MARCH 2024 THE LIES WE SELL

F         C.                      Gm       F 

In the Beginning there was a void

There was the Earth, some Wind and Fire

Some Gods invented Some Gods destroyed

Just to answer all prayers hopes and desires

Some Gods invented Some Gods destroyed

Just to answer all prayers hopes and desires

We all need someone in times of need

An ageless champion Earth transcending

So then we planted this wondrous seed

A great invention patent pending

So then we planted this wondrous seed

A great invention patent pending

Every Hero needs a villain

A pinch of evil to match the scales

At the core of every religion

Bad may win but good prevails

At the core of every religion

Bad may win but good prevails

Catch the young and make them pray

Stir the broth and make it froth

Till they know no other way

To spin the yarn and wear the cloth

Till they know no other way

To spin the yarn and wear the cloth

My God's a lie and so is yours

It's a tale that's really old

If you believe heaven's assured

But its a story we've been sold

If you believe heaven's assured

But its a story we've been sold

The lies we tell, the lies we sell

The lies of old are lies of youth

Oh Spread it wide Oh Spread it well

Belief alone makes lie the truth

Spread it wide Oh Spread it well

Belief alone makes lie the truth

FEBRUARY 2024 BLUNDER

PARODY ON THE LINES OF IMAGINE DRAGONS - THUNDER

JUST A DREAMER ON A MISSION
GONNA MAKE SOME HARD DECISIONS
YOU MAY SAY THAT I'M THE LEADER
WHO TOOK A COUNTRY TO THE CLEANERS

NOT A WORD SIR TO ANY BODY
GOTTA GET EVERY CENT OF HIDDEN BLACK MONEY
BLACK MONEY
I WAS LIGHTNING BEFORE THE BLUNDER (BLUNDER)

REFRAIN:
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CHORUS:
BLUNDER, WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUN)
I WAS LIGHTNING BEFORE THE BLUNDER (BLUNDER)
BLUNDER, WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUN)
IT'S FRIGHTENING WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUNDER)

BLUNDER
WHAT A BLUNDER

NO MONEY FOR THE MASSES

WE WERE SOLD ON EMPTY PROMISES

NOW WE HEAR CRIES FROM AFAR

ECHOES FROM MUMBAI TO MALABAR

WHAT'S THE POINT OF THIS MISADVENTURE

AFTER TWO YEARS OF THIS DISASTER

WE ARE A COUNTRY THATS REALLY DUMB

THINKING GOOD DAYS WILL EVER COME

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CHORUS:
BLUNDER, WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUN)
IT'S FRIGHTENING WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUNDER)
BLUNDER, WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUN)
IT'S FRIGHTENING WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUNDER)

LEAD

BLUNDER, WHAT A BLUNDER 
IT'S FRIGHTENING WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUNDER)
BLUNDER, WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUN)
IT'S FRIGHTENING WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUNDER)

BLUNDER, WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUN)
IT'S FRIGHTENING WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUNDER)
BLUNDER, WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUN)
IT'S FRIGHTENING WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUNDER)

BLUNDER, WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUN)
IT'S FRIGHTENING WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUNDER)
BLUNDER, WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUN)
IT'S FRIGHTENING WHAT A BLUNDER (BLUNDER)

AUGUST 2023 - NOW IS NOT TIME FOR GOODBYE

Verse

You are my rose, in the valley of flowers

You are the coolness of sweet april showers

You are much more

 than intoxicant flavour

 Every second every minute every hour

 You are my sunrise, you light up my soul

You are my moonlight, your captive glow

traps me in wonder

and I gladly surrender

So tell me ... do you really have to go

Pre Chorus

Lets make sweet memories etch them in time

Those sacred whispers in ancient rhyme

the odds we defy, the knots we untie

there lies a truth that we can't deny 

Chorus

I want you for more than merely four seasons

I want you forever for all the wrong reasons

From the deepest of seas to the highest of skies

Now is not time for goodbye

With you I can sail the roughest of storms

Worries they pale when I'm safe in your arms

I can't let you go, however I try

Now is not time for goodbye 

Verse

We chose the road the path that we tread

Not knowing that dangers that lay ahead

Through every stumble we found a way

So thats why I wish you could stay

I think of you as someone who's quirky

Whatever you do it makes me happy

You make me jump with only a smile

You make my living worthwhile

Pre Chorus

Lets make sweet memories etch them in time

Those sacred whispers in ancient rhyme

the odds we defy, the knots we untie

there lies a truth that we can't deny 

Chorus

I want you for more than merely four seasons

I want you forever for all the wrong reasons

From the deepest of seas to the highest of skies

Now is not time for goodbye

With you I can sail the roughest of storms

Worries they pale when I'm safe in your arms

I can't let you go, however I try

Now is not time for goodbye 

Sept 2023 - ABSENCE IT DOES

Written for piano and voice

C CMaj7
Absence it does burden the heart,
F G C G
muddle the mind and straddle the soul
C CMaj7
Blends in dilemma just enough
F G C
to trap you in its vice-like grip

