i've often thought sometimes a lot
about u and me
you've seen me there u seemed not to care
what goes on in the tree
you've known me since the dawn of time
and there are things we never say
i never told u that i love u...to this day
if u would know
oh how the world would change
if u would know
with only happiness to blame
there would be justice in this world
the little children learn and grow
there would be peace for all mankind
and u could make it so
i don't see how we change it all now
about u and me
i guess these thoughts believe them or not
just stay in the tree
i've known u since the dawn of time
and there are things u sometimes say
so i imagine that u love me.. to this day
if u would know
oh how the world would change
if u would know 
then everyone would know my name
there would be justice in this world
the little children learn and grow
there would be peace for all mankind
and u could make it so
if u would know. 

"if u would know" pre prod low-fi mono v2 500bc dh reap 083113

these are the days no one's changing their ways
from the corners of earth comes a deep purple haze
an old story returns that we thought was crazy
and this one is not about a baby
these are the times do we see all the signs
in the violence and fear are we losing our minds
four leaf clover...oh god don't let it be over

so i live down the street in babylon i never thought i had many foes
but now i'm sorta stuck with everyone to receive woe

these are the days is there no changing course
will we settle old scores will i ride a pale horse
i think maybe...cause this one is not about a baby.
these are the times when we have to choose sides
in the battle for souls guess the sword will decide
four leaf clover...oh god don't let it be over

if these are the days


"the days" 500bc mono pre prod 2013 A

this one goes out to all the lost and the found
to all the people at the top and those underground
u might think my signal's fading but i'm not hesitating
there's still time for one small message or two
sing an old song when it may seem crazy
write your own name until it looks all hazy
and to the ones who see the ghosts 
i miss your memory the most
u know that life goes on and everything remains
and u know why we all still pray for rain... it is not in vain
it is not in vain
and to the ones who see the ghosts
i miss your memory the most
u know that life goes on and everything remains
of u the thoughts u had the ones pulled through
u changed the fabric of this space
no one will ever take your place
so grab a chair my dear departed
this one's for the broken hearted
come on let the earth be salted 
there's still time
this is for the ones who saved me
there's still time to have a baby
let your love light shine on crazy
there's still time
life...get up.. u think you're tough

"not in vain" 500bc pre prod stereo 02jan2014 wav

this is all about u 
but u don't know that yet
is this all just make believe
or is it something i'm gonna regret
i hope u get the message in my art
i hope u hear the message from my heart
from my heart
this is all about u
but u won't know that yet
is this all my own fantasy
or is it something you'll never forget
i hope u get the message in my art
i hope u hear the message from my heart
'cause it's a big production...lights camera action
i hope u don't miss the show...don't miss the show
this is all about u
and if u don't know that yet
then this is all just never meant to be
i'm just a man behind a curtain on a set
i hope u get the message in my art
i hope u hear the message from my heart
'cause it's a big production...lights camera action
i hope u don't miss the show
just let it roll

"big production" 500bc pre prod stereo wav 08jan2014 1973 Mix

i don't wanna be your brother
i don't wanna be your pal
i don't wanna know u inside out
if it's gonna turn me upside down
i don't wanna be your sucker
giving what you'll never give it back
i don't want to put my mind into u
if it's only gonna turn me black
so won't u please save some love for me
i don't wanna be your priest
i don't wanna hear no confession
i don't wanna know where u spend your nights
if it doesn't leave a good impression
i don't wanna be your appliance
leaving me to sit in a spin
i don't wanna waste all this energy
if we're never gonna get it plugged in
so won't u please save some love for me
i don't wanna be your spaceship
i don't wanna race around your stars
i don't wanna go to the moon with u
if it's only gonna break my heart
no i don't wanna be your brother
no i don't wanna be your pal
i don't wanna know u inside out
if it's gonna turn me upside down
i don't wanna be your appliance
leaving me to sit in a spin
i don't wanna waste all this energy
if we're never gonna get it plugged in
so won't u please save some love for me
i don't wanna be one
no i don't wanna be yours
i don't wanna be your cow

