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A Wing and a Prayer
05:11
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your plane is all shot to pieces
coming in on a wing and a prayer
the enemy is circling around you
the politicians don’t even care
flying through the night in the wreckage
coming in on a wing and a prayer
the darkness is closing around you
and all that they want is their power
wheels up crash landing at nighttime
coming in on a wing and a prayer
another war looms due to madmen
controlling our lives with their terror
you thought you would free us from fascism
coming in on a wing and a prayer
but look world wide at our leaders
the power-mad ruling with fear
the fuel gauge is pointing to zero
coming in on a wing and a prayer
one world for the rich one world for the poor
and when will we learn how to share
our planet is fading and dying
coming in on a wing and a prayer
no time for political power games
no time for this land-grabbing war
your plane is all shot to pieces
coming in on a wing and a prayer
the enemy is circling around you
the politicians don’t even care
by Bernie Hartley
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2. |
Tai's Song
04:09
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elephants drinking from your hand
watching shooting stars in a foreign land
coming down from the hills to the swimming pool
diving from the rocks into waves so cool
in the bars at night and under the moon
i’m playing guitar and singing my tune
you are there with the kids in this tourist town
happily playing and dancing around
your eyes are bigger than white meringues
mini milks, strawberries and cream
riding your new bike as fast as you can
chocolate umbrellas melting in your hands
fishing boat lights on the bobbing sea
the full moon shines a magic path
asleep in the van up above the cliff
dreaming of the stars circling the sky
bouncing in the van up the dusty track
where cicadas sing I’m bringing you back
eucalyptus scents the cool night air
a heady perfume is always there
years gone by in the blink of an eye
you’re married in the new world with kids of your own
working as a midwife and saving lives
guiding your children and building your home
i just can’t believe that you are gone
lost in the night on a lonely road
you had so much life to carry on
now you sail with the stars and the wind in the trees
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3. |
The Last Ship
05:09
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watching the lights as the last ship leaves the harbour
watching the fog as it sails into the mist
night descends on the murky foaming water
night descends on the secrets in my heart
i lost you in the fog upon the water
i lost you in the foggy mists of time
where the wheeling screaming gulls glide
where the shells fall softly from your small hands
where the salt spray showers on the wild winds
where you sail away into that other land
the landing lights went out in that far off distant harbour
the landing lights went out in the mists inside my heart
where the sand slips softly through your fingers
where the sands of time slip away
where the shells fall softly from your small hands
where you sail away into that other land
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4. |
Open
04:28
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summer stars are twinkling
the moon is riding high
i love the ground you walk on
i love the look that’s in your eyes
i feel the earth is trembling
a flash of lightening in the sky
my heart is open like a flower
each moment looking in your eyes
midsummer dawn is breaking
the light illuminating high
sun rays shooting like diamonds
flashing from your eyes
so fresh the air of himalaya
so fresh the birdsong in the sky
my heart is open like a flower
dewdrops shining in my eyes
your smile is like ten thousand moments
a playful breeze sings in the trees
like cherry blossom falling
laughter rustling in the leaves
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5. |
Yellow Fields
04:32
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the waves were green
the sand was blue
as i walked the yellow fields
with you
under turquoise skies
neath the lemon sun
by the sapphire stream
as the day began
through the yellow fields
on the ochre land
through the buzzing light
we walked hand in hand
out of mind and time
by the sapphire stream
a girl and boy
walking in my dream
the waves were green
the sand was blue
as i walked the yellow fields
with you
under crimson skies
neath the purple sun
by the sapphire stream
when the day was done
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6. |
The Light of Day
04:10
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open up your eyes now
take a look around the light of day
shines all around us both today
wipe away those tears now
wipe away those tears that fall like rain
that shines all around us both this way
you are like a child now
you are like a child that cannot see
the light that shines all around us today
you misinterpret all the words
you misinterpret all the words i say
to you with love, with love today
take the time to see the
meaning of the words that come from me
to you, with love, with love today
you change everything i say
you misinterpret everything i say
you change everything i say
you change everything i say
open up your eyes now
take a look around the light of day
shines all around us both today
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7. |
Treasure
04:17
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skies are grey
light is fading
it’s forecast storms
and the days are short
where are you
my sweet woman?
