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Fool's Errands
05:04
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It’s 4 Am in the Alleghenies
I look at you in the passenger seat
you’re asleep and I’m praying
we get home safe cause lord I’m beat
I’m so tired of this spinning wheel
in the whirlpool of my heart
I take the punches til the punches don’t hurt
I turn around and I try to restart
I can’t tell you who I’m dancing with
what is real and what is myth
I couldn’t say just what the devil’s wearing
I can’t tell if these are fool’s errands
woke up this morning was 11:11
that won’t mean much unless your looking for heaven
every sign might be the divine, every step can be in the light
still sometimes I feel I’m playing blind
the cards are stacked and the chips are tight
while everybody’s playing from the odds
I put my faith in this thing called God
I can’t tell you who I’m dancing with
what is real and what is myth
I couldn’t say just what the devil’s wearing
I can’t tell if these are fool’s errands
when I tell you that I’ve seen the lord
you look at me as if to say “what for?”
I’m gettin tired that I’m beyond caring
if you think that these are fool’s errands
thunder cracks as your crying tears
I wind up thinking about these years
rain falls from these darkened skies
rain falls from your pretty eyes
you look at me and say “I wanna die”
I’m on my knees and I’m asking why
why won’t lightning strike me down
get me out of this God forsaken town
all the joy, all pain
all the love, all the shame
all these promises that I’ve broken
all these words I should’ve never spoken
oooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhh
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhh
sit right down
I’ll tell you of my story
where I’m from and where I’m going
but I can’t tell you who I’m dancing with
what is real or what is myth
I couldn’t say just what the devil’s wearing
I can’t tell if these are fool’s errands
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A Walk in the Wasteland
03:16
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April is the sweetest one
a smell just like Lilac
and if not for those summer night’s
I might not have come back
all these whithered stamps of time
told upon these walls
a heap of broken images
cast upon the falls
Marie Marie
look at me
remember where I’m from
look at me Queen Marie
see what i've become
the Queen sat in her tarnished throne
with the whithered stamps of time
they focussed in on her next move
when the obvious bell did chime
the obvious chime of the obvious bell
didn’t make a sound
leaves blew on the Autumn breeze
to never hit the ground
Marie Marie
stay with me
I’m feeling poor tonight
stay with me Queen Marie
stay and hold me tight
walk the street with your hair down
Peter’s coming with your money
where you can meet up for a dime
or your time of which there’s plenty
the chemist said it would be alright
but I haven’t quite been me
with your hairdown
go walk the street
go and get yourself some tea
Marie Marie
speak to me
what are you thinking of?
Queen Marie, speak to me
I think I’ve had enough
Every shadow on this street
flickers in the light
whispered music on these strings
your black hair drawn out tight
wolves with drunken music
in the violet light do croon
they clatter and they chatter
and they howl up at the moon
Marie, Marie
walk with me
I hope you always will
what I’ve seen Queen Marie
must be a secret still
I perceived the prophecy
but I doubted like the rest
now I am a proper fool
waiting for expected guest
the lights they wait to be lit up
upon this unreal city
and when they do I will decide
if it’s saved me or it’s killed me
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Lovin' The Wasteland
03:07
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6. |
Standing In the Sunshine
06:09
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7. |
Watching the Rainbows
01:41
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the Wasteland
07:24
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what does the wind sing? wee aye allah wee aye eh wee aye allah wee aye allah ley
what does the thunder say? Oh OH Oh OH Oh Oh
Oh Niagara run right through me til I end my song
water over rock, water over rock
water over rock, water over rock
water over rock, water over rock
music sweeps by me along the river
down Queen, Victoria, down Hiram, down Bender
along the parkway to the upper river
there only the water
only the water
only the water
only the water
refrain:
water much below the ridge
a crowd flows over Rainbow bridge
there only the water
only the water, only the water
down to the whirlpool
come arab come jew
come In dios or Indian
Asian or African
Come on come on
come all come all
There is another verse that I do not sing in this demo, perhaps it's because I always improvise it, something like:
the stillness of winter in stony places
under the torchlight red the curious face
and all the while moving inside
there's this burning
burning
burning
burning
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A Walk In the Mist
01:40
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10. |
Holding On
04:40
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11. |
Oratory of St. Joseph
04:40
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the Oratory of St. Joseph took 60 years to build
they were digging out the basement for a year or maybe two
someone saw an angel with a message in the sky
said if you keep on building know that you will never die x2
they poured me out a serving from a silver croft of wine
said “my blood flows in the river, go and drink from it some time”
the river flows beneath you in a streaming breathe of light
and pours off of your body like a moonbeam in the night x2
How could I forget you? Why would I even try?
Your face contains a cloud form of a heartshape in the sky
they're dreaming up the coming of the ending of the war
said they've come a seeking the child of a girl x2
said that they could see you clear in colors and in tones
before even a chisel ever hit upon the stone
they say that it's the ending or the starting of an age
like the way the night's end is a dawning of a day x2
was I speaking falsely or was I too close to the truth
what I whispered in your ear that night that implicated you
you're telling me I'm walking in the shadow of myself
and my brother says he's worried for my mental health
I saw they ran your story on the front page of the news
not the type of glory I would ever want for you
I saw you as a rainbow, guess I wanted it that way
I saw you as a portal that would open up someday
I tell myself be patient, it will all work very well
but I'm getting anxious just a stirring in my cell x 2
the Oratory of St. Joseph took 60 years to build
the pathway to salvation takes the toll on human will
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12. |
Wasteland Lullaby
04:03
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13. |
Queen of the Wasteland
10:01
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C.D. Onofrio Niagara Falls, Ontario
"troubadour wearing a crown of fire".
Imperfect music for imperfect
people
Award winnning songwriter and published poet. Songs for dreamers, contemplative dancers, broken romantics, laughing lunatics, seekers, souls with hard spots to reach, and anyone else who can give these songs a home.
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