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C-Disco Nocturne

Q-The Man Who Kicked The World

On My Way

Hurt Soul

A song about a friend lost in New Orleans

Seasons Make Sense

Echoes of Solace: Silent Lamentations

This is a story song inspired by Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick.
[C] My name is Ishmael
[G] And I longed to go to sea
[F] On a sturdy whaling ship
[Am] Trimmed with [G] Ivory
[C] My only friend was the harpooner
[Am] Queequeg was his name
[G] He’d said we’d sail together
[F] Our fate would be the same
[F] But it wasn’t [C] true
No it wasn’t [G] true
[F] Fate had other things in store
It had [C] other things to do
So it wasn’t [G] true
No it wasn’t [C] true

[C] The Captain he was Ahab
[G] His leg was made of wood
[F] The white whale took the fleshy one
[Am] And in hatred he now [G] stood
[C] He planned to sail the seven seas
[Am] In search of the whale
[G] But did he know his journey
[F] Would take us all to hell
[F] Yes, I think he [C] knew
Yes, I think he [G] knew
[F] He charted us a deadly course
Where our [C] lives were due
Yes I think he [G] knew
Yes I think he [C] knew

[C] Queequeg was a pagan chief
[G] In land long left behind
[F] But late one night he had a dream
[Am] Of the death that he would [G] find
[C] He bade to the carpenter
[Am] That a coffin for him make
[G] And to seal it against the water
[F] For the journey that he’d take
[F] He dreamed he’d [C] die
He dreamed he’d [G] die
[F] He had a lonely pagan vision
That he [C] could not dare deny
He dreamed he’d [G] die
Oh yes he’d [C]  die

[C] Across the endless oceans
[G] We hurried to our fate
[F] Until finally we reached the place
[Am] Where the whale did [G] wait
[C] White as snow and old as sin
[Am] Like a tidal wave he loomed
[G] As we set out in our boats
[F] Our hearts were filled with gloom
[F] ‘Cause the time had [C]  come
Yes, the time had [G]  come
[F] Fate had picked this hour
There was [C] no escaping from
Had my time [G] come?
Seemed my time [C]  come.

[C] I had no wife or children
[G] To tie me to the shore
[F] No one there to mourn me
[Am] If I came home no [G] more
[C] We work and struggle every day
[Am] And we try to mend our ways
[G] But will any of it matter
[F] When we sink beneath the waves
[F} ‘Cause we all must [C] die
yes we all must [G] die
[F] But is there anyone a-watching
Is there [C] anyone who’ll cry
Cause we all must [G] die
Yes we all must [C] die

[C] Harpoons flew and ropes entwined
[G] In his hatred Ahab died
[F] Strapped upon that demon’s back
[Am] He forever [G] rides
[C] Then one by one we followed him
[Am] Mere playthings to the whale
[G] But I alone was the only one
[F] Who lived to tell the tale
[F] Only I sur-[C]-vived
Yes, only I sur-[G]-vived
[F] A float on Queequeg’s coffin
I often [C] wondered why
Only I sur-[G]-vived
Only I sur-[C]-vived

Only I Survived

Analeise

I AM

[G] Alone at night I [Bm] think of you
And your [Am] soft electric [C] skin
[G] How your hips [Bm] rose to meet me
And [Am] gently let me [G] in
No {Em] sweeter gift was [Am] ever given
Or [C] more gratefully [G] received
[Em] Even as you [Am] stole away
No [C] man could be more [G] pleased

[G] You offered me [Bm] everything
Except [Am] the rest of your [C] your life
[G] I should’ve accepted [Bm] you as you were
But I [Am] wanted to make you [G] my wife
But [Em] Rejoice, you purred, in [Am] what we share
A [C] love unexpected but [G] true
[Em] Trust that it will [Am] always be there
[C] Binding me and [G] you

[Am] We are still together, Seanie
[G] Always me and you
[Am] Always and forever, you said
[G] Always me and you

[G] Curving breasts. [Bm] long blonde hair
And [Am] legs that never [C] ended
But [G] it was with [Bm] more than flesh
That [Am] I dreamed of being [G] blended
[Em] You shared a glimpse [Am] of your heart
[C] Your strength your fears [G] your soul
To love you completely
Became my only goal

[Am] We are still together, Seanie
[G] Always me and you
[Am] Always and forever, you said
[G] Always me and you

[G] I promised to [Bm] meet your needs
But [Am] demands I added [C] too
You [G] refused the [Bm] gilded cage
That [Am] I had built for [G] you
But [Em] Rejoice, you purred, in [Am] what we share
A [C] love unexpected but [G] true
[Em] Trust that it will [Am] always be there
[C] Binding me and [G] you

[Am] We are still together, Seanie
[G] Always me and you
[Am] Always and forever, you said
[G] Always me and you

[G] You were right, I [Bm] see it now
[Am] You’re just a dream [C] away
[G] Two old friends with a [Bm] secret smile
From [Am] our bygone [G] days
We’ve both changed each other
Lessons taught and learned
And every smile memory brings
In our hearts was burned

[Am] We are still together, Seanie
[G] Always me and you
[Am] Always and forever, you said
[G] Always me and you

Always And Forever

I am an author and award-winning screenwriter with fourteen produced feature films. However, before I wrote my first book or feature film, I wrote songs for my garage band called The Atomic Enema. I thought it would be fun to record and post some of my songs. This is strictly a low tech operation. I am just recording myself on my iPhone.

Only I Survived

Sean Paul Murphy

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