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Dark Seas Down
04:24
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We'll sing while the wind blows and pushes us
Down down down
Enraptured we'll face our destiny
With our heads held proud
And like those who have come before us
Ad those who trail in our wake
We follow these dark seas down
Dark seas down
My wife was so fair when we married in June, by August I had gone
The years disappeared beneath endless waves, in services to the throne
A man's got to do what a man must do, regardless of the sacrifice
While the gods of the sea wrest the gods of the sky
Mere mortals just suffer and die
A man's legacy is passed on through his sons, while his daughters toil long on this earth
For hope and dreams are not man's design these are determined by birth
A man finds no peace in a rage against fate he must make of his life what he can
Like a piece of stone or handful of earth
He comes and returns from the land
We pray to the heavens to guide and preserve us
As we pass through the storm
And comfort is found knowing songs will be sung even should we never be found
Tears form a river named perseverance which only the living must swim
We struggle so hard to return with the tide only to be swept back out again
© Randy Forte 2012
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Faith, Hope & Love
03:48
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Time doesn't matter, no time doesn't matter
Time doesn't matter beyond the moment that you're in
But you're never in a moment
Looking past all your moments
You're going through the motions but you're living an empty promise
Why?
And you want to be loved
Yet you're afraid of loving someone
But you want to be loved, in a way that will never ever come undone
But you've already shut that down
Living in a room that's grown so small
You could have had everything, yet you settled for nothing at all
And you cry..
And if its true you cannot learn
Anything that you haven't seen
You must push yourself further to find
The truth of this American dream
It's not what it seems
It's all lies...
Faith hope and love
We hear those words a lot but they never seems to come from the heart
Faith hope and love
Words easy to say even when you don't believe what they mean
Faith hope and love
Forever the currency of the innocent
Faith hope and love
You're waking up to find you don't even know where any of it went
© Randy Forte 2012
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What do you not believe in
How long has it been that way
After fighting through the fates and fortunes of this world
You think we'd be a wiser race
But we don't even know our place
What do you not remember
About the tragedies that came before
After all the tears and blood that have washed this earth
You think that we would have learned more
But we haven't even been keeping score
And it was just another birthday song
And then a moment when it all went wrong
But give it time, see the panic's gone
And it's just another birthday song
What do you just not value
The answer may surprise you yet
And just as much as you resist giving
You're expecting to get
But it seems the glass slippers won't fit
What do you not understand
About the simple way that things all change
After a simple run of luck at the center of the universe
We're coming into a new day
Seems we never really knew the rules in play
© Randy Forte 2012
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Sleep Calling Me
03:18
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There's a secret running round my heart
No matter how I try I just can't find it
I never will, until it stops
I search for meaning but it's just not clear
I count the wasted days I spent round here
Waiting for something, I can't describe
It's clear a half belief is no belief at all
Still I play along like I'm halfway dumb
Endlessly pretending
Eventually I'll come around, when its clear
I'm only headed down
I hear a whisper brush past my ear
Tempting me towards a road unknown
Makes me question all I know, and don't
There's a dream where I want to live
The best of everything I love is there
And it's calling me to sleep
I knows part of me is broken and so sad
Forever making guesses as to cause and blame
Everyday, the truth hides there before me
But evening comes and I know I'm still the same
I haven't changed
© Randy Forte 2012
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Snowflake
03:34
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One of the many, yet different from them all
Listen closely, you can hear them fall
I want to be free, free to see in ways that can see through
All the lies I've made my own
The face in the mirror, I'm tired of watching him grow further away
Time to say enough of that, lets go home
And you can come along
One of the many, yet different from the rest
From the land of plenty, you throw away your best
I want to know that I can love for love and just for love alone
It can be that simple, it can be that strong
I'm tired of the hurting, all the heartache everyday endured
When it seems so certain we offer so much more
And all I have I'll share with you
One of the many, yet different from them all
I'll open up my arms, catch you when you fall
Snowflake.......
