Lyrics

Lyrics from Windstorm’s “Snapshots of Life”

Never Been A Time like this

CHORUS

Well there’s never been a time like this, and I fear the world is ending

It goes round and round and round and round and round and round my friend

Well there’s never been a time like this, and I saw the towers falling

And the warplanes fly and the waves wash by and the trains meet fiery ends

It was within a lifetime that the world stood on the cataclysmic brink

of mutually assured destruction, and the world looked just as dim

And the nations severely polarized, as we picked our teams and we chose our sides

and the paper of the truth prints lies; no way was seen to win

And if you don't believe in miracles I do (x2)

It was barely a lifetime passed, with the world at war under evil’s cast

And 50 million souls born innocent meet their demise

And the hopelessness blocked out the sun as civilians starved and they manned their guns

And the righteous gasped for victory amidst the smoldering ruins

And if you don't believe in miracles I do (x2)

700 years gone by since the black plague swept like an ethereal scythe

In a mystery so baneful that no man could understand

And a third of those who lived had died and the social structure modified

And 4 centuries passed before the population was restored

And if you don't believe in miracles I do (x2)

Bridge

And there was Vietnam and WW1

And Quakes and wind and eruptions

Great famine and Mongol’s path

And AIDS, TB and winters wrath

And the list goes on and on and on and on

And through it all there were birthdays and weddings

And feasts and celebration

And great Joy over deeds or survival

And sunny days cozy nights, And there was love

Well there’s always been a time like this, and the world is never ending

It goes round and round and round and round and round and round my friend

Well there’s never been a weight to sink the buoyant human spirit

And the hopes ascend, and survivors mend and go round and round again

Well there’s always been a time like this, and the world is never ending

It goes round and round and round and round and round and round my friend

Well there’s always been a time like this , but man can see thru endless darkness

And we can find the light and hold it tight and go round and round again

I walk the streets (in New York City)

Chorus

Well I’m walking up and down the street

And I find some one I’d like to meet

And my heart is flipping upside down

And my head is spinning all around

And God lives here and the Devil too

And like the sea I split the street in two

And I sing like a madman as I strut in time

To the music playing in my racing mind

I walk the streets alone in New York City

I feel the power rushing thru my surging veins

I’m born anew amidst this human ocean

My heart is rendered with the strength to break its chains

I walk alone, but never am I lonely

I feel vibrations that are several million strong

I touch the air, it pushes back electric

Man’s finest creation rendered in nocturnal bliss

Immigrant Story

Maria prays alone in the pale light

Before the colors strike your eyes

Children sleeping on the mattress on the floor

She gets herself to work by 5

And she thinks to herself, at least here there’s hope

CHORUS

I believe that something great is coming

I believe in something great today

I believe that something great is coming

I believe I have been lead here on this way

Chen clears tables after school lunch

The children laugh and slant their eyes

He hardly speaks a word; they render him a fool

But in his country he ran the school

And he thinks to himself at least here there’s hope

Bridge

And it’s just another Immigrant story, from the pages of our history forever out of print

And it’s just another immigrant story, it’s a nameless race from discontent on a superhuman sprint

And it’s just another immigrant story, it’s a block in our foundation hidden deep for none to see

And it’s just another immigrant story, you won’t find it in the movies, you won’t see it on TV

Janusz runs as the workday's ending

He’s got 10 minutes ‘till his next job

Ballet lessons for his daughter of 13

She’s asleep when he gets home, he sees her dancing in his dream,

And he thinks to himself, at least here there’s hope

CHORUS

Iizzy passed away this morning

He lost his leg in the Great War

He made this land his home, a model citizen

He was a shining beacon to bring others to our shores

And as they file past they think, he gave us hope

Bridge

Windows on life

Look out my window to the people far below,

They go hurriedly directed on their way

So unaware that I watch up in the clouds,

Like a bird unnoticed gliding in the breeze

CHORUS

And when I’m up here I feel free from all the worry

And all the noise and chaos fade from sharp to blurry

And the world is filled with madness

The world is filled with madness x 3

I see the boats in the harbor far below, in a sea so clear they float just like balloons

Leaving long white trails to the place where they had been, as life’s sirens gently lure them out to sea

I see the birds standing fearless on the ledge, soaring endlessly they paint upon the sky

In cryptic script time’s left purposefully unchanged, its the story of their lives thru which they fly

Bridge

I fly,I fly

I Fly I fly

The street below , no commotion or distress, and the curtains dance upon the wispy breeze