you’re the jewel of my heart
night is long
and thoughts are crowded
change is written
in the stars
where are you
my sweet woman?
i long for you
in my arms
like grains of sand
that line the seashore
like stalks of grass
wave in the breeze
like clouds that pass
through the blue skies
love stories fade
and disappear
another daybreak
one more morning
hours in waiting
for things to change
where are you
beautiful person?
i hear your voice
in my heart
like grains of sand
that line the seashore
like stalks of grass
waiving in the breeze
like clouds that pass
through the blue skies
our lives will fade
and disappear
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8. |
Silent Words
04:05
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i would take your pain
as i watch you try
to navigate your inner maze
but i can only pray
i sing you silent words
hear my silent tears
as the rain pours down
in a silent world
some words can not be said
some truths cannot be heard
i think you’ll never realise
my feelings are sincere
i sing you silent words
hear my silent tears
as the rain pours down
in a silent world
some words so deep inside
from another time
i feel so deep inside
my feelings do not change
i would take your pain
as i watch you try
to navigate your inner maze
but i can only pray
hear my prayer oh hear my heart
sing silent words silent tears
i think you’ll never realise
my feelings are sincere
i sing you silent words
hear my silent tears
as the rain pours down
in a silent world
i would take your pain
as i watch you try
to navigate your inner maze
but i can only pray
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9. |
Just A Dream
03:08
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i hold you in my arms again
i hold you till i feel no pain
i hold you till i know it’s just a dream
soft moonlight through the window shines
our beating hearts are so entwined
i hold you till i know it’s just a dream
the mantle of the darkness pierced by starlight
the mantle of the night surrounding me
i see the moonlight in your eyes
a spark of love that never dies
i hold you till i know it’s just a dream
i hold you in my arms again
i kiss your lips that feel no pain
i hold you till i know it’s just a dream
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falling through a summer of madness
racing down a spiralling line
thought that we could last forever
laughing underneath the vine
there were diamonds underneath the branches
and rainbows when the sun did shine
on the sleepless road to frankfurt
eternity was far behind
before i lost you on the highway
the breeze was blowing in your hair
when i looked the mist was rising
i couldn’t find you anywhere
there were children’s voices in the vineyard
there were voices rising in my mind
screaming change is come upon us
now the past is far behind
in some other windswept lifetime
where we dwelt in harmony
waves were crashing rocks inside me
restless change did follow me
and inside the bounds of eden
where we dwelt before the fall
could we fight the tree of knowledge
the apple and the serpent’s call
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11. |
Strange New World
04:14
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standing at the threshold of this moment in time
what a strange world it all seems
just when we thought that the future looked bright
it’s falling apart at the seems
and i get the feeling i should go
walking down that long old road
it takes some time for us to know where to be
the politicians seem to have run out of lies
but the truth’s floating out with the tide
international brokers are tearing their hair
optimism’s gone on the slide
and down at street level things have never been worse
as the starving and misplaced will tell
while some of us are trying to preserve our wealth
others are living in hell
as long as it’s greed that is ruling this world
so long we will stay in this mess
so long as there’s no love and care for each other
there’ll only be less and less
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12. |
Flags of Victory
02:43
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did you ever stop to look around,
check it out see what’s really going down?
the outer world exists, ten million scenes,
complication, greed and endless feeds, seeds of deeds.
it there’s a purpose in this world today,
to find the jewel within our hearts i pray,
your inspiration light will feed my soul,
energise my life and make me whole,
set me on my way.
take the time to stop and see,
the waving flags of victory.
this fortunate life opportunity
should not be spent in animosity,
let’s seize the moment now to look within,
in calm reflection let the work begin,
transform and change.
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Bernie Hartley Hebden Bridge, UK
“Excellent, atmospheric, late-night music.” - f.roots magazine
“His amazing songs are on the borders of jazz. rock, and folk"
Bernie Hartley is a very experienced and much travelled musician.
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