© Randy Forte 2012
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I'm just a poor boy
A child by all accounts
Don't waste my innocence
For a love that doesn't count
Some gifts are fragile
Yet others will stand the test of time
A promise could be either
But its true only the receiver can decide
I'm just a simple man
More earnest than proud
Please don't break my heart
If you know your love's not allowed
There's something you should know
I'm scared that I'm dreaming
And on waking everything that I know will be gone
I'm constantly making excuses
To tell you again what I've said all along
I'm just a dreamer
Whose heart is on his sleeve
Don't say you'll stay forever
If you know you're gonna leave
Cause that's something about me
It's something you should know
It's something you should know
© Randy Forte 2012
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The Last Goodbye
02:55
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I remember days of green grass and innocence
A light within me grew
And from a love so pure, it forged the one from two
But now I live in a dream
When you go so low that down seems like up
The sadness survives, even as I drink from your loving cup
I can hear your voice, offering me this endless romance
Begging me please, to comeback home and give it one more chance
A thousand times I die, in ways so small
Sometimes before your eyes
A beautiful smile
The best defense is always a surprise
Falling so slow, your embrace so gentle
Something I should have known all along
It's only fear that keeps us from leaving
Even when everything else has moved on
Falling so fast, right past tomorrow
The wind has turned so bitter and cold
You wonder aloud, how love turned to sorrow
You don't have to guess, you already know
Sing me one last song
The one that almost makes me want to cry
And I'll sleep through
The tenderness of your last goodbye
© Randy Forte 2012
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The Perfect Time
03:58
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You read a book somewhere one day
That opened your mind to a time you waited for
It never came the world changed
Now you feel so betrayed
Promises and secrets notes
About the things you felt but never spoke
Memories gathered up in a box with no lock
It's doubtful anyone really cares anyway
When what you say fades away
Even from your memory
It's a sunny day, the kind you get use to in California
Where the urgency's delayed, it's best to stay and linger longer
And everyone has opinions, truths you need to know
Everyone is selling plans and schemes
To get you to the place they say, you need to go
But I'm not sure
Any of them, really know
So even if it all just flows to you
Just let it go
And even if it all goes away from you
Just let it go
You searched and waited for the perfect time
And then you find, the journey was all in your mind
I'm feeling like I just want to stand in the way
Of people who say they've got it made
When even on their wisest days, they can't see greed from zen
Sometimes in these darkest days it seems the chance for peace in our life is lost
And that's the way it will remain until we learn to see the truth of what we've wrought
At what cost
And what is, and what's not
© Randy Forte 2012
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9. |
When Did You Surrender
03:12
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When did you discover your youth had passed away
You never did recover, from things I hear you say
Now like so many others, lost inside my mind
It's strange too see how the past is changed, by the future that you find
When did you surrender, your dreams for your gold
Were they slowly pried away, or did you just let them go
It's sad sometimes to second guess, about the roads in life we choose
But its sadder still to just give in, and let the roads choose you
'Cause once upon a time, that never would have even crossed your mind
When did you determine that love was just a phase
Did pride leave you cold and bitter, callous to your ways
Now what can you feel when you don't believe the gift of love is real
No wealth can bring you solace for the emptiness you feel
You know it's best sometimes to not look back
We can't live the past again
No it's not strange that you should change
It's just the how and when
No it's not strange that you should change
It's just the how and when
When did you surrender?
© Randy Forte 2012
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World Gone Wild
03:31
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All it took was one look at those big sad eyes
To know you're looking for the land of dreams
It's a brighter place full of beautiful smiles
And you don't have to hide from a world gone wild
The sky has a glow that I've never seen before
And people wear smiles that leave me cold
You know how it goes you forget after awhile
Details obscured, the objective is lost
No one can tell you what it is all about
A piece of the puzzle that just won't fit
You've got the looks but you ain't got the style
Hard to be shocking in a world gone wild
Violence it grows in the face of frustration
Hard to feel compassion for reaching hands
A case is made, closed, then filed
That's how it goes in a world gone wild
© Randy Forte 2012
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Good Morning
02:31
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Good morning, we're gonna have a grand day
Don't be shy come on out and play
You're looking so delightful
And the sadness you're feeling will finally start healing
With love
Good morning, be an early riser
Well that's the only way to fly
Look smart, we're on a mission
See the countdown has started and we're definitely targeting love
We're targeting love
What do you say
When the joy fades away
And games you played bring nothing but empty victories
What do you see? When you look at yourself
Is anything left of the person you once dreamed
Well don't let that be
Say good morning and get ready for a strange time
Anything can change if you want it to
You're looking like you need a reminder
So take a deep breath relax
There'll be no going back from love
And the sadness you're feeling can finally start healing with love
I know your heart has been smarting so we're definitely targeting love
You see the journey has started, all rockets are firing towards love
All rockets are firing towards love
Rockets firing towards love
Say good morning....
© Randy Forte 2012
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Randy Forte Phoenix, Arizona
Randy Forte has been recording the past three years with some of Nashville's finest musician's. His latest album was produced by Gary Burnette. The Band features Gary on guitars, Tim Lauer on keys, Chris Donahue on bass, John Richardson on drums, and Ben Strano mixing, engineering, and horns. ... more
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