Lyrics: Mark Monument
Music, Production, Vocals: Andy Horn

In a world beyond the nighttime
Sapphire seas meet rolling skies
A lonely man sails a wooden boat
Throwing out his fishing lines
He raised his hand and waved
Calling me towards the sea
His lips didn’t move at all 
But in my mind he said to me 

﻿I’m the father of the ocean
I’m the old man of the sea 
If you want to seek it’s treasures
Come and spend the day with me 
﻿
When I dove beneath the swell 
The smells of childhood filled my nose 
And the music of my youth played out 
As I swam towards the boat 
When I reached the boat he smiled 
And he offered me his hand 
The hull was full of holes 
On the mast an hourglass was full of sand 

I’m the father of the ocean
I’m the old man of the sea 
If you want to seek it’s treasures
Come and spend the day with me 

We spent the day together 
Cast our lines and watched the birds 
We shared a thousand stories 
But we never spoke a word 
The hourglass was almost done 
And as we neared the close of day 
He slipped beneath the ocean waves 
Through his tears I heard him say 

This is the sea of memories my boy 
The ocean of your soul
If you find the hidden treasure 
Then your heart will not grow old
You won’t find it on a chart
You can only see it in your dreams 
But it’s real as stars that light the sky 
Or the midday sun that beams 

I’m the father of the ocean
I’m the old man of the sea 
If you want to seek it’s treasures
Come and spend the day with me 

﻿I’m the father of the ocean 
I’m the old man of the sea 
Sleep soundly till the sunrise 
When you wake don’t search for me

The Old Man Of The Sea

Another co-write with Mark Monument. You're listening to a rough demo. The full produced version will be part of a forthcoming album.

Lyrics: Mark Monument
Music and Vocals: Andy Horn

These legs were made for walking
But I've been travelling so long
I’ve got holes in my shoes
And the blues in my song
I’ve forgotten where I came from
Maybe I've been here before
Playing songs for the people
Empty cap on the floor

In my heart I'm a wanderer
Destination unknown
Just six strings to talk to 
But I'm never alone
Cause she sings me to sleep
And I feel like I'm home  
Just my gypsy soul a'wandering
Destination unknown

I always had friends to talk to
For a while they kept me strong 
But even loved and on the inside
I was an outsider all along
So I left behind the rat race
Paid off all the debts I owed
Now its just me and my guitar 
And the less travelled road

Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailer
Beggar man and thief
All die the same
Just flesh and bones at your feet
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailer
Beggar man and thief
All just ashes in the wind
Barely a stain on the sheets

Destination Unknown (acoustic demo)

Lyrics: Jane Shields
Music, Production, Vocals: Andy Horn


Angel Of The Mist

The morning sun breaks the stillness of the night
The wind of peace makes the eagle wings take flight
And in my dreams she holds the sands of time
The angel of the mist, once again is mine
     
The whispering of her voice takes me to a distant shore
Hoping that her love will feed my heart once more
She speaks to me with an ageless, silent word
But the angel of the mist, once again, is heard

Angel - like the morning sun, she brightly burns
Angel - on a painted sky, she will return

Her heavenly touch lights the candle of my soul Her timeless breath, burns away the cold
And in my dreams, she finds an open door
And the angel of the mist is here with me once more

Angel - like the morning sun, she brightly burns
Angel - on a painted sky, she will return

The moon returns to the echo of the night
My dream begins to fade on the winged flight
The stars shine through as the vision starts to fade
And in the stillness of the mist, my angel slips away

Angel - like the morning sun, she brightly burns
Angel - on a painted sky, she will return
Angel - like the morning sun, she brightly burns
Angel - on a painted sky, she will return

Angel Of The Mist

The first time I read Lori Buckwalter's beautiful lyrics I instantly had this little melody in my mind. A couple of hours later I recorded a first draft - just me singing at the piano.

Love Is A Way   
(c) 2018 Lori Buckwalter (lyrics) / Andy Horn (music)

CH
Love is a way
 Love is an art
 Love's the solution to being apart
 Love may not have all the answers
 But love is a start

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Can't face the present and I wish it was past 
Future's uncertain and coming too fast
 I'm dreaming my way to tomorrow 
But my dreams don't last
I hear the world crying I'm feeling its pain
 I'm always reminded again and again 
No matter how many we solve
 The problems remain 

CH
Love is a way…

Belief or religion, the truth or a lie 
There's always too many too ready to die
 To prove that their visions are such 
That none can deny
But what's really there, a fact or a word
 When slogans are shouted but actions are heard
 The message is there in your eyes
 But the message is blurred 

CH variation

Look inside and around, you'll see that we're one 
Running together since the race was begun 
The torch that you carry is another's 
When your race is run 

CH 
Love is a way 
Love is an art
 Love's the solution to being apart
 Love may not have all the answers
 But love is a start

Love Is A Way (piano demo)

I’m a producer, musician and composer living in the south of Germany. Usually I work with artists from all around the world and am glad to stand in the second row. But occasionally I also enjoy singing my own songs and this is the place I showcase them.

Andy Horn

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