The empty room is now filled with puzzled men, I go drifting spinning high above the streets

FINAL CHORUS

And when I’m up here I feel free from all the worry

And all the noise and chaos fade from sharp to blurry

And the world is filled with Magic

The world is filled with Magic x 3

These ole boots

Honey I Can’t blame you for the way you are

Well I met your momma and your pappa and the apple don’t fall to far

Honey I can’t blame you for the things you do

Well you’re the center of the world and us was always about you

CHORUS

These ole boots have walked out of better doors than this

These ole eyes have had better cries

These ole boots have walked out of better doors than this

These ole lips have said better goodbyes

Honey I can’t blame you, that you thought you’d change me

Thought that you could hold me, fold me, mold me, and re arrange me

Well I guess I knew you’d try to make me just like you

Don't you see you could never live with yourself or what you do

Honey I cant blame you saying its all my fault; well you can accuse me, lose me abuse me in your thought

Well I'll take blame, you can rant and shout, Well I pity your next fool and thank the lord I’m out

Snapshot in my Mind

If I could stop all time, like a snapshot in my mind

I would live this moment for all ages yet unseen

Just a happy family, blessed beyond my wildest dreams

Would I press the shutter now or is the best dear yet to come

CHORUS

Oh stop the world (oh stop the world) let me revel in its glow

Oh stop the world (oh stop the world) to give me time for you to show...all those

Memories that I wish forever lingered

Feelings that I wish would never go

Laughter that would echo in the hallway

Smiles that say I love you so

As I watch the etch of time on the faces ahead in line

Till the photos in my album scarcely lend a clue

Could I stop that painful walk or forestall demented talk

Would I press the shutter now ‘fore darkness drapes the door

Changing with everything they see, seeking life’s discovery

Living holds such promise as the children come of age

And so with greater love, I could not deprive them of

A single moment of the future yet to come

If I could stop all time, like a snapshot in my mind

I never would

Oooo I never would

The Last Horse

The gate swings open now; I bid you take your freedom

I’ve not the heart myself to go

Over the years gone by I’ve loved you like a brother

I've got to turn or it will show

Well back in ’49 we went to California, with gold dust on the land

2 guilded monuments of massive obsolesce

No legacy but here we stand

Chorus

Run on my gallant steed

Run along the silver rail

Run every mile like it was your last

The steam locomotive is on your trail

Run along the country mile

Run along the railroad ties

Keep the wind into your face

Don’t let them see the tears in your eyes

And you know to head for the mountains

And you can head west to the sea

And you can head to the past or forever

‘cause that’s the only place you’ll be free

Industrial cities bore me seeds of isolation

The change came swiftly in the end

The ways of centuries erased within a lifetime

I never thought that it would end

Once prized for strength and skill, the flesh that moved a nation

I see the writing on the wall

The hoofs on cobblestones tap out the march of legions

The whistles issue the last call

So in love

I'm so in love x2

When I wake in the morning and see you right next to me; the one I’m dreaming of

Chorus

Friends talk oooooo They say I’m strange I’ve got a feeling in my heart that wants to rearrange me

People speak ooooooo she's out of her mind out of her mind and so

I walk around town with my head upside down and my feet up on cloud nine

I’m So in love

You Know its true

There’s no logic to passion I feel my will crashin’ I’m so like a fool for you

I’m So in love

There’s no mistake

When I hear your name mentioned I spring to attention my heart stops, I tremble and shake

I’m So in love

You Know its true

When your lips touch me I’m like a chocolate in summer melting allover you

Military Connection

I stretch out on the sand and watch the fireworks light the sky

You sit beside me 3 x 5 like the seaside in July

And if were here in spirit, real or not is in my mind

You’re here I’m there, two destinies careening intertwined

Chorus 1

How long has it been since you've been home x2

How long will be ‘till you’ll be home x2

Chorus 2

24,23,22,21,20 months is not a long time

Know I’ll never let that feeling go

19,18,17,16,15months is not a long time

Know I’ll never let that feeling go

(Chorus 2 Counterpoint) I’ve (you’ve) been to Basrah, Bagdad and the northern plain,and It’s long since I’ve (you’ve) been home x2

