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Jacques in the City
05:47
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Listen faint music, accordion sound
Feel the excitement the news just got out
The multitude grows and they’re hanging around here to see
Jacques in this city today
For he will bring chanson, he will bring passion
He will bring magic always
There’ll be life in this city
Hope in this City
Joy in this City always
God came in a vision, only to me
Said I could choose I wanted to see
Returned to the earth on a day's amnesty
Let there be...
Light in this city, song in this City
Jacques in this city today
No need for tickets, just wear something pretty
I’ll put on my best suit, the show's tonight
There will be music, there will be laughter
There will be drama tonight
Jacques’ spirit appears and up strikes the band
The audience cheers as they play ‘Amsterdam’
And I can’t fight the tears as he goes into ‘Ne Me Quit Pas’
Don’t leave this city, stay in this City
Jacques be this city always
©2020 Glyn Bailey, all rights reserved
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The Light
05:08
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I’m out of myself, floating high
Sensation of joy and pure delight
So removed, looking down on them all
Surrounding my body, fighting the call
This is not life, but it’s not a dream
Feeling peaceful and serene
There is a tunnel, I’m moving along
At the end it’s as bright as the sun...
There is a light, a glorious light
A wondrous light that shines for me
If this is death, there is nothing to fear
Let me go to that light, don’t keep me here...
Fading fast now, slipping away
I feel no fear, no more pain
I can see loved ones, they’re calling my name
They’re reaching out, want me to stay...
Stay with the light, the blessed light
The guiding light that shines for me
If this is death, let it be done
Let me stay with the light, I know we go on...
I went to the border, saw the other side
I know we’re united when we die
So when it comes there is nothing to fight
You will go from the darkness and into the light
The end is a light, a blessed light
A glorious light that waits for you
I have seen death, it is nothing to fear
Come in to the light, be with me here
©2020 Glyn Bailey, all rights reserved.
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Serenity
02:57
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He said he thought serenity would set his spirit free
If he could find serenity, never would it leave
He was ready for the journey, wherever it might lead
And once found he knew that it was all he'd ever need
Searching for serenity of earthly paradise
A place to dwell while waiting here for heaven to arrive
He said he thought serenity would be a pure delight
Like sunshine in a garden, peaceful warm and bright
Where days of sweet contentment would ease into the night
Dreaming of a time of purpose to this life
Searching for serenity of earthly paradise
A place to dwell while waiting here for heaven to arrive
The years went by, he wandered far and wide
Searching for his one desire
And all the while he did not realise
Truth is only found in love, love, love
This longing for serenity played heavy on his mind
Serenity was one thing his money could not buy
It would not be commanded, ordered, or supplied
He didn't see serenity already passed him by
Think of all those changes in your life from day to day
Patterns in the shadows from the sunlight as she plays
If you can find serenity, you've gained the greatest gift in life
In your life...
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4. |
Eyes
05:17
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Eyes are the window to the soul
What do you see?
The eyes are the window to the soul
What do you see in me?
A childhood of wonder
Lost in the man?
Lifetime of promise?
Hope that a dream
Could still come to be
Words are the gateway to the heart
What should I say?
Words are the gateway to the heart
What should I say to you?
I'll conjure tomorrow
Out of the past
Tell you a story
Words and a tune
The best I can do
©2020 Glyn Bailey, all rights reserved
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5. |
Muse's Rules
03:31
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She came to me as she had done so many times
And whispered softly to me these three precious lines
And she stayed until the words were heavy on my mind
Then left me with the riddle…
Rule number one, there are no rules
Rule number two, all rules may be broken
Rule number three, all who break the rules
May themselves be broken…
I hope that someday she’ll return to me
End this curious paradox and mystery
Guide me through the meaning, satisfy my soul
Where she leads I follow…
Rule number one, there are no rules
Rule number two, all rules may be broken
Rule number three, all who break the rules
May themselves be broken
©2020 Glyn Bailey, all rights reserved
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Marswalkers
04:42
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Life is uncertain, that much is sure
Measures of chance and circumstance
To treasure and endure
Yet this world can be a good place now
Look around, be in a good place now
In our dreams we work together
In our dreams we stop the wars
In our dreams we share our fortune
In our dreams we walk on Mars
Life is an illusion, they say that much is true
Comfort found in meaning
The certainty of fools
Yet this world can seem a good place now
Look around, perceive a good place now…
In our dreams we master fusion
In our dreams we tour the stars
In our dreams we have a future
In our dreams we walk on Mars
Life is an adventure, a journey all our own
Along the path of circumstance
Uncharted and unknown
But I am in a good place now
In your arms is such a good place now...
