I Have Learned
Now I'm Floating Like A Feather

I've Found A Way To Your Heart
Let's Drift Away To The Stars
A Million Miles Away
A Million Miles Away

I Know You Know
There's A Place For Us
I Know You Know
There's A Place For Us

All Lyrics Written By DMc @Copyright2020.

A Million Miles Away

violoncelle, 432 hz
 cover , pierre Grillet, Bashung

Madame rêve d'atomiseurs
Et de cylindres si longs
Qu'ils sont les seuls
Qui la remplissent de bonheur
Madame rêve d'artifices
De formes oblongues
Et de totems qui la punissent
Rêve d'archipels
De vagues perpétuelles
Sismiques et sensuelles
D'un amour qui la flingue
D'une fusée qui l'épingle
Au ciel
Au ciel
On est loin des amours de loin
On est loin des amours de loin, on est loin
madame rêve ad libitum
Comme si s'était tout comme
Dans les prières
Qui emprisonnent et vous libèrent
Madame rêve d'apesanteur
Des heures, des heures de voltige à plusieurs
Rêve de fougères
De foudres et de guerres
À faire et à refaire
D'un amour qui la flingue
D'une fusée qui l'épingle
Au ciel
Au ciel
On est loin des amours de loin
On est loin des amours de loin, on est loin
Madame rêve
Loin, au ciel
(On est loin) madame rêve
Au ciel
Madame rêve

aucun ocean

madame' reve solo

Madam'solo

Combinations

Psych dub jam - with a rare outing for the Shergold Custom Masquerader guitar!
Percussion tracks all mixed from Laurentwirz's A Tension Trance ( Looperman)
HEADPHONES RECOMMENDED :)

Drumming Dub

Sometimes this life feels like a movie...so I guess the music I make is my personal soundtrack to it...Hope you enjoy... 
✌ ❤ 🎶

A Trick of Memory

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