Curtains drawn, 
With my face to the wall
I stifle a yawn.
To the abyss, I may fall.

Let the sunshine in
Don’t be afraid
Let your life begin
Don’t let it fade
Let the sunshine in

Nothing to do,
But everything to be done.
Tryin’ to make it thru’,
Still tryin’ to have fun

Let the sunshine in
Don’t be afraid
Let your life begin
Don’t let it fade
Let the sunshine in

I peek through the crack,
Of my curtains, at the world.
Thoughts going back,
Like the tides of life are hurled

Let the sunshine in
Don’t be afraid
Let your life begin
Don’t let it fade
Let the sunshine in

Just to step foot outside
Is to many, too much to bear.
Take that one step with pride,
Breathe that beautiful fresh air.

Let the sunshine in
Don’t be afraid
Let your life begin
Don’t let it fade
Let the sunshine in

Sunday Afternoon

Hidden

The Old Man Of Storr

Scarborough Fair

Some days I can’t switch off my brain
I feel like I’m slowly going insane
Then there are days I can’t switch on
Those are the days that go on and on and on and on

I work and work and work
And I don’t know when to stop
I just can’t help myself 
It’s too damn hard for me 
To see that I just can’t be free
I feel like a lavender bee
I work too hard

When I get bored at home, 
I write and write, the incessant metronome
Beats into my brain tick tock tick tock
This infernal internal musical clock

Some days I can’t switch off my brain
I feel like I’m slowly going insane
Then there are days I can’t switch on
Those are the days that go on and on and on and on

Folklore

Lavender Bees

When I saw you through the forest,
I knew you were not of this world.
From the woods you came as a tourist,
Dark sails and flags unfurled.

Through ancient eyes, you saw
A land you could call your own.
Beyond the pines, the screams of war.
Ahead, your blood-stained throne.

Isn’t it enough?
Isn’t it enough?
Isn’t it enough?
Isn’t it enough?

Turn back, I beseech you
Ye bloody, bloody thing
Your ship, your flag and your cursed crew
To your land, ye cursed king

Never return to these woodlands
I bargain, and I cry
“These trees and grasslands,
Are not yours, they’re mine!” said I.

Isn’t it enough to be the one to see,
Everybody running from those dead dark trees?
Isn’t it enough to be the one to know,
What’s really going on beyond the North wind’s blow?

Wolfstone Forest

There's an ocean, 
That reaches everywhere you see.
A vastness of cerulean
Of blue and green.

In this ocean,
This deep and azure endless gulf
There is no life, or so it seems
But look closer.

Far away,
There's an island, very small.
One you could not see at all,
Unless you looked.

On this island,
There's a lake of navy blue.
Of water pure, through and through,
A lake of life.

On this island,
There's a tiny little town.
With houses dotted all around,
Around the lake.

In this town,
There lies a house, just 3 miles out,
From the lake of sapphire blue.
It seems just right.

A family that always fights
Makes up, until all is right.
The children learning their craft,
From adults, flawed and passed.

In this ocean,
This deep and azure endless gulf
There is no life, or so it seems
But look closer.

The Ocean

The man stares out the window
To watch the world turning round

He wonders what lies out there.
Does anything hear us
Or are we just alone?

Maybe it's better to be the first.
Maybe it's sweeter to know we’ll transcend.
At best we'll grow, but what at worst?
Maybe we're on the path to our own bitter end.

Is life just the same
Everywhere we look

Could our paths be rare
As we imagine so
Or have we not found you?

Chorus

Perhaps we've past our point
Of no return or could
It be in front of us

Perhaps it's something else
We can't imagine yet
Or maybe we're just fine

The Great Filter

Lest We Forget

Hymn to the Fallen

"Enigma" Variations - Nimrod

Mars from the Planets Suite

Some highlights from the Phoenix Concert Band's first Christmas concert of 2018

Phoenix Concert Band Christmas

Dashing Through the Snow

Lyrics

Na na nana here’s how I feel,
Na na nana life is unreal.
Never thought I’d see it this way,
Life’s a dream, don’t throw it away

Let the wind blow in the trees
Let’s feel the cool and friendly breeze 
Let’s all join the human race 
Where smiles and joy are-on every face

Never thought I’d see it this way,
Life’s a dream, don’t throw it away
Na na nana here’s what I say,
Na na nana live life your way.

Human Race

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