The road is like a silent friend, it carries you away

The dark is like a sightless shield, protecting from the day

Since armies marched on ancient lands the burden’s borne by all

What love I can I send with you to shield you from a fall

Chorus 1

The sky is like a yawning void that swallows me away

The dawn ahead a wire glow that spawns the light of day

On east bound wing I contemplate the timeless nature of

War and separation and the hell and loss and love

Chorus 1

Chorus 2

The time is not a constant stream it changes fast and slow

The moments that I long for you, It doesn't seem to flow

And if my time is finite it's ironic I have learned

I would cede those hours to the past to be at your return

Chorus 1

The world gave aid when independence boldly was decreed

Democracy and liberty though fledgling spread like seed

And in my hand this torch of freedom shields against attack

We owe a debt to god and man; it’s time to pay it back

Chorus 1

Chorus 2

Goodbye Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II)

Goodbye Karol Wojtyla, it's sad to see you fade

You were an inspiration to a generation and bridge to those who strayed

And when a failed social experiment held half the world at bay,

You raised a light to guide us on our way

Goodbye Karol Wojtyla the screen now fades to white

You set a moral high ground based on what you felt was right

Standing strong ‘gainst common fashion, risen as a wounded lamb

Your hand reached to both sons of Abraham

Chorus

It was a time we’ll remember all our lives

When change rolled like a freight train thru countryside and town

History’s milestones coalesced before our eyes

And the sickles were melted to fashion the eagles crown

Goodbye Karol Wojtyla the embers leave your stare

Your ravaged flesh once young and spry no longer yours to bear

And perhaps you’re greatest legacy is not the teachings that you lent

But the example of a life so bravely spent

Colonial Tragedy

Flowers on the hillside mark the place where you were lain

A pile of fieldstones 2 foot high is all that will remain

And the preacher says He wanted you, now there’s no one here to blame

And if I could call my angel back I would have done it just the same

CHORUS

And if I had known that time was short, I would have spent it all with you

I would have given up my aimless rambling and all the silly things I do

Well I know I said I needed time to myself, I really needed time with you

And if I had known that time was short, I would have spent it all with you

You sailed here from England on the 23rd of May;

The known world’s great stone city, epicenter of the day

And you sailed into Virginia, overland across the plain

Settled down in Colorado where I met you on the range

A simple life under sky so big, it dwarfs the human dream

A couple of children blessed us, as we trusted life’s big scheme

And the Daylight sets a rhythm to a way as old as time

And the goal of life is living, elemental and sublime

Winter came on early with the first November wind

Though food was short the children ate, I should have seen you thin

And the doctor says the fever might have broke if you were strong

But he was bound to call his angel back; I should have known it all along

Brass Band

Well I’ve got fewer dollars than I’ve got bills

And I’ve got more aches than I’ve got pills

And I need more sleep than I’ve got time

I’ve got to keep this thought in the back of my mind

Chorus

Carry on, Carry on

Where is the big brass band to greet me when I get home?

Where is the Queen to knight me for my deeds out there today?

Where is the podium to step up and get my award?

Where is the paper with the headline reading “she made it through another day”?

Well I got more laundry than I've got soap

And I’ve got more depression than I’ve got hope

And I’ve got more hunger than I've got eats

And I travel more miles than I can walk with my feet

Well I got more work than I've got play

And I’ve got more night than I’ve got day

And I’ve got more rain than I've got dry

And I’ve got more drive than I've got fly

I've got more fool than I’ve got sense

And I’ve got more house than I’ve got rents

And I’ve got more thirst than I've got drink

And there’s just one thought I’ve got to think

Baby Baby

Innocence persisting when accompanied by enlightenment

Is but self-infidelity

Idealistic blindness is a luxury afforded

To prophets and to fools

But prophets are always true to themselves

So where does that leave you?

Ahh-Ahhh Rollin out to sea

Chorus

Baby Baby with the sunlight in your eyes

Can you see you’re rollin out to sea

Baby Baby with the sunlight in your eyes

Can you see you’re out and drifting free

Baby Baby with the sunlight in your eyes

When the night comes your eyes will open wide

Baby Baby with the sunlight in your eyes

When the night comes you will see

Tangible accomplishments in social institutions

Endow one with a sense of pride

Departure from stagnation and progression towards objectives

Kindles one’s sense of worth inside

But proud and worthy people have both feet on the ground

So where does that leave you?

Ahh-Ahhh Rollin out to sea

Dreams though non productive, when applied can be constructive

And augment one’s ability

Abilities exploited, well intentioned and directed

Impinge on time for liberty

But you’ve got to struggle, to have freedom from your struggle

Ain’t no one ride for free

Ahh-Ahhh not even out to sea

Copyright 2006 , 2021 - L. Scott Larsen