C CMaj7
Absence it does disturb the sleep
F G C G
with cravings dark and deep 
C CMaj7
Yearnings blossom at midnight’s stroke
F G C C7
dissolving desire into need

F G C Em
And then it does what it does, leaving
F G C C7
pieces of dreams distorted,unsorted
F G C Am
Shards of a solution lie hidden
F Dm G C
within tender whirls of a long exhale

C CMaj7
Absence it does turn seconds into hours
F G C G
Time extending oh ever so slow
C Cmaj7
This emptiness is waiting to know
F G C
through the darkness if there is a way

C CMaj7
Absence it does stir temptation
F G C G
Fuels want that needs no hesitation 
C CMaj7
With No permission nor validation,it
F Dm G C C7
arrives nonetheless, none for worse

F G C Em
And then it does what it does, leaving
F G C C7
pieces of dreams distorted,unsorted
F G C Am
Shards of a solution lie hidden within
F G C
the tangled whirls of a long exhale

C CMaj7
That breath escapes, gently disappears
F G C G
While Trysts and promises become dust and mist
C CMaj7
For one brief second it lingers on a mirror
F Bb
And then it’s gone
Am F
And then it’s gone
Dm G C
And then it’s gone , only you remain

2023 A ROAD THAT IS BETTER

 (Verse)

In the days of wandering, lost and confused,

Hope danced in shadows a smokescreen of curls

It waltzed with the wounds that nobody’s seen

Left over from love that was drifting on waves by the sea

(Verse) 

Then you came my way, like a sweet sweet bouquet

A fragrance so pure that showed me to care 

and laughter that sounded like pearls from above

You mended my wounds with each gentle touch so much

(Chorus)

You made me stronger, the path became clearer,

And doubts of the past were swept by desire

Your soothing comfort took stormy weather

And turned it around into life forever 

(Verse) 

You helped me see through the dark and despair

Taught me of ways how to heal and repair 

To embrace all the scars on my skin as my own

And I found new courage while leaping into the unknown

(Bridge)

Em                            A

No more darkness,  no more twilight

G

No more tossing on seas 

Em                       A

No more hiding, no more disguising

D                     D7               G.   A 

You made me see a better me

(change key to D)

(Verse) 

So this one’s for those still in confusion

Somebody’s waiting, Someone out there

To show you a road that’s lit by a star

A road that is better than the one you’ve been on so far

(Verse)

It’s what I know I speak from the heart

Someday you’ll know Someday you’ll start

For my road has changed since you came my way

And I started listening to you from that day

(Chorus)

You made me stronger, the path became clearer,

And doubts of the past were swept by desire

Your soothing comfort took stormy weather

And turned it around into life forever 

2022 LITTLE DROP OF DEW

Verse 1

As I sipped my morning cup of brew

looking up at dark and clouded sky

I felt a gentle brush against my cheek

and it landed soft ... on cue

Pre chorus

A pleasant tap against my skin

that brought a rush of old emotion

tumbling out within a flood

from deep infinite origin

Chorus

Gathering thoughts swelling inside

triggering deep beneath

 like postcards flashing in my eyes

bursting at the seams

Traces of Places swirling in a pond

filled with joyous scenes

past and present interlaced

in one eternal bond

Verse 2

But as it came it disappeared

and with it took away the dream

on a journey far far away

I looked up ... the sky had cleared

Pre chorus

I turned around and looked 

but not a clue

did I find for whereabouts

of what I  felt before

Chorus

 Gathering thoughts swelling inside

triggering deep beneath

 like postcards flashing in my eyes

bursting at the seams

A mystery that heavens blew

I felt I surely knew

What I felt was not just dew

but a little drop of you

Chorus

 Gathering thoughts swelling inside

triggering deep beneath

 like postcards flashing in my eyes

bursting at the seams

A mystery that heavens blew

I felt I surely knew

What I felt was not just dew

but a little drop of you    

2022 TIPTOE THROUGH THE SHADOW

(AGD)

Tiptoe through the shadow 

Dance beneath the moon

Find a lonely waterfall

And leave behind a rune

Wear a crown of raindrops

Blue water below

Tiptoe through the shadow

Once more

(DG)

(There are) flowers in the meadows

Sunflower and rose

Fruits a laden on the trees and

Snow melt in the streams

(EA)

A world awaits for those who dream

Upon a distant shore

(GDA)

So Tiptoe through the shadow

Once more

Feel the breath of wonder wild

running on your skin

Coffee mixed with cocoa

In a dizzy spin

Caution lies deserted

With clothes upon the floor

Tiptoe through the shadow

Once more

Tiptoe through the shadow

Every melting moment

Brazen bold and beautiful

Every second spent

Be conscious of the universe

That played its cards just so

You tip toe through the shadow

Once more