The Divider

Normal Working People

Frank and Hilma, stars in sight New Year's magic in the air

Do I seem lighter now?
Do I pirouette into the room?
Have the shades all been ripped away?
Are the bleeding hearts now in bloom?
Mhm

Honey, you're the torch that has shone through the night
Just for me
Lovely, the glow that has pierced my skin
And set me alight
On this cool, dark night

Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
Tonight

Do I seem happy now?
Am I now a joyful sight?
I think I used to be funny
Let's see if I am when I see you tonight
Mhm

Honey, you're the torch that has shone through the night
Just for me
Lovely, the glow that has pierced my skin
And set me alight
On this cool, dark night

Lovely, the way your skin adheres to mine
Lovely, the hills I trace down your spine
Lovely, all the ways you are tonight, on this

Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
Cool, dark night
When we burn most bright


A Torch in the Night

Para escuchar la versión instrumental https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/ana-maria-version-instrumental

Para escuchar la versión cantada por Dazz Deva  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/ana-maria

ANA MARÍA

No sé bien de dónde podía proceder la luz
y el valor sin miedo que siempre irradiabas tú
aún sabiendo que tu afección no iba bien.

¡Fueron tantos años con es misma actitud!
la niñez primero, continuó en la juventud 
y en ningún momento la rabia o el desdén.

Estribillo

Te recuerdo Ana María
aferrándote a la vida
a pesar del daño que debiste soportar.

Te recuerdo Ana María
convertida en mi heroína
por vencer en mil batallas a la enfermedad.

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Cuando te decía que compondría la canción
para que la gente supiera toda la emoción
que sentíamos al estar cerca de ti.

Tú me sonreías y, conteniendo el dolor,
con la voz quebrada ponías una condición:
quiero que transmita alegría de inicio a fin.

Estribillo

ANA MARÍA

I don't know where the light came from
and the fearless courage that you always radiated
even knowing that your condition was not going well.

There were so many years with that same attitude!
childhood first, continued in youth
and never anger or disdain.

Chorus

I remember you Ana María
clinging to life
despite the damage you had to endure.

I remember you Ana María
becoming my heroine
for overcoming a thousand battles against the disease.

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When I told you that I would compose the song
so that people would know all the emotion
that we felt when we were near you.

You smiled at me and, containing the pain,
with a broken voice you set a condition:
I want it to transmit joy from beginning to end.

Chorus

Ana María

New guitar and voice demo:

Light flicker in the distance
Light streaming at the edge
The lost horizon returns again

Joy comes in the morning
Hope at the break of dawn
In the fairy stories or the old, old songs

Now love, we'll be like the flowers
We'll lift our heads again to the sun

Two sparrows for a penny
Still precious in the father's hand
No need to worry (that's hard to understand)

But now love, we'll be like the sparrows
Oh we will fly, we'll soar
And now love, don't fret about tomorrow
The sun will rise once more

A shimmer on the water
Sun-dappled sea
And a ship that sails for you and me

Storm clouds are raging
Covering all the blue
But the light will soon be breaking through

And yes love, we'll be like the flowers
We'll lift our heads again
Now love, we will meet the hour
This is not the end
Oh yes love, we'll rise like the flowers
Once again

Image by Ilya Lix

We'll Be Like The Flowers

Looking back with regret on the disagreements with your father 


Then You were Gone

It’s a heart-shaped box with memories I’m trying to forget.
Walking on a tightrope, without a safety net.
But I still remember, ‘cause it’s not over yet.
I still remember that smile.

Tickets to that concert that were torn, just like my heart.
Matchbook from a restaurant; the flames we tried to start.
One by one those matches pulled apart.
I still remember that smile.

Given time, the memories will fade away.
I’m still tryin’ to remember these, go for a spin ‘round the block.
I start cryin’, won’t you please consider unlocking the lock.
All I’ve got left is right here - in this box. This heart-shaped box.

Heart Shaped Box

She sat by the door to the church every day
Praying that someone would care.
All the fine ladies and gents came to pray, heard her prayer.

She sat at the table, her nose in a book,
Trying to hide in plain sight.
Did anyone notice? Did they even look - offer a bite?

Don’t straighten the line, follow the curve, trust in supply and demand.
Adore the Divine, then have the nerve to say you want a Christian land.

The question was simple, “Can you spare a dime?”
I’ve got a family to feed.
Look straight ahead, it’s not a crime, you’ve got your needs.

Don’t straighten the line, follow the curve, trust in supply and demand.
Adore the Divine, then have the nerve to say you want a Christian land.

Feed the hungry, find the lost. Don’t complain how much it costs.
Love the ones no one else will, love your neighbor.
Heal the sick and offer hope, give the fallen ones a rope.
Do the things he told you to.



Living Simply

Every wrinkle, every scar, no one knows me like this here guitar.
I play my heart out, she never complains.
Just play the song for me again and again.
So, play a song for me, a song from my youth,
A song about beauty, a song about truth.
And if I’ve forgotten a line or two,
Fill in the notes for me like you always do.

Sometimes we focus and practice our scales,
Then our minds wander and we start swapping tales.
We’re on a mountaintop, we’re sailing the seas.
Falling in love again, I’m down on my knees.
So, play a song for me, a song from my youth,
A song about beauty, a song about truth.
And if I’ve forgotten a line or two,
Fill in the notes for me like you always do.

Sometimes the songs are sweeter than wine.
Sometimes they’re sad and we both end up crying.
Some songs we sing for the joy that they bring.
Sometimes the songs, they don’t mean anything.

So, play a song for me, a song from my youth,
A song about beauty, a song about truth.
And if I’ve forgotten a line or two,
Fill in the notes for me like you always do.

So, play a song for me, a song from my youth,
A song about beauty, a song about truth.
And if I’ve forgotten a line or two,
Fill in the notes for me and I’ll sing you a tune.

Play a Song for Me

Mastered by A7 Recording Studio

Lyrics:
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love love love,
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love.
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love love love
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love. 

It’s in the air that we breathe, it’s in the blossoming trees,
It’s in the animals feeding from your hand.
It’s in the ocean roaring, the mighty peaks a-soaring,
In every blade of grass and every grain of sand.

It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love love love,
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love.
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love love love
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love. 

It may seem aspirational, or just investigational, 
But it’s undeniably true true true true.
Love is under everything, it’s always there to make the heart sing,
Filling up the distances between me and you.

It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love love love,
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love.
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love love love
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love. 

It’s in the air whenever lovers kiss
It’s in the air when you think about the people that you miss
And if you’re fortunate and glimpse the other side,
You’ll feel love go higher and higher and higher so high.

It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love love love,
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love.
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love love love
It’s all love it’s all love it’s all love. 

It’s there in every human eye, everyone who passes you by,
It may be hard to believe it when life sinks low.
When you face an evil hour, step right  into your power,
Direct it into the love where solutions grow.

It's All Love

Retired the beginning of 2023. Been writing music seriously for about six years. Thanks for listening - and sharing!

Play a Song for Me

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