The Tide

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MANSION IN THE SKY
    The doorman says hello, as you walk through the lobby
    You pretend you hear him, and you smile
    As you rise up in your elevator above the glowing city 
    Do you wonder why he’s there instead of you

    The light of the screen flickers, on the patterned paisley walls
    In the dark you’re sitting by yourself
    Aching for a princess like Diana
    To be beside you on your velvet couch

    Mansion in the sky
    Mansion in the sky
    You have everything you need, but life has passed you by
    Do you ever sit and cry
    In your mansion in the sky

    Do you wonder what they’re doing 
    On the streets you seldom see
    You glimpse them from behind the tinted windows
    In your chauffeured limousine

    Mansion in the sky
    Mansion in the sky
    If they ever knew, they wouldn’t want to be you
    As you try to dry your eyes
    In your mansion in the sky

Lyrics by Fiona McQuarrie/Music by Steven Campbell 2023

Mansion In The Sky. Lyrics by Fiona McQuarrie/Music by Steven Campbell

Traffic bumper to bumper
Gotta get to the airport on time
Vacation ain't even started
Already going out of my mind

Thinking 'bout the family
Which ones will be there
Take off 3 hours late
But we're finally up in the air 

Flying Turkey Airlines
Can the pilot fly this thing
Flying Turkey Airlines
There's a gremlin out on the wing

Back in my hometown
Nothing looks the same
Yeah this looks like a town
Where nobody'd know my name

Knockin on the door
Home for the festive day
Looks like the drinks are flowing
Party's already underway

Uncle Joe took off his red hat
Now he's swinging on the chandelier
It's gonna be a long day
Better get myself a beer

Brothers Billy and Wally 
Arguing 'bout this & that
Gotta step between them
Before it becomes combat

22 sit at the table
Someone mentions the election
Soon side dishes are 
Flying in every direction

The bratty twins just flipped 
The turkey on the floor
Time to bid grandma goodbye 
Any hurry right out that door

Back on Turkey Airlines
Can the pilot fly this thing
Flying Turkey Airlines
There's a gremlin out on the wing
There's a gremlin out on the wing

Music and Lyrics by Steven Campbell. 2023

Flying Turkey Airlines by Steven Campbell

The children were behaving very badly
While I tried to be a loving caring dad

Kicking and screaming 
Right in the toy aisle
Their demands their wailing
Even Santa couldn't smile

Yes here comes Krampus
Who needs Saint Nick
Oh hurry Krampus 
Open your naughty sack real quick

Krampus took the children 
Now me & the missus 
Can enjoy a quiet
Christmas  Day

His cloven hooves, horns of Goat 
And his pointed tongue
He's wielding chains and birch branch
He punishes the young 

If your not good boys & girls
He's mean, scary and depraved 
Now all you little brats
Best take heed and behave 

Yes here comes Krampus 
Who needs Saint Nick
Oh hurry Krampus 
Open your naughty sack real quick 

Krampus took the children 
Now me & the missus
Can enjoy a quite 
Christmas Day
Yeah a quiet Christmas Day

Music and Lyrics by Steven Campbell. 2023


Oh Hurry Krampus - Steven Campbell

Waiting For The Snow
- Mark Eliasof


Looking out the window of the house I used to stay
Icy rain hanging in the air
Suspended for eternity in a photograph I took that day
The very last winter I was there

I cant forget that morning
So many years ago
I felt the wind chill warning me
But I was frozen there … waiting for the snow

She said I’ve got to leave here, and go where I’ll be safe and warm
I’ll give away my boots and coat
I know that if I stay here I’ll end up knee deep in a storm
But she only told me in a note

I cant forget that morning
So many years ago
I felt the wind chill warning me
But I was frozen there … waiting for the snow


Will it all come tumbling down?
With its Snow White gown and icy crown
Will it all come tumbling down?
Will the thick white blanket 
Bed down my memories of this town

I cant forget that morning
So many years ago
I felt the wind chill warning me
But I was frozen there … waiting for the snow

Waiting For The Snow - Mark Eliasof

The Fifth Season - Mark Eliasof

Autumn falls
Winter squalls
And Springtime stalls until the summer

But that’s not all
If you recall
A season different from the others

A fifth season full of endless sunsets
Burned into memories you can never forget
One last chance for you to pay off all your debts 
In the fifth season called regret

I think of her
And where were were
The autumn twilight colors swirling ‘round

Somehow we missed
that chance to kiss
Before those leaves had fallen to the ground 

A fifth season full of endless sunsets
Burned into memories you can never forget
One last chance for you to pay off all your debts 
In the fifth season called regret

Winter seems to last forever when its here
But it turns to springtime every single year
And lovers come outside to greet the sun
But some things seem to end before they’ve begun

That very summer
You did a runner
Back to Boston, I thought I’d go insane

Nothing to gain
When love equals pain 
Staring at your window in the pouring rain

A fifth season full of endless sunsets
Burned into memories you can never forget
One last chance for you to pay off all your debts 
In the fifth season called regret

The Fifth Season - Mark Eliasof

Close your eyes - Mark Eliasof

This is how the game begins
Close your eyes and count to ten
Some things start and some things end
You wont see me again

As I sing this melody
Close your eyes and search for me
Trapped inside your memories (Buried)
Tell me can you still see / Tell me what you see

Innocents living off the cuff
Late at night playing blind mans bluff
Til dawns early light lying in the buff
But (that kind of) love was not enough

This is how the story ends
Close your eyes and count to ten
Some things finish, some begin
You wont see me again

Close Your Eyes - Mark Eliasof

Lyrics by XPRM. Music composed and performed by Field Music (https://www.soundbetter.com/profiles/581801-field-music). Vocals recorded at Echoplant Studios, Vancouver, Canada (https://www.echoplantsound.com/). Mixed by Ryan Worsley (info@echoplantsound.com)

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