"cow" 500bc weights measures bombardier final cut jan 2014 A

i've often thought sometimes a lot
about u and me
you've seen me there u seemed not to care
what goes on in the tree
you've known me since the dawn of time
and there are things we never say
i never told u that i love u...to this day
if u would know
oh how the world would change
if u would know
with only happiness to blame
there would be justice in this world
the little children learn and grow
there would be peace for all mankind
and u could make it so
i don't see how we change it all now
about u and me
i guess these thoughts believe them or not
just stay in the tree
i've known u since the dawn of time
and there are things u sometimes say
so i imagine that u love me.. to this day
if u would know
oh how the world would change
if u would know
then everyone would know my name
there would be justice in this world
the little children learn and grow
there would be peace for all mankind
and u could make it so
if u would know.

(rkp2014)

"if u would know" 500bc stereo 2nd mar2014 mhorse masterx

i guess i never amounted to much
doesn't take a second look
never changed the world and such
u won't ever see my name in a history book
i never saved the farm or went off to war
and when i read the news today oh boy
it wasn't me who made the score
but i was here..and i was there
the revolution passed right beside my chair
and i was strong
and i was maybe too proud
and if the mood was right
then i could get kinda loud
i guess i never kept up in the race
doesn't take a phd
i might have taught the world to sing
but there's not a single charity
named after me
i never raised the alarm
or broke down the door
and when a couple friends were sitting with death
i was powerless to tell them
what the questions were for
but i was here.. and i was there
the revolution ran its fingers thru my hair
and i was happy
i'd like to think i was kind
i had a girlfriend
she lost her mind
now u don't know me
but i was kind
i had a girlfriend..she lost her mind
rkp2014

"here" 500bc mhorse master final stereo April 2014

had started work on a friend's (bob clements/ https://soundcloud.com/dear-pretence  https://soundcloud.com/b-clements /scotland UK person) tune some time ago. recently finished up. original was a sweetly done acoustic thing.
music/lyrics ; Robert Clements
voice/instruments/arrangement: K Pasley / 500BC
*been a long time since i lost u
how i miss your smiling face
don't know how i live without u
how i miss your perfect grace
and every night i look up at the sky above
and the stars are still shining cause
it's u i'm thinking of
how i wish that i could hold u
not just in a photograph
and all the things i wish i'd told u
the darkness of a broken heart
and every night i look up at the sky above
and the stars are still shining cause
it's u i'm thinking of
rc2014


" it's u i'm thinking of " 500bc mhorse walk B Clements stereo Aug 2014

10,000 years of making man
at times he almost didn't make it
but here i am
and when all is said and done
why do i still need a gun
where's the peace
they used to tell us in our schools
of a living god would make the rules
but they also told some fools
so where's the peace
we've got scientists who change the world
if u don't wanna be a boy u can be a girl
so where's the peace
pills to make us love or sleep
or for those of us who think too deep
hell i think they even give them to sheep
so where's the peace
we've got weapons that can erase a map
and our leaders wear a baseball cap
the only danger is we're all too fat
so where's the peace
the tv tells us that we've come so far
while they show us pictures of a burning police car
there's not a dying man who couldn't be a star
so where's the peace

rkp2014


"the peace" 500bc mhorse mfinal stereo oct 2014

too cold this winter to go outside much. note the channeled syd barrett noise. 500 didn't really have a "cover" yet. 

"i am the walrus" 500bc LENNON mccartney mhorse cozy stereo mar 4 2015

Kevin Pasley began writing songs in the mid 1970s. He was accepted as a voice major at UMKC's Conservatory of Music in 1976. With the 1985 techno band, Charmed Lives ( soundcloud.com/thecharmedlives ) , Kevin provided lead voice, songwriting, synth programming & drum programming. After the techno band ended, Kevin retreated to songwriting and recording for the next 25 years. In 2009, his longtime music pal, Joe G., passed away at 53. Kevin decided that his songs deserve their moment.The concept of 500 B.C is a nod to the simple (and sometimes haywire) days in Ronnie's basement with his music pals, songwriter Joe Gialde (rip 2009) & guitarist H.G."Rusty" Earley (rip 2011). 500 B.C. became pure power + words. The Iron Age + 1969. *** Recording is ongoing ...

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