In our dreams we’ll live forever
In our dreams with open hearts
In our dreams we’ll find the answers
In our dreams we’ll walk on Mars
©2020 Glyn Bailey, all rights reserved
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7. |
Where
03:48
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Where the sunlight will spark off the ocean
Where a warm breeze will play with your hair
On the beach hand in hand, toes in the sand
Dream of me there
In a place we are both least expecting
Where neither would normally dare
Where we stare in surprise and our hearts leap inside
Meet with me there
Where our window looks out at the moonlight
And jasmine perfumes the air
Where dim candlelight tries to keep out the night
Lay with me there
Find the prettiest church in the kingdom
Where the roof is in need of repair
Where the organ is played by a doughty old maid
Marry me there
Where they will grant me an audience
Songs will be ready to share
But if the stories I told become tired and old
Stop me right there
Everywhere, nowhere and somewhere
We’ll be an inseparable pair
Where my last note is sung and the singing is done
Pray for me there
Where will it end sweet companion?
Will death be cruel or fair?
When it comes take me out to a green field of Albion
And scatter me there
©2020 Glyn Bailey, all rights reserved
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8. |
Spark
05:04
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One little thought is all that you need
One special work, or notion, or deed
Common are we, yet also unique
You can be a spark
All mighty trees have grown from a seed
Changing the world begins with a dream
Faith in yourself and always believe
This could be the start
You can be a spark
The dawn of an age begins with one day
All that you are is all that it takes
Who can be sure what difference it makes?
You could play your part
You can be a spark
One falling star will brighten the sky
One flash of light, the blink of an eye
One shining thought, the course of a life
One special gift that you can provide?
You could play your part
You could be the start
You can be a spark
©2020 Glyn Bailey, all rights reserved
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What will surely come but never be here?
What is the cradle of all hope and fear?
What will be shaped in infinite ways?
Yet simply measured by the hour and day?
The future
What has existed since the world began?
And what is different still for every man?
The source of comfort or regret remains
For once created he can never change
The past
What is here but is never seen
What always was and will always be?
What exists in everything we do?
And yet is ending and beginning too?
The now
The future, The past, The now
A good singer and a good song
Keeps this world moving on
©2020 Glyn Bailey, all rights reserved
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10. |
A Moment
03:53
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All things come to an end
Lift up your glass my friend
Let’s drink to a past event
And be back in the moment again
One great time in our lives
We’ll be one with the moment again
Come, back to our world
To be one with the moment again
All dreams hang by a thread
One snip will send them crashing
Put away thoughts of regret
While we dogs live our day once again
One great time in our lives
To be one with the moment again
Come, come, back to our world
To be one with the moment again
All things come to an end
Put down your glass my friend
Let’s face the world and then
Live for the moment again
One great time in our lives
Maybe one perfect moment again
Come, back to the world
Seeking one perfect moment again
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Glyn Bailey UK
I'm a singer-songwriter originally from the North of England.
Currently living in Spain and Working
towards completion of album number 7.
Always had a love of storytelling, catchy melodies, and well crafted lyrics.
Influences include Beatles, Jacques Brel, David Bowie, Nick Cave, John Grant, Scott Walker...and others too numerous to mention.
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